Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2023

 https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2023/demo/families/cps-2023.html

OR

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2022/release.html



2. The Power of Relationship Education: Evidence of Economic Benefits & Policy Recommendations

 Jocelyn S. Wikle, Anya Christensen, & Alan J. Hawkins, Brigham Young University, School of Family Life  

https://www.narme.org/_files/ugd/12d9b7_3c7767f645d248879196ce9e7df2fc11.pdf




3. What Influences the Success Sequence and Economic Self-Sufficiency? Findings from a Mixed Methods Study

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/what-influences-success-sequence-and-economic-self-sufficiency-findings-mixed-methods



4. A fifth of people watch porn during working day

Alexander Butler

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/porn-watching-work-ofcom-from-home-b2454627.html



5. Teen-ternity leave: what about the fathers?

  • fjohnson17

https://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/post/teen-ternity-leave-what-about-the-fathers



6. Inflation, mental health, jobs. Why are U.S. parents so stressed?

 Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23973179/american-family-survey-inflation-mental-health-stress-vexing-u-s

OR

Do Americans still love marriage?

The 2023 American Family Survey finds belief marriage is essential is declining. Experts talk about what children need to thrive.

By Lois M. Collins


OR

Americans facing the ‘storm clouds of politicization’

Suzanne Bates and Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/5/23989275/americans-facing-the-storm-clouds-of-politicization



7. The Ninth Annual American Family Survey: Perceptions and Realities of Issues Families Face Today (promo was in last week)

With Daniel A. Cox | W. Bradford Wilcox

https://www.aei.org/events/the-ninth-annual-american-family-survey-perceptions-and-realities-of-issues-families-face-today/

OR

Of Meta and Minors, Filters and Filings: An Uncertain Path Forward

By Clay Calvert

https://www.aei.org/technology-and-innovation/of-meta-and-minors-filters-and-filings-an-uncertain-path-forward/



8. What’s the Matter with Girls?

Kay S. Hymowitz

https://manhattan.institute/article/whats-the-matter-with-girls




9. Seven facts about the economic security of older adults

Wendell Primus and Julia Paris
 
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/seven-facts-about-the-economic-security-of-older-adults/



10. The Babylon Bee's Person Of The Year Is This Housewife You've Never Heard Of Who Loves Her Kids And Does Her Best

https://babylonbee.com/cleanArticle/the-babylon-bees-person-of-the-year-is-this-housewife-youve-never-heard-of-who-loves-her-kids-and-does-her-best-and-isnt-on-social-media



Thanks.
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Researcher Spotlight: Margaret Campbell on Families, Disability, and Wellbeing

Emily Kenny is a Knowledge Broker at the Vanier Institute of the Family.

https://vanierinstitute.ca/researcher-spotlight-margaret-campbell-on-families-disability-and-wellbeing/



2. You can’t even pay people to have more kids

Anna North 

https://www.vox.com/23971366/declining-birth-rate-fertility-babies-children?ueid=800057e76d129cb53f4a2a7a356ee026



3. An Annotated Bibliography on Research That Explores Black Families’ Participation in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education, Economic Stability, and Positive Mental Health

Tia Dickerson*, Elvis Gyan*, Mindy E. Scott, Ria Shelton, and Lisa Kim (*equal contributors)

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-annotated-bibliography-on-research-that-explores-black-families-participation-in-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-economic-stability-and-positive-mental-health/



4. Prevalence of Sexual Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among US Military Veterans: Findings from Surveys with Two National Samples

  • Katherine M. Iverson PhD, 
  • Whitney S. Livingston PhD, 
  • Dawne Vogt PhD, 
  • Brian N. Smith PhD, 
  • Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes PhD & 
  • Karen S. Mitchell PhD 

  • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-023-08486-9



  • 5. The link between singlehood in young adulthood and effects of romantic separation

    • Lonneke van den Berg, Ellen Verbakel

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12954



    6. Perspective: How Utah and the nation can better support the choice to marry

    By Alan Hawkins, Contributor

    https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/27/23973327/marriage-education-tax-break-policies-utah

    OR

     U. Va. sociologist, Deseret News contributor tells BYU students marriage and families are the ultimate source of happiness

    By Emma Pitts

    https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/28/23978624/sociologist-byu-marriage-and-families-happiness-brad-wilcox




    7. Divorce rates back to 1970 levels

    Harry Benson, Research Director, Marriage Foundation

    https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/divorce-rates-back-to-1970-levels/

    OR

    The psychology of marriage: what makes couples stick together?

