Sentences with phrase «adolescent girls living»

The current study builds on this research by examining the psychosocial correlates of pubertal timing longitudinally among a diverse, primarily ethnic minority sample of adolescent girls living in an urban environment.

They are investing time and resources to accelerate the participating ventures to better serve and deliver to adolescent girls living in poverty.

Not exact matches

The New Rules for Mothering Adolescent Girls» (Viking, $ 23.95), Roni Cohen - Sandler discusses situations that arise around a teenage daughter's social life and what mothers might do about them.

Here, to illustrate the connection between fatherhood and child well - being, I compare adolescent boys and girls who fall into one of four categories: those living in an intact, married family with a high - quality relationship with their father (top third), or an average - quality relationship with their father (middle third), or a low - quality relationship with him (bottom third), or living in a single - mother family.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

Agencies receiving Operation Primetime funding in 2012 include: Access of WNY, African American Cultural Center, Back to Basics, Be A Friend, Bob Lanier Center, Boys & Girls Club of East Aurora, Boys & Girls Club of Eden, Boys & Girls Club of Holland, Boys & Girls Club of the Northtowns, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Prep, Buffalo Urban League, Butler Mitchell Association, Child & Adolescent Treatment Services, Community Action Organization, Computers for Children, Concerned Ecumenical Ministries, Cradle Beach Camp, Elim Community Corporation, Erie Regional Housing Development Corp. — Belle Center, Firsthand Learning, FLARE, Girls Sports Foundation, Greater Niagara Frontier Council — Boy Scouts, Jericho Road Ministries, Justice Lifeline, King Urban Life Center, Lackawanna Sports & Education, Making Fishers of Men & Women, National Inner City Youth Opportunities, North Buffalo CDC, Northwest Buffalo Community Center, Old First Ward Community Association, PBBC Matt Urban Center, Peace of the City, Police Athletic League, Schiller Park Community Center, Seneca Babcock Community Association, Seneca Street Community Development, Town of Tonawanda Recreation Department, UB Liberty Partnership, University District CDC, Urban Christian Ministries, Valley Community Association, Westminster Community Charter School, Westside Community Center, Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education, WNY United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Young Audiences, Community Action Organization (Detention), Firsthand Learning (Detention), Willie Hutch Jones Sports & Education (Detention).

A new study suggests that climate change will make life even more arduous for adolescent girls in the developing world

As it happens, both young men and women experience a growth spurt in adolescence that is second only to the rapid growth that occurs in the first year of life.2 With the onset of puberty come increases in height, weight and bone mass; cognitive changes; and reproductive maturation.3 Adolescent boys gain more in bone size and mass than adolescent girls.3 To support this intensive and multifaceted period of growth, the total nutrient needs of adolescents are higher than at any other lAdolescent boys gain more in bone size and mass than adolescent girls.3 To support this intensive and multifaceted period of growth, the total nutrient needs of adolescents are higher than at any other ladolescent girls.3 To support this intensive and multifaceted period of growth, the total nutrient needs of adolescents are higher than at any other life stage.

But though she's hardly able to dominate the project, director Martha Coolidge does manage to insert some of the sweetly eccentric characterization that distinguished her Valley Girl: one of the heroes, played by Gabe Jarret, is actually believable and sympathetic as a socially insecure adolescent, and a few of the minor figures are brought to life with deft, simple strokes.

Taki (voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki), an adolescent boy living in Tokyo, and Mitsuha (Mone Kamishiraishi), a teenage girl in a small mountain village presided over by her monstrous father, end up in each other's bodies one day after the appearance of a comet.

by Walter Chaw Angry businessman Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) tunes in and drops out when, after chasing a raccoon into the unused attic of his garage, he decides to live there for a few months, spying on his wife Diana (Jennifer Garner) and their twin «budding adolescent» girls (as E.L. Doctorow, author of the story upon which this is based, calls them).

«With this partnership, we are putting the right conditions in place to realize progress across the 2030 Agenda, to harness ICTs for quality learning, and to empower adolescent girls and young women with the confidence and skills they need to lead productive lives and shape a better future for themselves, their communities and nations.»

14, are developing Girls Thinking Global, a network connecting organizations around the world that focus on the education, health, life - skills training, and civic engagement of adolescent gGirls Thinking Global, a network connecting organizations around the world that focus on the education, health, life - skills training, and civic engagement of adolescent girlsgirls.

