tag:billcoffin.org,2013:/posts Coffin Corner 2020-07-09T21:12:48Z Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1571349 2020-07-09T21:12:48Z 2020-07-09T21:12:48Z Candidates for Friday Five
Music for skimming https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/health-promotion/psychological-emotional-wellbeing/relax-relax/pages/music.html

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

OPRE/ACF

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




2. The parents are not all right: The experiences of parenting during a pandemic

Daniel A. Cox, Samuel J. Abrams

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-parents-are-not-all-right-the-experiences-of-parenting-during-a-pandemic/?





3. To support infant development, states can encourage parents to read, sing, and tell stories with their children

Authors: Asiya Kazi, Sarah Daily

https://www.childtrends.org/to-support-infant-development-states-can-encourage-parents-to-read-sing-and-tell-stories-with-their-children 



4. How life has changed for Australians during the coronavirus pandemic (and how it hasn’t)
 
https://www.3aw.com.au/how-life-has-changed-for-australians-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ 

or

Families in Australia Survey: Life during COVID-19

Report no. 1: Early findings

Kelly Hand, Jennifer Baxter, Megan Carroll, Mikayla Budinski

https://aifs.gov.au/publications/families-australia-survey-life-during-covid-19  

OR

Marriage and money help but don’t lead to long-lasting happiness

Nathan Kettlewell, University of Technology Sydney; Nick Glozier, University of Sydney, and Richard Morris, University of Sydney

 



5. How Praying for Your Spouse Can Improve Your Marriage
 

Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D.






6. Climate crisis causing families to shun farmers for arranged marriages

https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-causing-families-to-shun-farmers-for-arranged-marriages-141416 




7. Marriage in Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Family System
 
Robert Garland, P.h.D., Colgate University

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/marriage-in-ancient-egypt-egyptian-family-system/ 




8. Marriage offers financial protection, ASU professor's analysis shows
 
 https://usenate.asu.edu/marriage-offers-financial-protection-asu-professors-analysis-shows




9. More evidence that periodic abstinence is good for marriage relationship

https://ccli.org/2020/06/more-evidence-that-periodic-abstinence-is-good-for-marriage-relationship/ 




10. MERENGUE THROUGH MARRIAGE
 
https://firstthings.org/datenight/  



And next week marks the 30th anniversary of the 1st Navy PREP training at the University of Denver, July 12-14,1990
See https://www.prepinc.com/Content/CURRICULA/For-Military.htm

Thanks
Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  
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1. It’s Hard to Be an Empathy Scientist Today

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN

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

or https://www.warforkindness.com/excerpt  
or

How the Pandemic Can Teach Kids About Compassion

MARYAM ABDULLAH | 

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




2. Supporting Program Progress: Performance Measures, Data System, and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees

ACF

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/supporting-program-progress-performance-measures-data-system-and-technical-assistance-2020  

OR

Supporting the Fatherhood Journey: Findings from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT)

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/supporting-the-fatherhood-journey-findings-from-the-parents-and-children-together-evaluation-pact?



3. Community Resilience Estimates

Census

https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/community-resilience-estimates.html?




4. CHECK OUT NEW PARENT-KID ACTIVITIES PLUS CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH
 
https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/2020/06/30/check-out-new-parent-kid-activities-plus-contribute-to-research/ 




5. SPARKING GRATITUDE & NAMING LOSSES
To Have and Have Not

The Family Institute at Northwestern University  

https://www.family-institute.org/sharing-our-expertise/sparking-gratitude-naming-losses 




6. Parents and the pandemic: A comprehensive analysis of survey data
 
John P. Bailey, AEI

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/parents-and-the-pandemic-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-survey-data/?




7. Media Coverage: How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children
Our new research suggests that almost 70% of fathers across race, class, educational attainment, and political affiliation in the United States feel closer to their children during the coronavirus pandemic.

Read, watch, and listen to highlights from our recent media coverage:




8. NORC survey reflects public worries about COVID-19, despite a majority satisfied with finances

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/happiness-among-americans-dips-five-decade-low 




9. Lockdown creates a wave of 'Turbo Relationships', with new couples quicker to commit
 
Relate

https://www.relate.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2020/6/24/lockdown-creates-wave-turbo-relationships-new-couples-quicker-commit-0 



10. 
THE BIG QUESTION:
HOW DO I HELP MY KIDS
HELP OTHERS?
 Rachel Buchholz,   KIDS AND FAMILY Editor in Chief   

https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v400000172fb5ad92a8736656e96c569c8/a02396e9-9480-4938-ac29-73f134d7e506/HTML 



11. Adolescent Development

http://frameworksinstitute.org/adolescence.html 



Thanks.

Bill
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1. How to Cultivate Child-Welfare Workers

Naomi Schaefer Riley

https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/how-to-cultivate-child-welfare-workers?



2. An Overview of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Curricula

Mindy E. Scott and Ilana Huz

 

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-overview-of-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-curricula/ 



3. THE PHENOMENAL RISE AND FALL OF A MARRIAGE-BASED CULTURE

Pat Fagan Ph.D. 

http://marri.us/the-phenomenal-rise-and-fall-of-a-marriage-based-culture/ 



4.  How Cultural Factors Shape Economic Outcomes 

https://futureofchildren.princeton.edu/sites/futureofchildren/files/foc_vol_30_no_1_combined_v6.pdf

  


5. How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-help-families-and-staff-build-resilience-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ 

OR

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined




6. To combat racism, try reviving the black family

ANTHONY ESOLEN

https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/marriage-and-family/other-topics/to-combat-racism-try-reviving-the-black-family.html 



 

7. Talking To Your Kids About Racism and Racial Justice with Cara Meredith

http://imbetween.org/episode105/ 

OR

Strengths Based Parenting




8. New foundation focuses on helping Korean American adoptees and families find out where they fit in

Tim Leininger

https://www.journalinquirer.com/living/new-foundation-focuses-on-helping-korean-american-adoptees-and-families-find-out-where-they-fit/article_79c04a8a-b612-11ea-9152-9b05aa11cc12.html 



9.  Role-play shows which expectant dads will thrive as new fathers

by Jeff Grabmeier, The Ohio State University

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-role-play-dads-fathers.html 



10. Can This Marriage Be Saved?: A Memoir

  https://muse.jhu.edu/book/76638  



11. just FYI 
Can the Church Save Marriage?

Matrimony rates are in decline, even among conservative Christians. Here’s what that means for the future.
MARK REGNERUS

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/july-august/marriage-save-church-declining-christians-global.html  



Thanks
Bill
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1. 8 Dads on the Picture Books They Love Reading to Their Kids

by Jennifer Garry

https://www.readbrightly.com/dads-on-picture-books-they-love-reading-to-their-kids/?




2. 

the July 2020 issue of 

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science 

(FR). This special issue (Vol. 69, Issue 3) is a compilation titled: Best Evidence‐based Practices in Family Life Education. 


NCFR

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2020/69/3  




3. How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/how-the-pandemic-is-strengthening-fathers-relationships-with-their-children 




4. Division of Housework, Communication, and Couples’ Relationship Satisfaction
Daniel L. Carlson, Amanda J. Miller, Stephanie Rudd 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023120924805  

OR

How Dividing Up Household Chores Can Impact Marriage

Janice Wood

https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/06/16/how-dividing-up-household-chores-can-impact-marriage/157314.html  




5.  LOW-INCOME, MINORITY FATHERS’ CONTROL STRATEGIES AND THEIR CHILDREN’S REGULATORY SKILLS

JENESSA L. MALIN, NATASHA J. CABRERA, ELIZABETH KARBERG, DANIELA ALDONEY, AND MEREDITH L. ROWE University of Maryland, College Park

https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/MalinIMHJ2014%20copy.pdf  




6. Watch our timely "Parenting in a Pandemic" Zoom cast. Claire McCarthy, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School 

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/parenting-in-a-pandemic 




7. Blog: Recognizing Fathers’ Impact on Children’s Lives on Father’s Day and Beyond

BY SAMANTHA ILLANGASEKARE
 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/fathersimpact?

or one of these

 
Explore findings from a research synthesis on how the timing of first sexual activity relates to such outcomes as teen pregnancy, relationships, mental health and emotional well-being, risky sexual activity, and substance use.
Supporting Program Progress Performance Measures Data System and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees cover page
Explore this report to learn what worked well during the current cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees and potential improvements to performance measures data collection for future cohorts of grantees.
Empowering Families Implementation of an integrated HMRE employment and financial literacy program for low-income couples
Explore findings on the implementation of Empowering Families, a program developed to offer integrated healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) and economic stability services to couples with low income raising children together.




