Sentences with phrase «childhood years influenced»

During Phase III (third grade - sixth grade), the study focused on how the life experiences of children during the early and middle childhood years influenced their development.

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«There are a several factors that inform speech and language acquisition and skill level — one of which is hormonal influences that impact brain development in early childhood, particularly during the first three years of life.»

According to a report by Dr. Robyn Cosford (Nutritional, Metabolic and Environmental Influences in Children's Health) childhood asthma rates have doubled over the past twenty years, now affecting up to 35 percent of children.

Lead author Ana Maria Crissien, M.D., and her colleagues from Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital, believe that factors influencing the human microbiome at birth and early childhood can influence the microbiome years later.

Age 10 to 14 years, a time when both girls and boys are constructing their own identities and are typically open to new ideas and influences, provides a unique narrow window of opportunity for parents, teachers, healthcare providers and others to facilitate transition into healthy teenage and adulthood years according to researchers from Georgetown University's Institute for Reproductive Health who note the lack worldwide of programs to help children of this age navigate passage from childhood to adulthood.

We must decipher through the hoards of influences from our childhood years and then decide who we will be as individuals with our unique set of values, ready to absorb the outside world on our own.

As a 66 year old, I have finally returned to the sensible diet of my 1950s childhood, and wish I had never been influenced by the barmy «researchers» during the intervening years.

Comedian, actor and voice artist Gilbert Gottfried — a man Stephen King once called «a national treasure» — takes an affectionate look back at 100 + years of Hollywood history with some of the show business legends and behind - the - scenes talents who shaped his childhood and influenced his comedy.

(Oddly enough, this makes one of its closest cousins 1982's E.T.) The film's mix of voiceovers from Shepherd, fantasy sequences, and hyper - real depictions of Ralphie's childhood as it «actually» happened feels like a distinct influence on The Wonder Years, which would make the movie an indirect influence on many of the single - camera comedies of the last 30 yYears, which would make the movie an indirect influence on many of the single - camera comedies of the last 30 yearsyears.

Explore how science and policy intersect to influence development in years 0 - 5 and the implications of the latest research for early childhood development and high - quality early education.

Measuring Child Outcomes in the Early Years provides information to inform decision - making regarding the assessment of young children's learning, development, and wellbeing (LDWB) for state and national assessments designed to influence early childhood education (ECE) policy and practice.

After childhood in Napa, California, and many years in the high - energy cities of Boston, New York and Los Angeles, artist Jennifer Perlmutter subtly balances the influences of nature and civilization in her work.

Born in the Netherlands in 1968, Dorris went to the Waldorf School for 12 years, which had a big influence on her childhood.

Drawing inspiration from her own experience, including the Southern California surf culture of her childhood, the San Francisco beatnik era of her teen years, the punk and new wave music scenes of 1970s and early 80s New York, and her formal training as a sculptor and ceramist, Heilmann incorporates a complex amalgam of personal references, cultural influences, and craft traditions in an artistic practice that includes painting, painted ceramics, and constructed furniture.

In the past year, partly under the influence of Richard Louv's book, «Last Child in the Woods,» and partly based on my own childhood experiences in the woods and on the seashore, I have come to believe that helping children have more first - hand experiences of nature is one of the best things we can do for their future health and the health of the planet.

Of a number of published evidence reviews on strategies for preventing childhood obesity, 8 — 15 only one published in 2007 has focused on environmental influences of obesity - related dietary behaviours in children and young people (aged 3 — 18 years).15 It found consistent associations between parental influences (parental food intake and education) and obesity in this age group.15 The early years are a priority population for intervention strategies for two reasons.

Second, it is more difficult to reduce excessive weight in adolescents and adults once it becomes established; therefore, it may be helpful to initiate obesity prevention interventions during early childhood.16 There is a growing consensus that the appropriate period to target obesity prevention interventions is the early years in a child's life.17 The aim of the present review was, therefore, to examine the evidence for environmental influences on dietary determinants of obesity, focusing on younger children (birth to 8 years).

Anti-smoking socialisation refers to parent — child interactions that influence the development of children's cognitive and behavioural norms regarding smoking.4 — 7 During the childhood years, through communication, rule setting, monitoring, guided experience, and other socialisation practices, parents can influence children's perceptions of the prevalence of smoking, of the acceptability of smoking, and of the personal and social consequences of smoking.

Inform Influence Impact: The Role of Research in Supporting a Community's Commitment to Its Children (PDF - 1650 KB) Case Western Reserve University, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (2009) Presents activities and outcomes of Invest in Children, a 10 - year, public - private partnership created to increase the development, funding, visibility, and impact of early childhood services in Cuyahoga County, OH.

Inform Influence Impact: The Role of Research in Supporting a Community's Commitment to Its Children (PDF - 1650 KB) Case Western Reserve University, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (2009) Presents activities and outcomes of Invest in Children, a 10 - year, public - private partnership created to increase the development, funding, visibility, and impact of early childhood services in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

The analysis also examined interactions between the life stage (13 — 19, 20 — 29, 30 + years) of respondents and each childhood adversity, as well as the influence each adversity had on early - onset, middle - onset and later - onset suicidality.

Middle childhood (age 6 — 12 years) is a critical period in which to establish social, emotional - behavioural, cognitive and physical competencies that support successful transition to adolescence.1 2 Children are increasingly exposed to influences beyond the home, and encounter various new challenges, particularly at school.

To take just two examples, studies of hypothetical dilemmas requiring adolescents to choose between antisocial behavior suggested by their peers and positive social behavior of their own choosing show that peer influences increase between childhood and early adolescence as adolescents begin to separate from parental control, peak at age fourteen, and then decline slowly during the high school years.

According to the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2008), «culturally influenced differences are widespread across a variety of domains that affect approaches to the sensitive issues of emotional well - being and mental health in the early childhood years.

The parenting styles that first become apparent during the preschool years continue to influence development across middle childhood.

The first stage is an investigation of influences on father - child relationships from early childhood (infancy and toddlerhood), using information from the 10 - month and 2 year interviews.

The objective of this study was to test a comprehensive model of biologic (pubertal status), family (communication and conflict), and psychological influences (behavioral autonomy) on diabetes management and glycemic control in a sample of youth (N = 226) with type 1 diabetes recruited during late childhood / early adolescence (ages 9 — 11 years).

Tuvblad and colleagues» study [70] on genetic and environmental determinants of the psychopathic personality in a community sample of 5 - year - old twins indicated that both genetic and shared environmental influences are of importance for psychopathy personality traits in childhood.