Sentences with phrase «volunteering at your kid»

Is it the opportunity to work while also volunteering at your kids» school?

I don't volunteer at my kids» school and, sure, I can blame it on the lack of time between working the parenting shifts before and after my paying job and all the responsibilities that come with adulthood, and be completely justified.

I volunteer at my kids» school on parent's night.

Besides BabyCenter, I spend a lot of my time volunteering at my kids» school and playing video games!

Giving up so many things due to fear of causing more pain: planting flowers, playing the guitar, watching a movie comfortably, driving a car longer than a few minutes, surfing the Web, volunteering at my kids schools.

I spent the majority of my time unpacking yet more boxes at the house (and arranging furniture, can't wait to share more of that later), volunteering at my kids schools, (which I love to do) playing private chauffeur for the kids activities and trying to get -LSB-...] Read more...

When not stopping by the clinic on his days off, Bob enjoys many outdoor activities, including his «55 and Better» softball team, hiking, cycling and kayaking, as well as working with children — often volunteering at his kids» schools and participating in the «Dad's Club.»

When I am not working you will most likely find me volunteering at my kids school or shuffling between after school activities.

She loves to volunteer at her kids» school, play a competitive game of Scrabble, spend quality time with friends, and curl up with a good book.

Have you been volunteering at your kid's school, or with a nonprofit organization?

You've spent the last few years volunteering at your kids» schools, as well as in your local community.

It was a very busy day around here... between business meetings and volunteering at my kids» school, I surely feel that I had a very productive day!

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Her husband went from hiding in the garage at kids» birthday parties to happily volunteering to take a dozen screaming children bowling, while Rosenfeld herself grew steadily more inward - looking.

«We limit how much technology our kids use at home,» he volunteered.

That point was reinforced just after the build concluded when a mother who lived at the development came over as volunteers were cleaning up and said she hadn't been able to get out of work to help build, but throughout the day she received pictures from her kids who were watching the build happen with growing excitement.

On Build morning, a small but mighty group of 100 volunteers, including 25 from DPS and Karns Quality Foods, gathered at Downey to make the kids dreams a reality.

stepped in, and with the help of over 200 local volunteers, they whipped up a new and better playground for the kids at the Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club in a matter of hours.

In the Orlando area alone, teams volunteered at: Orlando Union Rescue Mission, The Mustard Seed of Central Florida, Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Grandma's House at Orlando Health and Rehabilitation Center, Give Kids the World, Westminster Care of Orlando Nursing Home, Ronald McDonald House, Girl Scouts of Citrus and The American Cancer Society, among others.

On another local level, try to find the time to become a Big Brother or Big Sister, or volunteer at an elementary or middle school to make sure kids have a good, reliable influence in their lives.

They also plugged her into community volunteering, keeping her busy as a tutor for kids at a low - income housing project.

Another shared about volunteering at a juvenile correctional facility, and another about how she «lended [her] self out to married couples by helping with their kids.»

In that place you'll hopefully find people who'll visit you in the hospital when you're there, give you good books to read, watch some games at the local bar with you, maybe volunteer beside you somewhere, or take your kids to Sunday school when you aren't up for it.

Start locally - helping out an elderly neighbor with some chores, volunteering at a rescue shelter, helping out the neighborhood school, being involved in a kids program at the local park, helping out at a local hospital, visiting a juvenile detention center on a regular basis.

They offer support to less popular kids, volunteer at a soup kitchen, and work hard to become better people every day... because they think it's right.

The kids seem to really enjoy us teaching every Thursday morning but, us student volunteers on the other hand, although having rewarding fun, overlooked the fact that teaching kids at 08.30 am on a Thursday morning may not sit too well after any Wednesday celebrations!

And besides, a volunteer at the club told Lillard the kids there adored him and it would mean a lot if he could come down for 30 minutes or so and hang out.

I volunteered for years at a shelter (and still plan to once things settle down more at home) and never got why people got rid of their pets after having a kid (with the exception of aggression or severe allergies).

Teen volunteers can help maintain hiking trails, hand out water at a marathon aid station, pull weeds at a community garden or work with young kids as a camp counselor.

Others may take their kids to volunteer at a soup kitchen.

You can check out the salad bar, see what kinds of foods they are serving and — I think most elementary schools try to have volunteers there to help the kids make smarter choices and encourage the fruits and veggies; at least this is what my daughter's school told me - and you can see what the set - up is like.

At the heart of these programs are volunteers who understand the importance of feeding kids, as well as behind - the - scenes fundraising that helps to make that happen.

A special thank you to Courtney at GCS Designs for making eveything look pretty, to Christa at The Urban Cakery for the nicely branded cake, to Grand River Inflatables for the Bouncy Castle, to Bre Creative & Hullabaloo Party Planners for making the kids look pretty and to my momstown mama's that volunteered their time and energy to help me.

Feeling strapped with all the volunteering commitments you've made at your kid's school?

As a member and past coordinator of DuPage County SAFE KIDS for a decade, I also volunteer my time doing free inspections at checkup events on behalf of various local organizations.

I have volunteered at a local elementary reading to kids and helping with the summer program.

Or volunteer to watch the kids so everyone else can go out to eat at a restaurant one night.

Volunteers can help young shoppers find the perfect gifts for everyone on their list at the Kids» Holiday & Elves Workshop hosted by the Children's Museum of North Easton (North Easton)

Time is always short for millennial moms because they are working at high profile careers yet squeezing in time to volunteer for events at their kids» school.

What the experts suggest you say: «I think that people have to recognize that depending on the age of the kids, that the ability for stay - at - home moms to do volunteer work is really going to vary,» says Stanton.

As teenagers, the kids volunteered at the Farm Stand and in the fields.

Parents and kids 12 and older can serve as Family Service volunteers in a new family program at PAWs Chicago.

Work full - time and have raised my kids in the middle of it, cleaned, cooked, been the team mom, volunteered at the schools, etc..

I am a stay at home mom with 6 kids and a volunteer firefighter.

I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a classroom helper and parent at their schools (when in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to do about work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.

I've also taught cooking to elementary age kids, volunteer at Berkeley's Edible Schoolyard kitchen, and feed hungry young ones on a regular basis.

Whether kids are just starting kindergarten or entering their last year of elementary school, there are many good reasons for parents to volunteer at school.

Volunteering at a local soup kitchen, church, or doing other charity work helps teach kids (and reminds parents) about compassion, caring and thoughtfulness.

Later in the day, my lunch room «eyes and ears,» Cheryl Sorak (a dedicated cafeteria volunteer at our school), reported that many of the little kids found the cutlet too hard to cut with their plastic spork — it was tender enough, but still hard to manage without a knife.

If the supermom who brings her kids to soccer practice, pays the bills and volunteers on the parent committee at school is indeed a myth, then why do so many women still feel compelled to do it all?

We're only a couple of weeks into the school year and so far it has been an endless stream of communication from the school - don't forget about meet and greet day, can we work parties, can we volunteer at the sale this week, will we attend Parent Education night, do we want to buy school pictures, please remember that all 4 year olds have to buy a school t - shirt, can we send $ 25 a kid for teacher gifts throughout the year, do we want to attend the coffee hosted by the room mom, will we be going on the zoo trip, don't forget that 4 year olds bring their own snack this year, please send in updated immunization forms for everyone, did you fill out the emergency contact paperwork, and on and on and on.