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...deals. A 16-year-old can hardly be expected to grasp the nuances of such tempests, so it's understandable that Cyrus sounds coached on the subject: "I'm here to be a role model and set an example, but I'm not here to be a parent and to not make mistakes," she says. "As kids are growing up, so am I." (Read "Hurricane Hannah...
...those present at the vote stood up and left the room when Young’s selection was announced. Young’s supporters cited his qualifications and outsider perspective, while detractors questioned his ability to manage a district far more racially and socio-economically stratified than Newton. Parent Sarah G. Bell said she believes Young is a “sophisticated” and “sensitive” individual whose extensive experience with budgets was especially appealing. “He has articulated that he’s going to listen for quite a while and learn...
Most everything from common sense to basic research seems to indicate that for the first three years it really needs to be Mom. After that, flip a coin - as long as they've got a loving parent, I'm happy. But there's something unique about the mother-child bonding: they came out of our bodies...
Children are impulsive. Any parent knows that from experience - they want everything they see, and they want it right now. That's not necessarily a bad thing; grabby curiosity is what spurs kids to explore their world and learn new things...
...genuinely develop a country was to develop its human capital, and that means promoting people's talents everywhere, not just the élite." It's gratifying, he adds, to watch his students' families, who are often as attuned to the value of the Sistema orchestras as any U.S. parent sending a child to Juilliard would be, buck the reputation of Venezuela's poor as uncultured niches, or uncouth people. "They're enchanted to see their children practicing this music at home, to see the self-esteem it gives them," he says. "They share it with their neighbors...