Sentences with phrase «primary role of parents»

The primary role of parents is to offer unconditional love, and any discipline (teaching) must be within that context.

David Paton argues that academic studies of the effects of the government's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy strongly support the primary role of parents...

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John Boyle FAITH Magazine July - Aug 2007 Finding ways of helping parents to take on board their role as primary «educators in chastity», and to be aware of the practical ways in which...

Every parent has a right and a duty to ensure that their primary role as educators of their children is not sub-contracted out to schools.

Here, under «Home, School and Parish», a spirit of «collaboration» is mentioned and the «Church» teaching that parents are the «first teachers» (not «primary educators») is explained as «underlin (ing) the role and responsibility of parents within the home as the place where faith is formed and nurtured.»

«This is my body» aims to give parents the confidence to fulfil their role here as the primary educator of their children.

A little bit of flexibility can help enormously in expanding the role of both parents in the care of the child — work flexibility for men is of primary interest to women, just as flexibility for women is of primary interest to men.

According to a number of recent studies [1,2,5,13,18], while the culture of sport (including influences from professional and other athletes), as well as the media and other outside sources play a role in the decision of student - athletes to report experiencing concussion symptoms, it is coaches and teammates, along with parents, who have the strongest influence on the decision to report a concussion during sport participation, with coaches being one of the primary barriers to increased self - reporting by athletes of concussive symptoms.

The impact of having a doula's support can be felt in so many arenas even though our primary role is support for new parents and their babies.

First, he cites a study that states, despite the rhetoric of father's rights groups, more dads want to «assist in the parenting role after separation than take over as primary caregiver.»

Infant mental health services that meet Category III specialized work criteria are provided by professionals whose role includes intervention or treatment of the infant / toddler's primary caregiving relationship, (i.e., biological, foster, or adoptive parent); these experiences are critical to the development of a specialization in infant mental health.

Having a structured relationship with birth parents can also support a sense of security in adoptive parents, of their primary role in parenting their child while collaborating in nurturing them as they grow up.

The role of men is evolving even in the three - quarters of dual - parent families in which fathers are the primary breadwinners.

Become familiar with local breastfeeding resources (eg, WIC clinics, breastfeeding medical and nursing specialists, lactation educators and consultants, lay support groups, and breast - pump rental stations) so that patients can be referred appropriately.215 When specialized breastfeeding services are used, the essential role of the pediatrician as the infant's primary health care professional within the framework of the medical home needs to be clarified for parents.

Feldman and her colleagues studied 89 first - time parents who all fell into one of three groups: Heterosexual primary - caregiving mothers, heterosexual fathers in a supporting parental role, and primary - caregiving homosexual fathers who were raising their children without the involvement of a woman.

In custody cases, most states» family courts allow a preference for the parent who can demonstrate that he or she was a child's primary caretaker during the course of marriage, or assumed that role in general if the parents are unmarried.

My prediction: As more dads take on the role of primary care provider, we'll find out that a lot of our beliefs about parenting are about as accurate as a little girl's idea that she's supposed to pee like a boy.

It cited one in 10 children aged five to 16 had a mental health problem that warranted support and treatment, and claimed the quality of parent - child relationship and parentally played a primary role in a child's developing mental health.

What they created — first seeking buy in from the government, school leadership, teachers, and parents — was a «new» model for primary education that was child - centric, focused personalized learning, and imagined a new role for the teacher in which lectures were de-emphasized in favor of facilitation of classroom discussion and cooperative learning.

In the Elementary Program, parents have a very hands on role as the primary instructors of the children.

Though she didn't offer many policy specifics, DeVos noted that the president hopes to elevate the role of technology, offer a wide number of quality options to every family, and allow parents to play the primary role in determining what school options will work best for their child.

Motivated by an appreciation of parents / guardians as the primary educators of their children, as well as of the unique role that faith - based education has played in advancing the common good, the PEA works to advance data - driven, parent - centered education reform.

This development comes despite a state law that requires an inclusive «turnaround» process in which parents, teachers, school officials and community members are supposed to play the primary role in deciding the future of their local school.

In order to elevate authentic student readiness to a primary goal of education, it requires raising the level of awareness among school staff and parents and a strong role of advocating for practices that contribute to college and career readiness.

The primary role of an SFO is to award voucher checks, which require the signatures of parents / guardians and authorized private school administrators.