    HARRY BENSON





    8. Gentle parenting can be really hard on parents, new research suggests

    Annie Pezalla

    https://theconversation.com/gentle-parenting-can-be-really-hard-on-parents-new-research-suggests-217508



    9. The Ninth Annual American Family Survey: Perceptions and Realities of Issues Families Face Today

    Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET

    https://www.aei.org/events/the-ninth-annual-american-family-survey-perceptions-and-realities-of-issues-families-face-today/



    10. Two-parent structure, marriage is best but is not achievable for all — especially women

    By  Mona Charen

    https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/11/24/23967782/two-parent-children-marriage-benefits-melissa-kearney-christine-emba-mona-charen




    Thanks
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. 

    Program Coordinator I


    CityLogan Campus


    https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/7167/program-coordinator-i/job



    2. The Benefits of Active Parenting in K–12 Education: A Conversation with Eva Moskowitz

    https://www.aei.org/events/the-benefits-of-active-parenting-in-k-12-education-a-conversation-with-eva-moskowitz/



    3. PUTTING YOUR PHONE IN ITS PLACE

    LAUREN HALL, President & CEO First Things First

    https://firstthings.org/putting-your-phone-in-its-place/




    4. Why Aussies can't afford to have children






    5. What Kind of Family is Yours?

    BY DAVID ROSEN

    https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/11/09/what-kind-of-family-is-yours/



    6. When renovating exposes cracks — in your marriage

    By Marisa Kashino

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/11/14/home-renovation-remodel-marriage-relationship/



    7. Should government promote marriage?

    Sutherland Institute

    https://sutherlandinstitute.org/should-government-promote-marriage/



    8. How Men Succeed In Marriage with Nick Freitas | The Lila Rose Podcast E70




    9. Why Home Ownership Creates Stronger Marriages

     Wharton’s Corinne Low

    https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/podcast/wharton-business-daily-podcast/why-home-ownership-creates-stronger-marriages/



    10. Why Millenials Don’t Want To Get Married? | Declining Marriage Rates A New Normal? | 




    11. Adult sibling relationships: The impact of cohabitation, marriage, separation, and childbearing

    Zafer Buyukkececi, Beyda Çineli




    12. OUR MARRIAGE SURVEY IS READY!

    by Sheila Wray Gregoire




    13. 3 Ways to Fix Marriage Boredom

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. 

    Child Well-Being through the Lens of Fathers .... 7th Annual Symposium (November 15-16, 2023 in Philadelphia)


    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/s2hsqy3



    2. 
    Military-Connected Children in the Education System

    Date: November 15, 2023
    Time: 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET

    https://prainc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NXL3pOltQIeeV8RPRN-9Gg#/registration




    3. Fairness for Stay-at-Home Parents

    Ivana Greco

    https://www.theamericanconservative.com/fairness-for-stay-at-home-parents/




    4. https://www.childtrends.org/publications/black-children-youth-benefit-research-protective-community-resources




    5. 

