For some parents, that means last-minute beach excursions and the careful application of aloe vera to sunburned skin.
But for some parents and religious groups, that might be a touchy question.
Some local schools also have gifted programs, but those are only a bit less competitive and for some parents, less desirable.
Football has never been an easy sell for some parents.
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Parents love to hate this company, and it seems the company may have gone a little too far for some parents with a recent padded bikini top for girls.
However, the news that Plymouth may not end up with an ice rink has raised concerns for some parents who fear they will have to endure hours of extra travelling and added expense, to what they say is already an expensive sport.
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But while most schools have been dealing with the issue of food allergies for some time with parents actively advocating for their children, the workplace represents a new challenge.
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But critics fear that students and teachers will be penalized for bad scores on tests they are ill-prepared for, and some parents are refusing to let their children take the tests.
Following are some guidelines for parents who find themselves in similar situations.
"The schools will have some choice for parents so that the schools will have a reason to get better, " Cheney maintains.
There are different parenting styles and some work for different parents.
More recent changes to the bill have even made it difficult or even impossible for stay-at-home spouses to qualify for credit cards and some parents have begun protesting the law as unfair and discriminatory.
The standard of evidence for the court was lower than regular courts: for some conditions, the parents merely have to show that their child suffered the condition soon after getting a vaccine, regardless of whether the vaccine was the cause.
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Now of course conservatives (and, one hopes, the vast majority of everyone else) also believe that there are negative rights in education: there are some things the state simply cannot do to families and children in the name of education, for example make private education or homeschooling illegal or, more controversially and for some conservatives, replacing parents in their role of teaching children about sexuality.
This raises some significant questions for parents and the companies that hope to keep them in the workforce.
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Some parents asked for progress reports and grades, causing dilemmas over student confidentiality.
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Local authorities will give children who arrive on their own, or are cared for by single parents, some sort of housing and financial support.
Holyrood's education and culture committee has queried whether "general assumptions" can be made about the fitness of some parents, for example drug users, to care for their children.
The decision mirrored past NLRB rulings and was widely expected, but will still disappoint some parents hoping for a quick end to a strike that has been hardest on students with disabilities.
With Matsushita on board, Symbian's parents now account for some 85% of the world's 175m-odd mobile phones.
This case looks similar to the decisions some parents must make for a terminally ill or gravely injured child.
On one hand, I think it's natural and in some cases even healthy for parents' views to influence their kids.
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At the same time, some parents may push for an ADHD diagnosis so their child can get extra time to complete standardized tests, even if that diagnosis isn't appropriate.
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The commission calls on the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, to develop a system for admissions which allows parents "some independent recourse in terms of their relationship with an individual school, or each academy trust, acting as its own admissions authority".
Increased pay for vaccinators in some key areas and a drop in the number of parents refusing immunisation for their children were both seen as positive signs.
However, some adoptive parents are pressing for more urgent action given the humanitarian situation in Haiti.
Of course, all parents would rather go for some better alternative, but there are a few barriers.
For some well-heeled New York City parents, preschool starts far too late.
Some confused parents erroneously file for benefits they are not entitled to, while others, overwhelmed by the complexity, may fail to take advantage of tax incentives designed to encourage work or schooling.
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