Sentences with phrase «child advocates work»

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Although Amazon's history demonstrates it will not discriminate against employees, LGBT advocates worry about what will happen when family members look for work, apply for housing or adopt children.

I also worked as a singer / songwriter and music producer and as an education advocate, especially for children.

As a former city councilor, Selina advocated for the rights of taxpayers, fought to protect the health of children and families by introducing a local ban on cosmetic pesticides and worked to improve access for people with disabilities as chair of the Coquitlam Universal Access - Ability Advisory Committee.

These are good women, one who is a child welfare advocate, another who works with poor minority youth.

In the past, she has worked with Republicans on legislation that reformed the foster care system and encouraged more adoptions, issues I know matter to many pro-life evangelicals who advocate on behalf of adoption and open their homes to children.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

Suzanne at The Joyful Chaos who co-sleeps, but also says she's «not actually an advocate for co-sleeping,» drives the point home that you have to do what works best for your family in her post The Cosleeping Edition of my Attachment Parenting Freako - ness and sometimes that may very well differ from child to child.

About the Author: Cinda Chatfield has worked for over 15 years as a Child Development Specialist, Parent & Family Educator and Advocate.

According to Yale child psychologist and fathering advocate Dr. Kyle Pruett, those dads are also likely to develop more compassion for the work their wives have been doing every day, and they're almost sure to see new sides of their kids, so their fathering insights just might skyrocket.

Cinda has worked for over 20 years as a Child Development Specialist, Parent & Family Educator and Advocate.

By advocating for successful governmental policies, setting standards for professionals in the education industry, and providing professional development seminars, it helps teachers, administrators, parents, related students and other educational support staff to best support and educate the special needs children with whom they work.

Whether you're considering all night co sleeping or just planning to work co sleeping and naps into your child's life, it's always good to know what advocates are saying.

By encouraging those who still advocate corporal punishment to see the facts behind reasons parents today think corporal punishment works and breaking down those reasons to see why those reasons don't stand up to facts and examination, we can protect the most vulnerable members of society: children, who should be taught how to behave correctly on their own and develop the skills to regulate their own behavior so that they don't need to be constantly disciplined and who should not be physically hurt so that they obey at that particular moment, without learning how to regulate themselves in the future.

Researchers are working to develop a low - cost measurement of adult attachment to eventually be made available to agencies that advocate for child welfare and safety.

As a strong advocate for evidence - based advice, Julie's bespoke approach is both holistic and compassionate; working towards the achievable goal of having both happy parents and content children.

We help build a supportive network for each family, which works to ensure parents have the skills they need to be strong and confident, and to advocate for themselves and their children.

Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center (Gundersen NCPTC) works to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communiChild Protection Training Center (Gundersen NCPTC) works to end all forms of child maltreatment through education, training and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communichild maltreatment through education, training and prevention while advocating for and serving children, adult survivors and communities.

Other TVC programs offer training to parents on the various child serving systems in Tennessee, Being an Effective Advocate for Your Child, and Working with Schools during Key Academic Transitchild serving systems in Tennessee, Being an Effective Advocate for Your Child, and Working with Schools during Key Academic TransitChild, and Working with Schools during Key Academic Transitions.

TLT: In the past, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and children's health advocates generally worked together on school food issues.

At the core of our mission is the safety of children, so recognizing, preventing and advocating the need for safety for the most vulnerable children is a key measure to our work here at Five Acres.

I was thrilled that years of hard work by food advocates around the country, maybe even including my own small efforts here on The Lunch Tray, had finally yielded strong federal competitive food rules to create a healthier school environment for my child and his fellow students.

By teaching kids to use their words, advocate for themselves, and work things out with other children, we are teaching them important life skills.

I am a huge advocate of creating a flexible, loving routine and have seen this method work very successfully for many years with my clients» babies as well as with my own children and grandchildren.

No advocate of irresponsibly leaving children unattended for hours, Swan nevertheless is aware more and more kids must be alone after school as more mothers work.

