Sentences with phrase «promote quality parent»

Training personnel to promote quality parent - child interaction in families who are homeless.

It's this kind of research that led Princeton sociologist Sara McLanahan and her colleague Gary Sandefur to write that if they we were to design a family, the «two - parent ideal... [would ensure] that children had access to the time and money of two adults... would provide a system of checks and balances that promoted quality parenting... [and the] fact that both parents have a biological connection to the child would increase the likelihood that the parents would identify with the child and be willing to sacrifice for that child, and it would reduce the likelihood that either parent would abuse the child.»

This title is music to the ears of those of us who have made a career of working to promote quality parenting.

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Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

Rather than promoting positive qualities (like verbal skills), poor parents tend to let children go their own way and then use harsh punishment when they get into trouble.

Attachment Parenting, itself is not a checklist of practices but encourages parenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachmentParenting, itself is not a checklist of practices but encourages parenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachmentparenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachment quality.

There are really no good reasons to not apply - and if you are invited into the final round, you will be able to use the Excellence Award process to further promote your organization's efforts to offer high quality youth sports experiences since we require that you have parents, volunteers, coaches and anyone affiliated with the program complete an online survey about the program.

Attachment Parenting, itself is not a checklist of practices but encompasses parenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachmentParenting, itself is not a checklist of practices but encompasses parenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachmentparenting that promotes and are most likely to positively influence the parent - child attachment quality.

A goal of the MIECHV program is the integration of home visiting services into a high - quality, comprehensive early childhood system that promotes health and well - being for pregnant women, parents, caregivers, and children from birth to 5 years old.

Mrs. R.'s Neighborhood Day Care staff will strive to provide the Highest Quality Childcare and Educational Service that promotes and enhances each child s development; while assuring our parent s have peace of mind in the care and service we render.The environment is clean, safe and secure, providing the parents with an excellent place for children to call their second home.

At 10 a.m., members of New York Communities for Change, Alliance for Quality Education, Public School Parents «call out Families for Excellent Schools» reports and ads that promote racist discipline practices, and criminalize Black and Latino children by playing fast and loose with facts,» City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Others want to let the market work to promote quality and resist policies that amount to second - guessing parents.

I am not suggesting that the Arnold Foundation (or the charter movement in general) abandon all quality control efforts, but I think quality is best promoted by relying heavily on parent judgement and otherwise relying on a decentralized system of authorizers with the most contextual information to make decisions about opening and closing schools if parents seem to have difficulty assessing quality on their own.

Three areas are pivotal to achieving that end: (i) early access to programs that serve children age 0 - 3; (ii) working with parents (direct practice of skills and intensive home visiting); and (iii) high quality programs entailing teacher - child interactions that promote higher - order thinking skills, low teacher to child ratios, and ongoing job - embedded professional development.

Taken together, these studies offer strong evidence that early access, parenting programs, and high quality promote positive child outcomes.

In other words, promoting school choice as the solution is a distraction from the basic fact that parent income, along with interrelated racial and economic segregation, remain powerful determinants in the quality of education a child receives.

Charter School Lenders» Coalition: Thank you for your leadership in promoting educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities through the replication of high - performing public charter schools... H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act, would provide essential tools and resources to address the dire need for quality education for low - income stQuality Charter Schools Act, would provide essential tools and resources to address the dire need for quality education for low - income stquality education for low - income students.

Our family engagement services empower parents to become stronger learning partners for their children, providing powerful tools and promoting meaningful interaction via high - quality workshops.

PTA promotes parent involvement in all schools, and works to ensure nationwide access to quality public education — primarily by providing parents and communities with tools and resources to support their students, and by speaking with a powerful voice on behalf of every child.

Magnet schools are monitored to ensure that they are meeting the first half of their mission and are promoting a fully integrated learning environment, but how can a parent determine if a magnet school is meeting the second half of its mission and is providing its students with a quality education?

We support the charitable mission of our partner, the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, a 501 (c)(3) organization that brings together students, parents, educators, and administrators who all share a common goal: to improve the quality of public education by promoting and strengthening charter public schools throughout the State of Illinois.

While the Northeast Charter Schools Network is disappointed in the state's consistently low rankings, it looks forward to working with the state's stakeholders and lawmakers to ensure the state's law promotes a quality movement and responds to parent demand.

High - quality assessments generate rich data and can provide valuable information about student progress to teachers and parents, support accountability, promote high expectations, and encourage equity for students of color and low - income students.

PEN is dedicated to educating and training parents, teachers, and community members at - large in developing strategies to promote sound policy for quality public schools.

WHEREAS, the Board recognizes that quality child care is essential in promoting development and readiness for school, and in enabling parenting students to focus on their studies and continue their education;

Had they attended the conference, they would have heard us call for educators to work with the community on the AFT's «Quality Agenda,» and would have received the document accompanying that call, which promotes the fundamental belief that parents deserve great schools for their children, and the only way to make that happen is for parents, teachers, school administrators and the community to work together.

As the distinction between ebooks and apps can often be blurry, it is important for publishers to promote quality educational content — 40 % of parents are willing to purchase educational apps, and over 80 % of the top - selling paid educational apps in the iTunes store are aimed at children.

