Candidates for Friday Five

Music for skimming https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/health-promotion/psychological-emotional-wellbeing/relax-relax/pages/music.html

1. Pathways-to-Outcomes: How Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Program Activities May Lead to Intended Outcomes

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/pathways-to-outcomes-how-health-marriage-and-relationship-education-program-activities-may-lead-to-intended-outcomes

2. The parents are not all right: The experiences of parenting during a pandemic

Daniel A. Cox, Samuel J. Abrams

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-parents-are-not-all-right-the-experiences-of-parenting-during-a-pandemic/?

3. To support infant development, states can encourage parents to read, sing, and tell stories with their children

Authors: Asiya Kazi, Sarah Daily

https://www.childtrends.org/to-support-infant-development-states-can-encourage-parents-to-read-sing-and-tell-stories-with-their-children

4. How life has changed for Australians during the coronavirus pandemic (and how it hasn’t)

https://www.3aw.com.au/how-life-has-changed-for-australians-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/

or

Families in Australia Survey: Life during COVID-19

Report no. 1: Early findings

Kelly Hand, Jennifer Baxter, Megan Carroll, Mikayla Budinski

https://aifs.gov.au/publications/families-australia-survey-life-during-covid-19

OR

Marriage and money help but don’t lead to long-lasting happiness

Nathan Kettlewell, University of Technology Sydney; Nick Glozier, University of Sydney, and Richard Morris, University of Sydney

https://theconversation.com/marriage-and-money-help-but-dont-lead-to-long-lasting-happiness-140431

5. How Praying for Your Spouse Can Improve Your Marriage

Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202007/how-praying-your-spouse-can-improve-your-marriage

6. Climate crisis causing families to shun farmers for arranged marriages

https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-causing-families-to-shun-farmers-for-arranged-marriages-141416

7. Marriage in Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Family System

Robert Garland, P.h.D., Colgate University

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/marriage-in-ancient-egypt-egyptian-family-system/

8. Marriage offers financial protection, ASU professor's analysis shows

https://usenate.asu.edu/marriage-offers-financial-protection-asu-professors-analysis-shows

9. More evidence that periodic abstinence is good for marriage relationship

https://ccli.org/2020/06/more-evidence-that-periodic-abstinence-is-good-for-marriage-relationship/

10. MERENGUE THROUGH MARRIAGE

https://firstthings.org/datenight/

And next week marks the 30th anniversary of the 1st Navy PREP training at the University of Denver, July 12-14,1990

See https://www.prepinc.com/Content/CURRICULA/For-Military.htm

Thanks

Bill

https://nano.site/billcoffin

Candidates for Friday Five

1. It’s Hard to Be an Empathy Scientist Today

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/its_hard_to_be_an_empathy_scientist_today?

or https://www.warforkindness.com/excerpt

or

How the Pandemic Can Teach Kids About Compassion

MARYAM ABDULLAH |

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_the_pandemic_can_teach_kids_about_compassion?

2. Supporting Program Progress: Performance Measures, Data System, and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees

ACF

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/supporting-program-progress-performance-measures-data-system-and-technical-assistance-2020

OR

Supporting the Fatherhood Journey: Findings from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT)

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/supporting-the-fatherhood-journey-findings-from-the-parents-and-children-together-evaluation-pact?

3. Community Resilience Estimates

Census

https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/community-resilience-estimates.html?

4. CHECK OUT NEW PARENT-KID ACTIVITIES PLUS CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH

https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/2020/06/30/check-out-new-parent-kid-activities-plus-contribute-to-research/

5. SPARKING GRATITUDE & NAMING LOSSES
To Have and Have Not

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

https://www.family-institute.org/sharing-our-expertise/sparking-gratitude-naming-losses

6. Parents and the pandemic: A comprehensive analysis of survey data

John P. Bailey, AEI

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/parents-and-the-pandemic-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-survey-data/?

7. Media Coverage: How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children

Our new research suggests that almost 70% of fathers across race, class, educational attainment, and political affiliation in the United States feel closer to their children during the coronavirus pandemic.

Read, watch, and listen to highlights from our recent media coverage:

Good Morning America: Research shows dads are forming stronger bonds with their kids during quarantine
The New York Times: When Day Care Closed, A Father Rediscovered His Daughter
Grown and Flown: The Gift of Time: A Majority of Dads Report Growing Closer to Their Kids This Spring
Motherly: We’re Entering a New Age of Fatherhood, Says New Study
Moms: Study Finds Dads Feel Closer To Their Kids During Pandemic
Dad 2.0 Podcast: Episode 36 — Minor Revolutionary Acts of 2020
Scripps National: Nearly 70% of Dads in Harvard Study Say They Feel Closer to Kids Amid Pandemic
Thrive Global: How the Pandemic Is Bringing Fathers and Their Children Closer Together

8. NORC survey reflects public worries about COVID-19, despite a majority satisfied with finances

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/happiness-among-americans-dips-five-decade-low

9. Lockdown creates a wave of 'Turbo Relationships', with new couples quicker to commit

Relate

https://www.relate.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2020/6/24/lockdown-creates-wave-turbo-relationships-new-couples-quicker-commit-0

10.

THE BIG QUESTION:
HOW DO I HELP MY KIDS
HELP OTHERS?

