Sentences with phrase «much focused on the family»

In 1992, she was a young mother with kids, very much focused on her family, when a book opened her eyes to the positive influence a relationship expert can have on a person's life.

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The news media has made much of the meeting, which includes such well - known evangelicals as Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president Rev. Samuel Rodriguez and former presidential candidate Gary Bauer.

Also altruism has a distinct survival advantage for a species as a whole (a species that helps its own survive to reproduce is likely much more successful than an individualistic species that focuses only on a single «family» unit).

He was a religious man, but his last days were spent almost entirely focusing on his family who he loved so much.

The first would be blacklivesmatter.com, which aspires to a political ideology — much like, in [the Christian] world, something like Focus on the Family.

Forty - five leading pro-life advocates, including Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council, James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Clarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life, Wanda Franz of the National Right to Life Committee, and Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition, signed a much heralded joint «Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern» published in First Things in 1996 in which the primary legal complaint was made that Roe «wounded American democracy» by removing the issue of abortion from «democratic concern.»

As much for secularists like John Dewey and Richard Rorty as for religionists like Walter Rauschenbusch and James Dobson of today's massive «Focus on the Family» network, it is a conflict that takes place within the ambiance of Christian America.

As a result, we sometimes (I am speaking of me here) get so wrapped up in Scripture study, that we neglect the more important things in life, such as family, the poor and needy in our community, serving others in love, taking care of orphans and widows, and pretty much everything else that Jesus focused on in His ministry.

I've spent so much of my journey focused on my own nutrition and training, but because so many mommies reach out to me for help with their own kids & family I figured it was about time to expand my posts, stories, and recipes even more.

I disconnected from much of social media so I could just focus on my home and family.

It fits much better and I am going to focus on Healthy Recipes for Busy Family.

Focusing on family this year makes for a much better holiday!

In fact, with its songs that focus on family, love and gratitude, it's pretty much the perfect show for a week that's all about giving thanks (and getting ready for that other big holiday on its way).

Help kids feel more secure about their place in the family by focusing on their strengths as much as possible.

Husbands whose wives make more money are 61 % less likely to say they're happy Wives who are primary breadwinners are also significantly less happy about their family lives than other women Men are 5 times more likely to cheat when they're financially dependent on their wives Divorce is 40 % more likely when a women makes over 60 % of the family's income Much of the discussion around this topic so far has focused on the broader business and economic consequences of this shift.

Rather than, punitively, playing «take - away» with the child when they're not conforming to family rules, it's much better to focus on educating them beforehand about the negative outcome of their questionable behaviors.

Much of the document focuses on increasing community support across the board — from the family unit, to the care provider, to society as a whole.

I admire anyone who chooses the former, just as much as I admire anyone with the courage to stay true to what you want to do for your child and family — it's hard to stay focused on that when there is so much other noise happening between midwives, GPs, and Health Visitors.

Our ideas may differ in the details, but most of us want much the same thing: a seasonal celebration focused on faith, family and friends.

Ministers well know the need to cut as much red tape as Brussels will allow, and they will continue to focus on family life and tackling the high cost of living.

Much coverage of the economic downturn has focussed on its immediate impact, yet it is likely to hold long - term implications for family life.

«When we think of family policy, we rightly focus much attention on the relationship between parent and child.

He says that after much discussion, contemplation and prayer he has decided to instead focus on his current position, his family and his work as an advocate for people with disabilities.

We also owe much of our success to the families who volunteer their time and energy to help us continually improve our care and maintain a focus on patient and family centered care.

What's often crucial, researchers have discovered, is how much your family and friends focused on your appearance when you were growing up, and whether you received compliments or criticism.

Much of her work is focused on managing anxiety, minimizing the impact on children, families, and parents, and shifting the way we parent as a culture.

Thankfully, towards the holiday season, filled with family and friends, it's much easier for me to focus on what matters most!

I am a lot less rushed and have been focusing much more this year on family.

When we went to Portugal we didn't do much sightseeing because we really wanted to be focused on spending time with our family and friends.

On the other hand, you could focus so much on your family that you fall behind with worOn the other hand, you could focus so much on your family that you fall behind with woron your family that you fall behind with work.

Most Japanese singles are much more focused on work, which means working long hours and delaying starting a family.

i focus on my education and my savioy jesus chrst i enjoy being around my family as much as possible.

So much so that I grew up to become a divorce attorney; a founding partner in a firm focusing on all family law related matters.

And in that sense, you wish the film hadn't focused so much attention on Blocker and his subordinates at the expense of the chief and his family.

For many this year, Oscar competition has focused on the family films «Hugo» and «War Horse,» which have received so much recognition from the Academy — «Hugo» leads the pack with the most nominations this year (although «The Artist» and «The Descendants» will offer stiff competition when the envelope is opened for Best Picture on Feb. 26).

The film focuses a bit too much on Pitt's family after the inciting incident, as they mostly serve as symbols of what Pitt's fighting for / avoiding with his adventures, but I suppose it hammers home the idea of Pitt's fear of settling down.

One of the things that has made the series so popular has been its focus on family and being a fully diverse cast, making it much different than many of the other bigger films coming out of Hollywood.

The film focuses specifically on Truman's masterpiece In Cold Blood (1965) and much of the film is set in Holcomb, Kansas where he went with friend Harper Lee to investigate the aftermath of a hideous family murder.

The film focuses as much on the stories of two of those kids as it does on Hsiao - kang and his family, and with them Tsai is at his most conventional (though they do live in the requisitely flooded apartment).

This looks to be very much a crime drama in the vein of The Sopranos, in that the focus is more on how the business impacts the family rather than the crime business itself.

Shows Nintendo is going to market for all age groups more and not so much focus on kids only / family only games.

We focus here on the central concern of the Moynihan Report: the rise of single - parent families, which has been much more rapid among those with low incomes than among those with high incomes, and indeed has fueled some of the increasing income inequality.

Because so much of her nomination hearing focused on questions of her family's political contributions or particular facets of K - 12 policy, we still don't know where she stands on key higher education issues, like Pell Grants, student loans, or for - profit colleges.

Much prior research has focused on children from middle - to upper - class families, who in general tend to outpace those from low - income families in the rate at which their vocabulary size expands.

A focus on outcomes The new way of working with families requires much new thinking, including a move away from narrow educational «objectives» towards a more outcome - based approach.

Much of DeMaria's 30 - year career has focused on school finance and promoting higher student achievement, college readiness and completion, and school choice for families.

She was a 2014 — 2015 Julius B. Richmond Fellow, and has focused much of her research on human development, early childhood care and education, and the general well - being of families with young children, with a focus on children and families from low - income, minority, and under - served populations.

In contrast to more traditional mentoring, the Success Mentor model is much more integrated into the school environment, focused on attendance and attendance data, and dependent upon family engagement for success especially in the early elementary years.

Although much of the media coverage surrounding parents opting their children out of state tests has focused on white, suburban parents, these families are not alone in taking a stand against tests they see as having no value for their children or schools.

Includes 31 lessons focusing on Fact Families, Exploring Place Value, Time to the Half - Hour, Building Shapes, and much more.