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12. or https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/primary-prevention-policy-designers-brief

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1982718 2023-06-01T20:25:38Z 2023-06-01T20:25:38Z Re: Candidates for IFS Friday Five
11. US births are down again, after the COVID baby bust and rebound

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip Levine

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1982709 2023-06-01T20:07:38Z 2023-06-01T20:07:39Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1.  Love in the aisles 

From rings and flowers to food and honeymoons, Costco has your wedding plans covered.

  ed. by Wendy Helfenbaum  

https://mobilecontent.costco.com/live/resource/img/static-us-connection-june-23/US_June_Connection_2023.pdf




2. How to babyproof your relationship

You installed your socket covers. Now you have to protect your partnership.

Advice by Katherine Reynolds Lewis

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/05/15/partner-relationship-prepare-baby/




3. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

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



https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/primary-prevention-convening-brief



OR

22nd Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors Report to Congress


https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/22nd-welfare-indicators-risk-factors-report-congress



4. Kissing Is At Least 1,000 Years Older Than We Thought

Kissing may seem natural, but it remains unclear whether it’s a universal human act or a cultural one.

BY SOPHIE LUND RASMUSSEN, TROELS PANK ARBØLL |

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/kissing_is_at_least_1000_years_older_than_we_thought



5. Persistent Poverty in Counties and Census Tracts

Craig Benson, Alemayehu Bishaw, Brian Glassman

https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/acs/acs-51.html




6. As a Therapist, I Know What’s Breaking Couples Up

How relationships come to an end and the scourge of the smartphone

BY 
https://thewalrus.ca/what-breaks-up-couples/




7. Low sexual satisfaction linked to memory decline later in life, study finds

Adrienne Berard

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/low-sexual-satisfaction-linked-memory-decline-later-life-study-finds



8. Enduring Marriage: The Reason Behind Wedding Season

Loriann Oberlin MS, LCPC

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-full-picture/202305/enduring-marriage-the-reason-behind-wedding-season




9. Does a longer sexual resume affect marriage rates?

Nicholas H Wolfinger 1, Samuel L Perry 





10. Helping mental health and marriage





Thanks
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1977481 2023-05-18T01:54:06Z 2023-05-18T01:54:06Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Intact marriage and weekly worship make children thrive

By Peter Newman

https://voiceofthefamily.com/intact-marriage-and-weekly-worship-make-children-thrive/



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




https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/18/your-next-engagement-ring-should-be-bike/



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

Jenny Olson

, assistant professor of marketing at Kelley



https://news.iu.edu/live/news/28244-married-couples-who-merge-finances-may-be-happier#0





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

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

REGISTER TODAY ▸




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

https://fism.tv/collapse-in-marriage-and-resident-fatherhood-lead-decline-in-christianity-study/



6. Six Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged You

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


BY EVERETT L. WORTHINGTON JR. |

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



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

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/adopting-motivation-driven-approach-case-management-hmre-services



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

Nora Neus

https://youthtoday.org/2023/05/five-years-in-with-millions-unclaimed-is-family-first-helping-kids-and-families-yet/




9. How volunteering could benefit teens mental health - 7NEWS

https://7news.com.au/stories/how-volunteering-could-benefit-teens-mental-health/

OR

Volunteering eases kids' mental illness odds: study

Callum Godde




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

 BY LEA GARCIA-SALAZAR

https://www.theteenmagazine.com/are-gen-z-s-attitudes-towards-marriage-changing



11. Income inequality widens marriage rates among men

By Park Jun-hee
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230514000101&np=1&mp=1


12. 

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


Airman 1st Class Hussein Enaya



Thanks. Going biking...

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1975083 2023-05-11T18:31:24Z 2023-05-11T18:31:24Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Mother’s Day Reflections on the Diverse Experiences of Motherhood

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/mothers-day-reflections-on-the-diverse-experiences-of-motherhood



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

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/road-maps-change-adult-serving-hmre-grant-recipients-rapid-cycle-learning-simr-project



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

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

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/opportunities-for-marriage-partnership-shape-womens-family-incomes.html



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

Co-hosted by The MIT Press

https://www.brookings.edu/events/the-parent-trap-reducing-social-inequality-by-supporting-parents-and-their-children/




5. How to Help Your Teen Be a Good Person

BY EDEN PONTZ

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





6. Speaking the truth about motherhood and marriage

 by Wendy Wixom

https://ifamnews.com/en/speaking-the-truth-about-motherhood-and-marriage



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

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

https://my.demio.com/ref/L5dKJfRuRI9yV34T




8. 2023 NARME Plenary Speakers

https://www.narme.org/2023plenaryspeakers



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

Advice by Carolyn Hax

https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2023/05/07/carolyn-hax-unhappiness-marriage-phase/



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

By Mary Frances Myler

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2023/04/88232/



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

Beatrice Villaflor

, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor



https://dailynorthwestern.com/2023/05/11/campus/relationships-are-old-school-marriage-101-hits-23-years-of-teaching-students-about-healthy-relationships/



12. 

Tips For Married Businessmen Seeking Better Communication With Their Spouse

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2023/05/10/tips-for-married-businessmen-seeking-better-communication-with-their-spouse/?sh=4dc6966e16c6


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

https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/1091082.html


Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1972462 2023-05-04T17:52:30Z 2023-05-04T17:52:31Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. How does digital media shape young children’s word learning?

