Sentences with phrase «seriously troubled these children»

The research findings on how seriously troubled these children are and how quickly their adjustment deteriorates are very powerful.»

Although her focus on the problems caused by lack of sufficient nurturing, and her belief that even young children are strongly influenced by the «death instinct,» led her to develop useful tools for treating seriously troubled children, her theory does not provide a complete, or hopeful, view of normal human psychological development.

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Aside from the implicit paradox involved in punishing children, teachers, and schools while simultaneously removing their financial supports, perhaps the most troubling aspect of this approach is that it seriously demeans teaching as profession.

[30] Moreover, as John Dewey remarked at the turn of the century, anyone seriously troubled about rampant individualism among children would promptly target for extinction the «drill - and - skill» approach to instruction: «The mere absorbing of facts and truths is so exclusively individual an affair that it tends very naturally to pass into selfishness.»

The trouble with the approach in Gordon v. Goertz is that one parent's relationship with their child is going to be seriously diminished in either of these two scenarios.

Renowned child therapist Clark Moustakas demonstrates how play can be used to affirm and liberate children — children who suddenly become troubled in their school or family lives and can work out their anger and fear in just a few sessions, as well as children who are seriously disturbed and must struggle to achieve emotional maturity, respect for others, and faith in themselves.

Sample items are: «I encourage my child to talk about his or her troubles» and «I believe that most children change their minds so frequently that it is hard to take their opinions seriously» (reverse - scored).