Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Marriage Week USA Calendar




2. Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory

Howard Blume and Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times



3. Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

PROJECT MANHOOD, CANAVOX




4. 

New Toolkit for Fatherhood Programs Interested in Implementing New Program Components or Services

A new toolkit from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation provides fatherhood program practitioners with user-friendly, hands-on resources to support implementation of new program components or services. The resources include a set of downloadable tools along with an interactive web-based brief and a longer resource document to support use of the tools.

Explore the Toolkit > https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/toolkit/ready-set-go1














 
5. Married to the job no more: Craving flexibility, parents are quitting to get it

Aaron De Smet, Bonnie Dowling, Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi, and Joachim Talloen

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/married-to-the-job-no-more-craving-flexibility-parents-are-quitting-to-get-it




6. Surprising new study finds grandmothers more connected to grandchildren than to own children

Jenna Romaine

https://thehill.com/changing-america/resilience/smart-cities/581986-surprising-new-study-finds-grandmothers-more





7. Do you feel like a sullen teen again when you visit your parents for the holidays? You're not alone

NICOLE KARLIS

https://www.salon.com/2021/12/01/do-you-feel-like-a-sullen-teen-again-when-you-visit-your-parents-for-the-holidays-youre-not-alone/




8. Communicating during the holidays

Kerry Elsen, Extension Educator- Buffalo County

https://www.journaldemocrat.com/story/news/2021/12/07/communicating-during-holidays/6419131001/





9. What premarital sex has to do with divorce — and other takeaways from marriage research

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/3/22810875/what-premarital-sex-has-to-do-with-divorce-takeaways-from-marriage-research-healthy-relationships




10. EITC effects intergenerational marriage and childbirth decisions—new study

https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/eitc-effects-intergenerational-marriage-and-childbirth-decisions-new-study




11. For Your Marriage to Work, Commit to Your Relationship

Catherine Aponte, Psy.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/marriage-equals/202112/your-marriage-work-commit-your-relationship



Thanks -- Might go to see

 Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert tomorrow afternoon



Bill
https://www.ignatiancenter.org/advent-evening-of-prayer
A PRAYERFUL PAUSE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021, 7:00 - 8:00 PM PST


































Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Family Check-Up® For Children

OPRE/ACF


OR

Submission for OMB Review; Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE): Long-Term Follow-Up, Kindergarten data collection (MIHOPE-K) [OMB #0970-0402]




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

Jesse Smith, Nicholas H. Wolfinger




3. New training and resources package to boost family support in England


OR

First families policy roundtable held at Army Headquarters





4. Peter Jon Mitchell on why young Canadians are losing faith in the institution of marriage




5. The Changing Face of Social Breakdown

Yuval Levin




6. Supporting the Healthy Development of Children from Military and Veteran Caregiving Homes




7. Differences In Brain Structure May Account For Why Some Siblings Display Antisocial Behavior

Elizabeth Pratt




8. Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens







OR

Marriage and Divorce Visualizations




10. Pandemic causes historic decrease in marriages across the country

By Isabella Magee





11. Money Talks: How to Resolve Conflicts with Your Partner




12. Online Dating Is Shifting Educational Inequalities in Marriage Formation in Germany 



13. When Being Married Is No Longer Fun

Thanks...Friday Five 400 (sounds like it could be a stop on the NASCAR circuit)
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Pick 1

Healthy Marriage Clients’ Change Over time: Data Snapshot of Adult Clients at Program Entry and Exit


Implementing a Parenting Intervention in a Fatherhood Program

This report describes the effects of Just Beginning - a parenting intervention implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs and evaluated as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study - on parenting and father-child relationships. It also describes costs of implementing the curriculum and analyzes how services operated and who participated in them.

Read the Report >

 

New Synthesis of Findings from the Building Bridges and Bonds Evaluation

Explore the final results and lessons from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation, which tested new approaches to help fathers work toward economic stability, develop stronger relationships with their children, and increase participation in the context of existing fatherhood programs.

Read the Brief >

 

New Report Shares Findings from the Exploratory Study of the DadTime Smartphone App Intervention

Explore this report, which explores the feasibility, usability, and impact of the DadTime smartphone app to promote fathers’ attendance in a parenting intervention called Just Beginning, as implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) Study.

