Sentences with phrase «less explain it to my children»

His passing was sudden, unexpected and I haven't been able to explain or understand it myself, much less explain it to my children.

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In a piece for the Washington Post entitled «Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,» Chua explains how her children were never allowed to attend a sleepover, have a play date, be in a school play, watch TV, choose any of their own extracurricular activities, get any grade less than an A, or play any instrument other than piano or violin.
The lower levels of baseline sugar sweetened drink consumption in the UK compared with the US may in part explain why the effect on obesity that we estimate in the UK is much less than that estimated in the US.12 The differences with respect to other modelling studies may also be partly explained by their use of higher own price elasticity values for sugar sweetened drinks than we have calculated and used here.18 22 52 We can not make direct comparisons between the results of our study and the results of recent studies of the effect of reducing sugar sweetened drink consumption on body weight in children, 5 7 as the relation between energy balance and change in body mass index in children who are growing is different from that in adults.
Many explain bed - wetting in a gentle, easy - to - understand way and may help your child feel less self - conscious.
They may have less patience for normal resistance, may be expecting more from their children around the home, and may simply have less energy to patiently explain things or tolerate acting out.
Birth parents are encouraged to write a letter to their child explaining why they chose adoption helping their children answer important questions when they grow up and feel less like they were abandoned.
This is easiest to explain by example: If your 24 - month - old daughter is in the 40th percentile for weight and the 80th for height, that means 40 percent of 24 - month - old girls in the United States weigh the same as or less than your child, and 60 percent weigh more.
Politeness, waiting your turn, courtesy to others and expressions of gratitude are a must so explain this to your child — accept no less.
Amber Rudd was summoned to the Commons to explain why the government had cancelled the «Dubs scheme» after less than six months with just 350 children having been brought to Britain.
This factor partly explains why children who consume the unprocessed product are less likely to develop asthma.
Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Palaeobiology from the University of Leicester's Department of Geology explained: «Plastics were more or less unknown to our grandparents, when they were children.
Depressed mothers are repeatedly found to show less synchronous and more intrusive interactions with their children, and so it might explain some of the differences found between children of depressed mothers and their peer controls in our study,» added Prof. Feldman.
The study populations may also explain in part why weight gain appears to be less common in studies than in the real world, says Stephen Grcevich, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and a professor of psychiatry at Case Western University.
The goal, CEO Eric Schwarz explains from Citizen Schools headquarters, aptly located in Boston's Children's Museum Building, is nothing less «than to become American education's second shift.»
«Change in family income - to - needs mattered more for children with less,» the authors explain.
The second component is to have the school staff read my manual, A Revolutionary Guide to Reducing Aggression between Children, which explains what happens when adults make themselves responsible for stopping kids» fights, and teaches a less hysterical and more effective approach to the problem.
So if fewer parents apply for the meals, the school would get less Pupil Premium money and be less able to plan specialist help for children from low - income families, explained Mr Draper.
In 2011, the five big banks in Canada paid out less than 2 % on their RESP's Group providers are fewer and some of these are non-profit foundations — this will explain the higher rate of interest earned (4.7 to 7.4 % in 2011) Students also benefit from additional monies from attrition and enhancement, and group plan fees are up front, yes, but some providers refund some or all of your fees at maturity — you will never see a bank return your fees (or any mutual based investment) Investing in bonds or GIC's is certainly safe, but you won't collect any government grant unless you're in a registered RESP — this can mean 20 - 40 % more money for your child.
Similarly, do you think a man who goes every day to his job at an accounting firm, adds up beans all day long, watches popular movies when they come out, goes to his childrens» games on the weekend and has the occasional beer while cooking burgers on the grill in the backyard while not contemplating the mysteries of the universe or the necessarily self - referencing tautologies used to explain the existence of consciousness is enjoying life any less than you?
Parenting Science explained that children who grew up with authoritative parenting may be well disciplined but that are less resourceful with low social skills and are prone to depression.
Kazdin explains that when parents make an effort to show positive or constructive interactions after an argument, children will have less anxiety and may even learn conflict resolution skills.
Research indicates that depressed mothers, especially when their depression is chronic, are less sensitive with their infants and toddlers, play with and talk to their children less, and provide less supportive and age - appropriate limit setting and discipline than non-depressed mothers.4, 8,9 When mothers report more chronic depressive symptoms, their children are more likely to evidence insecure attachment relationships with them, show less advanced language and cognitive development, be less cooperative, and have more difficulty controlling anger and aggression.8, 9 Lower levels of maternal sensitivity and engagement explain some of these findings.
Murray (1992, 1996) has postulated that mothers suffering from depression may have weaker attachment to the baby and may, as a result, be less attuned and emotionally responsive to the baby and that this may explain deficits in their child's development.
In this new ADHD video, Ari Tuckman, Psy.D., M.B.A., and the author of More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults With ADHD and Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy - to - Use Guide for Clinicians, explains how ODD relates to ADHD, what happens to children with ODD when they grow up, and how ODD is related to antisocial personality disorder.
For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.
These biological influences suggest that a lack of emotional and physiological reactivity to fearful events could explain why children with CU traits are less receptive to learning as a result of punitive measures, hindering normative social development, and predisposing these children to lifelong antisocial behavior [19].
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