Sentences with phrase «especially during childhood»

Individuals who are exposed excessively or repeatedly to radiation, including routine diagnostic X-rays (i.e. chest or dental X-ray) and other radioactive materials are, especially during childhood, can potentially incur thyroid cancer and / or other forms of cancer.

Not exact matches

The AAP's priorities for child nutrition reauthorization are strengthening the WIC program, keeping the nutritional standards for the school meals program strong, and addressing childhood hunger and food insecurity during out - of - school time, especially in the summer months.

Longitudinal research using these techniques shows that although genetic factors primarily account for developmental continuity, some evidence can be found for genetic contributions to change, especially during the transition from early to middle childhood (Fulker, Cherny, & Cardon, 1993) and perhaps from middle childhood to late adolescence (Loehlin, Horn, & Willerman, 1989).

This finding echoes the results of many other human epigenetic studies that show that the effects of certain experiences during childhood and adolescence are especially enduring in individuals and sometimes even across generations (right).

According to this theory, eliminating bacteria in food and the environment of infants may be depriving the immune system of the stimulus it needs to develop adequately, especially during the first critical years of childhood.

They conclude: «Childhood onset inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of any cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both during childhood and laterChildhood onset inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of any cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both during childhood and laterchildhood and later in life.

«There is a growing consensus in the scientific community that small doses of pesticides and other chemicals can have adverse effects on health, especially during vulnerable periods such as fetal development and childhood,» reports author and physician Andrew Weil, a leading voice for so - called integrative medicine combining conventional and alternative medical practices.

Mirror neurons are cells in the brain that wire us for imitation, and they're especially active during childhood.

«Childhood - onset inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of any cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both during childhood and laterChildhood - onset inflammatory bowel disease is associated with an increased risk of any cancer, especially gastrointestinal cancers, both during childhood and laterchildhood and later in life.

Being around family, especially during the holidays, always makes me feel good and reminds me of my childhood, so it's only right I wear a sweater that does the same — make me feel good, and it's all in the texture.

For the first time since Zohan, which rooted its silliness in a real understanding of New York life, a Happy Madison production has moments that might be called sharply observed, especially in dealing with its marginal characters: the childhood best friend who can't stop mentioning that she's already seen the bride in her dress; the old biddy who takes time to steal centerpieces during an evacuation; the skeptical grandmother who can be lured back into the fold with a threat of having to eat «white - people potato salad» if she doesn't attend Kirby's planned rehearsal dinner.

High - quality classroom experiences, especially during early childhood, provided critical supports for children's social and behavioral development.

High - quality classroom experiences, especially during early childhood, provide critical supports for children's social and behavioral development.

Poverty has a particularly adverse effect on the academic outcomes of children, especially during early childhood.

Our students need to be exposed to more black male educators especially during their tenure in early childhood classrooms.

Multiple studies show that lifting family income through safety net supports leads to measurable differences in academic achievement and attainment, especially if the boost occurs during early childhood.

During the early childhood learning years it is especially important to avoid pushing children into patterns of frustration and failure from which they may never emerge.

«I especially loved German Shepherds and Collies, both of which we had for intervals during my childhood.

Drawing inspiration from the anime and manga characters that he was exposed to during his childhood, Nara creates characters, usually small children, who possess similar cartoonish qualities, with highly stylized features and especially large eyes.

Poverty in early (preschool) childhood has been emphasised as especially detrimental to development, 22 23 as this is a crucial time for brain development and may disrupt the many core cognitive and social competencies being acquired during this time.

Attachment theory centers on the assertion that a child, especially during infancy and early childhood (roughly 3 - 30 months of age) should have a «warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with his mother» to help prevent negative mental health outcomes as an adult (Bowlby, 1951: p. 361).

Our findings can help to close some gaps in the research literature, especially regarding the relative effects of family poverty and family instability on cognitive functioning during early childhood.

Build and maintain positive relationships (e.g., with friends, family or early childhood staff) Being able to draw on a support is especially helpful during challenging times.

Here's where it gets especially interesting... They also preferred opposite - sex (i.e., male) faces that looked more like themselves, but only if they perceived having received more emotional support from their dads during childhood.

However, children in middle childhood, ages 6 to 12, may be especially vulnerable because of the development of constructive social relationships and self - esteem during this stage of life.

Whereas there is a relative abundance of research on adolescent health and well - being, and, especially during the past decades, on the «importance of the early years», there has been a relative lack of research on children's developmental health and well - being during middle childhood.

Very often during the childhood and especially teenage years, parents may not agree on how to relate with the children or how to resolve certain issues.

One reason for that may be that the United States underinvests in social services, especially during early childhood, and that we're «paying the price later on» in consumption of health care services, she says.

Sexual abuse during childhood and adolescence is especially traumatizing.

In relation to parenting styles, evidence that the maturation of EF during early childhood is positively correlated with maternal scaffolding (e.g., Landry et al., 2002) is consistent with the notion that children learn self - regulation and many other aspects of EF by internalizing skills that are conveyed through social discourse (i.e., routines, symbolic systems, and other cultural tools), especially skills that are verbally coded (Vygotsky, 1978).