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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

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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  





2. How to babyproof your relationship

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






3. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

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




OR

22nd Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors Report to 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 |




5. Persistent Poverty in Counties and Census Tracts

Craig Benson, Alemayehu Bishaw, Brian Glassman





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

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





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

Adrienne Berard




8. 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





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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




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





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

Jenny Olson

, assistant professor of marketing at Kelley






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

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

REGISTER TODAY ▸




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




6. Six Ways to Deal With Someone Who Wronged You

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


BY EVERETT L. WORTHINGTON JR. |



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

OPRE/ACF




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

Nora Neus







OR

Volunteering eases kids' mental illness odds: study

Callum Godde




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

 BY LEA GARCIA-SALAZAR




11. Income inequality widens marriage rates among men



12. 

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


Airman 1st Class Hussein Enaya



Thanks. Going biking...

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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




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

OPRE/ACF




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

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




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

Co-hosted by The MIT Press





5. How to Help Your Teen Be a Good Person

BY EDEN PONTZ






6. Speaking the truth about motherhood and marriage

 by Wendy Wixom




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

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





8. 2023 NARME Plenary Speakers




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

Advice by Carolyn Hax




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

By Mary Frances Myler




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

Beatrice Villaflor

, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor






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



Thanks
Bill


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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




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

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


OR

Agony aunts examine relationship issues with Tavistock Relationships





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

OPRE/ACF/HHS





4. today...



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




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

By Vanessa Brown Calder




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

Richard V. Reeves and Eleanor Krause




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




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

Eryn Gordon









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

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


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


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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


OR



OR

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




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

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




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

With W. Bradford Wilcox | Ian Rowe

Richard Reeves




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

by Scott M. Stanley & Galena K. Rhoades


OR

New DU Study Highlights Risks of Living Together Before Engagement

Emma Atkinson




5. Divorce Rates: Exploring the Influential Factors and Trends

JACOB MASLOW




6. How premarital sex could impact your marriage





7. The Next Issue in Family-Focused Public Policy





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

Hayley DeSilva






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



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Bill


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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





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

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


With W. Bradford WilcoxIan Rowe, and Richard Reeves.

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



4. The Evidence on Family Affordability

By Angela Rachidi





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

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




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




7. Rejecting ring by spring

Claire Lyons


OR

MARRIAGE THERAPIST SPEAKS ON DATING

QUINN DELAMATER





8. 3 PRINCIPLES FOR RAISING TEENS WITHOUT RUINING YOUR MARRIAGE





9. Dinner and a Marriage (tonight!)




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

OPRE/ACF



OR

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

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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



OR

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



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







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

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

 

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

 

Download flyer

 

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




4. The tyranny of science over mothers.

By Jessica Clements and Kari Nixon in the MIT Press Reader





5. No fault. No divorce boom

Harry Benson





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

Report by 72Point writer Alice Hughes contributed to this report




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




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


OR

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





2. Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady Drifted Apart





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

Lenore Skenazy





4. State-sponsored matchmaking app launched in China

Amy Hawkins




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

Brendan Case and Ying Chen





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

 ALLISON COURTRIGHT




7. Incentives and Marriage

By: Kevin Corcoran




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

By Aarzoo Kalyan




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Bill


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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)




2. 

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


Ohio State University






3. TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Aaron Cooper, Ph.D





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


OR





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





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

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





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

Mark Travers,Contributor





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

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




Thanks from Monterey,CA

Bill

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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





2. What Makes Home a Home

John Cuddeback




3. Marriages in Australia

The Australian Institute of Family Studies





4. 

The Power of the Success Sequence

for Young Adults

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

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





5. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

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

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS






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

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Marta Alvira-Hammond





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





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




9. Can Ruptured Adult Sibling Relationships Be Healed?





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




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

By David Schramm




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


Thanks. Now back to March Madness...
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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




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






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





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


OR

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




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

By Mary Kate Koch




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

UK Department for Education Consultation



OR





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




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

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





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






10. 

Geo bachelors and singles attend marriage event


Monica K. Guthrie




THANKS!
Bill

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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




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




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







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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



10. Marriage: More Than a Century of Change

  Julissa Cruz




Thanks



Bill Coffin

301-625-7737 | 301-518-5657 | billcoffin68@gmail.com

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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




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


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




4. Biden’s 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




6.  Relationship conversations-  TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS

OnePlusOne





  Andrew M Bullians




8. 23RD National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

APRIL 11-13 AND APRIL 18-20, 2023




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

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN





10. CNRMA CREDO team hosts marriage retreat

By MC1 Maddelin Hamm CNRMA Public Affairs




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Bill

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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


(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




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

Sir Paul Coleridge






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




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





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

BPS Communications





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





8. Living Together Before Marriage: A Risky Move?

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.





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

 Brian Tsai




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

Benjamin Paris, Jamie Bryan Hall




Thanks! HT to Dave for #3-6
Bill


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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




2. The Keys to a Successful Marriage

University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY





Erin Blakemore





4. Recognizing Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

 Elisa Rosman, Tia Brown, Sam Illangasekare, Kriti Jain





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

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff




6. 10 countercultural female scholars to watch in 2023

MAGGIE KELLY




7. Kids, Marriage, and the American Way

Casey Chalk






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




9. 

