Sentences with phrase «growing number of children»

Everyone should have the right to a stable home but growing numbers are being denied one — including growing numbers of children.

Schools throughout the country include growing numbers of children who do not speak English as their first language.

Indeed, village park officials said the new rink was long overdue because growing numbers of children and adults have been flocking to their rink for the past decade.

A shortage of special needs funding means growing numbers of children are being left without suitable school places, a teachers» leader has warned.

For instance, in Life Without Father, David Popenoe offers stunning evidence of negative outcomes for the growing number of children whose fathers are absent, whether because of divorce or because their parents did not marry.

He said: «For a growing number of children, this is not the Scotland of equality, fairness and opportunity that our politicians tell us they wish to achieve.

Patient compassion needs to guide the pastoral care of all caught up in this delusion, particularly those pressured to seek surgical / hormonal «gender reassignment», including a growing number of children.

Because of this, a growing number of children are becoming obese, and fast - food and other junk is becoming a common part of the average diet.

A growing number of children are presenting as demanding, prescriptive, bossy and controlling.

Park commissioners said a recreation center is needed to open activities, such as basketball and volleyball, to a growing number of children and adults.

A growing number of children did not even know how to fill in questionnaires that asked for their father's name.

School officials announced that the lunch program, which has attracted a growing number of children, would be expanded from 20 to 30 schools starting Monday.

This is partly due to the growing number of children living in poverty.

Until now, no national guidelines had been developed to help schools and early care and education programs address the needs of the growing numbers of children with food allergies.

To keep up with the growing number of children, she said, the district needs to make about 19 hires — most in the instructional areas, with others being additional support and security staff.

«Teachers report to me that a growing number of children can not form letters or even hold a pencil,» he continued.

The groups also are asking for an additional $ 500 million for some targeted needs, including more resources to help the growing number of children who need to learn English at school.

The groups are also asking for an additional $ 500 million, for some targeted needs, including more resources to help the growing number of children who need to learn English at school.

Dr. Perrin noted that despite these barriers, there is a growing number of children whose parents are gay, reflecting a rapidly changing legal and social climate for prospective gay and lesbian parents.

«Still, the study does highlight the need for more research to confirm these findings and to clarify the biologic underpinning for this association, given the growing number of children born to older fathers in the United States and worldwide.»

(GETTY IMAGES) A flurry of news reports and articles on the growing number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder and other mental health illnesses has many parents in a panic.

Parents and non-parents alike have reason to be worried about children's health, due to the youth obesity epidemic, the alarming rise of type 2 diabetes and the growing number of children (estimated at close to 6 million) labeled as having ADD or ADHD and placed on prescription drugs.

About Blog The Autism Site was born out of the desire to spread the word about the growing number of children and families who are coping with the challenge of autism, and to provide a way for everyone to help.

About Blog The Autism Site was born out of the desire to spread the word about the growing number of children and families who are coping with the challenge of autism, and to provide a way for everyone to help.

The growing number of children who bring to the classroom an array of social problems — from the stresses of poor or broken homes to a lack of adequate motivation or language proficiency — represent the greatest obstacle they face, the principals reported in an informal poll taken here last week.

Unfortunately, for a growing number of children the period from birth to age three has become a mental wasteland.

Apple iPads have been an extremely significant investment in the school and have enhanced learning across the curriculum as well as providing a communication tool for a growing number of our children.

Breakfast clubs in schools With reports suggesting that a growing number of children are arriving at school hungry, the role of school food, including breakfast clubs in schools is more vital than ever before.

As our nation grapples with the social and political ramifications of this change, a growing number of children must cope with confusing signals of inclusion and exclusion.

With reports suggesting that a growing number of children are arriving at school hungry, the role of school food, including breakfast clubs in schools is more vital than ever before.

Members have expressed serious concerns about the extra pressure they are facing to support the growing number of children with mental health issues.

The gross enrollment ratios have shown a tremendous improvement from a growing number of children taking part in the preschool programs or receiving childcare benefits.

In response to the growing number of children who have asthma, a private group has joined forces with federal officials to teach educators about the causes of and treatments for the chronic disease.

There's seldom much help for the growing number of children who speak limited English.

A growing number of children now attend charter schools operated by regional or national firms with non-local «brand names» (e.g. KIPP, National Heritage, Achievement First) and a growing number of pupils now absorb at least part of the curriculum from online providers at the state or national (and, in time, planetary) level.

About 19 percent of Lake Villa's students are economically disadvantaged and there is a growing number of children identified as limited English proficient.

Reading researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA), in conjunction with the local school district, developed Book Buddies as one part of the district's goal to meet the needs of the growing number of children requiring supplemental literacy instruction (Invernizzi, Juel, & Rosemary, 1996; Invernizzi et al., 1997).

Our authors raise awareness of the growing number of children now living in poverty (22 percent in the United States) and examine what might be done to bridge the widening income achievement gap.

There is little help for the growing number of children in rural schools who speak limited English.

They have maintained that raising the bar on admissions, for example, may «exacerbate the shortage of teachers from underrepresented groups and result in teaching becoming a profession of privilege, which would be a tremendous disservice to the growing number of children, especially those from underrepresented ethnic groups and / or who live in poverty.»

In today's technological society, a growing number of children engage in daily use of smartphones and other handheld devices, providing a unique opportunity for teachers to integrate learning and technology.

Growing numbers of children are being turned off books by the end of primary school because of the influence of the internet and lack of reading in the home, according to research.

Nowadays, a growing number of children and teens spend their after - school time being shuffled from one activity to the next.

About Blog The Autism Site was born out of the desire to spread the word about the growing number of children and families who are coping with the challenge of autism, and to provide a way for everyone to help.

A growing number of children are struggling to fall asleep at night.