Sentences with phrase «than younger children do»

They spend more time with their peers, away from parents, than younger children do.

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Younger men appear to watch less than any other adult group, watching only slightly more adult religious programs than do children.

This might mean that younger children do not bring a toy to play with, but instead are expected to be still and attentive (and I know this is much easier to say than it is to do!).

While the conversation lately has been about how many socioeconomically disadvantaged women are having children outside of marriage as well as the rise in choice motherhood, don't be surprised if we start talking instead about how more young couples are finding that it's a much better deal — and a heck of a lot easier — to find someone who'll be a good person to co-parent with than it is finding a soul mate.

You became a mom at a younger age than I did, but I found that the arrival of my adopted children corresponded with the crazy hormonal swings of perimenopause.

In today's fast - paced world where we are all busy and easily distracted, nothing is more precious to a young child than your time and undivided attention, especially du...

I am horrified by the obesity problem among young children (and adults, too), which is a far more dangerous and a far - larger problem than women rock climbing while pregnant or parents rock climbing with a child on their back (or even pregnant women drinking or doing drugs).

• The need for professional support does not diminish over time: fathers of older disabled children, like mothers, feel less supported and in greater need of services than fathers of younger children (Suelzle & Keenan, 1981).

Younger than 3 — Teeth will start emerging in your child's mouth around six months, though some children don't have their first tooth until they're over a year old.

I hadn't known about this center's work, and it is highly illuminating and also offers hope for those of us who'd like to see men feel accepted and embraced in that role My only concern is that of the 31 fathers in this study most were at home with babies / young children (meaning they probably hadn't been married too long) and the mean number of years spent caregiving was slightly greater than 5; I wish the authors indicated how many had been doing it for 17 years.

If your child has siblings, you will very likely be giving this child more responsibility than younger siblings, which is the correct thing to do.

When you're purchasing a new scooter for your younger child, the weight capacity doesn't need to be much more than 60 pounds or so.

To get anywhere close to success required that I work way more than I ever imagined doing as a mother of young children.

The few young men who do have children with more than one partner tend to be not among the most powerful in their communities but among the most disadvantaged, including suffering from high levels of depression (Bronte - Tinkew et al, 2009).

I write books, draw, paint, cook, sew, parent and homeschool 3 young children, try to do yoga more often than not, and am constantly using my creativity to both express myself and not take life too seriously.

Doctors don't recommend them for children younger than 6 and usually don't advise them for older kids either.

Although there is nothing in it that is dangerous for use with a baby — it does not contain aspirin, which should never be used with a child younger than a teenager — it nevertheless contains a combination of ingredients that aren't recommended for use when you're nursing your child.

Having bedtime and nap - time routines that encourage young children to fall asleep is easier said than done.

But the researchers did find two positive associations between working motherhood and well - adjusted children: kids whose mothers worked when they were younger than 3 were later rated as higher - achieving by teachers and had fewer problems with depression and anxiety.

In the UK, complex arithmetic is taught in schools much later than it is in America, but simple algebra is introduced in the early years, in concrete forms that give young children the important concepts so that they do not become afraid of equations and unknown letters when, later on, they reach more complex algebra.

Doing tasks sometimes seems so much easier than being completely present to young children.

Once your child starts school, especially if he's switching from half - to full days, you may find that he actually needs more sleep and is ready to go to bed earlier than he did when he was younger.

In fact, trying to train a child when they are too young or not ready (Hodges doesn't recommend potty training before age 3) could actually lead to regular accidents and issues caused by chronic constipation — something Hodges says is a much more common issue than most parents even realize.

They are smaller / shorter than the Flip which makes them a better size for my youngest child, and they do work on my toddler.

in my religion it says you should nurse a chld till 2 years of age but i weaned mine at such young ages started pureed food at 4 months and 5 months normal food squashed a little and are both very healthy my advice is to do what you think is best for your child as every childis diffrent and you know thee needs better than any one i would calmly talk to my husband and explain the matter and that every one should back off in a way that will not cause a problem with the relitionship

A study from researchers at the University of Chicago found that young children that play with puzzles have better spatial skills (understanding the relationships between physical shapes and forms) than those who don't.

