Sentences with phrase «kids of large families»

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And being able to go around the country and see the impact that my company and my work has done — teenage girls saying they love to play games because of me, and families saying, «we picked up a tabletop game because of [Geek & Sundry show] Tabletop,» and college kids who come up and say, «Hey, I'm really glad you made The Guild because I never knew I could say that I was a gamer until you made that» — that's why you need to be creative, whether it's on a large or small scale.

«That is not only unfair, but it's a policy mistake in that those [low - income] kids would be the ones who would benefit the most,» Marr said, adding that a large body of research has found that extra income for poor families improves their kids» health, education, and career outcomes.

It also offered her the flexibility to work around the homeschooling of two of her kids, as well as the extra income the family needed to buy a larger house so each boy — whose tics would sometimes keep the others awake at night — could have his own room.

When you have a large family, some days it can feel like you're spending all day preparing snacks and food at the request of the kids.

For those of us with larger families (3 + kids) eating at restaurants is simply not worth the hassle.

I make mine similar except I make a bit of roux (I use unbleached four, but arrowroot could be used instead) to thicken the sauce some (I used to make 4 - 6 up batches for our large family when the 8 kids were all at home) as I like mine a bit thick and not runny.

Since we have a larger family, my older set of kids (11, 10, and 8) really get a kick out seeing your take on what they know to be true of their younger siblings (5, 3, and 7 months).

Families with kids 4 - 12 learn how to use wooden peg carpentry techniques (inspired by the work of Emmanuel Pratt and Sweetwater Foundation), build a large structure out of sunflower stalks, and play and build with blocks of all sizes.

Miami Children's Museum — One of the largest children's museums in the United States, the Miami Children's Museum, affectionately known as MiChiMu, is over 50,000 square feet of interactive and bilingual exhibits aimed at kids up to 8 years of age (and their families, of course!)

But when the number of kids and families struggling is so large, we have to start asking questions about the systems beyond ourselves.

It's tempting to open your doors to a large number of families because you want to make sure there are plenty of kids for everyone to play with.

A former director of one of Minnesota's largest Early Childhood Family Education programs, Mary is the founder of the Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles workshops.

Large numbers of kids without insurance and other family's without the money to cover doctor co-pays could make you think that a flu shot is too expensive this year.

«We are truly thrilled to have Comcast, one of the world's largest Internet providers, join us in our mission to keep kids and their families safe online, said Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI.

I always make more than enough food, because with my large family of 12 kids, I never know how many mouths I'll need to feed.

As a kid everything is just better when it's giant size, so we're coming together to give you a couple of larger than life outdoor summer games to play with the whole family.

In fact, it appears the sheer amount of time parents spend with their kids between the ages of 3 and 11 has virtually no relationship to how children turn out, and a minimal effect on adolescents, according to the first large - scale longitudinal study of parent time to be published in April in the Journal of Marriage and Family.

A large section of kids end up staying back in Dubai too, what with work commitments of the family; and for them it is summer camps to the rescue.

On that episode, she shared why she began Grapevine Studies and how it came to fruition, the purpose of stick - figuring through the bible, how to use Grapevine to teach bible in large families and special needs kids, as well as Grapevine's stance on discipleship.

The majority of Family Equality Council's larger - scale events are perfect for the whole family - kid - friendly affinity gatherings, Beach Campfire Night, a special live band performance, the Movie Matinee, the Family Pride Parade and the Family Family Equality Council's larger - scale events are perfect for the whole family - kid - friendly affinity gatherings, Beach Campfire Night, a special live band performance, the Movie Matinee, the Family Pride Parade and the Family family - kid - friendly affinity gatherings, Beach Campfire Night, a special live band performance, the Movie Matinee, the Family Pride Parade and the Family Family Pride Parade and the Family Family Dance.

In just a few short years, your child will go from spending most of his time with family and close friends to spending large chunk of his day interacting, learning, and playing with other kids at school.

Others shows like «19 Kids And Counting» follow the lives of larger than average modern day families.

According to Bill McKibben, author of Maybe One: An Environmental and Personal Argument for Single - Child Families, studies show that only children tend to do better in school, especially in science, math, and literature; have more friends; and be more flexible about gender roles than kids in larger fFamilies, studies show that only children tend to do better in school, especially in science, math, and literature; have more friends; and be more flexible about gender roles than kids in larger familiesfamilies.

What's Cool: Its large number of Family Tribe members mean you'll find top tips, reviews and travel ideas from like - minded families - so you'll know if that chic corner café in Rome has kid - friendly food.

In San Francisco, You can try GGMG.org which is the Golden Gate Mother's Group — $ 55 annual membership fee gets you a monthly newsletter, invitation to monthly meetings (with speakers), playgroup affiliation, LARGE email group for advice / info, discounts to certain area venues (SF Zoo discounted membership / museums), holiday parties, tons of area activities for parents / kids / families, etc...

Most of my large family — I'm the oldest of seven kids — accepts the fact that I use cloth diapers, but one of my sisters in particular, just can't wrap her brain around the idea of putting poopy diapers in the washing machine.

Low - income, working parents and the family child care providers who take care of their kids were dealt a heavy blow when Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut child care subsidies for more than 16,500 New York City children, the single largest cut to city funding for child care since the 1970s.

Worthman flipped open a book and showed me photographs of big families piled into large, sprawling huts, little kids peeking up from the arms of Mom, older generations wrapped leisurely around the fireplace.

