Sentences with phrase «school than kids»

Because of the installed beliefs that the world is open for experimentation and that there are very few «musts», children of permissive parents are found to be more impulsive and involved in «problematic» behavior such as drug and alcohol use and do less well in school than kids from authoritative and authoritarian parents.

A greater percentage of Polish kids now graduate from high school than our kids.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study.

They also tend to do better in school than kids who eat alone.

Not exact matches

Last year, a high school in Ohio named more than 200 kids in the graduating class «valedictorians» because they didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

As far as elementary school goes, there is perhaps no better platform for innovation than science fairs, which give kids an opportunity to explore a subject they love, and solve problems of their own design.

Using the authors» analogy — despite its condescending overtones — of kids and adolescents growing more quickly than adults, if we took away the extra gallons of milk and after - school snacks, if we stopped providing education, if we penalized a kid for an inadvertent mistake, if we took away all the extra tools and resources required to usher kids through childhood, what would that look like?

Among kids currently ages 8 to 14, 65 percent say they learn more about money from their parents than they do at school, according to a T. Rowe Price survey released last month.

More than half of the kids that go through school or pediatric vision screenings every year have vision disorders that go unnoticed, according to the College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD), a non-profit, international membership association of eye care professionals.

One recent (if small study) that followed a diverse group 183 teens who attended public high school for a decade, starting in middle school, found that «by the age of 22, these «cool kids» are rated as less socially competent than their peers.

«When you do outdoor events,» says Russell, who went to high school across the river on 98th Street and played sports on Governors Island's athletic fields as a kid, «you are expected, both contractually and on a personal level, to return the park in the same condition, if not better than, it was in when you first took it over.

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More than 350 kids at approximately 10 museums and schools have piloted the company's products.

There was no better way to become a popular kid in school or to accomplish middle - class family peace and happiness than an afternoon at McDonald's.

Such a dead simple memory booster should be the sort of thing schools routinely share with kids, but according to MacLeod people more often find their way to using this technique by instinct than instruction.

It found that children of American homeowners scored no better on math and reading tests than renters» kids, nor did they have lower high - school dropout rates.

«The guy was filled with rage,» said a person who has visited the school building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High where Cruz fired a squall of more than 100 rounds from his AR - 15 into classrooms and down hallways at terrified kids.

«I think that we've all suffered enough, more than any kid should have to this year, and I think that having to study for a test that either lets you graduate high school or not is very unfair,» said Alexa Kitaygorodsky, a ninth grader who was in the freshman building when the shooting happened.

Other economists don't agree that you need $ 350,000 to be considered rich, however an amount of money that exceeds $ 200,000 per year is enough for a family to lead a more than comfortable lifestyle; this means having the chance to live in a big house, send the kids to private schools, have enough money to travel internationally, own at least 2 cars, and have no debt except a mortgage which will help them build equity.

Or perhaps there's another explanation for why the increases took place in late winter rather than the usual price hike season, just before the kids get out of school.

When a Atheist group fights a kid giving out Christmas cards during the Christmas season is no different than a Christian group declares that «Mickey has two mommies» should be removed from the schools.

It was surreal, to know that a person you saw virtually every day, a person who knew me a hell of a lot better than most of the kids in that school, could suddenly vanish entirely.

It will require hard stands at key moments — harder and more costly than merely pulling kids out of public schools, for example.

Does that sound like equal rights to you... to say that religion is protected equally and than have kids pray to someone else's God in school?

The Mayor is right — kids need school more than holidays.

Social nights at the ballpark would bring fathers together to build more dynamic interpersonal relationships than are formed during the after - school wait in the parking lot to pick up kids.

To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need of any partners but we the creation is in need of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human fear the fed laws more than we fear the laws of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence of breaking the law of the land but we do not see the punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures of hereafter....

Hey, as I've always said, there's no better way to breed atheists than to send your kids to Catholic school.

Your English - language skills and high school diploma give you more options than mom and dad have, but far fewer than credentialed professionals and their kids.

