Sentences with phrase «focus on the children at»

That could increase the incentive at every stage to focus on children at every level of ability, rather than those who can be most easily helped over the hurdle of getting five good GCSEs.

«By introducing a progress measure, we will ensure schools are fairly judged on the performance of all their pupils rather than focusing entirely on attainment, which created a perverse incentive for schools to focus on some children at the expense of others.»

In addition, many early childhood interventions have focused on children at risk of poor health and behavior outcomes by virtue of family poverty or disability.

As a matter of fact, the new laws don't focus on the children at all.

The sensitivity - focused attachment interventions that changed disorganized attachment started after infant age six months (rather than during pregnancy and before infant age six months), focused on children at risk (rather than parents at risk), and were conducted by professionals rather than non-professionals.

Not exact matches

A child interested in the lives of others could focus volunteer energy on chipping away at poverty and hunger.

Schmelzer loves to talk about how mentors at the Nike + Accelerator forced him and his partners to overhaul their GeoPalz business plan to focus on the lifetime value of their child customers.

McGowan's memoir will also focus on the actress» upbringing in the Children of God cult, how she escaped it at the age of 13, and how she eventually ended up getting «discovered» in Los Angeles.

«We got involved in biotech in the late 90's when two of our children were diagnosed with a rare genetic disease... at the time there was nothing,» said Crowley «So we really focused as parents initially on what could we do to help drive science to a cure.

She was previously a Research Intern at the Michael Cohen Group in Soho with a focus on child development, education, and digital media.

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The briefing focused on a vision of STEM learning opportunities as a network of charging stations in which children power up their learning by plugging into activities at school, after school, at science centers and libraries, as well as online.

But in a culture like ours, where parents have very little time to spend with their children, and where an obsessive pursuit of youth has caused an 800 percent increase in cosmetic surgical procedures in ten years, a focus on becoming childlike at Christmas seems guaranteed to skew the message of the incarnation.

Rather it frees governors and headteachers to focus more on deciding what type of sex education parents want their children to experience in school and, in the case of primary schools, whether there should be any formal sex education at all.

When his children got older and he could no longer vent his hate by beating his children and his wife as much, he focused his hatred on the community at large.

Parent enrichment groups should also focus on the importance of mothers finding some of their satisfactions apart from the children, and fathers finding at least some of their satisfactions with the children.

Pro-choice advocates have trained their focus on the rights of the mother, and attempted to sidestep the rights of the unborn child by using dehumanizing terms that at least downplay the child's personhood.

Over half of New Yorkers are immigrants or the children of immigrants, and the city hosts many thriving immigrant churches, Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical, Pentecostal, and charismatic, but Bishop Rimbo's focus — at least in this profile — is on the white middle class, the traditional constituency for mainline churches.

He told gathered crowds that at his hospital, doctors and nurses must focus on children and not fall prey to corruption.

Does this refer simply to families, such as something you might get from James Dobson at Focus on the Family, or it is figurative language for how John will call the children of Israel back into faithful obedience to God, in the same manner as their forefathers (cf. 1:16)?

Hey black pastors how about you focus on black on black violence, or blacks low graduation rates and low education, or the drug epidemic, or the fact that black men abandon their children at a higher rate than other races... yeah ga. y marriage should be a big issue... what a fvcking joke...

Insightful is his exploration of the (limited) common ground inhabited by both traditionalists and feminists, whose focus on women demands that it at least take seriously questions of child rearing.

«Working alongside pro-choice women on issues of human trafficking, domestic violence, genocide, foster care, and even special needs adoption has been among the most meaningful work I've been a part of,» said Kelly Rosati, Focus on the Family's vice president of advocacy for children and a speaker at the Evangelicals for Life conference this week.

At a nearby hotel, we met Lilian Pizzi, a psychotherapist who works inside the center for Terre des Hommes, an international humanitarian relief organization focusing on the rights of children.

