Sentences with phrase «frequently than in girls»

It is diagnosed in boys about three times more frequently than in girls and is not something a child grows out of; it is a condition that must be managed.

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This condition is more common in girls than boys and is more often seen in Caucasian children — although it is also seen more frequently in babies who are born with a low birth weight, or those who are born a few weeks earlier than their due date.
The AAUW report sparked an intense national debate, with its findings that girls were disadvantaged in classrooms by, among many inequities, being called upon less frequently and encouraged less than male students.
ADHD (ADD) is more frequently diagnosed in boys than in girls.
As irritability is more frequently reported in depressed girls than in boys, we expected to find a stronger relationship for girls than for boys.
In addition, girls seek out and engage in child - care, play parenting and other domestic activities (e.g., playing house)-- with younger children or child substitutes, such as dolls — much more frequently than do same - age boys (Pitcher & Schultz, 1983), as is the case with many other species of primate (Nicolson, 1987).&raquIn addition, girls seek out and engage in child - care, play parenting and other domestic activities (e.g., playing house)-- with younger children or child substitutes, such as dolls — much more frequently than do same - age boys (Pitcher & Schultz, 1983), as is the case with many other species of primate (Nicolson, 1987).&raquin child - care, play parenting and other domestic activities (e.g., playing house)-- with younger children or child substitutes, such as dolls — much more frequently than do same - age boys (Pitcher & Schultz, 1983), as is the case with many other species of primate (Nicolson, 1987).»
The sex difference in play parenting is related, in part, to the fact that girls are assigned child - care roles, especially for infants, much more frequently than are boys throughout the world (Whiting & Edwards, 1988).
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