Sentences with phrase «of age some children tend»

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The 2005 Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging found that close relationships with children and other relatives had very little impact on how long you live, but people with the most friends tended to outlive those with the fewest by 22 percent.

As your child grows, the Franklin Templeton age - based asset allocations will automatically reallocate a percentage of your assets from equity - oriented funds (which tend to hold more stocks) into more conservative, income - seeking funds (such as bond and money market funds).

I was diagnosed 40 years ago at the age of 8 months, thanks to a fantastic gastro specialist at Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto, and I have navigated the early days of rice flour everything, which tends to turn best laid plans into pans of tasty crumbs — but crumbs nonetheless.

This method tends to work best for younger children, under 6 months of age, because older kids tend to get fussy about it, making it hard to use the drops.

Themes of a nightmare tend to reflect whatever the child is going through at that age, whether it's struggles with aggressive feelings, independence, or fears of separation.

Children of divorce tend to be less involved in the daily care of aging parents, according to a study by Temple University researcher and gerontologist Adam Davey.

Children who carry on breastfeeding beyond the age of two years tend not to nurse anywhere near as often or for as long as babies do.

At around 3 to 5 years of age, children tend to become very attached to the parent of opposite gender.

A quick look in the streets and you are likely to see that babies who have been used to being put in a stroller tend to want to sit in a stroller at older ages, compared to the number of children who had been carried and are still being carried at the same age.

Depending on the age of your child, they are perfect for holding out - of - season clothing, large pads of drawing paper, artwork your child wants to save, extra bedding, sporting equipment, the odd collections children tend to enjoy and board games or electronic equipment.

Children who wear cloth diapers tend to stop peeing on bed at night well within 3 years of age.

While we tend think of «homeschooling» only as the commitment to educate school - aged kids at home, the truth of the matter is that EVERY child is homeschooled.

By age 7 or 8, when children develop a stronger sense of self, dreams tend to take on more of the story - like quality we associate with the activity.

Yet research on the topic suggests that children tend to figure out the truth about Santa on their own around the age of seven — in most cases, there is no big reveal in which parents shamefully confess the truth to their sobbing and disappointed kids — and their reactions are generally positive.

A study of children in Tanzania, for example, showed that children who lost a father before the age of 15 tended to be a little shorter than their peers, and height is a reasonably good proxy for health.

People of all ages including and especially children and older people tend to be protein deficient which affects both physical and mental health.

If there's a dealbreaker for audiences or commercially minded critics, it's the fact that the narrative tends to grow unwieldy and wanders non-linearly from a coming - of - age story to something much more complex and wider (and no doubt autobiographical) about how the post-war generation's social upheaval and radical thinking damaged the children of this era (of which Potter was clearly one).

In contrast to observations, theoretical statements — for example, Piaget's proposal that the thinking of children from ages two to seven tends to be concrete rather than abstract — are not helpful to teachers.

From the age of around 13, children tend to refer much more to their peers than their families and therefore, we need to recognise that peers have a really important role in supporting each other, both online and offline.

Child care courses: Courses in childhood, primary, and secondary schooling have become quite popular, as figures from Open Universities Australia have shown that students over the age of thirty tend to steer towards them for a career change and personal gain, rather than the often already achieved financial gains.

Parents of school - aged children, who might be in the best position to judge the environment of today's schools, tended to mirror the opinions of the group as a whole, except when asked about parents and students respecting teachers.

I tend to believe that the legal age of 18 is an arbitrary decision so that we can feel less guilty about sending children to war.

Age is one thing to keep in mind; puppies under the age of five months are very fragile and also tend to have sharp baby teeth — both of which make it a bad idea to let them interact with young children without adult supervisiAge is one thing to keep in mind; puppies under the age of five months are very fragile and also tend to have sharp baby teeth — both of which make it a bad idea to let them interact with young children without adult supervisiage of five months are very fragile and also tend to have sharp baby teeth — both of which make it a bad idea to let them interact with young children without adult supervision.

Pekinese tend to be cautious of strangers and children under the age of 10.

If you have children under the age of five, many experts recommend waiting until a small dog is at least 6 to 10 months old before bringing him home, as small dogs tend to be really tiny as puppies and could be injured easily [source: Palika].

The DS has proven more popular with younger children than Sony's PSP; 80 percent of DS owners are 8 to 16 years of age, while PSP players tend to be 16 to 24 years old, according to analysts at Wedbush Morgan.

Women tend to provide the majority of caregiving for children, aging parents or relatives, or family members with disabilities.

They tend to remember emotions experienced by people better than those experienced by Muppets or animated characters, and they do not necessarily focus on emotions of the characters when retelling the narrative of a television program.5 By the time they reach age eight, however, children, especially girls, are more likely to mention characters» affective states when retelling a televised story.6 Older children also begin to understand television characters» more complex emotions, such as jealousy.7 Like their younger counterparts, older children's recall of affect is higher if they perceive the program as realistic.8

Evidence shows that chronic social isolation predicts poor prognosis, and repeated assessment of children's peer experiences is therefore recommended for research purposes.47 As previously described, 37 2 items of the Rutter Child Scale that measure social isolation («tends to do things on his / her own; is rather solitary» and «not much liked by other children») were reported about each study member at ages 5, 7, 9, and 11 years by their parents and teachers.

