Sentences with phrase «make children at risk»

There are also warnings where toys might make children at risk for falling, where toys might contain magnets or sharp edges.

Not exact matches

It might seem encouraging to applaud your child's intelligence, but tons of research — much of it spearheaded by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck — shows that doing so makes kids fearful of taking risks or pursuing tough goals that might make them feel less than brilliant at first.

If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of at - risk children, how would you measure progress?

We who sacrifice fabulous resources to fatten the most inhuman form of violence so that it will continue to protect us, and who pass our time in transmitting futile messages from a planet that is risking destruction to planets that are already dead» how can we have the extraordinary hypo crisy to pretend that we do not understand all those people who did such things long before us: those, for example, who made it their practice to throw a single child, or two at the most, into the furnace of a certain Moloch in order to ensure the safety of the others?

New York based wine importer Cape Classics is making great strides to transform the South African wine industry through the establishment of the Indaba Education Fund (IEF), a fully accredited 501 (c)(3) organization which provides early childhood teacher training, learning materials, and educational infrastructure to young, at - risk children living in the South African Winelands.

By the time a Hamilton star is singing to a room full of donors and players in this gilded room, the Posadas have already made multiple aid trips, starting out helping the most at risk people — families, children, the elderly, and those who needed immediate medical attention — before moving on to «Phase 2» of «cleanup, rebuilding, and infusing the economy.»

Mr. Tough presents a thoughtful strategy to help those children most at risk, and it left me feeling hopeful about the huge difference we can make in the lives of those who have little opportunity.»

As someone who has been educating sports parents about head trauma in sports for the past seventeen years, and about the very real risk posed by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for the last decade, it is not surprising that I receive emails from parents all the time expressing deep concern about stories in the media that have led them - wrongly - to fear that playing contact or collision sports, or suffering a sports - related concussion, especially one slow to heal, makes it inevitable that their child will develop CTE and is at greatly increased risk of committing suicide.

We're not talking about examples of helicopter parenting run amok such as parents of college - age kids calling professors to argue about grades; but not supervising 9 - year - olds at all to the point that parents don't know who their friends are or what they are doing is not only opening a child up to potential risks and bad choices, but making them stressed as well.

Ofsted's new inspection framework makes clear that children's services should pay attention to all parents and carers when children have been maltreated or are at risk of maltreatment or neglect.

Adolescents who skip breakfast are at high risk for having an inadequate intake of dietary fiber, as are other age groups; so make sure your child does not skip this important meal.

That's because forcing a toddler to eat a food he doesn't like or a quantity he can't handle may set him up for problems later on: Children who aren't allowed to make food decisions themselves (such as deciding when they're full) are at a greater risk for becoming obese later in life.

Now, I'll give the readers here credit for catching the part where they flashed up on the screen a nice graphic stating that you COULD put an extra ice pack or two into the lunch and probably «decrease the risk,» but I think talking about how not even an ice pack, or refrigeration at many day cares, is enough to keep your child from possibly coming down with foodborne illness could be enough to make some less conscious parents throw up their hands in disgust and say «I give up.»

An important conclusion of this study was that fathers make significant differences for the better in the lives of their at - risk children.

Make sure that talking with the parents will not put your child at more risk for bullying.

Unsinkable Spirit, recently named Honorable Mention at the 10th Annual Hollywood Book Festival, chronicles Engh's actions as he created the National Alliance for Youth Sports, including the game changing risk Engh took to make his dream for positive youth sports a reality for children across the country — even when he had everything to lose.

Certain medications, including most medications that are used to treat acne, can make your child more at risk for severe sunburns.

Every change keeps your child safe as well — you won't put your child at risk by making them more comfortable.

Even when the child is at higher than usual risk for food allergies, he said, there is no evidence that dietary modifications by the mother make a difference.

It was written primarily to help child welfare caseworkers and other professionals who work with at - risk families make more informed decisions about when to refer parents and caregivers, along with their children, to PCIT programs.

No, no you are choosing to put EVERY other child your kid comes in contact with at risk by making that choice.

Also, unless your child has had titer testing to make sure the vaccines took, there is a chance that s / he is also putting those children at risk.

But, «if you could identify which babies are at risk, you could be a little more specific in who you insist make behavioral changes and modifications,» said Dr. Rachel Moon, a pediatrician and SIDS researcher at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C.