Her research explores the relationship between discourses on girls» education and sexuality in international development and the lived experiences of adolescents.

Our guest today is Lynne Griffin, author of the family - focused novels Girl Sent Away, Sea Escape, and Life Without Summer, as well as the nonfiction parenting guides Let's Talk About It: Adolescent Mental Health and Negotiation Generation — Take Back Your Parental Authority Without Punishment.

Among the cases Stevenson cites: a 14 - year - old condemned to death for killing his mother's abusive boyfriend and a mentally ill adolescent girl condemned to life in prison for second - degree murder for the death of young boys killed in a fire she started accidentally.

After surviving a shooting at her high school, Linnea is packed off to live with her estranged father, Art, who doesn't quite understand how he has suddenly become responsible for raising a sullen adolescent girl.

However, progress is still significantly constrained by discriminatory gender norms and the related attitudes and practices which restrict girls» horizons, restrain their ambition and, if unfettered, allow exploitation and abuse.Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls» lives across very different contgirls» horizons, restrain their ambition and, if unfettered, allow exploitation and abuse.Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls» lives across very differentAdolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls» lives across very different contGirls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls» lives across very differentadolescent girls» lives across very different contgirls» lives across very different contexts.

S.H.I.N.E. aims to enrich the lives of adolescent girls ages 13 - 16, empowering and motivating them to reach their full potential through curriculums designed to boost self - esteem and encourage healthy decision - making.

On this occasion those charities were: Living Word Church, located just around the corner from Baymen Gardens, S.H.I.N.E., a recently formed community group that provides a positive environment for adolescent girls, and the Samuel Haynes Institute of Excellence, which provides after - school programs and educational outreach to school - aged children in Belize City.

Dutch artist Hellen van Meene is best known for her carefully staged portraits of adolescent girls, revealing the psychological tension and ambiguity of this transitional stage of life.

In a small room, an adolescent girl plays a Japanese Manga character brought to life.

These images study the physical and emotional changes in the adolescent phase of a girl's life in America.

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

Some observers have argued that female offenders can, in theory, be either adolescent - limited or life - course - persistent and that the relative scarcity of early - onset aggression in females indicates that they are generally less likely to follow the latter pathway.56 Others, however, have argued that the relative prevalence of adolescent - onset aggression in girls (compared with childhood - onset) indicates that persistent delinquency simply manifests at a later age in girls than it does in boys.57 In Persephanie Silverthorn and Paul Frick's model, girls and boys are influenced by similar risk factors during childhood, but the onset of delinquent behavior in girls is delayed by the more stringent social controls imposed on them before adolescence.

«My ideal patient is a women, adolescent girl, or child of either gender who is struggling with life, either because of emotional disturbance or the situation they find themselves in.

Since 1985, The Renfrew Centers have been providing clinical excellence within a nurturing environment - empowering adolescent girls and women to change their lives.

Myth — Adolescents (particularly girls) are significantly less likely to engage in premarital sex if they have a father living in the home.

Fact:» [T] he mere presence of a father in one's life, here operationalized by adolescents» own identification of someone who fulfilled a father role, was not linked to girls» well - being.

The Abangane Curriculum is freely available online and specifically aimed at adolescent South African girls who had experienced the death of someone important in their lives.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

Attachment relationship and adolescent's life satisfaction: Some relationship matter more to girls than boys

Furthermore, need satisfaction fully mediated the association between participation in activities and life satisfaction, implying that it is the positive processes of need satisfaction, and especially the satisfaction of competence and relatedness that seem to benefit adolescent boys» and girls» general life satisfaction.

These results are consistent with previous findings of girls in juvenile justice institutions [21] find that at least 80 % of female adolescents treated in juvenile justice institutions experienced one or more traumatic life event.

Girls and boys differed in the distribution across the problem groups, but the associations between temperament and psychopathology were comparable for both genders.This research is part of the Tracking Adolescents» Individual Lives Survey (TRAILS).

Neuroticism, life events and negative thoughts in the development of depression in adolescent girls

[jounal] Ma, C. Q. / 2008 / Attachment relationships and adolescents» life satisfaction: Some relationships matter more to girls than boys / Psychology in the Schools 45 (2): 177 ~ 190