Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. DESTROYING MARRIAGE IN ORDER TO SAVE IT

by Daniel Frost and Robert P. George




2. Pre-Application Webinar for Multi-Sectoral Preventive Interventions Research Network Funding Opportunities

February 9, 2024, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET





3. 2024 NARME Summit

Call for Presenters




4. Do we really live in an “age of inequality”?

By Dylan Matthews




5. The Decline of Marriage: A Glimpse into an Unsettling Trend

VIRGIL WALKER


OR

‘To Have and to Hold’: Marrying Young and Making It Last

Jeff Minick

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2024/01/marrying-young/




6. Routines and child development: A systematic review

Saliha B. Selman, Janean E. Dilworth-Bart




7. Monday, February 12, 2024 | 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM ET

Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization

With W. Bradford Wilcox




8. Black wealth is increasing, but so is the racial wealth gap

Andre M. Perry, Hannah Stephens, and Manann Donoghoe




9. Study ranks GA in top five states with most failing marriages




10. Marquette Bookshelf: ‘Just Marriage’

Written by Dr. Andrew Kim, associate professor of theology




11. USU Extension Co-Sponsors 2024 Utah Marriage Celebration

By Julene Reese





12. New research highlights impact of fathers’ conflict resolution on kids’ socioemotional growth

by Eric W. Dolan




13.DHW publishes 2022 Marriage and Divorce Report




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Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. State of Youth Relationship Education Today

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 @ 1:00 pm Pacific/4:00 pm Eastern




2.  Using the Family First Act to Grow and Nurture Support Systems for Families of Young Children

  Rebecca Vivrette, Amy McKlindon, Elizabeth Jordan, Maggie Haas, Ja’Chelle Ball, Gina Mueterthies, Jaclyn Szrom, and Torey Silloway   




3. The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2023

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN, JEREMY ADAM SMITH, JILL SUTTIE, MARYAM ABDULLAH, EMILIANA R. SIMON-THOMAS




4. Congress must act to enable parents to promote online safety on all social media platforms

Raul Lopez, Guest columnist





5. A Healthy Sex Life Could Save Your Memory Later In Life

 Martin Sliwinski, professor of human development and family studies at Penn State






6. THE ATLANTIC WARNS OF SMARTPHONES IN SCHOOLS. BUT IS ANYONE LISTENING?




7. How marriage and family impact America’s civic health

 Brandon Dabling sits down with Nic Dunn




8. Statement from AAMFT’s CEO Chris Michaels Regarding Medicare’s Coverage of Marriage and Family Therapists: A Transformational Change for Clients and Therapists




9. Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen

by Rory Muir




10. Using experiments to study families and intimate relationships

Long Doan, Natasha Quadlin, Katharine Khanna







12. 

Episode 53 - Friends, Partners, and Lovers in Marriage (feat. Kevin Thompson)

More than Roommates


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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Supporting Diverse Family Structures Through Social Safety Net Programs

 Lisa Kim, Deja Logan, and Mindy Scott




2. Kids and Teens Need Resilience

Mary K. Alvord, Ph.D.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/fall-2023/kids-and-teens-need-resilience




3. Going nowhere! Many millennials, Gen Z adults planning to live with parents for another 10 years!





4. Figuring It Out: Serving Young Fathers in Responsible Fatherhood Programs

OPRE/ACF/HHS




5. Stronger Families, Safer Streets

By W. Bradford Wilcox | Rafael A. Mangual | Seth Cannon | Joseph E. Price

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/stronger-families-safer-streets/

OR

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

With Robert Pondiscio

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




6. Secure Attachment to Both Parents − Not Just Mothers − Boosts Children’s Healthy Development




7. Parentification: The impact of children taking on parental roles in their family

Marianne Stein





8. Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts




9. How to survive holiday travel stress, according to marriage counselors

Advice by Natalie B. Compton





10. just FYI

This year, women said ‘enough’ to modern marriage




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Bill



Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2023


OR




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  





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




4. A fifth of people watch porn during working day

Alexander Butler




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

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



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’





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


OR

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

By Clay Calvert




8. What’s the Matter with Girls?






9. Seven facts about the economic security of older adults

Wendell Primus and Julia Paris
 



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




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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.




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





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)




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


Lonneke van den Berg, Ellen Verbakel




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

By Alan Hawkins, Contributor


OR

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

By Emma Pitts





7. Divorce rates back to 1970 levels

Harry Benson, Research Director, Marriage Foundation


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




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




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

By  Mona Charen





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Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 

Program Coordinator I


CityLogan Campus





2. 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





4. Why Aussies can't afford to have children





5. What Kind of Family is Yours?

BY DAVID ROSEN




6. When renovating exposes cracks — in your marriage

By Marisa Kashino




7. Should government promote marriage?

Sutherland Institute




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




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)





2. 
Military-Connected Children in the Education System

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













5. 

Boxer gets EPIC






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

Brian Comly




7. OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS SHOULD TEACH THE SUCCESS SEQUENCE

Brandon Dutcher





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

MARIAH MAYNES





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

By Ryan Foley




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




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



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Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. 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





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4. Adult Relationship Quality Data Tool

The Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center (MAST Center)







Janet Holtzblatt, Swati Joshi, Nora Cahill, William G. Gale
 



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

By Alan Hawkins, Contributor




7. INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION

Commander, Navy Installations Command


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



9. Flourishing in Career and Family Life

Public Discourse, Nov 6, 2023 08:00 PM




10. Melissa Kearney on the Two-Parent Privilege

By Nat Malkus


OR

Melissa Kearney: The Importance of the Two-Parent Home

Ep. 307 — Political Economy with James Pethokoukis




11. 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.

 





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.





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

With Yuval Levin,AEI




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

Emily Peck, author of Axios Markets




4. Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Learning Agenda

OPRE/ACF




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

by Uppsala University




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

Nathan Battams





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

Perspective by Maryam Abdullah




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

Candice Ramsey, MA, LAMFT, CPC




9. Reducing Intergenerational Poverty

National Academy of Sciences





10. GOOD DIGITAL PARENTING




11. Marriage Is Not a Tool






12. Utah celebrates 25 years of supporting healthy marriages

By Kaigan Mears Bigler, KSL.com




13. A Psychologist Explains The 6 Stages Of Marriage

Mark Travers, Contributor



Thanks. Have a great weekend!
Bill