Sentences with phrase «early significant life experiences»

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The problem with these early policy directives is that both research and experience show that students living in poverty face significant obstacles to learning — and their test scores reflect this reality.

All dogs experience a gradual decrease in mobility, strength and stability with normal aging; for some dogs, though, the problem occurs earlier in life or affects mobility to a more significant degree.

I have found that very often an experience from earlier in life that caused significant emotional distress contributes to the present problem.

The findings suggest a significant role of cumulative risk experiences depending on the duration of exposure to poverty, as well as sensitive periods during early life.10, 12 The effect of poverty appears to be slightly stronger on verbal than on non-verbal skills, confirming previous findings.50, 51

Experiencing significant adversity early in life can set up our body's systems to be more susceptible to stress throughout life, with long - term negative consequences for physical and emotional health, educational achievement, economic success, social relationships, and overall well - being.

This article, by Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff and Pat Levitt, science director of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, advocates for greater synergy between neuroscience and innovation in early childhood policy to improve life outcomes for children experiencing significant adversity.

People who experienced separations from significant others, especially early in life, may develop high levels of death anxiety as death is experienced as the ultimate separation from a close person.

Through her working life Maria has developed a significant amount of experience in working with bullying, and especially with how earlier experiences of bullying in childhood can influence adulthood and the individual's self - esteem and sense of self.