Sentences with phrase «actually talk to their kids»

But how many parents actually talk to their kids about how to lead a happy life and what it actually means to be happy?

So, yes, parents need to actually talk to their kids about food, not just put healthy food in front of them.»

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But what I'd heard about his work with Dare 2 Share Ministries from friends in the Billy Graham Evangelistic Organisation was so exciting, so exhilarating, so in tune with my own hopes for my own kids, so radical in its belief in the power of the Gospel and so confident in the capacity of teenagers to actually live it and share it themselves, that, well, I was prepared to travel all the way to Luton to talk to him.

It's kind of like when you are a kid and you hear your parents talk about when they were young... when you are old enough to realize that they haven't always been «parents» and at one time they might have actually been cool... that was what happened to me at the sight of the recipe card.

Lets talk about this once the kid actually wins something first or does something of note like been the 1st player to have scored hat - tricks in prime leagues such as the EPL, La Ligar and Seria A.

An important thing to note: Once our kids can talk and talk back, it's easy to think they understand more than they actually do.

On this call, API founders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson talk with Lu about how: — our «flaws» are actually pathways to raising resilient, secure, connected kids; — without an awareness of how our story drives our fears, our kids re-enact it; — without self - understanding and empathy, parents then tend to manage rather than engage, control rather than connect, in a chronic practice of «defensive parenting»; — we can turn our old wounds to new wisdom and free our kids from repeating our stories; — the gift of our anger, fear, doubt, chaos, anxiety, struggles, and conflicts is that they can shed compassionate light on our old wounds and we can use this light to «heal» our inner conflicts, and pave our path for ourselves and our kids; and — doing this paving work «keeps our light on»... and our children's light on, and teaches them the power of forgiveness, humility, and humanity.

If you think about how much time kids actually get to talk to their parents or interact with their families as a whole the reality of it may shock you.

And one of the things that she's talking about is an episode, now this happened in the late «70s but it was an episode and she was actually on the show talking to I think, I don't think it was an actual character on the show, I think it was like one of the little kids on the show about breastfeeding.

A rare few quiet moments after both kids are asleep and my husband and I can actually have a conversation, where, instead of talking about politics or the latest new release, we inevitably talk about how amazing it is to us that our daughter can recite entire books, or how cute our son is when he tucks his lower lip in and hums like he's talking to us.

I actually remember spotting the craziest of items in a baby catalogue after having my first child - things like magnifiers on the end of baby scissors to see baby fingernails better and two mirrors for your car so you can drive and see your kids in the back (I nearly flipping bought that shizz too)- my calmer husband talked sense into me!

For all the (often, exasperated) talk about how «parents these days» are raising «kids these days» to be spoiled, unruly brats, many parents of our generation are actually succeeding at what researchers have found is the most effective parenting style: authoritative parenting.

By talking to your kids and helping them get excited about school, heading to the classroom won't become something that they dread, but actually enjoy for years to come!

It's a good idea to talk with your baby's doctor about this — some doctors recommend whole cow's milk for 1 - year - olds, others say 2 % or whatever the rest of the family drinks is fine (mine actually said whole for one kid and 2 % for the other, so who knows).

On the subject of weather, because all the cool kids are talking about it, and I want to be cool, it was actually very palatable this weekend in Chicago.

Sometimes I wish someone actually sat me down as a kid and talked to me about dating and relationships.

Most disturbingly, he seems even to have caved into ultra-conservative religious morons by toning down the magic (there are no details of the actual lessons taught at Hogwart's, and the spell - casting is reduced to a few minor flourishes and a strange comic - relief kid who's always blowing things up) and side - stepping the sticky revelation that Harry actually talks to snakes in the reptiles» hissing language and not the Queen's English.

I actually spoke to Money yesterday and he's got as many as fifteen kids in different chapters in the Memphis city schools and he goes in the mornings and talks with them and helps mentor them.

Asked to name a few, several people in the Ed School community talked about the academics — notably, the fact that she pushed through not just one but two new doctoral degree programs, and that she moved faculty and students to think about how their work will not only be admired by other academics, but will actually have an impact on real kids, real teachers, and real schools.

In some classes, kids listen to teachers talk about reading far more than they actually read themselves, while in other classes, independent reading is kept sacred and kids have ample time to explore books of their own choosing.

