Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Mindful life: Care for carers

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

By Rebecca Lawrence

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




2. What Makes Home a Home

John Cuddeback

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



3. Marriages in Australia

The Australian Institute of Family Studies

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




4. 

The Power of the Success Sequence

for Young Adults

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

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

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




5. Advancing Primary Prevention in Human Services: Convening Findings

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

Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS



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





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

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Marta Alvira-Hammond

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




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

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

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



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

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



9. Can Ruptured Adult Sibling Relationships Be Healed?

Peg Streep

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



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


ROSELLE UMLAS

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



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

By David Schramm




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


Thanks. Now back to March Madness...

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

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



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

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

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

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



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


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



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

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

OR

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




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

By Mary Kate Koch

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



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

UK Department for Education Consultation

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


OR

Reducing parental conflict information for parents





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

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



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

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

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




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

Steven Ruggles1

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




10. 

Geo bachelors and singles attend marriage event


Monica K. Guthrie

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



THANKS!
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Four myths about peer pressure

Phyllis Fagell

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



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

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



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

Dana Goldstein

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


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



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

Miriam Cates MP


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




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

Sophie Collyer, Bradley Hardy, and Christopher Wimer

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








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

By Nicholas Eberstadt

































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



10. Marriage: More Than a Century of Change

  Julissa Cruz

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



Thanks



Bill Coffin

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

billcoffin.org

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Candidates for IFS Fridat Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

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

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



2. Professional Development Grants

The Marriage Strengthening Research & Dissemination Center (MAST Center)

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



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

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

OR

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

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



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



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




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

By Elizabeth Chang

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



6.  Relationship conversations-  TIPS FOR EMPLOYERS

OnePlusOne

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



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

  Andrew M Bullians

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



8. 23RD National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

APRIL 11-13 AND APRIL 18-20, 2023

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



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

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN

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

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



10. CNRMA CREDO team hosts marriage retreat

By MC1 Maddelin Hamm CNRMA Public Affairs

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



Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Premarital Cohabitation: Timing, Engagement, and Marital Outcomes

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

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

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

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



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

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

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



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

Sir Paul Coleridge



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



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

Martha McHardy

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



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

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

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



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

BPS Communications

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




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

Henry Savage

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



8. Living Together Before Marriage: A Risky Move?

Scott Stanley, Ph.D.

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




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

 Brian Tsai

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



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

Benjamin Paris, Jamie Bryan Hall

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



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


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1.  Date Nights Linked to Stronger Marriages, More Sexual Satisfaction, According to New Study

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



2. The Keys to a Successful Marriage

University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, NY

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



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

Erin Blakemore

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




4. Recognizing Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

 Elisa Rosman, Tia Brown, Sam Illangasekare, Kriti Jain

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




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

Posted by Daily Citizen Staff

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



6. 10 countercultural female scholars to watch in 2023

MAGGIE KELLY

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



7. Kids, Marriage, and the American Way

Casey Chalk

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




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

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

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



9. 

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


Dr. Scott Stanley

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


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


Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Utah Marriage Celebration 2023

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




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

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



3. Parenting in America Today

Pew Research Center Logo

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




4. Pay Weakened the Traditional Family?

By Scott Winship, American Enterprise Institute

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




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

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



6. Lifelong Marriage Lowers Risk of Dementia

NTNU

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



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

By Kevin Corinth | Bruce D. Meyer | Derek Wu

Cato Institute

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



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



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

ARI BLAFF

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



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



Thanks 
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Marriage Celebration 2023

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

https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage




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

Joe Lepper

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

OR

The lockdown effect on births within marriage a year later

Harry Benson

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



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

Kevin Dickinson

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




4. Marriage and Work among Prime-Age Men

Adam Blandin, John Jones, and Fang Yang

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



5. 

Negative marital communications leave literal, figurative wounds


The Ohio State University

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

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



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

Corinne Low

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




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

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



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

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



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

Brittany Stahnke Joy

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



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

New paper submission type


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


HT Dave
Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs May Best Support Outcomes by Addressing Hispanic Families’ Diverse Stressors

Elizabeth Wildsmith, Yiyu Chen

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



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

BY AMANDA ABRAMS

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



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

OPRE/ACF/HHS

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




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

Richard V. Reeves

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



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

Alan Hawkins , Tamara Fackrell , Steven Harris

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




6. Discernment Counseling

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



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

By Diana Fishbein, Linda Richter and Zili Sloboda

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



8. Some Good News on the Family Front

Kay S. Hymowitz

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



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

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

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



10. What Emotional Neglect Looks Like in a Marriage

Jonice Webb Ph.D.

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



Thanks
Bill

https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. How do Teens’ Romantic Relationship Skills, Knowledge, and Attitudes Change with Age?

OPRE Research

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



2. Winter 2023 Issue: Parenting Education

NCFR

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

OR

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




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

By Jiawen Wu and Eva M. Pomerantz

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



4. 2023 NARME Summit Presenter Application

https://www.narme.org/summit2023

https://www.narme.org/presenters





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

Jason DeParle, NYT

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




6. Relationship conversations: New skills training to support relationships

OnePlusOne

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



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

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

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




8. USU Extension co-sponsors Utah Marriage Celebration

Written by Julene Reese USU Extension


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




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

Lauren Hall

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




10. 10 Practices to Keep Your Marriage Strong

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D.

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



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

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

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



Thanks
Bill