Sentences with phrase «contributing to the family at»

It's how I started really contributing to the family at this age... so what works for mom works for the kids?

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The family hasn't just slapped their name on the front door, either — in 2005, Sobeys Inc., Empire Company Limited and The Sobey Foundation contributed $ 2 million to fund undergraduate scholarships for students enrolled at the School of Business and pay for infrastructure developments.

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

Through her family's trust, she has contributed more than $ 1.3 million to the organization's efforts to defeat California's recreational marijuana proposal, given at least $ 30,000 to the campaign against Nevada's proposed legal weed law, and donated another $ 25,000 to defeat the pro-pot effort in Massachusetts, according to an analysis of state campaign finance filings by VICE News.

Employers are adopting resilience training for their employees at a rate faster than any other intervention in the United States.1 Resilience — the ability to use positive mental skills to remain psychologically steady and focused when faced with challenges or adversity — contributes substantially to how workers deal with stress and perform at work.2, 3 Employers are developing resilience to achieve a competitive advantage, similar to how the military trains active duty soldiers and their family members to withstand challenges.4, 5

«In the face of this situation, our top priorities at CWB Group are to take care of employees who have friends and family displaced or affected by the fire, ensure our clients have the support they need, and to contribute to the overall relief efforts.»

Flexibility at work allows military spouses to continue to pull weight for their families and the service, which in turn allows them to contribute and be productive (and happy) at work.

What these spouses can count on is that at the end of the day they still have children to care for and a future to look forward to with their families; and that future includes a career that allowsthem to feel fulfilled and challenged while contributing to society and helping others.

But now those are already there at yours maybe if you prepare them right as to education and training for finally deputing them to return to their own countries with the needful backup and authority they will be useful tools for the advancement and prosperity of their nations then you will have no one wanting to immigrate leaving behind their own families and friends... in addition to that you will see those who immigrated towards your country start moving back to their own countries and this is the only solution to resolve the issue of illegal immigration and to find peace... otherwise if things go on as it is today surely slowly slowly you will find that your own countries become inherited by piling up immigrants who might get starved due negligence turn on against the Host country... that has contributed in the destructions of their countries but not towards and advancements or developments of their countries and nations to find peace and make a living..!?

Melanie Phillips pointed out that she had been writing for more than two decades «on the various elements that have contributed to this collapse of order: family breakdown and mass fatherlessness; educational collapse which damages most those at the bottom of the social heap» and so on.

No doubt absolute wealth also sometimes contributes to happiness, at least as it affects one's health and that of one's family.

In the past, a preoccupation with keeping the family together at any cost has contributed to the churches» complicity in violence against women.

Prevention at the grass roots includes the whole range of activities in the program of a local church, which contribute to the development of wholeness in persons and the vitalizing of families so that they satisfy the basic interpersonal hungers of children, youth, and adults.

And I like to think that I contributed to at least one sweet Easter memory for all the little kids in our family.

It seemed that fathers who were able to rearrange work and family time so they contributed more to child rearing were rewarded by less work - family strain, even though they might at times feel aggrieved (Alexander & Baxter, 2006)!

While some may argue that a stay - at - home mom doesn't contribute to her family, they're strictly thinking about a financial contribution in the form of a paycheck.

At the same time, we would like to express our hope that, by encouraging the autonomy and initiative of each individual, Anthroposophy and Waldorf education may contribute to the evolution of the «whole,» such as family, community, nation, and humankind.

My feelings were of achievement, marvelling at my body being able to help my child get a great start in life, and how I got to contribute in a very humbling way to other families in the process by donating milk.

Dinner conversations, trips, games, reading time, family sports, appropriate supervision, home organization, and daily routines all contribute to your child's academic achievement at school.

She writes on staff monthly as a family travel expert at Go Green Travel Green and Practical Travel Gear, and contributes to Outdoors NW as an outdoor adventure traveler.

Stonyfield will not only be contributing funds to support AZA SAFE field work but is aiming to drive kids and their families to see animals and conservation projects first hand at zoos, aquariums, and on the ground where the research is happening.

His lab has looked at how the nature of stress in parent - child relationships influences child and family function as well asand has the used longitudinal studies to look at the association between parenting styles and children's emotions and behaviors that may contribute to early mental health issues in children.

These jobs for stay - at - home moms let you contribute to your family's bottom dollar and offer the flexibility you need as a SAHM.

Volunteering at a soup kitchen, playing music at a senior center, or collecting food for the food pantry are all examples of how a family can contribute to the greater good.

