6. Lesson: Dr Tanya Byron: Help, my toddler is out of control

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pinch
My toddler son gets plenty of attention, so why does he hit, pinch and have dreadful tantrums?
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pol. szczypać
tantrum
My toddler son gets plenty of attention, so why does he hit, pinch and have dreadful tantrums?
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a sudden short period when someone, especially a child, behaves very angrily and unreasonably/ Expressions: to have a ___/ to throw a ___.
rear
I never thought I'd have to ask for help with child-rearing.
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to look after a person or animal until they are fully grown [raise]
naughty
My daughter is lovely and perfectly normal/ she can be naughty, but is manageable.
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a ___ child does not obey adults and behaves badly [≠good]
full-blown
He screamed and had full-blown tantrums when he didn't get his way.
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having all the qualities of something that is at its most complete or advanced stage
headbutt
He bit my daughter, scratched me and head-butted my nose.
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to deliberately hit someone with your head
buggy
I could not sit him in the buggy
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a light folding chair on wheels that you push small children in [pushchait/ stroller AmE]
overblown
Your letter points to several issues that I think are at the root of our overblown parenting culture.
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made to seem greater or more impressive than something really is [exaggerated]
settled
by doing so you feel that your children will be settled and comfortable and so without any behavioural problems.
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if you feel ___, you feel comfortable about your life, your job etc, because you have been living or working somewhere a long time and you like the place, people, company etc.
advocate for
First, I feel a need to advocate for your son.
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to publicly say that something should be done
will
recognising himself as a separate being, with needs and wants and a will of his own.
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pol. wola
assertive
it is an emotional transition from dependent baby to assertive and independent toddler.
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behaving in a confident way, so that people notice you
in the main
In the main, little girls, especially first-borns (who are cognitively and socially more advanced), cotton on quickly that they do best in relationships by being sweet and compliant
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if you say that sth is true___, it is generaly true but there may be exceptions
cognitive
In the main, little girls, especially first-borns (who are cognitively and socially more advanced), cotton on quickly that they do best in relationships by being sweet and compliant
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related to the process of knowing, understanding, and learning something/ pol. kognitywny, poznawczy
cotton on
In the main, little girls, especially first-borns (who are cognitively and socially more advanced), cotton on quickly that they do best in relationships by being sweet and compliant
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to begin to understand something
compliant
In the main, little girls, especially first-borns (who are cognitively and socially more advanced), cotton on quickly that they do best in relationships by being sweet and compliant
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willing to obey or to agree to other people's wishes and demands
frontal cortex
their frontal cortex is not fully wired up
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pol. czołowa kora mózgowa
be wired for sth
their frontal cortex is not fully wired up
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to have all the necessary wires and connections for an electrical system to work
sandpit
you are playing in my sandpit area, I'll pick up sand and throw it in your face. While
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a box or special area filled with sand for children to play in
crickey
So while you were warning him about his tantrums, he wasn't taking this in enough to think “crikey, Mum's not pleased
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used to show that you are suprised or annoyed/ pol. o rety!
issue
issuing a firm “No throwing sand/ no hitting”,
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to officially make a statement, give an order, warning etc
wail
then turning him so he faced away from the playground and leaving him to wail
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to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain/ pol wyć, zawodzić
recur
After three minutes you should have turned him round, repeated your stern words and told him simply and clearly that if hitting recurred, he would be back in the buggy.
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to occur again
stern
After three minutes you should have turned him round, repeated your stern words and told him simply and clearly that if hitting recurred, he would be back in the buggy.
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pol. surowy, srogi
heart-rending
His crying will be heart-rending but it is frustration and rage.
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pol. rozdzierający serce
overall
"I'd like to touch on another issue in your letter: the amount of overall attention your children get."
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pol. całkowity/ w sumie, w ogóle
affluent
"I know that families, especially more affluent ones, will do all they can to ensure that their children want for nothing"
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having plenty of money, nice houses, expensive things etc [wealthy]
they want for nothing
"I know that families, especially more affluent ones, will do all they can to ensure that their children want for nothing"
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pol. niczego im nie brakuje
lash out
"This, I think, is a big mistake and leads to unsatisfied, demanding children who expect always to be the centre of everything and will, when frustrated, lash out. "
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to suddenly speak angrily to someone or criticize someone angrily
blur
"But as this parenting culture has grown, it has blurred the boundary about which child behaviours need professional help and which need a strong and firm parental approach."
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to become difficult to see or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear/ pol. zamazać, rozmazać
chill out
"my 13-year-old daughter suggested that I “chill out” and let her and her brother have a day at home “hanging out”"
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Slang (US) to relax
neurosis (pl-ses)
"Nothing makes parents feel more stupid than when their child utters words of wisdom that cut through their neuroses."
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a mental illness that makes someone unreasonably worried or frightened

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