With work and family it is difficult to carve out larger blocks of dedicated strength time (where time exists I put it to 1 - 2 hr steep MAF hiking) and have naturally gravitated towards cutting firewood, digging soil, pushing wheelbarrows, dropping in the kitchen and doing pushups or a plank, squats and presses with 2 × 25 # dumbells in the living room between stories to kids, plyometric jumps in the park etc..

One of my favourite holiday memories was when our large family all got together for dinner when I was a kid.

The largest share of Russians would like to have 3 or more children in a family (42 %), while nearly the same percentage of people (40 %) would prefer to have 2 kids.

Yorkshire and Bournemouth About Blog IP International Projects is a European language learning centre offering a large choice of language programmes for kids, junior and families.

Every man wishes to be happy, to find his soulmate and to create a steady, lasting and healthy family with large number of kids.

A wonderful portrait of a family, we get three generations (the little kids here play a larger role than in most of Ozu's later films, Good Morning excepted) dealing with Hara's matrimonial issues.

First of all, a superintendent isn't making a decision like this on his or her own, especially in large cities, where the school system is embedded in many other systems that are servicing kids and families.

They include Jim Barksdale, the former chief operating officer of Netscape, who gave $ 100 million to establish an institute to improve reading instruction in Mississippi; Eli Broad, the home builder and retirement investment titan, whose foundation works on a range of management, governance, and leadership issues; Michael Dell, the founder of Dell Computers, whose family foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,&rafamily foundation is valued at $ 1.2 billion and is a major supporter of a program that boosts college going among students of potential but middling accomplishment; financier and buyout specialist Theodore J. Forstmann, who gave $ 50 million of his own money to help poor kids attend private schools; David Packard, a former classics professor who also is a scion of one of the founders of Hewlett - Packard and has given $ 75 million to help California school districts improve reading instruction; and the Walton Family Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,&raFamily Foundation, which benefits from the fortune of the founder of Wal - Mart, and which is the nation's largest supporter of charter schools and private school scholarships (see «A Tribute to John Walton,»).

She added that the nonprofit is thrilled to see the state's second - largest district and Board of Education «are embracing more public education options for kids, recognizing that a one - size - fits - all approach doesn't work for every family.»

Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's content and innovators in kids» digital reading, has released the findings of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at... [Read morekids» digital reading, has released the findings of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at... [Read moreKids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at... [Read more...]

Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's content and innovators in kids» digital reading, has released the findings of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at home, independent reading at school, presence of books in the home, and more.&rakids» digital reading, has released the findings of its Kids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at home, independent reading at school, presence of books in the home, and more.&raKids & Family Reading Report, the purpose of which is to «explore the reading attitudes and experiences that most influence children's reading habits, including reading aloud at home, independent reading at school, presence of books in the home, and more.»

Meagan Francis, author of Table for Eight: Raising a Large Family in a Small Family World, leveraged the buzz around Sarah Palin's five children and Angelina Jolie's ongoing comments about adding to her family to place Thanks to Angelina Jolie, having lots of kids iFamily in a Small Family World, leveraged the buzz around Sarah Palin's five children and Angelina Jolie's ongoing comments about adding to her family to place Thanks to Angelina Jolie, having lots of kids iFamily World, leveraged the buzz around Sarah Palin's five children and Angelina Jolie's ongoing comments about adding to her family to place Thanks to Angelina Jolie, having lots of kids ifamily to place Thanks to Angelina Jolie, having lots of kids is hip.

They realize there's a lot more sacrifice to come and the list of areas they need to cut back is proving challenging: $ 20,000 on groceries («We've always used a grocery service because with Sheila's job we never had time to shop»); $ 10,640 for personal trainers («They come to the house and put us through our paces»); $ 12,000 on clothes and haircuts («Mostly for the kids»); $ 6,000 on gifts («We have a large extended family»); $ 10,000 for an annual family vacation («Having the kids visit Sheila's family back home in Poland is important to us»); as well as $ 5,000 for miscellaneous expenses («Mostly unaccounted - for cash withdrawals from ATM machines»).

Jack Mintz, director of the international tax program at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management, says that almost every other developed country encourages larger families by offering tax deductions for kids, and those deductions are worth thousands of dollars.

The larger than life Irish Wolfoodle brings the size, scale and gentle nature of the Irish Wolfhound together with the smart, playful Standard Poodle to create a quiet, easy - going family dog who is highly sociable and gets along well with kids and other pets.

She has a «large family» consisting of her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs «Ladybug & Griffin», 4 cats «Lips, White, Gremlin, and Billy» and a Parrot named «Mr. Bird».

Bernese Mountain dogs can live with kids and other pets, but their large size means they can easily bowl over the smaller members of the family.

If you live alone in a small, third - floor apartment, for instance, adopting a large, active retriever - mix might not be the best choice, for you or for the pooch... but, if you're a runner and want a partner for your jogs, or you have a large family of kids who will play with the dog all the time, it could be a great fit!

Other free activities and giveaways include goodie bags for the first 500 families; obedience, agility, rally, herding, nose works and treibball («urban herding,» where dogs round up and roll large balls into soccer goals at the direction of their owners) demonstrations; and games and face painting for kids.

These Palm Cove holiday homes and houses are very popular with larger family holiday groups with lots of kids or groups of friends that like to travel together and have the room and freedom of a fully self - contained holiday house.

We've sought out some of the most attractive, well - equipped, and well - located ski chalets in the world, intimate places you can retreat to with your partner and kids, as well as sprawling mansions capable of housing multiple families, or a very large group of friends.

If you have traveled internationally with kids before, you know that the cost of four plane tickets and hotel rooms large enough for a family really add up fast!