Sentences with phrase «children at risk as»

The effects of breastfeeding on children's development have important implications for both public - health policies and for the design of targeted early intervention strategies to improve the developmental outcomes of children at risk as a result of biological (e.g., prematurity) or social adversity (e.g., poverty).

He had recently worked with children at risk as part of a church - sponsored summer program.

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Few are more at risk in that catastrophe than the children of eastern Aleppo; prevented from going to school or even hospital, as both are deemed too unsafe, they live under constant fear of attack.

Getting the shot can mean the difference between a mild illness and a hospital stay, Schuchat said, particularly for people at higher risk such as children and the aged.

The need for adequate legal aid is very compelling in situations where a woman is attempting to leave an abusive relationship, and her life and her physical and emotional security are at risk, as is the safety of her children.

It comes as a new study shows nearly 80 per cent of the British public see no signs of improvement for hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children who are at risk of serious issues such as neglect, poverty, bad health or homelessness.

just like child molesters are teachers or they say there out to help at risk children but they use that as a cover up to molest kids.

Lynn, dressed in all black and wearing a priest collar, listened intently as Coelho argued that he knowingly covered up incidents of sexual abuse, including alleged acts by Brennan, and «ignored common sense and placed children at risk.»

A skyrocketing percentage of our children lack any chance of having a stable, two — parent family, and as a result, are increasingly at risk of abuse and of following a life of crime.

If the divine mystery is present in a special way among the poorest and most misused of his or her children, as the biblical images and stories — from the slaves in Egypt to the official lynching of Jesus — constantly remind us, then allegedly religious people who insulate themselves from the city are putting themselves at considerable risk.

By the grace of God through Christ that child as he grows to manhood may be able to rise above the social forces that surround him and at the risk of his life assert his citizenship in Christendom.

The great interest of the study arises from the fact that, as the years went by, the researchers noticed that many of the children they had identified as «at high risk» (i.e., children subject to four or more serious disadvantages) were able to lead satisfying and socially productive lives as adults.

As the Trump administration has shifted policies on undocumented immigrants and individuals with temporary protected status (TPS), putting more individuals at risk of deportation, Christians have quickly brought up the dilemma of mixed - status families, whose children are US citizens but parents are not.

In this essay, I have referred only to the book of Genesis and thus have chosen not to mention the prohibitions against homosexuality included in Leviticus, for it seems to me that what is at stake now is not homosexuality, which is a fact, a reality, whatever my view of it as a rabbi might be, but the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, questions of legal and social status (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object), and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minority.

What is at stake is the risk of irreversibly scrambling genealogies, as well as legal and social statuses (the child - as - subject becoming child - as - object) and identities — a confusion that would be harmful to society as a whole and that would lose sight of the general interest in seeking the advantage of a tiny minority.

And, at risk of sounding like a brat, when I had birthday parties as tiny child, the presents were often times Halloween themed.

Two other reports in the same issue of Cancer Causes and Control suggest that children born to mothers who eat at least one hot dog per week during pregnancy have double the normal risk of developing brain tumors, as do children whose fathers ate hot dogs before conception.

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people at risk, especially children and women who are most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.

According to Dr. Anita Swamy, Medical Director at he Chicago Children's Diabetes CEnter at La Rabida, there is a strong link between PCOS and diabetes: «While type 2 diabetes risk factors such as insulin resistance and glucose intolerance are often seen in patients with PCOS, PCOS itself confers a significant risk, up to 10-fold versus the normal population, for development of type 2 diabetes.»

As someone who has been educating sports parents about head trauma in sports for the past seventeen years, and about the very real risk posed by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for the last decade, it is not surprising that I receive emails from parents all the time expressing deep concern about stories in the media that have led them - wrongly - to fear that playing contact or collision sports, or suffering a sports - related concussion, especially one slow to heal, makes it inevitable that their child will develop CTE and is at greatly increased risk of committing suicide.

• Women who, as children, experienced parental rejection and / or had a mother who experienced depressive symptoms are at elevated risk of developing depression in the post-natal period.

The number one thing that parents do to put their child at risk, is not loving them as they are; particularly when it comes to their body.

In child protection cases, fathers and father - figures are routinely ignored — putting children's lives at risk, as happened in the Baby Peter case.

All of a sudden, the very same act that was lauded when it was framed as a sacrifice becomes a horrible way to put your child at risk (cause babies need optional pain meds to be born, I guess?)

