Sentences with phrase «number of parents»

But an increasing number of parents who feel displaced in relations to his or her children now turn to the courts for relief.

Whether any school district would lose federal funding due to a growing number of parents choosing to opt their children out of taking annual tests required by the federal government is not clear.

A large number of parent support programs exist to strengthen parenting skills and promote the development of new competencies.

I've also observed an increasing number of parents who are successfully mapping out new and healthier ways of raising children.

Increasing numbers of parents of all faiths and income classes also strongly want innovative online and blended learning.

A large number of parent support programs exist to strengthen parenting skills and promote the development of new competencies.

In addition to this, there was a significant number of parents making self - referrals to receive counselling.

Large numbers of parents whose children have diagnosed learning disabilities have pulled them from local schools, believing they can do a better job teaching them at home.

An overwhelming number of parents said they would use a mobile app to receive notifications of important updates about their child's school.

This impressive number of parents choosing what they believe is the right education for their child is part of a larger trend.

I can only offer the opportunity to personally help you with your child to a limited number of parents.

A large number of parents feel that the pros outweigh the cons when it comes to making homemade meals for baby.

An overwhelming number of parents expressed the desire to develop more patience with their kids.

An equal number of parents — 68 % — use discipline to stop bad behavior.

A large number of parents come back with praise and words of appreciation for carrying such a simple item.

A good number of parents don't seem to comprehend the value of baby car seat safety.

You reach out to your mom groups on social media and an overwhelming number of parents recommend you buy an amber teething necklace.

According to charter law, the petition must be signed by a minimum number of parents or teachers.

Unfortunately, however, a sizeable number of parents fail or refuse to pay child support.

Conversely, a growing number of parents have brought on board their adult children.

Of course many schools do ask teachers for numbers of parents who attended conferences, but have those changes driven substantive change?

Part I: Two or more years after a divorce, a significant number of parents are still locked in conflicts that are very distressing for their children.

An increasing number of parents and children want an alternative to school.

Because, although it's widely accepted that many evidence - based parenting programs positively affect children, families and communities, most parenting programs reach only a very small number of parents.

Every year's delay also prevents a large number of parents from selecting the school that works best for their kids.

A growing number of parents in developed countries are choosing to delay their child's enrolment in formal schooling.

«That has been eroded and we have increasing numbers of parents on all sides that support the concept of neighborhood schools.

But Lance Rodewald, who directs the Immunization Services Division at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says he suspects there are already areas within the country where large numbers of parents taking exemptions have caused compliance to fall below 90 percent, a level generally considered a good measure of «herd immunity.»

He noted a growing number of parents attending local school board meetings, as well as speaking out via social media, who are upset and disdainful of the system, its high stakes and the test that under - girds it.

As Stewart sees it, charters are bringing educational alternatives that are better than their competition, that large numbers of parents want.

«With such high numbers of parents who use the Child Support Agency saying that it is likely they could collaborate, an affordable financial incentive for both parents is a necessity,» he said.

Increasing numbers of parents opting out of vaccinating their children can erode this immunity.

General article about the increasing numbers of parents seeking alternatives to state education, in particular home education.

Significant numbers of parents across the country are declining standard immunizations for their children.

But I agreed with him in 2014 when he said, «There are huge numbers of parents for whom the consistency of the school schedule is absolutely necessary.

What this survey shows is a very high number of parents think they don't have an option.»

There are vast numbers of parenting magazines and books, online parenting forums and parent guides not to mention the parenting advice frequently given (although not always asked for!)

If you're one of the growing number of parents questioning the effectiveness of popular discipline methods today, here are five alternatives to timeout that improve connection as well as behavior:

Having a system that can go to scale, encourages self - sufficiency, and can reach vast numbers of parents — as Triple P does — means the impact can be seen across the society - at - large.

If large numbers of parents refuse vaccines, the herd immunity that occurs with widespread vaccination can be compromised, McCarthy said.

In the variable - centered approach, one typically uses component or factor analysis to obtain a limited number of parenting dimensions that account for most of the interindividual differences in frequency and / or relevance of a broad set of parenting behaviors.

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.

The economic downturn in recent years, which led to higher unemployment levels among fathers; the re-entry of mothers into the labor force; a growing number of parents working different schedules; and the escalating costs of child care are all cited as factors that have made fathers» increased child - rearing role more feasible and more necessary.

A large and increasing number of parents today don't know how properly to rear children.

The problem is that Sure Start is failing to attract anything like the same numbers of parents.

Opponents of the law say that method strips the democracy out of a neighborhood school by letting a small number of parents decide its fate for generations to come.