Sentences with phrase «of other children of the same age»

Not exact matches

While I would not choose to rock climb with my child on my back, I also wouldn't nurse my child until age 5 or have him / her sleep in the same bed with me until age 5 or allow him / her to eat fast food or a lot of other actions that other parents might do.

By the way, if you find that you are having a hard time controlling your own temper, seek out support in the form of friends, other parents with same - age children, or by taking a parenting class at your local rec center or church.

Here mothers receive the support and companionship of other moms who have children the same age, as well as information about issues such as toilet training and discipline.

Seeing other children both of the same age and older are good at this age.

The problem is that when your child gets older and his special education or therapeutic support ends (in many states that occurs when kids reach the age of 18), he will be in the same starting gate with all the other kids his age.

To monitor physical development, the doctor will weigh and measure your child at regular checkups, then plot the results on a standard growth chart to follow over time and compare with that of other kids the same age and gender.

Every child is unique and different and to compare them with other children of the same age is a dangerous and compromised way to think about both parenting and childhood.

By comparing your baby's measurements — weight, length, and head circumference — to those of other children the same age and sex and to these same measurements from previous checkups, your child's doctor can determine whether your baby is growing in a healthy way.

A child who's much bigger or smaller than other kids of the same age — or less coordinated or not as strong — may feel self - conscious and uncomfortable competing with them.

Suggesting that children should only mix with others born in the same year is very artificial, and most home educated children socialise happily with others of all ages, from toddlers through to adults.

Your child may have intellectual development that is ahead of her peers, but she is likely to have emotional, social, and physical development more in line with other children her same age.

Growth percentiles reveal your child's height and weight relative to other children of the same age and sex.

Many, if not most, parents of gifted kids start out realizing that their child is not quite like most other kids of the same age.

However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child's social, family and academic life.

Even so, you can use them as one of the yardsticks in determining how your child's development has progressed relative to other children of the same age.

Moms of young children are always concerned with the development of their children compared with other kids of the same age.

Some are made to carry two children of the same age, while others are made to carry an infant and toddler.

This will help determine if your baby is growing normally and show how his or her growth compares to other children of the same age.

Lots of parents wonder whether their child is bigger or smaller than other kids the same age.

You may not notice changes in your toddler's independence level at first, but as he or she gets older and goes to preschool or on play dates with other children around the same age, you'll be able to tell which children are more reliant on their parents and which ones are able to take care of themselves to some degree.

I had three children within 3 years, very easy, make one bottle make 3, do everything only once and because children are experiencing same growth stages more or less together, they learn and support each other, even at this young age, you deal with the same issues one time, i think its more difficult to deal with a 5 year old that has different needs and time schedules as well as a baby or toddler, routine for all three mostly the same and you even get to nap in the afternoon, also little chance of hearing» i wasnt allowed to do that» or» they get away with everything».

«While some studies show that vegan children are at a lower percentile of weight and height than are other children of a similar age, a recent study shows that vegan children can have growth rates which do not differ from those of omnivorous children of the same age (10).

Criterion - referenced tests are designed to find out whether a child has a set of skills, rather than how a child compares to other children of the same age (normed tests.)

The intuitive idea of regression discontinuity analysis in the case of pre-k is that we are comparing entering kindergarten test scores and entering pre-k test scores, on the same test, of children who are of almost the same age, but some of whom just made the age cutoff for attending pre-k the previous year, and others who had to wait a year because they just missed the age cutoff.

The child's intellectual needs might be years ahead of same - age peers, although the gulf may be larger in some subject areas than in others.

In a group plan, your savings are pooled with those of other beneficiaries (or children) of the same age.

The father is given the same consideration as the mother in determining custody regardless of their child's age, sex or other factors.

So if two employees of the same age, position, seniority and employer have different financial situations (ie one is single with a rich daddy and the other has 3 dependant children), should they receive different notice periods?

If your baby or child seems slower to learn new things than others of the same age, it is best to get them checked.

In the situation where the parents do not reside in the same jurisdiction, a separation agreement, court order or parenting plan should include, among other things, details around scheduling of visits, travel arrangements — including who covers the cost of the child's transportation — along with mechanisms for dealing with disputes between the parents and provisions that allow for a revisiting of the agreement as the child ages, says Chaiton - Murray.

The inclusion of 2 - 3 year olds in the Early Childhood Education Program is unique as there is no other program in Nablus where children of this age can come and receive high quality early development education, while at the same time their mothers participate in an empowerment and parenting program.

Diagnosis of these disorders is only made when the behaviours occur far more frequently and are at a more severe level than for other children of the same age, when they interfere seriously with relationships with other children of the same age, when they interfere seriously with relationships with others at home or at school, and when they cause ongoing disruption to learning and to the community around them.

your child seems to have more tantrums or difficult behaviour than other children of the same age

When investigating a difficulty, they consider the child's level of development compared to other children of the same age.

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

A child shows the above behaviours far more often than other children of the same age.

Parents and carers may also be given the opportunity to complete questionnaires that will enable their child's behaviours to be compared with others of the same age.

Because human gray matter follows a nonlinear developmental trajectory, we established a reference for typical development in focal brain areas and constructed an index that measured whether regional gray matter volume was larger or smaller than expected, comparing children with others of the same sex and age.

When you come to the section regarding your children, answer all questions for each child, including name, age, date of birth, place of birth, current residence, past residences, people with whom the children have lived and whether there are any other cases pending concerning these same children.

Teachers can often provide information about how children treat and are treated by peers, and can also offer opinions about how typical or unusual a child's peer problems are relative to others of the same age.

Our study finds that father supportiveness is positively associated with the child's perceptions of being supported by the mother, and with other aspects of children's socio - emotional wellbeing at the same age.

The extent to which children perceived the relationship with their father as supportive is associated with all other aspects of wellbeing at the same age.

Limiting long - term illness (whether the child has a persistent illness or disability that restricts his or her ability to play or participate in other activities that are normal for children of the same age).

Any child may show inattention, distractibility, impulsivity, or hyperactivity at times, but the child with ADHD shows these symptoms and behaviors more frequently and severely than other children of the same age or developmental level.

Caregivers of a relative's child with problem behaviors and mental health issues impacting family functioning and caregiver loyalty confusion; unique family dynamics as a result of relative caregiving; strained relationships with birth parents of the child; poverty and needed resources; abrupt change in life style with the addition of children, and the stress involved, especially for grandparents; housing and other needs such as furniture, clothing, food; isolation and loss of normal same age companionship of friends

For children aged two or more, special educational provision is educational or training provision that is additional to or different from that made generally for other children or young people of the same age by main stream schools, maintained nursery schools, mainstream post-16 institutions or by relevant early years providers.

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).»

Consistent with these conclusions, our own examination using the MTA sample of the types of peers children with ADHD named as liked and disliked classmates at age 7 — 9 did not yield support for the hypothesis that deviant children prefer one another; instead, we found that children with ADHD like and dislike the same kinds of peers as other children.8 Our study also indicated, however, that children with ADHD were disliked by more popular peers, suggesting that a process of ostracism by high - status peers was already in motion.8 If this is the case, gravitation toward deviant peers may occur over time, as children with ADHD find it harder and harder to gain acceptance by more preferred peers.