Sentences with phrase «from nontraditional families»

Parents from nontraditional families might worry about their kids being teased or even harassed in school.

A young child from a nontraditional family might create a make - believe daddy or mommy.

The greater the number of obstacles, the lower the respondent's socioeconomic status ranking... Compared to children raised by single mothers or both biological parents, men from nontraditional family backgrounds other than mother - headed households are almost twice as likely to occupy the lowest occupational stratum...»

Not exact matches

This book is for pastors and Christian educators who wrestle with the difficult issue of how to include people from traditional and nontraditional families in the life of a congregation.

An unexamined commitment of pastors and people to values of «the family pew» is keeping Protestant churches from being able to offer spiritual formation for people from traditional and nontraditional families.

New York took a stand for nonhetero, non-coupled, nontraditional families this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo sent a circular letter to the state's insurers informing them that it will no longer be legal for them to exclude same - sex or single prospective parents from infertility coverage.

But as Malia Obama's decision to defer her Harvard admission shows, the conversations can carry some very privileged associations — seemingly distant from the post-secondary options available to many less - advantaged or nontraditional students and families.

Helen has been recognized for her leadership in building the women's funding movement, including the following awards: the National Creative Philanthropy Award from the National Network of Women's Funds, Gloria Steinem's Women of Vision Award through the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Equity Leadership Award from Nontraditional Employment of Women (NOW), the Laura Parsons Pratt Award for outstanding Achievement on Behalf of Women and Children from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and as an Honoree of the Center for the Elimination of Violence in the Family.

We're seeing a lot more buyers made up of nontraditional families, including single parents, blended families — families in which parents share custody of children from previous marriages — and nontraditional couples.