Sentences with phrase «issues confronting children»

Furthermore, despite Duncan's letter, it appears that their myopic outlook focuses primarily on teaching and data again and not on a host of other serious issues confronting children in poor schools today.

Even if it does require diligence and a bit more time, would you please open a BOZO BIN for the blatant, time - wasting, know - nothings who care nothing about the most critical issue confronting our children.

On the one hand it says that climate change is «the most critical issue confronting our children.»

Not exact matches

The recent history of child care as an «industry» further indicates some of the issues that now confront the church.

Regardless of one's position on the theological issues here, it's plain to see that if the members of the Southern Baptist Convention intend to hold to their exclusivist position consistently and condemn as dangerous all who seek to harmonize scripture with the human conscience, then it's time for them to confront their own theological accommodations and declare the unconverted child as hopeless as the unconverted adult.

But what I have noticed on numerous occasions in my practice is that the intensity of the college application process distracts family members from confronting the ultimate issue that is facing them at this juncture in their evolution — the feelings of loss and grief that accompany the departure of a child.

This is important — shame is a huge factor in bed - wetting, and seeing an older child on the box helps older bed - wetters accept and confront the issue.

If there is a major issue with your child while they are under the childcare provider's care, confronting them is a must.

Having received UNICEF's BFI training, together with ten years experience of working in a neonatal, I have had the opportunity to support many abuse survivors as they are making the decision whether to breast - feed their child — or not - and to help support them with some of the issues they confront during this time.

Confronted with a long - running food fight over whether to serve children flavored milk — chocolate, strawberry, banana, vanilla — in homes and in schools, parents may instinctively want to duck the issue.

The narrator neglects to mention, of course, some of the ostensibly insignificant issues confronting British people at the time, such as the absence of workers» rights, child labour, slum housing and mass poverty.

Cameron said he wanted to «confront» the issue because of «the impact it is having on the innocence of our children».

Susanne Bier follows the disappointing Serena with a well - acted and worthy drama that confronts societal prejudice, the sticky issues around child protection, and our inability to see what's right under our noses.

He also spoke about the issue of bullying — which would confront students when they started teaching careers — and about his passionate belief in the importance of providing support to children who had suffered loss of a parent or loved one.

Child participation is enhanced through the six step Child - to - Child approach, which allows children to study and analyze the issues that confront their community and plan and carry out age - appropriate actions in response.

Principals reported that it can be both unpleasant and confronting when working through the bullying and sexting issues with parents and their children.

It can be difficult for teachers, as well as parents, to believe that (otherwise) high - performing and / or popular children can hurt peers, so confronting the issue is delayed.

What would it take to confront the issues of how we keep children whole and how we address the needs of the whole child in an era in which children are being sliced and diced into categories on standardized tests?

She's ready to work with us to confront the issues facing children and their families today, including poverty, wage stagnation, income inequality and lack of opportunity.

Her willingness to confront shocking personal issues, such as her abuse as a child, and the difficult experiences of being a woman, give her work a confessional aspect which only enhances her intimacy with the viewer.

In a divorce or separation, fathers will be confronted with the issue of child support.

Confronted by the grave warnings thus issuing from courts of great pan-European authority, citizens of countries whose Muslim population is increasing very rapidly by immigration and a relatively high birthrate may ask themselves whether it is prudent, or just to the children and grandchildren of everyone in their country, to permit any further migratory increase in that population, or even to accept the presence of immigrant non-citizen Muslims without deliberating seriously about a possible reversal — humane and financially compensated for and incentivised — of the inflow.

Children are encouraged to talk to school counselors and sometimes even professional therapists if there are some deep - rooted issues to confront.

It is important that the parent seek assistance from a professional who has experience and training in dealing with this issue before he / she confronts their child about their actions.

In his media release, Gooda describes Indigenous child protection as «one of the most challenging issues confronting our communities.»

- Anxiety disorders are so often attributed to adults that parents can often be at a loss when confronting serious anxiety issues in their children.

Key Findings From a 2009 National Parent Survey: Implications for Infant - Toddler Public Policy (PDF - 42 KB) ZERO TO THREE (2010) Explores issues and challenges that parents of young children confront today, where gaps in knowledge of early development exist, what sources of information and support these parents turn to, and what factors influence their approach to parenting.

The contributors to this issue of Zero to Three illustrate the diverse settings and situations that early childhood professionals confront in their work with young children and families: A busy morning in a pediatric clinic; the traumatic aftermath of domestic violence; guiltridden parents worried about the health of their infant; mothers with severe psychiatric disorders; reflective supervision in an early intervention program; and peer - group support for enhancing social and emotional development in child care settings.

For example, if your child has attention and impulsivity issues, he may not know how to respond appropriately when another child confronts him.

• Child's Play: How Play Therapy Works • The Value of Play I: The Definition of Play Gives Insights • The Value of Play II: How Play Promotes Reasoning • Value of Play III: How Children Confront Life's Challenges • The Value of Play IV: Nature's Way of Teaching Us New Skills • The Decline of Play in Preschoolers — And the Rise in Sensory Issues • Let's Play: How the Science of the Brain Is Changing Therapy • A Fun Way to Ease Kids» Anxiety About Medical Procedures • Dads: Roughhouse Away!

Take the time to talk with your children about all the issues that confront them.