Research suggests that kids who eat dinner with their families are healthier, better - adjusted, smarter, and better - looking * than kids whose families don't dine together, but what are people actually supposed to talk about during these family meals?

Because modern education is not just about giving kids skills here, skills there - it's about explaining to kids «This is why you're learning this skill, this is how you can use this skill, this is how you can use it in problem - solving», developing self - talk amongst kids so they can actually talk their way through problems and issues.

We were all swapping happy pics and talking about our holiday and I said «Okay, listen to this» and it did stop everyone and it was confronting because those kids were actually reading from a newsletter I'd done about why it's important to go on to Year 12 and any successes that you have, from going on to Year 12, how important it is.

And so through this project, the kids were able to see, «Oh, man, we're talking about stuff that I hear on the news and that I see on this TV show that I like, and it actually makes sense.»

Little data exists on whether kids actually listen to what their parents say, he concedes, but if you don't talk to your children, he argues, they're left to absorb norms from, most likely, pornography.

We tend to talk around our kids instead of sitting down and actually listening to them.

It automatically checks for spelling and grammar and that kind of stuff, which is nice because it actually allows me to talk about the writing rather than these minutiae of mechanics that, to me, aren't really the focus of tenth grade English... [But] it's sometimes hard... a kid quoted a bible [sic] verse... and his was a mess because it came up with so much because it was like «chapter 1.»

She also deflated the soaring rhetoric of those who talk about NCLB as an historic shift because it has finally shone light on the kids left behind (though she also leads one to conclude that she might actually want stronger national tests than she outlined earlier):

I had poor credit went into the dealership after talking to them on the phone thinking that this was going to be like the other places i went to, sorry... we cant help you or you do nt have this, sure its the car in the back row with over 1000.000 miles, it wasnt like that my wife and i were actually treated with respect and genuine care the salesmen and used car manager along with the f & i guy got us into a 2012 chevrolet cruze with no hassels, now i do nt have to worry about my wife and kids breaking down or getting stranded, If you need help this is the only dealership to go to.

Talk to your kids about what it costs to actually live the lifestyle they are accustomed to living.

After someone they know has a loss is actually a good time to talk to kids about insurance in middle school and to expose them to the idea that there are risks in the world, but that's why we buy insurance to protect the people and things that we care about.

The twist is that when he got shot at the beginning he actually died and the kid who can see dead people was actually talking to a ghost all along.

As for the why: «Actually, I think it's a great way to teach kids about evolutionary biology and developmental biology and all sorts of things,» Horner says in his talk.

Bill Galione: Yeah, so I actually had to talk to some UF law students once about that particular issue and I probably fielded that question because of my life's experience because I was up there with the five kids and all the law students want to know that's their question.

Before your child has a friend over, talk to your kid about what activities he'd be interested in doing that actually involve interacting with another human, like playing miniature golf or swimming.

After someone they know has a loss is actually a good time to talk to kids about insurance in middle school and to expose them to the idea that there are risks in the world, but that's why we buy insurance to protect the people and things that we care about.

Mr. Rogers, the late, beloved television host, always used to say «What's mentionable is manageable,» and we have to remember it's normal to want to protect our kids from the harsh reality of life, and talking about divorce can actually make a child feel like they've lost their innocence and their trust in the world around them.

But unless you're actually calling it quits, no one «orders» you to sit down, talk out your differences about parenting and come up with a plan and a way to handle disagreements that protect your kids from fall - out.

There's a program called the Responsive Classroom Program, and that program has shown that when teachers take the time to greet the kids warmly when they come into the classroom, when they have a morning meeting that actually takes some time to help the kids kind of reset the emotional balance from where they might have come in from before the start of the school day, and where the kids are involved in talking about and making the rules and reflecting on what happens in the class, when they take that time, quote - unquote, away from direct instruction, academic gains improve.

Actually, I'm full of ouzo right now and love everybody, even kids brainwashed into this re get rich quick culture, and, I'm in love with the Greek Orpheus dancers... happy investing and happy ouzo, opa!!!!! Two more days of Greek dancers and ouzo at the Northirdge Valley Greek Festival, I love it, I'll talk to everybody coherently in a couple days.

It's not * bulk * fun Well, actually, talking to the kids is fine.