Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Julian, C. A. (2022). Median age at first divorce, 2020. Family Profiles, FP-22-23. Bowling Green, OH: National Center for Family & Marriage Research. https://doi.org/10.25035/ncfmr/fp-22-23



2. Child Well-Being in Single-Parent Families

BY THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

https://www.aecf.org/blog/child-well-being-in-single-parent-families




3. Understanding the Effects of Healthy Relationship Programs for Youth

Wednesday, October 12, 2022, 4:00pm Eastern/1:00pm Pacific

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/free-resources/webinars/




4. Poverty Rate of Children Higher Than National Rate, Lower for Older Populations

Craig Benson

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/10/poverty-rate-varies-by-age-groups.html




5. 

Exploring Participating Patterns in Three HMRE Programs

This report describes typical patterns of participation in three healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) programs that were part of the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) evaluation.  

Read the Report >









Participation Patterns in Three Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs for Adults with Low Incomes: Lessons for the Field




6. The 2022 American Family Survey

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-2022-american-family-survey/

OR

https://www.deseret.com/american-family-survey-2022




7. A Nation of Boys at Risk

More male-friendly education requires more male teachers and more vocational learning



https://americancompass.org/essays/a-nation-of-boys-at-risk/




8.  Child Welfare and Early Intervention: Policies and Practices to Promote Collaboration and Help Infants and Toddlers Thrive 

Daniel Ferguson, Sheila Smith, Maribel Granja, Olivia Lasala, and Hope Cooper

https://www.nccp.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/EI-CW-Report_9.1.22-FINAL.pdf



9. Parenting practices in teen years set the stage for closeness, warmth later on

Sara P. Brennen

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/parenting-practices-teen-years-set-stage-closeness-warmth-later/



10. 

Why Is Marriage Worth Fighting For?


Ryan and Selena Frederick

https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/why-is-marriage-worth-fighting-for/id1292084760?i=1000581531037



Thanks
Bill













Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Latino Children Have Diverse Family Structures, But Most Live With Two Parents

Yiyu Chen, Lina Guzman



4.  Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Children Benefit from a More Integrated Family Approach

Carolyn Pape Cowan, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley,
Alan J. Hawkins, Ph.D., Brigham Young University, 
Philip A. Cowan, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley

https://www.srcd.org/sites/default/files/resources/SRCD%20CEB-HMRF.pdf



5.  Parenting Styles: A Closer Look at a Well-Known Concept 

Sofie Kuppens , Eva Ceulemans

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6323136/pdf/10826_2018_Article_1242.pdf




6. Twenty years of research on relationship maintenance: More diversity is needed

Marianne Stein, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

https://phys.org/news/2022-09-twenty-years-relationship-maintenance-diversity.html



7. How Marital Status and Children Affect Social Safety Net Participation

Michael D. King and Zachary Scherer

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/09/marital-status-and-children-affect-social-safety-net-participation.html



8. Defining and Measuring the Complexity of Stepfamilies in the United States

Lindsey Aldrich, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Susan L. Brown, and Krista K. Payne

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/defining-and-measuring-the-complexity-of-stepfamilies-in-the-united-states/

OR

Unique Aspects of Adolescent and Young Adult Romantic Relationship Attitudes, Experiences, and Quality

Eric Eben Sevareid, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, Katherine L. Graham, Krista K. Westrick-Payne

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/unique-aspects-of-adolescent-and-young-adult-romantic-relationship-attitudes-experiences-and-quality/




9. The 2022 American Family Survey

Webcast Tuesday, Oct 04, 2022 ,1:00 PM EDT - 2:15 PM EDT

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-2022-american-family-survey/




10. https://live.stmichaelsabbey.com/


Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 

University Of Michigan: The Ties That Bind- Joint Children May Strengthen Stepfamily Ties To Older Parents


https://indiaeducationdiary.in/university-of-michigan-the-ties-that-bind-joint-children-may-strengthen-stepfamily-ties-to-older-parents/




2. 
Responding to the Current Youth Mental Health Crisis and Preventing the Next One: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief

VIEW LARGER COVER


https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26669/responding-to-the-current-youth-mental-health-crisis-and-preventing-the-next-one?



