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Join Industry Leaders!! Register today for the 2012 NARME Conference in Baltimore, MD!

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2012 NARME

Conference

Baltimore, MD

**July 20th-25th**

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
National Association for Relationship & Marriage Education (NARME) Conference

CFUF is co-sponsoring NARME's 2nd Annual Conference! Join leaders, practitioners, policymakers, and community members to discuss the latest data to reduce the cycle of poverty, enhance relationships and increase the health and well-being of children, adults and families!

Conference Agenda

Want to attend this year's conference for FREE?!

NARME is seeking volunteers to assist staff with workshop sessions (AND you get to participate in the workshop you are assisting). Additionally, volunteers are reimbursed for parking and provided with lunch each day volunteering.

Individuals who volunteer from July 22nd-25th attend the conference for FREE!

Volunteer Form:

2012 NARME Conference Volunteer Form

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CFUF has partnered with the Open Society Foundations to formally establish the Practitioners' Leadership Institute (PLI). The PLI is a national initiative designed to build the capacity of and serve as a replication model for community and faith-based organizations, government agencies and other institutions engaged in efforts to structure, implement, and/or manage high-quality Responsible Fatherhood and Family Strengthening programs.

Visit our booth at the conference!

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Celebrating Fathers -- June 2012

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Celebrating Fathers

June 2012

The Changing Face of Fatherhood

Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts

2012 Conference Materials and

NCFMR Data Resources Available

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research recently organized a national conference to examine and discuss the changing face of fatherhood. The conference also provided an opportunity to address 15 years of change by reviewing Nurturing Fatherhood: Improving Data and Research on Male Fertility, Family Formation, and Fatherhood, 1998 Report, findings and recommendations from the 1997 Conference on Fathering and Male Fertility.

Additionally, we took this opportunity to add Fathers to our Resources by Topic, organizing our data resources addressing fatherhood and fathering. A few highlights are below:

On average, men are 27.4 years old when they become fathers, 1.8 years older than first-time fathers twenty years ago (FP-11-04)

Comparing men who married in the 1990s to those who married in the 2000s, the proportion has nearly doubled (6% vs. 11%) for those entering a first marriage already having had two or more children (FP-12-09)

Black and Hispanic men report having more children, on average, than White men -- 45% of Hispanic men and 40% of Black men have three or more children compared to only 20% of White men (FP-11-10)

Among male same-sex households, 11% include biological, step, or adopted children (FP-10-08)

15% of fathers who exit the labor force do so to care for a minor child (FP-12-10)

Black non-resident fathers are more likely to report frequent visitation (36%) than both their White (25%) and Hispanic (20%) counterparts (FP-12-02)

Link to Fathers & Fathering conference webpage to view presenter abstracts, presentations, and posters.

Link to Fathers Resources by Topic to view NCFMR data resources such as Family Profiles, Measures Snapshots, and Question Crosswalks.

The National Center for Family & Marriage Research, established in 2007 by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, aims to improve our understanding of how family structure and marriage affect the health and well-being of families, adults, children, and communities and to inform policy development and programmatic responses.

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The Partnership Center News: Webinar/Conference Call on ACF's Guide to Resources and Funding for Community and Faith-based Organizations

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Webinar/Conference Call for Faith and Community Leaders

on the Administration for Children and Families’

Guide to Resources and Funding for Community and Faith-based Organizations

On Thursday, June 21^st, the HHS Partnership Center and the Administration for Children and Families will co-host a webinar/conference call for faith and community leaders on ACF’s new Guide to Resources and Funding for Community and Faith-based Organizations. The guide offers an overview of the wide range of programs and resources provided by ACF, the many resources and toolkits available for any community or faith-based organization, basic information about finding and applying for federal funds, and specific information about ACF’s competitive grant opportunities for nonprofits.

Date: Thursday, June 21^st

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Marriage Monthly: Advice to the Groom, Marriage In the News, A Guide to the Beatitudes for Catholic Couples

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JUNE 2012

Home Dating & Engaged Parenting & Family For Every Marriage About Catholic Marriages

Fathers, Word Games, Geometry and More...

