Sentences with phrase «concerns of working parents»

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Many of his insights concerning the power and pervasiveness of human sexuality from the beginnings of life are useful for growthful parenting as well as for therapeutic repair work later in life.

Would it not embark on a comprehensive program of parent education as a central focus of its work, making the discoveries of the psychologists concerning the emotional hungers of children, from the very dawn of life on, easily available to all its parents?

They do offer sachets that I found worked surprisingly well, but parents that seemed to have the most peace of mind where the sun was concerned were those whose kids were in full SPF swimwear.

But I've found that most parents fear of labels does not stem from concern over their development, but from misunderstandings of how the education system today works when it comes to offering services to children!

But on behalf of concerned parents, I say BRAVO to the work you've done — and will continue to do.

As we've talked about many times on The Lunch Tray, school food reform will only be successful if parents and districts work together collaboratively, each respecting the concerns and expertise of the other.

In carrying out this work we also seek the views of the children concerned and use their feedback in the work with parents.

As an Infant Massage Instructor and Physical Therapist I've worked with hundreds of parents and their babies, so believe me when I tell you that baby sleep issues / concerns are very common.

«Married in 1963, I do remember the joy of discovering one another, the concerns that parenting together can bring, the challenge of working together, the mixed feelings of having an empty nest, the wonder of being grandparents, the delight of having a happy marriage, and the sorrow of having my spouse die.»

A parent asked whether kids should work; the concern was that a job would be hard and also get in the way of homework, extracurriculars, and free time.

Like most parents, we have confronted the dental concerns of our children and worked hard to avoid cavities.

The poll's findings are supported by the facts concerning the kind of child care today's working parents are actually choosing for their children.

Thank you so much for all the work Safbaby does to keep millions of concerned parents informed, you make a very difficult task easier for all of us!

Some of these challenges may include relationship issues, job worries, parenting concerns, emotional and behavioral difficulties in children, multigenerational family demands, work / life balance, addiction, empty nest adjustments, or end - of - life stresses.

It works to foster a cohesive school community by providing parents a forum that brings together Board, Faculty and Administration for discussion of issues of concern with the parents.

If concerned parents, school administrators and food service leaders can work closely together, you will all understand the limitations of your food service operation, as well as what they are able to do.

Most people will agree that childcare is a big cause of concern in today's society, especially where both parents work outside the home.

Education commissioner John King and Board of Regents chancellor Merryl Tisch told reporters in a conference call from Albany that a working group recommended the graduation requirements delay, among other tweaks, in reaction to concerns pouring in across the state from parents, teachers, students and lawmakers over how implementation of the Common Core is being executed statewide.

Now with the possible side effect concerns — a lot of parents are scrambling to find a safe & natural alternative to Miralax — that works.

That said, life has a way of throwing you for a loop, particularly where parenting plans are concerned, so even if you do end up having those five kids, it's always possible that your wardrobe will need to change because you gain or lose weight, stop working, start working from home, or shift to a more casual job.

Other concerns for parents include Hiller's girlfriend, who is a stripper (a sample of her work is the only sexual content in the film), and the cigar the main character uses as a «reward.»

There's nothing new about many of the concerns of this anarchic comedy: the growing gulf between parents and their adult kids; the conflict between work and family; the alienating, dehumanizing nature of the modern workplace; the role of women in corporate culture; the economic direction in which modern Europe is heading.

In her new role, Hill will further pursue her work on the ways ethnicity and socioeconomic status shape parenting and their engagement with school on behalf of their children, including a research project on the familial and school - based relational supports that help youth envision meaningful futures, manage their concerns about job market, and plan for post high school success.

Memo started working full time helping migrants, homeless children, and anyone who needs help in the year of 2003, but his concern for other humans comes from the education he received from his parents when he was a child, from something more that comes from his spirituality and beliefs, according to his own words; and his particular interest in migrants comes from witnessing their extreme situation.

REVIEW: Internet safety is a concern of parents, teachers, and anyone who works with children.

Rossi and his colleagues at Satellite Academy are part of a small but growing cadre of parents, educators, and concerned individuals and groups working to promote media literacy at home and at school and to bridge the «digital disconnect» between the media - saturated home lives of children and their use and understanding of media at school.

This involved many after school and lunchtime rehearsals — much to the concern of my parents, who feared that my academic work would suffer.

