Sentences with phrase «measure up to their parents»

I've observed that some parents believe that is the only version of success that counts, and then there kids feel pressured to measure up to their parents» expectations.

Not exact matches

The children who were willing to delay gratification and waited to receive the second marshmallow ended up having higher SAT scores, lower levels of substance abuse, lower likelihood of obesity, better responses to stress, better social skills as reported by their parents, and generally better scores in a range of other life measures.

Whether or not the present Government will seek to reintroduce some of these measures remains to be seen, but there has certainlybeen no let - up in the efforts of the sex education establishment to lobby in favour of statutory SRE and to remove the right of parents to opt out.

This book has been emphasizing the importance of remembering that we're human and therefore we often make mistakes and fail to measure up to our own goals as parents.

A «natural grouping» is a small social unit made up of people whose fives are in some measure interlaced and who provide for each other a stable context in which the orderly transmission of values can take place from parents to children.

Many grew up in church or had Christian parents but their adult lifestyles did not necessarily measure up to Biblical standards.

When I explain that teaching kids to overvalue external measures of success short - circuits their development as self - regulating individuals — the true foundation of a productive life — a shocking number of parents respond that you can't undo bad grades and low test scores, but you can always catch up on the emotional stuff later — a tragic misapprehension.

A lot of parents struggle with the idea that their family doesn't measure up to their own hopes and other people's expectations.

If a child can never measure up to the high standards their parents have for them, why should they even try?

«As someone interested in baby experiments what struck me is that Experimenting with Babies is really a book about child development, though in a sign of our times of anxious parenting Gallagher has to issue a disclaimer that if your child doesn't «measure up» you shouldn't panic.

When a medical problem has been ruled out, a parent can take measures to help their child learn how to regulate their emotions at key times, so it doesn't become an issue as they grow up.

Our private Birth Refresher classes offer our experienced parents a chance to brush up on their knowledge about birth and comfort measures before welcoming a new addition to their family.

Studies were included if: (a) they were RCTs, (b) the population comprised parents / carers of children up to the age of 18 where at least 50 % had a conduct problem (defined using objective clinical criteria, the clinical cut - off point on a well validated behaviour scale or informal diagnostic criteria), (c) the intervention was a structured, repeatable (manualised) parenting programme (any theoretical basis, setting or mode of delivery) and (d) there was at least one standardised outcome measuring child behaviour.

What can parents do to make sure their child gets the message that failure is not a sign of their intelligence and ability not measuring up?

Measures on the table include beefed up role for online filters, security measures on public Wi - fi to make them «family friendly», a set of industry guidelines for businesses and a permanent body monitoring content and child internet education standards for Measures on the table include beefed up role for online filters, security measures on public Wi - fi to make them «family friendly», a set of industry guidelines for businesses and a permanent body monitoring content and child internet education standards for measures on public Wi - fi to make them «family friendly», a set of industry guidelines for businesses and a permanent body monitoring content and child internet education standards for parents.

Except of course children and their parents who must be measured and monitored to keep up with Labour Government targets oh and obviously all other adults too....

The measure, sponsored by GOP Sen. John Flanagan and Democratic Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, would set up procedures for contacting parents if a student makes an «implied or direct intention to commit suicide.»

«By opposing [Labour] measures to freeze energy prices and expand free childcare for working parents, the Tories have shown once again that they only ever stand up for a privileged few not for hard - working families.»

One of Tedisco's own bills popped up, a measure to allow parents and their children to opt out of the Common Core tests.

He said, «We understand that there is some measure of frustration in the land that the girls are yet to be freed up until this moment and we further appreciate the anguish of parents who had thought their nightmares would have been over by now.

On parent - reporting measures, girls with autism seem to struggle more than boys with performing routine tasks like getting up and dressed or making small talk, even when the study group is normalized to meet similar basic clinical diagnostic criteria across sexes.

Kinsey is on her way to boarding school, a last - ditch measure by her financially strapped family to keep her out of trouble, and Luke resents her soaking up all of their parents» attention (as well as their spare cash).

The new proposals look to set up a specific point of contact at local councils for parents and teachers in order to raise concerns about a child, as well as introduce new measures to discover how many children are being home - schooled beyond the reach of inspectors.

While opponents of student testing often seem to have the biggest megaphone, polls show an overwhelming majority — 70 percent and up — of parents think tests are a valid measure of their child's achievement level and the quality of schools.

Overall, I'm sympathetic to lowering barriers to entry (you have a crazy idea that parents will sign up for, go for it) and to reducing test based accountability (you and families think there's a better way to measure school performance, go for it).

The scheme helps to inform parents of how the standards in these schools measure up against the standards that apply to independent schools in England.

There's a new federal law that requires school districts to offer parents choices if their children's schools aren't measuring up.

