tag:billcoffin.org,2013:/posts Coffin Corner 2021-02-18T21:22:21Z Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1655774 2021-02-18T21:22:21Z 2021-02-18T21:22:21Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. ‘Dearest Sweetheart’: The passion and poignancy of wartime love letters

Gillian Brockell

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/14/war-love-letters-valentines-day/



2. Recent Impact Findings from Demonstrations Serving Noncustodial Parents

 Elaine Sorensen

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/2021/02/recent-impact-findings-demonstrations-serving-noncustodial-parents




3. Swipe Right for Love

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/swipe-right-for-love/



4. The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest

ARTHUR C. BROOKS

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/02/falling-in-love-wont-make-you-happy/617989/?



5. ELEVATE: Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/elevate



6. Why the US is eyeing a $300 monthly child benefit

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55986366




7. What does the declining U.S. fertility rate say about housing sales, Social Security and college?

 Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/13/22278256/how-drop-in-us-utah-fertility-affects-social-security-economy-education-housing-wealth-health




8. DSU students, staff express why love languages are important

Rachel Lords

https://dixiesunnews.com/news/articles/2021/02/12/dsu-students-staff-express-why-love-languages-are-important/




9. Study Suggests Link Between DNA and Marriage Satisfaction in Newlyweds

U of A psychologist Anastasia Makhanova

https://news.uark.edu/articles/55988/study-suggests-link-between-dna-and-marriage-satisfaction-in-newlyweds




10. How to Become Positive Marriage Role Models

  Laura Guida

https://blog.prepare-enrich.com/2021/02/how-to-become-positive-marriage-role-models/




11. Faculty Marriage Stories

 LILLY CARMAN

https://www.tkc.edu/admissions/blog/faculty-marriage-stories/




12. National Caregivers Day – February 19, 2021

https://nationaltoday.com/national-caregivers-day/


Thanks.
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1652945 2021-02-11T22:16:31Z 2021-02-11T22:16:32Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. How Love Can Help Your Child Become More Compassionate

MARYAM ABDULLAH 

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




2. No ‘divorce boom’ in sight

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/no-divorce-boom-in-sight/




3. China launches match-making campaign as marriage and birth rates drop

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-launches-match-making-campaign-as-marriage-and-birth-rates-drop-121021100552_1.html




4. Marriage Advice From Kindergarteners

Sarah Dosmann

https://milwaukeemom.com/love-relationships/advice-from-children/




5. Love Letters From the Past Introduce Vermont Siblings to Their Long-Gone Grandparents

By DAN BOLLES

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/love-letters-from-the-past-introduce-vermont-siblings-to-their-long-gone-grandparents/Content?oid=32292857




6. Queen Victoria’s wedding ring – a symbol of the passionate marriage she enjoyed with Prince Albert

By Elizabeth Jane Timms

https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/history-blogs/queen-victorias-wedding-ring-a-symbol-of-the-passionate-marriage-she-enjoyed-with-prince-albert-155665/




7. Free Access to Marriage Records on MyHeritage This Valentine’s Day

 By Esther

https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/02/free-access-to-marriage-records-on-myheritage-this-valentines-day/




8. Strengthening Families, Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/topic/strengthening-families-healthy-marriage-responsible-fatherhood




9. ACF (from 2010) 
http://web.archive.org/web/20100527095004/https://hhsu.learning.hhs.gov/communities/folders.asp?iFolderID=18965



10. How to really listen to what someone you care about is saying



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/really-listen-someone-care-saying/?WT.mc_id=e_DM1327370&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_365_New_THURSDAY_2021&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_365_New_THURSDAY_202120210121&utm_campaign=DM1327370




Thanks

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1649720 2021-02-04T22:23:38Z 2021-02-04T22:23:38Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Family Strengthening Research: FY 2019

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-fy-2019




2. What “baby bust”? New and soon-to-be parents on choosing to have kids in dark times.

Chris Chafin, Vox

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22231370/covid-coronavirus-pandemic-pregnancy-babies




3. The gift of the COVID-19 pandemic: more playtime with dad

Paul Ramchandani of the University of Cambridge, UK

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/positive-influence-fathers-playtime-during-pandemic/




4. ‘Honey, I’m home – all the time:’ Pandemic life for married couples can lead to sadness, anger

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/01/28/-honey-i-m-home-all-the-time-pandemic-life-for-married-couples-can-lead-to-sadness-anger




5. 'Nobody wants to talk about death': Erin author doesn't want you to wait to write down your dying wishes

Alexandra Heck

https://www.orangeville.com/whatson-story/10286810--nobody-wants-to-talk-about-death-erin-author-doesn-t-want-you-to-wait-to-write-down-your-dying-wishes/



6. UC Davis study finds that the pandemic has impacted Latina mothers both financially and psychologically

https://theaggie.org/2021/02/01/uc-davis-study-finds-that-the-pandemic-has-impacted-latina-mothers-both-financially-and-psychologically/



7. Joe Biden Says That Sometimes a Marriage Has to "Be 70/30" in Order to Thrive

MURPHY MORONEY

https://www.popsugar.com/family/joe-jill-biden-on-how-theyve-kept-their-marriage-strong-48145615




8. Marriage and Family Therapists’ Reporting of Telehealth Use on Practice Websites during COVID-19: A Linguistic Analysis

Thomas Bischoff ,Kevin Hynes,Rachel Tambling &Alexia Kingzette

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01926187.2021.1877209




9. Opinion: Does bipartisanship matter more than helping kids?

Opinion by 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/does-bipartisanship-matter-more-than-helping-kids/2021/02/03/0ad11926-6664-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html




10. Ep. 77-Sliding vs Deciding in Relationships with Dr. Scott Stanley


You Winning Life


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-winning-life/id1473652133?i=1000504630792




11. FIVE REASONS TEEN GIRLS STOP TALKING TO THEIR DADS

CHRIS OWNBY


https://firstthings.org/five-reasons-teen-girls-stop-talking-to-their-dads/?




12. Far away, so close: Negotiating relationships during COVID-19

By Laurie Meyers

https://ct.counseling.org/2021/01/far-away-so-close-negotiating-relationships-during-covid-19/



Thanks
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1646253 2021-01-28T19:56:52Z 2021-01-28T19:56:52Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Is Marriage Becoming Irrelevant?

BY JEFFREY M. JONES

https://news.gallup.com/poll/316223/fewer-say-important-parents-married.aspx




2. A National Agenda for Children’s Mental Health

Authors: Jessica Dym Bartlett, Brandon Stratford

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/a-national-agenda-for-childrens-mental-health




3. Renewal and Mission of Hope

Susan Barth  

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/renewal-and-mission-of-hope/




4. 2021 NCFR Conference Call for Proposals

Submission Due March 1, 2021

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2021/call-for-proposals#instructions




5. Family Strengthening Research: FY 2019

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-fy-2019

OR

Final Cross-site Analysis of the 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Opportunity to Provide Input on Research and Dissemination Priorities

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-cross-site-analysis-2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




6. Can the ‘Two-Sided Marriage’ Rebalance China’s Patriarchal Families?

Zhao Chunlan

http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006740/can-the-two-sided-marriage-rebalance-chinas-patriarchal-families%3F


OR

South Korea’s baby boost for married couples excludes nontraditional families

Jason Strother  


OR

Researchers find promoting marriage is the key to Asia’s demographic woes

Concern about chronically low fertility is increasing

Shannon Roberts





7. The Myth That Gets Men Out of Doing Chores

They’re just as good at recognizing messes as women—they just don’t feel the same pressure to clean them up.

