Taking large-dose supplements of calcium will ____________________ the rate of its absorption and availability.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
decrease
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that adoptive parents do which of the following?
a. ?Tell the adopted child about the adoption in a way the child can understand based on age and maturity. b. ?Keep the fact that the child was adopted a secret. c. ?At about age 18, initiate the first discussion of adoption with the adopted child. d. ?Tell an adopted child everything they can as soon as possible after the adoption.
Which is the most accurate statement about the change of routines in the daily schedule?
a. Young children adjust quickly to a center routine that is governed by clock time. b. Slight adjustment of routine behaviors that result from weather changes and increased efficiency due to learning are not disruptive to children. c. When a special event occurs, children are most likely to be calm and responsive if their daily routine events are changed around to accommodate the event. d. The daily routines should be altered at least three or four times a year so that the children will not become bored.
Paraphrase Toffler’s statements about future workers
What will be an ideal response?
Fourteen-year-old David rarely turns in his homework and often skips school, and so he is earning Ds and Fs in most of his classes. Yet he expresses his sincere desire to go to college and "make something of myself." This apparent inconsistency between his poor academic performance, on the one hand, and his strong interest in going to college, on the other, can probably best be explained by:
A) A lack of vicarious punishment in his life. B) An inability to think abstractly about his goals. C) Insufficiently developed self-regulation skills. D) A general tendency for adolescent boys to punish rather than reinforce themselves for academic success.