Sentences with phrase «advocate for young children»

ECA and the National Children's Commissioner have worked collaboratively to identify key areas for action to advocate for young children's rights in Australia.

This document also aims to guide professionals working with young children to support and advocate for young children's rights in their day - to - day practice.

Prior to joining Voices for Children, Chrissy worked as an advocate for young children and families under Early Head Start.

You can be an effective advocate for young children and families when you familiarize yourself with how the public policy process works and the times in which your advocacy can have the greatest impact.

Connecting With Infant - Toddler Professionals to Advocate for Young Children and Their Families (PDF - 78 KB) ZERO TO THREE (2009) Explores how engaging other early childhood professionals in advocacy can be an effective strategy for policy change and provides practical tools and examples.

The «Accidental» Advocate: Wearing Two Hats as Researcher and Advocate to Reach Young Children (PDF - 37 KB) Shivers (2008) ZERO TO THREE Policy Center Explores an advocacy tool that explains how to conduct action - oriented research by being both a respected researcher and an effective advocate for young children and their communities.

The statement represents a joint commitment by the Australian Human Rights Commission and Early Childhood Australia to work collaboratively and identify key areas for action to advocate for young children's rights in Australia.

Our role in achieving this vision is to be an effective advocate for young children and a champion for quality outcomes in early childhood education and care.

Supporting young children's rights statement of intent (2015 — 2018) is designed to guide educators and professionals working with young children to implement, consider and advocate for young children's rights in their day - to - day practice.

Supporting young children's rights statement of intent (2015 — 2018) is a document that will guide educators and professionals working with young children to implement, consider and advocate for young children's rights in their day - to - day practice, by providing high - level principles and areas for collective work, advocacy and action.

Every young child is thriving and learning Our role in achieving this vision is to be an effective advocate for young children and a champion for quality outcomes in early childhood education and care.

First3Years is saddened to hear of the passing of Liz Francis, longtime member and advocate for young children.

We must be advocates for young children,...

The Ounce has advocated for young children to receive periodic developmental, social, and emotional screenings during regularly - scheduled visits to a doctor, for inclusion of social - emotional services in Early Intervention and for mental health consultants to be available in a wide range of early childhood settings from Early Intervention to Child Care to Preschool for All.

As the Statewide Director of Early Childhood, Jacquie enjoys working with the wonderfully talented and dedicated early childhood teachers across the state and the incredible advocates for young children in Texas.

The Ounce has advocated for young children to receive periodic developmental, social, and emotional screenings during regularly - scheduled visits to a doctor, for inclusion of social - emotional services in Early Intervention and for mental health consultants to be available in a wide range of early childhood settings from Early Intervention to Child Care to Preschool for All.

Not exact matches

It is so incredibly difficult for parents of young children to take the time to advocate for child care.

Just like the young women and men who fall victim to trafficking, unborn and unwanted children need others to advocate for their value.

I am not an advocate of low fat for young children and I need the calories to keep up with a lively toddler so I have also made this cake with the full fat version too with fruit for her, both are equally delicious!

Pediatricians, in their traditional role as advocate for the child and family, are ideally situated to positively influence the breastfeeding experiences of the mother and young infant.

Karen also served as the past president of the Broward Association for the Education of Young Children and is a lifelong advocate for developmentally appropriate early childhood education.

If it's okay for animals to leave their young to their own devices in order to meet their needs, human parents need to be told this is ok too (within reason - I would never advocate leaving a baby or child on its own at home, for example).

And even advocates of «cry - it - out» strategies of sleep training warn that such approaches are inappropriate for young babies and children who are especially fearful or anxious (France and Blampied 1999; Owens et al 1999).

William Sears and his family (he and his sons are pediatricians, and his wife is a registered nurse) are known for advocating a gentle, nurturing approach for helping young children settle to sleep.

Some policy makers are trying to get the public to believe that they should be starting formal education earlier, advocating Head Start programs for children as young as 1 year, hoping to take advantage of the time when the brain is growing more than ever.

Advocate for the implementation of sound national infant and young child feeding policies which include the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding and the timely use of appropriate complementary foods.

However, safety experts agree: Infants and young children should remain rear - facing as long as possible, based upon their size and developmental age, as well as the limits of the rear - facing infant seat,» says Sarah Haverstick, a safety advocate and certified child passenger safety technician for Evenflo.

