Sentences with phrase «on attention skills»

The researchers in their report called the effect of PCBs on attention skills «modest.»

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They don't pay attention to themselves, their thoughts, their listening skills, and so on — missing that the people they would lead do notice.

On the other, they don't necessarily have the skills or the time to give your program the time and attention it deserves.

«While he attempts to portray Mormonism as just another Christian religion, Mitt Romney counts on his skills to shift our attention away from what he truly believes,» she wrote in her book Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters?

Parents are urged to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect; to communicate on levels of fun and recreation as well as on discipline and advice; to allow a child to learn «through natural consequences» — that is, by experiencing what happens when he dawdles in the morning and is permitted to experience the unpleasantness and embarrassment of being late to school; to encourage the child and spend time with him playing and learning (positively) rather than spending time lecturing and disciplining (negatively), since the child who is misbehaving is often merely craving attention and if he gets it in pleasant, constructive ways, he will not demand it in antisocial ways; to avoid trying to put the child in a mold of what the parent thinks he should do and be, or what other people think he should do and be, rather than what his natural gifts and tendencies indicate; to take time to train the child in basic skills — to bake a cake, pound a nail, sketch or write or play a melody — including those things the parents know and do well and are interested in.

Unlike most other training facilities or «programs» we focus 100 % of our time and attention on skills development.

Add in a cool 11 rebounds per game on average and you're looking at a skill set that will have NBA teams paying very close attention as the draft approaches.

With the Champions League opener at home against Juventus on Tuesday night, this match wouldn't have great appeal to Barça fans, but one player will attract all the attention in this match: new signing Ousmane Dembélé, the most expensive transfer in club history who's coming to replace Neymar and bring amazing skills and incredible potential to the Camp Nou.

The results of a recent randomized trial of CSRP showed that children who spent their prekindergarten year in a CSRP Head Start classroom had, at the end of the school year, substantially higher attention skills, greater impulse control, and better performance on executive - function tasks than did children in a control group.

We all want our kids to do well in school and to master certain skills and concepts, but our largely singular focus on academic achievement has resulted in a lack of attention to other components of a successful life — the ability to be independent, adaptable, ethical, and engaged critical thinkers.

But you want to add into that coordination challenges at the same time, because that involves turning more of your brain on, engaging more of your brain, to be involved; not just to get your heart rate up but also to learn a skill, to learn a new dance step, to train your attention system.

Specifically, pay attention to whether a motor, verbal and cognitive skills are on target for your child's age level.

It's up to you to get involved and show enthusiasm, which will help your toddler's attention span, creativity and keep on building on their new found skills.

In the end, you teach them a skill, you give them your undivided attention, you heap on the praise and practice to reinforce the behavior.

They discuss the current emphasis on these kinds of skills in American education, and the emphasis on standardized testing, and then turn our attention to a growing body of research that suggests we may be on the verge of a new approach to some of the biggest challenges facing American schools today.

Boys often have shorter attention spans and will having trouble concentrating on learning a new skill, especially one that doesn't excite them.

Flashing light toys may capture baby's visual attention but don't support the visual skills they're working on.

Language development, eye movement skills, sustained attention, socialization and bonding, freedom to wiggle and move - I could go on and on about the benefits of this activity.

Biel breaks down a litany of issues OTs address on her site Sensory Smarts: attention span and arousal level; sensory and processing skills; fine and gross motor skills; activities of daily living (ADLs), also known as self - help skills, such as brushing teeth, dressing and toilet training; visual - perceptual skills; handwriting; and assistive technology.

When it comes to attention, arousal level, and sensory and processing skills, the work OTs do is based on theories presented by occupational therapist Dr. A. Jean Ayres back in the 1970s.

Once I notice their attention has begun to wane a bit, I'll get on the floor and prolong the learning time by asking them questions and guiding them through some early learning skills activities.

Lisa Mandell attended CSW62 on 12 - 13 March and distributed the statement to many people; she was also able to bring breastfeeding and the need for skilled lactation support to the attention of speakers in several sessions, and she attended a Town Hall meeting with the UN Secretary - General, António Guterres.

Watching a mobile move slowly helps your newborn develop attention as well as visual skills while stretching and strengthening on his blanket.

