Sentences with phrase «exert control over their environment»

They may be longing for attention or trying to exert some control over their environment.

For toddlers, tantrums are a way to exert control over their environment.

Not exact matches

Yanking hair, like kicking, biting, pinching, and hitting, is one way your child expresses himself and tries to exert control over his immediate environment.

However, writes Andreas T. Schmidt (University of Groningen), within an environment where private companies frequently adopt nudge strategies, public policy nudges need not have greater implications for democracy and transparency than other forms of government intervention, and can be one tool in exerting democratic control over private sector nudge tactics.

«Importantly, whilst the community can not control extreme weather hazard, it can exert significant power over its exposure and vulnerability through appropriate regulation and development practice,» says the ICA submission, adding that primary efforts should be focused on mitigating measures aimed at reducing the «brittleness» of the built environment.

They like to set their own schedules, exert full control over their environment, and depend only on themselves for survival.

And finally, McDonald's exerts meticulous centralized control over its restaurant environments through non-human technologies and highly regimented assembly - line food preparation.

This may be the biggest stretch in our X-Men analogy, but you have to admit: it would be nice to exert some control over the interview environment.

The daily routine allows for consistency and security for the children yet the freedom within to exert control over themselves, their environment and their activities.