Sentences with phrase «often used by my children»

These words, often used by Children & Youth Law Clinic founder Bernard Perlmutter to describe the Clinic's work, couldn't be truer this semester.

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An innovative school program carried out at a mental health center in New York uses parent - tutors to assist in remedial reading, which often is needed by children showing maladaptive behavior.

Hasker's third proposition is that for the problem of divine non-intervention to be a real problem, «we must be able to identify specific kinds of cases in which God morally ought to intervene but does not» Many critics of (traditional) theism probably already have a more or less vague list of such cases, which might include genocidal events, such as the Nazi holocaust and the Rwandan massacre; wars; large - scale natural disasters; conditions of chronic poverty, in which millions of children die from starvation or are permanently stunted because of inadequate protein; the sexual molestation of children, which often leaves them psychologically scarred for the rest of their lives; death preceded by long, painful illnesses, such as cancer or AIDS, or by mind - destroying conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease; and the kinds of events described by Dostoyevski, such as the soldier using his pistol to get a mother's baby to giggle with delight and then blowing its brains out.

Thus, lacking body mass, women made a virtue out of delicacy (often a rather steely delicacy); stuck with not just bearing but also raising the children, women promoted the sanctity of motherhood; deprived of upper - body strength, women made men carry things; afflicted by capricious hormonal fluctuations, women used crying as a form of interpersonal leverage; restricted from the public sphere, women commandeered domestic life; shut out of decent employment, gals adopted a «pay - to - play» strategy - men had to pay for sex, with dinners, rings, and homes.

Family habits are often passed down, as evidenced by the fact that almost 50 percent of women who are physically punished during childhood will use the same punishment on their own children.

Babies and small children grow quickly, and their clothing and gear often have enough life left in them to be used by other babies and kids before they're worn out!

I used to sometimes be intimidated by the expertise of some of the practitioners, until I realized their not having the right attitude often affected their ability to help my child.

What is really being pushed on parents here is the arbitrary social idea and / or judgment that the earlier the infant does not need intervention the better (in some way for the infant and eventual child and adult) and this concept is inappropriately used as a weapon often by false claims suggesting that if an infant or child can not by some pre-determined age «self - soothe» it never will, or that something is either wrong with them, and is in need of repair, or that their parents are deficient (for not setting «boundaries»).

2) Discourage negative behavior by ignoring it — according to experts, a child often uses bad behavior to get attention.

The urge to urinate does not always wake children up and their ability to wake - up and use the bathroom is often influenced by genetics more than willpower.

They are often used by parents who have a rather fidgety child.

These scooters are not propelled by children, they use batteries and often need to be charged over night, for about 40 minutes of run time.

This sort of manipulative language is often used by predators and we do not want to teach our children to obey manipulation tactics.

For example, when Gloria on Modern Family — whose breasts are often prominently displayed when not in use by a small child — is shown nursing her young son Joe, she's berated to cover up (grr!)

The Christian Institute convinced many politicians with claims that primary school sex education classes «often contain graphic material that is highly unsuitable for classroom use» and that «some material is so explicit that if it were shown by an adult to a child in a non-school setting, it would be regarded by many as child abuse».

(Antibiotic use, the researchers note, is widespread in low - and middle - income countries, with children often getting more than two dozen treatments by age 2.)

In lab tests, prototype multilayer lenses have shown they can release ciprofloxacin (an antibiotic often used to treat eye and other infections) for up to 100 days, according to a study published in the July issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science by researchers from Children's Hospital Boston, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary's (MEEI) ophthalmology department, Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (M.I.T.) chemical engineering department.

By videotaping samples of children's and parents» speech and gestures during interactions at home, the researchers were able to examine in what way and how often gestures were used to communicate, and whether that might help predict the child's language acquisition.

Ciara Reilly, Chief Executive of Every Day Harmony, the music therapy charity that was a partner in the research, said: «Music therapy has often been used with children and young people with particular mental health needs, but this is the first time its effectiveness has been shown by a definitive randomised controlled trail in a clinical setting.

Button batteries — the round, flat batteries often used in toys, games, flashing jewelry, musical greeting cards, remote controls and watches — can be especially dangerous if they're swallowed by a child.

Bone broth is the base of the GAPS diet, which is often used for treating autistic children and children with other disorders caused by gut dysfunction.

The Gut and Psychology Syndrome principles (GAPS diet) developed by Dr. Natasha Campbell - McBride is often used to treat children with autism and other disorders rooted in gut dysfunction, but just about anyone with allergies or less than optimal gut health can benefit from it, as it is designed to heal leaky gut.

At that point, some parents come down hard, often by using corporal punishment, but rarely by engaging in a reasoned discussion with the child.

On the online forum for parents Mumsnet, many parents express the desire to be able to check whether their children have had a healthy school meal, and that is often possible when the schools use an automated fingerprint or card system that needs to be topped up by the parents.

And can we please stop using «silver bullet» — a cliché you've heard as often as the assertion by everyone in education that they, unlike everyone else, put «children first.»

As any student of American history knows by now, the federal government has more - often been used as a tool for promoting the racism that is America's Original Sin (especially in education policy) than for transforming schools and communities for poor and minority children.

