The phrase "passive children" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe children who are passive or submissive by nature and who remain quiet and obedient, even in the face of adversity. For example, "The teacher noticed the passive children in the classroom, who never raised their hands to answer questions."
As a well-behaved, quiet, passive child, she was used often as a buffer between disruptive children.
Students take ever more responsibility for their own maturation as they convert themselves from the passive child learner into the active adult learner.
The aggressive child believes others have hostile intentions, while the passive child believes he should be mistreated.
Parents see the aggressive child as mean and bad, and the passive child as unmotivated and lazy.
He hits, grabs, and takes what he wants, while the passive child allows other to hit and grab him without saying a word.
Despite knowledge of the adverse health effects of passive smoking, children are still being exposed.
In addition to ambient air lead and passive smoking, children in Lebanon may be exposed to lead through other sources, such as tap water delivered by lead-soldered pipes, paint, and kohl (traditional eyeliner rich in lead).
When using passive consent, children's parents in IMD quintile 1 (least deprived) were 16.9 times more likely to consent than when using active consent in IMD quintile 1 (OR 16.9, 95% CI 5.7 to 50.2), while in IMD quintile 5 (most deprived) this value rose to 129.6 (95% CI 39.9 to 420.6; table 2).
Affirmation of a passive aggressive child's anger is powerful, because the child has been working diligently, through her behaviors, to avoid expressing anger directly.
For the passive aggressive child, masking hostility is a priority.
Rather than being upfront and honest when questioned about his feelings, the passive aggressive child insists, "I'm not mad" even when he is seething on the inside.
