He and his colleagues followed more than 1,400 teens from ages 13 to 15 and found that derisive parenting can cause significant harm.

Derisive parents use demeaning or belittling expressions that humiliate and frustrate the child, without any obvious provocation from their kid.

| Credit: Bywyd Gwyllt Glalsyn Wildlife Osprey chicks at Pont Croesor BYWYD GWYLLT GLALSYN WILDLIFE THE killing of several Herring Gulls by a motorist in a Llandudno street has prompted outrage from many people, and equally derisive comments on social media from those who dislike gulls.

Trump regularly uses derisive nicknames to target his political opponents.

Stoltenberg's speech provided a diplomatic counterpoint to Trump's sometimes derisive rhetoric, and the enthusiastic reception he received from both parties in the House was testament to an enduring pro-NATO consensus in Congress.

Yahaya also advised President Buhari to be magnanimous in victory by ordering his supporters to desist from making derisive and derogatory comments that could provoke supporters of his opponents who are still trying to process their losses at the polls.

The mouse has hardly shown any obvious weakness to invite such a derisive comparison with wimpy humans.

An absolute 'must read' for the legions of Tank Girl fans, ""Tank Gril All Starts" is a colorfully irreverent Tank Gir graphic novel celebratory anthology of thirty astounding years of Tank Girl mocking, derisive, flippant, profane, cheeky, entertaining stories by author Alan Martin and illustrator Brett Parson.

The logo inspired derisive chants of "We want fish sticks!" from opposing fans, particularly Rangers fans.

Under normal circumstances, back at BBC HQ such a pitch would be met with the kind of derisive silence that greeted Danny's giddy declaration at Tuesday's National TV Awards that daughter Dani and her Love Island limpet Jack were "the new Phil and Holly".

A website, billboard and other ads paid for by the group use the derisive term "Scott-holes"to deride the deteriorating roads the group contends have become far more common during Walker's time in office.

Exploring those derisive works is what makes Bad Environmentalism a unique book.

'We aim to rectify that derisive observation and, as a matter of fact, we are now in the process of fulfilling that promise through significant increases in the budget for Mindanao.

Three and a half years into the Modi government, those who never liked the BJP are furious and openly derisive. Those who wanted to give it a chance have lost patience, and are openly derisive.

Perhaps not your typical beauty queen who sashays down the stage and offers a solution to attain world peace, but instead the queen of laughs and sarcasm so derisive it might just be censored on national television.