Sentences with phrase «encourage older kids»

The old - fashioned lemonade stand is a great place to start, but you could also encourage kids who are great at making things to sell their wares at a local farmer's market or even encourage older kids to start a mowing business.

Encourage older kids and teens to set and maintain a bedtime that allows for the full hours of sleep needed at their age.

Encourage older kids to read to you or to show their newly - learned skills.

Encourage older kids to study cookbooks or recipes online.

Encourage older kids to talk about their feelings about the new baby.

«Our K through 2 students made signs and posters that encouraged the older kids to do their best on the tests,» said Tremain.

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Not only is it good to see a local kid done good, it's also encouraging to see that he did it without any help from the kindly old folks at the CRTC.

But, if I could slip into inner indignant old fogey mode for a moment, do we really want to encourage a generation of kids into thinking they can sing, when they really can't?

So when said husband encouraged me to go on a health and wellness retreat last week, I frantically packed my bags before he could change his mind and ran out the door (OK that's not true, I argued with him about the what, when, where for each kid and the logistics of leaving a 9 month old who's nursing around the clock and a 9 year old who's out of school for weeks because her teachers are on a strike that seems like it will never end.

We encourage those 4.5 year old kids to have some experience.

«I play music in Spanish, and whenever my mom comes to visit, I encourage her to speak to my kids only in Spanish,» says Condes, who has enrolled her 6 - year - old son in an after - school Spanish class.

If your kids are old enough, you can encourage them to write thank you notes for gifts they receive.

Older students helped the younger kids pick out produce and encouraged them to try something new.

While dinner is a great opportunity to encourage kids to try something new, a better bet for school lunches is to stick with old favorites.

Encourage your kids to play sports, find a part - time job if they're old enough, or get involved in an after - school club.

For older kids, Tough eschews our current tactic of offering students extrinsic rewards, and instead encourages teachers to nurture intrinsic motivation, fueled by the basic human need for competence, autonomy, and relatedness (or connection).

Washing their hands of the old words to familiar tunes such as «If You're Happy and You Know It» and «London Bridge Is Falling Down,» Alan Katz and David Catrow combine their exceptional talents to offer kids and their parents songs to sing with pride — as well as a valuable way to encourage youngsters as they discover the joys of trading in their diapers for the royal throne: the potty chair!

The caterpillar mat stretches to 4ft and encourages older tots to match 18 colored objects to each segment of the caterpillar, while the smallest of kids simply enjoy playing with the different shapes that come in wood, plush and plastic.

Putting older kids in charge of the younger one stokes sibling rivalry, whereas making them take responsibility for themselves encourages individuality and self - reliance.

And I've been so impressed how much the older kids always encourage the younger ones, and help anyone who needs help with anything.

Parents and teachers of older kids who want to encourage them to learn more and absorb what they are taught can use this YouTube channel to bring math to life and entice children to pay more attention to the subject.

While my girls are working in their kids» school workbooks, I encourage my 2 - year - old boy to practice sitting and looking at a book for 10 - 15 minutes at a time.

This toddler - friendly kit is great for encouraging creativity and fine motor skills, and once kids get old enough, they'll be able to transition to standard LEGOs with ease.

During the follow - up visit (3 years old), kids with moms who had encouraged their children's autonomy showed better levels of cognitive functioning — specifically, the kids were more adept at processing «higher» thinking like delayed gratification and juggling multiple concepts.

From encouraging toddlers to play outside and go for walks and co-ed sports and free play for elementary school age children to competitive and non-competitive youth sports for older kids, daily physical activity is important.

I've seen it all — the mom whose kids can't say a word without their mother holding them and encouraging them and the mom who doesn't say anything when her one - year - old runs with a knife.

But I would encourage you to do some research and determine if cloth or disposable diapers are right for you, even if you already made this decision with your older kids.

The Sleep Zzz Bedtime Pillow encourages kids 3 and older to stay in bed and offers a comforting design to cuddle with.

- Adjusts to 6 heights - Perfect for kids 18 months up to 5 years old - Encourages independent play while helping kids develop coordination and balance - Oversize rim makes it easier for kids

The «L» shaped set - up really encourages 360 degrees of play and lots of interaction between the older kids.

As kids get older and learn to read independently, I encourage you to continue to keep spending time with him over books.

Encouraged with the effect the simple life had on his spoiled Hollywood kids, Lenny decides to move the family back to his old home town three years later.

Dylan suffers at the hands of funny fat - kid bully Kevin (Julian Dennison), whose actions seem particularly callous given the recent tragic past; Grandpa (Terry Norris) is a randy old codger (wink - wink scenes with Dylan as he skips between bedrooms at the local nursing home are off - putting), who encourages his grandkid's imagination but seems ignorant of the financial strife his grief - stricken family is in.

Local families with kids 3 to 5 years old were encouraged to enter a lottery and were randomly sorted into three groups.

There is a reason why so many in Virginia and throughout the nation have criticized the Old Dominion's supposedly «ambitious» yet «achievable» proficiency targets: Because they set low expectations for the state's districts and schools to improve achievement for black, Latino, and poor kids, and don't encourage the districts to take on the strong reforms needed to do so.

A Family Discoveries program encourages families to bring children eight years and older along with a savings of $ 500 on fares for kids ages eight to 13.

And I think that revitalizing the idea of allowing kids to play on their own outdoors may be a key to encouraging them not only to appreciate nature, but also to find ways to work together across the broad spectrum of issues we face as they grow older.

And older kids can be encouraged to develop critical thinking skills.

Ryan Petty, who lost his 14 - year - old daughter Alaina in the Stoneman Douglas shooting and has since been active in Tallahassee and Washington D.C. pushing for school safety measures, encouraged students to #WalkUpNotOut by saying something kind to at least 14 kids and three adults with whom they would not usually interact.

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