Read the Report >



2. Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010–2019



3. Does alcohol make you argue with your partner?



4.  Illinois’ Family First Prevention Plan approved by US Department of Health and Human Services




5. Bishops urged to implement framework for marriage and family ministry

Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service




6. How Children Can Become Caring Community Members

BY JAMES MCCONCHIE




7. Evaluation of family hubs




8. What can parents do to help their children thrive and excel in school?




9. Reading with children in a native language is key to bilingual learning

By Ashley Moser, KSL-TV |




10. How playfulness develops and spurs a drive to learn

By Katrin Heimann




11. Living-in before marriage is a bad idea

Jemy Gatdula




12. Her Pleasure First

Gary Thomas




Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five #398 (early bird edition)

1. Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER





2. The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health





3. Final Reports on the 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Programs and Clients




4. Pope to married couples: Don’t be afraid of crises






5. Cairo offers marriage prep course to young couples as divorce rises

Ibrahim Ayyad

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/11/cairo-offers-marriage-prep-course-young-couples-divorce-rises#ixzz7BvsWKGxH





6. Childhood Emotional Abuse Is Associated With the Desire to Get Married and Have Children in Korean Young Adults

Jeewon Lee 1, Shin-Gyeom Kim 1, HyunChul Youn 1, Soyoung Irene Lee 1





7. National Adoption Month 2021
Every Conversation Matters




Thanks.

Bill
in FL


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. DOD Celebrates 'National Veterans and Military Families Month'

 BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS





2. INVISIBLE SUPPORT

The Family Institute at Northwestern University




3. Effect of a Universal Postpartum Nurse Home Visiting Program on Child Maltreatment and Emergency Medical Care at 5 Years of Age A Randomized Clinical Trial

W. Benjamin Goodman, PhD1; Kenneth A. Dodge, PhD1; Yu Bai, PhD1; et al






4. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy and Practice Implementation

by Lawrence A. Palinkas 1,*,Jessenia De Leon 1,Erika Salinas 1,Sonali Chu 1,Katharine Hunter 2,Timothy M. Marshall 3,Eric Tadehara 4,Christopher M. Strnad 5,Jonathan Purtle 6,Sarah McCue Horwitz 7,Mary M. McKay 8 andKimberly E. Hoagwood 7





5. Relative Strangers: The importance of social capital for marriage


or 

Couples who meet on dating apps are more likely to divorce in early marriage, study finds

Randi Richardson







6. How a natural disaster can bring couples closer





7. The Art and Science of Family Dinner | Psychology Today Canada

Stephen Gray Wallace, Psychology Today





8. Healing the Family and Saving the Country

Katharine Cornell Gorka

Director, Civil Society and the American Dialogue






9. Does Insurance Cover Marriage Counseling?

Elizabeth Derickson, MSW, LCSW





10. To Those Who Can’t Imagine Parenting Without Alcohol

Post author: Doug Johnson




Thanks.
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. For Love or Money?

Why Partnered Young Adults Marry . . . or Don't

PETER JON MITCHELL and LITA L. DAY





2. The State of Religion & Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty





3. The American family: 2021






4. How Parents and Children Can Learn Emotional Skills Together

TERRI HUGGINS





5. Nearly a Third of Parents Spent Child Tax Credit on School Expenses

Parents With Young Children Used Child Tax Credit Payments for Child Care

DANIEL J. PEREZ-LOPEZ AND YERÍS MAYOL-GARCÍA





6. Should Kids Take Mental Health Days?

When taking a break is helpful (and when it's not)

Rae Jacobson





7. The parenting problem the government can't fix






8. Toucan Together releases ‘Growing Module’ to help couples stay strong when facing challenges





9. The case for paid parental leave




10. Please Stop Looking for Your Soulmate





12. The married will soon be the minority

By Charles M. Blow





Thanks!
Bill






























Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. As Number of Student Parents Rises, So Does Need for Family-Friendly Housing on Campus

Rebecca Kelliher






Helen Shwe Hadani, Jennifer Vey, Shwetha Parvathy, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 





3. The divided state of our unions

Family formation in (post)COVID-19 America

American Enterprise Institute, Institute for Family Studies, Wheatley Institute





4. 

Highlights from the Second Meeting of the FRAMING Research Project’s Healthy Marriage Technical Work Group

Explore highlights from OPRE's second FRAMING Research Technical Workgroup, which brought together research and practice experts to discuss the future of healthy marriage and relationship education programming, research, and evaluation.