JOE PINSKER

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/boys-men-messy-chores/617845/




8.  https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/tool-kit



9. Confirmation bias and methodology in social science: an editorial

 Walter R Schumm

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01494929.2021.1872859




10. Unintended Births: Variation Across Social and Demographic Characteristics

Karen Benjamin Guzzo 

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/guzzo-unintended-births-variation-social-demographic-characteristics-fp-21-02.html 

OR

Thirty Years of Change in Unintended Births

Karen Benjamin Guzzo 



Thanks

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1643144 2021-01-21T17:42:15Z 2021-01-21T17:42:15Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Healthy Relationship Education Training

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/relationship-education




2. “Psychological Flexibility” May Be Key To Good Relationships Between Couples And Within Families

Emma Young  

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/12/21/psychological-flexibility-may-be-key-to-good-relationships-between-couples-and-within-families/



3. An Introduction to Program Design and Implementation Characteristics of Federally Funded Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees

Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti, Mindy E. Scott, Julie Blechman, and Deja Logan

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-introduction-to-program-design-and-implementation-characteristics-of-federally-funded-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-grantees/




4. WEBINAR Replay: Does Marriage Still Matter? A Current Perspective

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-does-marriage-still-matter-a-current-perspective/




5.Final Cross-site Analysis of the 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Opportunity to Provide Input on Research and Dissemination Priorities

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-cross-site-analysis-2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




6. Caring dads probably came first, before providing dads

Lee T. Gettler of the University of Notre Dame  

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/nurturing-fatherhood-rooted-male-biology/




7. The sex recession: how Britain lost its libido in lockdown

Rebecca Reid

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/sex-recession-britain-lost-libido-lockdown/




8. The Black Lives Matter Movement: A Call to Action for Couple and Family Therapists

Shalonda Kelly  Gihane Jérémie‐Brink  Anthony L. Chambers  Mia A. Smith‐Bynum

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12614




9. Stop Saying You're 'Happily Married'

EMMA PATTEE

https://www.elle.com/life-love/a35227684/stop-saying-youre-happily-married/




10. Why Marriage And Divorce Rates Are Dropping During The Pandemic

Naomi Cahn

https://www.forbes.com/sites/naomicahn/2021/01/15/why-marriage-and-divorce-rates-are-dropping-during-the-pandemic/?sh=4eba970356c2




11.Child Maltreatment 2019

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/cm2019.pdf




12. How Marriages Affected Women in Ancient Rome

Robert Garland, Ph.D., Colgate University  

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/how-marriages-affected-women-in-ancient-rome/




13. Marriage Matters virtual conference offers real help to couples

Eric Pilgrim

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/386982/marriage-matters-virtual-conference-offers-real-help-couples


Thanks

Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1640177 2021-01-14T21:07:18Z 2021-01-14T21:07:18Z tonight
The Future of Christian Marriage - Catholic Information Center

Marriage has come a long way since biblical times. Women are no longer property, and practices like polygamy have long...

https://cicdc.org/event/the-future-of-christian-marriage/

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1640127 2021-01-14T17:45:32Z 2021-01-14T17:45:32Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Reducing the marriage tax penalty for low-income families

Angela Rachidi and Peyton Roth | AEIdeas

https://www.aei.org/poverty-studies/reducing-the-marriage-tax-penalty-for-low-income-families/?




2. A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement

JOSHUA COLEMAN

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/why-parents-and-kids-get-estranged/617612/




3. Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America’s Families and Living Arrangements

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/estimates-families-living-arrangements.html





4. Toolkit for Supporting Young Families Through Human Services
 
OFA

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/toolkit-supporting-young-families-through-human-services




5. Healthy relationship education training will be virtual in February in Iowa

Farm Forum

https://www.farmforum.net/farm_forum/healthy-relationship-education-training-will-be-virtual-in-february-in-iowa/article_61af1333-b09e-5230-9f15-cadb2571703a.html




6. Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Research and Evaluation

ACF Research and Evaluation Agenda

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/agenda/healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-research-and-evaluation




7. Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life

Karen Jowers

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2021/01/11/spouses-help-researchers-delve-into-long-term-effects-of-military-life/




8. Conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/asu-cbd010721.php?




9. http://www.advancingparenting.org/ or https://www.coalitionforbehavioralhealth.org/training-modules




10. Getting Along With Your Spouse's Siblings and Their Spouses

by Barry J. Jacobs and Julia L. Mayer

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2021/getting-along-with-in-laws/


OR

 The Psychology Behind Sibling Rivalry

Jessica Grose

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/parenting/sibling-rivalry-fights-kids.html




11. Explaining The Magic 5:1 Ratio Rule For Parents

 DORA NUSs-WARREN

https://www.moms.com/magic-51-ratio-rule-parents/



12. What 2020 has taught us about marriage

Mitchell Qualls  

https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_63dab9f5-5309-5ece-9cb2-306df9c2420d.html


OR

Investigating the status of marital burnout and related factors in married women referred to health centers

Mahbobeh Nejatian, Ali Alami, Vahideh Momeniyan, Ali Delshad Noghabi & Alireza Jafari

BMC Women's Health

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-021-01172-0




13. Promise Keepers Offers Free Online “Marriage Summit” Helping Guys Build Strong Marriages In Stressful Times

Richard Hunt

https://www.klove.com/news/faith/promise-keepers-offers-free-online-marriage-summit-helping-guys-build-strong-marriages-in-stressful-times-19127




'Marriage: A Story of Love in 28 Parts' has long-time couples rolling

Annie Reneau

https://www.upworthy.com/marriage-humor-28-part-story



Till next week...

Bill


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12. 2021 Groves Conference On Marriage and Family

Deadline for proposals: Feb. 25, 2021

https://www.ncfr.org/events/2021-groves-conference-marriage-and-family



13. Commentary on the Culture of Prevention

Zili Sloboda & Susan B. David

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-020-01158-8




14. The Pandemic And Family Life: An Interim Report

Karlyn Bowman

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bowmanmarsico/2020/12/17/the-pandemic-and-family-life-an-interim-report/?sh=9ac7a1620bcc




15. Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting - Cohort 2

Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - OCSE


https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327676&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse&utm_content=Tribal+Case+Study%21%2FFocus+on+the+Positive%2FModern+Family&utm_campaign=The+Dibble+Institute+Newsletter




16. Does Marriage Still Matter? A Current Perspective

Wed, Jan 13, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5907579630196313872?utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse&utm_content=January+2021+webinar%3A+Does+Marriage+Still+Matter%3F+A+Current+Perspective&utm_campaign=The+Dibble+Institute+Newsletter













































]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1634300 2020-12-31T22:00:28Z 2020-12-31T22:00:28Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Get married for the sake of the children

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/get-married-for-the-sake-of-the-children/



2. CoupleTalk is LIVE in January!

https://www.coupletalk.com/ctlivejan21/



3. Behavioral Health Prevention Training Modules for the Classroom

January 12, 2021, 2–3 PM Eastern


Registration: https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuivpjsoGNaTlpqOBV_gboVt6254BD3g





4. Romantic relationships remained surprisingly stable during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

  

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/romantic-relationships-remained-surprisingly-stable-during-the-early-stages-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-58919



5. Navigate the complex field of social and emotional learning
 
http://exploresel.gse.harvard.edu/




6. The coming COVID-19 baby bust: Update

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip B. Levine  

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/12/17/the-coming-covid-19-baby-bust-update/?




7. Hygiene, communication matter more than common interests in relationships, survey shows

Chris Melore

https://www.studyfinds.org/hygiene-communication-matter-more-in-relationships





8. How Introvert-Extrovert Couples Can Make it Work (without Losing Their Minds) During Covid Quarantine

L’Oreal Thompson Payton   

https://people.com/lifestyle/how-introvert-extrovert-couples-can-make-it-work-during-covid/




9. Utah divorce decline mirrors national trend

Written by Charlie Schill

https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/12/30/utah-divorce-decline-mirrors-national-trend/#.X-4349jYrDc




10. COVID-19 to worsen S. Korea’s falling birthrate, marriage rate

By Jung Min-kyung
 
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201230000699




11. ACF Research and Evaluation Agenda

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/acf-research-and-evaluation-agenda


HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL !  Hope it's a safe and healthy one.

