Sentences with phrase «very vulnerable children»

We fear that removing such scrutiny will be to the detriment of very vulnerable children and families.

Nevertheless, it can be possible to achieve a measure of respect and sanity during the whole process if you remember that it is always more then simply the parents who are involved in the process, and that some very vulnerable children are often pawns in the whole drama.

I wholeheartedly agree — I'd rather we weren't doing it at all, but at least this is making efforts to safeguard these very vulnerable children.

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School is at breaking point and we can not provide the level of support we want to as we have so much need but not enough staff or money to pay and train additional staff to support these very vulnerable children.»

«We have been unable to find any example of any other country which allows councils to opt out of their duties to very vulnerable children and young people, including those the state is directly responsible for by law.»

However, this report shows that current immigration policies are having a damaging impact on a group of very vulnerable children,» Teather said.

«These are very vulnerable children,» says Jo Mandell, training and development co-ordinator for the charity Kids VIP, which works to improve contact between children and their imprisoned relatives.

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Children are precious, and need adult protection as they are so very vulnerable.

The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in Western Europe, children born to teen mums are among the most vulnerable of all children — and in African Caribbean cultures, early pregnancy is still very common.

Parenting is serious business, and because we love our children, parenting becomes a very emotional experience which triggers our deepest and most vulnerable emotions.

«While some parents believe that not having their child inoculated will protect her from possible side effects of vaccines, they inadvertently wind up leaving the child vulnerable to the very real possibility of disease, a far greater risk.»

Acknowledging that tackling advertising is very difficult, he said that the EU does have a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable in society, and reduce children's exposure to marketing tactics.

In his statement yesterday, Roberts said he's «very disappointed that the bipartisan, bicameral Child Nutrition Reauthorization negotiations have come to an end for the 114th Congress» and he accused his colleagues in the House and minority members of the Senate of putting «certain parochial interests and the desire for issues rather than solutions... ahead of the wellbeing of vulnerable and at - risk populations and the need for reform.»

Children raised with the goal of obedience and deference to authority are very vulnerable.

Especially when a child is only newborn, when the soft spot on the back of their heads hasn't closed yet, their heads are very vulnerable to malformation.

The trouble with trailers, though, is that it puts the kids pretty far behind the rider — and when you're riding on the road, it can feel very vulnerable having your children so far behind you.

«Helping vulnerable children and families in crisis is very important to my entire family,» shared Rich Webster, speaking on behalf of the Helen and Will Webster Foundation.

But children are very vulnerable to bullying because it can influence their self - esteem, confidence, and... -LCB- read more -RCB-

Cuomo says the investment in the youngest New Yorkers is an investment in the state's «very future» and will help «level the playing field» for children from vulnerable communities.

(2) To surround a demonstrating group and lock it in, without any regard to who is inside the group - e.g., children - puts very vulnerable people at risk should violence break out.

According to Selorm Adonoo, Head of Communications at the NHIA, «the NHIS as a social protection scheme has a mandate to enroll all identified vulnerable people, and our collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has been very useful in helping us reach out to many of the disadvantaged people in the society and bringing relief to them.»

Cuomo said the investment in the youngest New Yorkers is an investment in the state's «very future» and will help «level the playing field» for children from vulnerable communities.

But therein lies a problem: children born after OPV is phased out will be vulnerable to any vaccine virus still lurking, so polio could stage a very nasty comeback unless we protect them some other way.

This is a very important finding for planning long - term treatment for children whose brains may be more vulnerable to the effects of a prolonged seizure.

«We found children at a very early age — from the most conservative to the most liberal societies — quickly internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and boys are strong and independent,» said Robert Blum, director of the Global Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins University.

«Electronic bullying of high school students threatens the self - esteem, emotional well - being and social standing of youth at a very vulnerable stage of their development,» said study author Andrew Adesman, MD, FAAP, chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York.

Kids under the age of 18 are particularly vulnerable to images of high - wattage stars smoking cigarettes on the big screen, partly because adolescents, similar to very young children, are prone to mimic behaviors they see others trying, Sargent says.

The high school, which serves children from all of New York City's five boroughs, has a very distinct and vulnerable population of students.

These schools are educating some of our most vulnerable children, and can also be very expensive provisions

Oral language skills blossom during the preschool years, which means that they are also very vulnerable and in need of stimulation during this time, as a number of major organizations involved in the education of young children have recognized.

«If one school or a number of schools in a locality opt out of the fair access process it can disrupt the entire ecosystem and leave many children very vulnerable,» she said.

This policy, that was clearly meant to benefit a very vulnerable population, has had the effect of discriminating against other children.

Summer can be a very unsafe and vulnerable time for our children.

Children innocence makes them to be very vulnerable to the dangers posed by the environment they are exposed to.

And very small dogs are vulnerable to injury especially in a home where there are lots of young children tearing about.

We recognize that rejection is a very serious step, in which the desire of publishers to market their games, and that of gamers to buy them, must be balanced against the public interest, including the full range of possible harm risks to vulnerable individuals and to any children who may be wrongly exposed to such games.

Drawn to densely populated areas in search of work, the children find themselves vulnerable to exploitation and often excluded from the very opportunities they sought after.

People's homes are also a place where not just children but all of society is vulnerable — especially the very young, the sick, women and the elderly as they are all at home for most of the time.

The very words «vulnerable children» raises a degree of anxiety.

Conclusion: Among others, the «lessons» that can be gleaned from the VTech and VTech USA cases include: (i) IoT / connected toys and devices remain very vulnerable in the face of haphazard / sloppy security practices; (ii) inadequate security safeguards will no longer be tolerated by regulators, particularly when children's information or other sensitive information is involved; (iii) robust and adequate security safeguards involve multi-level tiers of protection per the above; (iv) vendors should never misrepresent the state of their security practices in their privacy policies; and (iv) in a connected world, regulators are willing to work together and share data and resources to combat «deceptive and unfair practices that cross national borders» (in the words of the FTC).

George says: «Under these changes we could see very personal details of vulnerable children and adults published in local and national newspapers and online.

She remains a passionate advocate for services committed to helping vulnerable children, youth and families and is very excited to join the Board of Directors at Peacebuilder's International.

Children and adults also need to learn that humans are very vulnerable to suggestion leading to misinterpretations, at times inappropriate behavior, and frequently false memories.

So there are two kinds of young children who are very vulnerable — well, there are more than two, but to over-simplify it — who are the vulnerable high - risk kids in our society.

The Government is promoting the Bill as improving services to vulnerable children and supporting strong families but, from the point of view of many of our service users, there are some very serious concerns.

For example, substantial evidence exists that families most plagued by domestic violence are least likely to respond to home - visiting support.23 Other factors that hamper success of home visiting include limited family resources, family mental illness, and families not motivated to participate in the programs.24 Thus, the very risk factors that make children vulnerable interfere with the effectiveness of the programs that are designed to help them.

Every child in her study feared repeating a failure in adulthood, all feared betrayal and rejection, and all remained very vulnerable...

These are amongst the most vulnerable children in the education system, and as such the findings are very encouraging indeed.

Or if there starts to be a problem with their child at the centre, then they're very vulnerable there too.