Sentences with phrase «ability of parents»

Fact: «Research seeking explanations for the links between divorce and the adverse outcomes experienced by some children has found that: financial hardship and other family circumstances that pre-date, as well as follow, separation play an important part inlimiting children's educational achievement; family conflict before, during and after separation is stressful for children who may respond by becoming anxious, aggressive or withdrawn; the ability of parents to recover from the distress associated with separation is important for children's own ability to adjust.»

Mothers who recognize what is distressing for their children have children who are better able to cope with their own distress11 and parents who can accurately identify their children's thoughts and feelings during conflicts are better able to achieve satisfactory outcomes for those conflicts.12 «Mind - mindedness,» the ability of parents to think of children as having mental states as well as being accurate in their assessment of these mental states, has been linked to children's secure attachment, 13 with a positive link between mothers who describe their children using positive mental descriptors and mothers» sensitivity.14

The very successful transmission of culture itself depends on the ability of parents to instill beliefs, emotions and even memories in children (Ceci & Bruck, 1996; Clawar & Rivlin, 1991, 2013).

Finally, extra-familial factors such as financial strain and social support may reduce the ability of parents to coparent or parent successfully in the face of anxiety problems.

The ability of parents living apart to work together in a co-operative, business - like manner has a direct impact on how well and how quickly children adjust to their new circumstance and return to normal levels of functioning.

Co-parenting refers to the ability of parents to support and not disqualify the partner in the presence of the child, whether the partner is present or not (McHale 1994).

The ability of parents to interact with each other greatly impacts on the child's post-divorce adjustment.

For infants, this requires looking at the specific needs of the child at that time, as well as the ability of both parents to meet those needs.

In determining joint custody, courts consider any parental agreement (or lack of agreement) about custody decisions, any unreasonable disagreement made by a parent, the ability of the parents to cooperate, and the logical possibility of joint custody.

The evaluation was designed to measure the program's effectiveness in enhancing the insight, empathy and ability of parents who had used violence to relate safely.

Ability of the parents to perceive and respond to the needs of the child.

When ascertaining if joint custody is suitable, a court will look at certain factors, including the ability of both parents to cooperate with each other effectively in accordance with a joint parenting order, each parent's residential circumstances and anything else the court deems relevant.

the childs needs, such as dental and medical insurance, and the ability of the parents to provide those needs;

If the court intends to order shared parenting, it must also consider the ability of the parents to cooperate and encourage the child's relationship with one another, any history of domestic violence, and the geographic proximity of the parents to each other.

«Learning to Communicate» programme, 57 from 0 to 12 months and a modified version of the «smalltalk» programme, 58 from 13 to 24 months, to enhance the ability of parents to provide appropriate stimulation for their babies, which will facilitate their development.

Public policy is that children must be adequately supported to the extent and ability of their parents to contribute to their support.

[45] In the present case, it is important to note that the expert evidence is being provided by the expert specifically appointed by the court under s. 211 of the Family Law Act to assess the needs of the child and the ability of the parents to meet those needs.

To establish as state policy an appropriate standard of support for children, subject to the ability of parents to financially contribute to that support.

The focus is on the specific needs of the child and upon the ability of the parents to provide support.

In the article, which Larson notes in this post on the PrawfsBlawg is still «currently on the adoption market and is seeking a loving home,» he analyzes the extent to which the law can constitutionally regulate the ability of parents to name their children, particularly where «parents agree on their child's proposed name, but the government nonetheless denies that name legal recognition.»

Open enrollment has had an immediate benefit to California's parents in poor schools, both because individually parents have been able to get their children out of poor schools, and also because the mere ability of parents to remove their students from poor schools provides a powerful incentive for school management to try harder to improve.

Herbert stated that signing the sex education bill would end the ability of parents to choose what is right for their children.

Opponents of school choice are once again seeking to restrict the ability of parents to select the best education for their child.

GARY U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos put Gary on the map in a big way Friday when she visited local charter schools, complimenting the students» education and the ability of parents to make a choice in their children's education.

That would impair the ability of parents to compare their kids» academic proficiency with those in other districts.

Writing for the majority in Niehaus v. Huppenthal, Judge Jon W. Thompson wrote, «This program enhances the ability of parents of disabled children to choose how best to provide for their educations, whether in or out of private schools.

The ability of parents to decide where and how to educate their children has always been of utmost importance to Utahns.

«There's no better time to celebrate the ability of parents to find the right school fit for their child,» said Grant Callen of Empower Mississippi.

If the ability of parents to choose schools is a precondition for disproportionate concentrations of students of the same background in some schools, then it is important to examine school segregation in the context of school choice writ large.

Moreover, in the public system, the ability of parents and students to ensure that they receive a high - quality education is constrained by the enormous obstacles to leaving a bad school.

