Candidates for Friday Five

1. Median Age at First Marriage, 2021

Christopher A. Julian

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/julian-median-age-first-marriage-2021-fp-22-15.html



2. Costs of Evidence-Based Early Childhood Home Visiting: Results from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation

OFFICE OF PLANNING, RESEARCH & EVALUATION, An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/costs-evidence-based-early-childhood-home-visiting-results-mother-and-infant-home



3. Young people need more than Relationship Sex Education (RSE) in the classroom to achieve the relationships they want

https://www.fastn.org/news/rse-day-2022



4. Adults undervalue teen friendships. Here’s how to support them.

Emily Laber-Warren

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/07/05/teen-friendships-important/



5. 10 Things Kids Learn from Their Parents’ Marriage

By Doug Fields

https://thrivingmarriages.com/10-things-kids-learn-from-their-parents-marriage/



6. Fatherhood Programs Can Support Fathers’ Healthy Relationships With Children and Coparents

Lisa Kim,Elizabeth Karberg

https://www.childtrends.org/blog/fatherhood-programs-can-support-fathers-healthy-relationships-with-children-and-coparents



7. Focusing on Families: How Districts and States Can Support Families to Form Strong Partnerships with Schools

Jaimie Grazi Orland

https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Blog/100303




8.  OFA Webinar: TANF and Relationship Education: Lessons Learned from Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees Providing Stability Through Challenging Times (PPT)

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/public/uploaded_files/HMRE%20Webinar%20PPT-508_0.pdf




9. Children Living with at Least One Foreign-Born Parent More Likely to Live with Two Parents than Children with Native-Born Parents

LYDIA ANDERSON AND PAUL HEMEZ

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/02/over-quarter-of-children-lived-with-at-least-one-foreign-born-parent.html?




10. 1 in 4 Britons don’t think they will meet the ‘right’ person to marry, survey shows

Kate Ng

https://news.yahoo.com/1-4-britons-don-t-124414868.html


Thanks...off to see Top Gun with one of my grandsons.
Bill








































Candidates for IFS Friday Five

I'll be on vacation the next two Thursdays in the Canadian Rockies and won't be providing input 

1. Perspective | Dads answer: What does it mean to be a man?

Amy Joyce

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/06/14/fathers-day-define-modern-manhood/




2. How Paternity Leave Helps Dads and Babies Bond

By Maryam Abdullah

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



3. Unhappy Father’s Day: the dad-shaped hole in UK postnatal services

http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/2022/unhappy-fathers-day/

OR

Bringing Baby Home: UK fathers in the first year after the birth 

Adrienne Burgess & Rebecca Goldman

http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Bringing-Baby-Home-Main-Report.pdf   



4. HOW TO AVOID DISTRACTED PARENTING

Children’s National Hospital psychologist Eleanor Mackey, PhD

https://riseandshine.childrensnational.org/how-to-avoid-distracted-parenting/



5. The kids who have never known life without Covid-19

 [Vox / Anna North]

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23148897/covid-pandemic-kids-toddlers-babies-preschool-school



6. 





Tuesday, June 28, 2022

2:00-2:45 p.m. Eastern Time


https://kauffmaninc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcO-tpzMiGd1w5xbbVfxdX7KKSYIwxrQ0



7. These Fathers are Unseen and Unsupported

Posted by Christopher A. Brown

https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/these-fathers-are-unseen-and-unsupported



8. Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation

By Cindy Wooden

https://cruxnow.com/vatican/2022/06/vatican-releases-suggestions-for-lengthier-revamped-marriage-preparation



9. 4 Reasons to Get Premarital Counseling

Stephen J. Betchen D.S.W.





10. Romney Revamps His Family Security Act


Patrick T. Brown


https://thedispatch.com/p/romney-revamps-his-family-security




11. 1 in 4 singles in 30s not willing to marry: Japan gov't survey

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/06/071c165ec1a5-1-in-4-singles-in-30s-not-willing-to-marry-japan-govt-survey.html


Thanks.  I'll provide my next input on July 7

Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Professional Development Grants

APPLICATIONS DUE JULY 15, 2022 BY 5:00 PM ET

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



2. Strengthening Partnerships Between Fatherhood and Human Services Programs to Improve Father Engagement

https://www.mathematica.org/publications/strengthening-partnerships-between-fatherhood-and-human-services-programs-to-improve-father?



