Sentences with phrase «children in the middle»

We asked them to build a piece of Android software that could take a child in the middle - of - no - place, from illiteracy to basic reading, writing, and numeracy.

The children in the Middle East today, who refuse to deny Christ in the face of certain death, have that perfect love, which is greater than even faith, 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Duh — let's see — we murder 500,000 innocent women and children in the middle east, shoot their commercial airplanes out of the sky, and we wonder why the Arab Freedom Fighters fight back?

At the other end of the spectrum, children in middle - to - upper - class families grow up knowing that college, work, and a strong family are all desirable and attainable.

[Vinatieri's wife, Valerie, is due to deliver the couple's second child in the middle of April.

No un-fastening, moving and re-fastening your child in the middle of the grocery store parking lot.

• Children in middle school who are securely attached to both parents are perceived by teachers to be more competent than children who are securely attached to just one parent (Diener et al, 2007).

• Among children in middle school, secure attachments to more than one caregiver (mainly their fathers) were associated with pro-social behaviour and feelings of self - confidence (Carter and Almarez, 2014).

If you can't put your child in the middle, put them into the seat behind the passenger side of the car, if they will be in with a parent who is driving and no one else.

That study assessed children in middle school and parents seem to be more comfortable setting limits around younger children.

OFW's tools can help parents eliminate the risk of putting children in the middle of conflict.

Don't put your child in the middle.

She is also the Development Director for a non-profit organization that provides high quality early care and education for more than 400 low - income children in Middle Tennessee.

It's quite another story if a typically - developing child in middle school or high school needs his parents to help him keep track of his schoolwork.

When parents put children in the middle of their conflict and use them as messengers, sounding - boards, or spies, children often become depressed and angry and may develop behavioural problems.

I don't know why I let myself think that getting out of bed, making a bottle, and feeding my child in the middle of the night meant that I was lazy.

If you can not put your child in the middle, it is better to put him or her behind the passenger's seat if you drive the car alone.

It's every parent's worst nightmare — you go to check on your child in the middle of the night, and she's not there.

You want to make sure you're not leaving your child in the middle of a free - for - all where children must fend for themselves.

Parents: Avoid putting your children in the middle of adult issues.

As you sit with your child in the middle of their upset, look to yourself.

Saying, «Tell Dad not to let your little brother play with your tablet,» or «Tell Mommy you can't eat so many sweets because it's bad for your teeth,» puts your child in the middle.

There are good online programs that can help, such as Children in the Middle (www.divorce-education.com); parents can also work with a therapist or counselor.

An online petition noted that Blair was widely regarded «as the cause of the deaths of countless children in the Middle East».

I was born in Chicago at the end of 1945 as the only child in their middle - class Jewish family.

In January 2012, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health asked a national sample of parents of children in middle or high school (age 12 - 17 years) about participation in and costs of school sports.

About 1 - 2 weeks later we went camping with family and didn't sleep for those 2 nights because of our screaming children in the middle of the night.

Welcome to the Dollhouse is a stark suburban comedy about 11 - year - old Dawn Wiener (Matarazzo), a middle child in middle school in the middle of New Jersey.

Surely there's a reason for the lengthy dance number performed by an eccentric child in the middle of this story about a man coping with the realization that he can't cope with the idea of his mother dying.

This excellent series provided consistent laughs as it explored life from the perspective of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), a middle child in a middle - class American family.

The film opens with Graham finding his two young children in the middle of a cornfield in the early morning hours — their two dogs led them there.

The PIRLS data which ranks Australian children in the middle of the international pack suggests a substantial deficit in this area.

The study, conducted by McCartney, Boston College Associate Professor Eric Dearing, and Samford University Professor Beck Taylor, looked at reading and math achievement of more than 1,300 children in middle childhood from economic backgrounds ranging from poor to affluent.

The Investing in Future conference, which will be held for the first time outside of UHNCR's head - quarters in Geneva, is aimed at highlighting the issue of protecting children in the Middle East amidst the growing conflict in this region.

These differences probably stem from the tendency of parents to move children in the middle of elementary school only if they are already struggling.

Representatives of States and governments, together with representatives of international organizations and civil society, met in October 2014 in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, to jointly address the situation of refugee children in the Middle East and North Africa.

It will also explore whether Higher Achievement's new cost - efficient, whole - school model (which serves only children in a middle school feeder system) can achieve the same types of results as its traditional «magnet model.»

Education, Economic Development Keys to Improving Cities Like Worcester Worcester Telegram and Gazette, April 30, 2012 «Paul Reville, state secretary of education, said children in these middle - sized must be immersed at an early age in «literacy rich» environments, and said particular attention should be paid to English language learners.

Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Arizona public - school teachers have stuck children in the middle of a game of chicken, and that's why they think the taxpayers who pay their salaries are going to blink.

In contrast, a child in the middle or high group — a child who entered first grade with at least «middle» range literacy skills (e.g., alphabet knowledge, phonemic awareness)-- was likely to make exceptional growth in reading during the year if they were in classroom 3!

Children in middle to later elementary grades are more cognizant, using the prefrontal cortex more often to think and solve problems, so learning looks a bit more academically oriented, however we still need to keep all those neurons firing because that child is still learning and the brain is still developing.

Like food deserts, literacy deserts are common in low - income communities across the U.S. Research led by Susan B. Neuman of New York University found that only one age - appropriate book is available for every 300 children in low - income areas compared to an average of 13 books for every child in middle - income households.

Child care and the development of behavior problems among economically disadvantaged children in middle childhood.

Far too predictably, our study reported that children who attended schools in the most severely low - income neighborhoods were likely to hear far fewer explanations, with those explanations offered at lower difficulty levels, than children in middle - and upper - income areas.

A child in a low - income home, by his or her third birthday, has been exposed to 30 million fewer words than a child in a middle - income or a high - income home.

The Azera is a large luxury sedan, and it epitomizes everything it's supposed to with copious amounts of space and seating for 4 adult occupants and one child in the middle of the rear bench.

Born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna in Rosario, Argentina, Guevara was the eldest of the five children in his middle - class family.

Through him we learn what it was like to grow up with a gruff but oddly tender veteran father who would wake his children in the middle of the night when the memories got too painful.

His parents owned a split - level home on several acres of land, and they raised their children in a middle - class environment.

She was raised as one of six children in a middle - class family that eventually became wealthy, with a powerful female energy (her mother was a well - known and highly respected political figure in Nigeria).