With busy schedules that often include preschool, swim lessons, dance class and other activities (and don't include a nap) young children need solid snooze time more than ever.

The AAP doesn't recommend reduced - fat milk for children younger than 24 months or nonfat (skim) milk for children age 2 and older unless they're overweight or considered at risk for obesity — and even then, not without the approval of a doctor.

I do much more crafty things with my children now at 5 and 8 than I have ever done and it makes me a bit sad that we didn't do so much when they were younger — I like to think i'm making up for it now though x

Young children do not understand the concept of time, so it's better to say «I'll be back after you finish your snack» rather than «I'll be back at 3:00».

The primary teeth don't start to shed until about 5 to 7 years of age, so make sure you introduce good oral hygiene habits from a young age, and remember, babies and children learn more by example than words.

Billy couldn't construct coherent sentences but could make his needs known with phrases, «he's just not a highly verbal child»; Johnny doesn't like to play ball games because he always swings or kicks at the wrong time; finds math more challenging than his younger siblings, gets lost easily and confuses left and right a lot.

Married parents with children younger than 18 give themselves higher ratings than do unmarried parents.

As for the parents desperate to toilet train their cloth - diaper - wearing toddler: many children who wear cloth diapers do prefer the toilet to a wet or soiled diaper, learning at a younger age than those who wear super-absorbant disposables.

The children of older fathers have much higher risk of autism and other complications than those of younger ones do.

Even in the face of study after study detailing the detrimental effects of physical punishment on young children, more than ninety - percent of American parents still admit to spanking their toddlers and preschoolers, even if they don't believe that it is a good alternative.

Specifically, both babies and young children might tend to develop more middle ear infections than little ones who don't use pacifiers.

Also, several studies show that cold and cough products don't work in children younger than six years and can have potentially serious side effects.

Did you know that a study done over eight years, following sixty - five families, found that dinnertime is of greater value to a young child's development than school, story time and play time?

What I mean by this is that parents sometimes assume that their young child has more understanding about human nature - and how he should behave - than he actually does.

Currently, 90 % of parents report that their children younger than 2 years watch some form of electronic media.2 By 3 years, almost one - third of children have a television in their bedroom.3 Parents report that they view television as a peacekeeper and a safe activity for their children while they are preparing dinner, getting ready for work, or doing household chores.3 Many parents report feeling better knowing that the programming their children watch has been described as educational.

It's certainly not something I'd use with a baby younger than eight or nine months because it's large, and they might wake themselves up rolling around in (we also pad it with extra blankets from our son's bed at home for added comfort and familiarity, something that we couldn't do if he were an infant), but for older children it's worth every penny!

Why are they not as aware as we are that adoption is «so wonderful,» two adopters better than one parent, young mothers are bad for their children... why don't adoptees get told this stuff?

What you do need to know is that when your child is young it is more about hiding behind a door and popping out to say «boo» than counting.

A lot of parents blame allergies for dark circles, but Altmann says seasonal allergies generally don't show up in children younger than 1 year old.

Don't suggest that pretend play is any less valuable than real actions and games with real people, for young children can take their toys seriously, and become upset at the idea that they don't exist, or that fantasy is wrong.

Education is needed, change in policies at the local level are needed, the level of homelessness among families with young children needs to decline, but in the meantime there are families who don't have the option (the laudromats near us are pretty clear in this policy as are the daycares, and I had more than one funny look from guests when they saw me putting diapers into the washing machine, I imagine the reaction in shared housing is more difficult to battle.)

A famous study from 1995 did indeed suggest that young children look more like dad than mum.

And working parents with young children feel a lack of free time: More than half (55 %) say they do not have enough free time, and 44 % say that they do.

Pacifiers have sometimes been blamed for young children's tooth damage though they have less chance of doing damage than sucking thumbs.