In fact, it wasn't even Hartford's Superintendent who «announced» the deal, it was Perry himself who told the Capital Prep parents that he and Hartford» Superintendent had developed a plan that, «will establish «sister schools» between Capital Prep and our new schools,» and that Perry himself would be playing a primary role in the selection of Capital Prep Magnet School's new principal

However, less than forty - eight hours later, Steve Perry had his own announcement for Capital Prep parents informing them that he and Hartford's superintendent had developed a plan that, «will establish «sister schools» between Capital Prep and our new schools,» and that Perry himself would be playing a primary role in the selection of Capital Prep Magnet School's new principal

Starting with fun and games with preschoolers and moving to primary - grade math success, Kenschaft is always aware of the role of parents and of teachers, telling mom and dad many skills they can encourage on their own and how to combat the «drill and kill» routines that have turned off so many kids from math.

Parents play a vital role in the education of their children at Singleton Primary.

As an example, a stay - at - home parent will oftentimes have the role of primary childcare provider, as well as performing other duties, as well, such as cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and driving carpool.

The role of practitioner self - efficacy, training, program and workplace factors on the implementation of an evidence - based parenting intervention in primary care.

This may include the parent who provided the inappropriate care in the early years, or the other parent, or a foster or adoptive parent who has taken on the role of the child's primary caregiver.

The important role of parents» associations is described in the circulars on parents as partners in education: 24/91 (primary schools) and M27 / 91 (post-primary schools), which are available on the website of the Department of Education and Skills.

One of its primary roles is to provide information to parents in relation to the entitlements of children with special educational needs in primary and second - level schools.

The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hEireann, 1937) and the Commission on the Family (1998) support this view and strongly assert the parent's role as the primary carer and educator of their child.

Obesity is now nearly as prevalent among preschool children3 — 5 as among older children, and those who are overweight or obese at school entry typically remain so during the primary school years.6 Given that the development of obesity reflects both nutritional and physical activity behaviors and that during the preschool years these behaviors occur largely within the family unit, it is timely to scrutinize the roles of parents and parenting in the preschool years.

One primary goal of the parenting coordinator is to empower parents to develop and utilize effective parenting skills so that they can resume the parenting and decision - making role without the need for outside intervention.

[FN29] In type 2 cases (female - initiated violence), fathers should be encouraged to pursue primary custody of their children; [FN30] in type 3 cases (male - controlled interactive violence), both parents are poor role models, but «the parent who can better provide a violence - free environment should be considered as the potential primary caretaker for the child,» [FN31] while in type 4 cases (separation and postdivorce violence), «a range of custody plans, including joint physical custody, are appropriate.»

This October, as Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) celebrates Let's Talk Month, I want to encourage parents to assume their role as their children's primary sexuality educator.

By providing parents with useful skills, information and resources, we can empower them to develop the competencies needed to be successful in their role as the primary sexuality educators of their children.

We highly value the development of deep collaborations with our partner schools, recognising that teachers, school staff, parents, adolescents and primary school children each have an important role in achieving a whole school approach to emotional intelligence development.

Let's Be Honest: Communication in Families That Keeps Kids Healthy is a program designed to provide parents of children in middle school with useful skills, information and resources to help them be successful in their role as the primary sexuality educators of their children.

For parents, separation signals the end of the relationship with their primary partner and a change in the parenting role.

Explain the various professional roles to the primary school staff, parents and students, along with any relevant procedures — for example, the roles of the year head, class tutor, SEN coordinator, special needs assistant, etc..

Burkhardt also collaborated on the Pew Charitable Trust Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative, for which her primary role was researching and recommending measures of parenting capacity and child development for national home visiting models.

As children get older, family interaction styles and the ways in which parents discipline may play a primary role in the development of noncompliant or aggressive behaviors in children.

Beware of «Baby Trainers»: A parent's primary role is to create an environment that will help children become who they were meant to be, but Sears believes that many parenting techniques actually try to mold a child the way one would train a pet.

Illinois still allows for the stress, financial hardship, and animosity that is engendered by forcing good parents to contest each other for the role of «primary residential parent.»

Grandparents have important roles Hillsboro Times Gazette - Hillsboro, Ohio, USA... According to the Ohio Department of Aging's Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Task Force Report, grandparents are filling the role of primary parents to their...

Whereas parents are the primary source of social and emotional support for children during the first years of life, in later years peers begin to play a significant complementary and unique role in promoting child social - emotional development.