8. How To Talk To Kids About Race And Racism, And The Risks Of Staying Silent

Lee V. Gaines

https://illinoisnewsroom.org/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-and-racism-and-the-risks-of-staying-silent/  



9. https://www.carolinafathers.com/



10. How to Create Social Media Rules in Your Marriage

   

https://firstthings.org/rules-of-social-media-for-marriage/ 




11. Marital Status in the United States

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/marital-status-in-united-states.html 



Thanks
Bill

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1. To target aid to the neediest families, we need to strengthen TANF

Jana Parsons  

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/06/10/to-target-aid-to-the-neediest-families-we-need-to-strengthen-tanf/?

https://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/to_target_aid_to_the_neediest_families_we_need_to_strengthen_tanf 

 

2. COVID-19 and nursing homes: Examining new national data

Alex Brill, Benedic N. Ippolito

https://www.aei.org/economics/covid-19-and-nursing-homes-examining-new-national-data/?



3. Healthy Marriage Healthy Families Coalition

Facebook Live - MEG Date Night #89th June 12, 2020


https://www.eventbrite.com/org/3015894510?ref=eofblike


https://www.eventbrite.com/o/healthy-marriage-healthy-families-coalition-3015894510?internal_ref=social 

 

4. 7 Steps To Good Digital Parenting

 https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/seven-steps-good-digital-parenting/?mc_cid=035fb266e8&mc_eid=eca367ce12



5. Prevention Services Clearinghouse Releases New Program Ratings

Patrick Lester  


 


6. Using a Navy Program to Navigate the Continued Stress and Uncertainty of COVID-19

Mr. Spencer Case, M.S., and Mr. Christian Evans, M.A., M.Div.  

https://www.pdhealth.mil/news/blog/using-navy-program-navigate-continued-stress-and-uncertainty-covid-19 



7. Relationships Unlocked: Understanding the nation’s relationships as lockdown is eased
 
https://www.relate.org.uk/blog/2020/6/05/relationships-unlocked-understanding-nations-relationships-lockdown-eased 

and https://surveys-enquetes.statcan.gc.ca/form-formulaire/q/en/eqgs4b1d8328edfa4922aa915b5436328916/p0 



8. Why Men’s Health Month Is So Important

Carol Sanders

https://uapbnews.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/why-mens-health-month-is-so-important/ 




9. How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children 

David Robson  

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200603-how-covid-19-is-changing-the-worlds-children 



10. Grieving a Loss from COVID-19

Charles Muorah, Ph.D., STL, LMFT

https://councilforrelationships.org/grieving-a-loss-from-covid-19/? 



11. Petrarch's Plague

Love, Death, and Friendship in a Time of Pandemic

By Paula Findlen

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/petrarchs-plague  

Thanks.

Bill


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1. How paternity leave can help couples stay together

BY ARNA OLAFSSON AND HERDIS STEINGRIMSDOTTIR

https://blog.oup.com/2020/06/how-paternity-leave-can-help-couples-stay-together/? 



2. Healing and Supporting Fathers: Principles, Practices, and Resources for Fatherhood Programs to Help Address and Prevent Domestic Violence

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/healing-and-supporting-fathers-principles-practices-resources-for-fatherhood-programs-to-help-address-prevent-domestic-violence 



3. The Role of Constructiveness in Interparental Conflict for Mothers' Perception of Children's Health

Martina Zemp  Marlene Jockers  Jutta Mata

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12449 




4. The case for wearing see-through face masks
 
 LISA S. SCOTT 

https://www.fastcompany.com/90511758/the-case-for-wearing-see-through-face-masks 




5. Distributions of Age at First Marriage, 1960-2018

Paul Hemez, National Center for Family & Marriage Research (NCFMR)  

https://www.bgsu.edu//ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/hemez-distribution-age-first-marriage-fp-20-09.html 




6. Births in the United States have dropped to a 34-year low
 
Aimee Cunningham

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/birth-rate-united-states-34-year-low-recession 





7. OFA/ACF Funding Opportunity Announcements 

https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/index.cfm?switch=searchresult&type=office&param=OFA&page=OFA 




8. Webinar Thursday, June 11th, at 4 pm EST for Marriage in a Dangerous Time  




9. Being Healthy and Ready to Learn is Linked with Socioeconomic Conditions for Preschoolers

Authors: Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, Katherine Paschall, Samantha Anderson

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/being-healthy-and-ready-to-learn-is-linked-with-socioeconomic-conditions-for-preschoolers 




10. Things You Can Do Each Day as a Parent That Make You a Superhero

Alex Watt

https://www.redbookmag.com/life/friends-family/g32603492/daily-parenting-tips/ 



11. Are You Married But Lonely?
 

David Ludden Ph.D.






12. New study examines impact of major life events on wellbeing

Leilah Schubert 

https://www.uts.edu.au/news/business-law/new-study-examines-impact-major-life-events-wellbeing 



13. Connection in Marriage During a Pandemic

by The Allender Center



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This weeks background music 


1. Princeton University's Index Of Medieval Art Available Free Until June 1st

David Clayton  

https://www.thewayofbeauty.org/blog/2020/5/princeton-universitys-index-of-medieval-art-available-free-until-june-1st 



2.  How social and emotional learning can succeed

Jal Mehta  AEI

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/how-social-and-emotional-learning-can-succeed/?





3. Mental Health during the pandemic: Understanding how your mind responds to disasters

CAPT Jamie Reeves  

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/370795/mental-health-during-pandemic-understanding-your-mind-responds-disasters 




4. Trends in Relationship Formation and Stability in the United States: Dating, Cohabitation, Marriage, and Divorce
 

Kasey Eickmeyer, Paul Hemez, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, and Karen Benjamin Guzzo

 

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/trends-in-relationship-formation-and-stability-in-the-united-states-dating-cohabitation-marriage-and-divorce/




5. New Census Household Pulse Survey Shows More Households with Children Lost Income, Experienced Food Shortages During Pandemic
 
LINDSAY M. MONTE
  

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/05/adults-in-households-with-children-more-likely-to-report-loss-in-employment-income-during-covid-19.html?