Learning these skills can benefit your child in many ways: emotionally intelligent, able to control emotions effectively, make feel good about themselves, cope with others freely, understand other's feelings easily, attain less impulsive behaviors, self - confident, focus on things with better attention, and academically very active.

According to Ezzo, skills such as «creativity,» «mental focusing» and a «sustained attention span» may be «seriously delayed if your child misses out on structured playpen time.»

Kids grow in spurts, so as your baby boy becomes fixated on learning to pull himself up to a standing position, for instance, he may not be paying much attention to honing his verbal skills.

While some children were able to focus their eyes and adjust for their farsightedness, others who were not able to do this and struggled to see close - up had lower scores on tests of visual attention, visual perception and visual - motor integration (eye - hand coordination or copying skills).

With support from the National Science Foundation, he turned his attention to implementing his unique electrical skills on cockroaches, and the rescue missions they could go on with their heavier backpacks full of sensory tech.

This is because over the last 20 years a number of countries have focused national attention on their students excelling in the areas of math and science education as a way for their country to create a highly - skilled workforce, allowing the country to compete in the increasingly competitive global economy.

Although much media attention has focused on how dogs can improve the social skills of children with autism, a University of Missouri researcher recently found that children with autism have stronger social skills when any kind of pet lived in the home.

In these highly charged social situations, where the focus of attention is on you, the greatest skill you need is the ability to blend in quickly.

A slew of studies in adults have found that nonusers beat chronic weed smokers on tests of attention, memory, motor skills and verbal abilities, but some of this might be the result of lingering traces of cannabis in the body of users or withdrawal effects from abstaining while taking part in a study.

«Program for parents improves ADHD behaviors in young children: A program that focuses on strengthening parenting skills also improves symptoms of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in 3 - 8 year - olds, according to researchers at UNC's Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute..»

However, Participants with PD and OH were far more susceptible to posture - related impairment on several tests, including those that measured math skills, the ability to produce words easily, keeping information in mind while working on it, paying sufficient attention so that later memory is efficient and searching for items quickly and accurately.

In the structured Ph.D. program, career - oriented skills training unrelated to the research project, combined with serious attention to planning for the student's career, should strengthen the focus on the student's prospects and progress.

Self - regulation skills — the skills that help children pay attention, follow directions, stay on task and persist through difficulty — are critical to a child's success in kindergarten and beyond, said OSU's Megan McClelland, a nationally recognized expert in child development and a co-author of the new study.

These students need to be taught in a way that reduces competing demands on attention, allows them more freedom of movement while learning, and encourages repetition of skills, she said.

Their skill at copying probably relates to the fact that wolves are more dependent on cooperation with conspecifics than dogs are and therefore pay more attention to the actions of their partners.»

To get a clearer picture of what effect posture has, researchers would have to test each child's math skills without having them pay particular attention to posture and then test them again after asking them to focus on sitting up, says Marjorie Woollacott, a neuroscientist studying motor control at the University of Oregon, who was not involved in the research.

The participants took tests of their brains» executive functioning skills, such as inhibition and selective attention, and rated themselves on scales for depression and social anxiety.

One group trained on a program that emphasized reasoning and problem - solving skills, and another group trained on a program that emphasized different skills, including short - term memory and attention.

Much of McClelland's research focuses on the important role of self - regulation skills — the social and emotional skills that help children pay attention, follow directions, stay on task, form healthy friendships and persist through difficulty.

New research on the genetic causes of autism calls attention to diminished motor skills and suggests the importance of broad cognitive impairment...

Researchers then measured the participants» cognitive abilities — mostly on their memory and attention skills.

It's no secret that women's sports often receive less attention from the press than men's sports, and when they do get attention, it tends to focus more on their appearance than on their athleticism, mental toughness, or skill.

Her clinical skills have won her the attention of many world - renowned doctors who consult with her on their own difficult cases.

Stocks can be made in a large stock pot on the stove top or in a crock pot and require little culinary skill and not much attention.

Programs are available as group classes, in one - on - one training or you can do your own thing using our AEROSOLO ™ workouts, offering members at all skill levels the highest personal attention and flexibility to help you reach your goals.

Basically, any skill can be learned knowing these principles, but I want to emphasize all the attention on calisthenics.

Not only do we focus on the building blocks of nutrition, lifestyle, and eating psychology, but we devote time, energy and attention to helping coaches develop amazing and transformational coaching skills.