We're not talking about examples of helicopter parenting run amok such as parents of college - age kids calling professors to argue about grades; but not supervising 9 - year - olds at all to the point that parents don't know who their friends are or what they are doing is not only opening a child up to potential risks and bad choices, but making them stressed as well.

Uninvolved parenting is associated with the worst outcomes for children: Kids who are raised with this style of parenting tend to be emotionally withdrawn, anxious and may be at greater risk for delinquent and dangerous behaviors as well as substance abuse.

In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.

Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found significant risk of ACL injury among both genders, particularly in high - risk sports such as soccer, football, basketball and lacrosse.

There are many uses for such a questionnaire, such as: a) helping place at - risk children (e.g., abused, neglected, diagnosed) with safe and nurturing parents, b) potentially reducing the number of failed adoption placements, c) protecting children from at - risk adults, and d) screening foster / adoptive families to reduce the possibility of abuse and / or neglect.

Adolescents who skip breakfast are at high risk for having an inadequate intake of dietary fiber, as are other age groups; so make sure your child does not skip this important meal.

The centre, which takes referrals from Social Services, Children's Guardians and the Courts when the children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its Children's Guardians and the Courts when the children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its children are considered to be at serious risk of harm, sees working with young, vulnerable dads as central to its purpose.

High rates of diet - related disease: When you look at all the health conditions that breast milk — as the most complete «first food,» has been proven to reduce the risks of — African American children have them the most.

The purpose of car seats is to provide safety to your children, not put them at further risk, as would happen if we are misusing car seats.

There are all kinds of horrible truths about the risks to children and as much as I'd like to be blissfully unaware, as a responsible parent, I owe it to my child to understand all the dangers so that I can at least try to keep her safe.

In addition to the serious psychological and behavioral issues just mentioned, young people are also at risk for reproductive challenges such as prepubescent menstrual cycles, premature sexual activity, unwanted teen pregnancy, single or repeated abortions, single parenthood, and / or giving birth to an unwanted child.

As long as no one's children are at risk of being neglected or abused (or their choices affect the well - being of your children), live and let live — just don't talk about iAs long as no one's children are at risk of being neglected or abused (or their choices affect the well - being of your children), live and let live — just don't talk about ias no one's children are at risk of being neglected or abused (or their choices affect the well - being of your children), live and let live — just don't talk about it.

That's because forcing a toddler to eat a food he doesn't like or a quantity he can't handle may set him up for problems later on: Children who aren't allowed to make food decisions themselves (such as deciding when they're full) are at a greater risk for becoming obese later in life.

Ironically, in the view of this clinical child psychologist, part of being at - risk is the result of overprotective parents responding to media sensationalism and wanting to protect their children from dangers such as violent crime.

The data is inconclusive as to whether young children are at a greater risk for adjustment problems, but they clearly are harmed by it as much as older children are.

It's soft and sturdy as well as durable enough to last for many months or even years of your child's life, but it's also stretchy and snug enough to keep your little one close to your body at all times with no risk of falling out.

Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».

Block grants are a favorite tool of conservatives to shrink the role of the federal government and reduce the size of social programs, but as the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities well articulated in a statement hastily released yesterday, block grants in the particular context of school food are very likely to put children's health and wellbeing at risk:

From the file of Rather Obvious News, this study from the University of Michigan Medical School: children who consume foods purchased from school vending machines, school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.»

You don't want something that can trigger an allergic reaction from your child as that will seriously put their health at risk.

Crib tents pose a strangulation risk to children, as has been shown by the tragic deaths of at least three children.

As a result, researchers estimate that a subset of pregnant and lactating women have some degree of outright iodine deficiency, which can put their children at risk of developmental and cognitive problems.

Rather than dismissing schoolyard bullying as «a phase» that children will eventually outgrow, parents have the unique opportunity to alter these behaviors by helping young children overcome the very fears, anxieties, and insecurity that place them at risk.

I guess what I am saying is I view birthing as more of a «potential medical emergency»... because each of my «births» had very serious risks and complications and if we had not been at the hospital neither of my children would be here — nor would I!

[T] hey also tend to encourage children to take risks, while at the same time ensuring the latter's safety and security, thus permitting children to learn to be braver in unfamiliar situations, as well as to stand up for themselves.»

In a snowsuit or coat your child may be at risk of overheating, as you most likely will have the heating on in your car on these chillier days and you will have it acclimatised to your temperature not your child's.