Sentences with phrase «kids catch on to»

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For some, this may mean a quick workout before heading to the office and for others it could mean spending some time with their kids, reading the morning news or catching up on work - related emails.

While many may blame video games for keeping kids inside and isolated, one new study on the monster - catching app Pokémon Go found the game was tied to exercise and making friends.

The good news is tech companies are catching on and are quickly rolling out new options to give parents better control over what their kids have access to watch.

There are lots of examples of teachers doing some pretty horrific things to kids who refuse to say the pledge of allegiance — many caught on camera by students.

They're extending the school day to give kids more opportunities to catch up on what they missed.

The Duggar Family of «18 Kids and Counting» on TLC — I don't normally watch this show, but it caught my attention last night when I was flipping through stations and I saw that the Duggar Family was in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (which is just «down the way» as we like to say here in East Tennessee).

all I can think of today is what I saw in yesterday's news, about the former paratrooper turned preacher at an Independent Fundamental Baptist church just outside Ft. Bragg, N.C., that told his congregation they should break their sons» wrists if they catch them doing the «limp wrist», or give him a good punch... and all the kids that have committed suicide because other kids have picked up on messages like this and bullied them till they couldn't stand it anymore... we are the only bible some folks will ever read, and if they get this kind of message, well, who'd want to be with a group of people where you are grudgingly tolerated, if not outright hated, and all this in Jesus» name... it also says that the churches will do just about anything to keep people obedient and unquestioning, so they will continue to give, and so the big donors will continue to give, so that the doors at Monster Megachurch can be kept open, and the lights on... David, this is one of your «less is more» toons here... a minimum of elements that says so much....

And when we don't have something scheduled, one of the 4 kids is sick or we need to catch up on house stuff (big things like putting the radon pump in or building the chicken coop before the chicks need to move outside).

I remember as a kid, my brothers and I would set a huge trap to catch the little Irish man, including placing a video camera nearby so we could have it all on film.

I've been catching myself cheating A LOT lately on what I feed my kids and this recipe is no exception, I've cheated in this one too and thought of adding some veggies to this burger to satisfy my» mom wants to give her kids something healthy» inner voices.

As we caught up on each other's news and the kids rampaged around the place I chopped up some fresh fruit and added it to the chia bowls.

Billows of smoke, listening to the birds chirp, watching the kids catch butterflies, admiring the beauty of the white blossoming flowers on the fence vines are part of the grilling atmosphere.

My daughter wants peach cupcakes to bring to school but thinks kids won't like chunks of peach (she has caught on that other kids don't always love good food).

Deb, I'm still new to this awesome world of yours, so I'm catching up on your posts slowly (working mom with kids, et al, you know how it is).

I ended up taking a break from the blog after all so I could give my complete attention to other things such as intensive fishing in the hope of catching a big one for once in my life, finishing the never - ending Grey's Anatomy and then realizing that the latest episode is out but not on Netflix.ca (are you kidding me!!!)

Oh dear oh dear oh dear all this talk about an» just arsenal protest» and if wenger stays he will run this club down to the ground this site is becoming comical were going threw a bad catch and you kids wan na organise a protest and think your going to change anything you lot haven't even seen your team ever finish were united did last season and all of a sudden that's it our whole club is doomed and it's the end of the world grow up u spoilt brats and lets get threw this together the whole world Is against us at the moment and you lot are with them our team need us now more then ever let's get them threw this bad patch and cheer them on and worry about wenger at the end of the season we support this club ffs start acting like it we love u arsenal COYG

On a patch of turf sunken between a rec center and a quiet two - lane road, some 100 kids have gathered to catch and run and learn how better to play the game.

Travis grew up on the outskirts of Kingsland, a kid trying to keep up with his older cousins, running faster than everybody else when he had the ball, afraid the big kids would pummel him if they caught him.

Nice article... I used to be one of those staunch Wenger fans through the years... I used to believe he is superior than Sir Alex, because with almost nothing to spend and playing with kids, he managed to keep us up there every year... I was really caught up with that half season wonder we used to show... In the summer 2013, him or the board (I don't recall) came out and said we are much stable financially and now we can fight with the biggest bullies, I got my hopes high, I thought we are definitely signing a top striker and DM, that what we need... What happened, only hours before the window closed we managed to sign a top AMF (remember we have our best player for the season 2012 - 2013 was AMF, Cazorla if you remember), I was really depressed seen Giroud leading the line every match... then comes winter window, and we were right there top of the table... My friend send me a poster of an elephant on a tree, and on the bottom of it «no one knows how it got there but everybody knows how it will get down»... I told my friend that we are only one decent striker far from the gold... and what happened, we signed an old injured DM on loan... That for me was a completely arrogance and stubbornness cost us the league title... There I completely lost the plot with Wenger... I wish yesterday I was with those who raised that banner... I would write in my banner «Enough talks and philosophy, we need results»

I know the temptation to catch up on housework or waste the day away sitting on the computer will be great, but I hope to use some of that time every Wednesday to nurture myself (as well as volunteer in Ava's classroom for two hours every other week — see, I can't give up focusing on my kids that easily).

