The completely revised and updated edition includes: new information, based on research,
about child temperament; new chapter on the hot topic of play as a means of strengthening parent - child relationship; new section on collaborative disciplining with preschool teachers; expanded section about depression and stress linked to parenting; new research findings about ADHD and its treatment.
The bit
about child temperament is so right.
Not exact matches
Through having three very different
children, I've learned a lot
about how much is what I do and how much is just «
temperament».
It's not possible to generalize
about a
child's
temperament, but it can help to remember that a baby with colic won't be miserable forever.
The key to parenting a strong - willed
child is often
about working with your
child's
temperament, rather than trying to force her to be different.
It's important to consider your
child's
temperament when making the decision
about whether or not she should be allowed to quit.
Ultimately, how much information
about birth a
child can handle is going to vary widely depending on their age and
temperament, so you'll have to decide how much information you're comfortable sharing and what your personal values and boundaries are.
Great parents nurture compassion
about a
child's particular mental challenges and, in the moment, take into account the effect of hormones, hunger, and
temperament on behavior.
Information
about children's developmental stages,
temperament, and individuality helps parents make informed decisions and better serve as advocates of a
child's wellbeing.
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She shows parents that discipline is principally
about teaching
children the rights and wrongs and helping parents to develop their own effective formula of discipline techniques based on the individual
temperament and needs of the
child.
When you ask your
child to do something, whether they are toddlers or teenagers, you need to think
about how they will process it, how their
temperament predisposes them to react to the request, and what your actions will be if they don't do it.
When you have a better understanding of your parenting style, you can make better choices
about how to adapt it to your
child's
temperament and needs.
I think every parent will have a different story to tell you
about work for their
child because I think that some kids going back to our talking
about temperament, they need to really feel wet in order for that process to take place.
But my husband and I thought
about our
child's
temperament and the fact he has been use to us soothing him practically all night long.
Trainers and animal behaviorists can also do a
temperament test to see how good your pet will be with kids, and warn you
about things to avoid, like placing your dog's dish next to your
child's bouncy seat.
Knowing your
child's
temperament, abilities, developmental stage etc are crucial in order to make the best choices
about when to be there and when to let them go.
The researchers asked the parents or guardians to answer detailed questions
about their
children's behavior and
temperament.
Here is what the AKC (American Kennel Club) says
about the Akita and
children: «Akita
temperament can range from calm to bouncy and aggressive, so the breed should always be supervised around small
children and other animals.
Read
about height, weight,
temperament, good with
children, activity level, grooming tips and training requirements.
This breed is most commonly kept for hunting, so little is known
about its
temperament with
children, but other breeds similar to the Grande Bleu de Gascogne are good with kids, so this breed may be as well.
Always ask
about the
temperament of a cat and let the shelter know if you have
children in your household.
If you are in a situation, such as having young
children in the household or have another need for a stable
temperament in your dog, consider how knowledgeable you are
about the details of puppy rearing.
Information
about children's developmental stages,
temperament, and individuality helps parents make informed decisions and better serve as advocates of a
child's wellbeing.
Even if your
children have different
temperaments, needs and talents, they all need your interest, encouragement and praise to help them feel good
about themselves.
Childhood risk factors were assessed up to 9 years of age: neurodevelopmental characteristics (perinatal insults, gross motor skills, and intelligence quotient); parental characteristics (mother's internalising symptoms, including depression and anxiety, mother —
child interactions, criminal conviction history, and parental disagreement
about discipline); family characteristics (number of residence changes, socioeconomic status, unwanted sexual contact, and loss of a parent); and
child behaviour and
temperament (inhibited or undercontrolled
temperament, peer problems, and depressive symptoms).
Although
children who have been maltreated show different brain activity in response to facial emotion than nonmaltreated
children, 22 we know little
about children's neural processing of a wide variety of parenting behaviours, and we know even less
about temperament - related differences in such neural processing.
These range from concerns
about sanitation issues to the suitability of dog
temperament when working with
children.
Bringing the specific information
about the
children's lives (their age,
temperament, special attributes) helps the parents shift from «my time / right» with the
child to the «
child's time» with the parent.
Because
children in the same family will experience life differently given their age,
temperament, and coping abilities, the Advocate can speak clearly into the mediation / arbitration process
about the needs of each
child from that
child's perspective while understanding the needs of parents dissolving a marital relationship.
Positive parenting is all
about making
child - rearing choices that reflect your beliefs and values as a parent, your
child's age and stage of development, and his or her
temperament.
The majority of studies
about the effect of
child anxiety on coparenting report on the prospective association between the temperamental predisposition for anxiety, that is, behavioral inhibition or a reactive
temperament, and coparenting.
Although clinical approaches to bolstering coparenting quality may be called for, it may also be the case for some parents that simply providing information
about the potential effects of
child temperament and anxiety on coparenting may facilitate decreased blame and conflict within the interparental relationship.
We'd written
about it in Challenging Behavior in Young
Children, but somehow it seemed less sexy to me than other risk factors like
temperament or media violence.
It's
about understanding your
child's
temperament, their own individual character and personality.
9
Child health and development 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Key findings 9.3 General health, long - term conditions and acute illnesses 9.3.1 General health 9.3.2 Long - term conditions or illnesses 9.3.3 Health problems and treatment 9.3.4 Birth weight and health in the first year of life 9.4 Accidents 9.4.1 Accident rates 9.4.2 Hospital treatment for accidents 9.4.3 Injuries resulting from accidents 9.5 Development of motor skills 9.6 Development of communication skills 9.7 Parental knowledge of child development 9.8 Parental concerns about development 9.9 Sleep 9.10 Dental health 9.11 Temperament 9.12 Summary 9.13 Refer
Child health and development 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Key findings 9.3 General health, long - term conditions and acute illnesses 9.3.1 General health 9.3.2 Long - term conditions or illnesses 9.3.3 Health problems and treatment 9.3.4 Birth weight and health in the first year of life 9.4 Accidents 9.4.1 Accident rates 9.4.2 Hospital treatment for accidents 9.4.3 Injuries resulting from accidents 9.5 Development of motor skills 9.6 Development of communication skills 9.7 Parental knowledge of
child development 9.8 Parental concerns about development 9.9 Sleep 9.10 Dental health 9.11 Temperament 9.12 Summary 9.13 Refer
child development 9.8 Parental concerns
about development 9.9 Sleep 9.10 Dental health 9.11
Temperament 9.12 Summary 9.13 References
It is difficult to quantify the extent to which these variations in observation rates will have biased the estimates of
child temperament, but based on evidence from the first birth cohort
about children's socioemotional development which showed that conduct disorder is less common in
children from more advantaged social groups (Bromley and Cunningham - Burley, 2010), it is likely that some bias will have been introduced.
This chapter provides a detailed insight into a range of data on
child health and development including general health, accidental injury, the acquisition of motor skills and early communicative behaviour, parental knowledge of early
child development and concerns
about development, sleep, tooth - brushing and
child temperament.
Infant
temperament was also a factor that appeared to affected a mother's confidence and concerns
about returning to work, and also likely affect her infant's adjustment to
child care.16, 10
The questionnaires
about parental meta - emotions, dimensions of
temperament and
children's internalising and externalising problems were completed by mothers and fathers separately.