3. Record number of young people in Japan rejecting marriage, survey shows

Justin McCurry in Tokyo


OR

Pathways from economic hardship to couple conflict by socioeconomic status during COVID-19 in Korea





4. Latinx families’ strengths and resilience contribute to their well-being

  

Natasha Cabrera, Angelica Alonso, Yu Chen, and Rachel Ghosh

 



https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/research-resources/latinx-families-strengths-and-resilience-contribute-to-their-well-being/




5. Increase in Income Inequality Driven by Real Declines in Income at the Bottom

Jessica Semega and Melissa Kollar

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/09/income-inequality-increased.html?




6. Children and war: Loss, family stress, and attachment relationships

Lisa Gorman Ufer and Hiram Fitzgerald

https://childandfamilyblog.com/visible-and-invisible-war-wounds-affect-childrens-development/

OR

OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM

https://ffr.cnic.navy.mil/Family-Readiness/Fleet-And-Family-Support-Program/Work-and-Family-Life/Ombudsman-Program/



7. 

FREE NRFC Webinar


Social Media Strategies to Increase Engagement

with Fathers and Communities

Wednesday September 28, 2022

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EDT

Register for Free
https://fathersincorporated.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nC9NNFsZTR-Sgh5bZb8D_g



8. Opinion: The biggest weapon of mass distraction in marriage? Your cellphone


By  David Schramm

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2022/9/12/23349167/opinion-cellphone-distraction-in-marriage


Also listen to his podcasts https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/podcast/



9. What May We Expect from the Family?

Gerhard Ludwig Müller
https://www.communio-icr.com/articles/view/what-may-we-expect-from-the-family




10. Should You Reward Teens for Being Kind?

MARYAM ABDULLAH |

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




11. Integrating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education into an Employment Training Program: The Impacts of Career STREAMS

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/integrating-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-employment-training-program



Thanks. We had a wonderful time in Portugal, esp Fatima since we were there for the events the eve of the 12th and the morning of the 13th https://www.fatima.pt/en/pages/online-transmissions

Bill
















Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 

Evaluation Highlights from Local Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs in the 2015-2020 Cohort

Explore findings from selected local evaluations carried out by HMRE grantees in the 2015-2020 grantee cohort. OFA funds these grantees to support and strengthen family relationships and economic well-being.

Read the Brief >









https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/local-evaluation-highlights-2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education



2. Census Bureau Releases Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/key-dates-iphi-acs.html

OR

Does Marrying Younger Mean Marrying More Often?

BRITTANY M. KING



3. Responding to the Current Youth Mental Health Crisis and Preventing the Next One

Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief




4. What Grieving Children Need From the Grown-Ups in Their Lives
 ANYA KAMENETZ




5. National Data on Age Gradients in Well-being Among US Adults

Ying Chen, ScD1,2; Richard G. Cowden, PhD2; Jeffery Fulks, PhD3,4; et al

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2795626




6. Digital hell: Parents’ inability to handle kids’ screen time habits lead to more arguments, family tension

John Anderer




7. “Normal” childhood in the lives of financially struggling white daughters and mothers

Annaliese Grant

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12872




8. Family Socialization Around Race/Ethnicity and Racism: Advancing Understanding of Racial/Ethnic Inequalities in the U.S.

