Sentences with phrase «rather large child»

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What a «large family» means for someone with one sibling is of a rather different magnitude than for someone who grew up in a family with eight or nine or 10 children.

Listen I keep seeing bumper stickers like «you can't be both Catholic and pro-choice» these are not reflective of my faith, theser are slogans made for propaganda, I have 2 beautiful children and I have never been on a position where abortion could even play a part, but it is a legal option to the public at large; this being said even the bible calls for us to be good citizens, and to obey the law, I believe that this is a matter that belongs with the family and not the state; no matter how we criminalize abortion, they will not stop, but people will go under - ground and more fatalities will occur, I rather see the government placing incentives on more conseling for these expectant mothers and more outreach done at church levels, to reduce the debate to a single slogan is dangerous and will not accomplish the ultimately goal of preventing abortions my two humble cents

Rather they have been happy to suggest, - more often by subtle implication and spin than with straightforward candour - that (i) the priesthood is fairly riddled with abusers, (ii) there is an international culture of cover - up in the Church which (iii) goes right to the top of the Church, and (iv) that Catholic institutions such as celibacy and hierarchy are to blame — even that Catholic teaching of children about its sexual morality is a form of intellectual abuse of large numbers of children.

Yet schools that educate large numbers of children in poverty are generally run, even more than others, on principles of behaviorism rather than self - determination.

Rather than using rewards or punishments to cajole or direct behavior, Kohn suggests we put the relationship at the center of parenting to attend the larger aim of meeting a child's basic need to feel loved unconditionally.

As a result, research has shown that homeschooled children tend to develop better social skills than those who spend a large part of their days in a classroom, rather than out in the «real» world.

The main disadvantage with the outdated R44 regulations was the way that child seats are sized; with i - Size, seats are sized by the child's height rather than weight, meaning that they progress to a larger size at the appropriate rate for their body, ensuring the highest safety standards are provided at all times.

Rather than take young children door - to - door, reserve the tradition of Halloween night for visiting family members or destinations hosting large - scale parties for baby Halloween - ers.

Sometimes, school - age children will put off doing larger homework assignments rather than trying to complete them a few days before they are due.

For example, if your child doesn't press a universal digital thermometer to his body tightly, the result in the armpit can be with a rather large error — up to half a degree.

Rather than assuming that sleeping arrangement produces a particular «type» person it is probably more accurate to think of sleeping arrangements as part of a larger system of affection and that it is altogether this larger system of attachment relationships, interacting with the child's own special characteristics that produces adult characteristics.

I have found that larger bins that are heavier for my child means he plays with what is inside the bin rather than trying to dump it out the second I turn him loose.

Dips — Children don't always have time to eat a large lunch and would rather be socializing than eating.

The great controversy stems in large part from the fact that the «Babywise» approach represents a harsh throwback to decades - old and widely discredited child - care manuals in which mothers were advised to watch the clock rather than their babies» signals in determining when breast or bottle should be offered.

If they feed the baby, it is on a parent - imposed schedule that does not take the child's needs into consideration (e.g. giving 2 large bottles of formula per day to a newborn rather than smaller more frequent feedings throughout the day).

Contrary to common medical lore, a large portion of babies don't just «grow out» of colic and reflux; rather, they «grow in» to new symptoms that can haunt them into adulthood when not addressed early.Baby Poop encourages parents to take charge of their own child's health while keeping healthcare professionals in the loop.

The canopies are rather large and are height adjustable from a minimum of 23» to a maximum of 27» so as your child grows they will always have sun protection.

Luckily the budget is rather large, meaning the inner child in you can go nuts constructing brain busters.

They tend to focus on small, individual research projects rather than supporting large - scale development and evaluations of alternative techniques and programs for helping all children to succeed in school.

«Why don't we make that 5,000 children in our schools over the next five years... learning a language that is becoming a great international language, rather than, frankly, languages that are not spoken by very large numbers of people?

