Sentences with phrase «less controlling parents»

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Some wish their parents had been stricter or had higher expectations; but many wish their parents had been more supportive and less controlling.

When the authors reviewed reports of respondents» parental disciplinary styles, they found: 1) Significantly fewer rescuers recalled any controls imposed upon them; 2) Parents of rescuers depended significantly less on physical punishment and significantly more on reasoning.

Less desirable in the eyes of her parents than a male child, a girl stayed close to her mother, but her father controlled her life until he relinquished her to another man for marriage.

It is important to remember that the parents in Tennessee and in Alabama were not asking that their own religious beliefs be taught in the schools, much less seeking to «control religious impulses and reshape spiritual sensibilities» for the children of other parents.

It means parenting without violence, relying instead on respectful communication and seeking to see your child not as someone lesser or weaker than you who you can and should control, but rather as a partner in your life and a source of potential joy and loving interaction.»

Babies who had spent more weeks «rooming in» with their parents experienced less cortisol reactivity, even after controlling for other factors, like parental sensitivity and attachment security (Beijers et al 2013).

* Children who never slept in their parents» beds were harder to control, less happy, had more tantrums, handled stress less well, and were more fearful than routinely co-sleeping children.

Thus, corporal punishment in a high crime neighborhood as part of a controlling parenting style is more likely to be part of the parents» efforts to assure their children's safety, and less a part of the parents» need for control and authority.

«Parents have less direct control over making older children sleep, so it becomes about making them a partner and teaching them the importance of getting a good night's rest,» says Elizabeth Pantley, author of The No - Cry Sleep Solution.

Parents have even less control than their youth sports children.»

«If a child showed she could be responsible, some of the parents said they would be less controlling.»

Authoritative parents are also less likely to control their children through harsh or arbitrary punishments, shaming, or the withdrawal of love.

Heron's 1994 study of middle class English children found children who never slept in their parents bed tended to be harder to control, less happy, exhibited a greater number of tantrums and were more fearful than children who always slept in their parents bed.

On the other hand, families with authoritarian or permissive parenting tend to have children who do less well in school, have lower self - efficacy, less self - control, and lower self - esteem — placing these children more at risk when dealing with life's adversities.

One study found that the parents of children who exhibited difficult behavior began to exhibit less parental control over time.

In a multivariate analysis controlling for maternal age, lone parent status, income quintile, parity or use of any substances (illicit drugs, alcohol or tobacco), women who intended to have home births were significantly less likely to be exposed to induction or augmentation of labour, epidural analgesia, episiotomy or cesarean section (Table 3).

Studies show that authoritative parents tend to have kids who are less aggressive, more self - reliant, more self - controlled, and better - liked by peers (Brotman et al 2009; Sheehan and Watson 2008; Hastings et al 2007).

Less frustration and more control mean fewer tantrums — and happier parents.

Another study of 2,900 Australian infants assessed at ages 1, 2 3, 5, 8, 10, and 14 years found that infants breastfed for 6 months or longer, had lower externalizing, internalizing, and total behaviour problem scores throughout childhood and into adolescence than never breastfed and infants fed for less than 6 months.8 These differences remained after statistical control for the presence of both biological parents in the home, low income and other factors associated with poor mental health.

A study published this month found that kids of authoritarian parents were more likely to be bullied and depressed; they also have been shown to have less self - control, more alcohol - related problems, and more eating disorders.

Less than two weeks into her new gig, Schools Chancellor Cathie Black has riled parents and public officials by jokingly suggesting that «birth control» was the solution to school overcrowding.

«Putting a TV in the bedroom gives children 24 - hour access and privatizes it in a sense, so as a parent you monitor less and control their use of it less.»

The research team found that authoritarian parents, who were less responsive to their teen's need for autonomy, were the most likely to use the parental control apps, and the use of these apps was associated with teens experiencing more, not fewer, online risks, including unwanted explicit content, harassment and online sexual solicitations.

For example, some parents used psychological control by saying, «If you really cared for me, you wouldn't do things to worry me,» while others acted less friendly toward their teens when the adolescents didn't see things in the same way the parents did.

Throughout adolescence, teens became increasingly less skilled at establishing autonomy and closeness in friendships and romantic relationships the more psychological control they experienced from their parents.

During my youth, my parents did their best to expose us to those less fortunate, those who were born into circumstances they could not control.

