The principles of TCIT, like its parent-training cousin, PCIT, sound simple enough: Teachers need to build a strong relationship with students so they can work more effectively with them.

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These organizations are taking advantage of the full range of innovations available, incorporating technology in curriculum planning and delivery, classroom management, teacher training and parent communication to create new models for providing excellent, affordable K-12 education.

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We are providing Parent Co-ordinators with the training necessary to respond to parents' concerns and help parents develop the tools they need to be full partners in their children's education.

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Other critics of the iPotty have argued that toilet training is an important bonding moment between a parent and his or her child -- that introducing games and movies diminishes the experience.

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On the pro sleep-training side, an Australian study published in September followed 326 children with parent-reported sleep problems at 7 months.

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We've seen the huge burden of eight years of war on our troops -- tour after tour, year after year, missing out on moments that every parent treasures: a baby's first steps, the first words, the day the training wheel comes off the bike, birthdays, anniversaries.

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With a new addition to the family on the way, a couple has several months to prepare, but for the employee who has to provide care for an elderly parent, the news often comes as a shock with immediate action required that most people have no training for.

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