Sentences with phrase «control for a healthy child»

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that all healthy people — children and adults — get an annual flu vaccine starting at age 6 months.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those children who live with chronic conditions like asthma and diabetes are five times more likely to be hospitalized than their healthier counterparts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that between 4 to 6 percent of children in the United States have one or more food allergies and that approximately 90 percent of schools have one or more students with a food allergy.4 The CDC developed voluntary guidelines to help staff, teachers and students create a healthy school environment for children with food allergies.

Her past struggle with weight control inspires her to teach and model healthy eating habits for her children, and has fueled her dedication to always send them off to school with a great lunch.

Her past struggle with weight control inspired her to teach and model healthy eating habits for her children, and continues to fuel her passion for helping people EASILY pack simple, delicious meals to go.

This natural and healthy desire for control can lead to power struggles, as children quickly figure out that one way to feel in charge is by refusing to do something they know their parent wants them to do.

It is vital for him to be in control of his body, to do things on his own schedule, that is how to build confident, healthy children with self esteem.

I remember myself at the beginning of this journey — the «need» for control in my parent - child relationship, the anger when my child didn't do as I thought she should have, the overwhelm of realizing how much I didn't know about parenting, the anxiety about whether I was doing it right or not, the complete lack of knowledge about healthy child development expectations, the frustration of realizing that I didn't know myself and how to handle my own emotions as much as I thought I did, the conflict between my mothering instincts and cultural advice promoting detachment and emotional distance.

Authoritative on the other hand involves responsible adults having control in general, and using that control to compassionately, and with appropriate recognition and accommodation for the needs and desires of the child, guiding and safely shaping an environment that will be a happy healthy place of all members.

Saving for our retirement rather than splurging today; controlling our intake of food and drink, and taking exercise in order to be healthy; taking time to be with our children and families, rather than being sucked into overwork or overconsumption.

Each year, around 50 percent of all children under 5 years old who die from the flu were previously healthy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The researchers investigated a total of 189 adults and 24 children with GBS for the presence of antibodies to mycoplasma (as an indication of a recent bacterial infection) and GalC (as the suspected trigger for GBS), and compared them with 677 healthy individuals as controls.

«Not only are there applications for healthy people to better realize their potential, but EEG - neurofeedback work has been extended to pathology, as in the case of children with attentional disabilities and [transcranial magnetic stimulation] for depression,» notes psychologist John Gruzelier of Goldsmiths College in London, who has been working on training musicians to control their own brain waves, thereby improving performance.

Cincinnati Children's researchers report in Nature Immunology a new mechanism that controls blood cell function and several possible molecular targets for treating myelodysplasia syndromes (MDS)-- a group of pre-malignant disorders in which bone marrow does not produce enough healthy blood cells.

«Identifying the precise cause of a child's epilepsy as soon as possible would help us choose the most effective treatment to control seizures early on, which is important for healthier brain development.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

We are also looking for children to volunteer as healthy control subjects for this study.

«Identifying the precise cause of a child's epilepsy as soon as possible would help us choose the most effective treatment to control seizures early on, which is important for healthier brain development,» Berg added.

Researchers at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University describe executive function as an air traffic control system for the mind — helping us manage streams of information, revise plans, stay organized, filter out distractions, cope with stress, and make healthy decisions.

Additionally, we control, promote and educate with a broad and bold definition of «success:» A successful child is whole — safe, connected, cared for, healthy, challenged, and hopeful.

• 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

I can control and care for children, get them ready for rest periods, assist with homework, arrange and serve healthy meals, disinfect bottles, plan formulas and change diapers, take trips with family and help with child supervision and housekeeping duties.

Its mission is to promote healthy child development in children with teenage mothers and to provide community support for young single mothers and Baby Boomers for Balanced Health Care which describes its mission as follows: This group of citizen Baby Boomers believes that out - of - control health care spending will bankrupt our country unless we all take responsibility for changing how we think about and use health care.

What these parenting experts have in common is that they critically question Diana Baumrind's strong emphasis on high control as being necessary (or even healthy) for raising happy, well - adjusted children.

Consistent with studies on the psychosocial adjustment of children with other chronic diseases (Lavigne & Faier - Routman, 1992), children with PRDs are at an increased risk for adjustment problems, particularly internalizing problems such as anxiety and depression, compared to healthy or normative controls (Billings, Moos, Miller, & Gottlieb, 1987; Daltroy et al., 1992; Daniels, Moos, Billings, & Miller, 1987; McAnarney, Pless, Satterwhite, & Friedman, 1974; Wallander, Varni, Babani, Banis, & Wilcox, 1989).

These programs include the Nurse Family Partnership, 16,17 Healthy Families America, 18,19 Healthy Start, 20,21 Early Head Start, 22,23 the Comprehensive Child Development Program, 24 — 26 and Early Start.27, 28 All of these programs have been evaluated by using randomized control designs but findings from these trials have been mixed, with some programs showing benefits and others failing to show benefits.29, 30 In a recent review, Howard and Brooks - Gunn30 found that home - visiting programs had reported benefits for a number of outcomes, including child abuse, child health care, quality of home environment, parenting, parental depression, and childhood cognitive skChild Development Program, 24 — 26 and Early Start.27, 28 All of these programs have been evaluated by using randomized control designs but findings from these trials have been mixed, with some programs showing benefits and others failing to show benefits.29, 30 In a recent review, Howard and Brooks - Gunn30 found that home - visiting programs had reported benefits for a number of outcomes, including child abuse, child health care, quality of home environment, parenting, parental depression, and childhood cognitive skchild abuse, child health care, quality of home environment, parenting, parental depression, and childhood cognitive skchild health care, quality of home environment, parenting, parental depression, and childhood cognitive skills.