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1629019 2020-12-17T21:39:35Z 2020-12-17T21:39:36Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. How to help kids build resilience amid COVID-19 chaos  

Laura Santhanam  

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-to-help-kids-build-resilience-amid-covid-19-chaos?



2. A positive relationship between parents can protect children from the negative effects of paternal depression

BY BETH ELLWOOD

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/a-positive-relationship-between-parents-can-protect-children-from-the-negative-effects-of-paternal-depression-58803?

OR

Compassionate parenting is likely to lead to more generous kids

Kristen Dalli



3. Videos from Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

ACF/HHS

http://recsconference.net/2020videos.htm



4. The power of validation in helping people stay positive

Emily Caldwell, Ohio State News

https://news.osu.edu/the-power-of-validation-in-helping-people-stay-positive/




5. Learned Helplessness, Criminalization, and Victimization in Vulnerable Youth

https://squareonejustice.org/paper/learned-helplessness-criminalization-and-victimization-in-vulnerable-youth-by-elizabeth-trejos-castillo-evangeline-lopoo-and-anamika-dwivedi-december-2020/




6. Monthly Networking Calls for Children's Trust and Prevention Funds and their State Systems Partners

https://sites.google.com/site/allianceecitheoryofchange/eci-lc-monthly-meetings




7.Japan Embraces AI Matchmaking

Ryan Duffy

https://www.morningbrew.com/emerging-tech/stories/2020/12/14/japan-embraces-ai-matchmaking?



8. Case study: ‘Me, You and Baby Too’

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/news/case-study-mybt




9. How Marriage Affects Health in Older Adults

David Ludden Ph.D.



OR

Does Relationship Satisfaction Decline after Marriage?



 



10.Ho, Ho… Help! Navigating the Holidays During the Pandemic

Wendy Helfenbaum 

https://yourteenmag.com/coronavirus/getting-through-the-holidays?




11. New curriculum guides communities on engaging with youth

https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2020/12/16/design-dialogues



12. Navy hires special education attorneys as part of pilot program for families

ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES 

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-hires-special-education-attorneys-as-part-of-pilot-program-for-families-1.655271



13. The reality of Black men’s love lives and marriages is very different than what’s usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them

Armon Perry  

https://theconversation.com/the-reality-of-black-mens-love-lives-and-marriages-is-very-different-than-whats-usually-shown-on-tv-i-spent-years-actually-talking-to-them-151166



Thanks and Merry Christmas to all.
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1626528 2020-12-10T18:44:21Z 2020-12-10T18:44:21Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Achieving Improved Child and Family Well-Being Through Prevention, A Call for System Adaptation

Dr. Dana Weiner   Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

https://www.chapinhall.org/wp-content/uploads/AchievingImprovedChildandFamily-PP_Oct2020.pdf




2. Relationships & Rituals: How Young People Are Handling the 2020 Holidays

https://www.springtideresearch.org/2020-holidays/




3. PATHS® Boosts Early Social and Behavioral Skills in Low-Income Urban Children

 Brian Calhoun, Jason Williams, Mark Greenberg, Celene Domitrovich, Michael Russell, and Diana Fishbein  in Frontiers in Psychology

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.561196/full



4.New American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for the First Time Provide Data on Three Time Periods That Don’t Overlap

NICOLE SCANNIELLO

 
OR

U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates Declined in Last 10 Years





5. The parental burnout crisis has reached a tipping point

Anna North  

https://www.vox.com/22060380/covid-parents-burnout-schools-closed-kids-pandemic 




6. Why Some Families Laugh Together and Others Fight

Daniel S. Lobel Ph.D.






7. Playing And The COVID-19 Pandemic

By Lisa A. Gennetian

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/playing-forms-foundation-for-learning-and-wellbeing/



8. THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE AND THE ROYAL FOUNDATION RELEASE THE #5BIGINSIGHTS IN THE BIGGEST EVER STUDY ON THE EARLY YEARS

https://royalfoundation.com/the-duchess-of-cambridge-unveils-five-big-insights-research-early-years/




9. Pandemic divorces are tragic. The data tell a more complete story

By the Deseret News Editorial Board

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/12/8/21719365/coronavirus-pandemic-divorce-marriage-american-family-survey-education



10. The good, the bad and the lonely: how coronavirus changed Australian family life

Megan Carroll, Diana Warren, Jennifer A. Baxter, Kelly Hand

https://theconversation.com/the-good-the-bad-and-the-lonely-how-coronavirus-changed-australian-family-life-151688




11. New program for African American couples leads to stronger relationships, improved health

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-12/uoic-npf120820.php

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201208/Strengthening-couple-relationship-helps-improve-health.aspx




12. $119 million in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants awarded by HHS’ Administration for Children and Families

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/media/press/2020/119-million-in-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-grants-awarded



Thanks!
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1623947 2020-12-03T17:47:45Z 2020-12-03T17:47:45Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Developments in Child and Family Policy in the EU in 2019

European Large Families Confederation

https://www.elfac.org/developments-in-child-and-family-policy-in-the-eu-in-2019/



2. Pathways-to-Outcomes Snapshots: Tools for Building Evidence for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs

OPRE, ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/pathways-to-outcomes-snapshots-tools-for-building-evidence-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs




3. For Hard Conversations, Families Fall Into Four Categories

By Kelsey Crowe and Juli Fraga

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




4. Children’s play in the COVID-19 pandemic

Chiel van der Veen, Mireille Smits-Van Der Nat, Femke Van Der Wilt and Elizabeth Wynberg  of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/childrens-play-during-pandemic/


OR


10 ways to support children’s emotional well-being during COVID-19

Child Trends  






4. Relationship Quality at home has a positive impact on Work Engagement

by Mandi Smith

https://www.prepare-enrich.com.au/blog/working-with-cohabiting-couples-0





5. U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Paint a Detailed Portrait of the Changing American Family

DERICK MOORE
 
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/11/giving-thanks-for-families-in-2020.html?




6. Local military families have access to a new support resource

By Angela Benitez

https://wydaily.com/local-news/2020/11/20/local-military-families-have-access-to-a-new-support-resource/




7. No sex no marriage: why Japan has so many sex-free marriages and why a rising number of people want to stay single

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3112258/no-sex-no-marriage-why-japan-has-so-many-sex-free

OR

'I do' gives way to 'I don't' as marriages plummet even before pandemic



https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-do-gives-way-to-i-don-t-as-marriages-plummet-even-before-pandemic-20201128-p56iqg.html




8. Saint Francis Launches Fatherhood Initiative After Grant

Published by Nikki Ratay

https://www.omahadailyrecord.com/content/saint-francis-launches-fatherhood-initiative-after-grant





9. Half of the undergraduate student body completes Marriage Pact, almost 3,000 receive matches

FLORA MENG

https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2020/12/02/half-of-undergraduate-student-body-completes-marriage-pact-almost-3000-receive-matches/

OR

Yale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire


https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/yale-students-take-a-shot-at-love-with-marriage-pact-questionnaire/




10. How Many Years of Life Will a Bad Relationship Cost You?

Mark Travers Ph.D.






11. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment

 

Request; Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and Additional Data Collection (New Collection)


A Notice by the Children and Families Administration on 11/30/2020


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26266/proposed-information-collection-activity-comment-request-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




12. Giving thanks can keep marriages going

Aaron Hale

https://news.uga.edu/giving-thanks-can-keep-marriages-going/



Thanks
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1619074 2020-11-19T22:14:22Z 2020-11-19T22:14:22Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Family Conflict Is Normal; It’s the Repair That Matters

DIANA DIVECHA

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




2.  Strengthening Families Legislation Introduced
 Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020

https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/ONE-PAGER_Strengthening%20Families%20for%20Success%20Act%2010.19.20%20Final.pdf




3.A Way Forward for Working Parents

 Daisy Dowling

https://hbr.org/2020/11/a-way-forward-for-working-parents?ab=hero-main-text




4. Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients, Fiscal Year 2019

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/characteristics-and-financial-circumstances-of-tanf-recipients-fiscal-year-2019




5. Emotional adaptation to relationship dissolution in parents and non-parents: A new conceptual model and measure

Abigail Millings, Shannon L. Hirst, Fuschia Sirois, Catherine Houlston

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239712




6. November 30–December 3, 2020: National Research Conference on Early Childhood (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families)

http://www.nrcec.net/




7. December 3, 2020: 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year Pre-Release Webinar

https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2020/2015-2019-acs-5-year-pre-release-webinar.html?




