Sentences with phrase «boys than girls at»

Not exact matches

That won't surprise anyone who's seen the recent New York City Department of Consumer Affairs report on gender pricing in the city, which found that toys and accessories marketed at girls cost an average of 7 % more than similar products aimed at boys.

I remember staring at it on the page and feeling like a boy noticing girls for the first time: There's something really interesting here, but I know there's a lot more to it than I currently understand.

When Freitas sat down to talk to young people about their phones, she heard some pretty crazy stories of raging tech addiction, from the girl who gave her phone a name and talked about it like a friend to the boy who claimed he'd rather leave his brain at home than his precious device.

«Scouts BSA» smells like a compromise between at least two groups: traditionalists who didn't want girls in the Boy Scouts to begin with, and other groups that are more progressive, or that at least that think that demographics are destiny — and that a half - step towards the future is better than none.

Not surprisingly, the boys are subject to this «neurological disorder» at the ratio of 8 or 9 to 1 higher than girls.

The boy learns very early that if he is to attain real manhood, he must perform and compete better than girls — at least physically.

Children of parents with less education watch more, and, at the fourth - grade level, boys watch more TV than girls.

But MaMe (pronounced MAH - me) didn't know that at a very early age her favorite grandson had begun to pray, silently, that God would change him from being different, from having crushes on boys, from being more curious about boys than girls.

Boys in the study were somewhat more likely to report this behavior than girls; those who identified as lesbian, gay, or bisexual were three times more likely to report this behavior; those who were bullied at school were four to five times more likely, and those bullied online (by others) were seven to twelve times more likely.

In fact, they are likely at greater risk of damage — at least that's what we've learned from the standard childhood vaccinations, which negatively affect two to three times more boys than girls.

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In light of a few things that happened of late — the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage for same - sex couples, the addition of the word cisgender into the Oxford English Dictionary, the rise of the transgender movement, with Germany leading the way for parents to register their baby as something other than just boy or girl, the increase in stay - at home dads and egalitarian marriages, universities recognizing a third gender, the desire by some to be called they versus he or she, the declaration that 2015 is the year of the gender - neutral baby, it's clear we are moving toward a society that is busting up traditional views of gender and what men and women, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers look and act like.

Boys & Girls Clubs serve a whopping 4 million kids and teens at more than 4,300 Clubs in communities across the USA!

• If one parent is better - educated than the other, some children may benefit from the better - educated parent undertaking more care: e.g. in Norway, girls (but not boys) have been found to do better at school when a father who was better educated than their mother took longer - than - average leave (Cools et al, 2011.)

Two - thirds of the football, girl's soccer, and boys» soccer coaches surveyed reported working at schools that employed an AT, and six in ten reported that the AT attended games most or all of the time, although the percentage was much higher for football than soccer (98.4 % versus 77.8 %at schools that employed an AT, and six in ten reported that the AT attended games most or all of the time, although the percentage was much higher for football than soccer (98.4 % versus 77.8 %AT, and six in ten reported that the AT attended games most or all of the time, although the percentage was much higher for football than soccer (98.4 % versus 77.8 %AT attended games most or all of the time, although the percentage was much higher for football than soccer (98.4 % versus 77.8 %).

Girls who physically matured earlier than average, or boys who matured later than average, were at greater risk, just as they are today.

Girls tend to grow faster than boys at their peers.

There's nothing wrong with calling your daughter beautiful and your son brave, but feminist moms know that the way we've been subliminally trained to talk to girls focuses more on their appearance than their accomplishments or interests and that focusing on a boy's bravery or athleticism can come at the cost of encouraging him scholastically.

Although girls seem to be entering puberty at younger and younger ages, little boys with ADHD may find themselves entering manhood a little later than their other male peers.

Not only are girls predisposed to instability or dislocation of the kneecap (patella), pain and problems under the kneecap, but the twisting and cutting in soccer make them particularly vulnerable to non-contact injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which they suffer at a rate two to ten times higher than boys.

In a study that was done in 2001, titled Factors associated with Toilet Training in the 1990s done by Dr. R. Schum et al, AND another study done in 2003 titled Relationship between age at initiation of toilet training and duration of training: a prospective study by Blum NJ, Taubman B & Nemeth N show that while boys and girls often show readiness signals / behavior at similar ages, it has been shown that girls begin and complete potty training earlier than boys!

At 55» x 67», the quilt finishes slightly larger than most baby quilts — perfect for a little girl or boy to grow into.

