Sentences with phrase «of verbal encouragement»

• Mothers feel more capable and confident about breastfeeding when they perceive their partner is supportive by way of verbal encouragement and active involvement in breastfeeding activities (Mannion et al, 2013).

If the mother gave a string of verbal encouragements without ≥ 5 s between each statement, the episode was counted as a single verbal encouragement; and 3) verbal offers, defined as simply making a verbal food offer (eg, «Do you want more food?»).

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«I don't reward children for using the potty successfully — other than verbal encouragement — because their sense of accomplishment is reward enough,» she said.

Rally is a great way to continue working on your obedience skills and your relationship through fun using verbal means of encouragement.

Handlers may «talk to, praise, encourage, clap their hands, pat their legs, or use any verbal means of encouragement» during a trial at the novice and advanced levels, according to AKC regulations.

Usually they need only verbal corrections, gentle leash guidance, and lots of praise and encouragement.

On the basis of prior methods used by others (3, 4, 17, 18), 3 types of maternal prompts to eat were coded: 1) physical encouragements, defined as moving food in the child's direction or handing the child food, giving the child a bite, or feeding the child; 2) verbal encouragements, defined as suggesting (eg, «You liked this when we had it at home»), commanding, or directing (eg, «Eat it.»)

From these 3 variables, 2 summary variables were created for this analysis: 1) total prompts, defined as the sum of all 3 prompt types, and 2) percentage of assertive prompts, defined as the percentage of total prompts that were either verbal or physical encouragements (as opposed to verbal offers).