Children-s involvement in family decision making

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area or length; amount:
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extent
We don't yet know the extent of his injuries (= how bad his injuries are).
Rosie's teacher was impressed by the extent of her knowledge
to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer:
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extend
We have plans to extend our house (= to make it bigger).
giving you new information about a subject or making it easier to understand:
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illuminating
The book is full of illuminating detail on the causes of the war.
able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality:
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decisive
You need to be more decisive. a decisive reply
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:
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exert
If you were to exert your influence they might change their decision.
in a way that treats everyone fairly and in the same way:
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equitably
If the law is to be effective it must be applied equitably
something you use to try to persuade someone to do what you want or to get the result you want:
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lever
Using trade or other economic tools as a lever of diplomacy is not new.
an action, situation, or decision that has already happened and can be used as a reason why a similar action or decision should be performed or made:
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precedent
There are several precedents for promoting people who don't have formal qualifications.

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