Sentences with phrase «social stimulation by»

Residents enjoy social stimulation by participating in educational activities or exercise classes, attending musical concerts, or visiting the Ice Cream Parlor.

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Extroverts, by contrast, thrive in the moment, crave stimulation and relish social contact more than introverts.

New research in the field of adaptive human - robot interaction (HRI) will provide tools for the robots to support cognitive stimulation and social inclusion, which improve over time by learning from and adapting to the state of the user.

He also cited neuroimaging studies showing that prolonged periods of reduced audio stimulation can lead to faster rates of atrophy, changing the brain's structure Additionally, social isolation caused by hearing loss may contribute to further brain decline, Lin said.

A 2005 report by the Rand Corporation about the visual arts argues that the intrinsic pleasures and stimulation of the art experience do more than sweeten an individual's life — according to the report, they «can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing,» creating the foundation to forge social bonds and community cohesion.

A: Rabbits are curious by nature and need mental stimulation in the form of toys and play to increase their social interaction.

Zoos and aquariums demonstrate humane treatment of animals by not only meeting animals» physical needs, but also by providing safe and appropriate social groupings of animals, and by using positive reinforcement methods to train animals as necessary to allow for facilitating medical procedures and for providing mental stimulation believed beneficial to animals in confinement;

Emotionally unpleasant feelings include fear, anxiety, boredom, frustration, loneliness, separation distress, depression, hopelessness, and helplessness; emotionally pleasant feelings are evoked by social companionship, play, and mental stimulation.

In my last volunteer position, I was asked to lead a childcare program designed for the stimulation of children's social, emotional, academic, and physical development, which was considered highly successful by the management.

• Comprehensive knowledge of childhood education, with special focus on providing physical and cognitive stimulation • Physically able to handle a high demanding job involving young children, with intense motivation to provide them with education to nurture their individual personalities • Able to develop and implement age - appropriate activities, designed to help children with school work • Adept at disciplining children in accordance to the methods meted out specifically by parents • Skilled at preparing nutritionally beneficial food items for children, according to their ages and specific nutritional needs • Functional ability to handle children with special needs, with great insight into managing adverse situations and emergencies • Dynamic approach to managing children of different ages, background and cultures, with special focus on developing their personalities for social integration • Able to assist in the mental and physical development of children by teaching basic social and cognitive skills • Track record of building a safe, caring, nurturing and stimulating environment for children, designed to assist them in developing and thriving physically and emotionally

Much of the trauma and harm caused by adverse social determinants are mediated to children through lack of responsive care and stimulation from parents in early childhood and this in turn leads to children who grow up more prone to both physical and mental health problems.

During infancy, parents provide primarily for infants» basic needs for sustenance, protection, comfort, social interaction and stimulation; by toddlerhood, as children begin to walk and talk, parents must also set age - appropriate limits on exploration while encouraging cognitive, social and language development.1 The challenges of parenting young children are best met when the mother has adequate emotional support and help with child care and is emotionally stable herself.

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.

Specifically, Cooperation and Assertion were promoted by cognitive and emotional involvement, Self - control by social stimulation, and Assertion by avoidance of restriction and punishment.

First, children's sustained attention and impulsivity at age 4.5 years partially mediated the relation between parenting quality (as measured by a composite index of physical and social resources in the home, observer ratings of parental sensitivity and cognitive stimulation) at 4.5 years and children's academic achievement (as measured by performance on standardized reading and mathematics tests) at age 6 (NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2003).

It can be divided into four categories: cognitive and emotional involvement (4 items; e.g., reading books, singing songs together); avoidance of restriction and punishment (2 items, including parents being too harsh in disciplining and parents excessively controlling the child); social stimulation (3 items; e.g., visiting coeval friends» houses, going to the park with the child); and social support for parenting (3 items; e.g., having someone to consult on child care, being supported in child care by someone).