Sentences with phrase «encouraged by his grandmother»

This animated film tells the story of a lonely boy encouraged by his grandmother Madame Souza to become a champion bike rider.

Not exact matches

But when it comes to what women will be doing, I am encouraged by what Mill Valley photojournalist Paola Gianturco has documented — another global women's movement, the rise of the activist grandmother.

My father was five when he was encouraged to wean by my Grandmother in Turkey (though by not particularly gentle methods - she put chilli on her nipples!).

The most important factors reported by bottle - feeding mothers that would have encouraged them to breastfeed included more information from prenatal classes, magazines, books, and television, as well as support from the infant's grandmother or other family members (Fig 1).

With a large extended family living under one roof and a new baby on the way, the boys largely make up their own adventures, imaginations fueled by their grandmother (Uta Hagen) who encourages them to play «the great game,» a sort of psychic mental transference that both boys can perform at will.

I had been encouraged early on by my mother and my grandmother to be a high achiever, and I got hooked on the accolades they showered on me.