8. Managing Work-Family Caregiving Conflict for The Workplace of the Future

P Dombrowski-Wilson  

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/530942325/managing-work-family-caregiving-conflict-for-the-workplace-of-the-future




9. Political Divide: How To Stay Civil With Family Members This Holiday Season

https://katiecouric.com/2020-election/political-divide-how-to-stay-civil-with-family-members-this-holiday-season/?




10. The Science of Families: Nurturing Hope, Happiness, & Health

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2021



11. Marriage-to-Divorce Ratio in the U.S.: Geographic Variation, 2019

Bowling Green State University  National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR) 

Leslie Reynolds

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/reynolds-marriage-divorce-ratio-geographic-variation-2017-fp-20-26.html




12. What’s the number 1 way to change your marriage? Today the Rosbergs share lessons learned from divorced people and what they say they would have done differently.

http://www.americasfamilycoaches.com/podcast/2020/11/17/the-number-one-way-to-change-your-marriage



13. Five Programs, Five Implementation Experiences: Resources for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees

https://www.mathematica.org/news/five-programs-five-implementation-experiences-resources-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship



Have a great Thanksgiving

Bill


















































]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1615982 2020-11-12T19:29:21Z 2020-11-12T19:29:21Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. ‘The Origins of You’: A book event with Jay Belsky and Terrie E. Moffitt

Ian Rowe and Naomi Schaefer Riley | AEI web event on Friday, November 13

https://www.aei.org/events/the-origins-of-you-a-book-event-with-jay-belsky-and-terrie-e-moffitt/?


OR

Scott Winship on Income Inequality, Poverty, and Social Mobility

Banter: Episode 415

https://www.aei.org/multimedia/scott-winship-on-income-inequality-poverty-and-social-mobility/?




2. Ann O'Keefe Author Chat - Launching the Navy Family Support Program

Naval Historical Foundation  




3. Understanding the effects of Covid-19 through a life course lens

Richard A.Settersten, et al., Elsevier  

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040260820300393?via%3Dihub




4. Principles of excellence in Relationship Education

https://www.fastn.org/Handlers/Download.ashx?IDMF=c6bc6810-ed4c-4e4a-951a-1bb3ce2551ae

OR

Ensuring all children get the best start in life: A population approach to early intervention and prevention

Daryl Higgins & Adam Dean  

https://aifs.gov.au/cfca/2020/10/20/ensuring-all-children-get-best-start-life-population-approach-early-intervention-and?



5. 

(Study) The reasons women in Germany are delaying motherhood


https://www.zavamed.com/de/zava-studie-kinderwunsch.html




6. World Kindness Day

https://inspirekindness.com/ and https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/



7. Series Webinar -- Marriage Strengthening Research (MAST) & Dissemination Center and National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
Conversation 3: Applied Research at NCHS and the Census
Webinar Date: November 19

https://mastresearchcenter.org/continuing-conversations-non-academic-career-paths-for-researchers-studying-families-and-relationships/



8. USU awarded two $5 million grants for Fatherhood and Relationship Education

https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/11/08/usu-awarded-two-5-million-grants-for-fatherhood-and-relationship-education/#.X61xLMhKjDc




9. What’s Love Got to Do With a Lasting Marriage?

Shoba Sreenivasan, Ph.D., and Linda E. Weinberger, Ph.D.






10.Pathways-to-Outcomes Snapshots: Tools for Building Evidence for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs


OR

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

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



11. Spirituality and the Lifetime Course of Mental Illness: Support for Patients, Caregivers, and Family by Faith Communities





12. In the chaos of raising a toddler there lies a path to nirvana

Psyche, professor Kurt Gray

https://psyche.co/ideas/in-the-chaos-of-raising-a-toddler-there-lies-a-path-to-nirvana



Thanks 
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1611557 2020-11-02T22:21:29Z 2020-11-02T22:21:29Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Children’s well-being indicator review, UK: 2020

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/childrenswellbeingindicatorreviewuk2020/2020-09-02



2. Impacts of family structure on puberty onset in girls

by BioMed Central

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-10-impacts-family-puberty-onset-girls.html




3. Relationship stress and COVID top military family counseling needs

by Abraham Mahshie

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/relationship-stress-and-covid-top-military-family-counseling-needs




4. Focusing on the family: policy issues in the Covid-19 era

Sue Shortland

https://www.relocatemagazine.com/articles/focusing-on-the-family-policy-issues-in-the-covid-19-era-sshortland-1020




5. The gap between the partisan couples is wider than ever.

BY JONATHAN EDWARDS

https://washingtonnewsday.com/us-politics/the-gap-between-the-partisan-couples-is-wider-than-ever/




6. 12 Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Marriage

by Léa Rose Emery

https://www.brides.com/questions-to-ask-before-marriage-5077245




7. Love and marriage in the time of the Coronavirus

 by Shmuely Boteach

http://jewishjournal.org/2020/10/29/love-and-marriage-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus/




8. How Does an Economist View the Marriage Market?

Kristie Engemann

https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2020/october/how-economist-views-marriage-market




9. U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates by State: 2009 & 2019

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/marriage-divorce-rates-by-state-2009-2019.html


OR

Coupled Households in the United States 

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/couple-households-acs-2019.html






10. IZA DP No. 13811: Who Married, (to) Whom, and Where? Trends in Marriage in the United States, 1850-1940

Claudia Olivetti, M. Daniele Paserman, Laura Salisbury, E. Anna Weber



OR





11. First Things First: How to agree to disagree with your spouse

Julie Baumgardner

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2020/oct/24/how-agree-disagree-your-spouse/534625/




12. November Is National Adoption Month: Engaging Youth Voice in Permanency Planning

Jerry Milner, Associate Commissioner, Children’s Bureau  

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2020/11/november-is-national-adoption-month-engaging-youth-voice-in-permanency-planning




Thanks. We're headed to the eastern shore for a few days of biking starting Tuesday. 

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1609865 2020-10-29T18:57:41Z 2020-10-29T18:57:41Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Chronic, Low-Level Parental Conflict Contributes To Children’s Mental Health Problems

By Chrystyna D. Kouros

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/parental-conflict-effect-on-children/


OR

Sort It Out campaign

A campaign to stop children being harmed by conflict between their warring parents

https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/policy-research/appg/1334-sort-it-out-campaign




2. New Research Shows The Best Way to Express Gratitude to Your Loved One, And It's Easy

CARLY CASSELLA

https://www.sciencealert.com/new-research-shows-the-best-way-to-express-gratitude-to-your-loved-one?