OR

As Millennials Near 40, They’re Approaching Family Life Differently Than Previous Generations

AMANDA BARROSO, KIM PARKER, AND JESSE BENNETT




6. State-Level Strategies to Promote Prevention Practice, Policy, and Science

https://grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/grand-challenges-for-social-work/state-level-strategies-to-promote-prevention-practice-policy-and-science/ 




7. Executive Function Skills Concepts and Models Websites

Office of Family Assistance 

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/executive-function-skills-concepts-and-models-websites 
 



8. Learning Through Play: More Than Laughter And Smiles

Play and Learning Scholars Around the World (PALS)

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/learning-through-play/ 

OR

Webinar Recording: Covid-19 and the Return of the Free Range Kid

 https://mailchi.mp/fosi.org/webinar-recording-covid-19-and-the-return-of-the-free-range-kid-1064722?e=eca367ce12




9. Reading your partner’s emotions correctly when it matters
 
Sandra Knispel

https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/reading-partners-emotions-418522/ 




10. Divorce and Diverging Poverty Rates: A Risk‐and‐Vulnerability Approach

Bram Hogendoorn  Thomas Leopold  Thijs Bol

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12629 




11. What have we learned about intimate partner violence?

 SHARITA FORREST


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Music to listen to while you skim this https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=661879711061727&ref=search


1. 5 ways to teach our children empathy in these challenging times

Richard Weissbourd  

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/on-parenting/5-ways-to-teach-our-children-empathy-in-these-challenging-times/2020/05/04/a5670cda-895a-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html 




2. Father involvement linked to better academic progress

Research by D.P. Miller, M.M.C. Thomas, M.R. Waller, L. Nepomnyaschy & A.D. Emory

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/early-childhood-development/father-involvement-academic-progress/  




3. The Wife's Protector: A Quantitative Theory Linking Contraceptive Technology with the Decline in Marriage

Jeremy Greenwood, Nezih Guner (nezih.guner@movebarcelona.eu) and Karen Kopecky

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/hkawpaper/2020-032.htm 




4. Helping couples strengthen their relationship remotely: A guide to working with couples online

 Shane Smith  
 
https://mareaa.asn.au/helping-couples-strengthen-their-relationship-remotely-a-guide-to-working-with-couples-online/ 


OR

COVID and domestic dissonance: 'The aim is equality with your wife – not your dad'

Wendy Tuohy






5. Resilience Is The Most Powerful Skill Kids Can Develop Right Now

Caroline Bologna

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/resilience-kids-coronavirus_l_5ebacf1ac5b6e711d464ea6a? 




6. Weekly Census Bureau Survey Provides Timely Info on Households During COVID-19 Pandemic


JANE CALLEN
    

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/05/new-household-pulse-survey-shows-concern-over-food-security-loss-of-income.html 




7. Create a Culture of Generosity and Communication in Your Family Business

by Christina Wing and Rohit K. Gera

https://hbr.org/2020/05/create-a-culture-of-generosity-and-communication-in-your-family-business 




8.  Why Americans Are More Stressed Today Than They Were in the 1990s

Brian Mastroianni  

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/people-more-stressed-today-than-1990s 




9.Maine-ly Dads 
  
https://www.communitylearningforme.org/resource/maine-ly-dads 




10. Wired for Marriage

Jim Logan

https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019898/wired-marriage 




11. Exceptional Family Member Program Survey: 'We Want to Hear from Our Sailors'

Coleen R. San Nicolas-Perez

https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=113026&utm_source=phplist5806&  
 



Thanks!

Bill



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1. Opinion: We need a national prevention strategy for health and behavioral health problems

Jeffrey Jenson

https://coloradosun.com/2020/05/10/colorado-coronavirus-behavioral-health-public-opinion/ 




2. The Production of Inequality: The Gender Division of Labor Across the Transition to Parenthood

Jill E. Yavorsky  Claire M. Kamp Dush  Sarah J. Schoppe‐Sullivan

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jomf.12189 




3. Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus Crisis
 
Rachel Ehmke 

https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/




4. https://www.un.org/en/observances/international-day-of-families

OR

National Families Week@HOME






5. How Social Capital Helps Communities Weather the COVID-19 Storm



https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/05/63479/ 




6. Working Together, Supporting Relationships
 
https://www.marriagecare.org.uk/press-release-working-together-supporting-relationships/ 




7. Being A Couple Again

https://www.mhanational.org/being-couple-again 




8. Canadians becoming less concerned about healthcare, more about relationships during COVID-19: survey
 

Dayne Patterson


https://www.kelownanow.com/news/news/National_News/Canadians_becoming_less_concerned_about_healthcare_more_about_relationships_during_COVID_19_survey/ 




9. How the pandemic can strengthen bonds between fathers and daughters
 
Laurie D. Willis

 https://news.wfu.edu/2020/05/13/how-the-pandemic-can-strengthen-bonds-between-fathers-and-daughters/





10. Psychologists Recommend We Parent in "Shifts," and It Is Single-Handedly Saving Our Marriage

KATE SCHWEITZER 

https://www.popsugar.com/family/benefits-parenting-in-shifts-alternating-bedtime-47458971 




11. Families in lockdown, some struggle while others thrive

Caitlin Fitzsimmons



OR

Quarantine Is Making My Difficult Marriage Worse

https://firstthings.org/quarantine-is-making-my-difficult-marriage-worse/ 




12.  How We Strengthen our Marriage During Hard Times with Andrew Jackson [Episode 108]

Megan Dilworth   

https://thrivinginmotherhoodpodcast.com/2020/05/12/how-we-strengthen-our-marriage-during-hard-times-episode-107/  


OR


How to Improve Your Marriage Without Leaving the House

Kelsey T. Chun  



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1. All I Want for Mother’s Day Is an Equitable Division of Labor

CHRISTINE CARTER  

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


OR

A working mom’s quarantine life

Ellen McCarthy, Caitlin Gibson, Helena Andrews-Dyer, Amy Joyce





2. Inside, Outside, Round and Round: Sustaining Engagement in Responsible Fatherhood Programs

ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/inside-outside-round-and-round-sustaining-engagement-in-responsible-fatherhood-programs?  





3. “This Is What Happens to Couples Under Stress”: An Interview with Esther Perel

 Rachel Syme

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/this-is-what-happens-to-couples-under-stress-an-interview-with-esther-perel 





4. 10 ques­tions to ask your part­ner to get to know them even bet­ter dur­ing lockdown
 
https://toucantogether.com/blog/10-questions-to-ask-your-partner-to-get-to-know-them-even-better-during-lockdown 




5. Emotionally Supportive Parenting Can Help Disadvantaged Children Stay On The Rails

Xutong Zhang, Lisa M. Gatzke-Kopp

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/early-childhood-development/supportive-parenting-disadvantaged-children/  





6. Harry reads a short extract from 'Commit or Quit - The Two Year Rule and Other Rules for Romance'

 




7. What is Marriage Week?
 
https://marriage-week.org.uk/marriage-week-home/ 





8. 
28th Annual National Symposium on Family Issues

http://www.pop.psu.edu/event/3719/28th-annual-national-symposium-family-issues  



9. Marlo Thomas, Phil Donahue share the secrets of celebs’ successful marriages

New book by the couple, wed 40 years, gathers advice from famous spouses from Jesse Jackson to Jamie Lee Curtis.

By Miriam Di Nunzio  May 5, 2020, 6:19pm CDT

https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2020/5/5/21247290/marlo-thomas-phil-donahue-marriage-book-secrets-celebrities-what-makes-last-anniversary 





10. In our opinion: Take note of declining marriage rates
 
 Deseret News Editorial Board  

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/5/4/21244484/marriage-rates-cdc-covid-19-economy 




11. What Comes First: Marriage or Kids?

https://population-europe.eu/research-news/what-comes-first-marriage-or-kids 




Thanks. Happy Mothers Day!

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1537931 2020-04-30T19:00:27Z 2020-04-30T19:00:28Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Do Adults in Couples Have Better Mental Health During the COVID‑19 Pandemic?

