Sentences with phrase «such as father figure»

Not exact matches

Jenson's ambitious enterprise requires familiarity with the sources of Christian teaching through the centuries as well as with the biblical roots, and he displays an intimate knowledge of the Eastern Fathers as well as of Western figures such as Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.

Even when the two sets of scripture speak of the same figure — such as Abraham, supposedly the common father of all three traditions — they tell some different stories and draw markedly different lessons, and this makes the term «Abrahamic religions» more problematic than at first seems the case.

If such a powerful figure as Kinnock Could take with him, the generation that Had his father, Neil as their hero, Labour first, those who realise he saved the Labour party, Roy Hattersley, Fabians, the Co-op, compass, as well as the 174 back bench MPS,

The holiday also brings such diverse fare as the final film in the Pitch Perfect trilogy; Alexander Payne's Downsizing; and the, ahem, comedy Father Figures.

Along the way Kwan introduces a fascinating array of relatively unknown figures (I'm especially intrigued by Maxu Weibang, a «uniquely perverse» horror specialist who worked in the Shanghai studios in the 30s) and also provides absorbing commentary by and about, among others, Hong Kong action director Chang Cheh and his disciple John Woo; Hong Kong directors Wong Kar - wai and Allen Fong; Taiwanese directors Hou Hsiao - hsien, Edward Yang, Ang Lee, and Tsai Ming - liang (most of them speaking about their fathers or children and how these relationships inflect their films); older mainland directors such as Xie Jin; and actor Leslie Cheung (critiquing some of his own pictures).

After the family dog is found dead, the couple take Frankie to stay with Cindy's father so they can figure out what to tell her about the pet's loss, and Dean suggests they take the opportunity to spend the night at what Cindy describes, such is her enthusiasm, as a «cheesy sex motel».

Perhaps this sequel's greatest contribution to the series» mythos is the introduction of a Council of Legendary Figures, consisting of such familiar personalities as Mother Nature (Aisha Tyler), Cupid (Kevin Pollak), the Sandman (Michael Dorn), the Easter Bunny (Jay Thomas), the Tooth Fairy (Art LaFleur), and Father Time (an uncredited Peter Boyle, whose character from the first film, Scott's boss, must have had his own Father Time Clause experience).

Apart from the obvious character flaws, Beyond: Two Souls does manage to nail some key connections between characters, such as Aiden's hatred for Jodie's father, and Nathan acting as a loving father - figure.

He became a father figure to many who are now among the more established and innovative multimedia artists, such as Nilo Ilarde and Poklong Anading.

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.

Edwards has been a father figure, particularly to African - American artists such as Atlanta sculptor Curtis Patterson, both in his fusion of sources into abstract imagery and in the way he has conducted his career.

You'll want to present factors in favor, such as: fiancee is involved as parent - figure, child's father lives far away, child would be uprooted from school, etc..

Yet anti-father myths persist, such as: that infants and toddlers have only one primary «attachment figure»; that overnighting away from mothers causes anxiety or maladjustment in all infants and toddlers; that children prefer living with only one parent, and shared parenting isn't worth the hassle; that shared parenting works only in the case of harmonious divorces; and that the quality of children's relationships with their fathers is not related to how much time they spend together.

Findings that fathers «could» do this or that or become primary parents are distorted into recommendations based on other, unsupported and logically invalid conclusions from those premises, such as that both parents «are» or «should be» equal attachment figures to children.

In early childhood development, attachment is so important that a lack of connection to a secure attachment figure (most likely the mother, father, or other major caregiver) who was reliable and available results in physical alterations to the anatomy and chemistry of the brain, such as reduced brain activity and less developed cortexes.

In other words, risk factors for poor father - child relationships such as having a non-biological father figure were equally important for boys and girls.

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.

A marriage and family therapist employing SFT must first assess the family's interactions, figuring out the family's hierarchy, alliances within the family, such as a mother and son against a father, or siblings against another sibling or siblings.