By Sarah C. Kucker

https://childandfamilyblog.com/how-does-digital-media-shape-young-childrens-word-learning/



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

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

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/media/3138/sexuality-education-plus.pdf

OR

Agony aunts examine relationship issues with Tavistock Relationships





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

OPRE/ACF/HHS

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/highlights-strengthening-relationship-education-and-marriage-services-streams




4. today...
https://www.aei.org/events/the-social-breakdown-the-poverty-of-family-community-and-religious-life-in-america/



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

https://www.wired.com/story/google-new-domains-dad-jokes/



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

By Vanessa Brown Calder

https://www.cato.org/blog/limited-government-answer-pregnancy-childbirth



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

Richard V. Reeves and Eleanor Krause

https://www.brookings.edu/research/cohabiting-parents-differ-from-married-ones-in-three-big-ways/



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

https://www.urban.org/events/conversation-matt-desmond-how-we-can-end-poverty-america



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

Eryn Gordon


https://www.fodors.com/world/asia/south-korea/experiences/news/dating-in-korea



10. The Effects of War on Marriage Rates

https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1293/



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

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


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


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1970232 2023-04-27T22:33:25Z 2023-04-27T22:33:25Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Tips for Creating a Motivating and Supportive Environment for Staff Success in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Services

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/tips-creating-motivating-and-supportive-environment-staff-success-healthy-marriage-and

OR

Four Tips to Recruit Spanish-Speaking Immigrant Men into Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs 

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/four-tips-recruit-spanish-speaking-immigrant-men-healthy-marriage-and-relationship

OR

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




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

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

https://www.aei.org/events/the-social-breakdown-the-poverty-of-family-community-and-religious-life-in-america/



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

With W. Bradford Wilcox | Ian Rowe, 

Richard Reeves

https://www.aei.org/events/fatherhood-and-marriage-does-strengthening-fatherhood-depend-on-renewing-marriage-in-america/



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

by Scott M. Stanley & Galena K. Rhoades

https://ifstudies.org/ifs-admin/resources/reports/cohabitationreportapr2023-final.pdf

OR

New DU Study Highlights Risks of Living Together Before Engagement

Emma Atkinson




5. Divorce Rates: Exploring the Influential Factors and Trends

JACOB MASLOW

https://www.legalscoops.com/divorce-rates/



6. How premarital sex could impact your marriage

 Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2023/4/19/23687280/premarital-sex-impact-marriage-wheatley-institute-byu



7. The Next Issue in Family-Focused Public Policy

Paid family leave is getting serious bipartisan attention.

By 

https://thedispatch.com/article/the-next-issue-in-family-focused-public-policy/




8. State-level Data for Understanding Child Welfare in the United States
Sarah Catherine Williams
Rachel Rosenberg
Valerie Martinez
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/state-level-data-for-understanding-child-welfare-in-the-united-states

9. National Fatherhood Initiative, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health partner for new program

Hayley DeSilva


https://www.beckersbehavioralhealth.com/behavioral-health-mental-health/national-fatherhood-initiative-virginia-department-of-behavioral-health-partner-for-new-program.html




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

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/toolkit/toolkit-elevating-family-input-tanf-and-child-support-programs-resources-program-staff


Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1968263 2023-04-20T22:48:30Z 2023-04-20T22:48:31Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 464
1. Marital transitions during earlier adulthood and subsequent health and well-being in mid- to late-life among female nurses: An outcome-wide analysis

Ying Chen a b

, 

Maya B. Mathur c

, 

Brendan W. Case a

, 

Tyler J. VanderWeele a b

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




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


Jeff Grabmeier, Ohio State News

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


With W. Bradford Wilcox, Ian Rowe, and Richard Reeves.

 click here shortly before 5:00 pm on Tuesday, April 25th for the live stream.
https://www.aei.org/events/fatherhood-and-marriage-does-strengthening-fatherhood-depend-on-renewing-marriage-in-america/



4. The Evidence on Family Affordability

By Angela Rachidi

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-evidence-on-family-affordability/




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

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

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/architects-of-father-policies-and-programs-discuss-how-it-is-done-tickets-603947883377



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

https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/ageism



7. Rejecting ring by spring

Claire Lyons

https://ndsmcobserver.com/2023/04/rejecting-ring-by-spring/

OR

MARRIAGE THERAPIST SPEAKS ON DATING

QUINN DELAMATER





8. 3 PRINCIPLES FOR RAISING TEENS WITHOUT RUINING YOUR MARRIAGE

Suzanne B. Phillips, Psy.D.,

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/speaking-about-trauma/202304/3-principles-for-raising-teens-without-ruining-your-marriage



9. Dinner and a Marriage (tonight!)

https://business.katychamber.com/events/details/dinner-and-a-marriage-04-20-2023-22752



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

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/using-data-guide-improvement-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-services


OR

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

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1964546 2023-04-11T22:49:30Z 2023-04-11T22:49:30Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. National Siblings Day

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/siblings.html


OR

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



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



https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/tanf-child-welfare-collaboration-preventative-strategies-focused-family-well-being-review




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

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

 

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

 

Download flyer

 

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




4. The tyranny of science over mothers.

By Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon in the MIT Press Reader

https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-tyranny-of-science-over-mothers/




5. No fault. No divorce boom

Harry Benson

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/no-fault-no-divorce-boom/




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

Report by 72Point writer Alice Hughes contributed to this report

https://studyfinds.org/average-family-spends-6-hours-together/



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

https://spsp.org/news/press-releases/positive-relationship-experiences-better-physical-health



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

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1147317/Children_s_social_care_stable_homes_consultation_February_2023.pdf

OR

Government plans to reform children's social care in England: CASPAR briefing
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1959448 2023-03-30T22:12:52Z 2023-03-30T22:12:52Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five #462 (another Elite 8 March Madness Edition)
1. Centering Positive Youth Development to Enhance Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming

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

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/centering-positive-youth-development-to-enhance-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programming/




2. Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Drifted Apart

https://fatherhoodchannel.com/2023/03/23/gisele-bundchen-and-tom-brady-drifted-apart-32023/




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

Lenore Skenazy

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2023/03/want-best-child-but-made-mistake/




4. State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China

Amy Hawkins




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

Brendan Case and Ying Chen

https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-long-term-health-and-happiness-marriage-still-matters-86114ced




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

 ALLISON COURTRIGHT

https://badgerherald.com/news/2023/03/21/wisconsin-residents-to-see-welfare-reform-question-on-april-4-ballot/



7. Incentives and Marriage

By: Kevin Corcoran

https://www.econlib.org/incentives-and-marriage/



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

By Aarzoo Kalyan

https://meaww.com/black-marriage-day-2023-history-theme-and-3-ways-to-celebrate



Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1956373 2023-03-22T18:24:01Z 2023-03-22T18:24:01Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five #461 (Elite Eight edition)
1. Replay: Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes (with Q&A and resources)

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-premarital-cohabitation-timing-engagement-and-marital-outcomes/



2. 