Ana Fostik and Jennifer Kaddatz 

https://vanierinstitute.ca/do-adults-in-couples-have-better-mental-health-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/


OR

Couples Find Support in One Another During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ana Fostik, Jennifer Kaddatz and Nora Spinks 

 

 

2. Children's Mental Health and the Life Course Model: A Virtual Workshop Series
 
NAS

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/04-16-2020/childrens-mental-health-and-the-life-course-model-a-virtual-workshop-series#sl-three-columns-fa6c4b62-54a3-496c-90ac-627699620847 




3. Is California’s ACEs Questionnaire ‘Trap’ For Poor Families?

Richard Wexler

 


https://youthtoday.org/2020/04/is-californias-aces-questionnaire-trap-for-poor-families/





4. How to Support Children (and Yourself) During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University  

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-support-children-and-yourself-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ 


OR

UNL professors develop website to keep children engaged at home

Becca Holladay



5. Call for Manuscripts: COVID-19 and Implications for Families
 
NCFR

https://www.ncfr.org/news/call-manuscripts-covid-19-and-implications-families 

OR

https://www.ncfr.org/resource-library  



6.  Let's Talk… More

https://marriage-week.org.uk/lets-talk/ 




7.  Play Could Help Reduce ‘Covid-19 Slump’ In Learning

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta M. Golinkoff

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/covid-19-slump-in-learning/ 


OR

Parenting During A Pandemic

Parenting During A Pandemic

Gary Bingham 

https://news.gsu.edu/2020/04/23/parenting-during-a-pandemic/ 




8. Coronavirus: New working day has obliterated work-life balance in US

Michelle Davis, Jeff Green

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-us-work-life-balance-working-hours-covid-19-a9484791.html  


OR

COVID-19 AND AMERICAN FAMILIES


Artika Casini  

https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2020/april/bahira-trask-coronavirus-covid-19-american-families/  



9. Marriage Rates in the United States, 1900–2018

National Center for Health Statistics  

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/marriage_rate_2018/marriage_rate_2018.htm 

Also, https://www.cso.ie/en/csolatestnews/pressreleases/2020pressreleases/pressstatementmarriages2019/




10.  The significance of resilience in mental health promotion of marriage immigrant women: a qualitative study of factors and processes

Yeonjae Jo

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-020-00945-3 




Thanks. Stay safe
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1534668 2020-04-23T19:10:36Z 2020-04-23T19:10:37Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Take-Home Skill: Gratitude Questions for Kids

https://ggie.berkeley.edu/practice/take-home-skill-gratitude-questions-for-kids/ 



2. SURVIVING SHELTER-IN-PLACE WITH YOUR PARTNER 

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/surviving-shelter-place-your-partner 



3. Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Jessica Dym Bartlett, Rebecca Vivrette

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/ways-to-promote-childrens-resilience-to-the-covid-19-pandemic  




4. WHEN FORGIVENESS IS HARD, SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER

by Courtney Walsh





5. 10 Top Tips for managing Sex and Intimacy during the Covid-19 Crisis

Emma Waring

https://marriage-week.org.uk/10-top-tips-for-managing-sex-and-intimacy-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ 




6. Op-ed: The coronavirus lockdown has given us the chance to strengthen our family bonds
 
https://www.qf.org.qa/stories/op-ed-the-coronavirus-lockdown-has-given-us-the-chance-to-strengthen-our 




7. Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences launches faculty-led initiative to support families during COVID-19 pandemic
 
https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q2/purdue-college-of-health-and-human-sciences-launches-faculty-led-initiative-to-support-families-during-covid-19-pandemic.html  





8. FRPN Grantee Report: Fatherhood Programs: Factors Associated with Retention, Completion, and Outcomes

Mar 2020 | Solveig Spjeldnes, Jennifer Shadik, Anirudh Ruhil, Daniel Kloepfer & Zarek Bell

https://www.frpn.org/asset/frpn-grantee-report-fatherhood-programs-factors-associated-retention-completion-and-outcomes 




9. General kid-friendly resources
 
https://help.archive.org/hc/en-us/articles/360040327592-General-kid-friendly-resources/ 




10. 12 Days of Wellbeing eBook

https://www.6seconds.org/emotional-intelligence/ebooks/free-wellbeing-ebook/ 




11. 81st Readiness Division couples to test relationship strengthening online tools

By Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Espinosa

https://www.usar.army.mil/News/Article/2154544/81st-readiness-division-couples-to-test-relationship-strengthening-online-tools/ 




12. When the Grandparents Don’t Visit
 
Bridget Shirvell  

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/parenting/grandparents-visit.html  




Thanks.


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1532038 2020-04-16T17:34:22Z 2020-04-16T17:34:22Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. What Makes a Father?

Jennifer Rainey Marquez 

https://news.gsu.edu/research-magazine/spring2020/what-makes-a-father-evolution-of-fatherhood?



2. Generosity, Good News Resources, Gratitude, and Connection in the Corona Age

https://giveandtakeinc.com/blog/culture/good-news-resources/ 



3. Now Open to All: Past NCFR Webinars & Conference Recordings
 
https://www.ncfr.org/news/resources-about-novel-coronavirus-covid-19#open 



4. Children’s story book released to help children and young people cope with COVID-19
 
https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/09-04-2020-children-s-story-book-released-to-help-children-and-young-people-cope-with-covid-19  



5. Happy Habits for Hard Times Series

John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan

https://coehs.umt.edu/happy_habits_series_2020/default.php  




6.Men in Quarantine: 3 Ideas for Rediscovering Marriage

John Cuddeback  

https://life-craft.org/men-in-quarantine-3-ideas-for-rediscovering-marriage/  



7. Corona and the case for marriage

ByHarry Benson

https://conservativewoman.co.uk/corona-and-the-case-for-marriage/ 



8. The Anatomy Of A Marriage Fight

Katie Pace
 
https://www.thecandidly.com/2019/the-anatomy-of-a-marriage-fight 




9. Marriage—a life-extender?

 Dennis Thompson 

https://www.wktvjournal.org/marriage-a-life-extender/ 
 



10. How can exhausted parents motivate kitchen table learners?

Frederick M. Hess

https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-can-exhausted-parents-motivate-kitchen-table-learners/  




11. How Parents Can Help Kids Thrive in an Uncertain Future

JILL SUTTIE

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



12. Stress and Coping

CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress-anxiety.html



13.  “Nightly News Kids Edition”Nightly News: Kids Edition (April 15, 2020) | NBC Nightly News




Thanks.
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1529202 2020-04-09T20:05:42Z 2020-04-28T22:07:58Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. ‘The Femsplainers’: Season 6, Episode 11: Love in the time of coronavirus

https://www.aei.org/multimedia/the-femsplainers-season-6-episode-11-love-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/?



2. Virtual Meetings for Couples Offer Tips, Strategies to Cope with COVID-19

AJ Taylor  

https://kiow.com/2020/04/08/virtual-meetings-for-couples-offer-tips-strategies-to-cope-with-covid-19/ 



3. 

Over 50 Webinars and Dozens of Conference Sessions Free Through June 30



To support the professional activities of family researchers and practitioners during this unprecedented time, NCFR has opened access to digital content previously only available to NCFR members.

Now through June 30, these on-demand webinars and past conference sessions are free to everyone through the NCFR website:
 



4. Educating Health Professionals to Address the Social Determinants of Mental Health

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25711/educating-health-professionals-to-address-the-social-determinants-of-mental-health 



5. Free Mind Matters Online Series

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/free-mind-matters-online-series/



6. Incoming Podcast: Army Veteran And Author Kayla Williams On War And Marriage After War

Justin Hudnall

https://www.kpbs.org/news/2020/apr/08/incoming-podcast-army-veteran-and-author-kayla-wil/ 

 


7. Administration for Children and Families Assistant Secretary Interview at Fathers & Families Coalition of America Conference
 
https://fathersandfamiliescoalition.org/posts/administration-for-children-and-families-assistant-secretary-interview-for-fathers-families-coalition-of-america.html 



8. How to keep quarantine from ruining your marriage

Carol Bruess

https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-keep-quarantine-from-ruining-your-marriage/  




9. Marital Interventions: Participation, Helpfulness, and Change in a Nationally Representative Sample

Thomas Jack Esplin White Stephen F. Duncan Jeremy B. Yorgason Spencer L. James Erin K. Holmes

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12403  



10. http://www.narme.org/conferences/10th-annual-narme-summit/




Happy Easter

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1526484 2020-04-02T15:37:16Z 2020-04-02T15:37:17Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. WHEN LOW EXPECTATIONS ARE AN ADVANTAGE IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

 Giulia Zoppolat and Francesca Righetti

http://spsp.org/news-center/blog/zoppolat-righetti-low-expectations-romantic-relationships 




