By establishing a framework for parenting, one then has a means of measuring activity, and assuring that one parent is not unduly inconvenienced by the lackadaisical parenting
efforts of the other parent.
This syndrome is an estrangement of the child from one parent, caused by the intentional (or unconcious)
efforts of the other parent.
As in conventional two - parent families, the following actions can make life easier: expressing appreciation for
the efforts of the other parent, establishing regular communication, working to be on the same page, and being willing to be the «bad guy» when necessary.
Not exact matches
After the
parents spent their entire savings and remortgaged there house in repeated
efforts to save their daughter from the evils
of drugs, which lead to many
other horrible life styles, including prostitution, she was finally murdered by her supplier / pimp.
I am driven to build on the
efforts of other ultimate volunteer coaches and
parents who got the sport to this point.
While much
of what the speakers at the N.F.L. / USA Football luncheon I attended last week in New York City was concussions and football safety advice MomsTEAM has been giving
parents for years, what impressed me the most was what we were told about the ongoing
efforts by the league and its youth football partner to improve health and safety for football players from the pros down to the youth level, a topic which takes up more
of N.F.L. commissioner Roger Goodell's time than any
other.
In addition to MomsTeam's longstanding
efforts to educate
parents on the dangers
of child abuse in youth sports, most recently
of boys, there are
other websites which publicize instances
of abuse, including www.badjocks.com, where Bob Reno provides a monthly recap
of abuse cases.
We live in a society
of busy - ness, with so mich expected
of parents and so much to get on and do and so much pressure, that a EC is an inconvenience
of having to go against the perceived norm, having to pay much more intimate attention to our babies, having to deal with bodily functions, having to wake ourselves up a bit to what our culture has conditioned us to and having to go against the grain — all
of which take
effort and all
of which take time and / or energy away from
other mummy
efforts that bring more obvious and societally rewarded benefits.
Finally, I believe greater
effort must be made locally and nationally to improve the perception
of school food service while educating
parents and
others about the amazing work school food service professionals are doing each school day.
Whether the
parents have joint custody, or whether one is the custodial
parent and the
other is not, some careful planning and an
effort to put the good
of the children first can help create a more amicable and successful experience with co-parenting.
I'm not sure a poll
of federal taxpayers and
parents would find the time and
effort spent by these employees on the journal article — which I personally viewed purely as a form
of reputational damage control — to be a worthy use
of these funds when
other aspects
of our meal program are in clear need
of improvement.
Some schools find it hard to believe one
of their pupils has a
parent in prison, she says, while
others make little
effort to find out.
Schools and districts in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah can apply NOW for breakfast - in - the - classroom grant money to cover the upfront costs often associated with the startup and implementation
of breakfast in the classroom and «grab n» go» programs, such as purchasing equipment, outreach
efforts to
parents, program promotion, and
other related expenses.
When the style
of disagreements undermines the
other parent's
efforts, or the intensity is extreme and creates strong family worry or tensions, then the clues are there that
parents need to deal with the situation.
We also encourage each woman and partner to take advantage
of the many classes and support groups we recommend — from prenatal yoga, yoga for labor workshop, and postpartum mommy and me yoga classes, positive birth story pregnancy circles, community new mother blessing ceremonies, annual family reunion, postpartum mom circles, pregnancy retreats and a variety
of other educational, supportive, and fun events, classes, and ways to connect with
other likeminded people and build community — in an
effort to bring back the needed village it takes to raise a new baby, and new
parents.
In spite
of its critical importance as the cornerstone
of child health and survival, aggressive and inappropriate marketing
of breast - milk substitutes, and
other food products that compete with breastfeeding, continues to mislead
parents and undermine
efforts by Member States to protect and support children's rights to health and ensure sound objective information.
None
of this is possible without funding; funds are needed to cover start - up and implementation costs such as equipment, program promotion, outreach
efforts to
parents and the community, among
others.
Major props to this brave mama for coming forward to share her story, in an
effort to warn
other parents of multiples about the potential danger
of the nursery setup.
They might have a lot
of information and you don't really have to make an
effort to find
other parents.
On the
other hand, a child who feels that, despite her best
efforts, she is not achieving mastery
of a skill may feel discouraged by a
parent who only offers praise once she has performed at a level
of excellence.
Part
of the educational
efforts of the campaign is to reach people
other than
parents who may care for your children.
Despite your best
efforts and doing everything right, you just can't seem to get out
of this rut... while half the
other parents around the world are getting their babies out
of diapers by 1 year old, with no resistance.
Unfortunately, almost none
of that could be said to come «naturally» in a society that doesn't always teach men to fully respect or nurture their partners, doesn't provide universal paid parental leave for all
parents, doesn't ensure that all healthcare providers understand what it means to support mothers»
efforts to breastfeed, doesn't teach people what it looks like to establish a nursing relationship, and pushes mothers to put all sorts
of other things (financial obligations, social pressures to entertain guests and / or «get their body back») ahead
of their postpartum recovery.
We want to support your
efforts to help
parents and
other professionals understand the importance and benefits
of Attachment
Parenting, so we offer:
(2) to supplement and complement the
efforts of States, the local school systems and
other instrumentalities
of the States, the private sector, public and private educational institutions, public and private nonprofit educational research institutions, community - based organizations,
parents, and students to im - prove the quality
of education;
«Too often the experiences
of parents who complain to me are
of an agency in which one hand does not know what the
other is doing, and there is no discernable
effort to place the needs
of their children first.