Penn State’s 30th Annual Symposium on Family Issues

https://www.populationassociation.org/events/event-description?CalendarEventKey=42e6a328-e685-45f0-91ae-42fd8aa88bb2&Home=%2Fevents%2Fcalendar

https://pop.psu.edu/events/30th-annual-national-symposium-family-issues




9. Cities where millennials are getting married

Andrew Gaug, St. Joseph News-Press, Mo.

https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/cities-where-millennials-are-getting-married/article_350a7842-24c5-11ed-9443-ff8204a62364.html




10. How Senior Couples Make Marriage Better

Francine and Byron Pirola

https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/how-senior-couples-make-marriage-better/



Thanks. We will be biking in Portugal starting next week. I'll be back with more input here on 9/29.
Bill


























Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Episode 121: 36 Questions to Spark Intimacy

PODCAST The Science of Happiness

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/podcasts/item/36_questions_to_spark_intimacy



2. Do men really die sooner? Study finds married and educated men often outlive women

 Chris Melorehttps://www.studyfinds.org/married-men-outlive-women/

3.  Family Hubs and Start for Life programme guide

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1096786/Family_Hubs_and_Start_for_Life_programme_guide.pdf



4. The recording and materials for the OFA Webinar: TANF and Relationship Education: Lessons Learned from Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees Providing Stability Through Challenging Times 




5. Study suggests 10-plus hours sleep overnight eases kindergarten transition

ROB WU

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triangle-sandhills/news/2022/08/16/kindergarten-sleep-study




6. Does Your State Have a Marriage Penalty?

Janelle Fritts

https://taxfoundation.org/state-marriage-penalty-2022/



7. Marriage, BBC One review - a brilliantly executed drama series with a big heart

 Helen Hawkins

https://theartsdesk.com/tv/marriage-bbc-one-review-brilliantly-executed-drama-series-big-heart



8. Stronger Marriage Webinar: Emily Freeze, LMFT, MPH, PMH-C - Sex, Intimacy, and Infertility

Aug 24, 2022, 05:00 PM in Mountain Time (US and Canada)

https://usu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HMrVfwBSS9iIpDRbiTMKsw



9. Low parent interest in COVID-recovery interventions should worry educators and policymakers alike

Dan Silver, Anna Saavedra, and Morgan Polikoff

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Resources for Supporting Healthy Relationships in Fatherhood Programs

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/resources-supporting-healthy-relationships-fatherhood-programs



2. The Downsides of Having an Athlete in the Family

By Linda Flanagan

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/08/kids-youth-competitive-sports-programs/671034/



3. Continuing Education Course: Education, Politics, and the Family

September 7, 2022 — December 7, 2022 (6:30pm - 8:30pm)

https://www.johnpaulii.edu/events/view/continuing-education-course-education-politics-and-the-family



4. 10 Questions Parents Should Ask Their Child’s Teacher Before School Starts

Frederick M. Hess | Forbes

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/10-questions-parents-should-ask-their-childs-teacher-before-school-starts/




5. NCFR Bridge: Virtual Registration for NCFR 2022

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2022/registration/bridge#schedule



6. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Marriage After the Kids Leave
Wednesday, September 7th at

12:00 PM CST - 1:00 PM CST


Lisa Gordon, Ph.D., and Samantha Arroyo, M.S., LCPC 

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=XLBqAhbEMUyb0Ohu7haneMwxia35ZJJKgf_bCewc6YBUNUMzMFI4TEhCTU02RE1CSFZNTzBaNlpWRy4u



7. Love isn’t blind: Romantic partners are fairly accurate judges of their better half’s abilities, study indicates

by Emily Manis

https://www.psypost.org/2022/08/love-isnt-blind-romantic-partners-are-fairly-accurate-judges-of-their-better-halfs-abilities-study-indicates-63698



8. Marriage, With a Side of Pickleball

By Rachel Simon

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/11/style/pickleball-weddings.html




9. Changemakers Convene To Identify Solutions For Military And Veteran Families

DEREK DOYLE

https://www.mfan.org/blog/mfan-2022-solutions-summit/




10. The Marriage Reality Check webinar Aug 18, 7:30 CT

https://www.ilovestellamaris.org/the-marriage-reality-check



Thanks
Bill
OBX





















Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 431

1. Marital Status Variation in Religiosity Among Older Women and Men

Francesca A. Marino & Kagan A. Mellencamp

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/marino-mellencamp-marital-status-variation-religiosity-among-older-women-men-fp-22-18.html



2. Stretching Grant Dollars and Expanding Reach: “Teachers as Facilitators”of Healthy Relationship Programming

Wednesday, August 10, 2022, 4:00pm Easter/1:00pm Pacific

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3357418553377207055




3. 

