Sentences with phrase «expectations about family life»

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Unless there is a new approach to the role of churches in relation to the family life of members, programs designed for «Christian families» will only reinforce unrealistic expectations about «the Christian home.»

«We have lots of expectations about how relationships are «supposed» to look,» Dr. Logan Levkoff, who received her PhD in human sexuality, marriage and family life education from New York University, told NBC News.

In writing about being a person who has kids, I end up delving into all about the different ways I failed to live up to my own high expectations (and how my kids have failed to live up to the high expectations I unfairly set for them before they existed, and my partner, annnnd family life in general, annnnnnd life in general), but right now, I'm here to talk about a big one: food.

We talk about decluttering your home, schedule, and mental space without getting bogged down by perfection or expectations — expanding upon what we wrote about in our book Minimalist Parenting: Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less (Routledge, 2013).

How are you going to find out if this woman is a potential match for you or not if you do not exchange any information about your goals, hobbies, friends, family, career, and life expectations.

To assess the involvement of families in the lives of college students, this dissertation will include three tiers: the first two are 51 in - depth interviews with Black undergraduates and 50 in - depth interviews with their mothers, in which I will examine both students» and their mother's accounts of interactions, the kinds of support exchanged, and expectations about college and family ties; the third tier includes 33 in - depth interviews with college personnel to provide and institutional perspective on the ways in which these offices interact with families and shape policy to address their concerns.

With her own identity suddenly challenged, and the integrity of the closest friend she's ever had clouded, Sage begins to question the assumptions and expectations she's made about her life and her family.

There was a post-sixties smugness about it — citizens with genuine social conscience in a time of national secrecy, openhearted citizens without judgments, an expectation that the families who lived there had a new moral superiority.

Having expectations for her second child and the future and realizing that her fantasy of perfection is not what life is about, Kelle leads on a journey from grieving over having a child with a handicap to support from her many friends and family members and finally acceptance and joy.

23rd Allstate / National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll A comprehensive poll that, among other things, queries American just starting out in adulthood about their financial concerns and priorities as well as their expectations for their personal finances, education, employment and family life.

It is difficult to shed the shackles of a «conventional life», and a struggle to ignore the expectations of family and friends who have their own strong opinions about what their own (and your life) should look like.

The skills that are needed are the same that the couple will need to create a healthy marriage — to communicate effectively, to maintain reasonable expectations of each other, to share in decision - making and to learn how to set goals together.Once married, couples will be deciding about children, about financials, about where and how to live, about each other's family's involvement and dozens of other daily decisions.

In counseling sessions, you can also resolve feelings about your previous relationship or marriage and learn how to set the right expectations between family members about everything from living arrangements to parenting styles.

Suspend judgment and assumptions about how a family should do things based on the provider's own cultural expectations related to child rearing and family life.