Sentences with phrase «activities like chores»

Moderate activities like chores, gardening and walking can make a difference.

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MacLellan goes on to quote the researchers: «Everyday activities (like household chores or running errands) may afford families quality moments, unplanned, unstructured instances of social interaction that serve the important relationship - building functions that parents seek from «quality time».»
That research helps explain why we don't merely spend all of our time doing pleasurable activities, and why we still somehow manage to do things like work and chores.
Instead, Maher's team came up with «Wellness Adventures,» which encourages employees to pick and enjoy «fun» activities during their lunch break — such as laser tag, basketball, golf, or even trampolining — to make fitness feel a little more like schoolyard recess than another chore to fit into the day.
In addition to their required chores they do for a set allowance, I came up with a list of chores, each for a set amount of extra money, so they can earn spending money for activities like those listed above.
If possible, do activities like laundry, vacuuming, and other loud chores earlier in the day.
To support her development, involve your child in meaningful daily activities like shopping, laundry, cleaning and cooking — they might seem like boring chores to you, but they're all extremely interesting, rich learning experiences for your child.
Some may sound like chores, such as gardening or watering the plants, but they and be learning experiences and healthy physical activities.
If you hover over your child's daily activitieslike homework, chores, and play — to make sure that he's doing everything right, you're likely putting too much pressure on him.
By trying new and diverse things, each family will be able to figure out activities that are fun to do and don't seem like a chore.
Once my kids finish their daily chores and homework, they can move on to whatever free time activity they feel like doing.
It is very tempting to embark on other chores or leisure activities like catching your favorite TV shows or making calls.
There are other light - intensity activities like stretching, tai chi, household chores, gardening, walking around the mall — those are also beneficial.
«People commonly over-estimate, and on the flip side, some underestimate the lifestyle activity they're getting from things they don't consider exercise, like household chores, for example.»
Constantly charting your activity in a fitness or nutrition app can start to feel like a chore.
You're more likely to keep returning to the activity if you like doing it, rather than if it feels like a chore.
The rest are inane chores, like knocking giant beach balls out of a pool or shooing pigeons off a railing; aceing these activities only leads to more misery when you unlock the «PRO» missions, which are the antithesis of fun.
A few too many of the activities sucked (like those stupid tron bike races) or felt like a chore, but there is no shortage of things to do.
Adopting lifestyle changes is always hard, especially for those who view activities like cooking healthy meals and going to the gym as chores.
Plan for homework and chores, and make room for special parent - child quality time by organizing fun activities like tobogganing or festively decorating their bedroom for the holiday season.
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