As for Diaz - Tello, who has graduated from law school since the birth of her child, she's now working in her own legal practice and with groups like the National Advocates for Pregnant Women to educate moms about what they're going into when they enter the delivery room.

Dottie has spent her entire career working in maternal child health and has long been an advocate for children and their families.

Her work has appeared in Curve Magazine, Girlfriends, Libido, The Children's Advocate, Decider.com, The SF Weekly, EthicalFoods.com and GoMag.com.

A car seat works best when the harness has the right fit, so the Advocate ClickTight includes the Quick - Adjust, 14 - Position Harness that grows with your child at the push of a button, as well as the Click & Safe Snug Harness Indicator which takes the guesswork out of adjusting the harness to the proper tightness.

She is a homeschooling and attachment parenting mother of three with nearly two decades of experience working with young children and parents, has a master's degree in family therapy, is a featured parenting expert and media advocate on television and radio, published author of parenting books, articles, and curricula, and a certified parent educator with her company Sage Parenting.

Although attachment parenting espouses the benefits of «one or both parents» caring for their children at all times, according to Attachment Parenting International, many AP advocates mouth platitudes about how everyone can attachment parent, even working parents.

And finally, supporter and TV actor, Sam Jaeger was given the Special Friend Award; recognized for championing the work of Five Acres both as a celebrity advocate and as an active Special Friend Mentor for a child in residential care.

She has been deeply inspired by the work of renowned childbirth advocate, Dr. Michel Odent, author of «Birth Reborn,» who was her physician for the birth of her first child.

lizabeth Pantley provides solutions and encourages parents to «work with their child» to find the best solution rather than advocating a «do to their child» approach that is so popular in other parenting books.

Sandy's efforts to serve children extend far beyond her work in the cafeteria; she is a long - time volunteer and advocate for special needs children.

In the 1960s, John Bowlby, whose work on infant attachment has informed so much of current attachment theory, promoted the idea that children used their blankies as a calming substitute for their key attachment figure, and by the 1970s, even eminent childcare writers like Dr. Spock and Penelope Leach were actively advocating the introduction of comfort objects to help babies manage times of separation.

The Nevada Statewide Maternal and Child Health Coalition works with community partners to advocate for preconception health, developmental screening, breastfeeding, physical activity, and more for mothers and children.

A legal advocate can help you complete an international adoption with a previously - known child or work with you to find an agency that meets your needs as well as to tie up any remaining legal issues related to your growing family.

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 advocates for children's rights, we have been working with other concerned charities, including the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Standing Committee for Youth Justice, to ensure MPs understand the reality of what is being proposed.

City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, a mayoral candidate, noted in January that many working parents have to choose whether to go to work or stay home and lose a day's pay when a when a child gets sick.

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.

«They want to make sure in a case where a child maybe does not have legal representation, they work it out with the judge to delay hearing the case so that the advocates can find representation for those children,» Ms. Mark - Viverito said.

«As someone who has worked with children and families my whole career, I have always admired Public Advocate Tish James» commitment to standing up for our families,» Hooper said.

Advocates for Children recently worked with a family from an Upper Manhattan public school given a limited access letter after the father sought the nonprofit's legal assistance because the school wasn't providing his child mandated special needs services.

NEW YORK, NY — Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein (D - Westchester / Bronx) and State Senator Diane Savino (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) joined Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Stores Union, and Macy's employees, retail workers, and working family advocates, in front of the iconic Macy's Herald Square on Friday calling for increased funding to child care subsidies.

and Macy's employees, retail workers, and working family advocates, in front of the iconic Macy's Herald Square on Friday calling for increased funding to child care subsidies.

As part of the prosecution of these matters the attorneys work closely with victim advocates, child protective workers and other members of the community who are involved in providing services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

«With this new partnership, the child protective worker and domestic violence advocate will work collaboratively to support that parent's efforts to protect their child,» said Department of Social Services Commissioner Carol Dankert - Maurer.

Inspired by her work outdoors with children, in 2007, Laurie began to directly advocate for the environment, becoming a water advocate on the Rockland Water Coalition and opposing the proposed desalination plant at Haverstraw Bay on the Hudson River.