Sentences with phrase «problem old norms»

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From the time when the Columbine school shooting rocketed through the news, to now when cry - it - out sleep training is being openly debated rather than just merely accepted as the norm — reflecting the huge change we, as a culture, are having on the idea of relationship — there was 1 or 2 generations of individuals who were transitioning from the «old» way of relating — hierarchical and fear - based authority — to this «new» way: collaborative, emotionally literate, and focused on problem - solving.

They've identified the problem, and a 44 percent drop - out rate is definitely a problem, and acknowledge the softer spots such as male drop - outs and a high school population that is older than the norm.

Politicians, after all, are mainly reactive, and locked into old norms for categorizing and dealing with problems.

Compared with US externalising T score norms for 1 - 5 year olds (mean 50 (SD 10); 10 % above clinical cut point), our sample of toddlers had slightly lower externalising problems at 18 months (mean 49.0 (SD 8.9); 4.5 % above clinical cut point) and 24 months (49.5 (9.4); 6 %).

Couple Spotlight: Meet Joan and Frank (and how an old song turned their marriage around) To say that Joan and Frank were constantly arguing is an understatement — marital conflict and relationship problems had become the norm, and to adapt to this painful reality, the couple simply started avoiding one another.