2. Resources About the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
 
NCFR

https://www.ncfr.org/news/resources-about-novel-coronavirus-covid-19  




3. ‘FEELING OBLIGATED’ CAN IMPACT RELATIONSHIPS DURING SOCIAL DISTANCING

Caroline Brooks, William Chopik, Jeewon Oh

https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/feeling-obligated-can-impact-relationships-during-social-distancing/ 





4. BRUCE MOOSE AND THE WHAT-IFS

By Gary J. Oliver, Ph.D.

http://liferelationships.com/resources/articles/?id=3479 




5. Protecting Your Relationship in the Shadow of Coronavirus
 

Scott M. Stanley Ph.D.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/sliding-vs-deciding/202003/protecting-your-relationship-in-the-shadow-coronavirus 




6.  Inspiring Change: Creating impact with evidence-based implementation

The Center for Implementation  

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




7. In the age of coronavirus social distancing, marriage skills are reaching new audiences

Seth Eisenberg

https://fatherhoodchannel.com/2020/03/31/in-the-age-of-coronavirus-social-distancing-marriage-skills-are-reaching-new-audiences-33120/ 




8. New UC Davis Research Suggests Parents Should Limit Screen Media for Preschoolers

By Karen Nikos-Rose  

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/new-uc-davis-research-suggests-parents-should-limit-screen-media-preschoolers 




9. ‘Are the kids alright?’: Societal shifts, youth actions
 
Erica Gelman  

https://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2020/03/are-the-kids-alright-societal-shifts-youth-actions  



10.  FAMILY AND SOCIETY
Move to curtail underage online porn epidemic

 Chris McCormack

http://www.newsweekly.com.au/article.php?id=58929  




11. Exploring Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders: A Workshop

NASEM

https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/exploring-key-policy-challenges-and-opportunities-to-improve-care-for-people-with-mental-health-and-substance-use-disorders-a-workshop  




12. How G. E. M. Anscombe revolutionised 20th-century western philosophy

https://blog.oup.com/2020/04/how-g-e-anscombe-revolutionised-20th-century-western-philosophy/  




13. Spouse getting on your nerves? Help your marriage through stress of quarantine
 
Kevyn Burger

https://www.startribune.com/quarantine-can-stress-your-closest-relationship-how-to-stay-calm-and-carry-on-with-your-marriage/569278702/  





14 April Is National Child Abuse Prevention Month

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/ 




Thanks

Bill 


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1524081 2020-03-26T18:59:41Z 2020-03-26T18:59:42Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. HOMESCHOOLING WHILE WORKING FROM HOME DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC BINGO

by KIMBERLY HARRINGTON

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/homeschooling-while-working-from-home-during-a-global-pandemic-bingo  



2. Get FREE Access To Online Relationship Classes!

First Things First
 
https://learn.firstthingsu.org/categories/index_responsive?locale=en

OR

http://healthyrelationshipsutah.org/selectcounty  




3. COVID-19 – Family Social Science offers coping resources

https://news.cehd.umn.edu/covid-19-family-social-science-offers-coping-resources/ 




4. Fatherhood & Coparenting

 Armon R. Perry, Aaron Rollins & Abby Perez

https://www.frpn.org/asset/fatherhood-coparenting 




5. CORONAVIRUS: SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES ARE BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, STUDY FINDS 

Sarah Young  

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/coronavirus-social-distancing-communities-help-neighbours-elderly-vulnerable-a9418156.html 


OR

COVID-19: our advice and tips for healthy relationships





6. How to stay married through coronavirus

By Hayley Gleeson

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-21/how-to-stay-married-through-coronavirus/12073778 




7. Navy Boot Camp Trainers Must Spend 90 Days Away from Families in Lockdown Measure

Military.com | By Gina Harkins and Hope Hodge Seck  

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/03/26/navy-boot-camp-trainers-must-spend-90-days-away-families-lockdown-measure.html 

Also, see https://www.militaryonesource.mil/data-research-and-statistics/military-community-demographics/2018-demographics-profile




8. How can parents help children cope with COVID-19 disruptions?
  
SHARITA FORREST  

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/807420 

OR

Ten tips for on keeping your family on track during the COVID-19 pandemic


https://www.register-herald.com/health/ten-tips-for-on-keeping-your-family-on-track-during/article_04ca2609-fec7-51ac-ab7a-8f469dc3db13.html




9. Generation 'Coronial': Will Self-Isolation Lead To A Baby Boom?
 

Antoinette Lattouf


https://10daily.com.au/lifestyle/a200319xrsuj/generation-coronial-will-self-isolation-lead-to-a-baby-boom-20200320 




10.  Can your marriage survive the coronavirus?

By Matt Villano, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/24/health/marriage-coronavirus-wellness/index.html  




11. For Black Marriage Day, Charlotte couples share lessons in love and marriage

Katrina Louis  

https://qcitymetro.com/2020/03/22/for-black-marriage-day-charlotte-couples-share-lessons-in-love-and-marriage/ 

 


12. Partners for a Healthy Baby: A Curriculum Home Visitors Can Trust

https://www.cdacouncil.org/newsletter/1761-partners-for-a-healthy-baby-a-curriculum-home-visitors-can-trust  




13. Greater Good’s Guide to Well-Being During Coronavirus

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





Thanks. Stay safe

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1521796 2020-03-19T21:54:39Z 2020-03-19T21:54:39Z Re: Candidates for Friday Five
https://alliedhealth.lsuhsc.edu/clinics/docs/CarolineConquersherCoronoaFears31820.pdf  
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1521710 2020-03-19T17:30:07Z 2020-03-19T17:30:07Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Tips and Tools for Online Presentations and other NCFR resources

https://www.ncfr.org/events/tips-and-tools-online-presentations 

https://www.ncfr.org/resources/resource-collections/how-do-i-move-my-classes-online 

 https://www.ncfr.org/news/resources-about-novel-coronavirus-covid-19




2.  Family Policy and Complex Contemporary Families: A Decade in Review and Implications for the Next Decade of Research and Policy Practice
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12650  





3.Resources for children on COVID-19 and staying healthy

 https://www.childtrends.org/publications/resources-for-supporting-childrens-emotional-well-being-during-the-covid-19-pandemic#resources

OR

3 Tips For Talking To Kids About Coronavirus And The National Shutdown

Frederick Hess

https://www.forbes.com/sites/frederickhess/2020/03/18/3-tips-for-talking-to-kids-about-coronavirus-and-the-national-shutdown/?


 

4. Preventing and Addressing Intimate Violence when Engaging Dads (PAIVED): Challenges, Successes, and Promising Practices from Responsible Fatherhood Programs

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/preventing-and-addressing-intimate-violence-when-engaging-dads-final-report 



5.  How School Closures Can Strengthen Your Family

 Christine Carter

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

OR

Realistic ways for parents and families to cope with being stuck at home

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q1/realistic-ways-for-parents-and-families-to-cope-with-being-stuck-at-home.html 


 

6. Social Distancing Gone Wrong: Couples in Corona Crisis
 

Michele Weiner-Davis LCSW


https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/divorce-busting/202003/social-distancing-gone-wrong-couples-in-corona-crisis? 




7. Emotions & Coronavirus: Navigating Uncertain Times

 



8. Berlin 2020: Helping Families through Separation and Divorce: Collaboration, not Confrontation, in Social Plurality

66th ICCFR Conference

Date: 29-30 October 2020 in Berlin
 
https://iccfr.org/berlin-2020/



9. Marriage Is What Brings Us 6 Feet Apart

https://www.wnyc.org/story/marriage-what-brings-us-6-feet-apart/  




10. Welcome to Marriage During the Coronavirus

Remember: Both of you are right.