HHS Convening on Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services, 8/9-10


https://mathematicaorg.webex.com/webappng/sites/mathematicaorg/meeting/info/350dab83531e40c795cfc8aaec8df926?siteurl=mathematicaorg&MTID=m9a1fdfc74cc96821b677e4b539655998







4. Protecting children from the pandemic’s impacts requires that we support their parents

By Ann S. Masten |

https://childandfamilyblog.com/challenges-covid-19-for-caregivers-and-community/




5. LONELY CHILDREN

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D.

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/lonely-children



6. It’s time to give Black fathers the credit they deserve

By ALVIN THOMAS

https://www.salon.com/2022/08/02/its-time-to-give-black-fathers-the-credit-they-deserve/




7. Utah Marriage Commission at USU Provides Relationship Resources

By Julene Reese

https://extension.usu.edu/news_sections/general_news/utah-marriage-commission-at-usu-provides-relationship-resources



8. Inflation for Americans at each age

https://usafacts.org/projects/cpi/inflation-parts/



9. Men’s Silence in Relationships

Avrum Weiss, Ph.D.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fear-intimacy/202208/men-s-silence-in-relationships



10. As children’s ADHD diagnoses rise, parents discover they have it, too

By Natachi Onwuamaegbu

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/08/01/adhd-parent-and-child/


Thanks
Bill
OBX, NC


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. A Conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): The Future of Conservative Family Policy

Thursday, July 28, 2022 @ AEI

https://www.aei.org/events/a-conversation-with-sen-mitt-romney-r-ut-the-future-of-conservative-family-policy/



2. Networks of opportunity: Social capital and economic mobility

Wednesday, Aug 03, 2022,10:30 AM EDT - 11:45 AM EDT

https://www.brookings.edu/events/networks-of-opportunity-social-capital-and-economic-mobility/



3. New online tool offers roadmap to financial independence

https://www.thenewsenterprise.com/news/state/new-online-tool-offers-roadmap-to-financial-independence/article_305bdc3b-1318-5ed5-98a5-5c2d96d80156.html



4. Low-Conflict Marriage: Why I Tell My Clients It’s Good Enough

Jolie Warren, Marital and Family Therapist

https://www.divorcemag.com/articles/low-conflict-marriage-why-i-tell-my-clients-its-good-enough



5.  Discernment in Daily Family Life 

by Soren & Ever Johnson

https://www.romefamily2022.com/en/press-kit/




6. Why marriage prep isn’t (just) about learning things: Interview 

Fr. Rosini, Rome's vicar for vocations

https://aleteia.org/2022/07/27/why-marriage-prep-isnt-just-about-learning-things-interview/



7. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MAST Center’s 2023 Graduate Internship Program

APPLICATIONS DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 BY 5:00 PM ET

https://mastresearchcenter.org/call-for-applications-mast-centers-2023-graduate-internship-program/




8. Marriage Advance strengthens marriages, builds community

Story by Monica K. Guthrie

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/425869/marriage-advance-strengthens-marriages-builds-community



9. 50% of Japanese women think work hampers married life

KYODO NEWS

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/07/23/national/social-issues/women-work-life-balance-marriage/



10. From our trip to the Canadian Rockies/Lake Louise

https://photos.app.goo.gl/6UQPJgCpdQD8PPAB8



Thanks
Bill


 

‌

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. A Conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): The Future of Conservative Family Policy

Thursday, July 28, 2022 | 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM ET



https://www.aei.org/events/a-conversation-with-sen-mitt-romney-r-ut-the-future-of-conservative-family-policy/




2. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Forum for Children’s Well-Being, 

