Sentences with phrase «turn family difficulties»

Led by Lorne N. MacLean, QC one of Canada's most senior and highly rated * family lawyers, we turn help clients turn family difficulties into opportunities to resolve matters and move forward.

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«We would talk about difficulties that have sprung up in both our relationships and families and see how we can turn those into situations that you can wrap a sitcom episode around,» Horgan told Backstage.

The movie is based on Hillary Jordan's novel of the same name and follows the unlikely friendship of two World War Two veterans, one white and one black, as they return from war and find common ground as their families face difficulty in their local community, and the actress signed up for the film in the hope the director could turn the story into something «big and epic».

Both boys were turned over to the shelter because the family was having some financial difficulty.

In 1991, at the age of 4, George began suffering from daily vomiting episodes, periods of breathing difficulty (that turned him a frightening shade of blue), and episodes of pain that were so dramatic that he would bang his head against the floor as his family looked on helplessly.

Like many Canadians who have difficulty conceiving, Gregory and Juanita Nott turned to in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment in the hope of building their family.

For example, compared to older mothers, teen mothers display lower levels of verbal stimulation and involvement, higher levels of intrusiveness, and maternal speech that is less varied and complex.47, 48 Mothers with fewer years of education read to their children less frequently25, 49 and demonstrate less sophisticated language and literacy skills themselves, 50 which affects the quantity and quality of their verbal interactions with their children.2 Parental education, in turn, relates to household income: poverty and persistent poverty are strongly associated with less stimulating home environments, 51 and parents living in poverty have children who are at risk for cognitive, academic, and social - emotional difficulties.52, 53 Finally, Hispanic and African American mothers are, on average, less likely to read to their children than White, non-Hispanic mothers; 54 and Spanish - speaking Hispanic families have fewer children's books available in the home as compared to their non-Hispanic counterparts.25 These racial and ethnic findings are likely explained by differences in family resources across groups, as minority status is often associated with various social - demographic risks.