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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.

Not exact matches

The success that conservative Protestant churches have achieved in combining a clear vision of family life with innovative family programs for nontraditional families suggests that the mainline could do something similar.

In Part 3, describes the role of church leaders in planning educational programs that are supportive of members of traditional and nontraditional families, but not dependent on «the Christian home» as the primary agency of Christian spiritual formatioIn Part 3, describes the role of church leaders in planning educational programs that are supportive of members of traditional and nontraditional families, but not dependent on «the Christian home» as the primary agency of Christian spiritual formatioin planning educational programs that are supportive of members of traditional and nontraditional families, but not dependent on «the Christian home» as the primary agency of Christian spiritual formation.

My family's Thanksgivings are already nontraditional because I live in the southern hemisphere now and it's very warm around Thanksgiving time so this would be perfect for us!

While nontraditional families may not sympathize with the stereotypical mom versus dad struggles, there's plenty to be said for what roles each parent takes on in the family structure.

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

In a world where nontraditional families are becoming the norm, there are still moments of backlash against parents who don't fit into the conventional mold of what a mom or dad looks like.

Celina Marie Benavides Human Development and Psychology Current city: Claremont, California Current job: Director of nonprofit, Project Vistas — Family Child Care Higher Education Academy, which provides family child care providers in Los Angeles County access to higher education and professional development training; doctoral student in Positive Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University Career highlights: At Project Vistas, assisting a marginalized, nontraditional student group, while overseeing budget, managing program operations, coordinating staff, and fulfilling targeted outcomes; Basic Research Scientist of the Year award by the AS&F Foundation and Claremont Graduate UnivFamily Child Care Higher Education Academy, which provides family child care providers in Los Angeles County access to higher education and professional development training; doctoral student in Positive Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University Career highlights: At Project Vistas, assisting a marginalized, nontraditional student group, while overseeing budget, managing program operations, coordinating staff, and fulfilling targeted outcomes; Basic Research Scientist of the Year award by the AS&F Foundation and Claremont Graduate Univfamily child care providers in Los Angeles County access to higher education and professional development training; doctoral student in Positive Developmental Psychology at Claremont Graduate University Career highlights: At Project Vistas, assisting a marginalized, nontraditional student group, while overseeing budget, managing program operations, coordinating staff, and fulfilling targeted outcomes; Basic Research Scientist of the Year award by the AS&F Foundation and Claremont Graduate University

The authors recommend a strength - based approach to building family involvement programs in ELL communities and encourage policymakers to support culturally relevant and nontraditional programs as well as community - based parent programs and appropriate teacher preparation.

Nontraditional families now make up a large part of the population, with almost 10 million single mothers in the U.S. alone.

Explore the joys of mixed media and nontraditional approaches to making fine art in this special Free Family Day event!

To remedy this, she suggests encouraging more women to go into environmental fields, increasing women's representation in decision - making roles, and educating a broader spectrum of women about water issues through nontraditional methods like soap operas — which have already proven successful in other countries at boosting awareness about population and family planning.

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In model 1, all types of nontraditional or unstable families are associated with lower scores.

Their research focus initially was on children of divorced parents, but it expanded to include out - of - wedlock children and those in other nontraditional family structures.

The classic study by Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur, published in 1994, bridged the gap by bringing together an array of evidence on how growing up in various types of nontraditional families — including both divorced families and unwed - mother families — affected child wellbeing.

This investment would more than double the number of children eligible for child care assistance and would ensure that all eligible families can enroll their child in a quality program, including during nontraditional hours.

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.

Because the style of interaction in these families was more concrete and action - oriented than abstract and verbal, the team adopted and developed alternative, «more doing than talking» techniques: role playing, «enactments», home - based modalities of treatment, and other nontraditional forms.

Adoptive parents come in all shapes and sizes, traditional types of families as well as nontraditional.

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.