 Jennifer Senior

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opinion/coronavirus-relationships.html 




11. Getting sick of your screen? Try these 11 family-friendly board games
 
 LAUREN STEELE 

https://www.fastcompany.com/90478874/the-11-best-family-friendly-board-games 



Thanks.
Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1519205 2020-03-12T19:37:07Z 2020-03-12T19:37:08Z Re: Candidates for Friday Five
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/home/get-your-household-ready-for-COVID-19.html  
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1519176 2020-03-12T17:45:03Z 2020-03-12T17:45:03Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. 'It's Just Really Heartbreaking.' The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Forcing Couples to Rethink Their Weddings

TARA LAW

https://time.com/5801095/coronavirus-weddings/  





2. How to Keep the Greater Good in Mind During the Coronavirus Outbreak

JILL SUTTIE

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




3. Family Research CONSORTIUM on family research

https://vanierinstituteevents.ca/consortium/registration



4. Please join us for a virtual presentation by Rebecca Cunningham, M.D., Emergency Medicine Professor and Director of the Injury Prevention Center at the University of Michigan, on Tuesday, March 17, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm ET. The webinar is free and open to the public.

Register: https://obssr.od.nih.gov/behavioral-health-and-injury-prevention-the-emergency-department-as-a-window-to-community-and-population-health/

Presentation Overview:
This presentation will provide an overview of violence prevention among Emergency Department patients including the CDC best practice program, SafERteens.




5. For anxious spouses, a baby may be a rival

A new child can spark jealousy in needy partners





6. The state of relationships, marriages, and living alone in the US






7. 12 Resources for COVID-19 Anxiety

https://www.6seconds.org/2020/03/10/eq-resources-covid-19/





8. 6 Big Things Millennials Should Know About Entering the Sandwich Generation 

KORIN MILLER

https://parade.com/1005301/korinmiller/the-sandwich-generation/





9. Spouse recognized for work with Strengthening Military Marriage

Lakesha Cole

https://www.barksdale.af.mil/News/Article/2108359/spouse-recognized-for-work-with-strengthening-military-marriage/




10. Middle-class marriage is declining, and likely deepening inequality

Richard V. Reeves and Christopher Pulliam

https://www.brookings.edu/research/middle-class-marriage-is-declining-and-likely-deepening-inequality/




11. A New Guide for Living Well in a Jewish Marriage–How to Make it Work

Rochel Sylvetsky

http://thejewishvoice.com/2020/03/a-new-guide-for-living-well-in-a-jewish-marriage-how-to-make-it-work/


Thanks. Stay safe!

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1516885 2020-03-05T17:30:49Z 2020-03-05T17:30:49Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Too many black babies are born out of wedlock. An antiviolence activist wants to change that. | Jenice Armstrong

by Jenice Armstrong

https://www.inquirer.com/news/marriabe-black-wedding-philly-jenice-armstrong-20200304.html 

OR

WHY BLACK WOMEN ARE AGING ALONE

By Carly Stern

https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/kinless-why-black-women-are-aging-alone/270227/ 

 

2.  Reducing Child Poverty
Date: 
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 - 10:00am
Location: 
2358-C Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Reducing Child Poverty




https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/reducing-childhood-poverty  




3. Does marriage help achieve the American dream?

By Dennis Romboy@dennisromboy  

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2/25/21152849/marriage-divorce-mike-lee-american-congress-family 




4.  First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2018

Valerie Schweizer  

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/schweizer-first-marriage-rate-fp-20-01.html  




5. Implementing an Innovative Parenting Program for Fathers: Findings from the B3 Study

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/implementing-an-innovative-parenting-program-for-fathers-findings-from-the-b3-study 




6. Family Fundamentals: The Secret Sauce to Booming Business | Dave Schramm | TEDxEustis
 
 




7. How to throw an (almost) zero-waste birthday party
 
Jamie Kiffel-Alcheh 

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/environment-and-conservation/2020/02/how-throw-almost-zero-waste-birthday-party 




8. Research Scholars Program

2020 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/emerging-scholars/research-scholars-program/?





9. 4 tips for how to run a successful family meeting

By Bridget Barnes / Boys Town

https://www.omaha.com/momaha/tips-for-how-to-run-a-successful-family-meeting/article_f7bb94cc-59da-5fd0-8950-1a89e13e028e.html 




10.  How long does the average marriage last?

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/how-long-does-the-average-marriage-last/  





11. The Message of Marriage Story Works… Everyday!

Dr. Sue Johnson  

http://www.drsuejohnson.com/love/the-message-of-marriage-story-works-everyday/  



Thanks.

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1514225 2020-02-27T20:16:07Z 2020-02-27T20:16:07Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. What America Can Learn from Couples Therapy

Phil Cowan & Carolyn P. Cowan  

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



2. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults: Opportunities for the Health Care System

http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2020/social-isolation-and-loneliness-in-older-adults 




3. Exploring Social Poverty: Low-Income Populations and the Impact of Family and Community Ties

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




4. Divorce rate: Each of these cities has the highest rate of divorced residents in its state

Hristina Byrnes

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/02/23/these-cities-are-americas-divorce-capitals/41018261/  


OR

National Marriage, Divorce Rates Both Declined in the Last 10 Years

LYDIA ANDERSON AND BRIAN KNOP





5. Kids Navigating the Digital World:
5 Practical Tips for Parents

Michael Miller  

https://www.6seconds.org/2020/02/24/kids-navigating-the-digital-world-5-practical-tips-for-parents  




6. The rise of the only child: What’s behind the rising number of single-child families

https://www.channel3000.com/the-rise-of-the-only-child-whats-behind-the-rising-number-of-single-child-families/ 




7. Earned Income Tax Credit: Not just for working families
 
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2020/2/21/earned-income-tax-credit-not-just-for-working-families 



8. Best & Worst States to Raise a Family

Adam McCann

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-raise-a-family/31065/# 




9. Social capital in the UK: 2020
 

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/socialcapitalintheuk/previousReleases 



10. 10 QUESTIONS TO BUILD A RESILIENT MARRIAGE

https://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/newsroom/10-questions-to-build-a-resilient-marriage/ 

OR 

HOW TO RESPOND TO A PARTNER’S VENTING

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/how-respond-partners-venting 


OR


Encouraging good marital habits

https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/family-life/marriage-support/married-life/articles/good-marital-habits  
 


11. Munk Debates – Lyman Stone: Baby boomers have ruined the future for millennials

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/munk-debates-lyman-stone-baby-boomers-have-ruined-the-future-for-millennials 


Thanks.
Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1509350 2020-02-14T01:54:58Z 2020-02-14T01:54:58Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Understanding the Past to Improve the Future: Lessons Learned in Fatherhood Program Service Delivery
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 01:00:00 PM EST - 02:45:00 PM EST

https://events-na7.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1166535402/en/events/event/shared/1265306807/event_registration.html?connect-session=na7breez2xbs7czg9mx4xvan&sco-id=2217851509&_charset_=utf-8&utm_source=February+Webinar+Announcement+Final&u  


2. https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/marriage-tips-and-ideas

OR

10 questions every couple needs to ask

  MEGAN SCHMIDT





3. Read the New Journal of Marriage and Family Decade in Review

Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) has released its latest Decade in Review. This February 2020 issue is free access to the public for a full year.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413737/2020/82/1? 

how about this one

The Evolution of Fathering Research in the 21st Century: Persistent Challenges, New Directions


4. A Full 2020 Census Count of Military Service Members and Families Is Important to Their Communities

https://census.gov/library/stories/2020/02/counting-all-military-service-members-and-their-families-in-2020.html 




5. Dating across the aisle is difficult in the age of Trump
 
Daniel A. Cox

https://www.aei.org/politics-and-public-opinion/dating-across-the-aisle-is-difficult-in-the-age-of-trump/ 





6. Faith and Family Play a Bigger Role in Academic Achievement Than Race or Socioeconomic Status
 
  

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2020/01/59167/





 7. VA PTSD Coach

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/appvid/mobile/ptsdcoach_app.asp  





8. How does parental work-family conflict impact on children’s mental health?

ANDISHEH VAHEDI, ISABEL KRUG AND ELIZABETH WESTRUPP

https://emergingminds.com.au/resources/how-does-parental-work-family-conflict-impact-on-childrens-mental-health 




9. Cultural Relevance in Couple Relationship Education Courses

Sarah Hokanson

https://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/cultural-relevance-in-couple-relationship-education-courses/  



10. Valentine’s special: Free Relationship Check-Ups for URI Students

https://today.uri.edu/news/valentines-special-free-relationship-check-ups-for-uri-students/ 



11. What do parents need to know about teens and sexting?

Samuel Ehrenreich
 
https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2020/atp-teen-sexting 



Thanks. 
I had internet issues this afternoon and early evening. 