A columnist for the Sacramento Bee goes further, charging that such «a fuzzy, nonspecific «accountability» system completely undermines the ability of parents, especially in poor communities, to demand improvement in underperforming schools, including the creation of charter schools to seize control from school boards, superintendents and their union allies.»

Thus they face an even tougher form of accountability than state standards and tests: the ability of parents and students to leave the school if they aren't satisfied.

They describe a period in the past century when individual and parental autonomy was usually upheld, followed (beginning with Brown v. Board of Education) by a period in which the courts, in the name of equal opportunity, considerably limited the ability of parents to control where and with whom their children would be educated.

Factors other than school quality could help to explain high levels of achievement of charter school students in these states — including the ability of parents to close underperforming schools.

These two features of ESAs — the ability of parents to completely customize their child's education and save for future educational expenses — make them distinct from and improvements upon traditional school vouchers.

The ability of our parents to enbarass us even at middle age is well captued when David (Forte's) mother regales them with tales of how several men in their home town wanted to get into «her bloomers» and insists on lifting her skirt at one of her past suitors» graves to show him what he missed.

«Something is affecting the ability of parents to make boy babies,» Davis says.

Topics in the course include analyzing the roles and responsibilities of parents according to a Bahá» í perspective, strengthening the ability of parents to nurture spiritual qualities in young children, creating a positive relationship between parents and children even in the face of challenging behaviors, and building family unity through engaging in spiritual practices and service together.

However, we have studied leave systems all around the world and it is clear to us that what is being proposed in UK will in fact have a negligible impact on the ability of parents to share responsibilities for young children more equally.

The ability of parents to interact with each other greatly impacts on the child's post-divorce adjustment.

However, it is clear that what is being proposed will actually have almost zero impact on the ability of parents to share responsibilities for young children.

Would they improve the ability of parents to control the education of their children (a right once said by the Supreme Court «to override the desire of the legislature to foster a homogeneous people with American ideals prepared readily to understand current discussions of civic matters»)?

Officious social engineers of both the right and the left abuse the public schools to promote parochial agendas, whether by sanctioning the recitation of prayers over the school loudspeaker or by the distribution of contraceptives despite parental objections, thereby undermining parental authority and impairing the ability of parents to form their own family values.

Ability of each parent to provide healthcare coverage for the children and amount paid for health insurance

«The benefits a child receives from behavioral treatment are strongly influenced by the ability of the parent to consistently implement the program plan,» says Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

The Parent Power Index, released by the Center for Education Reform, measures the ability of a parent in each state to exercise choices in education, engage with -LSB-...]

(1) the temperament and developmental needs of the child; (2) the capacity and the disposition of the parents to understand and meet the needs of the child; (3) the preferences of each child; (4) the wishes of the parents as to custody; (5) the past and current interaction and relationship of the child with each parent, the child's siblings, and any other person, including a grandparent, who may significantly affect the best interest of the child; (6) the actions of each parent to encourage the continuing parent child relationship between the child and the other parent, as is appropriate, including compliance with court orders; (7) the manipulation by or coercive behavior of the parents in an effort to involve the child in the parents» dispute; (8) any effort by one parent to disparage the other parent in front of the child; (9) the ability of each parent to be actively involved in the life of the child; (10) the child's adjustment to his or her home, school, and community environments; (11) the stability of the child's existing and proposed residences; (12) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved, except that a disability of a proposed custodial parent or other party, in and of itself, must not be determinative of custody unless the proposed custodial arrangement is not in the best interest of the child; (13) the child's cultural and spiritual background; (14) whether the child or a sibling of the child has been abused or neglected; (15) whether one parent has perpetrated domestic violence or child abuse or the effect on the child of the actions of an abuser if any domestic violence has occurred between the parents or between a parent and another individual or between the parent and the child; (16) whether one parent has relocated more than one hundred miles from the child's primary residence in the past year, unless the parent relocated for safety reasons; and (17) other factors as the court considers necessary.

Willingness and ability of each parent to care for a child and encourage a relationship between the child and other parent

In Virginia, a court may consider any of the following factors, among others, in making a decision: The age and physical and mental condition of the child, giving due consideration to the child's changing developmental needs; the age and physical and mental condition of each parent; the relationship existing between each parent and each child, giving due consideration to the positive involvement with the child's life, the ability to accurately assess and meet the emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the child; the needs of the child, giving due consideration to other important relationships of the child, including but not limited to siblings, peers and extended family members; the role that each parent has played and will play in the future, in the upbringing and care of the child; the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other parent, including whether a parent has unreasonably denied the other parent access to or visitation with the child; the relative willingness and demonstrated ability of each parent to maintain a close and continuing relationship with the child, and the ability of each parent to cooperate in and resolve disputes regarding matters affecting the child; the reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of reasonable intelligence, understanding, age and experience to express such a preference; any history of family abuse; and such other factors as the court deems necessary and proper to the determination.