The policies that were criticized were those that increased attention to academic outcomes at the expense of children's exploration, discovery, and play; methods that focused on large group activities and completion of one - dimensional worksheets and workbooks in place of actual engagement with concrete objects and naturally occurring experiences of the world; and directives that emphasized the use of group - administered, computer - scored, multiple - choice achievement tests in order to determine a child's starting place in school rather than assessments that rely on active child engagement, teacher judgment, and clinical opinion.

If the Obama administration is willing to offer a preschool plan that keeps parents in the driver's seat in terms of choosing where to send their child, puts states in charge of administering the program and provides them with general guidelines rather than detailed prescriptions, and redirects existing resources rather than calling for large new expenditures, there is a significant possibility of bipartisan support in Congress.

However, faced with the need to restrain a booster - age child in a lap belt - only seating position, real - world crash data from two large crash databases suggest that it is safer to place the child in a booster secured with the lap belt rather than using the lap belt alone.

This increase in average size, however, was brought about primarily by reductions in childlessness and «only child» families rather than a rise in large - size families.

Many parents inherently use this method by teaching their child to save for a large purchase rather than buying it for him or her.

If the gain is too large and the child's unearned income exceeds $ 2,100, you'll end up paying tax at 15 % on the gain, rather than the zero percent rate that is applicable for most children.

While not particularly large it is a good room if you prefer lounging on a sofa rather than in bed or want some extra space for your child to play or watch TV.

This becomes clear from the outset when you consider the smart layout of the pools: there's an area for children, an area with slides, a larger pool area for entertainment, but then also a quiet pool area, for those that would rather stay undisturbed and just relax.

It nearly works, but it's still rather cumbersome to use and that's probably not nearly good enough, particularly when a large proportion of those playing the game are liable to be young children.

More mainstream Nintendo characters like Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Bowser return to the series, but obscure characters like Bowser's children are also included in the title's rather large roster of racers.

Rather than contributing large sums of your own money to help pay down his or her debt, help your child explore alternative options such as income - based repayment plans.

Stay - at - home moms and dads who raise their children, rather than their expertise and visibility in a workplace, are the largest group to sport these resume gaps.

5) The money you had saved for retirement or need to be saving for retirement is now needed for larger housing - rather than downsizing to fit your retirement income - school clothes, lessons, and even children's medical needs.

In a more recent meta - analysis, based on sixty - seven studies conducted during the 1990s, I again found that children with divorced parents, on average, scored significantly lower on various measures of wellbeing than did children with continuously married parents.6 As before, the differences between the two groups were modest rather than large.

Larger effect sizes were found in studies with higher proportion of girls, with a healthy control group, from developing countries, published before 1990, and that used parent rating or clinician ratings rather than child ratings.

Participants were drawn from a larger study examining (i) the effects of trauma on children over time and (ii) the efficacy of the SAFE Homes intervention, a DCF program in which children who have been removed from their parents» care are placed temporarily in state - run facilities rather than immediate foster care to facilitate assessment and treatment planning.

Fact: «Most men who fight for custody or access do not want a larger role in the day - to - day caregiving, but rather a larger role in decision - making related to their children and ex-spouses» lives.

PCIT was chosen as the PT program because PCIT: a) has well established efficacy in reducing young children's EBP (Eisenstadt et al. 1993; Eyberg et al. 2001; Hood and Eyberg 2003; Schuhmann et al. 1998); b) contains all of the treatment components recognized by Kaminski and colleagues» meta - analysis (Kaminski et al. 2008) as yielding the largest effect sizes (i.e., increasing positive parent — child interactions, promoting consistency and use of time out, and requiring parents to practice new skills with their child during PT sessions); c) aims to strengthen the parent — child relationship, which can be accomplished in a brief intervention (Bakermans - Kranenburg et al. 2003); d) is a competency - based model that emphasizes skill acquisition rather than a fixed set of sessions; and e) includes a unique delivery technique (i.e., wireless headset for the therapist to coach the parent in vivo during interactions with the child) similar to an exposure - based approach in which parents observe «in vivo» changes in their child behavior during sessions.