(FYI, girls seem, generally speaking, to be WAY better at this than boys!)

Today, the average age at which American children complete potty training is higher than at any time in history: 36 months for girls and 38 months for boys.

A: NAYS programs are provided at the local level through dynamic partnerships with more than 3,000 community - based organizations, which includes parks and recreation departments, Boys and Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues, YMCAs / YWCAs, and other independent youth service groups throughout the country.

NAYS programs are provided at the local level through dynamic partnerships with more than 3,000 community - based organizations, which include parks and recreation departments, Boys and Girls Clubs, Police Athletic Leagues, YMCAs / YWCAs, Catholic Youth Organizations and other independent youth service groups throughout the country.

These skills and behaviors come together at the different ages depending on the child, but it's rarely before the age of 18 months, and — yes, it's true — boys often train later than girls.

(Though I did have boys, who anecdotally train «later» than girls, but I don't think that's a good generalization to make, as many, MANY girls aren't ready to train right at 2 to 2.5 years old either.)

I stare at so many things asking myself, «Is that more boy than girl?

As you can see, at this point it is normal for a boy to be a little larger than a girl.

A healthy baby boy will weigh between 14 1⁄2 and 17 1⁄2 pounds at 8 months; infant girls normally weigh about half a pound less than infant boys.

If your child is younger than 24 months and you're curious about how his BMI compares to other kids his age, ask your child's doctor to calculate it, then take a look at these WHO percentile charts for toddler boys or toddler girls.

Interestingly, the name is technically for a boy too and ranks higher on the boy list than the girl list at # 6,486 compared to # 9,439.

Girls are at a greater risk than boys of being abused by a family member.

Girls are moving to these subjects at a faster rate than boys.

Figures from the Joint Council for Qualifications reveal that over 20,000 more boys than girls took maths and physics at A-level in each subject this year.

We are very grateful to Erie County and Legislator Lorigo, who has been extremely supportive of the work we do at the Club, ensuring that we can continue to make a positive difference in the lives of our more than 1,300 Club members,» said Gary Schutrum, Executive Director of Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora.

These boys had been born with certain genital deformities; because it is easier to fashion a vagina than a penis, the boys were surgically made into girls at birth.

This focus took in food advertising aimed at women as well as wider ideas about «appetite», such as the ways in which girls and women are still expected to exercise more restraint in sexual appetite than boys and men — and are sex - or slut - shamed if they don't.

Other studies have found that boys can take more of a toll on their mother biologically because they tend to be slightly heavier at birth than girls.

Handicraft for boys (i.e. technical crafts such as woodwork or metalwork) was only introduced at the end of the 19th century — considerably later than handicraft for girls — as a response to the economic crisis.

According to behavioral studies, even in kindergarten and first grade, girls are more articulate than boys, their handwriting is more legible, and they're quicker at answering questions, says Louann Brizendine, a neuropsychiatrist at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) and author of The Female Brain.

But new research from Duke University suggests something quite different may be at play: Girls may be hardier than boys, even in the womb, and may be better able to survive pregnancies stressed by a troubled marriage.

Researchers noted that boys and girls who were 2 to 3 inches shorter than average for their age were at increased risk of clot - related (ischemic) stroke in adult men and women and of bleeding stroke in men.

Last year, nearly 46 per cent of girls gained five or more passes at the top grades (A to C) in the GCSE examinations taken at 16, while fewer than 37 per cent of boys reached the same standard.

On average, by the age of 16, girls at the school were doing better than boys, even when both sexes had the same reading skills at age 12.

At A level, taken at 18, girls now score better than boys in mathematics, physics and technologAt A level, taken at 18, girls now score better than boys in mathematics, physics and technologat 18, girls now score better than boys in mathematics, physics and technology.

«Based on our research criteria, parents report that the girls in our study with autism seem to have a more difficult time with day - to - day skills than the boys,» says Allison Ratto, Ph.D., lead author of the study and a clinical psychologist within the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders at Children's National.

Girls tended to show more depressive symptoms at follow - up assessments than did boys — while boys» symptoms seemed to decline from the initial assessment to follow - up, girls» symptoms didGirls tended to show more depressive symptoms at follow - up assessments than did boys — while boys» symptoms seemed to decline from the initial assessment to follow - up, girls» symptoms didgirls» symptoms did not.

They also found that boys bully more than girls but here's a significant point: Those who do poorly in school are at a higher risk of becoming a bully.