Word: developing
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...going to have our moments on the blueline this season," Mazzoleni said. "Our youngsters are going to take a while to develop, and we're expecting a lot from freshman and sophomores...
After months of frenetic activity, the Gore campaign spent yesterday quietly watching the historic recount develop. A team of 70 volunteers, including a large contingent of lawyers, was dispatched to the Sunshine State to monitor the recounting...
...important to note, in light of this perversion of justice, that "unusual" young people can and do develop into functional adults. Surely there are many students here at our fine University, who had rocky early teen years, perhaps thanks to a penchant for grunge rock or even an unnatural affinity for medieval literature. A literal witchhunt to eliminate uniqueness among youth would only restrict the many innovations their creativity has so often brought to our society. Unusual children have developed into such great minds as Albert Einstein, Steven Spielberg, Mozart and countless others--not so scary after...
...this raises another difficult question: Is it really better for an infant to be raised in prison, just to be near the mother? No one has studied the long-term effect on kids who spend their early months behind bars, though some initial research suggests that babies don't develop as well there because they don't get the kind of attention and stimulation they need. There are also concerns about children's safety in prisons, which are often not adequately childproof, and about the availability of adequate medical care. Then there are the potential long-term psychological effects...
...raised an obvious question. "What if teens are not willing to be seen in public with their parents?" Given genetic predisposition, I expect my kids to develop a powerful aversion to any setting that smacks of a setup for a formal "talk." (I'm creeped out just imagining it, and I'm the parent.) Try informal chats to establish a connection, Wolvin suggests. Even the instant messages my daughter routinely sends ("hey mom how r u, school was good, g2g") can create a rapport that could prove useful during more, uh, delicate face-to-face conversations...