Word: acceptibility
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...built around the idea of encouraging the cutters and members of their family to accept the kids as they are while encouraging them to change. "We embrace two seemingly contradictory philosophies," says Hartstein. "That teens are doing the best they can and that they can also do more." With the sense of judgment lifted, children are more receptive to learning a wide range of new coping skills, such as impulse control, distress tolerance and contemplation of consequences...
Court-martial rules require the accused to accept guilt in making a plea bargain. In entering her plea, England initially claimed she had just been following orders but changed her story after conferring with her lawyers for an hour. Graner's testimony was the last straw...
...While the U.S. suspects the North has nukes already, a test might force the world to accept it as a member of the nuclear club?as happened with Pakistan and India, which detonated bombs in the late '90s. But North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il would be taking a huge gamble. Detonating a nuke would give Washington a stronger argument for imposing economic sanctions. Even Pyongyang's nominal ally China might react harshly, concerned that a regional arms race would ensue. On Thursday, U.S. President George W. Bush phoned China's President Hu Jintao to urge him to take firmer...
...chance of making it out there is to shine, from kindergarten onward, in everything they do. These high expectations can fuse with the view that no setback is ever just bad luck: it's always somebody's fault - though never their own, nor their child's. While parents will accept human frailty in other areas of life, says New South Wales Primary Principals' Association president Roger Pryor, "in schools they expect everyone to get it right first time, every time...
...better relations, most teachers would argue, resides with parents, who may need to accept that their child isn't gifted, or that there are 27 other children in their darling's class, or that there aren't 45 spots on the school netball team. But teachers won't be surprised to hear that, outside of staff rooms, there seems to be little sympathy for them. A prevalent view is that central to teaching is handling - patiently and professionally - the expectations and anxieties of even the most objectionable parents. "If you can't or won't do that," says Sharryn Brownlee...