The federal government's role in elementary and secondary education should be limited: It should work to create transparency so that parents can see how their local schools measure up; it should support policies that have a proven record; and it should make sure states can't ignore students who need extra help.

Since then, President Clinton has been campaigning for national academic standards and a test that would enable parents to see how their students, states and school districts measure up.

«It doesn't overcome not having good parents or it doesn't measure up to having good parents, but it is the closest thing to it.»

Eventually, legislators settled on a measure that set up «school governance councils» on which parents would hold most of the seats but which had only «authority to recommend reconstitution in [the] third year of poor performance.»

Meaningful differentiation helps states prioritize which schools need the most support in improving and helps parents understand how their children's school measures up to others.23

But instead of leaving teacher effectiveness completely up to local educators, its Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act (PDF) surprisingly requires states and districts to develop teacher evaluation systems that use multiple measures of evaluation; incorporate student achievement data; include more than two rating categories; are tied to personnel decisions; and are developed with input from parents, teachers, and other staff.

The ASPIRE Award provides up to $ 1,500 per year if the adjusted gross income of HOPE Scholars, their parents, or spouses (if applicable) is less than $ 36,000, as measured by the federal IRS formula.

The desire to measure schools more holistically is butting up against another priority: creating a system that is clear and coherent to parents.

While there are clear exceptions to the generalizations I will make in this analysis, I have chosen to focus on charter schools that exemplify a trend of exclusion that compromises the ideals of the school choice system as a whole, demonstrating how the model fails to measure up to the paragon of student and parent autonomy lauded by choice proponents.

Primed by these powerful cultural messages — in magazines, on television, in movies, in supermarket conversations, from our own parents — we can trick ourselves into believing that there's just one party to go to, one group to belong to, and that if we don't get in and stay in, we don't measure up or risk being thrown out.

Last year, Stephen Harper introduced income splitting for families with kids under 18, to a maximum of $ 2,000 in savings for taxpayers with incomes up to $ 230,000 — a measure that helps families with two parents in different income brackets, but not Schwartz.

There are many hardships that a parent will experience throughout their child's life, but very few measure up to serious legal problems.

It is possible for parents to claim tuition fees that they end up paying for their children's education as tax deduction making sure they are able to save tax even they do not have access to any other tax relief measure.

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Children and foster parents were randomly assigned to receive the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmenTo include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Children and foster parents were randomly assigned to receive the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmento receive the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmento a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language development.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Children and foster parents were randomly assigned to receive with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmenTo include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Children and foster parents were randomly assigned to receive with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmento receive with the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention or to a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language developmento a comparison group which received the Developmental Education for Families (DEF) program which focuses on cognitive and language development.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study assessed the effects of participation in the Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch - up (ABC) intervention on child abuse potential, parenting stress, and child behavior in maltreated children and their foster parents.

A diversity score measure of the reported use of physical punishment, constructed by summing the number of different types of physical punishment methods reported by the parents over the follow - up periods of 1 to 3 years, 4 to 6 years, and 9 years.

Sibling conflict has been measured up to eight times in a single hour and is the number - one reason for discord between parents and children.

Challenges to including measures of child maltreatment involve the complexity of obtaining consent from families and access to state child welfare records, the need for both short - and long - term follow - up to assess program impact, and concerns about the reliability and validity of parent or staff reports.

The study used a repeated - measures design to assess change at pre - and post-intervention and five - month follow - up using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (parent and adolescent rated), McMaster General Functioning Scale (parent - and adolescent - rated), Parent Stress Scale, and Kansas Parenting Satisfaction Scale as assessment meaparent and adolescent rated), McMaster General Functioning Scale (parent - and adolescent - rated), Parent Stress Scale, and Kansas Parenting Satisfaction Scale as assessment meaparent - and adolescent - rated), Parent Stress Scale, and Kansas Parenting Satisfaction Scale as assessment meaParent Stress Scale, and Kansas Parenting Satisfaction Scale as assessment measures.

Assessments conducted at earlier phases are specified in previous articles.7, 8 At the 15 - year follow - up assessment, adolescents completed interviews that measured whether they had been adjudicated a person in need of supervision (PINS) resulting from incorrigible behavior such as recurrent truancy or destroying parents» property; their frequency of running away from home; and the number of times they had been stopped by the police, arrested, convicted of a crime or of probation violations, and sent to youth correctional facilities.14 They also reported on their disruptive behavior in school; number of school suspensions; delinquent and aggressive behavior outside school; experience of sexual intercourse; rates of pregnancy; lifetime number of sexual partners; and frequency of using cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs during the 6 - month period prior to the 15 - year interview.15

If there is a downside to high levels of nurturance in child rearing, it is the risk that nurturant parents might be more lax than other parents in challenging their children to measure up to developmentally appropriate standards for behavior.