The present study explores parents' mental images and understandings of the concepts "child," "individual," "mother," "father" through metaphor analysis. primary objective this is to uncover implicit attitudes about these in order contribute parental involvement initiatives undertaken by school leaders. research was conducted with 174 parents. metaphors were evaluated using content analysis met...

People’s choices of (electronic) communication channels are central to the quality communication—and sometimes detrimental their actual goals. However, while factors influencing media choice abundant, potential means intentionally influence these scarce within computer-mediated research. We explore role regulatory focus as one possible factor understand and in interpersonal conflicts. Regulator...

INTRODUCTION Toddlers' eating behaviors are influenced by the way parents interact with their children. The objective of this study was to explore how five major constructs of general parenting behavior cluster in parents of toddlers. These parenting clusters were further explored to see how they differed in the use of feeding strategies (i.e. feeding styles and food parenting practices) and by...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To review recent genetic and neuroscientific research on psychiatric syndromes based on the current diagnostic scheme, and develop a better-fitting multiaxial patient-oriented diagnostic model. METHODS DSM I, published in 1952, considered psychiatric illnesses as reactions or extremes of adaptations of the patient's personality to stressful environmental demands. Personality i...

Kamala Markandaya is one of the best contemporary Indian novelists. Her novels are remarkable for their wide range experience. She has been most successful and impressive, in dealing with problems educated middle class. a gift particular delineating self-imposed laceration dissatisfied. Women victims social economic pressures disparities. However, they raise above all these cross barriers discr...

This mixed methods study examined how middle school students (ages 11–13) in middle-class neighborhoods Western Canada characterized a caring teacher. Specifically, qualitative content analysis was conducted on 199 sixth and seventh grade students’ written responses to the question “What are three things that teachers do show they care?” Guided by recent work area of mindfulness teaching, we id...

Abstract Background Early childhood developmental pattern analyses not only project future cognition potential, but also identify potential risks for possible intervention. The current study evaluates trends in the first 3 years of life and their predictors a low middle income country setting. Methods Trends early development at 6, 15, 24 36 months age were explored longitudinal community-based...