The study includes: an analysis of the state needs assessments that were provided in the state MIECHV applications and an effectiveness study that includes an impact analysis to measure what difference home visiting programs make for the at - risk families they serve in areas such as prenatal, maternal, and newborn health; child development; parenting; domestic violence; and referrals and service coordination.

I see so many parents making mistakes that can put their child's life at risk in an accident.

So if you're wondering whether or not sleep training is going to put your child at an increased risk for SIDS, or if it will somehow alter their natural sleep patterns, or make them nocturnal, or damage them in any way, I can assure you with the full support of the American Academy of Pediatrics, that it will not (3).

If your child is physically at risk of running into the street or in danger, grab him tightly and hold him or make it very clear to him.

A child at risk for autism might make unusual movements, such as moving their hand or fingers in an odd and repetitive manner.

If mom ends up in the hospital or worse, she puts her child's happiness and future at risk, especially if she didn't make plans in case of emergency.

Make sure they will not put your child at risk by calling both kids into the office at the same time or asking them to sit down with the guidance counselor together.

So if you're wondering whether or not sleep training is going to put your child at an increased risk for SIDS, or if it will somehow alter their natural sleep patterns, or make them nocturnal, or damage them in any way, I can assure you with the full support of the American Academy of Pediatrics, that it will not.

As with all things where your child is exercising personal responsibility, make sure you properly educate him regarding the risks he runs with listening to headphones or ear buds at too high a volume.

Unfortunately, misinformation about vaccines could make some parents decide not to immunize their children, putting them and others at a greater risk for illness — or even death.

It's a hard choice to make when you feel that you might be putting your child at risk by working for a vaginal birth.

Children develop risk - taking and conflict - resolution skills at camp, and gain confidence from it as they learn to make their own decisions without their parents» help.

Are the mothers who decide to have their babies at home making an irresponsible choice and risking the lives of their children, or is the tiny, but growing movement to avoid the hospital a relatively safe one, with benefits that outweigh the dangers?

Also, at this time, the developing embryo is at most risk from external toxins, making it important that pregnant women avoid the consumption of alcohol, caffeine, cigarette smoke, and certain medications to avoid harming the developing child at this crucial time.

I'd joined a campaign for a change in the law, to get rid of prohibition, so that we could try to keep children safer and make sure that, if they did use drugs, we could at least try to minimise the risks.

A father whose children have drowned while fleeing a war torn country is told he shouldn't have put them at risk by making the crossing.

«The prime minister has made clear that he expects a robust response from all relevant organisations to any findings that confirm that the safety and learning of children in our schools have been put at risk.»

Where security or child safety is at risk, companies already comply with police requests and there was a real risk this bill would make the situation worse by driving dangerous people underground into encrypted services.»

NYC's Administration for Children's Services failed miserably in implementing recommendations made in a 2015 audit that found kids are being put at risk by the agency's renewal of contracts with poorly performing vendors, the state Comptroller's Office said.

«When your administration delays in making payments owed to those children, it puts school operations — and their education — at risk,» stated Moskowitz in her letter to de Blasio.

The city's Administration for Children's Services failed miserably in implementing recommendations made in a 2015 audit that found kids are being put at risk by the agency's renewal of contracts with poorly performing vendors, the state Comptroller's Office said Wednesday.

«As an at - risk teacher my entire career,» Mulgrew said, «I am telling you this will make a difference in thousands of children's lives so they can get back on grade level.»

The interplay between malnutrition and malaria is poorly understood, but the risk of death is certainly higher in children with acute malnutrition, at least among those who make it to a hospital, says Larry Slutsker, who directed the malaria and parasitic diseases program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta and now runs the malaria program at PATH in Seattle, Washington.

Last summer, Italian and Dutch groups separately published papers suggesting that children are at wildly different risks for cancer depending on which defect they carry — with the risk ranging from less than 3 % to about 25 % — and argued that for lower - risk children, screening might not make sense.

«Studying congenital heart defects in the «at risk» Down syndrome population can make it possible to reveal genes that impact the risk of heart defects in all children, including those with typical number of chromosomes.»

13 % of parents whose child was categorized as «at risk» or «overweight» reported making changes to their child's diet or activity habits.

Another young mother, thousands of miles away in Australia, worries that unvaccinated children are putting her son at risk: The boy has a rare genetic mutation that makes vaccinating him dangerous.