Sentences with phrase «of a father figure»

Many men are becoming aware of the importance of a father figure in a child's life.

A sugar daddy also typically plays the role of a father figure, whether he actively seeks that role or not.

The loss of the father figure is a likely reason men are more affected.

In the finale, we see, in sudden clarity, the murky motives of another father figure.

Bobby (Willem Dafoe, never better) is the property manager and something of a father figure who looks over everybody at the Magic Castle.

In this controversial indie drama starring Paul Dano and Brian Cox, a teenaged boy in desperate need of a father figure finds one in a...

Lee is obliged to step up to the plate and become somewhat of a father figure to his grieving nephew, Patrick.

When I commented that Wenger is more of a father figure at The Arsenal and no longer a tactician, some guys were prepared to jump on my neck.

(We learn that Duryea never knew his father and is perhaps in desperate need of a father figure who could show him the ropes, like teaching him how to drive.)

«The 5 types of father figures in Paul Thomas Anderson's films»: Yet another essential essay from The Dissolve's Noel Murray.

The presence of a father figure in a boy's life can decrease behavioral issues and even lead to the reduction of later criminal behavior, according to Rick Nauert, Ph.D., senior news editor of PsychCentral.

Yesterday, Jack Straw blamed the «continuing problem» of gang violence on the absence of father figures.

I suspect it might be as Chris suggests, a lack of father figure searching «hungry for male attention.»

Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $ 80 billion, making coffee the most In this controversial indie drama starring Paul Dano and Brian Cox, a teenaged boy in desperate need of a father figure finds one in a...

The analysis revealed that factors associated with a poor father - child relationship measured at age 10 (i.e. «current» factors) include: a male child; unmarried parents; low family socio - economic status; recent adverse family events; and the presence of a father figure rather than the biological father.

And in the final section Schäfer shows how the writings of the Fathers figured in debates among the Puritans on the nature of the Church and particularly on such issues as baptism and church membership.

When asked to elaborate, Groeschel speculated that victims may be tempted to seduce authority figures in pursuit of a father figure.

Sorry folks but your justification for some sort of father figure and heaven in the Sky is from a book written almost 2000 years ago... I would rather trust someone who has far exceeded the intelligence of everyone who is posting comments on this board...

Allegri needs to be a teacher and kind of a father figure to Dybala if the star forward is to regain his elite form and buy into staying with Juventus longterm.

Since their formation over one hundred and fifteen years ago, Gillette has been a champion of the father / son relationship, as generations of father figures have used Gillette razors to teach their sons how to shave.

But I found that even though this smelt like my father, a lot of people could relate to the smell of a father figure, whether a father or a grandfather.»

Mahershala Ali in particular is striking in the role of father figure Juan, a man who helps the young central character, Little (Alex R Hibbert), navigate his difficult childhood.

It also tackles themes of father figures and father son relationships.

Why do you think we are seeing more positive portrayals of father figures in the movies?

(Surely, the comedy's success contributed to the dismal returns of Father Figures, which has made only $ 16 million over the same time period — a far cry from what, say, Daddy's Home managed as Force Awakens counterprogramming.)

Anderson's characters and themes can be seen in each of his films — the importance of family, neglect, the emotional significance of a father figure, religion as an antagonist — but if edited correctly, these themes can be seen sequentially.

A key lyric is tweaked to underline how the Baker's lack of a father figure formed his ambivalent attitude toward fatherhood.

These films are two of the finest of the last year and both address the issues of father figures and paternalism and the roles these factors can play in the lives of ambitious young men, both positive and negative.

There is an assortment of father figures aplenty, older gents who've seen war and lots of change in life, who are comforting to the boys as they find their way on our lonely planet.

- deeh Guilt and death guilt and death - the loss of the father figure continues on into adulthood and leaves sad memories of words unsaid and things unfinished - GeriB How did Isla's environment compare to Bo's?

Clearly Rauch's Germany has no end of father figures — and a problem or two with them all.

«Coming from a family situation where I didn't have much of a father figure, Tim became that for me,» Mattei says.

A child's relationship with a father figure or stepfather has long been identified as problematic, even after taking account of father figures» typically lower socio - economic status (King, 2006; Marsiglio & Hinojosa, 2010).

As he becomes something of a father figure to the scared, brow - beaten boy, Will struggles with his conscience while leading Nate from freedom back to the slave states of the South.

The signing of Julio Cesar would provide Szczesny with somewhat of a father figure or role model in the team, aiding the progression of his game and helping the young Pole achieve his potential in becoming a truly world - class goalkeeper and Arsenal's number one for the significant future.

Manchester City midfielder James Milner says having a baby has changed him and that he wants to become more of a father figure to his teammates in the dressing room as a result.

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Ybarra is keen on presenting the hobbies, pastimes and habits of his youth, focusing on cultural specific traits such as the homemade Latino sweets that include «paprika, Kool - aid powder and dipping candy,» or baking a cake with his grandfather (as intergenerational households are typical in Latino families), or hinting at the absence of the father figure.

Other factors, such as the presence of a father figure rather than the biological father, partner supportiveness and family climate, seem to affect father - child relationships more than mother - child relationships.

Even more alarming are the use of overtly familiar genre tropes, from meeting your future self to an odd relationship with a precocious child to a dimwitted assassin in need of a father figure.

He was somewhat of a father figure to many of us.»

Badly in need of a father figure, Terri gravitates toward Fitzgerald.

• Frank Langella as Sen. Richard Russell, an old - school, anti-reform Southerner who was more of a father figure to LBJ than LBJ's own father.

«Oh my God, this other man that I lost within a couple days was somewhat of a father figure.

Frank Mosley on «Her Wilderness»; «Goodfellas» is the perfect gangster film; «Ex Machina» and feminism; Amy Schumer on confidence; PTA's 5 types of father figures.

The issue is of father figures, as it tends to be in superhero flicks, and one of play - acting, of course: the collision of fantasy and reality in comic books, sure, but in film as well.