Sentences with phrase «more kids in the neighborhood»

When she was a toddler, I would notice things and wonder, but now that she's in school and playing with more kids in the neighborhood it's affecting her life more.

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Usually I fault the parents a bit more than the kids but one time some little shitty girl in our neighborhood who spent all of last year playing with my kids decided that now she's grown as an 8 year old and she started bullying the shit out of my son.

Another part of the answer has to do with early cognitive stimulation: Affluent parents typically provide more books and educational toys to their kids in early childhood; low - income parents are less likely to live in neighborhoods with good libraries and museums and other enrichment opportunities, and they're less likely to use a wide and varied vocabulary when speaking to their infants and children.

There is also research that shows that kids who are more civically engaged are more likely to vote as adults, and that engagement can also be a method of reducing violence in neighborhoods.

After all, what good does it really do when you're telling a single mom living in an unsafe neighborhood to have her kids move more while she's out working her two jobs?

«If you are able to make a neighborhood safer for people by getting rid of a gang problem, and the next day, people feel more comfortable letting their kids go play in the park because you've put away people who were terrorizing their neighborhood, that's great,» Bharara said, adding the caveat that you haven't done your job if the next day, 10 new gang - bangers show up.

By increasing the number of gifted and talented programs in our neighborhoods and increasing the number of public charter school seats to 200,000 citywide, we can give thousands more kids in the Bronx the chance to participate in a program or attend a school that could change their lives.

The child welfare system is more likely to intervene in households in «less neighborly» neighborhoods and in which parents spank their kids, a new study shows.

Children who live in «smart growth» neighborhoods — developments that are designed to increase walkability and have more parks and green space areas — get 46 percent more moderate or vigorous physical activity than kids who live in conventional neighborhoods, finds a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

«Kids get more exercise in smart growth neighborhoods.»

Recipients participate in a variety of community engagement activities including operating free neighborhood clinics, helping patients pay for their medications, delivering healthy literacy education and mentorship to youth, handing out free bike helmets to kids, conducting medical and psychological examinations to those seeking asylum in the United States, giving out safe sleep sacs for newborn infants, and more!

Meanwhile, more parents in D.C. neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park are sending their kids to public schools, resulting in fewer spots for «out of boundary» students in the most sought - after neighborhood schools such as Lafayette, Murch and Eaton elementary schools or Deal Middle School.

In my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instructioIn my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instructioin the option of high - quality education online — even if it means missing teacher - led instruction.

One in four school children in the United States no longer attends his neighborhood school; fully 15 percent of all kids (more than 7 million) now participate in a public alternative school.

Kids growing up in poverty are more likely to experience trauma, to live without their fathers, to go home to more violent neighborhoods, and to otherwise face all manner of difficult circumstances that make it more likely that they may misbehave at school.

We need more school options for families, not fewer: kids shouldn't have to rely on a lottery or their parents» ability to buy a house in a certain neighborhood to get a great education.

Charter schools are serving more minority students because that is their mission: to open in under - served neighborhoods to provide a better education for kids that are not being served well by traditional public schools.

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It is starting to mirror the opt - out movement, which was mostly driven by well - off white parents concluding that the «poor kids» tests meant to spark more accountability in poor neighborhoods did little for their kids.

History and recent events show many white people are adamant in their quest to live in a segregated society; those with means and choice, tend to move to more segregated neighborhoods, send their kids to segregated schools.

In my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online - even if it means missing teacher - led instructioIn my advocacy work I also find that more and more parents whose kids don't fit the cookie cutter mold of their neighborhood school are increasingly interested in the option of high - quality education online - even if it means missing teacher - led instructioin the option of high - quality education online - even if it means missing teacher - led instruction.

Brinig: As we discuss in our book, the loss of Catholic schools is a «triple whammy» for our cities: When Catholic schools close, (1) poor kids lose schools with a track record of educating disadvantaged children at a time when they need them more desperately than ever; (2) poor neighborhoods that are already overwhelmed by disorder and crime lose critical and stabilizing community institutions — institutions that our research suggests suppress crime and disorder; and, (3) middle - class families must look elsewhere for educational options for their kids, leading many to migrate to suburbs with high - performing public schools.

In the past, I've made the argument, that if wealthier parents would just send their kids to the local neighborhood schools the schools would become more diverse and everybody would benefit.

At less than $ 8,000 a year, the cost of child care is quite reasonable, and more than four in five kids can find at least three kid - friendly attractions in their neighborhoods.

They love the home's layout, the school district, the neighborhood amenities and more, but the appliances may need updating, the heating and cooling systems may need modernizing, the backyard may be in need of an outdoor kitchen, and the kids just might like to have an in - ground pool.

With many airlines posting negative profits, the neighborhood kid selling lemonade is finding more financial success in business than airlines worth billions.

The answer is probably no, keep looking, if you: • seek an ultra-luxury, true five - star hotel service; you prefer a classic to a modern look • prefer a big, busy grand hotel to a small boutique hotel • want to stay in a more residential Toronto neighborhood such as Yorkville or Queen West • are traveling with kids and need hotel facilities for... MORE them, like a kids» club • absolutely require a spa in your hmore residential Toronto neighborhood such as Yorkville or Queen West • are traveling with kids and need hotel facilities for... MORE them, like a kids» club • absolutely require a spa in your hMORE them, like a kids» club • absolutely require a spa in your hotel

Final Fantasy XIII is that dog your parents» bought you as a kid, only to be taken away a few weeks later because your crotchety neighbors kept complaining, and your parents» decided that their social status in the neighborhood was more important than your vulnerable, eight - year - old emotions.

Laid out in neat rows, like the residential neighborhoods they are inspired by, these homes feel more familiar — more human and vulnerable — than the fantastically large castles we're used to seeing constructed by kids on the beach.

I think some of the kids in my neighborhood make more mowing lawns.

In addition to the service events, the parent leaders worked on expanding the What's Good in The Neighborhood website by reaching out into the community to learn more about and highlight the businesses and service providers that parents agree make the neighborhood a good place to raise kidIn addition to the service events, the parent leaders worked on expanding the What's Good in The Neighborhood website by reaching out into the community to learn more about and highlight the businesses and service providers that parents agree make the neighborhood a good place to raise kidin The Neighborhood website by reaching out into the community to learn more about and highlight the businesses and service providers that parents agree make the neighborhood a good place to raise kids.

DHS is providing more than $ 20,000 in grant funding to 19 community organizations to host free neighborhood events and programs that provide access to resources and information for families and kids.

The parent leaders also worked on expanding the What's Good in The Neighborhood website by reaching out into the community to learn more about businesses and service providers that parents agree make the neighborhood a good place to raise kids.

The new kid in town, 3 - year - old Nextdoor, claims more than 53,000 «microcommunities» across the United States, representing more than 35 percent of the neighborhoods in the nation.