Sentences with phrase «do than chores»

Not exact matches

Sure, he spends more time on chores than she does, so in one sense it isn't fair — but it's more satisfying to both than the old system.

And though she can both tidy the house and do the dishes more quickly than he can, they're able to achieve a more efficient division of labour overall by applying the notion of comparative advantage to their chore list.

When you're doing the household laundry on Saturday morning, however, there's no reason to think that you do the laundry any better than anybody else does, or that it's somehow demonstrating your commitment to your family to spend hours on that chore instead of taking them to the zoo.

What greater love could someone have for this moribund bride than to tell her she's acting like a silly old cow and to wake up to herself, and then to serve her by doing her chores for her while she seems incapable to do them herself?

Vidmar, with a professional footballer career of more than 20 years, including a decade with the Socceroos says he was fortunate to «do something I loved, never a chore.»

(And yes, I know there are more men than ever who actually do the bulk of the childcare and household chores; this is not about them.)

«Your little kid gets sick in the middle of the night; you do more chores in ten minutes than you did in four years of college.»

As for the equal share, my husband spends a little less time with the kids, but he makes more than up for it by doing basically all the household chores at night while I continue studying for exams.

They may do a chore together, go to a car show or museum together or some other activity that is shoulder to shoulder rather than heart to heart.

While an exersaucer seems to be fine to entertain a child while cooking dinner or doing other short chores, no child, especially a child with underlying special needs related to motor development (high or low muscle tone) should use this piece of equipment for more than a short period of time each day.

Sometimes I feel like getting kids to help with the housework may seem more like a chore than the actual cleaning task does.

Fathers» time spent doing household chores has more than doubled since 1965 (from an average of about four hours per week to about 10 hours).

Dads did fewer chores and less childcare than mums.

Nobody denies that women do more in terms of childcare and household chores (on average) than men.

If everyone has their own «chores» than mommy doesn't end up being totally overwhelmed and crabby!

Nagging a child to do his homework or making repeated threats to try and motivate a child to do chores often means a parent puts in more effort than the child does to get the work done.

But babywearing is so much more than about getting chores done.

Between all of the late night feedings, the baby who doesn't understand the concept of night and day and doesn't sleep for more than 2 to 4 hours at a time, the recovery from childbirth and having to tend to daily chores, like laundry, dishes, grocery shopping (the list goes on and on), a mom on maternity leave is certainly going to be exhausted.

Currently, 90 % of parents report that their children younger than 2 years watch some form of electronic media.2 By 3 years, almost one - third of children have a television in their bedroom.3 Parents report that they view television as a peacekeeper and a safe activity for their children while they are preparing dinner, getting ready for work, or doing household chores.3 Many parents report feeling better knowing that the programming their children watch has been described as educational.

Doing dishes, laundry, grocery shopping, cleaning and «chores» are daily maintanence needs for ANYONE who lives somewhere other than a box.

She would also prepare meals, throw in the laundry, pick up the toys, and do other odds - and - ends so that when I took a break from the project, I could spend it giving undivided attention to my kids rather than on some chore.

I stopped when it felt like an unnecessary chore: he was always half distracted anyway and it felt like he was just kind of doing it out of habit than any real desire for comfort, bonding or nourishment.

Trust me, I deal with way more stress and hyper vigilance caring for my patients than when I'm at home doing house - chores and playing with my 1 year old.

From Sarah of More Than Your Average Mom — «What I want to stress here is that lunch making doesn't have to be a chore.

I've always done lunch packing in the evening after all the dinner dishes have been done and everything is put away — so it ends up feeling like more of a chore than it needs to.

Canadian women of all ages still tend to do more household chores than their male partners, no matter how much they work or earn in a job outside the home.

Men initiate negotiations four times as often as women; women negotiators generally achieve 30 % less than their male counterparts; 20 % of women do not negotiate at all even when they believe they ought to; and women consider negotiations a chore rather than a pleasure.

«Household chores: Women still do more: Study confirms that women tend to do more housework than their male partners, irrespective of their age, income or own workloads.»

Also, rather than scheduling everyone in the family to always do the same activities (which I was doing) this new plan had scheduled activities for each child (school, play, chores, etc.) so the children could get used to doing these things and will know when they need to complete each item.

The chores in the jar are either above and beyond their normal chores or chores that can be done more than once per day (like sweeping the kitchen floor - at least at our house!)

«It's easier for me to run than it is for me to do the chores, because the endorphins really help.

It also happens subconsciously, where you might default to the couch for longer than planned; generally move more slowly and feel less motivated to do routine chores in the aftermath of one of those big workouts.

You're more likely to keep returning to the activity if you like doing it, rather than if it feels like a chore.

My grandmother lifts more than that doing daily chores.

I can do all the household chores, other than this I can love and be gentle and caring.

I will do more than my share of chores, get a great job and eat that pussy like no...

The study examined a variety of different household tasks — including shopping, laundry, and housecleaning, and found that, for women in heterosexual relationships, it's more important to share the responsibility of doing the dishes than any other chore.

Since the world looks good, walking around didn't feel like too much of a chore at first, but eventually, you must backtrack for quests and collecting items and it would have been a huge help to have a faster mode of travel other than running.

I don't think every game needs to be Dark Souls, but when it seems like any encounter with a pack of human - sized jackal minions is best solved by button - mashing and hoping I'm hitting dodge and attack with the right ratio to do damage while not getting hit too often, each fight starts to feel more like a chore than a rewarding challenge.

Missions are repetitive, the script is immature at best and derivative at worst (except for Rico, he's cool in my book), and it feels like a chore to work through more than it does something I want to jump in and experience.

Pacific Rim: Uprising Slightly better than the last one — it's shorter for one thing — this film will nonetheless be a chore for anyone who doesn't relish computer - generated monsters fighting each other and overturning office buildings.

This is often easier said than done, as Sonic CD, while featuring a handful of genuine speed loops, often makes time travel a chore for new players.

Our «mom and pop» school probably shops more aggressively than individual Edison schools for cleaning contracts, and we probably require less cleaning since part of our school day involves kids» doing chores like emptying the trash.

If learners» don't understand the benefits of your training they will see it as a chore rather than a worthwhile activity.

But Mercedes didn't forget about people who view driving as a pleasure, rather than a chore to be delegated to electronics.

Finding a wonderful gift for someone special in your life to show them how much you care doesn't have to be a chore and it's easier than you think — especially if you can personalize the gift to make it even more meaningful and unique.

For many of us, dealing with email has become a daily chore that distracts from what we really need to do — rather than helping us get those things done.

For most kids, jumping into piles of leaves is usually more fun than raking them up, but that doesn't mean you should sidestep this as a chore option.

Is taking a half hour (at the most) to get this essential chore off your to - do list worse than leaving your family in potential financial ruin?

While this task is certainly easier said than done, it doesn't need to be an intimidating chore if you've armed yourself with the proper resources.