Sentences with phrase «of reading to his children at»

She had instituted monthly parent nights to help parents see the value of reading to their children at home and to encourage families to participate in the school's activities.

«Wilmar knows the importance of reading to his children at bedtime and teaching them manners.

Not exact matches

Kent came to mind this week when I read about the resignation of Yale lecturer Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator at the Yale Child Study Center.

So, in theory at least, serving anti-abortion ads to women of child - bearing age who have been reading about abortion online and who come near an abortion clinic is a spot - on example of how marketing should work when it's well tuned.

I learnt this eventually, in the course of general reading, from a book, «Influence», aimed at a popular audience, by a distinguished psychology professor, Robert Cialdini... I immediately sent copies of Cialdini's book to all my children.

To read it from a survivor's standpoint, to feel the fear they must have felt hidden away, to hear the cries of their rescuer as the Nazi's beat him, trying to get him to say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncTo read it from a survivor's standpoint, to feel the fear they must have felt hidden away, to hear the cries of their rescuer as the Nazi's beat him, trying to get him to say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncto feel the fear they must have felt hidden away, to hear the cries of their rescuer as the Nazi's beat him, trying to get him to say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncto hear the cries of their rescuer as the Nazi's beat him, trying to get him to say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncto get him to say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncto say he had Jews he was hiding, to think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at oncto think of the rescuers children never saying a word, and being always vigilant... it is both heartwarming, and utterly heartbreaking at once.

All this has attracted the attention of one Barry Sheerman, chairman of the parliamentary cross-party committee on children, schools and families, who now wants to haul offending bishops (the good news is that there are at least two) in front of his committee for an inquisitorial going - over (which by the time you read this may have taken place).

The students at YDS were not predominantly the children of lifelong believers; they were not well shaped by church tradition and well read in the Bible, ready and eager to take on the red meat of critical study.

In praise of quietly reading Scripture at the kitchen table with crumbs under my feet and of listening to my children sing their songs to Jesus when they think I'm not listening.

I dropped «christianity» from my life starting as a child after I read some childrens bible that showed «God» destroying some people who were worshipping an «idol» — Even at the age of 8 I knew it was wrong to kill those who do nt follow your beliefs.

And even that law he did not break because he made an agreement with the government (Iran) to be able to visit his family in Iran and build a Children «s Home there.Please read all of the articles and you will also find out that he (Pastor Saeed) were not even allow to be at his own Trial to defend himself and that witnesses for the government were intimidated not to attend for fear of reprises.

Reading all the books about 2012, and listening to all the doom and gloom sermons, attending all the prayer meetings about the end of the world, and watching the Discovery channel special about Mayan calendars and aliens from space and Egyptian pyramid tunnels, OR loving our neighbors, serving our spouses, teaching our children, working hard at our jobs, and helping where people are hurting?

It is the obligation of parents to maintain at least minimal standards in the home by appropriate regulation of the reading, listening, and viewing diets of their children.

One is the reality system of face - to - face encounter with other people, working at the office or store or home, taking care of the children or visiting with neighbors, playing with the kids and tending the yard, reading books and telling stories and remembering the past and planning for the future.

We are not powerless and fearful, not us: and so I pray and I work; I make coffee in the morning and hot meals to gather around the table at suppertime; I worship and sing out words of promise and praise; I raise children and read good books; I pray for my enemies and write letters and send money and show up to fold clothes and drop off meals with an extra bag of groceries; I advocate with the marginalized and amplify the oppressed and antagonize the Empire with a grin on my face; I will honour those who get after the work of the Kingdom and celebrate; I learn how to listen to those with whom I disagree; I abandon the idea that we can baptize sinful practices in the name of sacred purposes; I will stand in the middle of the field near my house with my face turned up to the rain and consider it a minor baptism.

At the right time of course, children can begin reading, or have read to them, the unabridged versions.

i am undergoing such a change in the way i think about God and religion and reading some of your articles has been very refreshing — right now i am part of a very fundamental church and i need to get out - i am tired of the judgement and looking at people as «saved» and «unsaved» (we recently had a church event where if you brought an «unsaved» friend they got to rollerskate for free - i wanted to vomit)- i just want to follow Jesus - do nt know where to go but i do want to stay part of a church (for the sake of my children)- i saw somewhere on your blog that you too are in the hudson valley — are there any churches you can recommend that fall in line with your way of thinking?

