Example sentences of "parents ' [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lest I be accused of caricaturing the West Indian family 's approach to its child 's education , let me add some tempering comments from sportsmen who found their parents ' blend of discipline and encouragement satisfactory . |
| 2 | The headteacher who is in the playground in the morning to greet children and parents and also there in the afternoon to see the children safely away is in a strong position to encourage casual chatter about learning , teaching and the parents ' perceptions of the school . |
| 3 | Indeed parents ' perceptions of school often differ from those of academics and politicians . |
| 4 | Whilst Rick 's aim in changing the curriculum was to focus on mathematical thinking , this was at odds not only with many parents ' perceptions of mathematics , but also those of one member of his department and the headteacher . |
| 5 | Parents ' reports of birth weight and gestational age are sufficiently accurate for analysis and not necessarily worse than hospital case notes ; lack of accuracy would decrease rather than increase the strength of the observed associations . |
| 6 | Rosa has to come to terms not only with what her inheritance means to her but also with accusations that her parents ' brand of Communist radicalism ducks the real issue — the oppression of the black majority by the white minority . |
| 7 | Gaining parental attention and praise is a vital part of the programme as often the parents ' lack of interest is the reason for the problem having continued . |
| 8 | ‘ I could n't care less , ’ was the reply of Philip , a 16-year-old sprinter from Birchfield , when asked whether he was displeased with his parents ' lack of zeal . |
| 9 | There was also what was to become a recurrent feature of Gilkes 's reports — as indeed it had been for a half a century already — regret at the parents ' lack of faith or courage , which resulted in boys leaving early and not going on to University . |
| 10 | One from the LEA was about her 8-year-old son 's transfer to middle school , an event generating a great deal of paper including a list of the available schools ; another letter from the LEA explained parents ' rights of choice and appeal , also dates of open evenings ; yet another letter from the school to which he had been allocated required the parents to sign the tear-off slip and return it to their present school . |
| 11 | PARENTS ' disapproval of their child 's friends can begin at a surprisingly young age . |
| 12 | This was partly due to her parents ' disapproval of her boy friend . |
| 13 | The parents ' sense of disempowerment was at this stage complete . |
| 14 | ‘ They do n't mind so much now I 've got a few trophies in a case that they can show their friends and boast about it , ’ Carlos Francis recollected his parents ' change of posture after it became evident that he could make a career out of soccer . |
| 15 | In her designer tracksuit of vivid mauve and gold , her Reebok bumpers and man 's leather flying jacket , she looked the complete opposite of her parents ' idea of dressed up . |
| 16 | This improvement related to the Bristol team 's efforts to make parents more aware of four main factors for cot death , which are identified from the parents ' accounts of the death of their baby . |
| 17 | Snobbery might be innate in their parents ' way of life , but it could never be admitted . |
| 18 | Resources and facilities ranked tenth and eleventh in the survey by Hughes , Wikeley and Nash ( 1990 ) of parents ' views of the attributes of a good primary school . |
| 19 | Parents ' views of assessments |
| 20 | Parents ' views of professionals |
| 21 | Research concerns such issues as implementation and take-up , educational home visiting , home- school communication , effects on reading test performance , and teachers ' and parents ' views of involvement . |
| 22 | The parents ' defence of their own interests was complicated by a vicious attack on Outram as the archetypal spinster . |
| 23 | As a mother , she says she sees the parents ' point of view . |
| 24 | Children who are alienated by parental rejection , disaffected by continuous and severe punishment , do not identify with their parents ' point of view when they are being disciplined , and are therefore less likely to agree with the criticism being made and less liable to ‘ internalize ’ the judgement . |
| 25 | Time given to listening to the parents ' point of view at an early stage and to reducing their anxieties by giving well-founded information can be helpful in arranging a placement which satisfies them . |
| 26 | On the other hand , I could see my parents ' point of view . |
| 27 | From the parents ' point of view , it is equally related to all its offspring . |
| 28 | From the parents ' point of view , to go back to your original question about whether it 's good for children to be helped at home , of course it 's , it does n't make any sense to stop helping your child just because he 's reached the age of five . |
| 29 | Mickey Morris ' continued involvement in spite of his parents ' derision , Carlos Francis ' determination to defy his parents ' ridicule of football as a career , former British and European middleweight boxing champion Bunny Sterling 's refusal ‘ to let on to ’ his parents about his boxing : these are typical examples of black kids cutting themselves away from the strings of their parents and locating the vital , influential figures in their lives elsewhere . |
| 30 | The model presented here of working with parents enables the clinician to progress at the parents ' rate of change and understanding . |