3. Protective Factors Framework

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/promoting/protectfactors/protective-factors/





4. HOW FAMILY SCIENCE MAKES A DIFFERENCE

https://family.science/make-a-difference

OR


FAMILIES TACKLING TOUGH TIMES TOGETHER

https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/families-together/




 
5. COVID-19 could erase parenting gains of the last 30 years

Up Front (Brookings Institution)
Rebecca Ryan, Ariel Kalil, Susan Mayer, and Rohen Shah  

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/10/26/covid-19-could-erase-parenting-gains-of-the-last-30-years/




6. National Academy of Sciences Enlists Gaming Community to Boost Public Understanding of COVID-19

https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/2020/10/national-academy-of-sciences-enlists-gaming-community-to-boost-public-understanding-of-covid-19



7. Setting the Foundation for Safe, Supportive, and Equitable School Climates

Iris Jacob, Deborah Temkin, Rosemary Rodriguez, Obioma Okogbue, Suzanne Greenfield, Ryan Roemerman

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/setting-the-foundation-for-safe-supportive-and-equitable-school-climates



8.Strategies to Integrate Self-Regulation into Healthy Marriage Programs for Youth
 
Self-Regulation Training Approaches and Resources to Improve Staff Capacity for Implementing Healthy Marriage Programs for Youth (SARHM): Final Report

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/self-regulation-training-approaches-and-resources-to-improve-staff-capacity-for-implementing-hmre-for-youth-final-report




9. As holidays near, the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, putting families in a quandary about celebrations and travel

Joel Achenbach 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/as-the-holidays-near-the-coronavirus-is-spreading-rapidly-putting-families-in-a-quandary/2020/10/25/d22bacb2-13b1-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html



10. UCF receives $7.5 million grant to help save relationships during COVID-19
 
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/uocf-ur102120.php


OR the full list

 ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OFFICE OF FAMILY ASSISTANCE

 FY 2020 HEALTHY MARRIAGE AND RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD GRANTEES (2020 –2025)1  

 https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ofa/fy_2020_hmrf_list_of_grantees_by_state_508.pdf



11. The Hardest Fight to Have With Your Teen

Jessica Grose  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/parenting/teens-stress-lonely-coronavirus.html




12. New online, research-based program aims to strengthen relationships

https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/new-online-research-based-program-aims-to-strengthen-relationships/article_1d484de2-76cc-5ff6-8e03-32f830054d41.html#8

UI study focuses on keys to successful romantic relationships
https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ui-study-focuses-on-keys-to-successful-romantic-relationships/



13. Parents can create new Halloween traditions during pandemic

https://www.bsu.edu/news/press-center/archives/2020/10/parents-can-create-new-halloween-traditions-during-pandemic



Bonus for those who scroll all the way down...
https://extranewsfeed.com/donald-trump-now-1-cause-of-divorce-in-america-study-finds-345ba57c7dca



Thanks

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1607273 2020-10-22T21:13:19Z 2020-10-22T21:13:19Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. How to Talk to Loved Ones with Differing Political Opinions

Asia McNeil  

https://councilforrelationships.org/how-to-talk-to-loved-ones-with-differing-political-opinions/?

OR

How to repair a family rift

Pam Weintraub

 https://psyche.co/guides/a-family-rift-is-locked-on-the-past-heres-how-to-move-forward




2. Reframing aging in contemporary politics

PATRICIA D'ANTONIO  

https://blog.oup.com/2020/10/reframing-aging-in-contemporary-politics/?




3. Parents are the greatest influence on children’s learning, but how can this influence be harnessed?

Jennifer E. Lansford of Duke University  

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/how-parents-can-positively-contribute-to-childrens-education/




4. How Parents Can Support Children With Special Needs During Distance Learning

 Rebecca Branstetter

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


OR

Lived experience of people with disabilities: Shaping policy and practice





5. Continuing Conversations: Non-Academic Career Paths for Researchers Studying Families and Relationships

Hosted by MAST Center & NCFR

https://www.ncfr.org/events/continuing-conversations-non-academic-career-paths-researchers-studying-families-and

OR

Special Issue Call for Papers: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Emerging Adults

https://www.ncfr.org/sites/default/files/2020-07/COVID-19%20Call%20for%20Papers%207-20.pdf





6. TAKING STOCK WITH TEENS - FALL 2020 INFOGRAPHIC

http://www.pipersandler.com/2col.aspx?id=6040




7. Inspiring Change 2.0

Creating impact with evidence-based implementation

https://thecenterforimplementation.teachable.com/p/inspiring-change




8. Lessons learned from a community crisis

By John Rogers and Cynthia Miller

https://ct.counseling.org/2020/10/lessons-learned-from-a-community-crisis/




9. Yes, more and more young adults are living with their parents – but is that necessarily bad?

Jeffrey Arnett  






10. ICCFR 66th annual conference, November 2020

Webinar Series: Helping Families through Separation and Divorce: Collaboration, not Confrontation, in a Plural Society

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1604792 2020-10-15T17:20:43Z 2020-10-15T17:20:44Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) continues next week

http://www.recsconference.net/index.htm



2. The lost year: How the pandemic pressed pause on the world of dating

 Olivia Petter

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/dating-pandemic-what-it-s-like-single-people-b886469.html




3. Prominent Training Organization Awarded $15M in Grants to Conduct Two Family-Strengthening Projects

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prominent-training-organization-awarded-15m-in-grants-to-conduct-two-family-strengthening-projects-301150006.html



4. Best Practices in Relationship Education

By Sarah Hokanson

https://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/best-practices-in-relationship-education/




5. Improving our Understanding of How Family Strengthening Programs Can Address and Prevent Domestic Violence

BY SAMANTHA ILLANGASEKARE AND KRITI JAIN

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/improving-understanding-prevent-domestic-violence


OR

Strengthening the Implementation of Marriage and Relationship Programs (SIMR): Program Participation Update

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/strengthening-the-implementation-of-marriage-and-relationship-programs-program-participation-update



6. Families First DC

https://cfsa.dc.gov/page/families-first-dc




7. The rise of ‘Zoom Towns’ in the rural west

Lisa Potter

https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/the-rise-of-zoom-towns-in-the-rural-west/



8. New research reveals problem drinking starts at an early age

ROSS AND RUSSEL

https://www.3aw.com.au/new-research-reveals-problem-drinking-starts-at-an-early-age/

OR

Australian males drinking during adolescence linked to riskier drinking later on, finds new report






9. Duke researchers: To improve child literacy, just text the parents

Seth Thomas Gulledge   

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2020/10/07/duke-research-child-literacy-text-parents.html




10. Are there government policies that will help the American family? We asked the experts

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/10/4/21454643/child-care-policy-families-congress-universal-health-paid-family-leave-medicaid-eitc-allowance




11. New matchmaking form facilitates 1,300 possible marriages at Yale

EMILY TIAN & RAZEL SUANSING

https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2020/10/14/new-matchmaking-form-facilitates-1300-possible-marriages-at-yale/



12. Maximizing Tendency Predicts Delayed Marriage Among Japanese Adults

Itaru Ishiguro

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1599471 2020-10-01T16:10:09Z 2020-10-01T16:10:09Z Candidates for Friday Five ]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1599470 2020-10-01T16:08:38Z 2020-10-01T16:08:38Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Building Healthy Relationships Among DC Youth: A Universal Bullying Prevention Program

Heather Steed,Yosemary Rodriguez, Emily Katz, Dominique Parris, Brandon Stratford

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/building-healthy-relationships-among-dc-youth-a-universal-bullying-prevention-program


OR

Can Parents Prevent Bullying Among Elementary School Children?

By Bonnie Leadbeater





2. When Do Teens Feel Loved by Their Parents?

By Maryam Abdullah

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




3. CoupleTalk will be LIVE this October!
Join us for Five Date Nights to Build a Better Marriage!

https://www.coupletalk.com/ctliveoct20/



4.  Annual Review  Tavistock Relationships

https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/about-us/annual-reviews



5. FAMILIES TACKLING TOUGH TIMES TOGETHER

https://www.purdue.edu/hhs/families-together/




6. Caring for Each Other

https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring

https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/event/85647/

OR

Parenting during a pandemic

By Katrina Hagerty, SUBASE FFSC





7. The Top 12 Relationship Problems, According to the Experts

Mark Travers Ph.D.






8. Ten ways to make life better for the middle class

Hannah Van Drie and Richard V. Reeves

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/09/29/ten-ways-to-make-life-better-for-the-middle-class/?