Trayvon was a kid in trouble before he was shipped off to Sanford, FL to spend time away from being suspended from school twice in less than 6 months.

I also learned that Edison High School holds another tragic record - the most graduates to be killed in the Vietnam War of any high school in America (54 kids), no coincidence that it is located in North Philly rather than the suSchool holds another tragic record - the most graduates to be killed in the Vietnam War of any high school in America (54 kids), no coincidence that it is located in North Philly rather than the suschool in America (54 kids), no coincidence that it is located in North Philly rather than the suburbs.

To date, the festivals have raised more than $ 20 million for the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, as well as $ 8.5 million for the Food Bank for New York City and the Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign.

Kids are more likely to pick up an infection than an adult, probably because of children's tendency to put their fingers in their mouths, and you may notice worms emerging in your family when your littlies begin day care and school.

With our busy schedules, spouses, kids» activities and school commitments, it seems like going out is more of a hassle than it is a relaxing evening.

The kids have swim team practice most days until 6:15 pm, and the time I have to get dinner ready and feed the family is even shorter than when they're in school.

Why did I not have these for an after school snack?!? Your kids be like, our snacks are WAY better than YOURS!

In less than 2 weeks here, the kids will be heading back to school!

when i lived with my grandparents school let out before they got off work i went to an after school center where i received tutoring for my homework or i played with other kids in similar situations on occasion this place would take us on field trips one such field trip was to the local roller skating rink i was not a klutzy child, not more than the usual actually, i was quite coordinated at sports but put round wheels on my shoes and it was a mess i fell on my ass more times than i was standing and no lie the next day i could not poop

Homemade after school snacks are always a better bet than store - bought... they are easier on your conscience, because you know you're giving your kids and their friends healthier fare, and they are easier on your pocketbook as well.

This little e-book's recipes and ideas (more than 50 in total) will make the task of making school lunch for kids who are vegetarian or vegan a bit easier and even more fun.

Those famous soft thick bakery sugar cookies with frosting (seem more like discs of cake though), the soft chewy ones you make at home to decorate for various holidays, or those not soft, sad, no flavor, gross kind of sugar cookies that kids would bring in on there birthdays in elementary school since their mom thought it was a «healthier» choice than cupcakes.

What could be more important than working to get good food to our kids at school and high sugary flavored milk drinks out?

Because of our work, 18,000 American schools are providing kids with healthy food choices in an effort to eradicate childhood obesity; 21,000 African farmers have improved their crops to feed 30,000 people; 248 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions are being reduced in cities worldwide; more than 5,000 people have been trained in marketable job skills in Colombia; more than 5 million people have benefited from lifesaving HIV / AIDS medications; and members of the Clinton Global Initiative have made nearly 2,300 Commitments to Action to improve more than 400 million lives around the world.

with my limited kale experience, i've found the russian kale, lacy and pink eddged to be much more tender than the dino kale etc. in my school garden, the kids pick it and eat it straight from the garden, sweeter too.

Waukegan, Ill. (July 15, 2015)-- With more than 40 percent of kids bringing food to school (U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service), preparing a pa - per - bagged lunch is an opportunity for parents to cook with their children and add in an educational lesson along the way.

Note: I enjoyed this book in spite of the narration on audible - the narrator's tone sounded like a high class 40 year old rather than a middle school / high school kid.

Mom and I arrived earlier than most, and as the other kids arrived, they looked like ants trudging into the band room from the parking lot, emerging shortly after carrying their instruments to the front of the school where five large charter buses sat waiting.

The kids are out of school and what better way to keep them busy and full then to have them help you in the kitchen and fill up on homemade snacks rather than the store - bought versions.

When the kids head back to school, packing lunches often becomes the most dreaded part of the day (even worse than that early alarm!).

With Margieserving as his local point person, Sabathia also pledged more than 400backpacks, each filled with supplies, to the kids at his elementary school, Loma Vista, and is putting the finishing touches on a plan to overhaul his oldLittle League complex for next spring, complete with new scoreboards, dugoutsand concession stands.