Sentences with phrase «of family units»

They represented 11.6 pc of all family units in 2006 compared with 8.4 pc in 2002.

Co-habiting couples represented 11.6 pc of all family units in 2006 compared with 8.4 pc in 2002.

At present, cohabiting couples — who account for one in 12 of all family units — have few rights under our family laws.

Family Law is an area of law covering both the creation and breakup of family units.

Our reps are from all types of family units and lifestyles but are united in their desire to make a positive impact in the lives of other families.

That household included families, but it was by no means a collection of family units.

Income - splitting is a recognition of the importance of the family unit,» she says.

In July, Don Cathy told the Baptist Press that «we,» as in Chick - fil - A, «are very much supportive of the family — the Biblical definition of the family unit.»

Austin, while the list of recognized civil rights varies, activities and actions, including religious practice and organization of the family unit (number of children, marriage) have been a core element since at least the original UN declarations.

It is not necessary here to stress the important role played by relationships in the family; these affect the mental health of every member of the family unit, and especially that of the children and adolescents in their development into adulthood.

Thus, a religion is not built on a system of logic, but is built on a system of hope — the hope of avoiding divinely inflicted pain and / or the hope of gaining divinely given blessing / closeness (for traditional American Christianity)[or the hope of avoiding bringing shame to the family and / or the hope of basking in the applause of the family unit (for forms of Islam)-RSB-.

It is not unusual anymore to find that only one or two members of a family unit are members of a congregation.

Is someone hateful for recognizing the real risk that a redefinition of marriage has on the integrity of the family unit in society?

How about the more pragmatic factor that the law with regard to marriage is for the sole purpose of addressing the special circu - mstances of the family unit which includes raising of children.

In so doing, he has invoked the language of the Catholic Church, which recognizes the primacy of the family unit, even amid immigration controversies.

For women, choosing Islam means gaining new power in their communities and in their lives, They are attracted to the movement because Islam gives them clearly defined rights, respect as women and the prospect of a family unit headed by a dependable male.

«We are a strong advocate of the family unit according to the teachings and precepts found in the Holy Bible,» said the statement, which did not explicitly refer to the video or mention homosexuality.

Some basic rules, worked out among all families, must govern relationships with the aim of guarding the autonomy and security of each family unit, and enhancing the welfare and honour of the lineage as a whole

«We are very much supportive of the family — the biblical definition of the family unit.

And then, as now, the stability of the family unit was linked with the prosperity and well - being of the nation.3

The knowledge that I am part of a family unit, that starts with my husband and I and reaches out through our children, our siblings and what is to come.

In my case, having been brought up with a religious doctrine, (and I don't knock it), it's very difficult to think of yourself and not the higher good of the family unit.

The natural gender roles were not created in the 1950s as a social experiment, they go back to the beginnings of the family unit.

Outcomes relating to child (ren): has desired level of access to child (ren) and contact with mother; considers himself part of a family unit; has a positive relationship with child (ren); is involved in decisions about child (ren); can provide financial support for child (ren); has involvement in child (ren)'s future; is a positive role model for child (ren)

Review: «Peterson covers all stages of the family unit from becoming a couple to raising teenagers in order to help parents understand and efficiently negotiate the normal, varied stages of the family life cycle.

And it's something that is specific to the tastes and habits of each family unit (Pockets?

The study — conducted by Hio Wa Mak, doctoral student of human development and family studies — examined how parental rejection, as well as the overall well - being of the family unit, were related to changes in adolescents» social anxiety, friendships and feelings of loneliness over time.

The biggest difference you can make to the well being of the family unit often starts here.

They see each other as part of the family unit and look out for each other's best interest.

Plus she's keenly aware of her family unit and is expressing thoughts and feelings in her own unique way.

It aids individuation by encouraging the child to think of himself as a separate entity instead of as a member of the family unit.

But outside of the family unit, all skills were not considered to be equal.

Everyone has a voice and everyone works for the good of the family unit.

Michigan: Custody is awarded based on the best interests of the child, based on the following factors: moral character and prudence of the parents; physical, emotional, mental, religious and social needs of the child; capability and desire of each parent to meet the child's emotional, educational, and other needs; preference of the child, if the child is of sufficient age and maturity; the love and affection and other emotional ties existing between the child and each parent; the length of time the child has lived in a stable, satisfactory environment and the desirability of maintaining continuity; the desire and ability of each parent to allow an open and loving frequent relationship between the child and other parent; the child's adjustment to his / her home, school, and community; the mental and physical health of all parties; permanence of the family unit of the proposed custodial home; any evidence of domestic violence; and other factors.

Local services are to be pressed to keep the interests of the family unit in mind when dealing with disadvantaged families.

The intervention approach FOCUS (Families Overcoming Under Stress) uses a family - centered methodology to address the impact that traumatic and stressful situations, like parental deployment, have on each member of a family unit.

Published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, the study attributed the discrepancies to an «egocentric bias» through which parents rely too heavily on their own feelings in assessing the happiness of the family unit as a whole.

I've been thinking a lot about unconditional love lately and how rare it is to find that outside of the family unit (and how it's okay if you don't have that in your family unit... which goes against what society says).

About Blog We're here to teach people how to cook simple and delicious meals while having fun in the kitchen, and focusing on building up the idea of the family unit.

A bad relationship with any parent could cause issues in your love life, as they may have a skewed perspective of the family unit.

About Blog We're here to teach people how to cook simple and delicious meals while having fun in the kitchen, and focusing on building up the idea of the family unit.

By the end, however, it becomes such an exercise in sensibility - testing brutality that any message about the fragility of the family unit is as murky as the cinematography.

Not the war in Iraq, nor terrorism, but the breakdown of the family unit and how - and if - people can cope with it.

She contacts Ben to let him know, as well as her intentions on having the baby, and though the two are mismatched partners, they decide to try to see if they might work as a couple, for the sake of a family unit.

Complicating the matter is their mutual love for their daughter who goes through the majority of the film oblivious to the underlying fissures of their family unit.

The omission of dialogue and under - characterisation is a limitation of the silent form, preventing the generic line of the family unit from being subverted.

Its dramatisation of the restoration of the family unit is conventionally drawn.

«Karan, Aubrey and Jake became somewhat of a family unit with a strong bond of camaraderie and it is felt on screen.»

Krasinski sets the stage by reminding us how little control we have over the things we love, and he never lets up, tying every piece of the drama and the tension into seemingly impossible survival of this family unit.

He has created a marvellously true to life and rather candid chronicling of a family unit gone wrong.