Bill































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1. Family Perspectives, a student journal published by Brigham Young University's School of Family Life

https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/familyperspectives/ 




2.  Harry Benson: Number 10 needs a Family Policy Unit

By Harry Benson

https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2020/01/harry-benson-number-10-needs-a-family-policy-unit.html 

OR

UK has the fastest fall in divorce rates across Europe





3. Promoting Positive Adolescent Health Behaviors and Outcomes:
Thriving in the 21st Century
 
https://www.nap.edu/resource/25552/Optimal%20Health.pdf 




4. Education and Men without Work

Nicholas Eberstadt

https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/education-and-men-without-work 

and  https://www.aei.org/multimedia/the-crisis-of-men-without-work-with-nicholas-eberstadt/




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

Media and Publicity Tool Kit
https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/tool-kit 

and https://www.foryourmarriage.org/marriage-retreat-2020/



6.  Introducing Kids to Forgiveness

Greater Good in Action - Science-based Practices for a Meaningful Life  


https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/introducing_kids_to_forgiveness?  





7. Congressional Prevention Policy Caucus

https://www.npscoalition.org/prevention-policy-caucus 




8. Americans Are Having Fewer Kids. Evangelicals Are No Exception
 
LIUAN HUSKA

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/january-february/americans-are-having-fewer-children-evangelicals-are-no-exc.html 


OR

Few families occupy Greater Boston’s multi-bedroom homes, report says

Tim Logan




OR

STATE OF THE UNION

https://usafacts.org/state-of-the-union/population/





9.   Exploring Social Poverty: Low-Income Populations and the Impact of Family and Community Ties

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific 

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1038690347290098955 




10. First Comes Marriage

And then comes love

BY POOJA SALHOTRA

https://thebuzzmagazines.com/articles/2020/01/first-comes-marriage  




11. Is success a sequence? How choices affect outcomes

 host 

Brent Orrell

 joins 

Isabell Sawhill

 of the Brookings Institution and 

Ian Rowe 

https://www.aei.org/multimedia/is-success-a-sequence-how-choices-affect-outcomes/ 




Thanks.

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1504330 2020-01-30T01:03:56Z 2020-01-30T01:03:56Z Candidates for Friday Five
1.  Disadvantaged Children who are Beating the Odds: Family, School, Neighborhood and City Contexts that Predict Academic Success among Socio-economically Disadvantaged Children

https://files.constantcontact.com/3df7ac7a001/eebdbc9f-2bd1-4ea2-8bf5-f56c573a3a9c.pdf  




2.   Relationship Maintenance

Edited by Brian G. Ogolsky, J. Kale Monk

Cambridge University Press  

 Excerpt https://assets.cambridge.org/97811084/19857/excerpt/9781108419857_excerpt.pdf

    



3. Tools that Support the Implementation of Home, Together

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness 

https://www.usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/Resource_Round_up_for_2019.pdf 




4. Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 3: Dr. Matt Miller

https://www.militarytimes.com/podcasts/2020/01/28/seeking-the-military-suicide-solution-podcast-episode-3-dr-matt-miller/  





5. Can social and emotional learning models aim to create relationships? 
 
Julia Freeland Fisher | American Enterprise Institute

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/can-social-and-emotional-learning-models-aim-to-create-relationships/  




6. More Children Live With Half Siblings Than Previously Thought

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/01/more-children-live-with-half-siblings-than-previously-thought.html 





7. CEO Mom's Nanny Job Ad Is Both Over The Top — & Totally Spot-On
 
 Michelle Stein 

https://www.romper.com/p/ceo-moms-nanny-job-ad-is-both-over-the-top-totally-spot-on-21744787

 



8. New NCFR Olson Grant Invests in the Future of Family Science

https://www.ncfr.org/news/new-ncfr-olson-grant-invests-future-family-science 

OR

Family Life Education Month






9. Siblings of Kids With Intellectual Disabilities Score High in Empathy

By Traci Pedersen 

https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/01/24/siblings-of-kids-with-intellectual-disabilities-score-high-in-empathy/153409.html  





10. What does the research say about the FAMILY Act?

Alix Gould-Werth

https://equitablegrowth.org/what-does-the-research-say-about-the-family-act/  



11. What’s the Return on Investment of a Fatherhood Program?

Posted by Christopher A. Brown

https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/whats-the-return-on-investment-of-a-fatherhood-program  




Thanks!
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1501917 2020-01-23T15:54:38Z 2020-01-23T15:54:38Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Leading Health Indicators 2030

Advancing Health, Equity, and Well-Being

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25682/leading-health-indicators-2030-advancing-health-equity-and-well-being?




2. Marital Interventions: Participation, Helpfulness, and Change in a Nationally Representative Sample
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12403 




3. Asian values boost Californian family stability

by Carolyn Moynihan

https://www.mercatornet.com/mobile/view/asian-values-boost-californian-family-stability/23223 


OR

Inside the newsroom: It’s the state of the union address (but not the one you think)

By Doug Wilks,  Editor

https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/1/18/21071918/inside-the-newsroom-state-of-the-union-address-marriage-values-happiness  




4. Is secondhand screen time the new secondhand smoking?

 

https://theconversation.com/is-secondhand-screen-time-the-new-secondhand-smoking-129500 





5. Marriage Penalties in Means-Tested Tax and Transfer Programs

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/marriage-penalties-in-means-tested-tax-and-transfer-programs 

OR

Implementing an Innovative Parenting Program for Fathers: Findings from the B3 Study
 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/implementing-an-innovative-parenting-program-for-fathers-findings-from-the-b3-study 



6. Why Your Marriage Needs a Supper Club

Courtney Rohrdanz

http://www.imom.com/why-your-marriage-needs-a-supper-club/#.Xijnj8hKjDd 




7.  Marriage and the “Success Sequence”

Written By Micah Clark  

https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/marriage-and-the-success-sequence/ 




8. State Marriage and Divorce Rate Statistical Testing: 2008 and 2018
 
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/marriage-and-divorce/state-marriage-divorce-rates.html 




9.  FOR THE LOVE OF RELATIONSHIPS – Making marriage cool

https://villagerpublishing.com/for-the-love-of-relationships-making-marriage-cool/  




10. Delivering on the Evidence Act: How Agencies Can Engage Stakeholders in the Learning Agenda Process

https://www.urban.org/events/delivering-evidence-act-how-agencies-can-engage-stakeholders-learning-agenda-process?




11. "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is Not a Plan: Give me a Lever

Dr. Scott Stanley




12. HAPPINESS HOMEWORK: WEEK 2 — UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA

John Sommers-Flanagan



Thanks!
Bill
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1499738 2020-01-16T17:28:06Z 2020-01-16T17:28:07Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. A Child’s Marriage Advice That Saved Our Nation

Susan Barth

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/a-childs-marriage-advice-that-saved-our-nation/  


OR

Don’t wait until we’re married to involve us in Jewish life

BY BETH RUTH VANDER STOEP





2. The power of the two-parent home is not a myth

Ian Rowe | Thomas B. Fordham Institute

https://www.aei.org/articles/the-power-of-the-two-parent-home-is-not-a-myth/ 




3. GREATER GOOD PARENTING

Raising Caring, Courageous Kids
 
https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/parenting? 

