Sentence examples for withheld affection from inspiring English sources

Not long after Kanner's discovery, autism came to be seen as a developmental disorder caused by bad parenting — especially by mothers who withheld affection from their children and created kids who were incapable of affect.

After all, I was with a guy for 12 years who didn't make conversation, hid from an argument, was unable to state his needs and withheld affection.

On the other hand, we have lost not just a family member but perhaps the only one who never deceived us, never withheld affection, and never criticized us.

Two good-looking, self-satisfied people desperately seeking attention and comfort from each other but both wilfully withholding affection and feeling they are the injured party.

The father is "mightily selfinvolved," a trait that passed smoothly down a generation, and he withholds affection from his writerly son, at least as David tells it.

Anxious parents — the midnight Googlers who repeatedly seek advice from experts — learn that there are many things they must never do to their willful young child: spank, scold, bestow frequent praise, criticize, plead, withhold affection, take away toys, "model" angry emotions, intimidate, bargain, nag.

As someone who broods, mopes and seethes, I worry that he will lose this remarkable quality, and when I hear him withholding affection from his little brother hours after the wanton destruction of the Lego house, I realize my concerns are valid.

Anxious parents the midnight Googlers who repeatedly seek advice from experts—learn that there are many things they must never do to their willful young child: spank, scold, bestow frequent praise, criticize, plead, withhold affection, take away toys, "model" angry emotions, intimidate, bargain, nag.

The first thing to remember when your dog is in any unbalanced state is to withhold affection.

Emotional abuse may include criticizing, insulting, blaming, belittling, withholding affection, threatening, gaslighting, humiliating or stonewalling in order to gain and maintain power and control in the relationship.

Our body language, facial expressions, the tone and volume of our voice, threatening violence, withholding affection, rejecting behavior, using demeaning words or physical punishment definitely impact a child's self-esteem and can teach them aggressive behavior.