As a result, they tend to spend more time onlooking (watching other children without joining) and hovering on the edge of social groups.8, 11 There is some evidence to suggest that young depressive children also experience social impairment.12 For example, children who display greater depressive symptoms are more likely to be rejected by peers.10 Moreover, deficits in social skills (e.g., social participation, leadership) and peer victimization predict depressive symptoms in childhood.13, 14 There is also substantial longitudinal evidence linking social withdrawal in childhood with the later development of more significant internalizing problems.15, 16,17 For example, Katz and colleagues18 followed over 700 children from early childhood to young adulthood and described a pathway linking social withdrawal at age 5 years — to social difficulties with peers at age 15 years — to diagnoses of depression at age 20 years.

For low - income families headed by single mothers, the associations between maternal employment and children's cognitive and social development tend to be neutral or positive, but much of this difference is a function of pre-existing differences between mothers who are or are not employed.2, 3,4,5 The effects of maternal employment on children's development also depend on the characteristics of employment — its quality, extent and timing — and on the child's age.2, 6,7 On the other hand, poverty has consistently negative associations with young children's development, but here, too, there is considerable controversy about the causal role of income per se, as opposed to other correlates of poverty.8, 9,10,11,12,13

School - age children tend to have one or two close friends and often a wider group of friends that they also play with.

There are few research or intervention programs designed to identify and address the specific needs of sandwiched individuals like myself to help them cope better.2 We know that members of the sandwiched generation (who care for young children and aging parents) often face burnout in their marriages, 2 which is feeling emotionally, physically, and mentally exhausted about the relationship.3 One group of researchers found that sandwiched couples who withdraw socially (e.g., pull away from friends) tend to have the worst well - being compared to those who do not withdraw.4 Although sandwiched women typically reduce the their work hours (or quit their jobs altogether) more than men in order to cope with stress, 5 I have never had that luxury due to always being the sole breadwinner.

gets really withdrawn, doesn't talk to others when spoken to, prefers to play on their own, and tends to show more withdrawn behaviours than other children of the same age group, and

Although their children tend to be friendly, sociable youngsters, compared with others their age they lack a knowledge of appropriate behaviors for ordinary social situations and take too little responsibility for their own misbehavior.

Consistent with my predictions, studies have shown that children who are small for their age tend to have more than their share of psychological problems (Richman, Gordon, Tegtmeyer, Crouthamel, & Post, 1986).

With a median age of 35.9 years, Tucson residents tend to be well established with careers, families, and children.2 Yet, some families struggle financially, which can cause stress in the marital relationship, as well as create difficulties for children who do not have the finances to pursue academic or job training skills they need to break the cycle of poverty.

Disadvantaged children tend to fall behind before their second birthday: Children whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators bchildren tend to fall behind before their second birthday: Children whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators bChildren whose families lack economic and educational resources — those who are in the lowest socio - economic group, who live in poverty, whose parents have less education, or whose mothers are not employed — tend to lag behind their peers who have more of these resources in developing language skills, early math, and social - emotional indicators by age 2.

Rather fewer meet the diagnostic criteria for research, which for the oppositional defiant type of conduct disorder seen in younger children require at least four specific behaviours to be present.7 The early onset pattern — typically beginning at the age of 2 or 3 years — is associated with comorbid psychopathology such as hyperactivity and emotional problems, language disorders, neuropsychological deficits such as poor attention and lower IQ, high heritability, 8 and lifelong antisocial behaviour.9 In contrast, teenage onset antisocial behaviour is not associated with other disorders or neuropsychological deficits, is more environmentally determined than inherited, and tends not to persist into adulthood.9

Guilt - Children younger than the age of eight tend to believe if something bad happens, it must be their fault.

As many aspects of family disadvantage tend to co-occur, we then use a multivariable model to establish key current (age 10) predictors of poor father - child relationships (section 4.6).

Johnston noted that adults also tended to expect more of children this age, viewing them as «old enough to take a stand» in parental disputes.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

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Lexical knowledge and usage tended towards the lower norm range (mean Centile 3.5; SD 2.1); the individual result was in 20 % of the children ⩾ 2 SD below the mean age norm.

Physical aggression tends to increase in frequency until 30 to 42 months of age and then declines when children develop the ability to regulate their attention and emotions, control their impulses and use verbal communication to resolve conflicts and express needs.

Furthermore, the younger children (below 6 years of age), with previous dental experience in the past 6 months, tended to display more anxiety behaviour both before and during the injection than children without or with experience from longer ago.

Several smaller studies have investigated the relationship of paternal and child mental health, and they have reported related findings among children of different ages than those in the study reported in this article.14, — , 21 One study found an association between paternal depression and excessive infant crying.45 Another study found that children aged 9 to 24 months with depressed fathers are more likely to show speech and language delays, 19,21 whereas another study reported that children aged 2 years with depressed fathers tended to be less compliant with parental guidance.17 Among children aged 4 to 6 years, paternal depression has been found to be associated with increases in problems with prosocial behaviors and peer problems.15 Only 1 other study we are aware of was population based; it was from England and investigated related issues among much younger children, 23 demonstrating that both maternal and paternal depressive symptoms predicted increased child mood and emotional problems at 6 and 24 months of age.

Findings indicate that, regardless of age, children of authoritative parents perform better in school, display fewer conduct problems and show better emotional adjustment than those raised in non-authoritative homes.12 Adolescents with authoritative parents who balance appropriate levels of supervision, nurturance and democratic decision - making tend to achieve better psychosocial outcomes.12 Studies reveal that adolescents with authoritative parents are associated with less psychological distress, higher self - esteem, higher academic achievements, lower levels of delinquency and less substance use.13 Gray and Steinberg13 found that emotional and behavioural problems tended to be associated with the degree of behavioural control and supervision or monitoring.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14