    Boxer gets EPIC


    Petty Officer 2nd Class Mikal Chapman


    https://www.dvidshub.net/news/457334/boxer-gets-epic



    6. Behavior Management for Kids: 25 Parenting Tips and Tricks

    Brian Comly

    https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/behavior-management-for-kids-25-parenting-tips-and-tricks-kpkn/



    7. OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS SHOULD TEACH THE SUCCESS SEQUENCE

    Brandon Dutcher

    https://ocpathink.org/post/analysis/oklahoma-educators-should-teach-the-success-sequence




    8. Marriage rates are declining, impacting economy, said expert

    MARIAH MAYNES

    https://kslnewsradio.com/2055314/marriage-rates-are-declining-impacting-economy-said-expert/




    9. Oklahoma declares November 'Family Month': 'Foundational institution of society'

    By Ryan Foley

    https://www.christianpost.com/news/oklahoma-gov-stitt-declares-november-family-month.html



    10. Poverty and Place: Exploring the Legacy of Persistent Poverty in America

    Thursday, November 16, 2023
    12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST

    https://www.urban.org/events/poverty-and-place-exploring-legacy-persistent-poverty-america



    11. ‘Mounds of data’ favor marriage and two-parent households, an economist argues in SLC

     
    https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/11/09/mounds-data-favor-marriage-two/


    Thanks
    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Exploring Family Structure Diversity Among Children in Families With Low Incomes

    https://www.childtrends.org/publications/exploring-family-structure-diversity-among-children-in-families-with-low-incomes


    2. Marital transitions during earlier adulthood and subsequent health and well-being in mid- to late-life among female nurses: An outcome-wide analysis

    Ying Chen a b

    , 

    Maya B. Mathur c

    , 

    Brendan W. Case a

    , 

    Tyler J. VanderWeele a b

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590113323000020



    3. Developing a Comprehensive Community-Based Prevention Strategy

    ADAPT

    https://www.hidta.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Developing-a-Comprehensive-Community-Strategy_FINAL_r.pdf



    4. Adult Relationship Quality Data Tool

    The Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center (MAST Center)



    https://mastresearchcenter.org/hmre-evaluation-data-tool/adult-relationship-quality-data-tool/





    5. Racial Disparities in the Income Tax Treatment of Marriage

    Janet Holtzblatt, Swati Joshi, Nora Cahill, William G. Gale
     
    https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/racial-disparities-income-tax-treatment-marriage-oct-2023



    6. Opinion: A silver anniversary celebration for the Utah Marriage Commission

    By Alan Hawkins, Contributor

    https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2023/10/30/23939124/25th-anniversary-utah-marriage-commission



    7. INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION

    Commander, Navy Installations Command

    https://ffr.cnic.navy.mil/Family-Readiness/Fleet-And-Family-Support-Program/INTEGRATED-PRIMARY-PREVENTION/

    OR

    Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Military Family Readiness

    MCEC Podcast

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hriving-not-just-surviving-military-family-readiness/id1386801038?i=1000633208728




    8. Study finds more than half of teenagers have no rules for using tech at home

     Roser Reyner
    https://sciencex.com/wire-news/460196191/study-finds-more-than-half-of-teenagers-have-no-rules-for-using.html



    9. Flourishing in Career and Family Life

    Public Discourse, Nov 6, 2023 08:00 PM

    https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bEiupM5OTbib6D8P5O4RsA#/registration



    10. Melissa Kearney on the Two-Parent Privilege

    By Nat Malkus

    https://www.aei.org/podcast/melissa-kearney-on-the-two-parent-privilege/

    OR

    Melissa Kearney: The Importance of the Two-Parent Home

    Ep. 307 — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis

    https://www.aei.org/podcast/melissa-kearney-the-importance-of-the-two-parent-home/



    11. A Happy Marriage Affects Genetic Mental Health Risk

    Noam Shpancer Ph.D. for PT

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202309/a-happy-marriage-affects-genetic-mental-health-risk



    12. Ep. 123—The Intricacies of Marriage

    Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Devorah Baum about her new book, 

    On Marriage.

