Sentences with phrase «keeping it in the family instead»

It might mean the difference between losing a home to foreclosure or keeping it in the family instead.

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Secondly, once the issues came to the surface in a very bad marriage, choosing to ditch the marriage, and the children, instead of seeking the support they need to keep the family together, and keep the children safe.

If biblical model of marriage is polygamy then I support it - that system kept women in families instead of loitering on the streets unprotected (there are more women than men and divorce has created further demographic issue of single women).

It's so important to find like - minded parents who can offer their «been there, done that» stories, emotional scaffolding, and specific suggestions for when you feel confused as to what to do about your child's behavior, or when you question whether this new thing you're trying, like positive discipline instead of spanking, for example, is going to work out in the long term, or how exactly to keep those family attachment bonds strong as your children grow, or how to move forward when your family encounters challenging life circumstances.

If your family situation prevents you from being able to share a room with your baby for a whole year, you could instead focus on keeping the baby in your room for the first six months of his or her life.

But instead my whole family wound up having a thought - provoking discussion about obesity, food allergies, the rights of parents to keep other parents from feeding their kids, the ways in which economically disadvantaged students might feel left out by the whole «birthday treat» custom, and more.

Get the whole family involved in being more active, keeping in mind that most kids would rather be outside playing, instead of watching another «Sponge Bob» repeat — they just don't want to be outside by themselves.

Rather than spend money to house families in shelters, city and state agencies should instead spend money on resources to keep them in their homes, like social workers and housing attorneys, he said.

THE white - footed sportive lemur does not need to see its family often — it keeps in touch by urinating instead.

Trusted by pharmacists and families in Switzerland for over 30 years, Similasan is the leading Swiss brand of remedies that use active natural ingredients instead of harsh chemicals to keep families healthy.

Since I knew I wasn't going to change anyone's mind in a matter of seconds about quitting coffee, I told plenty of people that with the holidays coming, it's a great drink to share with the entire family — including the kids — that they can drink this late at night instead of the coffee that will keep them up even later.»

Instead of dining family - style at meal time, I keep the food on the stove or in serving dishes in the kitchen away from the table.

Devoted to his family and determined not to worry them or admit defeat, he keeps it to himself when he loses his job, choosing instead to leave the house every morning as though going to work, and spending his days in parking lots and his car trying to find other work.

The more they know about the people and companies behind the screen, as well as the way those folks do what they do, the more kids will understand why we parents insist that the computer be used and kept in the family room or dining room instead of a bedroom.

As she tries to fit in, Yingmei changes he name to Mary, keeps a journal of the American words she wants to learn, eats sandwiches made with peanut butter and jelly instead of bean sprouts, and frets that the rest of her family isn't...... Read More

Williams - Bolar would end up spending 10 days in jail for placing her two daughters in the relatively high - performing (and, more important to her, safe) Copley - Fairlawn school district (where few of the black students drop out) instead of keeping them in the woeful, more - dangerous Akron district (whose Balfanz rate for young black men and women, respectively, is 62 percent and 76 percent) in which her family resided.

He raised taxes at a time when the average family was near or in starvation mode, he confiscated all of the nation's privately - owned gold and then promptly devalued the dollar by 40 % (reducing the buying power of any saved dollars by almost half overnight), he raised bank reserve requirements numerous times (taking yet more cash out of the real economy so it could be hoarded in vaults), he actively supported a trade war with tariffs that created massive global imbalances (some would argue ushering in the rise to power of fascist regimes that would have had no chance in times of prosperity), and perhaps most damning, rather than plowing most of those raised tax dollars back into the stalled economy, he instead bought gold on the global markets for the government and sequestered it, keeping it from backing new dollars (monetary expansion, which most understand is required to turn a recession around) and instead further crushing the economy — and not just the US economy.

Lots of people think about submitting their manuscript to a publishing company, BUT - instead of only getting 5 - 10 % royalties from your book or booklet - why not keep all the profits for yourself and your family and start your own home business in self publishing?

In 2015, we started the Pet Food Pantry as a way of keeping pets in their homes and with their families, instead of in shelterIn 2015, we started the Pet Food Pantry as a way of keeping pets in their homes and with their families, instead of in shelterin their homes and with their families, instead of in shelterin shelters.

This starts with Lori and her genuine respect for all, and is manifested in various ways: she gives people a choice, even the homeless population; she involves pet owners by asking them what they can realistically pay for a service — she then covers the rest; she works hard to keep animals with loving families instead of assuming getting them out and into new homes is the answer.

Our Pet Food Pantry, Pet Soup, is an emergency resource to provide pet food to needy families in the Midlands so more families can keep their pets instead of adding to the homeless pet population.

All our dogs are housed in foster homes to keep them connected to family life instead of kenneled.

Instead of looking for a destination that fits the needs of a family, we choose the destination and build in child friendly activities that keep everyone in happy.

Spain For Pleasure started partly because I wanted a platform to develop my writing skills and partly because of a chance encounter with another very successful travel blogger, but also because I wanted to keep my friends and family informed of what I was up to in Spain via fancy photos and whimsical anecdotes instead of annoying, gone - in - a-flash Facebook status updates.

Nintendo is doing a great job at keeping the system in people's minds with advertisements that only successfully drive home the message behind the Switch, but these advertisements also cater to the young adult crowd instead of kids and families like before.

CREA issued no warning on protecting your family in a downturn instead they kept quiet and took your dues.

Keep in mind, if the sofa is for a family room that you'll be using for lounging, you'll definitely want a deeper depth — around 41 inches — instead of the standard 36 to 38 inches.

Everyone in my family seems to be filling up water glasses all of the time so instead of storing the glasses in the cabinet, I keep them right out on the island where they are easily accessible.