Sentences with phrase «of angry parents»

Rather, it's entirely due to the swelling tide of angry parents leading the opt - out movement.

But with four of seven seats on the board up for grabs in Tuesday's election, reformers find themselves fending off a spirited challenge from a coalition of angry parents and well - funded teachers unions.

[vi] The Los Angeles Weekly live blogging, Dec. 14, 2010: «We're reporting live from the [Compton Unified School District] board meeting, packed with press and hundreds of angry parents — many of whom say they were tricked into signing the Parent Trigger petition without understanding its gravity.

To her office troop hordes of angry parents, insisting that she raise their child's grade - point average by a fraction of a point or that she classify their daughter as learning disabled so she can have extra time on the SATs or that she push their son to apply to the father's alma mater even though the boy lacks the grades to get in.

Hands down he beats the all the children in the qualifier and runs out of the building with trophy in hand from a mob of angry parents to a getaway car driven by the reporter whose newspaper is sponsoring him.

Years after being burned alive by a mob of angry parents, child murderer Freddy Krueger returns to haunt the dreams and waking hours of small - town teens in this spine - chilling slasher classic from director Wes Craven.

Along the way, she trashed the New York Times, accused its reporters of bias and summoned a series of angry parents and principals to criticize the paper.

If it were a case of angry parents versus school administrators alone, it would be one thing.

Not exact matches

It is easy for parents to feel left out, or angry, or doubtful about the value of it when their child is involved in counseling.

Or he could have let this entire thing eat at him forever, killed the man who killed his brother, and then went to jail himself, leaving his children (and the children of the man he killed) angry at the fact neither has a parent to raise them, and they too could fill their lives with anger, hatred, and vengeance, and repeat this cycle.

She types divorced parents «according to their style of communication and interaction» as Fiery Foes, Angry Associates, Cooperative Colleagues and Perfect Pals, and attempts to show how people can be Cooperative Colleagues.

While listening to Chris, I grew angrier and angrier about our troubled culture, the sexual chaos our parents» generation bequeathed us, the lack of support the Church provides, and the hostile environment the university maintains.

If my grandparents had been beaten or lynched for the colour of their skin, if my parents had suffered under oppressive segregation, if I had a friend or relative who had been shot down in cold blood by a police department because that is just way more likely if you're Black in America, I'd have been angry, too.

Reality is that most families are dysfunctional, men love their wives, but they adore their mistresses and too many children suffer physically and psychologically at the hands of abusive / tired / angry / frustrated / unhappy parents.

God's position, in contrast to an angry judge, is one of a concerned parent.

We knew we wanted his middle name to be Joseph (it was my dad's middle name, and it's mine as well), but we wanted his name to be his own, something that was his and his alone instead of burdening him with the name «Sonny, Jr.» We tend to call him «Kai» as a nickname, but «Malakai Joseph» has a great ring to it when you say it in «angry parent» voice.

If he gets, most of the time, loving response to his needs, he can take also the impatience at his dependence that comes when the mother is tired, the angry words between his parents when their own needs are not being met, the conflict that is inevitable in any family.

I found out some things which caused me to doubt its authenticity and made me very angry at my parents for not being true to each other, or to the rest of the family.

They enjoyed the stories that the shared in chapter 1 to show examples of situations in which we as parents can become angry.

Parents are wondering how to raise sweet boys in an era of angry men.

Colic can take away the joy of parenting and make caregivers feel helpless and incompetent, despairing, and even angry and hateful toward the baby.

I began focusing on parenting mindfully about eight years ago and at that time one of my main goals was to stay calm and not get angry.

Angry Parents = Angry Kids If you feel like you are out of control you are not going to be handling difficult behavior with your children very constructively.

It's common for parents get angry with their kids once in a while, but if there's yelling, punishing, and threatening too much of the time, a kid can start feeling really bad about himself or herself.

Dealing with Your Child's Thinking Errors I've had parents of acting - out kids ask me, «Is my son angry; is he really frustrated; is he mad?»

I'm guessing these parents have felt anger toward their kids but are scared of the word «angry» so they would use different words, like «upset» «frustrated» «lost my cool» or «impatient».

Nobullshit, maybe she sounds angry because babies are dying needlessly and some poor parent in search of answers may stumble upon this charlatan's rantings and believe they are true.

Levine works with teenagers who are depleted, angry and sad as they compete for admission to a handful of big - name colleges, and with parents who can't steady or guide them, so lost are they in the pursuit of goals that have drained their lives of pleasure, contentment and connection.

In one experiment, babies who were living with angry, squabbling parents showed heightened activity in parts of the brain that process stress, even during sleep.

So, it's not so much how to parent without shame, but rather how to parent our children — and ourselves — to best process the normal emotions of shame that will arise in their lives, just as we teach them to do when they are angry or disappointed.

With countless techniques to calm strong - willed, sensitive children, there is something for every difficult or challenging emotion.We were on week two of our three - week stay at my parents» house and tensions were running high.Because we live across the country, when we fly back to see my... [Read more...] about 10 + Powerful Strategies That Will Calm Your Angry Child

Then there's «Mrs. C» (whose real name is being withheld to protect her from being attacked by a mob of angry moms), publicly labeled a «helicopter parent» at her then 3 - year - old's preschool after she grumbled about a school gardening project that involved filling flower pots with crushed Oreos and gummy worms.

«A wide variety of two - household parenting arrangements can potentially be successful for children age five and younger... [and] the quality of the parental alliance and the parents» warmth, sensitivity, good adjustment, and discipline style make the difference between a well adjusted child and one who is angry, scared, or limited in cognitive and social skills.»

Getting angry and motivated to act is not about townsfolk arming themselves with pitchforks and storming the local school — it's about parents arming themselves with information and taking control of the food they and their kids eat.

Parents and kids there are now angry and probably closed off to the idea of getting nutrition help from schools.

Paige encountered a series of glitches that left city parents pacing in their home offices, screaming at computer screens and posting angry messages on Facebook.

Lots of couples send in the non-nursing parent (assuming one of you is nursing) for the first wake - up, and find that the baby gets angry, but after a couple of nights stops waking up then (because there's no milk payoff).

But in recent years, widely circulated videos of parents spanking or striking their children with repeated blows have sparked angry public debates about the practice.

Almost — because in the middle of a little person's over-the-top outburst, when he's feeling so misunderstood, so denied, so frustrated, angry, sad, out of control of his world, is when the parent needs to strive to empathize with his child and to stay attuned.

When parents put children in the middle of their conflict and use them as messengers, sounding - boards, or spies, children often become depressed and angry and may develop behavioural problems.

Many Parents know of and have heard those unexpected words from our children when they are upset hurt or angry.

I am hurt and angry that my name was not included along with the parents of the bride on the wedding announcements.

I'm getting a better understanding about why parents yell, the different levels of yelling, and most importantly how to stop yelling when we're angry.

when in fact, children never have the deliberate intention of making their parents angry.

Americans listen to stupid doctors for parenting advice instead of their own intuition as parents... our country is SO effed up in the parenting / nurturing / bonding category... but somehow we still wonder why Americans as a whole are so angry?

This type of parenting can lead to rebellious teenagers, parent - child relationship breakdowns and inability to control angry outbursts.

A lot of kids are still angry about their parents» divorce.

But I don't think it's helpful to ignore facts such as Congress» lack of interest in fully funding the school meals program or the pushback from newspaper readers angry over entitlement programs or the no - shows when it comes time for parents to meet and create an agenda.

Parents should always be careful about how they deal with angry feelings in front of their kids.

Sometimes, a young child whose parents are quarreling loudly and feeling very angry will refuse to get out of diapers at all.