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


Ohio State University



https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230315132431.htm



3. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/try-something-different




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

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/fostering-trust-program-participants-and-serving-young-fathers-highlights-third-framing

OR

Tips for Delivering Engaging Virtual Workshop Sessions in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs (New)

March 15, 2023
Expand

Interactive Snapshots of the 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees (New)

March 14, 2023
Expand

Expand

Expand

Tips for Providing Skill Coaching to Reinforce Workshop Content in Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs (New)

ALL REPORTS https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource-library?f%5B0%5D=type%3Areport




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

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-06-2023/assessment-of-the-impact-of-social-media-on-the-health-and-wellbeing-of-adolescents-and-children-meeting-4




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

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

https://councilforrelationships.org/new-parents-social-media-pregnancy-what-you-need-to-know/




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

Mark Travers,Contributor

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/03/19/new-research-suggests-a-unique-way-to-enhance-your-sex-life/?sh=50a773735bc8




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

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

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/centering-positive-youth-development-to-enhance-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programming/



Thanks from Monterey,CA

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1954085 2023-03-16T19:01:15Z 2023-03-16T19:01:15Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Mindful life: Care for carers

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

By Rebecca Lawrence

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/magazine/mindful-life-care-for-carers




2. What Makes Home a Home

John Cuddeback

https://life-craft.org/what-makes-home-a-home/



3. Marriages in Australia

The Australian Institute of Family Studies

https://aifs.gov.au/research/facts-and-figures/marriages-australia-2023




4. 

The Power of the Success Sequence

for Young Adults

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

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

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7359278044950498398




5. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

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

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS



https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/primary-prevention-convening-brief





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

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Marta Alvira-Hammond

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/data-on-families-with-low-incomes-across-america-can-inform-two-generation-approaches




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

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ten-years-of-supporting-families-supporting-families-programme-annual-report-2022-23



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

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



9. Can Ruptured Adult Sibling Relationships Be Healed?

Peg Streep

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/tech-support/202303/can-ruptured-adult-sibling-relationships-be-healed



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


ROSELLE UMLAS

https://hackspirit.com/marriage-and-divorce-statistics/



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

By David Schramm




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


Thanks. Now back to March Madness...
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1950964 2023-03-09T20:57:05Z 2023-03-09T20:57:05Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-premarital-cohabitation-timing-engagement-and-marital-outcomes/



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

Menelaos Apostolou https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-1848, Maria Argyridou, […], and Timo Juhani Lajunen m.apostolou@gmail.com

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/14747049221147154

https://www.psypost.org/2023/03/new-research-reveals-the-top-strategies-people-use-to-repair-and-improve-intimate-relationships-69093



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


https://www.tahlequahdailypress.com/news/state-divorce-rate-falls-but-still-7th-highest-in-country/article_5fa53b0a-c7c1-5bb5-90d4-02b066f06d5b.html



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

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/ofa-webinar-whole-family-approach-how-tanf-programs-can-engage-customers-mental-health-0

OR

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




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

By Mary Kate Koch

https://childandfamilyblog.com/what-is-puberty-like-for-girls/



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

UK Department for Education Consultation

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/childrens-social-care-stable-homes-built-on-love


OR

Reducing parental conflict information for parents





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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/07/parent-encouragement-program-helps-parents-conflict/



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

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

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886922005530?via%3Dihub




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

Steven Ruggles1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9980877/




10. 

Geo bachelors and singles attend marriage event


Monica K. Guthrie

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/439405/geo-bachelors-and-singles-attend-marriage-event



THANKS!
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1947918 2023-03-02T20:27:09Z 2023-03-02T20:27:09Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Four myths about peer pressure

Phyllis Fagell

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/02/28/peer-pressure-myths-advice/



2. Hampton University Receives A $1 Million Grant From Communio To Support The Hampton University National Center For Black Family Life

https://home.hamptonu.edu/blog/2023/02/24/hampton-university-receives-a-1-million-grant-from-communio-to-support-the-hampton-university-national-center-for-black-family-life/#gsc.tab=0



3. In Post-Roe World, These Conservatives Embrace a New Kind of Welfare

Dana Goldstein

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/10/us/conservatives-child-care-benefits-roe-wade.html?unlocked_article_code=IXY6pG8wDamKhgrbtEodfDAA3bpzVDKhbc9bFOI3M61hvsr78k4ipN0vgoVDAh_447xlBWUYiJhFkvYY0IggIRH71iORGy0kvBKKAZiqvOuHKN-rvGS-6FFwe5KOMKilCIYaIwZ5mu1E9vnjBpefyVBwF3LwoVZKoC4m1WYKA_-lTtO7bMxg8ON4TaG8p7tdqnkp78soJtLvz309cDMNfkVleKdhEsg4qhf5ILf4WlNw2eEAcv1g0n7kywUBQLT3L6d29yne9liwOpuQM4OZowHoveMLyrkVgB27HCi_qbIkszVNQ8ZQizXJheTjr5RfSI_MZdCM-xE2d6kNon5oq6b8rXtQkUf7G1gHLQVdxwQ&smid=url-share


and/or https://www.crisismagazine.com/opinion/are-conservatives-embracing-a-new-kind-of-welfare



'
4. Setting the record straight: my full thoughts on family policy

Miriam Cates MP


https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/government-prioritise-family-policy-nation-succeed




5. The antipoverty effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit across states: Where were the historic reductions felt?

Sophie Collyer, Bradley Hardy, and Christopher Wimer

https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-antipoverty-effects-of-the-expanded-child-tax-credit-across-states-where-were-the-historic-reductions-felt/








6. China’s Collapsing Birth and Marriage Rates Reflect a People’s Deep Pessimism

By Nicholas Eberstadt

































9. How Many First Marriages End in Divorce? Statistics and Facts
https://psychcentral.com/health/the-myth-of-the-high-rate-of-divorce



10. Marriage: More Than a Century of Change

  Julissa Cruz

https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/NCFMR/documents/FP/FP-13-13.pdf  



Thanks



Bill Coffin

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]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1944835 2023-02-23T23:33:44Z 2023-02-23T23:33:45Z Candidates for IFS Fridat Five
1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=BMhDKc&mc=I6&s=3RAQ36&u=Sabv&z=EBtmB2w&



2. Professional Development Grants

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST Center)

https://mastresearchcenter.org/for-emerging-scholars/professional-development-grants/



3. How to help teen girls’ mental health struggles – 6 research-based strategies for parents, teachers and friends

https://theconversation.com/how-to-help-teen-girls-mental-health-struggles-6-research-based-strategies-for-parents-teachers-and-friends-200052

