Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Swedish Death Cleaning and Aging in Place

Cadence McManimon

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2024/11/swedish-death-cleaning-and-aging-in-place/


OR

How Parenting Got So Intense

Lenore Skenazy

https://intellectualtakeout.org/2024/11/how-parenting-got-so-intense/



2. Thinking about drinking: A guide for men.

Jett Stone

https://aibm.org/commentary/thinking-about-drinking-a-guide-for-men/



3. ACF Grant Opportunity Forecast

Family, Relationship, and Marriage Education Works - Adults (FRAMEWorks)


https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355694



4. Four in Five Family Households With a Householder Ages 35-39 Included a Child Under 18 in 2024

Paul Hemez, Clayton Buck, and Lydia Anderson

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/11/family-households.html



5.  How Modern Approaches to Relationships Decrease the Likelihood of a Healthy Marriage 

Rachel Sheffield

https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2024-11/BG3843.pdf




6.  Relationship Instability and Depression among Women at Midlife: A Longitudinal Analysis

Cassandra Dorius,  Iowa State University, Quentin Riser,  University of Wisconsin-Madison, Crystal Hemesath   

https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-5374110/v1/0cadd4f4-a2a9-4e07-91a7-865343cf3d04.pdf?c=1730706702



7. Genetic variations as predictors of dispositional and dyadic empathy—a couple study

Maria Kaźmierczak, Magda Rybicka & Paweł Syty

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-78857-7



8. Positive Steps for Preventing Divorce and Building a Lasting Love - Dr. Howard J. Markman

Together in Happiness




9. Saying ‘thank you’ really matters: Science shows it’s the secret weapon for family happiness

Research led by Allen Barton, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


https://studyfinds.org/saying-thank-you-family-happiness/




10. Study tests novel approach to PTSD treatment that helps individuals and spouses

Scott Sheaffer

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Seven Tips for Talking With Kids About Politics

By Sahar Habib Ghazi

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




2. Developing an early love of reading

Article by Jessica Henderson, Illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase

https://www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/november/childrens-book-week/




3.eCourses & Quick Lessons

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/ecourses



4.  The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing 

Tyler VanderWeele

https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-5312412/v1/715db4a2-d5e1-4c9f-bc51-1749646f184c.pdf?c=1730306407



5. 24 Ways to Make the Holidays Kid-Friendly

Karen Cicero

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-make-holidays-kid-friendly/




6. Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM ET

Marriage and Work Penalties in Government Programs

With Kevin Corinth | Angela Rachidi | Matt Weidinger | Brad Wilcox

https://www.aei.org/events/marriage-and-work-penalties-in-government-programs/




7. Written Comments in Response to House Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

 ACF OFA - PeerTA


https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/written-comments-response-house-committee-ways-and-means-hearing-reforming-temporary

OR

Webinar / Webcast

Healthy Relationships Training

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/healthy-relationships-training



8. ‘My marriage doesn’t come before my kids’: The viral post sparking a family-priority debate

By Stefania Sainato

https://www.mother.ly/news/viral-trending/viral-instagram-kids-first-marriage/



9. Families consulted on best ways to be active with their children

Dr Kate Freire

https://news.csu.edu.au/in-brief/families-consulted-on-best-ways-to-be-active-with-their-children



10. Family Expectations

https://familyexpectations.com/about-us/fe-works/


11. Parenting affects kids’ brains differently at different ages

https://news.umich.edu/parenting-affects-kids-brains-differently-at-different-ages/



12. Research Briefly: What in the world is anosognosia?

Dr. Xavier Amador

https://www.tac.org/research-briefly-what-in-the-world-is-anosognosia/


Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. How have American households changed over time?

https://usafacts.org/articles/how-has-the-structure-of-american-households-changed-over-time/




2. DIFI Executive Director to QNA: 30th Anniversary of International Year of Family Conference a Platform for Presenting New Visions

https://www.qna.org.qa/en/News-Area/News/2024-10/27/0032-difi-executive-director-to-qna-30th-anniversary-of-international-year-of-family-conference-a-platform-for-presenting-new-visions