3. Forget the Great Resignation: The Great Renegotiation Has Begun as Parents Prioritize Employer-Sponsored Child Care Benefits

https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/business/forget-the-great-resignation-the-great-renegotiation-has-begun-as-parents-prioritize-employer-sponsored-child/article_f7399128-00f9-5a09-a731-4d1ede1eeac1.html



4. How mother-youth emotional climate helps adolescents cope with stress

by Marianne Stein, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-06-mother-youth-emotional-climate-adolescents-cope.html



5. What North Carolina counties have the highest marriage rates?

by: Braley Dodson

https://www.wbtw.com/didyouknow/what-north-carolina-counties-have-the-highest-marriage-rates/



6. Getting Married? Let's Talk Taxes

Rocky Mengle

https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/tax-planning/604763/married-vs-single-taxes




7. Why does this family-focused tax credit emphasize marriage and employment?

By  Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/2/23148531/child-tax-credit-earned-income-eitc-proposal-marriage-work-employment-american-enterprise-institute



8. Season of birth is not related to risk of developing anxiety or depression

By Emily Reynolds

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2022/06/08/season-of-birth-is-not-related-to-risk-of-developing-anxiety-or-depression/



9. 

Upcoming Webinar

Reimagining Black Family and Child Well-Being in Research, Programming, and Public Policy
Wednesday, June 15, 2:00pm-3:30pm Eastern | Register here.


OR

WEBINAR Replay: The Success Sequence: New Research Findings

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-the-success-sequence-new-research-findings/




10. When you're the mom of a high school senior

Suzanne Hayes

https://community.today.com/parentingteam/post/untitled_1653493741



Thanks
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Marriage, Divorce, and the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.

Krista Westrick-Payne & Wendy D. Manning

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/westrick-payne-manning-marriage-divorce-covid-pandemic-fp-22-12.html




2. The Success Sequence: New Research Findings

 Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6902423260368866829



3. The Challenging Future of Long-term Care for Older Adults

Stuart M. Butler, PhD1

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2792871




4. Agency: A Book Event with Ian Rowe and Yuval Levin

https://www.aei.org/events/agency-a-book-event-with-ian-rowe-and-yuval-levin/




5. Leading the DRIVE: A Fatherhood Summit on Diversity, Reentry, Inclusion, Vision, and Employment

National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Virtual Event , Jun 15, 2022 --Jun 16, 2022

https://www.fatherhood.gov/events/2022-virtual-event




6. 5 workplace behaviors that hurt your marriage

Mary Jo Rapini

https://www.fox26houston.com/houstons-morning-show/5-workplace-behaviors-that-hurt-your-marriage




7. Perspective: The benefits of marriage shouldn’t only be for elites

By Brad Wilcox and Chris Bullivant

https://www.deseret.com/2022/6/1/23148736/perspective-the-benefits-of-marriage-shouldnt-only-be-for-elites-success-sequence-child-tax-credit




8. Coparenting and Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education for Dads (CHaRMED) Project

Child Trends

https://www.childtrends.org/project/coparenting-and-healthy-relationship-and-marriage-education-for-dads-charmed-project



9. Finding Love (and Marriage) by Accident in Upstate New York

Aileen Weintraub

https://lithub.com/finding-love-and-marriage-by-accident-in-upstate-new-york/



10. 11th Annual NARME Summit   Salt Lake City, UT

https://www.narme.org/projects-3



Thanks
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. The 21st Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) will be held virtually on June 1–3, 2022

http://recsconference.net/



2. Who Is Receiving Social Safety Net Benefits?

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/05/who-is-receiving-social-safety-net-benefits.html?



3. Tell The Post for Father's Day: What does it mean to you to be a man?

https://hosted-washpost.submissionplatform.com/sub/hosted/628beb51cb1b6f0030acaec5?



