Sentences with phrase «ailing children»

Your first course of action is to figure out what could be ailing your child.

Bringing «virtual dental homes» to schools, nursing homes and long - term care facilities can keep people healthy — reducing school absenteeism, lessening the need for parents to leave work to care for an ailing child, and helping to prevent suffering for millions of people who have no access to a dentist, a six - year study by University of the Pacific demonstrates.

Four violent criminals escaping a robbery take a man, an ailing child and a young woman on a nightmarish road trip in this remake of Mario Bava's near - lost Euro - crime nasty.

Even if we overlooked the shortcomings of testing as a measure of learning, a single - minded focus on reading and math would not be a cure for what ails children in the nation's poorest - performing schools.

According to Charlie's memory, which he thinks might have been a dream (but we are led to assume it wasn't), Nerissa took this ailing child — and perhaps he was even worse for being nearly drowned in the flood — and drowned it in a washtub.

Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline take us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes» camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis.

An extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes» camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the streets of Memphis.

But if your child undergoes trauma at the moment of birth, the consequences can be extremely painful — either immediately, or in the long - term if symptoms of birth injury arise later in an ailing child's development.

Through this i had to pay bills for my ailing child.

Not exact matches

If an employee wants to work part time to take care of an ailing spouse or a sick child, this should be treated as a «demand» for FMLA leave (Family and Medical Leave Act) and not a «request» for a flexible schedule.

Throughout the nearly 40 years she had her five children or ailing mom and uncle living with her and the following years as an empty nester, her life has written The Welcoming Table for family and friends fortunate to share in her simple seasonal meals and lively conversation.

Those children who have other beliefs can bow, chant, jiggle an amulet, stare into a crystal or do whatever they wish to «pray» for their chosen ailing person.

He would probably look less like the wannabe social media celebrity hustling hard for people's recognition and approval and more like the woman who bakes bread for her ailing neighbor, or fosters children in obscurity.

Nowadays women are expected to go out to work and bring home a wage, but they must do so in ways that interfere as little as possible with, first, caring for children and, later, caring for ailing parents — and often both at once.

As we all use our influence and prepare our children to deal with life, together we can bring about a lasting lifestyle change for this ailing country.

«The moral case for keeping the promise to halve child poverty by 2010 is now matched by the economic urgency of giving our ailing economy a cash boost through family purses.

Mothers who consume probiotics during their pregnancies have even been found to have children that are less likely to be ailed with allergies, eczema and hayfever.

Her obligation is to care for her ailing father, while her siblings move out, obtain jobs, get married, and have children.

The most prominent characters include Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson), a socially conservative, arrogant country music star; Linnea Reese (Lily Tomlin), a gospel singer and mother of two deaf children; Del Reese (Ned Beatty), her lawyer husband and Hamilton's legal representative, who works as the local political organizer for the Tea Party - like Hal Philip Walker Presidential campaign; Opal (Geraldine Chaplin), an insufferably garrulous and pretentious BBC Radio reporter on assignment in Nashville, or so she claims; talented but self - involved sex - addict Tom Frank (Keith Carradine), one - third of a moderately successful folk trio who's anxious to launch a solo career; John Triplette (Michael Murphy), the duplicitous campaign consultant who condescendingly tries to secure top Nashville stars to perform at a nationally - syndicated campaign rally; Barbara Jean (Ronee Blakley), the emotionally - fragile, beloved Loretta Lynn - like country star recovering from a burn accident; Barnett (Allen Garfield), Barbara Jean's overwhelmed manager - husband; Mr. Green (Keenan Wynn), whose never - seen ailing wife is on the same hospital ward as Barbara Jean; groupie Martha (Shelley Duvall), Green's niece, ostensibly there to visit her ailing aunt but so personally irresponsible that she instead spends all her time picking up men; Pfc. Glenn Kelly (Scott Glenn), who claims his mother saved Barbara Jean's life but who mostly seems obsessed with the country music star; Sueleen Gay (Gwen Welles), a waitress longing for country music fame, despite her vacuous talent; Bill and Mary (Allan F. Nicholls and Cristina Raines), the other two - thirds of Tom's folk act, whose ambition overrides constant personal rancor; Winifred (Barbara Harris), another would - be singer - songwriter, fleeing to Nashville from her working - class husband, Star (Bert Remsen); Kenny Frasier (David Hayward), a loner who rents a room from Mr. Green and carries around a violin case; Bud Hamilton (Dave Peel), the gentle, loyal son of the abrasive Hamilton; Connie White (Karen Black), a glamorous country star who is a last - minute substitute for Barbara Jean at the Grand Old Opry; Wade Cooley (Robert DoQui), a cook at the airport restaurant where Sueleen works as a waitress and who tries unsuccessfully to convince her that she has no talent; and the eccentric Tricycle Man (Jeff Goldblum), who rides around in a three - wheel motorcycle, occasionally interacting with the other characters, showing off his amateur magic tricks, but who has no dialogue.