First of all, our initial focus needs to be on the reality that many Protestant denominations, regardless of their authoritative structure, aren't doing much at all on a denominational level to address the horrors of child sexual abuse.

What if one denomination encouraged all of their pastors to preach at least one sermon in April, about the value God places on children — it doesn't necessarily have to focus on sexual abuse, but on the value of children and the importance of Christians to expend ourselves in protecting and honoring these little ones?

A cook book for children is not something I am focusing on at the moment, although lots of my recipes are child friendly.

Natalie is a talented writer and reviewer at The Vegan Woman, focusing mainly on family issues, food, and raising vegan children.

Focusing on choice at the elementary level will impact eating for the rest of children's lives.

This humanitarian, nonprofit campaign is making a healthy difference in the world — one child at a time — with a focus on innovation and extending its global reach.

Chefs Wook and Tom look at the new American Culinary Federation predictions for trends in 2012, focused on children's food in restaurants and in keeping it local at all costs.

About Vitamin Angels: Vitamin Angels helps at - risk populations in need, focusing on pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five, while gaining access to revolutionary vitamins and minerals.

It focuses on children's food in restaurants and in keeping it local at all costs.

While I decided to focus primarily on older children in this post, many women on Twitter chimed in that they are nursing their kids to age two as well, including: Reiza at Stepping Off the Spaceship, Summer at Wired for Noise, Mom Most Traveled, Annie at PhD in Parenting, Sherri at Recovering Sociopath, and Sara (who was breast - fed herself until age 4 1/2) at Custom - Made Milk, among others.

Her blog is focused more on the funny side of parenting young children, and it's perfect if you just want to blow some steam off and laugh at the whole parenting journey along with her.

With camp's focus on fun and safety, learning and achievement in a safe environment will happen at your child's pace.

The providers were engaged with and focused on the toddlers they were caring for (just five or six kids at each site)-- always ready to offer support and redirection or just hugs when the children got frustrated or if minor conflicts broke out.

Focusing on children aged newborn through three years old, donations of all gently used or new clothing and baby gear is accepted at their main location in Boston, as well as other various donation locations.

• Try to find a faculty member at the school with whom your child can build a benevolent relationship - someone who's not solely focused on your child's curriculum but also the social and emotional issues he / she may be facing.

I am convinced that the way to change the culture of youth sports from one focused on winning to one that puts safety of our children ahead of, or at least on a par, with team and individual success, is what the sports parents of this country want.

Casa: Without a doubt the biggest mistake that parents make is having their child focus on one sport at a very young age.

at least 60 minutes before bedtime 4) Play a short bedtime game — Two truths one fake — talk about the day 5) Listen to a good - night talk or make your own — guided talk that focuses on relaxation — or make your own 6) Change scary thoughts into silly thoughts — Change the scary creature into something funny — like a monster but it has stripes 7) Remember to hug a favorite stuffed animal — stuffed animals can really help reduce nighttime fears 8) Follow the SAME PLAN with the SAME BEDTIME each night — children thrive on consistency.

There is at least one child there basically all the time, singularly focused on creating as much chaos as possible.

Teachers at Waldorf schools are trained to focus on the individual child as well as the group.

Your child will be distracted by background noise at first, but by six months he should be able to focus on speech and try to replicate it.

He came to believe that the primary caregiver (he focused mainly on mothers) served as a kind of «psychic organizer» to the child, and that a child needs this influence, especially at certain times, in order to develop successfully.

The district pursues excellence in education for every child at every level by focusing on quality instruction, managing systems efficiently, and sustaining a culture of excellence.

No matter how you do it, being focused on one child at a time will make the cry it out experience feel less daunting.

Also, in the Total Focus program for kids with ADHD, Dr. Robert Myers suggests making an «I'm bored» collage that includes visual cues of all the things your child can do at home on their own if they are bored.

After doing that for seven years, Iris returned to Argentina and opened a children's program that focused on music and arts and crafts as well as teaching music at several schools.