A good place to divert them for a bit of time while you catch a few moments of relaxation by the pool but I definitely wouldn't plan on leaving a child who was very young there alone — they just can't watch the kids closely enough if there are alot of them in there.

If anything, it caused me to become awesome at not ever getting caught, and wonder, even at an early age, what kind of douchey grandfather type God was if he was all about beating up on little kids.

When I explain that teaching kids to overvalue external measures of success short - circuits their development as self - regulating individuals — the true foundation of a productive life — a shocking number of parents respond that you can't undo bad grades and low test scores, but you can always catch up on the emotional stuff later — a tragic misapprehension.

Some parents even put GPS devices with geofences on their kids» cars, monitor their child's every move via cell phone, and check their child's social media many times a day to catch any activity that could be deemed even the tiniest bit inappropriate.

Or when you lower their crib mattress to the recommended setting, but still catch your kid on the video monitor carrying out an escape plan more detailed than in the movies.

Or, head to the local high school track and have your kids play soccer or catch on the field while you run laps.

And the idea of letting kids catch up on sleep on weekends doesn't work because some kids wake up early anyway (as many bleary - eyed parents will attest), or they sleep in really late and then are even less likely to be sleepy at an early bedtime during the school week.

Well - intentioned parents who've kept their tweens off Facebook are catching on to the workaround: kids are turning to Instagram, the photo - sharing app that may as well be a social network.

I went on to have 3 more kids and I nursed them all but I did supplement the 1st three and have no regrets except I got caught up in a cult.

Many kids will catch on to your «put it in the potty» desperation and actually do it (thought it may take more than one trip to the bathroom).

Punishment sabotages kids» moral development, because it teaches them to focus on whether they'll get caught and punished, rather than on the impact of their actions.

I think it's the way that frogs can poke out their tongue that makes me laugh as they catch flies around the pond on a summer's day and this DIY Frog Party Blower Craft for Kids from Mommy's Bundle captures that perfectly in a really fun craft and then toy to play with.

Yesterday there was no primary school in France; on Wednesdays the kids «have the day off» to do activities and catch up on some play time.

There are a few lovely mums I do occasionally chat to at these groups and they are the closest thing to friends I have but I only see them at the groups and sometimes we are to caught up in what's going on with the kids to speak.

People Magazine: OK, this may be a stretch, but if I am LUCKY and my kids are into the movie I downloaded them, I MAY, just MAY get five minutes to catch up on the latest celeb gossip while on the plane or in the car.

I'm going to the beach with my parents and my husband to help watch the kid, so it's the perfect time to catch up on some reading.

Based upon my experiences as a daughter, a mother and sports psychologist, here are five tips for parents on ways to avoid getting caught playing the expectation game and to support your kids in sports in positive and constructive ways:

When parents show kids that they have their own interests, such as doing yoga, going for a walk with friends, knitting, or catching up on work, they are making it clear that parents, like kids, have their own independent needs and interests, and that it's okay for parents and kids to do things apart from one another.

It would be more convenient for me to pay bills and catch up on emails and what not if I did it while holding one of the kids, or during feedings etc..

Once I realized that my expectations for sleep were unrealistic and I changed my own patterns (i.e. went to bed early so that I could catch up on my own sleep and not be so tired myself), I was able to more than cope with how my kids slept.

On the Support Line, I've found that when parents really make a consistent effort to keep up with their kids, they are seldom caught unawares when it comes to dropping grades or poor school performance.

As Brian Wansink, PhD, and author of Mindless Eating (which I highly recommend) mentions in a Parents magazine article, kids will catch on to you if you are sneaking veggies into their food.

Some kids catch on quick, while others might seem like they're never going to get it.

This weekend, we've had shopping, a kids party, family stuff and various other things to do, all on top of trying to catch up with a week's worth of washing, tidying a house that looks like several small bombs have gone off in it and keeping a dog and a 4 - year - old stimulated enough that we don't end up with a riot on our hands.

Well, yes, but as a mom it's easy to get caught up in all of the prep work that goes on behind the scenes when you're getting ready to host a rowdy group of kids at your home, or when you're preparing to sen...

Learn how you can prepare your kids and the rest of your clan for the back - to - school chaos.Just as your family was relishing in barbequed dinners on the deck, sleeping late, catching fireflies at night and spending marathon days at the pool, it's time for the school year to... more

Those aren't toys that I keep in the house all the time (especially since we have a small house), but the novelty of them once in awhile is enough to really get the kids excited and focused on the «new» toys for at least an hour while I get some peace and quiet for locked in my room watching Netflix catching up on my to do list.

Gratitude: the kids actually all went to bed at a decent hour so instead of falling asleep with them, I got to snooze while catching up on Downton Abbey finally!

NEVER JUST A HOUSEWIFE «Bento lunches are gaining lots of popularity and it's easy to see why: they focus on healthier food choices, use reusable containers, incorporate eye - catching designs that appeal to kids, and they make portion control super-simple!

They are busy being guilty about not being around their kids enough, and catch a «tremp» on boo boos to show how much they really do care.