4. People Are Dating All Wrong, According to Data Science

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
ETH STEPHENS-DAVIDOWITZ
https://www.wired.com/story/data-marriage-behavior-love-psychology-romance/



5. Marriage rates for opposite-sex couples drop to lowest on record


By Laura Mowat, news reporter


https://news.sky.com/story/marriage-rates-for-opposite-sex-couples-drop-to-lowest-on-record-12616647


OR

Before you go down the aisle — the growth of marriage prep

Abigail Frymann Rouch

https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2022/20-may/features/features/before-you-go-down-the-aisle-the-growth-of-marriage-prep




6. Is there finally some good news on the birthrate front?

By Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/24/23139597/u-s-fertility-birth-rate-covid-pandemic-cdc-teen-pregnancy-2-1-replacement-economy-education




7. 7 important life lessons learned from 'This Is Us'

Elizabeth Wellington - The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS)

https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/health/7-important-life-lessons-learned-from-this-is-us/article_2347a088-b1c0-5d1a-bd05-234aee3cdd76.html

OR

Call the Midwife star explains why Turner marriage resonates with fans




8. Does Living Together Before You're Married Make Divorce Less Likely?

Kate H. Choi Ph.D.


https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-fabric/202205/does-living-together-youre-married-make-divorce-less-likely



9. Seven Spring Date Ideas

Marlee Arnold

https://marriage.winshape.org/resource/seven-spring-date-ideas/



10. Realizing the Dream: What Does the Success Sequence Have to Do with the Economic Welfare of Black and Hispanic Young Adults?

Thursday, May 26, 2022 | 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM ET



https://www.aei.org/events/realizing-the-dream-what-does-the-success-sequence-have-to-do-with-the-economic-welfare-of-black-and-hispanic-young-adults/





Thanks. Have a great weekend!
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Nine Tips for Talking With Kids About Trauma

After a tragedy, kids will have questions. How do we respond?

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN

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




2. Panel Discussion: Addressing the Children's Mental Health Crisis

HOSTED VIRTUALLY by  The Family Institute at Northwestern University 
Wednesday, May 25th, 2022, 12:00 PM CST - 1:00 PM CST

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=XLBqAhbEMUyb0Ohu7haneMwxia35ZJJKgf_bCewc6YBUMVpKR05IWERNOUFXVkw1M0VLUVE2T0k0Wi4u



3. The Importance of Family in Human Development—Interview with Delano Squires | VIEWPOINT

https://www.aei.org/multimedia/the-importance-of-family-in-human-development-interview-with-delano-squires-viewpoint/

OR

The Key to a Good Parent-Child Relationship? Low Expectations.

Arthur C. Brooks






4. How Married Couples Make Decisions about Charitable Giving

Stewardship is the operating name of Stewardship Services (UKET)

https://www.stewardship.org.uk/resource/how-married-couples-make-decisions-about-charitable-giving



5. The nuclear family has failed

There is nothing conservative about atomisation

BY YORAM HAZONY

https://unherd.com/2022/05/the-nuclear-family-has-failed/




6. Military Families Push the Army to ‘Normalize Parenthood’

 Mariel Padilla

https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2022/05/military-families-push-army-normalize-parenthood/366852/




7. ‘Not been a great time for romance,’ with the fewest marriages in the United States since 1963

By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/5/18/23126072/marriage-down-cdc-covid-pandemic

OR

States Where Marriage Rates Plummeted During the Pandemic

Overall, the total number of marriages recorded in the U.S. in 2020 was the lowest it had been since 1963.


https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-05-18/states-with-the-biggest-drop-in-marriage-rates-in-2020



8. National Families Week – 15 to 21 May

https://nfw.org.au/



9. Brad Wilcox: The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Trends in America

https://ricochet.com/podcast/she-thinks-iwf/brad-wilcox-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-family-trends-in-america/



10. Are there data-inspired parenting ‘hacks’ — and should you use them?

Experts say data on child-rearing is complicated and may tell the average story, but not necessarily yours

By Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2022/5/13/23071049/data-parenting-studies-research-educaiton-health-where-to-live-sociology-poverty-inequality




11. How many marriages and divorces took place in 2020? 

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20220516-2



Enjoy the rest of your day! Thanks.
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Making the Times that Matter

John Cuddeback

https://life-craft.org/making-the-times-that-matter/



2. Did child maltreatment fall under COVID-19?

Child Welfare Monitor 

https://childwelfaremonitor.org/2022/05/11/did-child-maltreatment-fall-under-covid-19/



3. Supporting Healthy Coparenting and Intimate Relationships in Fatherhood Programs

Monday, May 23rd from 1:30-3:00 PM, ET.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ATT2GVkaSIOJDW3vkYRXew



4.  How to discipline in the heat of a moment

Deborah Farmer Kris

https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2022/05/10/how-discipline-heat-moment/



5. EXPLORING DIGITAL WELLNESS WITH KIDS AND PARENTS

May 14 Digital Wellness Symposium information and registration: 

soe.umich.edu/digitalwellness

https://publicengagement.umich.edu/exploring-digital-wellness-with-kids-and-parents/



6. Stress Is Contagious in Relationships

Rosie Shrout, PhD

https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2022/05/05/stress-contagious-relationships



7. Social participation and marital satisfaction in mid to late life marriage

Amanda Piechota,1 Talha Ali,2 Jennifer M. Tomlinson,3 and Joan K. Monin1

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9074824/



8. Over half of 20-somethings in South Korea don’t plan to have children after marriage–poll

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1594734/over-half-of-20-somethings-in-south-korea-dont-plan-to-have-children-after-marriage-poll

https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220509001700320



9. What Makes a Good Marriage?

David T. Culkin Ph.D.






10. Good Jobs for Young Adults Can Boost Their Lifetime Earnings and Well-being

Gabriel Piña, Kristin Anderson Moore, Vanessa Sacks, Alison McClay

https://www.childtrends.org/blog/good-jobs-for-young-adults-can-boost-their-lifetime-earnings-and-well-being















































Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) 2022

virtually on June 1–3, 2022 from 1:00–5:00 pm ET.

http://recsconference.net/register.htm



2. 

Family Stability - Bridging America's Social Capital Divide


https://www.socialcapitalcampaign.com/events/family-stability (if the video is posted)



3. How to Know if Your Child Is Being Bullied

Jamie Howard, PhD

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-know-if-your-child-is-being-bullied/

OR

Building Better Childhoods


4. Family Care Toolkit

https://www.ndsccenter.org/programs-resources/family-care-toolkit/

OR https://futureplanning.thearc.org/pages/learn/where-to-start?




5. American Community Survey Data for Nonprofits

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET

https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2022/american-community-survey-data-for-nonprofits.html



6. Relationship Churning: Recognizing and Understanding On-Again/Off-Again Relationships

Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7257091625882004238



7. Married poor more stable than unmarried rich

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/married-poor-more-stable-than-unmarried-rich/



8.  Variation in the educational consequences of parental death and divorce: The role of family and country characteristics 

Carlijn Bussemakers Gerbert Kraaykamp Jochem Tolsma

https://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol46/20/46-20.pdf




9. Young people call on the media to help them form and sustain healthy and dependable relationships

Fastn and Media Trust

https://www.fastn.org/news/young-people-call-to-media-about-relationships




10. 














11. New research highlights 'significant gap' in evidence about effectiveness of relationship education programs

by University of Exeter

https://phys.org/news/2022-03-highlights-significant-gap-evidence-effectiveness.html




12. Parenting With a Kind Mind: Exploring Kindness as a Potentiator for Enhanced Brain Health

Maria Teresa Johnson*, Julie M. Fratantoni, Kathleen Tate and Antonia Solari Moran

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.805748/full#h1



13. Average age to get married rises to 38.2, CSO finds

Mark Hilliard


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/average-age-to-get-married-rises-to-38-2-cso-finds-1.4865314



Thanks, 
Bill (feeling better but  winded easily)


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