Emery's response to our rejoinder did not address our major criticisms of their research; rather, he claims that absent strong evidence about the effects of infants and very young children spending overnights with each parent, the burden of proof lies with those who advocate for the co-parenting position, rather than with opponents of co-parenting.

• The government official (who spoke to me off the record) who publicly and vociferously advocates for vaccines and has published peer - reviewed scholarly articles about the benefits of childhood vaccination but who privately chose not to vaccinate his youngest child.

A recent report by the March of Dimes provides the rationale and a blueprint for how to achieve this goal.9 In addition, program planners and managers can stimulate further progress by requesting evidence - based dietary guidelines for pregnant and lactating women, and young children, and by advocating for the research required to increase our understanding of the most critical needs and the interventions most effective in addressing these needs.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

«In the Romanian context, SNE advocates for a comprehensive and objective impact assessment of the proposed restrictions, taking into account the impact that these measures would have on breastfeeding rates, and the nutritional status of infants and young children.

You see, Hillary has spent decades doing the relentless, thankless work to actually make a difference in their lives, advocating for kids with disabilities as a young lawyer, fighting for children's health care as first lady, and for quality child care in the Senate.

As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, Navy vet of the Korean War, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years, taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.

As the youngest of six children, his father Jack, a blue - collar, union man and labor advocate who worked for Con Edison for over fifty years taught him the importance of hard work, dedication, and commitment to community.

She is a licensed Vermont educator, an advocate for over 25 years for holistic educational approaches for the young child, and has worked in the field training teachers, parents, and caregivers in the US and abroad.

We provide support to foster carers through independent, confidential advice and information and by advocating for the needs of foster carers throughout the sector, to improve outcomes for foster carers and the children and young people in their care.

We provide support to foster carers through independent, confidential advice and information and by advocating for the needs of foster carers throughout the sector, to improve outcomes for foster carers and the children and young people in their care.

«At this university we help you grow into the kind of professionals who do far more than carry out a set of instructions — we want you to think for yourselves and we want you to be strong advocates for children and young people,» said Professor Jarvis.

Muting the Mozart Effect Harvard Gazette, 12/11/13 «Though it has been embraced by everyone from advocates for arts education to parents hoping to encourage their kids to stick with piano lessons, a pair of studies conducted by Samuel Mehr, a Harvard Graduate School of Education doctoral student working in the lab of Elizabeth Spelke, the Marshall L. Berkman Professor of Psychology, found that music training had no effect on the cognitive abilities of young children.»

Blogger and digital literacy advocate Douglas Rushkoff talks about why young children aren't ready for screen time and how parents can be effective gatekeepers.

I have previously written about the extent to which advocates for greater public investment in center - based programs for young children, including some education researchers, misrepresent the quality and relevance of the research they cite to support their claims.

By overstating the economic return, advocates may be creating unrealistic expectations and ultimately dooming the long - term community support for providing high - quality educational programs to all young children.

It's that background as well as years of experience advocating for children and young adults which allows her to be such an effective advocate.

We collaborate with thought leaders to advocate for high - quality teaching for our youngest children, especially those most in need.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) serves ALL New York City students and young children, from birth through age 26, who are strugChildren of New York (AFC) serves ALL New York City students and young children, from birth through age 26, who are strugchildren, from birth through age 26, who are struggling...

An Obama administration push to improve outcomes for infants and young children hasn't done enough to help children who have experienced trauma, advocates say.

More Than a Statistic: Faces of the Local Diploma On October 28th, 2010, Advocates for Children of New York released a briefing paper which profiles nine young adults who were able to earn their high school diploma only because the local diploma, which the state is phasing out, existed.

Advocates for Children of New Jersey aims to strengthen the state's early learning system by enacting stronger public policies for young children and increasing investments in programs and services that pay strong dividends over the course of a childChildren of New Jersey aims to strengthen the state's early learning system by enacting stronger public policies for young children and increasing investments in programs and services that pay strong dividends over the course of a childchildren and increasing investments in programs and services that pay strong dividends over the course of a child's life.

NCLI represents a national voice for young Latinos throughout our nation, advocating on behalf of all children and making sure they are heard by elected officials.