3. Why gentle parenting is proving too rough for many parents

Lynda Lin Grigsby


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/gentle-parenting-style-hard-on-parents-rcna176917





4. Young Person Explains Why Young People Aren’t Getting Married

by Emily Washburn

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/young-person-explains-why-young-people-arent-getting-married/



5. Sociologist: Ending US poverty is doable but requires 'each of us' to 'become poverty abolitionists'

Kimberley Heatherington




6. DECADE OF THE CHILD

A Call to Action! 2025-2035

https://www.npscoalition.org/projects/decade-of-the-child




7. The Sneaky Third Wheel

https://www.prepare-enrich.com/blog/the-sneaky-third-wheel/




8. ‘Mom Is Texting': Teachers Say Parents Are a Daily Distraction During Class

By Arianna Prothero

https://www.edweek.org/technology/mom-is-texting-teachers-say-parents-are-a-daily-distraction-during-class/2024/10




9. How Does Your State Compare With National Marriage and Divorce Trends?

Clayton Buck, Paul Hemez, and Lydia Anderson

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/10/marriage-and-divorce.html




10. Call for Syllabi:  University and College Courses Focusing on Marital and Romantic Relationships

https://www.narme.org/syllabus-collection



11. Five ways to create joyful daily routines for your family

Claire Sibonney
Special to The Globe and Mail

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-five-ways-to-create-joyful-daily-routines-for-your-family/



Thanks
Bill
(In Clermont, FL watching World Series with brother Bob)


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Trapped in an unhappy myth?

Harry Benson, research director of the Marriage Foundation

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/trapped-in-an-unhappy-myth/




2. Speaking of Psychology: The ‘rush hour’ of life: Navigating your 30s and 40s, with Clare Mehta, PhD

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



3. (The UK) Government commits to taking forward the Conservatives’ family help model

Joe Lepper

https://www.cypnow.co.uk/content/news/government-commits-to-taking-forward-conservatives-family-help-model




4. Heterogeneity in happiness: A latent profile analysis of single emerging adults

Lisa C. Walsh,
Calen Horton,
Reed Kaufman,
Anthony Rodriguez,
Victor A. Kaufman

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310196




5. 2025 NARME Summit Call for Proposals

https://www.narme.org/call-for-proposals



6.  Children, Household Specialization and Relationship Quality

* Belén Rodríguez Moro† , Olatz Román‡

https://olatzroman.github.io/assets/pdf/OlatzRoman_JMP.pdf




7.  Happy couples “see” helpful partners: Relationship quality predicts biased perceptions of partner instrumentality to one's goals

 Emily R. O'Brien | Amanda L. Forest

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pere.12576




8.  AN ANALYSIS OF Life to the Full 
the Relationship and Sex Education programme adopted by the Catholic Education Service
on behalf of the Catholic bishops of England and Wales
 
by JOHN SMEATON and PETER NEWMAN

https://voiceofthefamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/VOTF-Report-OCT-2024.pdf



9. Study: Youth action research projects need thoughtful design, youths’ input

Sharita Forrest

https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/827698178



10. ‘Can We Talk?’: conversations with Dr. Nura Mowzoon and Penn Badgley

 Hannah Woods

https://berkeleybeacon.com/can-we-talk-conversations-with-dr-nura-mowzoon-and-penn-badgley/



11. How parents interact with children could shape how they play with peers
  • Sydney Barrilleaux, UGA Today

https://www.cnhinews.com/exchange/states/georgia/article_62ffc4a1-e821-5195-9b0c-4a57d6c909db.html



12. Man’s Search for Marriage
|
By Darren Geist

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/10/96203/



Thanks
Bill




Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Do Black Newborns Fare Better with Black Doctors? The Limits of Measuring Racial Concordance

George J. Borjas, Robert VerBruggen, The Manhattan Institute

https://manhattan.institute/article/do-black-newborns-fare-better-with-black-doctors




2. 