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


Dr. Scott Stanley





Thanks
Bill


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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  




3. Parenting in America Today

Pew Research Center Logo





4. Pay Weakened the Traditional Family?

By Scott Winship, American Enterprise Institute





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




6. Lifelong Marriage Lowers Risk of Dementia

NTNU




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

By Kevin Corinth | Bruce D. Meyer | Derek Wu

Cato Institute




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





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

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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





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

Joe Lepper


OR

The lockdown effect on births within marriage a year later

Harry Benson




3. 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




5. 

Negative marital communications leave literal, figurative wounds


The Ohio State University





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

Corinne Low





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

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







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

Brittany Stahnke Joy




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

New paper submission type




HT Dave
Thanks
Bill
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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




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

BY AMANDA ABRAMS




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

OPRE/ACF/HHS





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

Richard V. Reeves




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





6. Discernment Counseling




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

By Diana Fishbein, Linda Richter and Zili Sloboda




8. Some Good News on the Family Front

Kay S. Hymowitz




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




10. What Emotional Neglect Looks Like in a Marriage





Thanks
Bill

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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




2. Winter 2023 Issue: Parenting Education

NCFR


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




4. 2023 NARME Summit Presenter Application







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




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

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





8. USU Extension co-sponsors Utah Marriage Celebration






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

Lauren Hall





10. 10 Practices to Keep Your Marriage Strong





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



Thanks
Bill

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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


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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.)

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2. The Skills You Need for Happier Relationships With Family

BY FLORA JIN





3. Social Media: Tips for Child Welfare Workers

Child Welfare Information Gateway


OR

Social Media: Tips for Foster Parents and Caregivers






4. The Population 65 Years and Older: 2021





5. NHSA Brief - Fatherhood Edition December



OR

Fatherhood Advocacy Toolkit: Navigating Support Through the Perinatal Period






6. Authoritative parenting: Balancing discipline with warmth and support

By George W. Holden




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






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

BY LANCE ROBERTSON





9. Premarital Education

Paul Engstrom


OR

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




10. 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





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

Ankita Patnaik, Robert G. Wood, Kathryn Gonzalez



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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





3. Participate in a Couples Study

The Family Institute at Northwestern University





4. Making Family Hubs accessible for parents with disabilities




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




6. Military Families Are Facing Their Own Housing Crisis

Kimberly Gladden-Eversley, CNET







8. 3 Big Blind Spots We Have About Love






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






10. Countering Marriage Myths




11. International Marriage Friendship Club: The Last Gathering

By David Yamaguchi





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





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1. America’s Families and Living Arrangements: 2022

U.S. Census Bureau


OR





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




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


Advice by Katherine Kam





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






6. American Renewal / Chapters





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

Mary Campbell, PSU




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 WongKarlee O’DonnellJennifer Prattley, Brendan Quinn, Rebecca Jenkinson, Rukhsana Tajin, Bosco Rowland




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


OR





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

Author: Gabrielle Juteau P







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1. 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





3. 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future

 Meghan Hussey




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

MELISSA S. KEARNEY AND PHILLIP LEVINE





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

The Vanier Institute of the Family






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!




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





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

By Mary Beth Gahan





10. How to Take the Stress Out of Family Gatherings

 Rachel Ehmke





11. Marriage Is a Team Sport


Arthur C. Brooks




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





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



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tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1901955 2022-11-10T23:03:36Z 2022-12-29T02:00:17Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. How to help young kids: Give their parents cash



OR

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

Hawwa Muhammad





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

JASON LAW, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, HUMAN COALITION




3. Lessons From a Historic Decline in Child Poverty

Dana Thomson, Renee Ryberg




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

by Jennifer Garry
 

OR

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

by Dena McMurdie





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






6. Are millennials saving marriage?





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

Harry Benson





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

John Anderer





9. America’s Way Forward on Marriage



OR

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

NOVEMBER 3, 2022 By JOHN DAVID CORWIN




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

By Sarah Jane Weaver




11. How to Predict and Prevent Divorce Before Marriage

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. 

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




3. ICUDDR Webinar Announcement 
Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF)




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







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

Elvenia Gray-Sandiford





6. Happy Marriage Helps Recovery After Heart Attack

Written by Marlene Busko




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




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

Cody Davis





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


OR

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

 SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS EDITOR



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tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1895956 2022-10-27T18:01:16Z 2022-11-30T21:09:08Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Are classes on fatherhood and relationships a good use of taxpayer dollars?

Lois M. Collins


OR

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





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

EducationNC





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

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





4. Defining a culture of care for Black boys

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




5. The Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Poverty

With Naomi Schaefer Riley

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





6. Confident Parenting in the Digital Age





7. 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





9. The Year Everyone Got Married

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





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

Father Patrick Briscoe



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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




2. Does a longer sexual resume affect marriage rates?





3. Wanted: A Science of Reading Comprehension Movement

By Robert Pondiscio


OR

Reading with a caregiver trumps reading an e-book alone

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





4. 

On the Shoulders of Giants 

Scientific Symposium

Thursday, October 20, 2022

5:00 – 8:00 PM EDT
Virtual Event





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

ANDEE TAGLE, MICHELLE ASLAM





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

With Scott Winship | Beth Akers | Ryan Streeter


OR

Boys left behind: Education gender gaps across the US

Richard V. Reeves and Ember Smith




7.  CATECHUMENAL  PATHWAYS FOR  MARRIED  LIFE




8. Everyday Strong: Building confident teens within your community

By Emily Golightly




9. Measuring Progress in Marriage and Family Therapy





10. Why marriage is the cornerstone of society

A forgotten British anthropologist has some surprising answers.

by Belinda Brown



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