parental expectation

collocation in English

meaningsofparentalandexpectation

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parental
adjective
uk
/pəˈren.təl/us
/pəˈren.t̬əl/
relating to parents or to being ...
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expectation
noun
uk
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
the feeling that good things are going to happen in ...
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(Definition ofparentalandexpectationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Where there is lowparentalexpectation, the child does not have a chance.
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The tragedy is that better education does not stem from buildings, teachers or anything apart fromparentalexpectation.
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Specifically, adolescents who spontaneously disclose more information to their parents may do so because of parental expectations that were established earlier in life.
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Parental attachment is distinct from other aspects of the parent - child relationship, such as the parental techniques of control and parental expectations for the child.
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Meeting parental expectations was therefore a vital component of accessing responsibility, freedom and a degree of power in the home.
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These discourses, which were culturally determined, underpinned parental expectations of inter-generational reciprocity.
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Also, as the only child (at least for a time) he is the sole object of parental expectations.
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One such strategy was ensuring that parental expectations about behaviour were fulfilled.
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Parental expectations will not be fulfilled and disadvantaged children will not receive the support that they need.
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Doctors talked of parental expectations and the pressures from parents.
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No allowance is being made for providing greater choice and catering for more variable and diverse interests, let alone contending with more widespread parental expectations.
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That also seems reasonable and in accordance with parental expectations.
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Moreover, parental expectations have risen in the past five or six years, as have the expectations of children.
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The scenes of forbidden love, demanding parental expectations, and difficult in-laws were, indeed, predictable.
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By the use of confrontation the model offers the means to condition children to comply with parental expectations.
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However, parental expectations or degree of education are not as influential.
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Social capital theory argues factors like parental expectations, parental involvement, and peer influence play a large role in determining educational expectations and attainment.
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As the normal ones, they are under many societal and parental expectations regarding their siblings.
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