Sentences with phrase «more children at risk»

But we know from research and the increasing number of calls to our advice service, that often families have been crying out for help before situations escalate, and that cuts to key early intervention and preventative services, such as refuge places for abused mothers, are putting more children at risk.

And it allows some school staffers to carry guns if they volunteer and undergo training — a misguided response that could put more children at risk of accidental shootings.

«California already spends less per pupil than almost every state in the country and deeper cuts to our schools will only put the futures of more children at risk.

Teacher layoffs would come on top of the mayor's proposal to slash child care subsidies for low - income families, which would put even more children at risk, Mulgrew said.

Despite this fact, Nestle can now capitalize on the anxiety surrounding breastfeeding to promote their product successfully, putting more children at risk.

Not exact matches

Few are more at risk in that catastrophe than the children of eastern Aleppo; prevented from going to school or even hospital, as both are deemed too unsafe, they live under constant fear of attack.

The great interest of the study arises from the fact that, as the years went by, the researchers noticed that many of the children they had identified as «at high risk» (i.e., children subject to four or more serious disadvantages) were able to lead satisfying and socially productive lives as adults.

«Amazingly, children - at - risk from different parts of the world [who have] similar problems have more in common with each other than with other types of children within the same culture.

Last year St Columba's Lochside Mission and Outreach youth programme provided more than 150 lunches daily to local children after church staff learned that the 95 per cent of children in one local primary school, who receive free school lunches and breakfasts during the school term, were at risk of hunger during the summer holidays.

Thousands of children in Kenya are at risk of hunger and malnutrition following a refugee ration cut... More

As the Trump administration has shifted policies on undocumented immigrants and individuals with temporary protected status (TPS), putting more individuals at risk of deportation, Christians have quickly brought up the dilemma of mixed - status families, whose children are US citizens but parents are not.

In Ethiopia, deaths were cut in half after more than 20 million bed nets were delivered, covering those most at risk — particularly women and children.

In fact, most (63 %) said it was «diverting the church from more important things,» and, in a list of church priorities, ranked sexuality issues lower than creating disciples of Christ, spiritual growth, youth involvement, members» spiritual growth, decline in membership, poverty, children at risk, and social injustice.

The Dengvaxia scandal exposed the inadequacy of government regulation on health, which has put the lives of more than 800,000 school - age Filipino children at risk.

More to the point, that's Moss's life, which reads like a case study of a child at risk: too little attention paid early, and then too much.

If you're driving your child around at all, you've already accepted a whole lot more risk than can possibly be posed by simply leaving Junior to his nap while you zip into the bank for a second.

Experts are saying older men shouldn't worry about their higher risk of fathering a child with bipolar disorder (men 45 + are 25x more likely than a man in his 20s to father a child with bipolar disorder) because it's such a rare disease but recent studies show it's not rare at all and affects 4 - 5 % of the population.

Certainly if there's been some trauma, divorce - it can be minor trauma - your child is more at risk.

Anyone who lives in a home with lead pipes may be at risk, and since more than 80 percent of the city's housing stock was built before they were banned, lead is potentially leaching into the drinking water of thousands of children.

Third, children under a year are more at risk for allergy.

If you plan to have more children, you should know that every c - section you have raises your risk in future pregnancies of placenta previa and placenta accreta, in which the placenta implants too deeply and doesn't separate properly at delivery.

After the traumatic hospital births, which were physically damaging to my mother and life risking to my brothers, and after the cold way the hospitals handled her miscarriages, it was a beautiful relief for her to experience such an easy birth at home without complication, with less pain and more beauty for mother and child, and for their family, too.

Younger children, especially newborns and infants, are more at risk for more severe RSV infections though.

Hence, we need to pay attention to meal timing, and to start at an early age because children and adolescents who skip meals have a higher risk of developing health issues, including higher BMI, more belly fat, higher serum insulin and blood glucose.

Conventional wisdom suggests that the less children exercise the more at risk they are at risk of obesity, but a new study finds that the most overweight and obese children are actually members of ethnic groups that are some of the most active.

She has received more than 40 grants from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute on Drug Abuse to design prevention programs for children and families at high risk for HIV, mental health problems, suicide, and substance abuse.

Your child will be moving more at night, so ensure that there are absolutely no fall risks.

Indeed, while parents worry about «stranger danger», they often fail to realise two things: their children can be more at risk from online grooming and sexting, and that according to one children's charity they are actually 90 per cent more likely to be abducted by someone they know than a stranger.

Even just a cursory Internet search shows that breastfeeding promotion materials framed in terms of «the risks of formula feeding» are currently being used by some state breastfeeding coalitions, two hospitals, two private corporations, the Departments of Public Health in California and New York, the City of New York, as well as The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs in at least five states... The United States Department of Health and Human Services» Office on Women's Health publishes a 50 - page guide to breastfeeding that points out that «among formula - fed babies, ear infections and diarrhea are more common».

From the file of Rather Obvious News, this study from the University of Michigan Medical School: children who consume foods purchased from school vending machines, school stores, snack bars and other sales that compete with the federal school lunch program are «more likely to develop poor diet quality — and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease.»

If you have young children, you're probably doing more running around, lifting, and bending, which can put your back at risk.

A: The Children's Rights Council (CRC) is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization serving families and at - risk youth for more than 30 years, long working to promote a society where laws, attitudes and public opinion affirm that «The Best Parent is Both Parents» ®.

This is usually well policed with a first child, but when a second comes along and the older child is big enough to play with more intricate toys, then the baby is at risk.

Too, children tend to be quite a bit more flexible than adults, and there can be a risk of overstretching (we all love to do what we are good at).

Yet that parent of today is far more likely to be obese and / or diabetic, and to have children who are obese and at risk for diabetes.

The researchers speculate that some children — those who are more inhibited or anxious — at are greater risk for chronic nightmares and other psychological problems.

This needs to stop now before more children and more families are put at risk.»

I am strong because at the age of 22, I was told I could not have any more children without risking mine, and my unborn child's life.

I guess what I am saying is I view birthing as more of a «potential medical emergency»... because each of my «births» had very serious risks and complications and if we had not been at the hospital neither of my children would be here — nor would I!

Children are more at risk for lead exposure.

For those of us that consciously chose the option, it certainly wasn't about a masochistic desire to suffer more or to put ourselves or our unborn child at risk.

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

Parents in at - risk families who completed the Start Smart program with their child reported more positive parenting attitudes and behaviors, as well as better parent - child relationships.

Children of teenage mothers have lower birth weights, are more likely to perform poorly in school, and are at greater risk of abuse and neglect.

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

At Floating Hospital, we use ultrasound and radioactive scanning to learn more about your child's nodule and assess the risk of malignancy.

In a study of 7,798 children, being breastfed for 13 - 25 weeks resulted in a 38 % reduction in the risk of obesity at 9 years of age, and being breastfed for 26 weeks or more was associated with a 51 % reduction in risk at 9 years.

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

Children on a gluten - free diet, or those who eat more rice than the national average, are at an even greater risk, because they have fewer options for diversifying their diet.

I query the findings of this study on breastfeeding beyond 12 months increasing risk, and of no protective effect of breastfeeding at time of introduction — these results are marred by the fact that children who are still BF at 12 months are more likely to have been exclusively breastfed at 6 months, so are more likely to have had solids (and gluten) introduced after 6 months, thus increasing the risk due to delayed introduction of gluten.