Sentences with phrase «parents read to their kids»

Before there were tablets and smartphones, parents read to their kids a way to pass the time on a plane.

In addition, when parents read to their kids, they all have to focus on the same thing and the children learn how to pay attention, he said.

We've had some success in the last 10 years: reading scores have gone up some, teachers are using more effective literacy practices, and we've gotten a lot more parents involved,» a lot more parents reading to their kids, talking to their kids, and communicating with their kids» teachers.

We've had some success in the last 10 years: reading scores have gone up some, teachers are using more effective literacy practices, and we've gotten a lot more parents involved — a lot more parents reading to their kids, talking to their kids, and communicating with their kids» teachers.

They compiled data on the home environment, like how early and how often parents read to their kids, and measured the mother's supportiveness and sensitivity to their child's emotional cues via home video tapes.

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If this is a question that concerns you, it's worth a read in full, but here's one practical suggestion from the article parents could put to use — involve your kids more in food preparation.

This influences parents» motivation for choices like reading to our kids (for their enjoyment, not for their eventual admission to Harvard) and staying married (for their immediate happiness and well - being, not for the long - term effects).

The best and most liberating article I've ever read about parenting is this one by Donald Miller, where he points out that parents who have great kids tend to be open and honest their faults.

But I also want to say, if you had been here (I'm in Birmingham) and read some of the stories of people's kids being killed by this storm (so many had lost power already by earlier storms and had no idea F4 and F5 tornodoes were about to hit, and their kids were at friends» houses... and then those friends» houses were totally destroyed, and several parents lost all of their kids - I also know of several people who lost their wives AND all of their kids because they were at work while their family was at home)... anyways, if you could read some of these stories, who are you guys to tell them that their loved ones are not going off to a better place?

She's been reading aloud to her six kids (preschool to high school) ever since, and has spent the last few years chatting with experts, authors, parents, and leaders, discovering how a simple choice to pull a book off a shelf and share it with a child is one of the very best decisions a parent can make.

What began as a simple act has turned into a full - blown revolution, as tens of thousands of families all over the world now tune in to Sarah's weekly Read - Aloud Revival podcast, a show dedicated to helping parents make meaningful and lasting connections with their kids through books.

Just a BTW — if you read the story, the team was ready to forfeit based on on their beliefs and it was the parents of the community, not the school nor specifically the parents of the kids, who threatened the lawsuit.

Read good books like Faber and Mazlish's How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk, or Shame Free Parenting by Sandra D. Wilson.

I was tempted at first to give maybe a 10 point list of advice for parents going through deconstruction in front of their kids... things like let them see the books you read and answer their curiosities about them; teach your kids how to think, not how to believe; tell them everything you're going through and let them deal with what it means for them; ask them what they believe and listen objectively and engage in conversation about it; openly share your struggles with what you're going through with the church and let them process it themselves, and so on.

You can also read Ephesians 5 It talks of marriage and Husbands responsibilities to the Wife, Wife to the Husband Both to the kids and the Kids to the Parekids and the Kids to the PareKids to the Parents.

If any parents are reading this, I am here to tell you that even kids who eat only refined sugars and enriched, bleached flour until age 18 can grow strong and learn to love things like dark leafy greens.

Every book is parent recommended so you know you are guaranteed to find a book you will enjoy reading as much as your kids do, you can even sign up for a subscription and get their featured book every month right on your doorstep.

Unless you were one of those kids who grew up in a TV-less household and were forced to read books or something... I guess your parents don't love TV.

I would recommend actually doing some real observations of children going through sleep training before you make judgments (and this whole web page was very, very judgmental and reads more like anti-CIO activism to scare would - be parents from sleep training their kids).

It may be that part of what produces positive results in health - based interventions like the Nurse - Family Partnership, or read - with - your - kids programs, or even the Jamaican experiment, is that they involve home visitors urging parents to play and read and talk more with their infants — to engage in more serve - and - return moments, in other words — and those up - close parental interactions may have the effect of promoting secure attachment, even if attachment was not the intended target of the intervention.

Parents are allowing their kids to carry iPhones so that... Read More

Parents can also read about each developer to find out what inspired them to create apps for kids.

Other cool features of note: at their Family Hub you can search for movies by age, read parent - approved movie reviews, and download crafts / activities, and at Mom's Movie Minute you can watch quick review clips to determine whether you and your kids will enjoy a particular movie.

Well somebody didn't read their Harry Potter, because an Ohio middle school is actually allowing some parents to opt their children out of part of the state social studies curriculum on the grounds that they don't want their kids learning about Muslims.

