Sentence examples for reactive children from inspiring English sources
Klein Velderman, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Juffer, and van IJzendoorn (2006) demonstrated in an intervention study that highly reactive children benefited most from an attachment-based video-feedback intervention designed to improve the sensitivity of parenting (VIPP; Juffer, Bakermans-Kranenburg, & van IJzendoorn, 2008).
Only two studies (Davis et al. 2009; Belsky et al. 1996) reported positive effects of negative (i.e., undermining) coparenting on child reactivity, suggesting that negative coparenting environments may be beneficial for highly reactive children.
In discussing the best approach to raising highly reactive children, Henig mentions two approaches to parenting: the so-called tough approach of pushing the child to face his fears in the hope that it will help him become less fearful and the softer approach of protecting the child until he is ready to develop some coping mechanisms.
What was novel was the idea that some of the vulnerable, highly reactive children -- the orchid children -- had the capacity for both withering and thriving.
The workgroup felt that reactive children displayed more social skills deficits and were likely to face experienced psychosocial problems later in development.
Less educated parents and parents of more sociable and more reactive children were more likely to indicate that they would avoid giving analgesia (Avoidance factor; p < 0.001).
The highly reactive mother, who is anxiety-ridden and fearful, will inadvertently be a model for and therefore constantly reinforce the highly reactive child who is intensely sensitive to the nonverbal cues provided by the mother.
On the other hand, when you are a reactive child or a reactive teacher, all these things don't add up to excelling in school, so that's part of the issue.
Feinberg (2003) described how difficult, or reactive, child temperament may negatively affect the coparenting relationship.
Furthermore, increased interparental conflict arising as a consequence of dealing with a temperamentally reactive child may facilitate the formation of coalitions and/or triangulation.
In addition, a moderation effect was found that was consistent with Crockenberg and Leerkes' (2003) transactional model: Among families with relatively high levels of resources and coping capacity, a reactive child temperament appeared to bring these parents together in a more supportive coparenting relationship.