The family unit is the primary context for providing the nurturance, resources, and opportunities essential for healthy development.7 Key parenting skills associated with positive child outcomes in early and middle childhood include warm, affectionate interactions that are responsive to children's needs («warmth»), firm discipline in terms of the setting of developmentally appropriate limits and expectations for children's behavior («control»), and an absence of irritable, angry affect («irritability»).7, 8 These behavioral dimensions can be combined to classify a number of «styles» of parenting.

Because the lack of significant effect size on the CDI may indicate that this measure might not be sensitive for depressive symptoms of young people with chronic illnesses, we also checked whether the results would be consistent in studies that compared children with chronic illness to test norms and to healthy control groups.

One evaluation conducted in Queensland, Australia, reported moderate reductions in depressive symptoms for mothers in the intervention group at the six - week follow - up.89 A subsequent follow - up, however, suggested that these benefits were not long lasting, as the depression effects had diminished by one year.90 Similarly, Healthy Families San Diego identified reductions in depression symptoms among program mothers during the first two years, but these effects, too, had diminished by year three.91 In Healthy Families New York, mothers at one site (that was supervised by a clinical psychologist) had lower rates of depression at one year (23 percent treatment vs. 38 percent controls).92 The Infant Health and Development program also demonstrated decreases in depressive symptoms after one year of home visiting, as well as at the conclusion of the program at three years.93 Among Early Head Start families, maternal depressive symptoms remained stable for the program group during the study and immediately after it ended, but decreased just before their children entered kindergarten.94 No program effects were found for maternal depression in the Nurse - Family Partnership, Hawaii Healthy Start, Healthy Families Alaska, or Early Start programs.

In early childhood, it is particularly important that children have the protections afforded by attachment bonds with competent and loving caregivers, the stimulation and nutrition required for healthy brain development, opportunities to learn and experience the pleasure of mastering new skills, and the limit - setting or structure needed to develop self - control.

Dr. Jelalian's research program focuses on development and implementation of innovative weight control interventions for children and adolescents, as well as evaluation of state wide policy to promote healthier school nutrition and physical activity environments.

The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program was a 3 - year, prospective controlled trial with 6 randomization and 9 quasi-experimental pediatric practice sites selected by program funders and located in 14 states across the United States (randomization sites: Allentown, Pa; Amarillo, Tex; Florence, SC; Iowa City, Iowa; Pittsburgh, Pa; and San Diego, Calif..

In contrast, Healthy Steps for Young Children (HS) is a universal, practice - based intervention that enhances the delivery of behavioral and developmental services and relies on partnerships between developmental specialists and families.2, 3 The national evaluation was a 3 - year, prospective, controlled trial with 6 randomization and 9 quasi-experimental pediatric sites.

Initial Findings from a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Healthy Families Massachusetts: Early Program Impacts on Young Mothers» Parenting (PDF - 576 KB) Easterbrooks, Jacobs, Bartlett, Goldberg, Contreras, & Kotake (2012) Offers an evaluation on Healthy Families Massachusetts, a statewide child maltreatment prevention home - visiting program for first - time young parents, that examined the program's impact on child maltreatment and parenting in a sample of young mothers.

If we manage to stay the course with the things that are working and make the fundamental shift to putting our communities in control, I am very optimistic that our children will be given the opportunity to grow up to be happy and healthy adults, proudly carrying our culture forward for generations to come.

Children need to be accountable for their own behavior in order to learn the inner control necessary to function as healthy, self - disciplined individuals.

«We are investing $ 94 million to expand efforts to improve child and maternal health through Better Start to Life; and $ 36.2 million will expand the Healthy for Life programme into a further 32 Aboriginal community controlled health organisations to better manage chronic disease.

This bipartisan legislation builds on recent recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) that families, schools, and communities all need to work together to create an environment that facilitates healthy development for children.

Despite various criticism of Diana Baumrind's strong emphasis on high control in parenting throughout the years, Diana Baumrind still claims that firm behavioral control is necessary in order to paving the way for healthy child development.

Healthy relationships with children are a precondition for effective teaching as it helps teachers to motivate and control children's behavior and learning attitudes (Pianta 2006).

year Publication year, N total sample size, #ES amount of effect sizes, AC child age category of the child at the start of the program, Design research design, PCDC parent child development centers, CB community - based, CPEP child — parent enrichment project, FGDM family group decision making, HS healthy start, PCIT parent — child interaction therapy, CBFRS community - based family resource service, PUP parents under pressure, SEEK safe environment for every kid, HF healthy families, STEP systematic training for effective parenting, TPBP teen parents and babies program, TEEP Turkish early enrichment project, IFPS intensive family preservation services, ACT adults and children together, CBT cognitive behavioral therapy, PSBCT parent skills with behavioral couples therapy, PCTT parents and children talking together, FIRST family information, referral and support team, NFP nurse family partnership, HSYC healthy steps for young children, REACH resources, education and care in the home, PMD parents make the difference, CPC child — parent center, MST - BSF multisystemic therapy — building stronger families, PriCARE primary child — adult relationship enhancement, SSTP stepping stones Triple P, CAMP Colorado adolescent maternity program, STEEP steps toward effective and enjoyable parenting, FGC family group conferences, MST - CAN multisystemic therapy for child abuse and neglect, PAT parent as teachers, CM case management, CPS child protective services, NS not specified, QE quasi-experimental, RCT randomized controlled trial, R risk group, GP general population, M maltreating parents

Children who experienced healthy guilt for misdeeds were better able to control their behavior.