Sentences with phrase «only engaged parents»

This project not only engaged parents in the program but also provided them the opportunity to advance their own careers and the economic outlook for their families.

Not exact matches

One thing is certain to a pastor: the only parishioners fighting the old battles are old themselves, their felt banners frayed and their guitar strings broken, while a young battalion is rising, with no animus against the atrophied adolescence of their parents, and only eager to engage a real spiritual combat in a culture of death.

Available free of charge on MomsTEAM's new SmartTeams concussion website, the #TeamUp4ConcussionSafetyTM program, developed by MomsTEAM Institute as part of its SmartTeams Play SafeTM initiative with a Mind Matters Educational Challenge Grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Department of Defense, is designed to do just that: to increase reporting by athletes of concussion symptoms by engaging coaches, athletes, parents, and health care providers in a season - long, indeed career - long program which emphasizes that immediate reporting of concussion symptoms - not just by athletes themselves but by their teammate «buddies» - not only reduces the risk the athlete will suffer a more serious brain injury - or, in rare cases, even death - but is actually helps the team's chances of winning, not just in that game, but, by giving athletes the best chance to return as quickly as possible from concussion, the rest of the season, and by teaching that honest reporting is a valued team behavior and a hallmark of a good teammate.

These include, most importantly, a duty on maternity staff and registrars to engage with both parents on the subject of the father's birth registration — and are likely to draw all fathers (not only unmarried fathers) into ante-natal services on a formal basis (at the moment, no - one has to speak to the father or speak about him, or record his name).

And if engagement is with one parent only, does it matter which parent is engaged with?

But too often, when we talk about engaging parents, we actually only engage mothers.

She runs «123 Magic & Emotion Coaching» & «Engaging Adolescents» parenting workshops, and is Tasmania's only «Dunstan Baby Language» Educator.

Only 15 % of parents report that their pediatrician discusses media use with them.3 Families should be encouraged to provide supervised independent play for infants and young children during times at which a parent can not sit down and engage in play with the child.

This great book is basically two works for the price of one, providing not only an engaging fiction story for your child; but a cognitive behavioral guide for parents to use with their children to alleviate feelings of anxiety as well.

Parents should not only encourage social interaction but frequently engage in social interactions with their children.

So I am being upfront by telling you that I not only won't engage in arguing in my comment section, but I choose to read posts or comments denouncing certain parenting options with laughter.

Speaking of things only fashun bloggers probably understand, the nice thing about posing in my parents» extra long driveway is that I can engage in all manner of twee poses without feeling quite as silly as I would on my own, considerably more exposed property.

Every app in KinderTown has been reviewed by early childhood educators so for the first time, parents can browse for apps knowing every app is not only engaging, but has significant educational value.

Parents already know the frustration of shelling out for an expensive toy only for their youngster to spend more time engaged with the simple box it came in.

Their parents are intensely engaged in the college and financial aid process, and have only become more involved over time.

However, Jonathan stresses that a strategy must not just exist on paper and that it only comes to life through marketing activity and through engaging with local media, parents and other stakeholders.

Schools and colleges have a duty to involve parents in their children's study, recognising that a closer relationship with this group can only help to further engage, motivate and inspire students.

Parents and carers stay in our classes and this is key to their confidence growing plus children then not only get used to engaging with other children but other adults, as well.

To quote from Fr, Heft's concluding chapter, «A Catholic high school that offers the education that it should will provide not only spiritual development, it will also provide a superior education, precisely because it will integrate knowledge; attend to both the heads and hearts of their students; engage parents more intimately in the education of their children; deepen their understanding and strengthen the practice of their faith; and prepare their graduates to enter thoughtfully a culture that offers opportunities and has needs, not just for technical skills, but even more for wisdom and generosity.»

Although there are lots of ways to engage families throughout the year, given that most open houses are fairly well attended (at least at the elementary level) and one of the first events of the school year — and sometimes the only face - to - face contact parents have with teachers — it's critical that schools rethink their back - to - school night.

Not only is it an effective and engaging way to teach kids about weather, it also serves as a great display during parent nights.