It amounts to a great deal
of effort and energy and political capital expended on one policy matter, albeit an extremely important one affecting over 1 million students, their
parents, teachers, and
others, while the rest
of the de Blasio Albany agenda sits somewhat neglected.
«Better understanding
of the association between sleep and substance use is important for
parents, schools and
others involved in alcohol and drug prevention
efforts for this age group.»
Alan Rudolph, director
of Chemical and Biological Technologies for the TMT's
parent office, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, is folding some TMT projects into
other Pentagon
efforts and reordering their priorities.
Gilbert - Diamond points out that unlike
other parenting strategies that require persistent
effort and vigilance,
parents can make a difference by simply keeping televisions out
of their children's bedrooms.
Through our joint
effort, we want to help
other parents who are also seeking to improve the lives
of their children through nutritional foods that are gluten and casein free.
Parents are being encouraged to spend 20 minutes a week talking to their kids about how they are feeling, as part
of a new initiative aiming to support on (one's) own initiative Without requiring or having been given instruction, prompting, or guidance from
others; by one's own
effort or energy.
On Friday, July 26, Rep. George Miller (D - CA) took part in a media call with Ben Austin
of Parent Revolution, a nonprofit dedicated to organizing parent trigger campaigns, and other parents to celebrate National Parents Day (July 28) and the efforts of parents to exercise their voice under parent trigger
Parent Revolution, a nonprofit dedicated to organizing
parent trigger campaigns, and other parents to celebrate National Parents Day (July 28) and the efforts of parents to exercise their voice under parent trigger
parent trigger campaigns, and
other parents to celebrate National Parents Day (July 28) and the efforts of parents to exercise their voice under parent trigge
parents to celebrate National
Parents Day (July 28) and the efforts of parents to exercise their voice under parent trigge
Parents Day (July 28) and the
efforts of parents to exercise their voice under parent trigge
parents to exercise their voice under
parent trigger
parent trigger laws.
The report also indicates that controlled choice — a type
of voluntary desegregation that allows
parents some choice about which schools their children will attend — and
other desegregation
efforts benefit minority students.
Schools, districts, and
other organizations can now administer the survey tools in both English and Spanish to easily assess the current state
of their
parent — school relationships or test whether their
efforts to improve these relationships are working.
In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets
of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students,
parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and
effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and
other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character development).
Leaders
of the new
effort, «Project Appleseed,» hope to establish strong state - level
Parents for Public Schools organizations comparable in stature to the state affiliates
of the national teachers» unions and
other groups.
In opting out
of public schools, Choice
parents are helping to reform a Milwaukee Public School (MPS) system that has resisted or subverted
other reform
efforts.
Organizing
efforts are distinguished from
other more orthodox forms
of educational change by their collective nature and by the active engagement
of parents, teachers, and pupils in the politics
of school and community change.
Without the same rigorous tests, we can not be sure that the observed association between teacher value - added and long - term outcomes was not the result
of other factors (for example,
efforts made by
parents with the strongest
parenting skills to ensure their children were assigned to the most effective instructors).
By shining the spotlight on inspiring teachers and successful students, we hope
others, including administrators,
parents, and colleges
of education, will redouble their
efforts to implement the reforms that are so sorely needed.
Parents and many
others have joined the AFT's
efforts to end the overuse and misuse
of standardized tests, and to fix — not close — struggling schools, something Weingarten has advocated since her involvement in the creation
of New York City's Chancellor's District, which dramatically improved achievement in what had been some
of the city's lowest - performing schools.
The
parents union, along with the
parent empowerment
efforts of StudentsFirst's New York affiliate (which is helping families in the Big Apple's traditional district fight for school libraries as well as lobby for teacher quality and
other reforms), is actively helping families do more than just have a voice.
With school choice likely to be a big focus
of the new Administration's education agenda, these
efforts will be undermined if
parents lack the basic information they need to make an informed choice about
other options, which the regulations provide.
Looking at both teacher and school factors, the analysis
of links to families suggests that personnel in the most effective schools made a more concerted
effort than personnel in
other schools to reach out to
parents.
In particular, principals in more disadvantaged school settings are likely to need more professional development and support in their
efforts to sustain practices and behaviors that will increase the involvement
of others — teachers and
parents — in the work
of improvement.
The president
of Washington's largest teachers» union said the
effort had one
other positive result: fruitful collaboration between the governor, the Legislature,
parents,
other education advocacy groups, local school districts and the Washington Education Association, representing teachers.
The approval, along with the ouster last November
of two
of the Adelanto Unified School District board members who fought unsuccessfully to stop the families from taking over the school, completes the
effort of the families to become the first in the nation to use a
Parent Trigger law to take control
of a school — and show
other families how they can become lead decision - makers in education as they should be.
A proposed provision that declares that nothing in future education policy would prevent the passage
of Parent Trigger laws or
other Parent Power
efforts would be meaningful if it also proposed a competitive grant program to encourage states to enact such laws; as is, there is nothing in federal law that restricts states from passing
Parent Trigger laws or keeps families from using them.
If I know for sure that my
efforts can make a concrete difference in the lives
of the relatively small number
of kids, teachers, and
parents I interact with every day, why divert a single ounce
of energy to reaching out to lawmakers who seem more intent on bickering with each
other than listening to the people they represent?