Sentences with phrase «parents talk about school»

When New York City parents talk about school choice, the assumption is that they are deciding between a traditional and a charter public school (with private religious and independent schools as a separate issue).

In the first months after Dimensions» opening, students and parents talk about the school in the language of homecoming.

It's also possible that when parents talk about schools over-testing their kids, they're referring to their districts «prepping» kids for the state test.

Not exact matches

«Attending school open houses, observing classrooms, and talking with other local parents are all good ways to learn about local schools,» Reardon added, stressing that numbers alone are never enough to judge a school.

Let's face it, your parents didn't teach you how to get rich and the schools and colleges don't even talk about it.

So if the public schools don't by default give the days off, parents should talk to the school (principals, teachers) about not having exams on days they plan to have their kids miss school.

no, actually I'm talking about what my parents (still devout Catholics) were taught and what they (and the nuns in my elementary school) taught me.

First, I want to talk about its author, my 9th grade English teacher and debate coach Robert Pacilio, the adult who was perhaps the most formative influence upon me outside of my parents and perhaps a couple Sunday school teachers.

During the media interviews I took part in last November when the Government announced the Children, Schools and Families Bill, my position was repeatedly attacked on the basis that parents don't like talking to their children about sex, so schoolSchools and Families Bill, my position was repeatedly attacked on the basis that parents don't like talking to their children about sex, so schoolsschools must.

This week is going to be pretty crazy at school — I've got a professional development conference after school until 7 pm Wednesday night, then the next day is parent teacher conferences which go until past 7 pm — talk about a couple of long days!

«He snows you with stories about the school and everything,» says Dave Quarrie, a senior goaltender, «and when he gets talking to your parents it's all over.

«George would always take the extra 45 minutes or hour to talk to a parent about a student's progress,» said Randy Enos, a former school board president and assistant principal at El Cerrito.

Avoid the word «just» when talking with other parents about our kids or their peers: «She is just applying to the state schools,» «he is just going to community college,» «they are just working for right now.»

Parents can talk about their own childhood summers and transitions back to school.

Can you talk about the disconnect between eating at home and eating at school, and what that means when communicating with parents?

Are there places you feel less comfortable talking about parenting, like your child's school, or around family?

As we've talked about many times on The Lunch Tray, school food reform will only be successful if parents and districts work together collaboratively, each respecting the concerns and expertise of the other.

In 2009, Bellingham Public Schools in Washington state brought together a coalition of district employees, parents, students, foodservice workers, community organizations and food advocates to talk about school food.

In Episode 72, Asha and I talk about what minimalist parenting is (and isn't) and cover key thoughts related to time management, clutter, money, playtime, school, extracurriculars, mealtime, travel, celebrations, and self - care.

On a frigid February day last year, Michele Hays filed into Evanston Township High School with other concerned parents to talk with district administrators about school luSchool with other concerned parents to talk with district administrators about school luschool lunches.

«Children need to feel that they can trust their parents, that they can talk to them about what is happening in their lives,» says Edward F. Dragan, author of The Bully Action Guide: How to Help Your Child and Get Your School to Listen.

Parents report kids who are eager to get to school in the morning, while kids who have access to breakfast - in - the - classroom talk about how much they enjoy the atmosphere BIC creates.

My thought is that until society changes, it will be a up - hill battle to convince children that the healthful choices they see at school cafeterias are great when outside of school many are seeing and eating the less - than - healthful choices in many of the ways we've talked about here before: classrooms, athletic practices, homes because parents are busy, don't have access to fresh foods and more.

BARRINGTON Karen Rogers, professor of gifted studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and author of «Reforming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child,» will talk about four things parents must ask of schools for their gifted children at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hough Street School, 310 S. Hough St.. The program is sponsored by the Barrington Council for the Gifted and Talented, and there is a $ 5 fee for non-members at...

My husband and I spent many hours talking about parenting, how we wanted to raise our children, how we would deal with discipline, with schools, with rebellious teenage years, far more than any of my friends who conceived naturally.

The workers are calling for five specific changes they plan to present to the school board during a Wednesday meeting: soliciting input from lunchroom staff to help improve school food, offering more training and education for lunchroom workers, adding collective bargaining language that protects workers» right to talk about the food to parents and kids, building working kitchens in all new schools, and ceasing the replacement of fresh food with frozen and reheated fare.

And this month, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is encouraging parents to make a date to have lunch with their child at school and talk about healthy food choices -LSB-...]

One of the biggest things that I remember talking about in a few of my parenting classes in school was set bedtime for kids.

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We whispered like middle schoolers, heckled waiters, talked over each other, and on many occasions, laughed until we cried about the absurd realities of marriage, sex, parenting, minivans, in - laws, and the latest Anna Nichole Smith drama.

There's a good chance they know someone from school that has a parent who serves, so you can talk about how it might affect that student's family.

We talk about his actions daily, he hates going to school now and other parents have starting talking about him and his actions.

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That includes providing intellectual stimulation, talking about school, being available to answer homework questions, and other kinds of attention that can be given even if you're not the room parent.

Dr. Colombo said it best: «If I were talking to a parent, the thing I would emphasize most about the study is that this first - year feeding had long - term benefits that lasted almost to early school age.»

Children who feel connected also are more willing to talk to their parents about problems with friends or in school.

So, let's take a minute to talk about a few things parents can do to get themselves ready for school.

But there are many more fathers who are just as strong of AP advocates in their everyday lives by choosing to not be shy about talking about Attachment Parenting, to their friends and family, coworkers, and other fathers at the park, grocery store, kid's ball game, church or school.

is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and author of How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex (Thomas Nelson, 2012) that explains what kids need from parents at each stage of their sexual development and how parents can effectively communicate.

John T. Chirban, Ph.D., Th.D., is a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School and author of How to Talk With Your Kids About Sex that explains what kids need from parents at each stage of their sexual development and how parents can effectively communicate.

SNA has updated unpaid meal charge talking points to assist members in responding to questions about meal charge policies and to educate parents, reporters and legislators on the challenges school nutrition professionals face when students are unable to pay for their school meals.

The Care.com survey suggests that most parents start talking about politics when their children are elementary school age (6 - 12) although some start sooner.

Get a group of parents together, even two, go to your principal and talk about getting rid of the slushies, or hot cheetos being sold at your high school store, or other unhealthy foods on your campus.

As my two daughters and son are getting older, are in school now, I am enthusiastically, oddly willing to talk about parenting rage.

In Episode 72, Christine and Asha talk about what minimalist parenting is (and isn't) and cover key thoughts related to time management, clutter, money, playtime, school, extracurriculars, mealtime, travel, celebrations, and self - care.

4 min Powerful Video (Note: Click link and scroll down half - way down the article to play the video of Peter Robinson talking about his son) Recommended for high school athletes, coaches and parents.

How you can help: Talk with your child about who you have designated as an emergency contact person if the school can't reach either parent.

Find tips on how to talk to your grade - schooler about gay families, single - parent families, adoptive families, and other nontra...

For parents, use the wheel as you talk with your child about their day, especially if they have been away from you at school.

You are talking about barring people from universities on the basis of the type of school their parents sent them to because there are too many of «their type» there.