Sentences with phrase «actually helping kids»

Was this about actually helping kids get higher standards?

However, they may have lots of trouble actually helping their kids achieve those said dreams.

You may have heard of Fortnite, the new, free game that's sweeping the nation and irking teachers everywhere, but parents and school administrators may have to re-think their disciplinary plan: Fortnite could actually help kids stay in school.

Also, we find that the cold temp at night actually helps our kids breathe better as well as me and my husband who both have allergies.

Unlike some other toys, this game actually helps kids learn and use their intellect.

By allowing the feet to feel the floor or ground, going shoeless actually helps kids develop their balance, strength, and coordination.

«Parents actually help kids stay on a food jag by calling attention to it, and they wind up keeping their kids in that pattern, «she says.

This is what actually helps kids learn to self - regulate in time.

USDA deserves much applause and support for its courage in issuing rules for competitive foods that might actually help kids stay healthier.

Believe it or not, it actually helps our kids build self - esteem and self confidence when we refrain from «saving» them from life.

I think we have a moral obligation to determine if games can be built that actually help kids rather than harm them.

But John Affeldt, Public Advocates» managing attorney, said districts are required to explain that benefit and why using these funds to hire a cop or to increase salaries, for instance, actually helps those kids.

How Videogames Like Minecraft Actually Help Kids Learn to Read Clive Thompson in WIRED http://ow.ly/CwU8U @gtoppo

Keeping in mind that test - based accountability mostly focuses on the level of test scores, not changes, and virtually never relies upon a rigorous identification of how test scores are caused by schools and programs, we have no way of knowing that that the kinds of schools, programs, and practices that we are pushing in education will actually help kids later in life.

So putting aside the question of whether vouchers actually help the kids who use them, we wondered: Does research show that school choice, and specifically vouchers, help public schools get better?

Educators may wonder if these, too, are a waste of time — or if they actually help kids learn.

The results of this study could demonstrate to the academic community that pets are not only a nice enhancement to the classroom environment, but actually help kids learn better.

Research has been clear in the recent years that disagreements in a marriage have the potential to actually help kids emotionally in the long run, but more often than not end up damaging kids because they're handled poorly.

Which home visiting models actually help kids?

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So, in a sense, believers really are like live at home adult kids who aren't really taking responsibility for their lives like we who understand that we don't actually have a divine parent to help us along.

There are only four ingredients to add to this delish mix, so you can actually ask your kids to pitch in and help make dinner.

I help open milk cartons, peace - broker spats between BFFs, clean up spills, and encourage the kids to actually eat.

I actually do not mind kids playing in different positions, like Nelson at RWB, that could help him with pressing and become more of a complete player.

What I love about Paige's design work is that she's particularly tuned into three things: 1) merging people's styles (which Jon and I needed help with), 2) making spaces beautiful but still kid - friendly, and 3) being realistic about her client's needs (if you tell her your budget, she will actually work with you to stay in the budget, not scope creep and make everything awkward).

Actually, a body of research tells us that our kids are most likely to do well, both academically and emotionally when we are aware of their strengths and weaknesses; help them cultivate those strengths and compensate for those weaknesses.

To help spread the word about the P&G Children's Safe Drinking Water Program — an effort that has turned billions (yes, billions) of liters of dirty water into safe drinking water for kids around the world — I shot the below demo video about their water purification technique, which is something I could actually do at home with said jug of dirty water!

Ironically, pressuring them to achieve, scheduling them to the max, and dismissing unstructured play as a waste of time is not only not helping our kids, it's actually harming them.

-- other kids can also help engage your child when they first come in — you can ALWAYS call 10 minutes or so later to see how your child is — this is very important to go ahead and do a few times, as it gives you the peace of mind to actually have a good day at work.

Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) work in a similar vein; as the name suggests, they help parents, family and friends save towards a child's future post-secondary education (it actually makes for a great holiday gift — at least for the kid who has everything).

«While kids are still in high school we will be helping them develop the skills they will actually use during their future careers.»

And number two, will look at parenting reflections and this might actually help prompt some baby book entries or maybe you'll actually turn this in to your kid in twenty years or so, versus a baby book that's not completed.

Knowing what to say is half the battle in parenting, it helps you stick to your guns, and your kids actually respect you more for that.

And of course, it helps if they pack foods their kids will actually like So I shared some of my tips, as well as two of my fave lunch box foods — Mini Babybel Cheese and California Raisins.

To help quash these pointless yet damaging thoughts I am spending more time focusing on all the things I actually do for my kids instead of dwelling on the things I don't and it is really working to feed my positive mindset.

While some health educators or parents might worry that teaching kids about portion control and calorie counts could lead to eating that's too retrictive, I actually think it's a very good idea to arm kids with that knowledge to help them navigate the temptations of today's food environment.

According to more than one expert, boredom is actually good for our kids, and can help them develop many of the skills they need to succeed in the world as adults.

But the more important question is, will a poll and another roundtable actually do anything to help keep our kids safe, or at least safer?

In a new post published on The Daily this morning, BPI spokesman Rich Jochum asserts that the presence of BLBT in school beef actually helps our children because it «1) improves the nutritional profile, 2) increases the safety of the products and 3) meets the budget parameters that allow the school lunch program to feed kids nationwide every day.»

Of all of the things I love cooking with kids, sweet treats are my favourite — So I have a sweet tooth I can't help it and treats that you make yourself are always a little bit more healthy than those you buy so here goes some delicious sweet treats that you can actually cook with toddlers.

Yet kids actually can help you save money.

I actually own two of them because Katy likes to help and my kids really love peanut butter balls!

Having information can actually help take away the confusion, and help kids feel better.»

observations as a toddler are hilarious and also actually help us offer empathy to our kids during this time.

Some mothers — especially those past the baby days — said that having kids has actually helped them commit to a workout routine.

Laditan's observations as a toddler are hilarious and also actually help us offer empathy to our kids during this time.

I like that there are a variety of different pots, pans, and other cooking tools to help kids learn what they are actually used for.

We need to try and help our kids live «close» to the earth by doing gardening with them, cooking with them, eating locally... these things, as you said can actually save money in the long run... and teach our children so many precious things...

How about one that's actually a cinch to make — and the kids can even help?

I hope I can help make motherhood easier Having two kids is so fun, and while there are hard times, it's so worth it My stroller is the Graco Ready2Grow, but I actually don't like it very much.

In addition to pondering how, exactly, the school achieves this feat, I couldn't help but wonder: Can kids actually get the nutrients they need on a vegan diet?