No-Fault Divorce is Bad For Kids. Divorce Justice is the Answer.


 Katy Faust

https://divorcereform.us/no-fault-divorce-is-bad-for-kids-divorce-justice-is-the-answer/




3. Encouraging Kindness in Kids

https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/how_to_praise_kids_in_ways_that_make_them_more_kind



4. Families and Politics Module

a Braver Angels course on how to talk to family members across the political divide

https://courseware.braverangels.org/families-and-politics/index.html#/lessons/i7XN9Xt0wGkknegRlscZuR73apbMG0Nw




5. Four Lessons for Raising Resilient Children in the Digital Age

Seth Kaplan and Caroline Bryk

https://www.afterbabel.com/p/four-lessons-for-raising-resilient




6. 5 Common Parenting Practices You Can Ditch

BJ Foster

https://www.allprodad.com/common-parenting-practices-you-can-ditch/




7. Characteristics and Financial Circumstances of TANF Recipients for FY 2023

OFA/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/data/characteristics-and-financial-circumstances-tanf-recipients-fiscal-year-2023


OR

ACF Releases Inaugural Data Strategy to Improve Services for Children and Families

Jeff Hild, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2024/10/acf-releases-inaugural-data-strategy




8. Gen Z believes adulthood begins at 27

Olivia Hebert

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gen-z-adulthood-survey-b2624432.html

OR

Household mess strains relationships – can a professional de-clutterer help mine?

Anya Meyerowitz

 






9. Beyond The Porn Phenomenon

https://puredesire.org/beyond-porn-phenomenon/

OR

Porn and Marital Conflict: How Compulsive Use Erodes Intimacy

Dr. Kathy McMahon

https://www.couplestherapyinc.com/porn-and-marital-conflict/




10. Parents must reclaim the central role if growing crisis among children is to end, suggests new book

Helen O’Callaghan




11. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Conditions and Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023

Elizabeth A. Swedo, MD1; Sanjana Pampati, PhD; et.al.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/su/su7304a5.htm



12.  A Safe Haven Through Attachment: A Dyadic Perspective on the Association Between Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction

 Mathilde Baumann, Marie-Ève Daspe, Claude Bélanger, and Natacha Godbout

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08862605241270013



13. Partnership quality and maternal depressive symptoms in the transition to parenthood: a prospective cohort study

Cornelia E. Schwarze, Veronika Lerche, Stephanie Wallwiener & Sabina Pauen

https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-06757-9



Thanks
Bill





Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services in ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofvps/domestic-violence-awareness-month

OR

Evidence-based Recommendations for Policy and Practice

Lauren Supplee

Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation/ACF




2. Raising Kids In America Shouldn’t Be This Hard

 Timothy P. Carney

https://media.benedictine.edu/media/raising-kids-in-america-shouldnt-be-this-hard-timothy-p-carney



3. Artificial intelligence in applied family research involving families with young children: A scoping review

Joyce Y. Lee, Eunhye Ahn, Amy Xu, Yuanyuan Yang, Yujeong Chang, Hunmin Cha, Tawfiq Ammari

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fare.13090?campaign=wolearlyview



4. 4 Tips to help parents navigate sibling rivalry

https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/4-tips-to-help-parents-navigate-sibling-rivalry



5. 5 tips for how to talk politics with friends and loved ones


https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/10/01/tips-politics-friends-loved-ones-howard-markman



6. The Couples' Daily Health in Survivorship Study

The Relationships & Health Lab at Purdue University

https://mshrout.wixsite.com/research/couples-daily-health-study?