OR

Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

https://theconversation.com/parents-in-the-us-had-alarmingly-high-rates-of-anxiety-and-depression-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-that-has-a-direct-effect-on-kids-193700



4. Biden’s Top Child Welfare Official Discusses Her 2023 Priorities with The Imprint



https://imprintnews.org/top-stories/bidens-top-child-welfare-official-discusses-her-2023-priorities-with-the-imprint




5. How you feel about your job affects how well you parent your kids

By Elizabeth Chang

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/02/16/parents-work-impacts-parenting/



6.  Relationship conversations-  TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS

OnePlusOne

https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5c52d5d1984fb0f0e7fc158c/63f4b7c1ca4f789c5973cae6_RC%20Tips%20for%20Employers%20Feb%2023%20v2.pdf



7. “The Value of Family - Fiscal Benefits of Marriage and Reducing Family Breakdown in New Zealand”

  Andrew M Bullians

http://familyfirst.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Value-of-Family-Report-2023-web.pdf  



8. 23RD National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

APRIL 11-13 AND APRIL 18-20, 2023

https://nccan.acf.hhs.gov/register.html



9. Black couples pay a higher tax penalty for marriage than White couples. Here’s why

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/success/taxes-racial-inequity-married-couples/index.html

or https://theatlantavoice.com/black-couples-pay-a-higher-tax-penalty-for-marriage-than-white-couples-heres-why/



10. CNRMA CREDO team hosts marriage retreat

By MC1 Maddelin Hamm CNRMA Public Affairs

https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/top_stories/cnrma-credo-team-hosts-marriage-retreat/article_c0ab5ff0-ad2e-11ed-9bfa-cb72b24113d1.html



Thanks
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1941976 2023-02-16T23:49:25Z 2023-02-16T23:49:26Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

Wednesday, March 8, 2023, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://app.getresponse.com/view.html?x=a62b&m=BMhDKc&mc=I6&s=3RAQ36&u=Sabv&z=EBtmB2w&

(Note: If you use #8 below you could save this for next week)



2. How Today’s Parents Say Their Approach to Parenting Does – or Doesn’t – Match Their Own Upbringing

BY KILEY HURST, DANA BRAGA, SHANNON GREENWOOD, CHRIS BARONAVSKI, AND MICHAEL KEEGAN

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/how-todays-parents-say-their-approach-to-parenting-does-or-doesnt-match-their-own-upbringing/



3. Top Family judge calls on senior politicians to break their decade of silence on the importance of marriage

Sir Paul Coleridge



https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/the-marriage-gap/



4. Why marriage may help prevent type 2 diabetes — regardless of how happy it is

Martha McHardy

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/type-2-diabetes-marriage-prevention-b2276610.html



5. Re-Examining the Link Between Premarital Sex and Divorce

Jesse Smith https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9730-200X jus769@psu.edu and Nicholas H. Wolfinger

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0192513X231155673



6. Abuse at home spills over into the workplace, new study reveals

BPS Communications

https://www.bps.org.uk/news/abuse-home-spills-over-workplace-new-study-reveals




7. The best way to break up with someone, according to Philly relationship experts

Henry Savage

https://www.inquirer.com/philly-tips/how-to-break-up-advice-philly-sex-relationship-therapists.html#loaded



8. Living Together Before Marriage: A Risky Move?

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.

https://www.du.edu/news/living-together-marriage-risky-move




9. Love is in the Air: Marriages Rebound in 2021

 Brian Tsai

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/02/14/7278/



10. Red States Should Lead Way in Reforming Anti-Marriage Welfare Policies

Benjamin Paris, Jamie Bryan Hall

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/red-states-should-lead-way-reforming-anti-marriage-welfare-policies



https://pixabay.com/images/search/black%20couple/?manual_search=1
Thanks! HT to Dave for #3-6
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1939163 2023-02-10T00:17:45Z 2023-02-10T00:17:46Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1.  Date Nights Linked to Stronger Marriages, More Sexual Satisfaction, According to New Study

https://nationalmarriageproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Date-Night-Press-Release-draft-APROVED-2-2-23.pdf



2. The Keys to a Successful Marriage

University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=1&contentid=4580



3. A quicker return to school may help kids with concussions, study says

Erin Blakemore

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/02/04/kids-teens-concussion-rest-study/




4. Recognizing Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

 Elisa Rosman, Tia Brown, Sam Illangasekare, Kriti Jain

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/2023/02/recognizing-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-prevention-month




5. Leading Family Trends That Should Concern Everyone / Part 3

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/leading-family-trends-that-should-concern-everyone-part-3/



6. 10 countercultural female scholars to watch in 2023

MAGGIE KELLY

https://www.thecollegefix.com/12-countercultural-female-scholars-to-watch-in-2023/



7. Kids, Marriage, and the American Way

Casey Chalk

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/kids-marriage-and-the-american-way/




8. Deal Breakers and Dating Apps: Trends Redefining Romance and Relationships in America

Tuesday, February 14, 2023 | 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM ET

https://www.aei.org/events/deal-breakers-and-dating-apps-trends-redefining-romance-and-relationships-in-america/



9. 

Three Studies Published on the Family Expectations Program In the Last 12 Months


Dr. Scott Stanley

http://slidingvsdeciding.blogspot.com/2023/02/three-studies-published-on-family.html


10. https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/press-coverage


Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1936599 2023-02-02T23:16:11Z 2023-02-02T23:16:12Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Utah Marriage Celebration 2023

Virtual Event: Friday, February10, 2023, | 6-9:30 p.m. MT




2.  Guidance for Immigrant and Refugee Families: The Child Welfare System  

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/immigrant_refugee_families_child_welfare.pdf



3. Parenting in America Today

Pew Research Center Logo

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2023/01/24/parenting-in-america-today/




4. Pay Weakened the Traditional Family?

By Scott Winship, American Enterprise Institute

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/bringing-home-the-bacon-have-trends-in-mens-pay-weakened-the-traditional-family/