Looking at fatherhood across time and cultural settings is important as it broadens our understanding of the changing role of fathers, and contributing factors to their different level of engagement within the family.

However, stay - at - home moms contribute to their family's bottom line in a number of ways.

The American Academy of Family Physicians notes «the sippy cup should be introduced at six months of age in preparation for weaning from the bottle or breast at 12 months» and further states that «common contributing practices that contribute to infant and toddler tooth decay include the following: propped bottles containing sweetened liquids, frequent consumption of sweetened liquids from infant and toddler - size «sippy» cups, and frequent snacking.»

I remember as a kid growing up (which I think could be a contributing factor to my food struggles) at family parties I plated my own foods.

The Unconventional Parents movement is like the traditional attachment parenting community except we also focus on how to build profitable fun businesses that fund your family adventure and contribute to the world at the same time.

The wealth stratification of diaper affordability piles another struggle on families already at risk for poor health, and contributes to the inequity that segregates health in our country.

The Wall Street Journal Financial Guidebook for New Parents shows you the way, with information on how to: safeguard your child's well - being with wills, trusts, and life insurance; best weigh your child - care options and decide whether to go back to work; save on taxes with child - friendly tax credits and deductions plus tax - advantaged benefits at work; manage your family's health - care costs; save for long - term costs by setting up a college fund; spend smart and save money at every stage of your child's development; continue to contribute to your own retirement savings

We want to raise giving, loving members of society who know how to contribute to the world at large as well as to their own circle of family and friends.

Try to find activities at which she excels so she can build confidence and have her help out around the house so she feels like she's contributing to the family.

Our child life specialists at Boston Children's Hospital are involved in specialized support groups and facilitate a multitude of programs that all contribute to the patient and family experience.

That so many working moms and their families are hungry is something we all need to take responsibility for by contributing to and volunteering at food banks, supporting nonprofits like No Kid Hungry, and encouraging our employers to follow the lead of Kellogg's, General Mills and Sodexo to lend their might to the fight as well.

If you are a parent of a child who seems to think differently, act differently, and learn differently from other children — and you are wondering if ADHD may be contributing to difficulties at home, in family interactions, at school or in peer relationships — be sure to talk with your pediatrician or other qualified healthcare provider.

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At 9 a.m. Friday, the Center for New York City Affairs will host «Getting Proactive in the Preserving & Strengthening of Human Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.»

«We've struck a balance and we've seen the numbers on that and also not contributing needlessly to the separation of families or to feeding into, sort of as a feeder into this broken immigration system... so I'm comfortable with where we're at,» Mark - Viverito continued.

Prior to joining CPD, Sarah served as the Managing Director at the Working Families Organization where she helped develop a senior management team to guide organizational strategy and as the Elections Director for the New York Working Families Party where she helped recruit, train and elect progressive elected officials at all levels of government and contributed to doubling the size of the Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council.

«Intervention to reduce or eliminate spanking has the potential to contribute to the well - being of families and children who are at - risk of becoming involved with the (social services) system,» Lee said.

Hamilton, a doctoral student in the Mood and Cognition Laboratory of Lauren Alloy at Temple University, hypothesized that life stressors, especially those related to adolescents» interpersonal relationships and that adolescents themselves contribute to (such as a fight with a family member or friend), would facilitate these vulnerabilities and, ultimately, increase teens» risk of depression.

Angela L. Curl, assistant professor in the Department of Family Studies and Social Work at Miami University, and Jessica Bibbo, a graduate student at MU, contributed to the study.

Steven Grant, a researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, says that the new findings will help untangle a «chicken and egg problem» with human addiction studies: Previous research found a correlation between the D2 - family receptors and drug abuse, but it was unclear whether fewer receptors contributed to addiction or if chronic drug use led to a drop in the number of receptors.

«It's certainly plausible that any outside source that alters estrogen levels, even slightly, could contribute to gynecological diseases,» said Dr. Megan Schwarzman, a family physician at San Francisco General Hospital and an environmental health scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.

Members of the «Science Cheerleaders» team perform at USA Science & Engineering Festival and help families contribute to citizen science research.

Initiated in 2005, the study follows 560 families from four disadvantaged urban areas who are at high risk for asthma to uncover potential risk factors that contribute to increased asthma rate in children growing up in impoverished neighborhoods.

In this first family - based CNV study of left - sided CHD, we found that both co-segregating and de novo events contribute to disease in a complex fashion at the structural genomic level.

Ottokar Rosenberger, UK manager at eHarmony.co.uk, said changes in society such as moving around more and not necessarily having strong social or family networks had helped contribute to the popularity of internet dating.