The Ibizan Hound Club of the United States (IHCUS) is the official American Kennel Club (AKC) parent breed club for the Ibizan Hound and is dedicated to promoting the qualities and attributes of the Ibizan Hound.

PETsMART Senior Vice President of Merchandising Tony Truesdale stated, «We're committed and proud to do our part to improve quality of life for all pets and to promote healthy relationships between pets and their parents.

It came about while we were conducting research into quality products to promote for our parent company Direct Client Marketing, when we came across an excellent website called getreadytopass.com, which featured video training and expert commentary on how to pass your driving road test for cars and motorcycles and more importantly a driver awareness campaign called «Save A Life».

Helping young parents graduate from high school, and making sure that their children participate in quality early care programs, are essential to preventing future homelessness and promoting long - term economic independence.

The family engagement and exit policy and procedures should support parent educators and supervisors in promoting families» consistent participation in services and ensuring consistent, high quality Parents as Teachers services across the affiliate.

Child custody evaluators seek to determine the «quality» of parenting of each parent and the extent to which each promotes the relationship with the other parent.

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The objectives of the study were to reduce stress and anxiety levels, to reduce depressive symptoms, to improve parents» quality of life, and to promote healthy dietary patterns.

Implementing the Promoting the Healthy Development Survey (PHDS) Commonwealth Fund (2006) Comprehensive guidelines to State officials, physician practices, and health systems on how to implement the PHDS, a parent survey to assess and improve the quality of preventive and developmental care provided to young children.

Finally, home visiting programs that promote high quality parent - child relationships and combined with high - quality early education programs are most likely to result in better school readiness outcomes for children.

A key aspect of the Initiative is a certification process for fatherhood programs in the state, which ensures consistency and quality of service delivery to low - income, noncustodial fathers and their families, and recognizes fatherhood programs that have demonstrated exemplary practice.19 The process also allows certified fatherhood programs to offer the State - Owed Arrearage Adjustment Program for eligible participants.20 Connecticut's Initiative has established a quasi-experimental design system to evaluate the fatherhood programs it helps to coordinate.21 The evaluation collected demographic information on the almost 4,000 participants who enrolled in the Promoting Fatherhood Project from 2006 to 2011.22 The evaluation found that fathers in the program reported needing assistance in education, job training, housing, outstanding child support, parenting time, co-parenting, and parenting skills.

ACATLGN provides and promotes an effective, high quality resource and information network for service providers, frontline professionals, parents and the broader community.

• Maintain relationship satisfaction after having a baby • Reduce relationship hostility and increase affection • Promote positive parent - baby interactions • Promote quality involvement for both parents • Reduce the incidence or severity of postpartum mood disorders

Home visiting is one of several service strategies embedded in a comprehensive, high - quality early childhood system that promotes maternal, infant, and early childhood health, safety, and development; strong parent - child relationships; and responsible parenting among mothers and fathers.

Couples often seek counseling to assist them with the following: communication difficulties, intimacy, emotional expressiveness, alternatives to separation or divorce, promoting family cohesiveness and cooperation, cooperative parenting, affairs, conflict resolution, sexual difficulties, balancing relationships and family responsibilities, time management to enhance couple intimacy and satisfaction, improve marital satisfaction, couple enrichment, strengthening partnership and committment, improving the quality of life as a couple, enhancing romantic love, learning to prioritize the marriage, couples communication assessment, exploring patterns of interaction, the development of healthy patterns of communication and behavior for new couples as they strive to build a strong foundation of love, learning how to speak with respect and understanding with their partners, avoiding abusive and toxic interactions.

From a public policy standpoint, improved access to consistent and affordable high - quality early care and education accomplishes two important objectives: In addition to promoting healthy child development, these programs enable parents to continue working or to re-enter the workforce.

Other therapeutic strategies include a non blaming reforming of the goals of treatment from a focus on the child's symptoms to a focus on the quality of parent - child relationships, building alliances between the therapist and both parents and child, promoting attachment between the parents and the child, and competencies within the child.

Policymakers, recognizing the importance of these early care and education environments — not just as a work support for parents but also as a means to promote children's learning and development — are looking for strategies to boost program quality.

Together as a community of parenting educators, we want to share opportunities for training, network for support and the sharing of resources, and promote quality in our practice.

The main purpose of our network is to promote the use of PBS in the Hong Kong community, including empowering parents and teachers to use PBS at home and at school such that children with PB's quality of life is improved.

Sixpence promotes high - quality early care and learning opportunities that help parents guide the healthy development of their infants and toddlers.

New Mexico provides a coordinated continuum of high quality, community - driven culturally and linguistically appropriate home visiting services that promote maternal, infant, and early childhood health, safety, development, and strong parent - child relationships.

The following courses are available: Continuous Quality Improvement; Creating Effective Parent - Practitioner Partnerships; Data Management: Collecting, Managing, and Learning from Outcome Data; Maximizing Fiscal Resources; Protective Factors: Promoting Healthy Families; and, The Logic Model.