9. No One Immune To The Headwinds Facing Marriage

J.P. De Gance 

 https://communio.org/blog/2020/09/22/no-one-immune-to-the-headwinds-facing-marriage/




10. Engaging Communities to Support Families

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/famcentered/communities/



11. Resources From Our Parenting Partners

Parenting publications from around the U.S. and beyond

https://www.tulsakids.com/resources-from-our-parenting-partners/



12. The pandemic proves we all should know ‘psychological first aid.’ Here are the basics.

Stacey Colino  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/pandemic-psychological-first-aid-anxiety/2020/09/21/7c68d746-fc23-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html



Thanks

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1597079 2020-09-24T01:28:19Z 2020-09-24T01:28:19Z Candidate for Friday Five
1. ‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-Being

https://neurosciencenews.com/awe-walk-emotional-wellbeing-17063/

OR

Older people have become younger: physical and cognitive function have improved meaningfully in 30 years




2. CoupleTalk Live

https://www.coupletalk.com/ctliveoct20/



3. Social Science Research Analyst

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Administration for Children and Families

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/579300400




4. MDRC Seeks Fatherhood Programs to Participate in SIRF Project

Strengthening the Implementation of Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF) Nomination Process

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/strengthening-the-implementation-of-responsible-fatherhood-programs-sirf-nomination-process

OR

How to Keep Problem Participants from Derailing Your Group Sessions

Erik Vecere

https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/how-to-keep-problem-participants-from-derailing-your-group-sessions?





5. Explaining US income inequality by household demographics, 2019 update

Mark J. Perry | Carpe Diem

https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/explaining-us-income-inequality-by-household-demographics-2019-update/?




6. This (free!) parenting class from Yale will help you eliminate friction in your house

LAUREN STEELE  

https://www.fastcompany.com/90538307/this-free-parenting-class-from-yale-will-help-you-eliminate-friction-in-your-house




7. A Medieval Mother Tries Distance Learning

By Esther Liberman Cuenca

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/09/17/a-medieval-mother-tries-distance-learning/?




8. Research: Differences in Marriage and Romantic Involvement among Older African Americans

https://bloustein.rutgers.edu/research-differences-marriage-romantic-involvement-older-african-americans/

Gender differences in marriage, romantic involvement, and desire for romantic involvement among older African Americans

Dawne M. Mouzon, Robert Joseph Taylor, Linda M. Chatters

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0233836




9. Japan newlyweds can receive up to ¥600,000 to start new life

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/09/20/national/social-issues/japan-newlyweds-aid/




10. Deseret News-BYU survey: Emotional, physical resources key to how kids fare

Lois M. Collins  





11.Marriage test from 1939 reveals what makes a good housewife

MILES IN THE MORNING https://kluv.radio.com/blogs/miles-in-the-morning/marriage-test-from-1939-reveals-what-makes-a-good-housewife




12.Social Norms, Labor Market Opportunities, and the Marriage Gap Between Skilled and Unskilled Women

Marianne Bertrand, University of Chicago, Patricia Cortes, Boston University, Claudia Olivetti, Dartmouth College, and Jessica Pan, National University of Singapore

https://www.restud.com/paper/social-norms-labor-market-opportunities-and-the-marriage-gap-between-skilled-and-unskilled-women/



13. The pandemic proves we all should know ‘psychological first aid.’ Here are the basics.

Stacey Colino  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/pandemic-psychological-first-aid-anxiety/2020/09/21/7c68d746-fc23-11ea-9ceb-061d646d9c67_story.html




Thanks
Bill
near Acadia National Park, ME

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1595192 2020-09-17T18:41:56Z 2020-09-17T18:41:56Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. SEX AND AGE—Total Population—Estimate

ACS

https://data.census.gov/cedsci/map?q=Total%20Population%20in%20the%20United%20States&g=0100000US.04000.001&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&vintage=2018&layer=VT_2018_040_00_PP_D1&cid=DP05_0001E



2. How to Be Stronger Co-Parents During the Pandemic

Parents are under a lot of pressure, but good communication can support your family’s well-being.

BY PHIL COWAN, CAROLYN P. COWAN, MARYAM ABDULLAH

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




3. Reducing the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences

By Kate Bradford

https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/reducing-the-effects-of-adverse-childhood-experiences.aspx




4. Jennifer Howard’s ‘Clutter: An Untidy History’ takes Marie Kondo’s message a step further

By Jennifer Reese

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/jennifer-howards-clutter-an-untidy-history-takes-marie-kondos-message-a-step-further/2020/09/10/05faeaca-f1cb-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html


OR

Clinical psychologist’s book aims to help you build resilience, face hardship during a stressful time like the pandemic

Erin Blakemore





5. 

The 2020 American Family Survey: Attitudes toward family, COVID-19, politics, race, and economic well-being 


Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT 

Online: https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-2020-american-family-survey-attitudes-toward-family-covid-19-politics-race-and-economic-well-being/





6. Street View of 1940s New York

Julian Boilen  

https://1940s.nyc/map#13.69/40.7093/-73.99397



7. Child Welfare Virtual Expo 2020
Strengthening Families Through Prevention and Collaboration

Thursday, September 24, 2020

https://capacity.childwelfare.gov/virtualexpo/



8. Types of Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood: Implications for Relationship Education

Sarah Hokanson  

https://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/types-of-romantic-relationships-in-emerging-adulthood-implications-for-relationship-education/




9. Protecting Your Relationship in the Shadow of Corona

Dr. Scott Stanley

http://slidingvsdeciding.blogspot.com/2020/09/protecting-your-relationship-in-shadow.html



10. 2019 Census Child Poverty Data and What COVID-19 Means for Kids

Tue, Sep 22, 2020 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3132871875712393232



11. Lessons from Suicide Attempts among U.S. Army Soldiers During Deployment

By James A. Naifeh, Ph.D. and Holly B. Herberman Mash, Ph.D

https://www.pdhealth.mil/news/blog/lessons-suicide-attempts-among-us-army-soldiers-during-deployment



12 The Protestant family ethic

What do Protestant, Catholic, private, and public schooling have to do with marriage, divorce, and non-marital childbearing?

American Enterprise Institute

Institute for Family Studies

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-protestant-family-ethic/


Thanks
Bill
https://marriageeducationinfo.posthaven.com/marriage-education-resources
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1. Report no.4: Dads spend more quality time with kids

Jennifer Baxter, Mikayla Budinski, Megan Carroll, Kelly Hand

https://aifs.gov.au/publications/dads-spend-time-kids 




2. The Catholic Christian Meta-Model of the Person 

William J. Nordling, Paul C. Vitz, and Craig Steven Titus  

https://www.divinemercypress.store/ 



3. People Who Experienced Parental Divorce as Children Have Lower ‘Love Hormone’ Levels than Those Who Did Not
 
Terry Goodrich, Baylor University Media and Public Relations  

https://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=220145 




4. Homebodies: More Than a Third of Married Couples Live in State Where Both Were Born

Families

What Percentage of Married Couples Were Born in The Same State, Different State, or Another Country?

BRIAN KNOP AND LYDIA ANDERSON
  
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/09/homebodies-more-than-a-third-of-married-couples-live-in-state-where-both-were-born.html 




5. Time Alone Is the Key to Staying Married. Find It

Brittany Risher

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/time-alone-key-staying-married-190037189.html 




6. ‘It is getting better now’: Family letters from the deadly 1918 flu pandemic
 
Hannah Natanson  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/09/06/family-letters-1918-flu-coronavirus-pandemic/ 

or 

In pandemic era, the term palliative care is even more scary for some. So specialists want to rename it.

Haider J. Warraich  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/palliative-care-supportive-hospice/2020/09/04/07bf5236-e6d8-11ea-97e0-94d2e46e759b_story.html 




7. 