Of course, any parent wants to help their kid to get used to... Read More

Amy Cody (Parent Education Manager at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts) has been incredibly generous in sharing her educational expertise over the last few months (be sure to read her articles on how to talk to kids / teens about sex and relationships, pornography, and consensual sex) and I'm thrilled that she was receptive to sharing her wisdom about how to talk to kids about sexual orientation and gender identity.

The sheer ridiculousness of the comments you refer to is freaking hilarious... because obviously these people either a) don't have kids themselves, in which case they have no business intimating that they would make a better parent than you, or b) do, in fact, have children, but SPEND ALL OF THEIR TIME READING BLOGS THAT THEY CAN MAKE DEROGATORY COMMENTS ON INSTEAD OF BONDING WITH THEIR CHILDREN.

• Shake up the parental leave system so fathers can spend more time with kids under two years - old • 25,000 more dads per year to sign their child's birth certificate, to reach international standards and halve the number of those who don't • Dads able to stay overnight in hospital with their partner when their baby is born • Modern and relevant antenatal education for both parents • Dads reading with their children in all primary schools • Family professionals — midwives, teachers, health visitors, nursery workers, social workers — confidently engaging with dads as well as mums, and supporting all family types.

I have gained so much from reading different books, blogs, philosophies, and ideas about parenting; it would be a shame if we stopped reading, researching and writing about how to be the best parents we can be for our kids.

1) Young kids learned 1,000 rare words at the dinner table, compared to only 143 from parents reading storybooks aloud.

Why Helicopter Mom and Just Plane Dad is a Top Parenting Blog: This blog's practical and fun advice on raising children from baby to teen makes it a great read for parents of kids in all age groups.

Some parents want academics to ensure their kid will read on time.

Why From Dates to Diapers is a Top Parenting Blog: This blog is packed with advice on everything from marriage improvement to discipline to connecting with your children, making it a great read for parents, especially those with multiple kids.

I think this book is a must to read for parents prior to deciding about vaccinations for their kids.

How to Feed Your Kids is written in brief chapters that can be easily completed in short reading spurts, which is very important to the typical over-extended parent.

Kids whose parents frequently talk / read to them know more words by age 2 than children who have not been read to.

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»

Read Aloud 15 Minutes is an organization that has some great parent handouts about the benefits of reading to kids at various ages.

Results of TLT's Allowance / Candy Poll Yesterday I asked parents who give their kids an allowance whether that allowance can be used to buy foods which are otherwise off... [Continue reading]

Great read, but I also think that when kids act out afterschool with anger — parents need to listen.

I've always been a believer in Ellyn Satter's philosophy that parents decide the «when, where and what» of meals and snacks, and the kids decide whether and how much to... [Continue reading]

You can read every book, take every class, buy every product available, and be super-positive that motherhood is going to be the apex of self - actualization, and your kid might come out colicky or with reflux or with delays or trouble latching or high - intensity or any other thing that makes parenting super-challenging.

However, I've read in recent years about how the progressive parents, who would rather their teens and their friends drink safely at home instead of driving out to a bonfire in a field somewhere, have gotten in trouble with other parents, and thus the law, for providing alcohol to others» kids.

What the unmarried don't have, however, are the legal and financial perks and protections married couples, hetero and now same - sex, get — even if we are rising kids, too, or caring for elderly parents or a disabled sibling or lover (and the best person to follow and read on this is Bella DePaulo).

Parent educator Kelly Bartlett said it's a common struggle in families, and while parents should have expectations, they also need to realize kids» skills and priorities are much different... (Read More)

Most parents want to encourage reading, especially during the summer when kids often have more unstructured time.

That it clearly appears to have been, from everything I have read, the fault of coaches and parents bent on playing on, no matter what the score, no matter what the risk to their own kids» safety, is, not the least bit surprising in an increasingly winner - take - all society.

If you think you're a parent who has lost that peaceful feeling, I highly recommend reading Dr. Laura Markham's Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (please see picture in the left coparent who has lost that peaceful feeling, I highly recommend reading Dr. Laura Markham's Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (please see picture in the left coParent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting (please see picture in the left corner).

With a personable approach, clear explanations, and anecdotal illustrations, you'll find Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting an easy - to - read, helpful resource to keep on hand and to share with other parents in need of a little guParents, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting an easy - to - read, helpful resource to keep on hand and to share with other parents in need of a little guparents in need of a little guidance.

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