7. Sleeping With the "Enemy"? Maybe a Politically Mixed Marriage Is a Good Thing

By Courtney Kocak




8. For the Sake of the Kids: Strengthening Families in the Lone Star State

By Brad Wilcox | Andrew C. Brown | Nicholas Zill | Nicholas Armstrong | Noah Torres | Caroline Welton | Amylynn Smith

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/for-the-sake-of-the-kids-strengthening-families-in-the-lone-star-state/

OR

The Right Idea | Episode 61: Saving Civilization by Getting Married with Brad Wilcox

By Brad Wilcox | Brian Phillips | Derek Cohen





9. Facilitating friendships: Parents' role

https://mottpoll.org/reports/facilitating-friendships-parents-role




10. UNL: Strengthening family support would boost Nebraska economy, review shows

University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Chuck Green

https://news.unl.edu/article/strengthening-family-supports-would-boost-nebraska-economy-review-shows




11. The role of family conflict and cohesion in adolescents’ social responsibility: Emotion regulation ability as a mediator

Wing Yee Cheng,Rebecca Y. M. Cheung ,Kevin Kien Hoa Chung

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0311265



12. Study explores what families fight about: Communication, moods, and chores

Marianne Stein

https://aces.illinois.edu/news/study-explores-what-families-fight-about-communication-moods-and-chores



13. Director of Communities of Practice (CoP)– NARME

https://www.narme.org/job-openings



Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. How to Help Students Learn to Listen to Each Other’s Stories

Jessica Fagen

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



2. UNM professor creates educational tool for professionals, families going through contentious divorces

By Alexa Skonieski

https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-professor-creates-educational-tool-for-professionals-families-going-through-contentious-divorces



3. Family and Contemporary Megatrends

 hosted by the State of Qatar and organized by the Doha International Family Institute, to be held from 29 to 31 October 2024”

https://www.difi.org.qa/iyf30/



4. What Parents Can Do Now

https://www.afterbabel.com/t/what-parents-can-do-now

or https://www.afterbabel.com/p/what-actually-matters-kids-screens



5. Want to Boost Birthrates? Build More Homes

John Ketcham

https://www.city-journal.org/article/want-to-boost-birthrates-build-more-homes?




6. California is tackling addictive social media feeds at the state level

 

https://www.tubefilter.com/2024/09/23/california-social-media-youth-mental-health-algorithm-law/




7. Director of Communities of Practice (CoP)– NARME

https://www.narme.org/job-openings

OR

The Institute for Family Studies is Seeking a New President

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-institute-for-family-studies-is-seeking-a-new-president



8. WORKING WITH FATHERS
L Anderson, E Fernandez - The Routledge Handbook of Child and Family Social …, 2024
… The findings of this study are particularly relevant to child protection practice,
policy, and education. The finding that caseworker approaches to fathers are
influential in encouraging fathers' involvement, such as being respectful, flexible …

https://books.google.com/books?id=egMjEQAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA231&dq=marriage+and+relationship+education&hl=en&source=newbks_fb#v=onepage&q=marriage%20and%20relationship%20education&f=false




9. We Have Spent Time, Money, and Effort Making Self-Help Digital Mental Health Interventions: Is Anyone Going to Come to the Party?

https://www.jmir.org/2024/1/e58198/



10.  Do you still find me physically attractive? Partners’ daily perceptions of attractiveness during the transition to parenthood

Rachel S. Blickman, Marci E. J. Gleason, and Lisa A. Neff  

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/02654075241280666



11.  Childlessness in Korea: Role of education, marriage postponement, and marital childlessness

Misun Lee, Kryštof Zeman  

https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol51/21/51-21.pdf



12. 1 in 4 young Americans claim they’re too poor to have children, but many put off kids for other reasons

Jillian Schneider

https://readlion.com/1-in-4-young-americans-claim-theyre-too-poor-to-have-children-but-many-put-off-kids-for-other-reasons/




13. Kiss, Miss, or Hiss- The Best, Worst or Weirdest Marriage Advice Unveiled: The Finalists!

 Melissa Grant

https://livingsnoqualmie.com/kiss-miss-or-hiss-the-best-worst-or-weirdest-marriage-advice-unveiled-the-finalists/



Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 5 Peace-Making Tactics To Not Let Politics Ruin A Good Friendship Or Marriage