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Fathers, Word Games, Geometry and More...

Dear William,

First and foremost, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY on Sunday to all of you wonderful fathers out there! Listeners Unite features a tribute to fathers in the Listening Quotes Libraries. To see these great quotes by and about great fathers, click here! :) Also this month, I'd like to share two poems, a listening wish and an invitation to share your wishes, too.

THE WORD GAME
A Poem with a Listening Theme

This month, I posted a poem about listening called The Word Game, which offers a glimpse into the mind of a child who wonders about this "word game" we call conversation. To read the poem, click here.

Along with The Word Game, I posted a photograph called Vanishing Point, which shows a face disappearing into the background. Children who don't feel they are heard find ways of disappearing; the child in the poem tries to give up her voice, as she sees no purpose in speaking when no one seems to be listening. To see the photograph, which is posted below the poem, click here.

GEOMETRY 101

The Story of a Circle and a Square :)

My poem, Geometry 101, which tells a little story of a circle and a square, has been posted on Morgen Bailey's Post-Weekend Poetry Page. Click here to read the poem.

A LISTENING WISH

& an Invitation to Share your Wishes

I shared the following listening wish on a Wish Tree; the tree was part of the Imagine Peace Project:

"I wish that every child would be listened to, encouraged, and respected-and that they would continue to be treated that way for the rest of their lives." - Linda Eve Diamond

To read about this project, Yoko Ono's Wish Trees, and how you can share your wishes online, click here.

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For more updates and recent posts, please visit the Poetry Library and the Bulletin Board at LindaEveDiamond.com.

For those interested in listening-related news and updates, visit the In Listening News page at Listeners Unite. These updates are also available by following Listeners Unite on Twitter.

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Wishing you love, balance and listening... and a Happy Father's Day to all who celebrate! :)

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Tip of the Week: June 12, 2012

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Helping People Live Their Best Lives

This Week's Relationship Tip

Growing Closer

Of all the ways partners can grow closer to one another, the most important one is to speak and listen to one another from their hearts. One sure sign of this kind of communication is when I hear a husband say "I could see that my wife was angry but I suspected that she was really feeling hurt because I hadn't helped her with some chores" or when I hear a wife say "I could see that my husband was pulling away and I thought perhaps he was worried he would disappoint me...so he decided not to say anything at all."...

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Wanda Sevey, M.Div, LMFT is a Senior Staff Therapist and Director of CFR's New Jersey office. She can be reached at 856-783-4200 ext. 1.

For many more tips and articles on a variety of topics, please visit Council for Relationship's Tip of the Week Archive.

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If you work with couples, you won't want to miss this year's Treating Couples Conference. Make sure to mark your calendars for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd for our annual conference, "The State of Affairs: Rethinking Our Clinical Attitudes Towards Infidelity." We'll be joined for the day by renowned infidelity expert, couples therapist and best-selling author Esther Perel.

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DCoE June Webinar – Intimate Partner Violence: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

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Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) presents:

DCoE June Webinar – http://www.dcoe.health.mil/Training/MonthlyWebinars.aspx" target="_blank">Intimate Partner Violence: What Health Care Providers Need to Know

June 28, 2012, 1-2:30 p.m. (EDT)

Overview

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem in the United States. Nearly three of 10 women and one of 10 men have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner (Black et al., 2011). IPV victims are at risk for a variety of psychological health problems, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and substance misuse.

Several factors (e.g., being violent or aggressive, alcohol misuse) may increase the risk of someone hurting his/her partner. Research has suggested the co-occurrence of IPV and PTSD may be related to combat experiences.

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Links to New Research by Mark Regnerus

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Below please find the link to Mark Regnerus’ recently released article in the latest issue of Social Science Research. A PDF of the study and Mark’s responses to comments on the study are also included in the attached.