Read the Brief >















5. Hear from Dr. Mariana Falconier and Dr. Jinhee Kim, program creators, and project directors, about the TOGETHER Program






Kristina Scharp, University of Washington






7. Rising Share of U.S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner






8. 20 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR FAMILY THIS FALL





9. 10 Small Ways to Become a Better Listener

Marina Khidekel








Thanks

Bill

Candidates for IFS Fridat Five

1. Family Engagement: Partnering With Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes

 Child Welfare Information Gateway





2. Call for Proposals for 2022 Groves Conference On Marriage and Family

Families as a Source of Strength, Healing & Hope





3. Understanding the Economic and Family Stability-Related Benefits of the Success Sequence and its Milestones


OR

Understanding One-Year Impacts of MotherWise in Denver







5. The Hispanic population has quadrupled in the past four decades. It is also becoming more diverse



OR

The US child population shrank by 1 million between 2010 and 2020





6. Navy families with special education needs were left alone; a new program aims to help

BY DAVE RESS• DAILY PRESS





7. The U.S. Remarriage Rate, 2019: Trends and Geographic Variation by Gender

Leslie Reynolds





8. California Non-Profit Poised for Important Family Study

Healthy Relationships California





9. Marriage and the gender gap in college education

David J. Ayers





10. Can Our Nation's Churches Save Marriage—and the Family?

Lee Habeeb





11. Searching on campus? The marriage market effects of changing student sex ratios 

Nico Pestel







David Warsh, proprietor




Thanks
Bill




Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education for Expectant and New Mothers: The One-Year Impacts of MotherWise



Understanding One-Year Impacts of MotherWise in Denver

Explore one-year impact findings of MotherWise, a healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) program designed to serve expectant and new mothers with low incomes in Denver, Colorado.

Read the Report >





























2. Networking for Emerging Scholars: A Conversation with HMRE Researchers and Practitioners

Hosted by NCFR and the Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center

October 27, 2021 3:45pm - 5:15pm
 
CT






3. 7th annual American Family Survey: COVID-19’s impact on family finances, relationships, and well-being

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET







4.  It takes a village 
 The case for family support in every community

  Nicola Smith



OR

Levelling up begins at home: the urgent need to support relationships and families in post-pandemic Britain






5. Nearly half of older adults say bedroom life much better now than in their 30s!
 
Chris Melore





6. The National Marriage Project at UVa and the St. Anselm Institute were pleased to host Ross Douthat’s presentation, “The Home After the Plague: Family in post-Covid America” on September 22nd.

The recording for the event can be found here, as well as on the NMP web site.

Where is the American family headed as COVID finally seems to be lifting? On the one hand, the pandemic may have delivered yet another blow to an American family already reeling from dramatic declines in marriage and fertility. On the other hand, in the face of trauma and tragedy, people often develop a new appreciation for family, which could prime the nation for family renewal. Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, will discuss the impact COVID has already had on marriage and family life, as well as the effect the pandemic is likely to have on the family in America in the coming years. He will also discuss how America’s family divides—by class, partisanship, and religion—are likely to be affected by the pandemic’s fallout.

Sponsored by the National Marriage Project at U.Va. and the St. Anselm Institute





7. Latino Parents Report Positive Co-parenting and Parent-Child Interactions that Vary by Gender and Nativity





8. The antipoverty, targeting, and labor supply effects of the proposed child tax credit expansion






9. The Reconciliation Bill More Than Doubles the EITC Marriage Penalty

SAMUEL HAMMOND,  ROBERT ORR

https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-reconciliation-bill-more-than-doubles-the-eitc-marriage-penalty/




10. Men Are Now More Likely to Be Single Than Women. It's Not a Good Sign






Thanks

Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. 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





2. What we do and don't know about kindness

Claudia Hammond





3. Mental health of children and parents —a strong connection





4. 

Impact Findings from an Evaluation of a Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Curriculum for High School Students

Explore this report from the Strengthening Relationship Education and Marriage Services (STREAMS) evaluation, which shares impact findings from delivering the Relationships Smarts PLUS(RQ+) Version 3.0 curriculum in two high schools in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. The impact study compared groups of students who were offered two different versions of the curriculum—the full 12-lesson, 18 hour version and a shortened 8-lesson, 12 hour version developed for this study—against a control group of students who were not offered any HMRE programming.

Read the Report >

















5. Navigating family disputes takes willingness to listen

By Dan Holtz Leader-Telegram staff





6. What are "daddy issues" and how they can be harmful in today's society

By Claire Hoppe, claire.hoppe@iowastatedaily.com





7. Reconciliation Bill is an Assault on Marriage and Families

 VANCE GINN, PH.D.





8. Married Couples Often Suffer Same Medical Problems, Study Finds

Michael Martin




9. Soldiers strengthen marriages on island Strong Bonds trips

Monica K. Guthrie
Special to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Public Affairs





10. The Problem of Marital Loneliness

By Agnes Callard





11. The Qualities Of Strong Families




Thanks

Bill in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada