Sentences with phrase «among general parenting»

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And when it comes to «family values,» we're weary of battles to «protect» marriage from gay couples, when so many young evangelicals have grown up in broken homes, witnessing our parents divorce and remarry at rates just as high as in the non-evangelical world (more than 33 % of marriages among born - again Christians end in divorce, the same as in the general population).

So, while there is general agreement, among parents, educators and business leaders that change needs to be made, the process has been surprisingly slow and fraught with uncertainty and anxiety.

«The country's extremely low crime rate means it's safe, and the general feeling among parents is that the community can be trusted to help look out for its own,» she writes.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chandra M. Hayslett, Communications Director [email protected] 212-257-4350 New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Want Deal on New Teacher Evaluation System New Poll Shows Robust and Resilient Support; No Excuse Seen for Losing $ 300 million New York (Nov. 29, 2012)-- A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular, according to a new poll released today by StudentsFirstNY, the education reform advocacy group, and conducted by Anzalone Liszt Research.

A new teacher evaluation system that would ensure that New York City received $ 300 million in additional State education funding enjoys overwhelming support among City voters in general and parents in particular.

(You can potentially have a copy from each of your parents and these variants are quite common among the general population) This information would better assist you and your doctor in determining the best and most effective supplementation regimen for you.

Dr Nigel Best, Specsavers» clinical spokesperson, said: «There is still a lack of general awareness among parents and teachers about the importance of regular eye tests.

Among the general strategies he offers to parents and educators about how to talk to children about difficult events:

There are a number of resources available to help increase general awareness and build capacity to support learning under the Common Core among parents, including:

A recent General Accounting Office report said that among other issues, base security can be problematic for parents trying to get to the school.

Despite this growing consensus, opponents of school choice programs persist in their attempts to spread fear among parents and the general public by falsely accusing these programs of undermining local public schools and of further restricting educational access.

There are some myths among educators and the general middle - class non-minority public: Poor and minority parents want and support lower standards for their children and also prefer social promotion.

This change has created a public relations challenge for the district by raising concerns among parents of general education students who feel that some special needs students threaten the safety of their children.

And while the findings reinforce that most public school parents (62 percent) like their local schools — more give their community schools an A grade than at any time in more than 40 years of PDK polling — there is also considerable demand among the general public for schools to provide more work readiness via career skills classes, licensing and certificate programs, and technology and engineering classes.

This includes general parent - taught program information, sample lesson plans, a list of required instructional topics, official logs and affidavit forms and a Texas Drivers Handbook, among other items.

• Track record of instructing students about basic sketching and contouring techniques • Well versed in evaluating students» work, charting their progress, grading assignments and guiding them regarding their weaknesses appropriately • Hands - on experience in curriculum development, lesson planning and implementation with aid of modern and effective AV aids and instructional strategies • Expert in instructing students about working in various modes including pastels, oil colors, water colors, fabric paints, charcoal and pencil • Adept at creating and maintaining a highly stimulating, inspiring and multicultural classroom environment • Proven ability to introduce novel forms of art and inculcate the same in the curriculum effectively • Demonstrated ability to enhance creativity among students by encouraging innovation, novelty and originality in their pieces of art • Familiar with various kinds of pixel sheets, sketching paper and art material, fully capable of determining age specific art material and techniques, suitable for assigned level and grades of children • Known for initiating, designing and implementing various art contests at the school to encourage a general appreciation for art among students • Competent at identifying course goals and fulfilling the same in collaboration with students, teachers and parents • Proven skills in lesson planning, curriculum implementation, technique instruction, practice facilitation and assignment communication • Profound knowledge of various advanced level 3D effect art techniques • Strong classroom management, organization and discipline control skills • Profound ability to devise innovative learning and instructional techniques to facilitate effective transfer of skill and knowledge • Proficient in use of computer to aid art work, familiar with various graphic designing and drawing enhancement software

• Track record of providing instructional support within special and general education classrooms as required to meet the students» needs • Skilled in student evaluation and need assessment • Substantial knowledge of and ability to cater for students» age related developmental cognitive, social and psychological needs • Proficient in facilitating the teacher in conducting classroom related activities • Expert in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and colleague teachers • Effective in devising interactive supportive learning activities to reinforce the lesson being taught • Well versed in filing in for the lead teacher in case of leave or absence and implementing the devised lesson plan effectively • Particularly effective in supervising the children during lunch and playtime, ensuring ample and healthy social interaction among peers • Competent at lesson planning, classroom control, assignment marking, lesson reinforcement and activity facilitation • Profound ability to develop need based individualized educational plans and implement the same in light of pre-determined long term learning objectives for each pupil individually • Proven skills in record keeping, developing individual student progress charts and portfolios along with demonstrated ability to maintain open communication channels with the students» parents and teachers to discuss progress • Track record of providing excellent teacher support in all classroom and lesson planning related activities • Committed to delivery of highest standards of classroom support, maintenance of an interactive atmosphere and provision of specially designed AV aids for special needs students

Among the Center's affiliations have been those with North General Hospital, serving low income families with diabetes, asthma, chronic pain, cancer and HIV / AIDS; The Family Center, working with families coping with the loss of a parent to cancer or HIV / AIDS; Maimonides Hospital, dealing with couples in which one spouse has cardiac illness; Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center, offering services to families with head and neck cancer and families with adolescents who are post-cancer treatment; and the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center, Columbia - Presbyterian Hospital Center, offering Multiple Family Discussion Group for families with one or more members with either Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes.

Among children whose abuse was so serious that they entered foster care, the rate of substance abuse was about three times higher.8 Thus, substance abuse by parents of victims of child abuse may not be as common in the general child welfare services - involved population as often believed, but substance abuse appears to be a significant contributor to maltreatment.

These findings suggest that in order to reduce sedentary behavior among adolescents parents should not rely on general encouragement to be active or personal concern for fitness [2, 10].

In the general population, among those whose parents have not divorced, among males 5.5 percent had seriously considered suicide, among females 8.7 percent; but for those who had experienced parental divorce it was 17.5 percent for both males and females (because more females had a higher baseline to start with).

PMP offers parents instruction and guidance in general parenting skills related to decreased sexual risk behavior among youth (e.g., relationship building, monitoring) and sexual communication skills necessary for parents to effectively convey their values and expectations about sexual behavior — as well as critical HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention messages — to their children.

In general, prosocial behaviors (helping, sharing, caring, politeness) increase during the course of childhood, although the development and prevalence of prosocial behaviors varies across cultures.11 For example, researchers find that prosocial behavior, as observed among peers and in parent - child interaction is more prevalent among young East Asian children than among Western children.

In the present study, we examine whether general life satisfaction is lower among adults raised by a single mother than for adults raised in two - parent families.

This general information may be useful for prioritizing parenting services among all family needs, but it does not help you identify specific parenting strengths or growth opportunities for targeted intervention.

The dissolution rate in the sample was 41 percent over the entire period; closely resembling the dissolution rates among Norwegian parents in general (Statistics Norway [2014]-RRB-.

Session 1 - Getting Started: How to Prevent Drug Use in Your Family - Parents learn about the nature and extent of the drug problem among teenagers in general, and decide for themselves how they want to prevent problems in their own family.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study evaluated the effectiveness of The Parent Project, among parents of at - risk youth in the areas of general child management, family involvement, negative parent — child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self - efficacy (PSE) in the ability to affect adolescent substancParent Project, among parents of at - risk youth in the areas of general child management, family involvement, negative parent — child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self - efficacy (PSE) in the ability to affect adolescent substancparent — child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self - efficacy (PSE) in the ability to affect adolescent substance use.

This study sought to examine (1) the unique and relative contributions of general parenting styles and support for PA in predicting child PA and screen time, and (2) the potential for interactive or moderated relationships among the two parenting constructs.

The findings that acceptance was lower and diabetes conflict was higher among Latinos compared with Caucasians are consistent with the general literature indicating that Latino parents may engage in more authoritarian parenting practices compared with Caucasians (Calzada et al., 2012), which has implications for amount of parent — adolescent conflict and parental acceptance (Smetana, 1995).

Structural relations among attachment working models of parents, general and specific support expectations, and personal adjustment in late adolescence

In general, marital relationships seem to be especially vulnerable during the transition to parenthood, and several studies have revealed a decline in marital satisfaction and an increase in marital conflict among parents (Belsky, 1990; Andrews et al., 1992; Cowan and Cowan, 2000; Shapiro et al., 2000; Rholes et al., 2001).

Even among youth who previously engaged in delinquent behaviors and experienced strained relationships with parents during adolescence, adulthood brings greater perspective as youth gain greater appreciation for their parents» own experiences and the importance of familial ties in general [23].

Pediatric psychologists are in a unique position to inform the general child development literature with regard to whether a specific aspect of parenting behavior — careful monitoring of youth behavior — promotes child resiliency and positive outcomes among such at - risk youth.

Our results suggest that factors within the general family environment, including family functioning and quality of parent - adolescent relationship, may be important factors to address within interventions design to support healthful behaviors and weight status among adolescents.