Love, sex and marriage – a history of Irish coupledom

Sexuality in Ireland was freer under British rule than after Independence

Maria Luddy and Mary O’Dowd

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/love-sex-and-marriage-a-history-of-irish-coupledom-1.4349774  





8. ELEVATE: Implementation of a healthy marriage and relationship education program by a statewide cooperative extension service

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/elevate-implementation-of-a-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-program-by-a-statewide-cooperative-extension-service 


9.. Growing Up Poor: The American Dream Deferred, Sep 15, 2020, 02:00 PM in Eastern Timehttps://wgbh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_recnaLEWRkewG4I_CA4Ziw?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=streaming&utm_content=xxxx

10. Free Webinar with Kevin Palau and Leading Marriage Experts on Strategies for Church Growth in COVID and Beyon

September 10, 2020 at 1:00 ET/ 12:00 CT/ 10:00 PT – Zoom Webinar

https://communio.org/free-webinar-with-leading-marriage-experts-on-strategies-for-church-growth-in-covid-and-beyond/


11. Marriage penalties, the marriage divide, and the US safety netThursday, September 10, 2020 | 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EThttps://www.aei.org/events/marriage-penalties-the-marriage-divide-and-the-us-safety-net/

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1.  COVID-19: Managing Relationships Under Stay-at-Home Orders

http://ssea.org/CARES/2-IDMH%20COVID19%20Managing%20Relationships%20Tip%20Sheet.pdf  




2. Incentivize individual agency to achieve upward mobility

Ian Rowe

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/incentivize-individual-agency-to-achieve-upward-mobility/?





3. FAMILY DECISION MAKING IN 2020

Jacob Goldsmith, Ph.D.

https://www.family-institute.org/sharing-our-expertise/family-decision-making-2020 




4. Ten Years of Change in Remarriage
 
 Leslie Reynolds  

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/reynolds-ten-years-change-remarriage-fp-20-20.html  




5. Parents and Children Together: How Low-Income Fathers in Responsible Fatherhood Programs Perceive and Provide Financial Support for Their Children

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/parents-and-children-how-low-income-fathers-in-fatherhood-programs-perceive-and-provide-financial-support-for-their-children 




6. Public attitudes about today’s dating landscape
 
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2020/08/20/public-attitudes-about-todays-dating-landscape/?




 7. Census Bureau to Host Webinar on Release of 2019 American Community Survey Statistics

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/acs-webinar.html 




8. Family Feud: Half Of Parents Squabble With Grandparents Over Parenting Choices
 
John Anderer

https://www.studyfinds.org/parents-argue-with-grandparents-parenting-choices/ 




9. Corporate Plan, Australian Institute of Family Studies

2020/21 to 2023/24
 
https://aifs.gov.au/publications/corporate-plan-20-24 



10. Here's What Gen Z Would Like to Accomplish Before Marriage

The top two factors will surprise you.
by Esther Lee

https://www.theknot.com/content/gen-z-relationships-marriage 




11. Mortality worldwide: Be generous, live longer
 
Fanny Annemarie Kluge  

https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events_6123/news_press_releases_4630/press/mortality_worldwide_be_generous_live_longer_8221  



Thanks. 

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  
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1. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Legislative History

ACF/HHS

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/temporary-assistance-needy-families-tanf-block-grant-legislative-history 

OR

New Compendiums to Support Linking Data for Research

BRETT BROWN

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/datacompendiums 
 



2. Outcomes and Outcome Domains Examined in HMRE Evaluation Studies

Sydney J. Briggs, April Wilson, Mindy E. Scott, and Deja Logan

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/outcomes-and-outcome-domains-examined-in-hmre-evaluation-studies/  




3. Resources to Help Young Parents Thrive

ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION  

https://www.aecf.org/blog/resources-to-help-young-parents-thrive/?





4. Marriage status of household reference person by ethnicity within marriage, UK, 2018

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/marriagecohabitationandcivilpartnerships/adhocs/12182marriagestatusofhouseholdreferencepersonbyethnicitywithinmarriageuk2018  





5. Recognizing and Responding to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs

OPRE/ACF/HHS

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/recognizing-and-responding-to-intimate-partner-violence-ipv-in-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs  


OR

Recognizing and Responding to Teen Dating Violence (TDV) in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/recognizing-and-responding-to-teen-dating-violence-tdv-in-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs  




6. RESEARCH PROFESSOR (OPEN RANK), FATHERHOOD MENTAL HEALTH

INSIDE HIGHER ED  

https://careers.insidehighered.com/job/2014315/research-professor-open-rank-fatherhood-mental-health/  




7. Painful Questions

 AND   

https://imprintnews.org/child-welfare-2/painful-questions-critics-question-california-universal-aces-screening/46670 




8. Can A Marriage Survive Without Intimacy?
 
CHRIS OWNBY

https://firstthings.org/can-a-marriage-survive-without-intimacy/?
 

OR

FAMILY AND MARRIAGE: Feeling what the other person feels

By Roger Rollins






9. Fathers Eve 

https://fatherseve.com/about/what-is-fe/
Also see NBC news coverage




10. THE 2020 RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT® AND FILIAL THERAPY CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020, WEBINARS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING

https://nire.org/annual-conference-on-re-and-filial-methods/ 




11. Another Great Academic Search Engine for Research Students https://academic.microsoft.com/home

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning  

https://www.educatorstechnology.com/2020/08/another-great-academic-search-engine.html  


and  Free Access Period Ending Soon

We hope you have enjoyed free access to NCFR's recent webinars and conference recordings. After Aug. 31 this content will only be available to NCFR members.




Thanks

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  
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1. Opportunities for Intimate Partner Violence Disclosure in Adult-Serving Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs

OPRE

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/opportunities-for-intimate-partner-violence-disclosure-in-adult-serving-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs 




2.  FAMILY STRUCTURE STILL MATTERS 

The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)

https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/core/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CSJJ8372-Family-structure-Report-200807.pdf

and  https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/08/sophia-worringer-marriage-still-matters-and-most-for-the-poorest.html

and https://www.newstalk.com/news/marriage-incentive-encourage-couples-1062346




3. English idioms about family life and conjugal felicity

ANATOLY LIBERMAN  

https://blog.oup.com/2020/08/english-idioms-about-family-life-and-conjugal-felicity/?




4. Parent-child separations focus of virtual symposium

Kristie Auman-Bauer, PSU

https://news.psu.edu/story/628786/2020/08/19/academics/parent-child-separations-focus-virtual-symposium  





5. Whether online or in-person, deep connection is key

By Dr. Josh Packard

https://www.springtideresearch.org/back-to-school/ 





6. Relationship Education: Learning practical skills that focus on commitment, communication and good conflict
 
Shane Smith  






7. Shifting the Lens Toward Prevention During a Time of Crisis

Written by Cara Kelly, Julie Fliss, and Elaine Stedt from the Children's Bureau, Office on Child Abuse and Neglect

https://cbexpress.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=website.viewArticles&issueid=218&sectionid=1&articleid=5605  


OR
Family and Child Well-Being: An Urgent Call to Action

Written by Bryan Samuels, M.P.P., executive director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

OR
 
Success Sequence = Optimal Health for Youth

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2020/08/success-sequence-optimal-health-for-youth  




8. Factors Impacting Program Retention

Sarah Hokanson 

https://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/factors-impacting-program-retention/ 




9. Harvard Study Points to Improved Dad-Child Relationships During Pandemic

Posted by Christopher A. Brown

https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/harvard-study-points-to-improved-dad-child-relationships-during-pandemic 




10. Here’s how Happy Couples argue differently then Unhappy Couples

Published ByDrew Simms
 
https://www.drewreportsnews.com/2020/08/17/heres-how-happy-couples-argue-differently-then-unhappy-couples/ 




11. I’ve Been Married to the Military for 15 Years. Our Luck Just Ran Out.
 
Esau McCaulley  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/20/opinion/coronavirus-military-deployment.html 


OR

Infertility Was Distressing. The Military Made It Even More Complicated.

Victoria Chamberlin




12.  Divorce after 50 is soaring. Married Swarthmore therapists have a guide for keeping love alive | 5 Questions

by Sandy Bauers, For The Inquirer,

https://www.inquirer.com/health/love-after-50-practical-survival-guide-older-couples-5-questions-20200812.html  



Thanks.
Bill


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My beach reading...

