Example sentences of "their child ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The halls look like Dante 's Circles , packed as they are with anxious parents grasping their child 's schedules , trying not to be late for class . |
| 2 | The Irish Republic is a Catholic country and even those Protestants who do not expect to be actively persecuted doubt that they will have full civil and religious liberty when the major religious institution refuses to engage in fair competition by , for example , permitting the parents free choice of their child 's religion in the case of mixed marriage . |
| 3 | PARENTS ' disapproval of their child 's friends can begin at a surprisingly young age . |
| 4 | Some Japanese parents have hired private detectives to ensure their child 's prospective spouse is not from the despised Korean community . |
| 5 | In schools , all parents will have the right to a report on their child 's performance and details of that of the school . |
| 6 | Independent inspection of schools will provide parents with straightforward reports on their child 's school , together with an action plan from governors to remedy any weaknesses . |
| 7 | The concept of parental rights in education could be said to be concerned with the ability of parents to extend the control they are able to exert within the family to their child 's formal education , thus protecting their ‘ interest ’ in the child . |
| 8 | Among the manifestations of this conflict are cases where parents have challenged the content of their child 's education by withdrawing him/her from school . |
| 9 | Giving parents a measure of choice would , it was argued , be more likely to secure their involvement in the school and in their child 's schooling : ‘ They are more likely to support a school they have freely chosen and to give it the loyalty which is so essential if their children are to do the same . ’ |
| 10 | Although prosecution followed by a fine can bring home to parents the reality of their child 's non-attendance problem , a financial penalty is likely to be inappropriate when imposed on what is often a poor family whose financial problems are already one of the factors threatening family stability . |
| 11 | But Galloway concluded from his study of procedures in Sheffield that prosecution will often be of little value , unless parents can be given a positive reason for insisting on their child 's attendance at school . |
| 12 | It requires changes in the way that parental involvement in their child 's education is fostered by the school as well as changes in what the school has to offer the child . |
| 13 | They must also be informed of their right of appeal to an appeal committee under section 8 of the Act and the name of a person from whom advice and information concerning their child 's special educational needs may be obtained . |
| 14 | Parents will be informed of the results of their child 's assessment . |
| 15 | It is quite possible that the parents themselves will have already noted any slow reactions if they are attentive to their child 's development . |
| 16 | Parents like to see the headteacher 's initials on their child 's reading card , they appreciate that the head is taking a personal interest in their child 's progress and keeping a general eye on activities in classrooms . |
| 17 | Parents like to see the headteacher 's initials on their child 's reading card , they appreciate that the head is taking a personal interest in their child 's progress and keeping a general eye on activities in classrooms . |
| 18 | A genuine invitation to parents to contribute to their child 's assessment record with samples of pre-school drawings , photos and even possibly of tapes of the child talking at home emphasises the way that the school sees teaching and learning as an equal partnership . |
| 19 | The classroom teacher may be concerned with the parents that do n't turn up — those parents that the teacher particularly wanted to ‘ have a go at ’ because of their child 's poor behaviour , lack of effort , continual lateness or some other failure to conform . |
| 20 | Are parents really in a very strong position to influence their child 's performance in the classroom ? |
| 21 | • Teachers should take account of the important link between home and school , actively encouraging parents to participate and share in their child 's reading and supporting pupils where this is not possible . |
| 22 | At age 16 the General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE ) should be the main form of assessment , especially in the core subjects ; ( e ) the results of assessment should be used both formatively to help better teaching and to inform decisions about next steps for a pupil , and summatively at ages 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 to inform parents in simple and clear terms about their child 's progress . |
| 23 | Parents may not be able to stop their child 's tantrums altogether , but they can usually reduce the number and intensity of them . |
| 24 | It is obviously an emotional occasion for parents and it is important that they recognize , right from the start , that another person now comes first in their child 's love and loyalty . |
| 25 | Anxious , inexperienced mothers can be the source of their child 's mysterious health problems , of course , but there is increasing evidence that it is commonly something in the diet or the environment . |
| 26 | The first step for any parent is to decide whether their child 's behaviour really is abnormal . |
| 27 | It is very tempting for parents to attribute their child 's awful behaviour to some simple external cause when the real problem lies within the family . |
| 28 | Parents may be more critical of their child 's behaviour than a teacher , or less critical . |
| 29 | Unlike Meadow 's syndrome mothers , these women did not seem to relish their child 's hospital stay , nor were they willing to subject them to any investigation , however painful and unpleasant . |
| 30 | These parents may have been disturbed or overwrought , but this does not necessarily mean that they were mistaken about their child 's illness . |