parenting class

collocation in English

meaningsofparentingandclass

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parenting
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpeə.rən.tɪŋ/
us
/ˈper.ən.t̬ɪŋ/
the raising of children and all the responsibilities and activities that are involved ...
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class
adjective
uk
/klɑːs/
us
/klæs/
very ...
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(Definition ofparentingandclassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is there a case for parenting classes for every child of 15 and 16 years old, or even earlier, so that they are aware of language between nought and three?
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Not all projects funded provide parenting classes as it is accepted that some parents prefer other methods, though all the funded work aims at supporting parents in their parenting role.
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Finally, parents who attended parenting classes were more likely to engage in strategies that promote positive development.
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Adult continuing education, college correspondence programs and parenting classes are also available.
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Theparentingclassfocuses on promoting positive parenting skills.
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She also taught aparentingclassto inmates and developed the in-prison nursery for babies born to inmates.
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Miguel realizes what he learned in hisparentingclass, the proper way to buckle a baby in a car, saved his sons life.
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Policy responds with anti-social behaviour orders and child curfews to control and punish children, and with parenting orders and parenting classes as sanctions for adults.
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Many outpatient programs, including methadone-maintenance clinics, offer short-term didactic parenting classes that focus on basic child-rearing practices.
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I too am a keen supporter of parenting classes in the secondary school.
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My noble friend, when she winds up, may argue that financial prudence militates against any expenditure on universal provision of parenting classes.
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I know of people who have already been sent by their individual children's hearings to parenting classes.
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I can see excellent reasons why parents may not attend parenting classes after work.
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We may include projects which deal with community health services, health screening, physical activity, dietary advice, parenting classes, complementary therapy and anti-smoking projects.
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Parenting classes are delivered in response to parenting orders and on a voluntary basis.
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We will support families in overcoming their problems, through parenting classes and new fast-track parenting orders.
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Although parents can be made to attend parenting classes, they cannot be made to participate.
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Those who have run into difficulty, and those who fear that they might, have a deep desire to take parenting classes.
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It stands alongside parenting classes and parenting orders.
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