The National Academies 

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6943427/Forum-for-Children-s-Well-Being



3. Family Strengthening Research Report 2021

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-2021

OR

Home Visitor Professional Well-Being: What It Is and Why It Matters



4. Study: Dads’ money woes can set stage for family conflict

By Erin Blakemore, WAPO

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/18/conflict-fathers-money-trouble/?tid=ss_tw




5. FOR THE LOVE OF RELATIONSHIPS – SECRETS OF LOVING WELL

https://villagerpublishing.com/for-the-love-of-relationships-secrets-of-loving-well/



6. NRCDV’s Storytelling Institute is a FREE live two-day virtual training 

 on August 11 and August 12, 12:00pm – 4:00pm (ET).





7. MOAA, Military Family Groups Seek Solutions to Quality-of-Life Concerns

By: Jen Goodale

https://www.moaa.org/content/publications-and-media/news-articles/2022-news-articles/advocacy/moaa,-military-family-groups-seek-solutions-to-quality-of-life-concerns/?

OR

Mind-Body Mental Fitness

Jennifer Arellano, Work and Family Life Specialist at FFSC Sigonella

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/425181/mind-body-mental-fitness



8. 5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/resources-for-families/5-tips-cultivating-empathy



9. Is Your Child Economically Literate?

Gail F. Melson Ph.D.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-the-wild-things-are/202207/is-your-child-economically-literate



10. What “Family” Means to New York Elites

Naomi Schaefer Riley

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/what-family-means-to-new-york-elites/



11. Where Are the Parents?

Michael Torres

https://www.city-journal.org/youth-crime-and-family-structure



12. Marriage on Purpose is a podcast

Christin and Jaren Risselman



Baker's Dozen
13. Medieval Europeans Didn’t Have Tupperware, They Had Pastry Coffins

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-made-first-pie?


Thanks
Bill

‌

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Love doves: The enduring marriage of Willie and Angela Scott

 Courtland Milloy

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/07/12/willie-and-angela-scott-and-their-enduring-marriage/



2. Congressman Johnson announces $1.5M grant for Conyers nonprofit helping youths to build healthy relationships

 ON COMMON GROUND NEWS

https://ocgnews.com/congressman-johnson-announces-1-5m-grant-for-conyers-nonprofit-helping-youths-to-build-healthy-relationships/



3. 2022 Healthy Marriage Conference: The Gathering for Growing Relationships
Saturday, July 30, 2022 9:00 AM

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2022-healthy-marriage-conference-the-gathering-for-growing-relationships-tickets-354860014857?




4. Illuminating the origins of the intergenerational transmission of psychopathology with a novel genetically informed design

S. Alexandra Burt
D. Angus Clark and
Jenae M. Neiderhiser

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/development-and-psychopathology/article/illuminating-the-origins-of-the-intergenerational-transmission-of-psychopathology-with-a-novel-genetically-informed-design/0437362CAD1E77A18C6B077DF1A08878

or 

When dad is sad: Depression in fathers and children linked, regardless of genetic relatedness

John Anderer

https://www.studyfinds.org/depression-fathers-children-genetics/




5. Keep Marriage Alive: How to Avoid Relational Apathy

Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., Ph.D.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202207/keep-marriage-alive-how-avoid-relational-apathy



6. 3 JMF Articles Named Finalists for Kanter Award

NCFR

https://www.ncfr.org/news/3-jmf-articles-named-finalists-kanter-award



7. What Is Friendship?

Views from around the world

https://comment.org/what-is-friendship/



8. Poor diet, household chaos may impair young children’s cognitive skills

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/958622



9. 2021 MILITARY FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMMING SURVEY RESULTS

The Military Family Advisory Network 

https://www.mfan.org/research-reports/2021-military-family-support-programming-survey-results-2/



10. Hasbro and New York Times Games Are Bringing Wordle to Life in a New Board Game

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220714005705/en/



Thanks...till next week

Bill