     



    https://yalebooks.yale.edu/2023/10/28/ep-123-the-intricacies-of-marriage/


    Thanks
    Bill


    ‌

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. On Edge: Understanding and Preventing Young Adults’ Mental Health Challenges

    Authored by Richard Weissbourd, Milena Batanova, Joseph McIntyre, and Eric Torres with Shanae Irving, Sawsan Eskander, and Kiran Bhai.

    https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/on-edge?j=4835745&sfmc_sub=525067210&l=80898_HTML&u=270370879&mid=7303351&jb=1005




    2. Fragile Neighborhoods: A Book Event with Seth Kaplan (replay)

    With Yuval Levin,AEI

    https://www.aei.org/events/fragile-neighborhoods-a-book-event-with-seth-kaplan/



    3. "Shocking": More mothers are working than ever before

    Emily Peck, author of Axios Markets

    https://www.axios.com/2023/09/01/working-mothers-labor-market-women-equality



    4. Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda

    OPRE/ACF

    https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/welfare-and-family-self-sufficiency-learning-agenda



    5. 'They yell and I yell back': Preschoolers' descriptions of conflict-laden interactions at home

    by Uppsala University

    https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-preschoolers-descriptions-conflict-laden-interactions-home.html



    6. Fertility Rate in Canada Fell to (Another) Record Low in 2022

    Nathan Battams


    https://vanierinstitute.ca/fertility-rate-in-canada-fell-to-another-record-low-in-2022/





    7. There is power in telling your children ‘I don’t know’

    Perspective by Maryam Abdullah

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/10/24/parents-dont-know/



    8. Emotional Regulation: Everything You Need to Know to Improve Your Relationships

    Candice Ramsey, MA, LAMFT, CPC

    https://councilforrelationships.org/emotional-regulation-everything-you-need-to-know-to-improve-your-relationships/



    9. Reducing Intergenerational Poverty

    National Academy of Sciences

    https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/27058/interactive/




    10. GOOD DIGITAL PARENTING

    https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting



    11. Marriage Is Not a Tool

    Richard Gunderman MD, Ph.D. for PT

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fully-human/202310/marriage-is-not-a-tool




    12. Utah celebrates 25 years of supporting healthy marriages

    By Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com

    https://www.ksl.com/article/50764664/utah-celebrates-25-years-of-supporting-healthy-marriages



    13. A Psychologist Explains The 6 Stages Of Marriage

    Mark Travers, Contributor

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/10/23/a-psychologist-explains-the-6-stages-of-marriage/?sh=1f3c829a5a86


    Thanks. Have a great weekend!
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. How to Manage Holidays When a Family Member Has BPD

    Linda S Austin M.D.

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/theyre-driving-me-nuts/202310/how-to-manage-holidays-when-a-family-member-has-bpd



    2.  Grounds for Divorce: The Dynamics of Marriage Satisfaction as a Predictor of Divorce

     Mieczysław Plopa1 ,Wojciech Plopa1 , and Anna Skuzińska2

    https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https://www.ac-psych.org/en/download-pdf/page/37/volume/19/issue/3/id/406&hl=en&sa=X&d=14084354069337292553&ei=OoYuZdCfMsruygT5m5iABQ&scisig=AFWwaeYms1tsbqXgx-5CagB8XkFw&oi=scholaralrt&hist=1YCyzCEAAAAJ:2898548687067886055:AFWwaea0ssn5rusIusxp2zKz9a1O&html=&pos=4&folt=kw



    3. Urban Advantage for Careers, Rural Edge for Marriage: A Study on South Korean Young Adults

    http://koreabizwire.com/urban-advantage-for-careers-rural-edge-for-marriage-a-study-on-south-korean-young-adults/261968



    4. How to Change Your Marriage Mindset

    USU EXTENSION

    https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/podcast/episodes/055_Marriage_Mindset



    5. Helping Vulnerable Moms and Families: How Do We Get to Bipartisan Support?

    Lauretta Brown

    https://www.ncregister.com/news/helping-vulnerable-moms-and-families-how-do-we-get-to-bipartisan-support



    6 Marriage Rate in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2022

    Author: Jaden Loo

    https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/loo-marriage-rate-US-geographic-variation-2022-fp-23-23.html



    7. How to Talk With Kids About the War in Gaza and Israel  


    BY MARYAM ABDULLAH

    https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_talk_with_kids_about_the_war_in_gaza_and_israel