5. 5 Signs You May Need Marriage Counseling
Cleveland Clinic logo

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/marriage-counseling/



6. Lifelong Marriage Lowers Risk of Dementia

NTNU

https://neurosciencenews.com/continuous-marriage-dementia-22373/



7. The Change in Poverty from 1995 to 2016 Among Single‐Parent Families

By Kevin Corinth | Bruce D. Meyer | Derek Wu

Cato Institute

https://www.aei.org/articles/the-change-in-poverty-from-1995-to-2016-among-single%e2%80%90parent-families/



8. Marriage Week International https://www.marriage-weekinternational.com/



9. Japan ‘on the Verge’ of Societal Collapse Due to Plummeting Birth Rate, Prime Minister Says

ARI BLAFF

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/japan-on-the-verge-of-societal-collapse-due-to-plummeting-birth-rate-prime-minister-says/



10. My cousin has two tickets for the 2023 SUPER BOWL, both box seats. He paid $2,500 for each ticket, but he didn't realize last year when he bought them, it was going to be on the same day as his wedding.
If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place... It's
at St. Joseph Church, in Warwick at 3 p.m. Her name is Ashley. She's 5'2,
about 130 lbs. She's a good cook, too. She'll be the one in the white dress



Thanks 
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1933980 2023-01-26T23:00:29Z 2023-01-26T23:00:30Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Marriage Celebration 2023

Virtual Event: Friday, February 10, 2023, | 6-9:30 p.m. MT

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage




2. ONE IN SIX YOUNG CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY HARASSED, SURVEY FINDS

Joe Lepper

https://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/article/one-in-six-young-children-have-been-sexually-harassed-survey-finds

OR

The lockdown effect on births within marriage a year later

Harry Benson

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/the-lockdown-effect-on-births-within-marriage-a-year-later/



3. Want to live a happy life? Focus on your relationships

Kevin Dickinson

https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/want-to-live-a-happy-life-focus-on-your-relationships/




4. Marriage and Work among Prime-Age Men

Adam Blandin, John Jones, and Fang Yang

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/fipfedrwp/95483.htm



5. 

Negative marital communications leave literal, figurative wounds


The Ohio State University

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/01/230118092024.htm

OR https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453022003304



6. Does a Woman’s Biological Clock Have a Price?

Corinne Low

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/faculty/corinne-low/




7. Marriage Week International https://www.marriage-weekinternational.com/

or  National Marriage Week USA  https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/



8. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/divorce-rates-by-country

or https://divorce.com/blog/divorce-statistics/



9. What aspects lead to long-term success in marriage?

Brittany Stahnke Joy

https://thesocietypages.org/ccf/2023/01/24/what-aspects-lead-to-long-term-success-in-marriage/



10. From the Office of the Journal of Marriage & Family Review (MFR)

New paper submission type


https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01494929.2023.2165607?src=


HT Dave
Thanks
Bill
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1930993 2023-01-19T22:57:04Z 2023-01-19T22:57:05Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs May Best Support Outcomes by Addressing Hispanic Families’ Diverse Stressors

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Yiyu Chen

https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/research-resources/healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs-may-best-support-outcomes-by-addressing-hispanic-families-diverse-stressors/



2. Impact of Direct Cash Benefits to Low-Income Families Can Be Far-Reaching

BY AMANDA ABRAMS

https://imprintnews.org/family/impact-direct-cash-benefits-low-income-families-child/237760



3. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education for High School Students: The Longer-Term Impacts of Relationship Smarts PLUS in Georgia

OPRE/ACF/HHS

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-high-school-students-longer-term-impacts




4. The case for a Commission on Boys and Men: Will Washington state lead the way?

Richard V. Reeves

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2023/01/13/the-case-for-a-commission-on-boys-and-men-will-washington-state-lead-the-way/



5. Should I Try to Work It Out?: A Guidebook for Individuals and Couples Who Have Been Thinking about Divorce

Alan Hawkins , Tamara Fackrell , Steven Harris

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/divorce-prevention




6. Discernment Counseling

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/podcast/episodes/020discernment_counseling



7. Researchers: The legalization of marijuana comes at a hidden cost to our young people

By Diana Fishbein, Linda Richter and Zili Sloboda

https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-marijuana-legalization-adolescent-teen-use-risks-20230117-v6rxqplxqrd33ousopcm6a4bku-story.html



8. Some Good News on the Family Front

Kay S. Hymowitz

https://www.city-journal.org/some-good-news-on-the-family-front



9. Married men are healthier than everyone else. Here’s why they get the best end of the deal.

BY LIBBY RICHARDS, MELISSA FRANKS, ROSIE SHROUT AND THE CONVERSATION

https://fortune.com/2023/01/13/why-are-married-men-healthier-on-average-women-gender-research/



10. What Emotional Neglect Looks Like in a Marriage

Jonice Webb Ph.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/childhood-emotional-neglect/202212/what-does-emotional-neglect-look-in-marriage



Thanks
Bill

https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1928256 2023-01-12T23:20:23Z 2023-01-12T23:20:24Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. How do Teens’ Romantic Relationship Skills, Knowledge, and Attitudes Change with Age?

OPRE Research

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/how-do-teens-romantic-relationship-skills-knowledge-attitudes-change-age



2. Winter 2023 Issue: Parenting Education

NCFR

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report#winter2023

OR

Zippy's Video of the Week: The Key to Happiness




3. How too much math homework help from parents can backfire

By Jiawen Wu and Eva M. Pomerantz

https://childandfamilyblog.com/how-too-much-math-homework-help-from-parents-can-backfire/



4. 2023 NARME Summit Presenter Application

https://www.narme.org/summit2023

https://www.narme.org/presenters





5. Their Mothers Were Teenagers. They Didn’t Want That for Themselves.

Jason DeParle, NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/31/us/teen-pregnancies-child-poverty.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuonUktbfqYhlSlUYAibIRp87oxCAwODVzbM6j3n1LSWODD1CzuAZRpCH5UrXebslZ8c2237TYu59B4IVZa44yP5DbQsqQhO0o5CAldNULXVl94niBiY9hp7EGO1m-m6vZDHlJaJxmOHj50zXaTS8DKHPwDZ2clYe1Jhhdlug23wDz76UUbImn4kjgopyQ8xyVjwCZyKVv_L3CR0YONmOah7U6QZeSPgOEHiI3obas-RcBV0UXVHWT3p_43I-6MdfPb4UOKX4KB0gf6nukB7w5iddKEPym9T1HnBktQM&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare




6. Relationship conversations: New skills training to support relationships

OnePlusOne

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/news/relationship-conversations-new-skills-training-to-support-relationships



7. Help Me Grow: Strengthening Families and Supporting Caregiver Goals

 Cailin O’Connor and Charlyn Harper Browne,  Center for the Study of Social Policy  

https://cssp.org/resource/help-me-grow-stregthening-families-supporting-caregiver-goals/




8. USU Extension co-sponsors Utah Marriage Celebration

Written by Julene Reese USU Extension


https://www.usu.edu/today/story/?story=usu-extension-co-sponsors-2023-utah-marriage-celebration




9. First Things First: How to start talking with your spouse again

Lauren Hall

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jan/07/how-to-start-talking-with-your-spouse-again/




10. 10 Practices to Keep Your Marriage Strong

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/202301/10-practices-to-keep-your-marriage-strong



11. Webinar on the Witherspoon Institute’s New Book, Marriage and the Public Good

The free webinar will be at 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 18. Register here.

https://winst.org/webinar-marriage-public-good/



Thanks
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1925347 2023-01-05T23:12:39Z 2023-01-05T23:12:39Z Re: Candidates for IFS Friday Five
13. New parents benefit from participating in family education program, study shows

by Marianne Stein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1925249 2023-01-05T18:47:43Z 2023-01-05T18:47:44Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. 

WEBINAR: Love Notes: A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that Actually Prevents Teen Pregnancy

January 11, 2022 1:00pm Pacific

In this webinar, Dr. Anita Barbee will discuss the results from the original random control trial in Louisville testing the efficacy of Love Notes. She will focus on how Love Notes actually reduces the chance of pregnancy for youth by 46% over those in the control group 12 months after instruction. (These results were recently published in the peer-reviewed journal, Family Relations.)

REGISTER



2. The Skills You Need for Happier Relationships With Family

BY FLORA JIN

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




3. Social Media: Tips for Child Welfare Workers

Child Welfare Information Gateway

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/smtips-worker/

OR

Social Media: Tips for Foster Parents and Caregivers






4. The Population 65 Years and Older: 2021

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/population-65-and-older-2021.html




5. NHSA Brief - Fatherhood Edition December

https://files.constantcontact.com/8f95e188001/d5204781-bd9c-4f61-bbda-d12e2585e5ce.pdf


OR

Fatherhood Advocacy Toolkit: Navigating Support Through the Perinatal Period






6. Authoritative parenting: Balancing discipline with warmth and support

By George W. Holden

https://childandfamilyblog.com/authoritative-parenting-balancing-discipline-with-warmth-and-support/



7. How ‘love languages’ has been helping couples for 30 years



https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/01/love-languages-has-been-helping-couples-for-30-years-social-media-has-boosted-it




8. Loneliness is a public health emergency we can’t afford to ignore

BY LANCE ROBERTSON

https://fortune.com/2022/12/29/loneliness-public-health-emergency-risk-cost-effect-lance-robertson/




9. Premarital Education

Paul Engstrom

https://billingsgazette.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/premarital-education/article_1b2af87c-dfe8-5765-b9c2-22062a90fbbf.html

OR

Pre-marriage education provided to 1.5M Turkish citizens since 2013

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/pre-marriage-education-provided-to-15m-turkish-citizens-since-2013/news



10. 3 Keys to Managing Stress in Your Marriage

Kevin Bennett Ph.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-minds/202301/3-keys-to-managing-stress-in-your-marriage



11. The family consequences of job insecurity: Fertility and marriage

Conchita D'Ambrosio,  Anthony Lepinteur,  Andrew Clark

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/family-consequences-job-insecurity-fertility-and-marriage




12. Impacts of healthy marriage and relationship education for expectant and new mothers

Ankita Patnaik, Robert G. Wood, Kathryn Gonzalez

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12818


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1. Marriage & Manliness in Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina”

Scott Yenor


https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2022/12/marriage-manliness-tolstoy-anna-karenina-scott-yenor.html




2. How Family Background Influences Student Achievement

Can schools narrow the gap?

By Anna J. Egalite

https://www.educationnext.org/how-family-background-influences-student-achievement/




3. Participate in a Couples Study

The Family Institute at Northwestern University


https://northwestern.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cuAba1p3rQV0WjQ





4. Making Family Hubs accessible for parents with disabilities

https://familyhubsnetwork.com/hubs-for-parents-with-disabilities/



5. How to Be Patient in a Relationship (60+ Ways to Improve)

https://upjourney.com/how-to-be-patient-in-a-relationship



6. Military Families Are Facing Their Own Housing Crisis

Kimberly Gladden-Eversley, CNET







8. 3 Big Blind Spots We Have About Love

Tyler Jamison Ph.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/assembly-required/202212/3-big-blind-spots-we-have-about-love




9. Nixon’s Plan to Fight Poverty and Promote Marriage

Emma Waters

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/nixons-plan-to-fight-poverty-and-promote-marriage/




10. Countering Marriage Myths

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/podcast/episodes/015CounteringMarriageMyths



11. International Marriage Friendship Club: The Last Gathering

By David Yamaguchi

https://napost.com/2022/warbride_1209/




12. When the classroom is in the basement: More Black families in Pittsburgh embrace the choice of home education

Lajja Mistry

https://www.publicsource.org/homeschooling-pittsburgh-black-families-pandemic-education/



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1. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022

U.S. Census Bureau

https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/demo/families/cps-2022.html

OR

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/subjects.html




2. Strategies Programs Use to Help More Dads Participate in Fatherhood Services

Children's Bureau Express




3.  Impact of a relationship-based intervention, Love Notes, on teen pregnancy prevention 

Anita P. Barbee 1 | Michael R. Cunningham2 | Becky F. Antle 1 | Cheri N. Langley1

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Barbee-Cunningham-Antle-Langley-Nov-2022-Family-Relations.pdf



4. Self-awareness can improve relationships. Here are tips to build it.


Advice by Katherine Kam

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/26/self-awareness-emotional-intelligence/




5. Study finds fatherhood rewires dads’ brains to boost empathy

 Fatherhood Channel

https://fatherhoodchannel.com/2022/12/01/study-finds-fatherhood-rewires-dads-brains-to-boost-empathy/