How Different are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships? Findings from the New Family Structures Study (Link to free HTML and PDF copies of Mark Regnerus’ study)

Same-sex parenting and children’s outcomes: A closer examination of the American Psychological Association’s brief on lesbian and gay parenting by Loren Marks, published June 10, 2012 in the same issue of Social Science Research

Reviewers’ comments on Regnerus’ and Marks’ articles:

The well-being of children with gay and lesbian parents by Paul R. Amato

What can we learn from studies of children raised by gay or lesbian parents? By David J. Eggebeen

Further comments on the papers by Marks and Regnerus by Cynthia Osborne

Mark Regnerus’ response to these comments are in the attached and are also available online: Response to Paul Amato, David Eggebeen, and Cynthia Osborne

News coverage:

Queer as Folk: Does it really make no difference if your parents are straight of gay? by Mark Regnerus (Slate Magazine, June 11, 2012)

Back in the Gay: Does new study indict gay parenthood or make a case for gay marriage? by William Saletan (Slate Magazine, June 11, 2012) [responding to Mark Regnerus’ article]

Q & A with Mark Regnerus about the background of his new study by Mark Regnerus (Patheos, June 10, 2012)

Study Suggests Risks from Same-Sex Parenting: Stark gaps in the ‘gold standard’ data set by Cheryl Wetzstein (Washington Times, June 10, 2012)

Studies Challenge Widely Held Assumptions About Same-Sex Parenting by Lois M. Collins (Deseret News, June 9, 2012)

Family Structure Counts, editorial (Deseret News, June 9, 2012)

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Five Minutes: There's a Date Night Challenge PDX in Your Future

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In Oregon, Marriage drops the probability of child poverty by 84%

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Monthly MM's & PP's - JUNE 2012

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Marriage Moments & Parenting Pointers

JUNE - 2012

I offer you these tidbits of wisdom as prayer prompts to remind you (and your constituents) of the sacredness of marriage vows and the value of every child. The commitment to love a spouse forever, and the generous gift of life parents offer a child are indeed spiritual under-takings and cannot be done alone. May the God of Love be with you and your work.

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Below are your Marriage Moments and Parenting Pointers for JUNE.

NOTE: With the close of the academic year, I thought it might be fun for couples to take my quiz: Are We Intellectually Compatible?

MARRIAGE MOMENTS

471. June 4: Marriage is not so much a matter of finding the right partner as being the right partner. Although some people have a natural talent for relationships some skills can be learned. Click here for resources.

472. June 11: Triangles are the most stable geometric form. Invite another person into your marriage to make it a threesome - you, your spouse, and God. Prayer to God can provide a perspective when both of you want your own way.

473. June 18: This Wednesday (June 20) is the official beginning of summer and the longest day of the year. Take advantage of the daylight and do something fun, foolish, or refreshing. Maybe run through a sprinkler together or soak your honey with a squirt gun

474. June 25: We remember what we want to hear. For example, recently my husband asked me to take out the compost after dinner. I unintentionally but conveniently "forgot" because it was rainy and I figured it could probably wait another day. Sound at all familiar?

PARENTING POINTERS

470. June 1: How many shoes does your child have? How many do you? How many can you wear at one time? The first week in June is National Barefoot Week. Have fun going barefoot for a day or an hour this week, but remember that some kids don't have any shoes. Check out Soles4Souls to see how you can help.

471. June 8: How to teach your child to be honest? Be honest yourself. Keep your promises to your child. Don't fudge on your taxes. Call a foul on yourself in games. Return the extra change the clerk mistakenly gave you...

472. June 15: Father's Day "Fathers, do not provoke your children, or they may lose heart." (Colossians 3:21) It's not easy being a father, trying to straddle that delicate balance between firmness and compassion. How did your own father do it? Well or imperfectly? I know you're trying. Keep it up.

473. June 22: Are you too busy? Too busy to waste time with your child? Too busy to sweat in the sun at your child's game? Too busy to take a walk and pause while your child picks a dandelion? You're too busy. Slow down, don't move so fast - at least for today.

474. June 29: Teaching politeness, Part 1:

Beyond "Please" and "Thank You" children need to learn how to respond to an introduction to a new person, give a firm handshake, look a person straight in the eye, and how to respectfully address adults. Can you check these life lessons off your parenting "to do" list?

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