Sentences with phrase «everyday lives of families»

UCLA's Center on Everyday Lives of Families came out with a book on our clutter culture in America that is kind of fascinating and appalling and convicting all at the same time.

«I believe that we should do everything we can in government to make a positive difference to the everyday lives of families, not just in one or two areas, but across the board.»

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Catholicism is a beautiful religion that supports family values and tolerance of others and leads us to serve others, a teaching I've adapted into my everyday living.

But yes, it is most often recognized in the everyday life events of family.

The proliferation of communication technologies, the changing structure of everyday life (due largely to technology), the growing complexity of family life, the changing understandings and norms of sexual conduct and the expansion of consumer culture (as evidenced by unprecedented levels of consumer debt) are only a few of the conditions that present pastors with new kinds of demands.

Jill Strasburg, here with her husband, Dave, blogs about her family, faith and the challenges and wonders of everyday life.

When singing in the family becomes a common part of everyday life, it stirs our affection.

From the moment I met her, I knew Traci was the kind of mom I wanted to be: playful, empathetic, and deliberate about integrating spiritual practices into her family's everyday life.

No matter how well adjusted some of us become in our everyday lives, coming back into intense contact with our families of origin can thrust some of us into some serious emotional dysregulation.

It will require that we turn more of our attention homeward, away from raging national controversies and toward the everyday lives of our living moral communities — toward family, school, and congregation; toward civic priorities and local commitments; toward neighbors in need and friends in crisis.

Sadly, many marriages and family were destroyed and or badly beaten during the last eight years of economic strife, and many families were suffered greatly just trying to manage the stress of everyday living.

Besides the conditions of society itself, under which family and friends had primary responsibility for the care of the dying and the dead, memento mon were spread throughout culture: in the church's art, in morality plays like Everyman, in drinking songs, in the ordinary artifacts of everyday life (e.g., in Austria a towel hanger portraying a human form split down the middle: one half a beautiful young woman, the other a skeleton) To be sure, the specter of death (and judgment) has been used as a form of social control.

The overarching concept that, for Lasch, links changes in women's roles and the family to the cultural history of the West in general is the rationalization of everyday life.

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Grab a cup of tea and join me in exploring the art in everyday life, including diy, decor, books and lots of easy - to - make, family - friendly vegan food.

Laura grew up picking fruit and selling it at her family's fruit and vegetable patch and farm market in the Niagara region of southern Ontario, where the «local food movement» was a part of everyday life even before it became a buzzword.

This part of marriage should not be this complicated, it is kinda what keeps the other parts on track and relieves the tensions of the everyday crap and spats that come along from a normal marriage and family life.

It's such an everyday celebration of family life - a moment when we are all together, in one space, and of one mind.

It really has a getaway vibe, meaning you can use this as a much - needed retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life that often keeps your family members apart from one another.

Equally important, celebrity athletes are distant figures for children and youth, whereas a parent, teacher, coach, or family friend, in the role of mentor, can influence young athletes» everyday lives in positive ways by developing ongoing relationships with them.

Even one person bringing more mindfulness into the family can shift patterns and habits, finding more peaceful moments in what can sometimes seem like overwhelming chaos of everyday life with children.

About the Book: Most parents spend more time helping their kids succeed at academics or athletics than infusing shared spiritual experiences into the rhythm of everyday family life.

Try making use of modern technologies that can simplify your everyday life and leave you more time to enjoy with your family.

In my new book, «Well Played, The Ultimate Guide to Awakening Your Family's Playful Spirit,» I share simple, everyday ways to help kids and their grown - ups harness the magical powers of playfulness within our busy new millennium lives.

Finally, my specialty is practical solutions to the issues of everyday family life, so I've learned from countless leaders in the field — Adele Faber, Magda Gerber, Patty Wipfler, Larry Cohen, Jane Nelsen, and so many more.

Our approach has always been to make everyday life easier for families with young children by developing innovative products for children up to the age of three years.

I am Leah DeCesare, owner of Mother's Circle, LLC, parenting and novel writer, blogging about the adventures of everyday family life.

Families caring for a loved one with special needs or a child in foster care have enough worries in their everyday lives — they need to be in control of their supports!

My hope has always been that the answers can be found everyday in each post that I write, as I focus on what I love, what brings me joy, and the blessings of family and a creative life.

2003 Alfred P. Sloan Center for the Ethnography of Everyday Life, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, conference on Childbirth as a Work and Family Issue.

Women, their partners and families must feel comfortable about breastfeeding as a normal, natural part of everyday life.

We help sort through all types of crises from painful, everyday struggles to traumatic, life - changing events — all of which can paralyze families from moving forward and can be the cause of a great divide amongst family members.

Mothers have always crooned their babies to sleep with lullabies, fathers have sung nursery rhymes to their toddlers, and families have made folk music a part of everyday life.

Many families are concerned about the amount of chemicals in our everyday lives.

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.

Our team of professionals provides families with the latest guidance along with promising solutions to handle life's everyday challenges.

Here you will see photos of our everyday lives and some fun family adventures.

«Beautiful glimpse into everyday life of a homeschooling / unschooling family.

The Sashiko technique was first employed by women from farming and fishing families to extend the life of worn fabrics, mend, and winterize clothing, and embellish everyday items.

These days, some six years after adopting our daughter from China, our everyday lives are much like any family living in our palm - lined neighborhood about an hour inland from the Gulf of Mexico.

Finding balance in your personal and family life often seems as allusive as finding happiness, but it needs to be a part of your everyday routine — a principle of life.

Can the «less is more» mindset help you and your family find a peaceful balance amidst the craziness of everyday life?

Vibrant Wanderings is a blog that documents the life of a young family of four that touches on issues from elimination communication to Montessori to finding balance in everyday life.

Individually they are an important part of family histories but, taken together, they form a detailed picture of everyday life in the twentieth and twenty - first centuries.»

He said he wanted to put British families back in control of their everyday lives, especially on issues such as flexible working, ID cards or TV advertising.

You can lose sight of how things really affect people, families, and peoples everyday lives and theresponsibility of that would keep me awake at night I think.

And we must do more to help working families with everyday costs of living.

«Fuel poverty» among low - income families has increased, testifying to life on a low - income with rising bills and an inadequate everyday standard of living.

«A reliable and resilient electrical grid is critical not only to our national and economic security, but also to the everyday lives of American families,» said Secretary Perry.

«This has been a very important collaborative effort to help parents and families understand and use the Consensus Statement in their everyday lives,» said Cynthia Joyce, Executive Director of the SMA Foundation.