Sentences with phrase «between extended family members»

It can be across generations and between extended family members.

But a parenting plan agreement between extended family members often represents a child's best hope when parents are struggling.

Changes in the structure of the nuclear family, long distances between extended family members and overall social isolation along with short postpartum hospital stays can leave new parents feeling adrift - stressed and unsure.

Not exact matches

The love between husband and wife, parent and child, and between members of the extended family ranks high among our blessings.

One the other hand, there may be, among the lower classes, more mutual helpfulness between members of the same extended family or even between friends and neighbors.

She references open adoption as a «process» that encourages high - functioning relationships between birth parents, extended family members, and adopted parents.

Turkalo confirmed some similarities between the species, such as their preference for forming extended families with up to two dozen members.

And the Mountains Echoed, the third novel from best - selling author Khaled Hosseini, revolves around families and the relationships within them — between parents and children, brothers and sisters, and even extended family members.

In Virginia, a court may consider any of the following factors, among others, in making a decision: The age and physical and mental condition of the child, giving due consideration to the child's changing developmental needs; the age and physical and mental condition of each parent; the relationship existing between each parent and each child, giving due consideration to the positive involvement with the child's life, the ability to accurately assess and meet the emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the child; the needs of the child, giving due consideration to other important relationships of the child, including but not limited to siblings, peers and extended family members; the role that each parent has played and will play in the future, in the upbringing and care of the child; the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other parent, including whether a parent has unreasonably denied the other parent access to or visitation with the child; the relative willingness and demonstrated ability of each parent to maintain a close and continuing relationship with the child, and the ability of each parent to cooperate in and resolve disputes regarding matters affecting the child; the reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of reasonable intelligence, understanding, age and experience to express such a preference; any history of family abuse; and such other factors as the court deems necessary and proper to the determination.

Not only does such a decision affect the relationship between partners, it can also impact children and extended family members.

«Bad blood» between a parent and their in - laws should not prevent a child from seeing their extended family members, says Pickering family lawyer Angela Princewill.

Family therapy is a process that targets relationships between and among members of an immediate or extended fFamily therapy is a process that targets relationships between and among members of an immediate or extended familyfamily.

This study sought to extend the findings of previous research with a novel investigation into the role of characteristics of the family unit and family members (i.e., family hardiness, family environment), the relationship between parents (i.e., marital adjustment), and the internal and external resources available within the community (i.e., informal and formal support).

She references open adoption as a «process» that encourages high - functioning relationships between birth parents, extended family members, and adopted parents.