I worry about turning the Bible into a children's story book, about helping the tinies to engage with Scripture and wrestle and ask questions, and then I can't bring myself to read about Abraham's near - sacrifice of his son, Issac, on the mountain, no part of me could ever understand that obedience, I admit, I'd probably go to hell before I'd raise a hand to hurt my child, I don't understand it at all.

i think people need to sit down and read the bible it is in there and we all have a right to preach and say what we will but god is the only judgeing person in the usa and i feel that we all need to look at what we have done instead of trying to bring the pastor of this church down and this pastor has the right to preach on what he believes and what it says in the bible i am going to follow what the bible says and in the bible it says that god says that no man and man should be in the bed togather or should no woman or woman be in the bed togather i went into town and my daughter was with me and ask me why these to woman was kissing each other now how are you to tell a child that is 7 that they are wife and wife that would sound weird

Jesus stated that during our time period (that is called his invisible «presence» at Matthew 24:3, the KJV and other Bibles inaccurately reads «coming»), pseudo Christians or false Christians would be busy (along with the rest of the «world») with the mundane affairs of life, getting married, having children, eating and drinking, in which Jesus compared to the «days of Noah», and with the exception of Noah and his family, pseudo Christians would «take no note» that they were living during a critical juncture in human history.

I can't for the life of me recall what book I read it in, but I remember an author saying once that he raised his children to be wary of consumerism by teaching them to laugh at commercials.

When sexual promiscuity in almost every movie, when television airs homosexual dating shows, when you read the headlines of the magazine covers at the grocery checkout isles — it makes a parent wonder how to raise up Godly children in such an ungodly culture.

Indeed, he creates a virtual phantasmagoria of suffering from actual instances of human barbarity that he has read about in Russian newspapers: Turkish soldiers cutting babies from their mother's wombs and throwing them in the air in order to impale them on their bayonets; enlightened parents stuffing their five - year - old daughter's mouth with excrement and locking her in a freezing privy all night for having wet the bed, while they themselves sleep soundly; Genevan Christians teaching a naive peasant to bless the good God even as the poor dolt is beheaded for thefts and murders that his ostensibly Christian society caused him to commit; a Russian general, offended at an eight - year - old boy for accidentally hurting the paw of the officer's dog, inciting his wolfhounds to tear the child to pieces; a lady and gentleman flogging their eight - year - old daughter with a birch - rod until she collapses while crying for mercy, «Papa, papa, dear papa.»

Teach older children to read the ingredient list on cereals or snack food packages and choose those with whole grains at the top of the list.

It is a time of year (if you are a stay - at - home mom like me) when you find yourself dumbfounded on how to pass the intervening eternity between 4 pm and dinner time and end up reading lots and lots and lots and lots of children's books.

«Before I had a child, I would think all day about what I wanted to cook, read cookbooks, go to three different specialty markets in different boroughs and the farmer's market, and then go home and put on perfect, beautiful music and pour a glass of wine before I started chopping vegetables,» she recalls, speaking at a mile a minute.

To understand why Thomas now spends his Saturdays at a Kansas City library reading to children — one of many activities sponsored by his Third and Long foundation — you have to go back to his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior HigTo understand why Thomas now spends his Saturdays at a Kansas City library reading to children — one of many activities sponsored by his Third and Long foundation — you have to go back to his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior Higto children — one of many activities sponsored by his Third and Long foundation — you have to go back to his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior Higto go back to his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior Higto his first meeting with Williams at Palmetto Junior High.

More to the point, that's Moss's life, which reads like a case study of a child at risk: too little attention paid early, and then too much.

Tyler reads stories to elementary school children and, for the past two years, has been a date at An Evening of Dreams, a Sacramento event that gives special needs teens and young adults a full prom red - carpet experience.

