Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Intact marriage and weekly worship make children thrive

By Peter Newman




2. How an engagement bike changed one couple’s life





3. Married couples who merge finances may be happier, stay together longer

Jenny Olson

, assistant professor of marketing at Kelley






4. Webinar: Why Are Many Kids Anxious and How Can Parents Help?

The Child Mind Institute and Fort Health, a mental health provider for ages 4–19, are hosting a special webinar on proven strategies that parents can use to support anxious kids. Join us on May 31st at 5:30 pm ET.

REGISTER TODAY ▸




5. Collapse in marriage and lack of ‘resident fatherhood’ lead decline in Christianity – study




6. Six Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged You

Here's what we have learned from 25 years of research about forgiveness—and its alternatives.


BY EVERETT L. WORTHINGTON JR. |



7. Adopting a Motivation-Driven Approach to Case Management in HMRE Services

OPRE/ACF




8. Five years in with millions unclaimed, is Family First helping kids and families yet?

Nora Neus







OR

Volunteering eases kids' mental illness odds: study

Callum Godde




10. Are Gen Z's Attitudes Towards Marriage Changing?

 BY LEA GARCIA-SALAZAR




11. Income inequality widens marriage rates among men



12. 

Adventures in Marriage: strengthening marriages and families of 1 SOW Airmen


Airman 1st Class Hussein Enaya



Thanks. Going biking...

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Mother’s Day Reflections on the Diverse Experiences of Motherhood




2. Road Maps for Change: Adult-Serving HMRE Grant Recipients’ Rapid Cycle Learning in the SIMR Project

OPRE/ACF




3. Opportunities for Marriage, Partnership Shape Women’s Family Incomes

Ariel Binder, Caroline Walker, Jonathan Eggleston and Marta Murray-Close




4. The Parent Trap: Reducing social inequality by supporting parents and their children

Co-hosted by The MIT Press





5. How to Help Your Teen Be a Good Person

BY EDEN PONTZ






6. Speaking the truth about motherhood and marriage

 by Wendy Wixom




7. The benefits of marriage and religious practice for children and society

Friday, May 12th 2023 @ 1:00PM EDT 
Voice of the Family





8. 2023 NARME Plenary Speakers




9. Carolyn Hax: 20 years into marriage, can unhappiness just be a phase?

Advice by Carolyn Hax




10. Treat Students Like Future Parents, Not Just Future Employees

By Mary Frances Myler




11. ‘Relationships are old school’: Marriage 101 hits 23 years of teaching students about healthy relationships

Beatrice Villaflor

, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor






12. 
13. Young Koreans aren’t swearing off marriage, they’re deferring it



Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. How does digital media shape young children’s word learning?

By Sarah C. Kucker




2.  How young people are learning about relationships, sex and sexuality

Conducted by Cardiff University and University College London, as well as a Young People's Advisory Group


OR

Agony aunts examine relationship issues with Tavistock Relationships





3. Highlights from the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) Evaluation

OPRE/ACF/HHS





4. today...



5. You Can Now Claim a .Dad Domain for Your Website. Cue the Dad Jokes




6. A Limited‐Government Answer to Pregnancy and Childbirth?

By Vanessa Brown Calder




7. Cohabiting parents differ from married ones in three big ways

Richard V. Reeves and Eleanor Krause




8. In Conversation with Matt Desmond: How We Can End Poverty in America




9. Why Are So Many Westerners Heading to Korea for Love?

Eryn Gordon









11. National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support Grant Opportunity

Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB


https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343852


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Tips for Creating a Motivating and Supportive Environment for Staff Success in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

OPRE/ACF


OR



OR

REFRAME: Centering the Strength of Black Voices in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs




2. The Social Breakdown: The Poverty of Family, Community, and Religious Life in America

Thursday, May 4, 2023 | 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET




3. Fatherhood and Marriage: Does Strengthening Fatherhood Depend on Renewing Marriage in America?

With W. Bradford Wilcox | Ian Rowe

Richard Reeves




4.  What’s the Plan? Cohabitation, Engagement, and Divorce 

by Scott M. Stanley & Galena K. Rhoades


OR

New DU Study Highlights Risks of Living Together Before Engagement

Emma Atkinson




5. Divorce Rates: Exploring the Influential Factors and Trends

JACOB MASLOW




6. How premarital sex could impact your marriage





7. The Next Issue in Family-Focused Public Policy





8. State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States
9. National Fatherhood Initiative, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health partner for new program

Hayley DeSilva






10. Toolkit: Elevating Family Input in TANF and Child Support Programs: Resources for Program Staff, Leaders, and Families



Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 464

1. 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





2. How moms and dads view each other as co-parents affects kids

3. Fatherhood and Marriage: Does Strengthening Fatherhood Depend on Renewing Marriage in America?


With W. Bradford WilcoxIan Rowe, and Richard Reeves.

 click here shortly before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 25th for the live stream.



4. The Evidence on Family Affordability

By Angela Rachidi





5. Architects of Father Policies and Programs Discuss How it is Done
 Tuesday, May 16 · 12 - 1:30 pm EDT

By The Center for Policy Research / The Fatherhood Research & Practice Network




6. Speaking of Psychology: What you know about aging is probably wrong, with Manfred Diehl, PhD




7. Rejecting ring by spring

Claire Lyons


OR

MARRIAGE THERAPIST SPEAKS ON DATING

QUINN DELAMATER





8. 3 PRINCIPLES FOR RAISING TEENS WITHOUT RUINING YOUR MARRIAGE





9. Dinner and a Marriage (tonight!)




10. Using Data to Guide Improvement in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

OPRE/ACF



OR

Tips for Creating a Motivating and Supportive Environment for Staff Success in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Siblings Day



OR

On Thursday, April 13, a downloadable file containing July 1, 2022, estimates of the resident U.S. population by single year of age and sex will be released on the Population and Housing Unit Estimates webpage.