1. A guide for supporting new parents

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/mybt-guide 



2. Kitchen confrontations: Average household sees 217 arguments annually — just over cleaning dishes!
 
 John Anderer

https://www.studyfinds.org/kitchen-confrontations-217-arguments-over-cleaning-dishes/ 




3. Virtual meetings offer tips, strategies to cope with Covid-19
 
https://www.thelandonline.com/news/virtual-meetings-offer-tips-strategies-to-cope-with-covid-19/article_266e75d0-d82e-11ea-9947-677e9fe32a39.html 




4. What Happens to Parents When Community Spaces Close?

By Daniel Cox & Samuel J. Abrams

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/08/12/what_happens_to_parents_when_community_spaces_close_501684.html?




5. Look at the Numbers

Frank Lamas  

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/08/10/look-demographic-indicators-should-motivate-change-higher-education 




6. Parental warmth on high-conflict days helps teens to feel loved
 
https://news.psu.edu/story/627667/2020/08/06/research/parental-warmth-high-conflict-days-helps-teens-feel-loved 




7. Building Data Capacity in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Challenges and Recommended Support


 


8. At the Center of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs Data Snapshot: Program Staff and Support

Sarah Avellar, Alexandra Stanczyk, Nikki Aikens, Mathew Stange, and Grace Roemer 

https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/at-the-center-of-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-programs-data-snapshot-program-staff




9. 3 Ways Empathy Can Strengthen Your Marriage

Gena Ellis





10. Absence: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Marriage 

Wendy Singleton Christin
Schizophrenia Bulletin
 
https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/advance-article/doi/10.1093/schbul/sbaa109/5882171  




11. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Congress must undo policies that penalize marriage

A new Joint Economic Committee report ponders the demise of “happy two-parent” homes and how to stop the trend.

By Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/8/6/21353942/mike-lee-republican-congress-utah-joint-economic-committee-policy-marriage-penalty-eitc-welfare 

 

Thanks.

Bill
OBX, NC



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1. Webinar: Strategies for Helping Young Fathers

THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

What: Supporting Young Fathers of Color: Lessons From the Field
When: Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET
Registration password: Two-gen  

https://www.aecf.org/blog/webinar-strategies-for-helping-young-fathers/?


OR

Introduction to Strengthening Implementation in Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF)

Aug 12, 2020 02:00 PM


 


2. Machine learning predicts satisfaction in romantic relationships

 

https://news.westernu.ca/2020/07/machine-learning-predicts-satisfaction-in-romantic-relationships/  




3. Highlights from the First FRAMING Research Healthy Marriage Technical Work Group

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/highlights-from-the-first-framing-research-healthy-marriage-technical-work-group 


OR

Improving Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs for Unmarried Couples with Children





4.  Couple conflicts: our neurons like mediation

https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/?cID=1506 

or https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200729114735.htm




5.  Recruitment and Partner Participation in Online Relationship Education

Sarah Hokanson 

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/recruitment-and-partner-participation-in-online-relationship-education/ 




6.  Cohabitation vs Marriage: Mating Strategies by Education in the USA

 Fabio Blasutto

https://sites.uclouvain.be/econ/DP/IRES/2020023.pdf 





7.  For The Maidens on Tu B’AV – NOW WHAT?

Susan Barth  

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/for-the-maidens-on-tu-bav-now-what/ 

OR

The Rambam’s Best Newlywed Advice

Susan Barth





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

This webcast is now on-demand, should you like to view it again.

WEBCAST LINK:  https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2462984/45C3F42C76D8CC408B90A5E492562002?mode=login&email=billcoffin68@gmail.com

 

 OR

Episode 72: How to Reconnect with Your Partner






9. Revised Procedures and Standards: Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) Review

Request for public comment  

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/05/2020-17001/revised-procedures-and-standards-home-visiting-evidence-of-effectiveness-homvee-review




10. Growing Through Adversity
 
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/761697/growing-through-adversity  




11. The Discourse of Marriage in the Greco-Roman World

Edited by Jeffrey Beneker and Georgia Tsouvala





Thanks.
Bill
OBX, NC (week 1 of 2)

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1. Flourishing in Adolescence: A Virtual Workshop

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-05-2020/flourishing-in-adolescence-a-virtual-workshop?



2. Developing Strong Recruitment Practices for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs Serving Adults

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/developing-strong-recruitment-practices-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs-serving-adults 



3. Most Families That Received SNAP Benefits in 2018 Had At Least One Person Working

TRACY A. LOVELESS


https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/07/most-families-that-received-snap-benefits-in-2018-had-at-least-one-person-working.html?



4. Effectiveness of the Family Foundations Co-parenting Education Program

Sarah Hokason 

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/effectiveness-of-the-family-foundations-co-parenting-education-program/ 



5. https://peopleproblems.org/july-17-2020/



6. Families Keep Going, In Pandemic and Health

RACHEL ANDERSON

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/july-web-only/family-responsibilities-education-childcare-coronavirus.html?





7. Father-child playtime may improve children’s ability to control emotions, aggression later in life

Brianna Sleezer






8. Communicating in everyday life

https://www.relate.org.uk/relationships-week/free-self-help-course 




9. Mom and Dad Are Fighting
 
https://slate.com/podcasts/mom-and-dad-are-fighting/2020/07/slates-parenting-podcast-modifying-work 




10. OSU Extension addresses top economic and family issues
 
 Trisha Gedon | Agricultural Communications Services  

https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agricultural-sciences-natural-resources/2020/gedon_community_forums_followup.html  




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

Date: Monday, July 27, 2020

Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time


https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=lobby20.jsp&eventid=2462984&sessionid=1&key=45C3F42C76D8CC408B90A5E492562002&eventuserid=330140855  



In case you were wondering...
New study suggests we have 6,200 thoughts every day
https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/how-many-thoughts-per-day?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 


Enjoy your vacation. 

Bill

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if any of you would like to stop getting these weekly emails just let me know...thanks.  BC

1. Promoting Character Development in Youth Programs through Professional Development for Staff and Volunteers

Authors: Hannah Lantos, Alison McClay, Brandon Stratford, Zakia Redd, Salomon Villatoro

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/promoting-character-development-youth-programs-through-professional-development-staff-volunteers 



2. We welcome new report on psychology of loneliness
 
https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2020/16-july-we-welcome-new-report-on-psychology-of-loneliness/ 




3. Implementing Evidence-Informed Practices in Maternal and Child Health: Bridging Domestic and International Methods
 
July 22, 2020, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. ET 

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/implementing-evidence-informed-practices-maternal-and-child-health-bridging-domestic-and 


OR

The 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Interim Report on Grantee Programs and Clients

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-grantees-interim-report-grantee  




4. Helping Couples in the Shadow of COVID‐19

Scott M. Stanley  Howard J. Markman

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12575 




5. Everyone Experiences Stress, Protective Factors Keep Families Strong

https://www.childwelfare.gov/strongfamilies/




6. 

How cultural factors shape children's economic outcomes

A Princeton-Brookings Future of Children event


Thursday, July 23, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Online: https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-cultural-factors-shape-economic-outcomes/


OR

Click here to register for the webinar on the Pathways-to-Outcomes models for Responsible Fatherhood programs:
 Thursday, July 23rd from 2:00 to 3:00 PM EDT.  




7. Parents back demand for post-pandemic Relationships Education in schools

FASTN  

https://www.fastn.org/news/parents-back-demand-for-post-pandemic-relationships-education-in-schools  




8. Meet the Man Leading the Charge on America's Boy Crisis | Opinion

LEE HABEEB

https://www.newsweek.com/meet-man-leading-charge-americas-boy-crisis-opinion-1517782 




9. Developing Strong Recruitment Practices for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs Serving Adults

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/developing-strong-recruitment-practices-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs-serving-adults 




10. How the Pandemic Can Teach Kids About Compassion

MARYAM ABDULLAH

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



Thanks.

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  
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