Some of these critical views have included parents voicing their concerns on social media describing the graduation ceremonies as ridiculous and even conservative critics have argued that «if this continues unabated down the age range, even to those too young to sit exams and receive grades, such awards have no point and could even damage the will to work for success.»

In our interview, Avvisati gives his tips to teachers and parents concerned about the future of technology in education, and clarifies what tactics have worked in classrooms and homes so far.

While teachers must be honest when they have real concerns, it's best to frame them in terms of working collaboratively with parents to arrive at solutions, rather than simply listing off missed assignments and behavior problems.

Kerry's passions and the focus of her work include empowering teachers, students and parents to learn with open education resources; educating school communities about the power and privacy concerns that come with social media use, and diving headfirst into learning more about new and effective practices in education.

From Virginia Walden Ford's work in D.C., to those of Samuel in Connecticut, to the Parent Trigger actions of families throughout the country, it is these impromptu leaders who have done the work of jump - starting and sustaining reform that Beltway and operator - oriented reformers, often more - concerned about policy and management than with rallying critical support from people on the ground, almost never do.

We will take into account the results of this survey — the parent voices that it has gathered — as we continue to create informational materials, fact sheets and position papers that can be used in our advocacy work, and that more accurately reflect the concerns and hopes of parents whose input is too often neglected.

«I was talking to another parent that I worked with at that time regarding high schools and I was telling her my concerns with (public schools) and Dante was always in a school that had smaller classes and not a large number of students enrolled,» explained Hamilton.

However there are several quotes from the research that has me as a father and concerned education advocate asking questions of whether this study is aligned with educators in both charter and traditional schools and reform proponents and parents working toward a better education system in our communities, cities, and ultimately nationwide.

«Instead of ignoring the evidence, the Government must respond to the concerns of parents and those working to deliver the high - quality education service we need.»

In all four of the districts where we worked, we observed that parents» strongly felt concerns served as both a model and an incentive for educators to be more open to systemic changes.

Our campaigning work to highlight school cuts has made funding the number one concern of parents and a decisive political issue for all political parties.

Freed from the shackles of union rules and restrictions, they arrive early, stay late to work with students who need extra help and meet with parents on a regular schedule to address their concerns and discuss their child's progress.

All of this work is secondary to the concerned parent, the teacher who struggles with a given class, or the student with a disciplinary problem.

Working with a group of concerned parents, Jay Altman and the Summerbridge team founded this school, with 100 students and four teachers.

RFA worked with Concerned Black Parents in Lower Merion to conduct qualitative research into the educational experiences of African - American students at Harriton High School and Lower Merion High School.

While this initiative must have been well - meaning, and parents of different ethnicities might have some different concerns, schools should be more thoughtful about bridging the gaps between communities and working through differences.

With this report in hand, parents can discuss their concerns with online learning confidently with school leadership — whether it's the lack of evidence showing that it actually works, the political and moneyed interests advancing it, or how it places student privacy at risk.»

In 2013, he briefly suggested that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was «impolitic» to place opposition to the Common Core State Standards upon «white, suburban moms» who don't want to find out that their children are not brilliant — just before he jumped in and declared that Secretary Duncan was right to be concerned that «a laudable set of guidelines» would be rejected for making kids work too hard, characterized most opposition to the standards as «welling hysteria» from the right and left wing, and chided parents concerned about the increasing lack of joy in school with declarations that portions of school ought to be «relatively mirthless» while blaming stories of students breaking down from stress upon their parents.

We take seriously the real concerns that parents — especially working - class parents and parents of color — have about the quality of their children's education.

Ultimately what works best for you and your family will require some discussion about your intentions and transparency of the parents» financial situation so that if financial aid is a concern, the optimal strategy can be determined.

«-LSB-...] precludes the taking into account of other elements potentially representative of the actual degree of attachment of the applicant for the financial aid with the society or with the labour market of the Member State concerned, such as the fact that one of the parents, who continues to support the student, is a frontier worker who has stable employment in that Member State and has already worked there for a significant period of time.

From Moore Blatch's own experience of working with clients on EHC Plan appeals, the process of obtaining evidence for an appeal often leads to the local authority conceding to parents» concerns before the case makes it to the tribunal.

It was acknowledged at the final hearing that it was a pity this case had not been in a Family Drug and Alcohol Court in light of the willingness of the mother to engage with professionals to address the deficits identified in her parenting as the professionals concerned were of the view that the work required was not within the child's timescales.