Sentences with phrase «kids want in»

Key findings from the sixth edition released in 2017 reveal what parents and kids want in books and characters — including views on diversity in children's books, and reading from birth, kids» attitudes and behaviors around reading for fun, summer reading and kids» favorite books and series.

«The number one quality that high - school kids want in a teacher is a sense of humor,» Morrison says.

As an adult I think I know what kids want in a playground.

Not exact matches

Last year, a high school in Ohio named more than 200 kids in the graduating class «valedictorians» because they didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

It's certainly a lot closer to driving the change Victoria's Secret claims it wants to see, instead of what it's doing now which is maintaining the structure that actually keeps people poor — and kids slaving away in cotton fields.

And consider a backup plan in case life changes for your kids — for example, they move to another city and you don't want to follow them, or they have financial hardships of their own that prevent them from helping you.

I currently serve as a mentor for a few kids in my community, but I want to be able to do more.

If we want to close the income gap, if we want to really be — address the issue of income inequality, we need to understand that we've got to prepare these kids better than they're being prepared globally and around the world, but also in America.

Wilcox, now 43, wanted to stay in Boulder so he could drive his kids to school.

«The message I have for my kids is that they have to work in order to get what they want,» says Mark Cuban, one of the 28 participants in the campaign.

«You tell us the trip you want to take and put your phone in your pocket and go play with your kids,» Surry said.

«If you are a parent or teacher looking to foster grit in kids, the first step is to let go of what you want for them, and watch for what they are passionate about.

If you want to confirm the supercharged anxieties of today's busy parents, all you need to do is witness the flurry of enrichment activities and elaborate projects many shoehorn into their lives out of concern that they're somehow failing to give their kids the best start in life.

I have two young kids and I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to put hot pokers in my eyes because of the shows that they want to watch.

Dave and Helen Edwards, co-founders of artificial intelligence research firm Intelligenstia.ai, don't go so far as to suggest a specific course of study, but like Kalt they have publicly insisted that if you want your kids to thrive in an AI - filled future, you better teach them how to handle human beings, unpredictability, and complexity, all of which a liberal arts degree forces you to confront and grow comfortable with.

As more millennials overcome this, many want the life of their baby - boomer parents — the kids, the house in the» burbs and the beefy SUV.

For now let's address the first half of the issue: how to set up a home work space you'd actually want to work from in order to be there for your kids — even if it's not quite as enticing as a tropical island.

Adopt - A-School Since 1999, John Wheeler, CEO of Rockford Construction, has ensured the kids at Henry Paideia Academy, a school in a tough part of Grand Rapids, Michigan, want for nothing.

Treating people like you want to be treated is something we all learn as kids and forget — but now I'm in the process of reminding people, particularly my male peers, to practice what they preach.»

We plan on relying on dividend income rather than the 4 % safe withdrawal rule to achieve FIRE, simply because we want to pass on our dividend portfolio to our kids in the future.

That said, I also know of no better system for recreating the natural feeling of a parent's embrace for kids still in their infant stage, a period during which most babies want nothing more than to be held close and fast to the chest of a loved one.

In earlier days, kids grew up with machines like the Commodore 64, a box that required you to learn to code if you wanted to do much with it.

Having firsthand experience with childhood poverty, I am primarily motivated by never wanting to put my kids in the same situation — and the job I left paid well and provided health insurance for my entire family.

When I was a kid, if we wanted to look something up, we had to open an encyclopedia or find a book on the subject in the library.

Most of the women that I see, they've had kids, they've lost some volume in their breasts, and they just want to restore what they had prior to having children.»

To that end, Wonder Workshop promises to appeal to curious kids and parents who want to inspire an enthusiasm for coding and programming in their kids early.

Many of these tools, apps and games are teaching children how to code through dragging code onto a screen - great to teach fundamentals and basic of coding, but we wanted to create a language that was hands - on, where kids are actually typing code and seeing results in real time.

At 27, you may not know whether you'll want to stay in your current industry, whether you'll meet a life partner with whom you'll want to raise a family, or even whether you want kids at all.

Talk to your kids about which items they might want, he said, and include in your estate plan pictures and a detailed list of who gets what.

«We want to be the thing you do when you've got two minutes standing in line at the grocery store or 10 minutes waiting for your kids to finish soccer practice.

Sara Burnett, director of food and wellness at Panera, told Fortune the restaurant chain doesn't want to lure kids in with toys or french fries and a soda.

You want the school where the kids learn the most, not the one where they already knew the most going in.

Campaigns have spotlighted a stay - at - home mom playing with her kids in the park, a young entrepreneur working hard (and playing harder) and a runner who wants to go the literal extra mile.

If you want to spend more time with your family use FOMO to remind yourself that once your kids are 18 they're gone forever and those opportunities to have them as little kids in your home will never come back.

He asks himself what he would want to serve his own kids before looking outward at broader trends in the food world.

Kids almost always say they want to wait for the big pile, but that's when reality kicks in — can they really wait?

In 2000 I got a business plan from a bunch of Wharton MBA students that wanted (I'm not kidding) to start a B2B marketplace to go after the janitorial supply industry.

99 - cent store toys are made cheaply so you won't want to risk having a piece breaking off in your kid's throat.

Agreement in this instance makes the kid feel understood and when people feel understood they normally move their position and to do what you want.

For his part, McDerment has been able to capitalize on Canadian talent that's gone abroad and now wants to return home, often for reasons — they want to be near family, or they don't want to raise their kids in the U.S. — that are as personal as McDerment's are.

But in a society like ours that bombards kids with advertising and continuously pushes materialism and a narrow view of success, how can you encourage your children to stop wanting more things and start being thankful for the things they already have?

So, in short, if you want to give your kid the best shot at success, you should encourage them to get really comfortable with unpredictability.

If you're looking to raise one of the most powerful business leaders in the world, you might want to send your kid to Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, in India.

Instead of fostering entrepreneurial traits in kids, most schools want to manage them at best, and suppress them at worst.

«And these kids were just astonished and excited about the simplest thing because they wanted to do well in school.»

The kind of kid who wants to come in and make a name for himself.

«I really wanted to stay at home, sewing and being with my kids,» says Rebekah Scott, a mother of four who runs an 11 - year - old custom - handbag company in Valley Springs, South Dakota.

She says that being free to decide when she wanted to have kids ultimately allowed her to succeed in her personal and professional goals and later be a mother when she felt ready.

Indeed, the CNBC Millionaire Survey, which was conducted by market research firm Spectrem Group, found 19 percent of high - net - worth respondents wish to leave enough for their kids to be comfortable and maintain their standard of living, but not all they have, while 17 percent indicated they will be «very cautious» in how much they leave, because they want their children to learn self - reliance.

When a teacher wants to get the class's attention, they often move the kids to a brightly colored carpet somewhere in the room.