Rachel Buchholz, KIDS AND FAMILY Editor in Chief

https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v400000172fb5ad92a8736656e96c569c8/a02396e9-9480-4938-ac29-73f134d7e506/HTML

11. Adolescent Development

http://frameworksinstitute.org/adolescence.html

Thanks.

Bill

https://nano.site/billcoffin

Candidates for Friday Five

1. How to Cultivate Child-Welfare Workers

Naomi Schaefer Riley

https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/how-to-cultivate-child-welfare-workers?

2. An Overview of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Curricula

Mindy E. Scott and Ilana Huz

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-overview-of-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-curricula/

3. THE PHENOMENAL RISE AND FALL OF A MARRIAGE-BASED CULTURE

Pat Fagan Ph.D.

http://marri.us/the-phenomenal-rise-and-fall-of-a-marriage-based-culture/

4. How Cultural Factors Shape Economic Outcomes

https://futureofchildren.princeton.edu/sites/futureofchildren/files/foc_vol_30_no_1_combined_v6.pdf

5. How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-help-families-and-staff-build-resilience-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/

OR

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/connecting-the-brain-to-the-rest-of-the-body-early-childhood-development-and-lifelong-health-are-deeply-intertwined/

6. To combat racism, try reviving the black family

ANTHONY ESOLEN

https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/marriage-and-family/other-topics/to-combat-racism-try-reviving-the-black-family.html

7. Talking To Your Kids About Racism and Racial Justice with Cara Meredith

http://imbetween.org/episode105/

OR

Strengths Based Parenting

https://imbetween.org/episode104/

8. New foundation focuses on helping Korean American adoptees and families find out where they fit in

Tim Leininger

https://www.journalinquirer.com/living/new-foundation-focuses-on-helping-korean-american-adoptees-and-families-find-out-where-they-fit/article_79c04a8a-b612-11ea-9152-9b05aa11cc12.html

9. Role-play shows which expectant dads will thrive as new fathers

by Jeff Grabmeier, The Ohio State University

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-role-play-dads-fathers.html

10. Can This Marriage Be Saved?: A Memoir

ht tps://muse.jhu.edu/book/76638

11. just FYI

Can the Church Save Marriage?

Matrimony rates are in decline, even among conservative Christians. Here’s what that means for the future.
MARK REGNERUS

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/july-august/marriage-save-church-declining-christians-global.html

Thanks

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin

Candidates for Friday Five

1. 8 Dads on the Picture Books They Love Reading to Their Kids

by Jennifer Garry

https://www.readbrightly.com/dads-on-picture-books-they-love-reading-to-their-kids/?

2.

the July 2020 issue of

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science

(FR). This special issue (Vol. 69, Issue 3) is a compilation titled: Best Evidence‐based Practices in Family Life Education.

NCFR

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2020/69/3

3. How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/how-the-pandemic-is-strengthening-fathers-relationships-with-their-children

4. Division of Housework, Communication, and Couples’ Relationship Satisfaction

Daniel L. Carlson

, Amanda J. Miller, Stephanie Rudd

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023120924805

OR

How Dividing Up Household Chores Can Impact Marriage

Janice Wood

https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/06/16/how-dividing-up-household-chores-can-impact-marriage/157314.html

5. LOW-INCOME, MINORITY FATHERS’ CONTROL STRATEGIES AND THEIR CHILDREN’S REGULATORY SKILLS

JENESSA L. MALIN, NATASHA J. CABRERA, ELIZABETH KARBERG, DANIELA ALDONEY, AND MEREDITH L. ROWE University of Maryland, College Park

https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/MalinIMHJ2014%20copy.pdf

6. Watch our timely "Parenting in a Pandemic" Zoom cast. Claire McCarthy, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/parenting-in-a-pandemic

7. Blog: Recognizing Fathers’ Impact on Children’s Lives on Father’s Day and Beyond

BY SAMANTHA ILLANGASEKARE

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/fathersimpact?

or one of these

Research Synthesis on the Benefits of Delayed Sexual Activity for Adolescents

Explore findings from a research synthesis on how the timing of first sexual activity relates to such outcomes as teen pregnancy, relationships, mental health and emotional well-being, risky sexual activity, and substance use.

Supporting Program Progress Performance Measures Data System and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees cover page

Identifying Improvements to Information, Family Outcomes, Reporting, and Management (nFORM) Performance Measures Data Collection

Explore this report to learn what worked well during the current cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees and potential improvements to performance measures data collection for future cohorts of grantees.

Empowering Families Implementation of an integrated HMRE employment and financial literacy program for low-income couples

How Did The Parenting Center Implement a Healthy Marriage & Relationship Education Program with Economic Stability Services in Ft. Worth, TX?

Explore findings on the implementation of Empowering Families, a program developed to offer integrated healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) and economic stability services to couples with low income raising children together.

8. How To Talk To Kids About Race And Racism, And The Risks Of Staying Silent

Lee V. Gaines

https://illinoisnewsroom.org/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-and-racism-and-the-risks-of-staying-silent/

9. https://www.carolinafathers.com/

10. How to Create Social Media Rules in Your Marriage

JULIE BAUMGARDNER

https://firstthings.org/rules-of-social-media-for-marriage/

11. Marital Status in the United States

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/marital-status-in-united-states.html

Thanks

Bill

Bill Coffin