Word: verbalizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...dais and nodded to her right at the Harvard officials seated at one table. She then nodded to her left where Radcliffe President Linda S. Wilson sat on the other side of the room. It was a graceful way to handle a difficult situation, but the physical and verbal dichotomy was clear: Harvard and Radcliffe are still very much two separate entities apparently at odds with one another even as they both continue to support such worthy causes as women's leadership on campus. It was the briefest of moments in an otherwise successful ceremony, but it reminded me just...
...HUPD reported a domestic disturbance in Lowell House. Officers spoke with male and female parties who were involved in a loud verbal argument. The female declined police intervention at the time and was advised of her rights under act 209A...
...study, conducted by Illinois psychologist Laurie Kramer and researcher Lisa Perozynski, identified three main responses parents have when they find their children engaged in a verbal or physical fight: step in and talk it through with the children, threaten or admonish the children, or do nothing at all. As a group, both mothers and fathers believed that helping children resolve conflicts worked best in addressing the immediate problem. Yet when they examined 88 two-parent families with one child 3 to 5 years old and a second child two to four years older, Kramer and Perozynski found that parents were...
...anguish of being disliked. Educators are being encouraged to be aware of students who appear to be having a rough time getting along with their peers. These students are then sent off to be tested for a condition called "dyssemia." Dyssemia describes an inability to interpret and use non-verbal skills. As a child ages, this inability manifests itself in all sorts of socially clumsy behaviors--talking too loudly or softly, standing too close to people, touching them inappropriately, laughing or crying at inappropriate times...
...shapes. Intrigued, he approached the window, only to discover a red couch, blue curtains and by all judgments an ordinary living room. Perplexed, he backed away slowly until the abstractions were seen again. Listening to Kelly relate this story, so touching in its nostalgic sincerity, was perhaps the best verbal testimony of his artistic integrity...