6. American Renewal / Chapters

https://www.americanrenewalbook.com/chapters/




7. Study finds that experiences of daily stress decrease as people age

Mary Campbell, PSU

https://www.psu.edu/news/health-and-human-development/story/study-finds-experiences-daily-stress-decrease-people-age/



8. Australia’s Largest Men’s Health Study Shows What’s Working, and Where Gaps Lie in Men’s Uptake of Mental Health Services

 Clement Wong, Karlee O’Donnell, Jennifer Prattley, Brendan Quinn, Rebecca Jenkinson, Rukhsana Tajin, Bosco Rowland

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/australias-largest-mens-health-study-shows-whats-working-and-where-gaps-lie-in-mens-uptake-of-mental-health-services/



9. Strengthening the Implementation and Evaluation of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs for Youth: Considerations from Four Recent Impact Studies

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/strengthening-implementation-evaluation-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education

OR

Local Evaluation Highlights from the 2015 Cohort of Responsible Fatherhood Grantees

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/local-evaluation-highlights-2015-cohort-responsible-fatherhood-grantees



10.  Characteristics of Single Adults in the U.S., 2022 

Author: Gabrielle Juteau P

https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/NCFMR/documents/FP/juteau-characteristics-single-adults-US-2022-fp-22-30.pdf



11. https://www.ashleyfurniture.com/p/stupell_industries_marriage_sleepover_friend_funny_family_black_and_white_word_design10_x_24_canvas_wall_art/A600031367.html?



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1. A comparative perspective on policies to support single-parent families

https://www.brookings.edu/events/a-comparative-perspective-on-policies-to-support-single-parent-families/



2. 'Watching People Grow Into Their Best Selves': Advancing Family Coaching & Education

Family Science Impact: Q&A with NCFR Member Lisa Krause, M.A., CFLE

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-report/winter-2022/advancing-family-coaching-education




3. 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future

 Meghan Hussey

https://www.ted.com/talks/meghan_hussey_4_ways_to_design_a_disability_friendly_future



4. How the Pandemic Affected U.S. Birth Rates—and What Comes Next

MELISSA S. KEARNEY AND PHILLIP LEVINE

https://time.com/6237576/covid-19-pandemic-us-birth-rates/




5. Spouse or Significant Other Wellbeing Course: Supporting Public Safety Personnel Families

The Vanier Institute of the Family



https://vanierinstitute.ca/spouse-or-significant-other-wellbeing-course-supporting-public-safety-personnel-families/





6. Video Recordings of RECS 2022, November 2022 http://recsconference.net/2022videos.html

Exploring Evaluations of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programming


OR

Impact Findings From the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) Evaluation





7. Informing parents in your community about child development: please take part in our survey!

https://childandfamilyblog.com/informing-parents/



8. Having positive conversations about relationship difficulties: a new guide for local areas

Simran Motiani, Early Intervention Foundation
https://www.eif.org.uk/blog/having-positive-conversations-about-relationship-difficulties-our-new-guide-for-local-areas




9. How to practice ‘gentle parenting’ — without losing discipline

By Mary Beth Gahan

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/11/29/gentle-parenting-child-development/




10. How to Take the Stress Out of Family Gatherings

 Rachel Ehmke

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-take-the-stress-out-of-family-gatherings/




11. Marriage Is a Team Sport


Arthur C. Brooks

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/11/how-collaboration-can-improve-marriage-relationships/672048/



12. Marriage and the Public Good: a book pointing the way forward to renewing a culture of marriage

Robert Siedlecki

https://ifamnews.com/en/marriage-and-the-public-good-pointing-the-way-forward-to-renewing-a-culture-of-marriage



13. African American fathers figure prominently in preventing sons’ depression, aggression

https://today.uic.edu/african-american-fathers-figure-prominently-in-preventing-sons-depression-aggression/


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1. How to help young kids: Give their parents cash

JACKIE MADER

https://hechingerreport.org/how-to-help-young-kids-give-their-parents-cash/

OR

How to Make Guaranteed Income Work: Ten Lessons from Newark, New Jersey

Hawwa Muhammad

https://nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-make-guaranteed-income-work-ten-lessons-from-newark-new-jersey/




2.  Many Doctors Think My Daughter Shouldn't Be Alive. They're Wrong | Opinion

JASON LAW, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN COALITION

https://www.newsweek.com/many-doctors-think-my-daughter-shouldnt-alive-theyre-wrong-opinion-1756371



3. Lessons From a Historic Decline in Child Poverty

Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/lessons-from-a-historic-decline-in-child-poverty



4. Tomorrow I’ll Be Kind Inspires Little Readers to Make the World a Better Place

by Jennifer Garry
 
https://www.readbrightly.com/tomorrow-ill-be-kind/

OR

An Attitude of Gratitude: 17 Books That Show Kids What It Means to Be Thankful

by Dena McMurdie

https://www.readbrightly.com/books-that-show-kids-what-it-means-to-be-thankful/




5. Some good, bad and ugly in new federal “child welfare” data

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog


https://www.nccprblog.org/2022/11/some-good-bad-and-ugly-in-new-federal.html




6. Are millennials saving marriage?

Frank Young

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/are-millennials-saving-marriage/



7. Some – but only some – of the rise in divorce looks real

Harry Benson


https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/some-but-only-some-of-the-rise-in-divorce-looks-real/



8. First impressions are everything when it comes to dating, study shows

John Anderer





9. America’s Way Forward on Marriage
 



https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2022/11/85536/

OR

The Witherspoon Institute publishes the second edition of Marriage and the Public Good

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 By JOHN DAVID CORWIN

https://winst.org/the-witherspoon-institute-publishes-second-edition-of-marriage-and-the-public-good/



10. Episode 109: Deseret News national politics editor on what the American Family Survey reveals about family, marriage

By Sarah Jane Weaver

https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast/2022/11/8/23447083/what-the-american-family-survey-reveals-about-family-marriage-episode-109



11. How to Predict and Prevent Divorce Before Marriage

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





12. MOVING IN TOGETHER DOESN’T MATCH THE FINANCIAL BENEFITS OF MARRIAGE, BUT WHY?

JULIA CARPENTER




We stayed near here two months ago, 3 days before we caught covid in Fatima. 
https://nautil.us/how-it-feels-to-surf-the-worlds-biggest-wave-245476/