In fact, some studies show that children of controlling and overprotective parents report increased rates of depression and anxiety, and feel less prepared to manage stress and life dissatisfaction.

Of course, parents are the ones in control at least at home — so keep dairy out of your house so they at least have access it less often.

An expert in cults and mind control, Ansel is approached after one of his less - than - stellar seminars by the two worried parents who fear their daughter may have fallen prey to the control of cult.

In a similar vein, middle - class and more - educated parents tend to shape Christian schools toward less tension with the outside world, greater emphasis on academic excellence, less rigid social control of students, greater room for individual creativity and expression, and less denominationally distinctive ways of integrating religion into school life.

We can not say for sure with our data, but it may be that parents are more likely to support charter schools in heavily unionized states, perhaps in a desire for more local control and less bureaucracy, or a desire for curricular and personnel policies that are less influenced by the union.

The challenges of instruction, leadership, parent engagement, school culture, and professional capacity of teachers are things controlled by us, Knowles noted, pointing out that they also can lead to students 10 times more likely to make substantial improvement and 30 times less likely to stagnate.

Parents are having to come to grips, fast, with a flurry of issues: social sharing, privacy, digital footprints, internet safety, parental controls, and how the heck a child can watch videos on YouTube without stumbling across something altogether less palatable.

Parents should avoid being overly intrusive or controlling — students report feeling less motivated to learn when they don't have enough space and autonomy to do their homework (Orkin, May, & Wolf, 2017; Patall, Cooper, & Robinson, 2008; Silinskas & Kikas, 2017).

Parents, teachers, and state and local leaders have waited for more than a decade to take back control of their schools, and they deserve nothing less.

«The White House is using scare tactics and budget gimmicks to kill K - 12 education reform, because they know a new law will lead to less control in the hands of Washington bureaucrats and more control in the hands of parents and education leaders.»

Some parents were angry that they did not have control over their private donations and warned they would be less likely to donate in the future.55

In sum, they amount to less than a full sentence vow to replace Common Core «with better standards and curriculum developed by New York educators, with feedback and input from local teachers and parents, and greater control at the district level.»

Not the educators; not the suburban parents who are complaining about the «out - of - control testing regime»; but those students, mainly poor and minority, who are the most vulnerable, many of whom will be «tracked» into less rigorous vocational curriculum pathways in ways that benefit school district graduation rates and ratings and the educator bonuses that follow.

NCLB (2001) is, in effect, creating a climate of controlled learning and sending a message to administrators, teachers, students, and parents that the school's job involves teaching to the standards — nothing more and nothing less.

If Mr. Talton could provide two random assignment control - group studies of the attitudes of parents who have actually used a private school - choice program showing anything less than substantial improvement in satisfaction with their child's school, I offered to buy him a steak dinner.

Parents fear that they may see their child less than they want and may lose control over decisions such as where the child goes to school.

The smart home company claims Netatmo Smart Valves allow users to control their heating on a room - by - room basis and use on average 37 percent less energy to heat their home without compromising on comfort.The Smart Valves can be used in houses with both individual heating and collective heating systems by fitting them on hot - water radiators, where they work to regulate the temperature of each room as part of a heating schedule and adapt to the habits and movements of residents.For example, the bathroom is heated to 21 °C during the morning, but not for the rest of the day when it is not being used; the parents» bedroom remains at 16 °C during the day when it is empty,

All the same apps and games tailored for children are on the parent's section too, so you could theoretically leave it on this profile for them to play, but then they'll be exposed to less strict privacy controls.

Authoritative parents are also less likely to control kids through the induction of shame, guilt, or the withdrawal of love.

Major stressors in general have been shown to impair mothering by resulting in more controlling, abusive, and punitive parenting behaviors, and less nurturing, spontaneous, and patient parenting behaviors.

Both parent and child report of overall better family management practices had unadjusted associations with less substance use, but only child - report predicted substance use when both measures were considered together and use at baseline was controlled.

The children whose parents received the intervention were less likely to be overweight (23 % compared to 41 % in the control group) and had fewer behavioural problems (2 % compared to 17 % in the control group).

Thus, corporal punishment in a high crime neighborhood as part of a controlling parenting style is more likely to be part of the parents» efforts to assure their children's safety, and less a part of the parents» need for control and authority.

In other words, the girls» problematic behavior resulted in parents loosening their parenting reigns over a longer period of time and becoming less controlling and supportive.