OR

Why Children Need to Hear Refugee Stories

JAMES MCCONCHIE

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

 

 
4. Journal of Marriage and Family Publishes 2020 Decade in Review
 
https://www.ncfr.org/news/journal-marriage-and-family-publishes-2020-decade-review 




5. Cultural Relevance in Couple Relationship Education Courses
 
 Sarah Hokanson 

https://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/cultural-relevance-in-couple-relationship-education-courses/ 




6. Love, Lies, and Money: Financial Infidelity in Romantic Relationships 

Emily N Garbinsky, Joe J Gladstone, Hristina Nikolova, Jenny G Olson

https://academic.oup.com/jcr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jcr/ucz052/5610529 




7. ‘Always on’ hi-tech work culture is hitting family life, says report
 
Jamie Doward  


OR

Two in five working parents feel compelled to put in extra hours at home

By Maggie Baska

https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/two-in-five-working-parent-feel-compelled-to-work-extra-hours-at-home 


 

8. What Everyone Can Learn From Parents of Big Families

Laura Vanderkam  





9. How do countries fight falling birth rates?

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51118616 
 



10. China's 2019 Top 10 News Events About Family Released

Editor: Wang Liyan  

http://www.womenofchina.cn/womenofchina/html1/news/Highlight/20011/3187-1.htm  


OR

The new Families Code, much more than marriage








11. U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates by State

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



12. Marriage and Family Therapy Saves Relationships

Todd Goodman, Public Affairs Specialist  

https://www.houston.va.gov/HOUSTON/features/MarriageFamilyTherapySavesRelationships.asp  


Thanks.

Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1497339 2020-01-09T20:53:52Z 2020-01-09T20:53:52Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Finland: Finland's family cafes are helping solve one of parenting's biggest problems

Annabelle Timsit  

https://qz.com/1755299/how-finlands-family-cafes-teach-lonely-new-parents-to-raise-kids/?





2. Family Systems Trends and Transitions: What They Mean For Military Families event

on Tue January 14th: 11:00 am-12:30 pm EST

https://militaryfamilieslearningnetwork.org/event/52261/ 




3. Government confirms extra support for Troubled Families to succeed
 
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-confirms-extra-support-for-troubled-families-to-succeed 


OR

How major milestones like marriage, a first child, and divorce are coming later in life for most Britons... and you'll be happiest when aged between 65 and 74

MARK DUELL FOR MAILONLINE

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7801383/Milestones-parenthood-retirement-coming-later-life-figures-show.html




4. The Names of 1.8 Million Emancipated Slaves Are Now Searchable in the World’s Largest Genealogical Database, Helping African Americans Find Lost Ancestors
 
http://www.openculture.com/2020/01/the-names-of-1-8-million-emancipated-slaves-are-now-searchable-in-the-worlds-largest-genealogical-database-helping-african-americans-find-lost-ancestors.html 




5. 2 Articles Open Access to the Public

https://www.ncfr.org/news/if-you-missed-it-early-view-articles-december 

Best Practices in Relationship Education Focused on Intimate Relationships
Scott M. Stanley, Ryan G. Carlson, Galena K. Rhoades, Howard J. Markman, Lane L. Ritchie, and Alan J. Hawkins
Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science
Published online: Dec. 18, 2019 | doi.org/10.1111/fare.12419 


 

6.What It’s Like to Date After Middle Age

FAITH HILL
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/01/dating-after-middle-age-older/604588/ 




7.Parental coaching adolescents through peer stress

Stephanie Henry


https://aces.illinois.edu/news/parental-coaching-adolescents-through-peer-stress



OR from same source 

How African American romantic partners support each other when faced with racial discrimination can affect mental, physical health, study shows

Stephanie Henry  








8. Study examines biomarkers, economic factors that may increase risk for cognitive decline

https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2020/01/07/alzheimersretina










9. The other ‘marriage story’: divorce is at a 40-year low
Carolyn Moynihan
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1494884 2020-01-02T18:11:25Z 2020-01-02T18:11:26Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. 2019 Town Halls
Strong Families Thriving Children

http://www.aztownhall.org/112_Town_Hall  



2. The Beauty of a Wedding Anniversary

John Cuddeback  

https://baconfromacorns.com/the-beauty-of-a-wedding-anniversary/ 



3.  What 12 studies told us about family life in 2019

By Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2019/12/31/21038874/family-marriage-bullying-sex-pew-study-weight-mental-health-depression-anxiety-alcohol-religion 




4. The state of our unions: The good news and bad news about marriage and family in America

Thursday, January 09, 2020 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm EDT 
https://www.aei.org/events/the-state-of-our-unions-the-good-news-and-bad-news-about-marriage-and-family-in-america/?




5. HOW TO START TOUGH CONVERSATIONS

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/how-start-tough-conversations  




6. Easy Ways to Get Your Kids to Read More This Year

by Melissa Taylor

https://www.readbrightly.com/easy-ways-to-get-your-kids-to-read-more-this-year/ 




7. People Didn’t Used to Ask for ‘Space’ in Their Relationships

JULIE BECK
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/12/what-it-means-when-your-partner-asks-space/578137/ 




8. Is Social Media affecting Your Relationship?
 
Leigh Baumann
Baumann  

https://www.marriagerediscovery.org/is-social-media-affecting-your-relationship/  




9. How happy couples handle money, according to marriage and money experts

Sofia Pitt  

https://grow.acorns.com/how-happy-couples-handle-money-from-marriage-and-money-experts/ 



10. A Free Gift Dads Can Give their Kids this Season...and Beyond

Posted by Melissa Steward

https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/a-free-gift-dads-can-give-their-kids-this-season-and-beyond  


Thanks and Happy New Year to all!

Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/1490999 2019-12-19T23:43:26Z 2019-12-19T23:43:27Z Candidates for Friday Five
1. Best Practices in Relationship Education Focused on Intimate Relationships
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fare.12419 



2.  The Miseducation of the American Boy

Peggy Orenstein

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/the-miseducation-of-the-american-boy/603046/?

The Miseducation of the American Boy

The Miseducation of the American Boy

3. Taking Sex Differences in Personality Seriously

Scott Barry Kaufman

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/taking-sex-differences-in-personality-seriously/?fbclid=IwAR0sd55JE8swUhDmsa0VnONpA0_IcbbH7DoNct_oFOuv5MpII0loZEH7olc  




4. Adult ADHD is hard on a marriage, but there’s help for couples

by Courtenay Harris Bond, For The Inquirer,

https://www.inquirer.com/health/adhd-adult-marriage-sex-love-20191119.html 




5.  Can You Change Your Personality? Scientists Say ‘Maybe’
By Karen Nikos-Rose
https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/can-you-change-your-personality-scientists-say-maybe 



6.  Why Christmas creates couple conflict

https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/news/press-release/1290-xmas-conflict  

OR

How long does the average marriage last?


https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/how-long-does-the-average-marriage-last/  

OR

Life milestones such as becoming parents, divorce and remarrying happening later, analysis by ONS finds


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/17/life-milestones-becoming-parents-divorce-remarrying-happening/ 



 
7. 

The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2019


BY KIRA M. NEWMAN, EMILIANA R. SIMON-THOMAS, JEREMY ADAM SMITH, SUMMER ALLEN, TOM JACOBS, SOPHIE MCMULLEN, ELIZABETH HOPPER |

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_top_10_insights_from_the_science_of_a_meaningful_life_in_2019 




8. Family, not climate, top of mind for tweens
 





9. 

Millennials Are Lonely. Can ‘Adult Dorms’ Fill the Void?


https://www.self.com/story/millennials-lonely-wellness-coliving 



10.  

A Couples Therapist Analyzes the Marriage in 

Marriage Story

“I’d love to get them into my office.”

ASHLEY FETTERS


https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/12/a-couples-therapist-watches-marriage-story/603502/ 


Thanks.
Bill



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