Sentences with phrase «rather active children»

Although our group consisted of seven rather active children the staff were very patient and welcoming.

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William H. Caddoo, DC suggests that parents looking for someone to treat their child's soft tissue sports injury consider a doctor, physical therapist, chiropractor, or even athletic trainer certified in Active Release Techniques ® (A.R.T. ®), and, that if they are looking for a doctor of chiropractic, they ask their child's pediatrician or friends for a recommendation rather than flipping through the Yellow Pages.

As a politically active feminist and a mother myself, I believe her time and ability to command editorial space in The Wall Street Journal would be far better spent opining about things like the need for better family leave and health care policies, improved access to birth control and higher education and affordable child care for working mothers rather than whether Angelina Jolie plans to adopt again or how long my friends plan to breastfeed their babies.

According to the creators of Active Start - the most basic set of workout strategies for babies, designed by pediatric specialists and employed by the NASPE (National Association for Sport and Physical Education), it is better to use 10 to 15 minutes to walk a kid rather than use baby carriers, cars, infant seats, etc, because all of these could hinder the physical and mental growth in a child.

For example, if you have a highly active child who'd rather run than read or who has to touch and feel an object to really understand its function, then a strict, buttoned - down Catholic school that emphasizes discipline and basic skills may not be the best choice.

Boris took promotion of the summer initiative «Playsport London: FreeSport» — launched in 2010 to encourage Londoners to get active — rather seriously as he sought to thrash the school children he was playing against.

This helps to assure that the links between physical activity, brain development and achievement are actually caused by the differences in activity rather than reflecting the characteristics of the children who choose to be more or less physically active.

Having a man who is active enough in their children's lives to mention it to Russian women means that they want to be a father and be part of their children's lives rather than just seeing them once a year for their birthday.

Used for my session on minibeasts for Georgian children who had English as a foreign language and were used to a Soviet system of memorizing chunks of text from books rather than active learning or group work.

Rather than passively wait for history to take its course, or to succumb before the inevitable shifts that come ahead, we want to inspire educators and the society in full to make active decisions and take whatever roads we need so as to guarantee that every child in the world has the opportunity to thrive.

The policies that were criticized were those that increased attention to academic outcomes at the expense of children's exploration, discovery, and play; methods that focused on large group activities and completion of one - dimensional worksheets and workbooks in place of actual engagement with concrete objects and naturally occurring experiences of the world; and directives that emphasized the use of group - administered, computer - scored, multiple - choice achievement tests in order to determine a child's starting place in school rather than assessments that rely on active child engagement, teacher judgment, and clinical opinion.

Here children can be active, rather than passive, as they engage with books and magazines with other children and storytellers make stories come to life.

Rather worryingly, the latest NHS health survey also found that nine in 10 mothers and eight in 10 fathers of an overweight child described them as being about the right weight, and excluding school - based activities, 22 % of children aged five to 15 met the physical activity guidelines of being at least moderately active for at least 60 minutes every day.

The Stevensons» have two children, both written with distinctive personalities, but each are only sounding boards rather than active characters involved in the storyline.

Malloy says parents can set a daily limit, so they take an active role in their children's spending and saving habits, rather than just hand out cash once a week.

This cold, refreshing drink is rather calorically dense (which can, in theory, be beneficial for active and growing children), full of calcium we have been told will give us strong bones, and comes with a side of protein said to make us fit and muscular.

A state Children, Youth and Families official responded last week that the state today has active home visiting programs at all four sites, but in some cases grant money was used to expand existing programs rather than start new ones.

Write in active voice...» The children contributed ideas...» rather than «Ideas were contributed by the children...»