Scott M. Stanley, Galena K. Rhoades, Howard J. Markman, Janice R. Levine

https://www.yourtango.com/self/peace-making-tactics-not-let-politics-ruin-friendship-marriage



2. Call for Syllabi:  University and College Courses

Focusing on Marital and Romantic Relationships

https://www.narme.org/syllabus-collection



3. Why Boys Struggle in School and How to Help

Free Live Webinar, Tuesday, September 24 at 5:30 pm ET

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5FA1rlUeTuKWaf9g2zcd9A#/registration




4. If We Really Wanted Fewer School Shootings, We’d Work To End Divorce

 Beverly Willett

https://thefederalist.com/2024/09/17/if-we-really-wanted-fewer-school-shootings-wed-work-to-end-divorce/



5. 
There is Much to Be Said About Silence When it Comes to How Partners Relate to Each Other

Netta Weinstein and C. Raymond Knee

https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/weinstein-knee-romantic-partners-silence




6. 

Marriage Market Sorting in the U.S

Anton Cheremukhin, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria and Antonella Tutino

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/fipfedlwp/96828.htm




7. Differences Between Poverty Measures May Reflect Differences in Housing Costs or Noncash Benefits Across States

Kalee Burns

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2024/09/supplemental-poverty-measure-states.html

OR

Nearly 1 Million More Children Were in Poverty in 2023 Than 2022, Despite Economic Growth

By Christina M. Padilla and Dana Thomson

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/more-children-in-poverty-in-2023-than-2022-economic-growth




8. Family Scholars Explain the Current Marriage Paradox in America

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/family-scholars-explain-the-current-marriage-paradox-in-america/



9. 45% of Young Adults in Australia Gamble Every Week

 

https://gamblingindustrynews.com/news/australia/young-adults-gamble-weekly/



10. Marriage Monday highlights happy couples who are willing to share their love story!

,nbcrightnow.com





11. Yes the Friday Five turns 11 tomorrow! https://ifstudies.org/blog/friday-five (9/20/2013)

 


Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Connecting Conversations

Tips for Supporting Communication between Parents/Caregivers and Their Children and Teens



https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/back-to-school/connecting-conversations.html




2. 2023 Data Release Schedule

ACS/Census

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2023/release-schedule.html

OR

Tuesday, Sept10, 2024 | 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM ET
New Census Data on American Families’ Economic Well-Being

With Kevin Corinth | Michael R. Strain | Scott Winship

https://www.aei.org/events/new-census-data-on-american-families-economic-well-being/



3. The truth about why we stopped having babies

Helen Coffey

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/babies-birth-rate-decline-fertility-b2605579.html

OR

 ‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle



https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/31/swedish-church-leaders-seek-to-ban-father-giving-the-bride-away




4. 1 Skill Most Needed in Your Marriage





5. Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM ET

Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event

With Beth Akers | Kevin Corinth | Yuval Levin | Matt Weidinger | Scott Winship | Brad Wilcox

https://www.aei.org/events/doing-right-by-kids-a-book-event/



6. Adult Attachment and Emotion Regulation Flexibility in Romantic Relationships

by Farnaz Mosannenzadeh ,Maartje Luijten ,Dominique F. MacIejewski ,Grace V. Wiewel  and Johan C. Karremans 

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/9/758



7.  Institutional power and the deinstitutionalization of marriage 

Rhys James Herden

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jftr.12583



8. Porn or Partner Arousal? When It Comes to Romantic Relationships, Not All Sexual Arousal Is Equal: A Prospective Study

  • Nicholas J. Lawless & 
  • Gery C. Karantzas 

  • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02985-4

    • OR

    Pleasure and Peril: Young Men's Mental

    R Benakovic, MJ Wilson, Z Seidler - Masculinities and Mental Health in Young Men





    9. New relationship project strengthens couples’, individual partners’ well-being

    by Sharita Forrest

    https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/23342908



    10. About Those “Childless Cat Ladies”

    George Hawley

    https://www.city-journal.org/article/about-those-childless-cat-ladies


    Thanks.
    Bill