Her opposite number is the fresh - faced woman - child Naomi (Greta Gerwig), an unlicensed tour guide who takes care of her ailing father and wants to write children's books.

Barely making enough to care for his ailing wife, two children and senile mother, his co-workers remark how he never joins them for sake after work, always hurrying home.

Our solution may not be a «silver bullet» for everything that ails American education, but it surely presents a better chance for our children than continuing the demonstrably failed practices of the past.

Though we are advocates of the desegregation program we, along with other suburban schools, will be forced to make a tough decision: keep St. Louis city children at our expense or send them back to a system that is clearly fragile and ailing.

Not only is this bad for the children who will be attending these ailing schools, but it makes it even harder to turn them around.

Over the course of just five weeks, the 13 middle - aged Turner children have to face their various demons as they come together to decide what will become of their ailing mother's house.

Four children live with their ailing grandmother in an isolated house.

He falls for a single mother of two who is overwhelmed in caring not only for her children, but for her ailing mother as well.

Haregwoin's small compound became known as the rare place where ailing parents and impoverished families could safely leave their children.

Putting aside money for children's education or taking care of ailing elderly parents can also take a toll on savings.

She welcomes children to listen to their puppies» heartbeat in the exam room, she enjoys hearing clients share funny dog - antic stories, and she's always there to hold the hand of owners saying good - bye to their ailing pet.

As Clomid, egg donation and IVF have become household words for many, while others struggle to carry children to term, can many in the US still deny that the planet's ailing health affects us, even if we're not living amidst catastrophic droughts or floods?

It was reported earlier this month that the German metalworkers» union had struck a deal so employees wishing to take time out to look after children or ailing parents have the option to reduce their working week to 28 hours for a total of two years and claim the right to return to full - time employment afterwards.

In December 2005, Mother advised that she and her child would be moving out to Indiana in order to care for Mother's ailing relative.

Employers may have a legal obligation to accommodate employees who have child care challenges or other family responsibilities, such as caring for an ailing parent.

If you have another child or need to take care of ailing parents, you may need more.

Even if you do not have children, you may have a spouse, an ailing parent, or someone else who relies on you for financial support.

Taking time to raise children, care for an ailing relative, manage our own health, study, travel and of course search for a job... Whatever the reason, the resulting gap can cause challenges during the job search, especially if the time away from work is lengthy.

This should be a pleasant time in their marriage, but Jason often works late, and when he arrives home, Tabitha is somewhere else: on the telephone, tending to an ailing neighbor, getting their grade school children to bed.

Detroit and other parts of Michigan that are feeling the brunt of the country's ailing auto industry are the poster children for areas where a weak economy will keep home sales and prices in the doldrums throughout the year.

Through his affiliation with the Re / Max franchise, he helps raise funds for the Children's Miracle Network to assist ailing youth and their families at the Alberta Children's Hospital.