Supporters of homework argue it not only has academic benefits, but also helps youngsters develop important study and time management skills, and gives parents a chance to engage in their child's learning.

«I not only fell in love with the classroom, but I also recognized how important it is for students to experience and determine their role in the world,» says Benson, who returned to the United States inspired to launch a summer reading program where she took parents and children on educational trips around their hometown — and hers — Washington D.C. Those two experiences led Benson to HGSE's International Education Policy (IEP) Program where she hoped to learn how to engage...

They not only continue to engage young people in academic and physical activities, but they also provide a peace of mind to hard - working parents.»

But, when parents are connected to their kids» education — by seeing lessons, plans, assessments — they can engage, question, challenge, not only at a few milestones, but all the time.

Only when the Obama administration and members of Congress threatened to end the D.C. scholarship program did parents and students engage in political activity.

The school even hosted a candidate forum for school board members, though only one candidate showed up to listen to the parents and engage in dialogue.

This holistic approach has yielded results in places like Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, where educators have engaged parents and the community to boost the graduation rate of Hispanic students by 70 percent; and Denver, where the teacher - led Math and Science Leadership Academy is taking a collaborative approach that focuses on mentoring and professional development to boost student achievement; and in Las Vegas, where a teacher empowerment program has led to remarkable gains, including at Culley Elementary School, a «high achieving» school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade level.

They are not only an essential line of communication between frantically busy parents and their children, but are also a tool that many educators and coaches rely on to keep students engaged.

We should not stop there... While governance councils are one tool for improving achievement, they are still a top - down approach to decision - making that limit involvement to only a few engaged parents.

Effective urban schools need teachers who not only know their students well but also have an empathetic understanding of their parents» situations and the interpersonal skills needed to engage adults effectively.

These nontraditional school schedules not only increase students» learning time but also ensure that students can remain in a safe, engaging environment while their parents are hard at work.

Students are not only better able to connect learning concepts to real - world concepts, but parents are also more engaged in their child's learning at school and at home.

Every app in KinderTown has been reviewed by early childhood educators so for the first time, parents can browse for apps knowing every app is not only engaging, but has significant educational value.

When faced with addressing an animal's seasonal discomfort due to allergies, shedding or simply engaging in a more active lifestyle during spring and summer, a pet parent's only goal is to improve the comfort of their furry family members.

Every app in KinderTown has been reviewed by early childhood educators so for the first time, parents can browse for apps knowing every app is not only engaging, but has significant educational value.

Every app in KinderTown has been reviewed by early childhood educators so for the first time, parents can browse for apps knowing every app is not only engaging, but has significant educational value.

Free - range parents allow their children to walk home from school on their own, which does not only encourage independence but also allow them to engage in physical activities.

Furthermore, children in two - parent families reportedly have more opportunities to engage not only in activities as individuals, but also in joint activities with their parents [53].

Children often feel lost in the shuffle, with both parents focusing only on each other and engaging in unhealthy, negative interactions that only serve to cause more problems.

Although a number of changes had been made in all matters governed by this act, what has stood out for me are first, the emphasis on encouraging parents to engage in alternate dispute resolution rather than court process, and second, and most importantly, that the only consideration in developing parenting plans are the best interests of the children.

This incredible resource not only helps individual parents, but offers a crucial tool for anyone who cares about engaging families to support educational equity.»

«A tool that is useful not only for observation, but also a wonderful way to engage parents that encourages their confidence and competence as parents.»

The additional opportunity to keep youth engaged with a 4 - H club as they transition from 6th grade to a new school building as 7th graders, also affords a natural inclusive, trusted and safe environment not only for the youth but also their parents.

Traditionally, child welfare workers focused on reunification with the parent from whom the child was removed, and tended to only engage that parent's relatives as temporary or permanent supports.

Using data from an epidemiological sample of 1,116 5 - year - old twin pairs and their parents, this study found that the less time fathers lived with their children, the more conduct problems their children had, but only if the fathers engaged in low levels of antisocial behavior.

In many cases of parent alienation, the passive partner not only tolerates criticism and accusation, but engages in self - questioning.

Their only weakness is engaging their diverse parent population in the mission of the school.