    OR

    Helping Kids Work Through the Fear and Consequences of Global Violence

    https://www.militarychild.org/resourcesglobalviolence



    8. Greek PM Declares 'National Danger' Over Birth Decline

    https://www.barrons.com/news/greek-pm-declares-national-danger-over-birth-decline-68dcfd16



    9. English bishop claims marriage ‘disappearing in Britain’

    Charles Collins

    https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2023/10/english-bishop-claims-marriage-disappearing-in-britain



    10. For relationship maintenance, accurate perception of partner's behavior could be key

    by Marianne Stein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


    https://phys.org/news/2023-10-relationship-maintenance-accurate-perception-partner.html



    Thanks
    Bill

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. More than 1 in 7 men have no close friends. The way we socialize boys is to blame

    LAURA NEWBERRY

    https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/newsletter/2023-10-10/more-than-1-in-7-men-have-no-close-friends-the-way-we-socialize-boys-is-to-blame-group-therapy?



    2. Adolescent delinquency: The role of early childhood exposure to intimate partner violence

    Shannon Cheung, Chien-Chung Huang

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12949



    3. Persevering in a Marriage That Tries Your Patience

    GARY THOMAS

    https://garythomasbooks.substack.com/p/persevering-in-a-marriage-that-tries?



    4. How Do Elementary Students Show Kindness to Others?

    BY SUMMER S. BRAUN, MICHAEL T. WARREN, KIMBERLY A. SCHONERT-REICHL

    https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_do_elementary_students_show_kindness_to_others



    5. Summary: Reducing Parental Conflict programme 2018 to 2022 diary research with parents accessing interventions

    Anna Silk and Sophie Talbot (Department for Work and Pensions)



    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reducing-parental-conflict-programme-2018-to-2022-diary-research-with-parents-accessing-interventions/summary-reducing-parental-conflict-programme-2018-to-2022-diary-research-with-parents-accessing-interventions




    6. 7 in 10 adults have strong relationship with their parents — and childhood chores are a big reason why!

    Sophia Naughton

    https://studyfinds.org/chores-parents-cleaning-house/




    7. Local Programs Keep Incarcerated Parents Connected to Kids

    Sarah Sample

    https://conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2023/10/12/local-programs-keep-incarcerated-parents-connected-to-kids/



    8. Family resiliency in the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis

    Allen W. Barton, Noah B. Larsen, Qiujie Gong, Scott M. Stanley

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12929




    9. Mitch Albom: Breaking news: Marriage, two-parent homes good for children!

    https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2023/10/07/mitch-albom-breaking-news-marriage-two-parent-homes-good-for-children/



    10. Marital First Responder Workshop

    October 14, 2023, 9am to 4 pm Central Time, Online via Zoom and In Person

    https://maritalfirstresponders.org/mfr-workshop-registration/



    and if you need a getaway... First hotel in space is set to open in 2025

    Katherine Sidnell

    https://www.unilad.com/technology/space/space-travel-hotel-orbital-assembly-opens-797402-20231007


    Happy Birthday Alysse!
    Bill

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Baby Bonds Would Reduce Racial Wealth Inequities. Here’s What Policymakers Need to Know.

    Madeline Brown, Marokey Sawo, Ofronama Biu




    2. Couples delay getting married in order to buy new home




    3. Fathers have ‘unique effect’ on children’s educational outcomes, study finds

    Sally Weale, Education correspondent






    4. The Effects of Harsh Parenting: A negative self-perpetuating loop

    By Lydia Speyer





    5. Intentional marriage plus family ministries yield good results

    Therese Horvat





    6. 10 Ways to Start Your Child's Day with Caring and Empathy





    7. Three Years Later: The Impact of Relationship Smarts Plus on Youth in Georgia

    Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT





    8. Cutting-edge AI boosts healthy relationships, social and emotional learning for youth and adults





    9. Youth groups, classes may be key in maintaining faith as kids age

     Leigh Beeson





    10. Feeling Undervalued? Relationship Interventions May Aid

    • Marianne Stein



    11. 100 Percent of Couples Have Conflict. This Could Help.





    12. Economics Newsletter: The Marriage Decline

    Commentary By Allison Schrager