By: Rachel Brown, Ph.D., NCSP With the recent increase in assessments used in schools, parents often have questions about how their children are doing.

He published over 60 children's books, which were often characterized by imaginative characters, rhyme, and frequent use of trisyllabic meter.

Too often, they selectively use the results as verification of their preconceived position that educators are lazy, incompetent, or controlled by their union — positions which, incidentally, are not supported by the annual Gallup Poll survey question that asks parents to grade the schools their children attend.

As is so often the case in gifted education, we can express the reading characteristics of gifted children by using variations on the word more.

Building upon the Bush legacy of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Race to the Top (RTTT) incentivized states to adopt new college - and career - readiness standards (often discussed by the general public using the umbrella term of «Common Core»).

The term «children's books» is often loosely used (or misused) by children's writers literary agents.

Puppies often grow tired of being pursued by children, and may use their teeth to defend themselves.

More specifically as evidenced by its more casual name (Amex rather than American Express) and its ads, with the quirky Tina Fey out running errands with her children, this card is targeting families and others who may use their credit cards often, but more likely on a $ 4 drink at Starbucks than a $ 400 pair of shoes.

Another benefit of pooling miles is that individuals who have accrued only a small number of miles, such as children who don't often travel, can still put them to good use by sharing them with other members.

Aside from it's wonderfully charming fairy - tale visuals and the child - like glee with which it creates its quirky, light - hearted fantasy stories the Trine games work because of their chaotic physics - based puzzles that can be solved a myriad of ways, often by abusing the physics and character abilities in ways that make it feel like you've progressed using a method never even envisioned by the developers.

While most of us should be able to handle this by simply keeping it in mind, those with small children who may often use the Switch might need to take extra precautions.

Other works featured in LIVESupport include «Church State,» a two - part sculpture comprised of ink - covered church pews mounted on wheels; «Ambulascope,» a downward facing telescope supported by a seven - foot tower of walking canes, which are marked with ink and adorned with Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs) of the spinal column; «Riot Gates,» a series of large - scale X-Ray images of the human skull mounted on security gates and surrounded by a border of ink - covered shoe tips, objects often used by the artist as tenuous representation of the body; «Role Play Drawings» a series of found black and white cards from the 1960s used for teaching young children, which Ward has altered using ink to mark out the key elements and reshape the narrative, which leaves the viewer to interpret the remaining psychological tension; and «Father and Sons,» a video filmed at Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network House of Justice, which comments on the anxiety and complex dialogue that African - American police officers are often faced with when dealing with young African - American teenagers.

Using as a formalist departure point the measurement, «a home that is half of a four by six foot cubicle,» which served as a critique of the treatment of Vietnamese refugees who were given the minimal amount of space in the camps, Ngô combines architectural sculpture with traces of her siblings» experiences, which are at times poignant, humorous, and profound, but always expressing a full range of agency often denied to children and refugees alike.

Ethan Ham, a sculptor and installation artist who often uses kinetics, electronics, and computers in his artwork, has curated Camera / Chimera, a new project inspired by Telephone, the children's game in which meaning evolves with each whispered retelling of a phrase or story.

Courts are increasingly looking to Experts to provide what they regard as scientific, validated assessments (usually through the use of standardised psychometric tests) to identify psychological factors that may underpin the child or young person's special educational needs: «needs» which are often evidenced by underachievement, disaffection or social exclusion amongst these groups of vulnerable young people.

A Power of Attorney for Child is most often used by parents to allow a temporary caretaker to make decisions when they're gone for work, vacation or otherwise out of town.

All too often, children of broken homes are used by their parents to vent spite on each other or they use them as human ropes in a post divorce tug - of - war.

It can often be difficult to determine whether the 40 % threshold is met in situations where a child spends substantial time with each parent, because there is no standard method of calculation used by courts.

It is also often used by parents of special needs children to ensure the child will be provided for after the death of both parents.

Because prenatal and postnatal drinking are moderately related, distinguishing between the effects of prenatal exposure and the postnatal environment is often a major methodological challenge.56 Given that alcohol data collected retrospectively seem to be influenced by postpartum drinking levels, it is more difficult to distinguish between prenatal and postnatal effects in studies that collect data on pregnancy alcohol use retrospectively and to attribute observed deficits in the infant or child to prenatal exposure rather than postnatal environmental effects.

However, studies of this association in children and adolescents are often restricted by the use of global measures of mental health problems and aggregation of SES - indicators.

After men take themselves out of the direct line of fire, Crazy often uses the children to continue to control and abuse them by proxy.

Alongside this research, there is intervention, epidemiological, sociological and qualitative evidence all suggesting that local environments are important in supporting the family capacity necessary to raise children in ways that promote good developmental outcomes.6, 7 The neighbourhoods or communities in which people live appears to impact health and well - being.8 While «neighbourhood» is often used in other studies, in the Australian context «neighbourhood» and «community» are often used interchangeably (these terms are further defined on page 9).7 The research into neighbourhood effects on children was originally motivated by the observation that disadvantage seemed geographically concentrated and intergenerational.

Children often benefit when their parents can divorce amicably by using a settlement agreement instead of allowing a court to decide on divorce terms like child custody.