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1. Kierkegaard on Why We All Misunderstand the True Meaning of Love: An Animated Explanation

https://www.openculture.com/2022/11/kierkegaard-on-why-we-all-misunderstand-the-true-meaning-of-love-an-animated-explanation.html



2. NY: Montefiore Receives $3 Million Grant to Engage Fathers and Improve Child Welfare Outcomes Among Families at Risk of Substance Misuse (Press release)

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/montefiore-receives-3-million-grant-to-engage-fathers-and-improve-child-welfare-outcomes-among-families-at-risk-of-substance-misuse-301664407.html



3. ICUDDR Webinar Announcement 
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)

https://mailchi.mp/2a905c63e6cd/icuddr-fall-2019-newsletter-11548634?e=1af38d9002



4. The 5 Most Common Reasons People Get Divorced (& 5 Unusually Specific Ones)

By Karen Finn 



https://www.yourtango.com/heartbreak/common-reasons-divorce





5. The COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects the future of families

Elvenia Gray-Sandiford

https://www.ashcroftcachecreekjournal.com/community/the-covid-19-pandemic-and-how-it-affects-the-future-of-families/




6. Happy Marriage Helps Recovery After Heart Attack

Written by Marlene Busko

https://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20221102/happy-marriage-helps-recovery-after-heart-attack

or https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/11/01/happy-marriage-good-heart-study-reveals/


OR

Marriage in trouble? Yale study finds it could make heart attack recovery slower

American Heart Association




7. Theology course explores marriage and love

 Katie Muchnick

https://ndsmcobserver.com/2022/11/course-explores-experience-theology-of-marriage/



8. “A Man's Lot”: Marriage, Military Service, and the First World War

Cody Davis

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajph.12862




9. Couples who 'slide' into marriage more likely to divorce

https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/45798

OR

Couples who marry because of family pressure 50 per cent more likely to divorce

 SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS EDITOR

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/30/couples-who-marry-family-pressure-50-per-cent-likely-divorce/


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1. Are classes on fatherhood and relationships a good use of taxpayer dollars?

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2022/10/25/23409608/fatherhood-education-relationship-classes-taxpayer-funded

OR

Introduction to special section: Federally funded, community-based healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood program impact studies

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12799




2. 
Perspective -- Extending the reach of the CTC and TANF could do much more for American families and young children (Opinion)

EducationNC

https://www.ednc.org/perspective-extending-the-reach-of-the-ctc-and-tanf-could-do-much-more-for-american-families-and-young-children/




3. FPG Policy Division Event: Policy Engagement Research versus Advocacy

10/28/2022 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

https://apps2.research.unc.edu/events/index.cfm?event=events.go&key=B517




4. Defining a culture of care for Black boys

Monday, Oct 31, 2022, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT, Online

https://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-culture-of-care



5. The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Poverty

With Naomi Schaefer Riley

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM ET

https://www.aei.org/events/the-relationship-between-child-maltreatment-and-poverty/




6. Confident Parenting in the Digital Age

https://www.joinraise.com/




7. College students suffer more than 100 alcohol-related consequences, study finds

https://www.prevention.psu.edu/news/college-students-suffer-more-than-100-alcohol-related-consequences-study-finds



8. Evaluation Exploring How Course Modality Influences the Effectiveness of the R3 Academy for Couples

https://ichgcp.net/clinical-trials-registry/NCT05580627




9. The Year Everyone Got Married

In 1942, matrimony was a national obsession. How would those weddings change America?

https://slate.com/podcasts/one-year/s4/1942/e2/marriage-in-1942-the-most-weddings-in-a-single-year-in-american-history




10. New guidelines invite engaged couples to meet Christ, embrace the fullness of marriage

Father Patrick Briscoe

https://www.osvnews.com/2022/10/14/new-guidelines-invite-engaged-couples-to-meet-christ-embrace-the-fullness-of-marriage/


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]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1890375 2022-10-13T20:37:09Z 2022-11-30T21:09:19Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. PREMARITAL EDUCATION: HOW TO MAKE IT MORE THAN JUST A TASK ON THE WEDDING TO-DO LIST

https://www.mareaa.asn.au/blog/marriage-educators-provide-guidance-and-support?



2. Does a longer sexual resume affect marriage rates?☆

Nicholas H.Wolfinger,a, Samuel L.Perryb

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0049089X22001119



3. Wanted: A Science of Reading Comprehension Movement

By Robert Pondiscio

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/wanted-a-science-of-reading-comprehension-movement/

OR

Reading with a caregiver trumps reading an e-book alone

Amanda Delgado, Alexus G. Ramirez, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2022/10/12/reading-with-a-caregiver-trumps-reading-an-e-book-alone/




4. 

On the Shoulders of Giants 

Scientific Symposium

Thursday, October 20, 2022

5:00 – 8:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event

https://childmind.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0PkwvnaySvOkEGc_cOtkvA




5. Stuck doing all the household chores? This practical guide can help

ANDEE TAGLE, MICHELLE ASLAM

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/16/1123560719/splitting-chores-partner-roommate




6. Of Boys and Men: A Conversation with Richard V. Reeves

With Scott Winship | Beth Akers | Ryan Streeter

https://www.aei.org/events/of-boys-and-men-a-conversation-with-richard-v-reeves/

OR

Boys left behind: Education gender gaps across the US

Richard V. Reeves and Ember Smith

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2022/10/12/boys-left-behind-education-gender-gaps-across-the-us/



7.  CATECHUMENAL  PATHWAYS FOR  MARRIED  LIFE

http://www.laityfamilylife.va/content/dam/laityfamilylife/amoris-laetitia/OrientamentiCatecumenatomatrimoniale/Catechumenal%20Pathways_ENG.pdf



8. Everyday Strong: Building confident teens within your community

By Emily Golightly

https://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/2022/oct/08/everyday-strong-building-confident-teens-within-your-community/



9. Measuring Progress in Marriage and Family Therapy

Marisa T. Cohen PhD, LMFT






10. Why marriage is the cornerstone of society

A forgotten British anthropologist has some surprising answers.

by Belinda Brown

https://mercatornet.com/why-marriage-is-the-cornerstone-of-society/81089/


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Bill

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