An independent evaluation of the impact of the Fathers Reading Every Day programme on more than 300 children at nine south London schools, found that for children who participated in FRED there was marked improvement at above expected levels in reading, writing and numeracy, when compared to peers who did not takReading Every Day programme on more than 300 children at nine south London schools, found that for children who participated in FRED there was marked improvement at above expected levels in reading, writing and numeracy, when compared to peers who did not takreading, writing and numeracy, when compared to peers who did not take part.

Most of my reading right now is parenting books, but at least I can help my children to escape into a good story even if I don't have time myself.

It basically said, «I wish I got to stay at home all day and exercise with my child, instead I have to go to work and do WORK,»» reads the start of a post by Strode.

Join the staff at Historic Yates Mill County Park Dec. 19, 10 - 11 a.m., to read a story, explore the kinds of toys children play with around the world, and make a historic toy to take home.

Inner harmony grows not by finding ways to get away from your child, but by giving yourself the gift of a hot bath at the end of a long day, reading a book of poetry, talking to a friend on the phone, taking a nap, crying, getting a massage, having a day off from cleaning and cooking, staying in your pajamas all day, swimming, going out to eat, or attending a conference.

And lest none of the other children at the local branch have a chance to read it, we finally ordered our own copy so we could stop renewing the loaner.

This was a turning point in my life, and although a difficult decision, I left my work again, to risk, and to start a magazine that filled the need of mothers like me, who love crafting, but could not easily find sources for natural materials and patterns that fit a natural lifestyle and conscious parenting, for mothers who not just enjoyed doing crafts with their children, but wanted to sit down at the end of a hard day's work and read, and create, within a community they belong to.

At the end of the first FRED cohort, the school held a closing event to celebrate all the reading the dads had been doing with their children.

You make me want to go camping with my child At first I was scared of the insecurity but after reading your blog, I think me and my baby are ready now, thanks!

I have read Jeannette LaBlanc's website «Crunchy» for long before she had her first child (who has to be at least 7) and is certainly one of the earlier and most famed attachment parenting mommy bloggers.

Many parents, myself included, struggle to balance the widespread use of electronic media devices (tablets, computers, etc) at many schools and at homes, with a desire that our children spend more time reading, playing with friends, and creating.

Perri Klass MD, highlights the impact of daytime sleep for young children in her NYT article, «A Child's Nap Is More Complicated Than It Looks» — «Dr. Monique LeBourgeois, a sleep scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and her colleagues recently conducted the first study on how napping affects the cortisol awakening response, a burst of hormone secretion known to take place... Read More

Not only do daily read - aloud sessions stimulate brain development and foster a lifelong love of reading and learning, but they're a great way for a parent and child to spend time together — especially at the end of a hectic day.

At some point as a parent, you will likely be faced with the dreaded email from your child's teacher telling you that your kid has crossed the line and that you need to come in for another conference — or the principal will call to tell you that your teen has missed the last week of school... Read more»

Our kids test us at every age and stage; it's part of their job as children to push boundaries with us and see... Read more»

First Signs My Child was «Different» Once I was able to stop worrying about problems like developmental delays and hearing loss, I found myself puzzled and amazed by what my son could do, reading his first word, for example, at just a little over 2 years of age.

I can recall spending many nursing sessions reading to the older children or talking to them about the day at pre-school, simultaneously keeping them in view, engaging them and soothing feelings of jealousy toward the baby.

I'm reading through her blog now and she wrote a post in December that she had a dream that she had both children, but Charlotte was still a baby and incapacitated — due to lack of oxygen before birth: «In that moment I understood Charlotte had been deprived of oxygen at some crucial moment during birth and was incapacitated as a result.

Don't forget to check out the resources at the end of the book: They include organizations, support groups for lesbian and gay parents, videotapes, and recommended reading for gay and lesbian parents, their extended families, and their children, to name a few.

While studies have not yet been performed using the K - D test in screening athletes at the youth and high school level, the long use of the test in diagnosing reading problems in children «gives me reason to be very optimistic that the test could help parents and coaches to determine whether an athlete who has been hit may have suffered a concussion,» Dr. Balcer told MomsTeam.

My children have wanted to try the Medieval Glamping at Warwick Castle since a friend told them about it a couple of... Read More