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Extended School's success at Magherafelt Nursery.
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PARENTS in the community are benefiting from Magherafelt Nursery School's Extended schools programme.
Pictured here are parents taking part in the final class of six weeks of Baby Massage facilitated by Siobhan Hughes. Parents at the School have also completed a positive parenting programme with the Parents Advice Centre an...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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What's wrong with kids? Their parents, supposedly. Yet parents are doing more than ever with their kids.
American Demographics
; Their parents, supposedly. Yet parents are doing more than ever with their kids. Americans don't think much of today's kids, according to a recent study by Public Agenda, a New York City research organization. And it's not just the pierced and tattooed variety of youth that makes them cringe-even
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Facilitative conferences: parents and teachers working together.
The Clearing House
; ... to inform the parents about positive aspects of the child's school life; nothing warms a parent's heart more than hearing good news about their child. Additionally, calling helps prevent or diminish problems. It is much easier to use preventive measures than ...
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Intergenerational relations in urban China: Proximity, contact, and help to parents
Demography
; Although most older Chinese parents live with an adult son or daughter, most adult offspring do not live with parents. We examine the relations of these noncoresident offspring with parents in terms of proximity, frequency of contact, and exchange of help. Based on a 1993 random sample survey
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The dos and dont's of using parent volunteers: 14 proven ways to get parents involved - and 6 pitfalls to avoid.
Instructor (1990)
; WHEN PARENTS VOLUNTEER in the classroom, their extra hands, hearts, and heads benefit children--and help keep you from burning the candle at both ends. Yet developing positive working relationships with parents can be tricky, and one out of every five public elementary school teachers cites lack of
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Lean on me: with reform math programs, parents need to be more prepared than ever for the "Help me!" plea at homework time. Aiding them is a district's duty.
District Administration
; When parents come to hear Ruth Parker of Mathematics Education Collaborative speak on quality mathematics education, they're expecting some answers. But what they may well get is a heavy dose of confusion and frustration. We pose a probability problem and encourage debate. We know there's going to
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Empowerment of parents in the neonatal intensive care unit by neonatal nurses.(RESEARCH)(Report)
Health SA Gesondheid
; ABSTRACT Parents of infants who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) need to be empowered to improve bonding, attachment and care-giving skills. Neonatal nurses play a critical role in the empowerment of such parents, but often find it difficult due to a lack of clarity on how it
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THE BIRDS AND THE BEES: AN ANALYSIS OF ADVICE GIVEN TO PARENTS THROUGH THE POPULAR PRESS.
Adolescence
; ... Gibbs, N. (1993). How should we teach our child about sex? Time, pp. 60-66. Goode, E. (1987). Telling 80's kids about sex. U.S. News and World Report, pp. 83-84. Gordon. S. (1986). What kids need to know. Psychology Today, PP. 22-26. Kaercher, D. (1984). Kids ...
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Consulting with parents of elementary school children.(parent-student counselor relations)
Counseling and Human Development
; ... allows parents and teachers to be honest, to listen to each other's questions and suggestions, and to share both good and bad news. Upon achieving this level of openness, the parent/teacher partnership can move beyond identifying problem areas to sharing the ...
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The Social Life and Emotional State of Adolescent Children of Parents Who Are Blind and Sighted: A Pilot Study
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
; Abstract: This pilot study compared the development of two groups of adolescents-those whose parents were blind and those whose parents were sighted. It found that there were no essential differences between the groups. Moreover, the friendship relationships, feelings toward parents, and some
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SIDEBAR Parents call role tougher in '90s than in the past
The Boston Globe
; ... emerged from their responses a fundamental underlying sense of resilience and optimism about the future. "Sometimes, I'll watch the news and see stuff like the Oklahama bombing and AIDS stuff, and it's really depressing," said Nancy Staelens, a mother of four who ...
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