2. TANF & Child Welfare Collaboration: Preventative Strategies Focused on Family Well-being-A Review of the Evidence and Implications for Practice







3. 
Universal Benefits of School Programs that Bolster the Behavioral Health and Educational Success of Our Youth

 Wednesday   •   April 19th   •   2:00-3:30 ET

 

Registration link: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7PtAJvAZQRGJyAeZYUnUQQ

 

Download flyer

 

The National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives (NPSC), the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute, and the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Penn State University are hosting a congressional briefing on the benefits to children of school-based programs designed to foster social, behavioral, and emotional development.




4. The tyranny of science over mothers.

By Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon in the MIT Press Reader





5. No fault. No divorce boom

Harry Benson





6. The average family spends just 6 hours together — each week

Report by 72Point writer Alice Hughes contributed to this report




7. Positive Experiences in Close Relationships Are Associated With Better Physical Health




8.  Stable Homes, Built on Love: Implementation Strategy and Consultation 
Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Education by Command of His Majesty


OR

Government plans to reform children's social care in England: CASPAR briefing

Candidates for IFS Friday Five #462 (another Elite 8 March Madness Edition)

1. Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

Asari Offiong, Desiree W. Murray, Mindy E. Scott, Lindsay Anderson, Deja Logan





2. Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Drifted Apart





3. We Wanted the Best for Our Children But Made a Mistake

Lenore Skenazy





4. State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China

Amy Hawkins




5. For Long-Term Health and Happiness, Marriage Still Matters

Brendan Case and Ying Chen





6. Wisconsin residents to see welfare reform question on April 4 ballot

 ALLISON COURTRIGHT




7. Incentives and Marriage

By: Kevin Corcoran




8. Black Marriage Day 2023: History, theme and 3 ways to celebrate occasion

By Aarzoo Kalyan




Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five #461 (Elite Eight edition)

1. Replay: Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes (with Q&A and resources)




2. 

How moms and dads view each other as co-parents affects kids


Ohio State University






3. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D





4. Fostering Trust with Program Participants and Serving Young Fathers: Highlights from the Third FRAMING Research Technical Work Group on Responsible Fatherhood


OR





5. Assessment of the Impact of Social Media on the Health and Wellbeing of Adolescents and Children (Meeting 4)





6. New Parents, Social Media & Pregnancy: What You Need to Know

Kathy Klein, M.S.Ed., MSW, LSW





7. New Research Suggests A Unique Way To Enhance Your Sex Life

Mark Travers,Contributor





8. Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

Asari Offiong, Desiree W. Murray, Mindy E. Scott, Lindsay Anderson, Deja Logan




Thanks from Monterey,CA

Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Mindful life: Care for carers

During my recent period of ill health, I’m reminded of how much my husband goes the extra mile to take care of me

By Rebecca Lawrence





2. What Makes Home a Home

John Cuddeback




3. Marriages in Australia

The Australian Institute of Family Studies





4. 

The Power of the Success Sequence

for Young Adults

 Brad Wilcox, Ph.D., University of Virginia, and Wendy R. Wang, Institute for Family Studies

Wednesday, April 12, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific





5. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

Lauren Akers, Jennifer Tippins, Susan Hauan, and Miranda Lynch-Smith

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS






6. Data on Families With Low Incomes Across America Can Inform Two-Generation Approaches

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Marta Alvira-Hammond





7. Ten years of Supporting Families: Supporting Families programme annual report 2022-23





8. Bill Doherty is presenting the Marital First Responders Workshop live (via zoom or in person in St. Paul, Minnesota) on April 1st, from 9 am to 4 pm Central.




9. Can Ruptured Adult Sibling Relationships Be Healed?





10. Marriage and Divorce Statistics (2023): Surprising trends & findings
ROSELLE UMLAS




11. Ask an Expert — Five Ways to Share the Mental Load in Marriage

By David Schramm




12. Integrating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education with Economic Stability Services: Findings from Two Programs


Thanks. Now back to March Madness...

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

Scott Stanley, Ph.D., and Galena K. Rhoades, Ph.D., University of Denver




2. I Want Our Relationship to Last: Strategies That People Employ in Order to Improve Their Intimate Relationships






3. State divorce rate falls, but still 7th highest in country





4. OFA Webinar: The Whole Family Approach: How TANF Programs Can Engage Customers in Mental Health Services – Part II


OR

REFRAME: Centering the Strength of Black Voices in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs




5. What is puberty like for girls? – Making sense of puberty

By Mary Kate Koch




6. Children's social care: Stable Homes, Built on Love

UK Department for Education Consultation



OR





7. To get children to think for themselves, listen more, lecture less
 
 for WAPO




8. Six “red flags” in relationships: From being dangerous to gross and being apathetic to unmotivated

Zsófia Csajbók a, Kaitlyn P. White b, Peter K. Jonason c d





9. Race, class, and marriage: Components of race differences in men’s first marriage rates, United States, 1960–2019






10. 

Geo bachelors and singles attend marriage event


Monica K. Guthrie




THANKS!
Bill