HM Links & Clips (11/12/10) #140

 

 

 

10) http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/11/why-marriage-matters-summarized/  (Here’s the test on these 26 conclusions:  Which one is most important to you?)

 

 And http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/why-marriage-matters/stories-from-the-field

 

 

9) http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/12/why-your-good-enough-marriage-is-good-for-your-kids/

 

 

8) 8 Secrets to Conflict Resolution and http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/about/products.cfm

 

AndBook Says To Put Marriage First, Then The Kids
cbs4denver.com
The girls are happy and healthy. "I think the kids get left out if you put the marriage always the priority," Chris said. They don't apologize for their ...

 

 

 

7) HuffPost Divorce’s section, their featured article today is by Beverly Willett www.beverlywillett.com , who also believes that it’s the nature of love to bind itself.

 

And http://www.familydynamics.net/divorce_ticker.htm

 

 

6) Proficiency of Black Students Is Found to Be Far Lower Than ... (NYT) AndPRESS RELEASE: New Report on Black Male Achievement in America Reveals 'National Catastrophe'   5) Who will speak up for marriage in Region 5 at http://www.idph.state.il.us/cdpahptf/index.htm ? (See conclusions 14-19 from #10 above)

 

4)  http://fatherhood.ohio.gov/10WaystobeaGoodDad.aspx

 

AndRandom smiling over CriBaby app
The Bookseller
Boys Don't Cry is about teenage fatherhood and the app challenges the user to look after a baby, including feeding and burping it, playing, ...

And UPDATEDhttp://www.prepinc.com/main/docs/scotts corner/Men_and_Commitment_Stanley_Update.pdf

 

 

 

3) Connect with VA!


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2) NWA Healthy Marriages | Event Registration
We have attended an NWA Healthy Marriages event in the past, and we are bringing a paying couple with us to this event ...

 

And http://projectinfolit.org/pdfs/PIL_Fall2010_Survey_FullReport1.pdf

Truth Be Told: How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age [Project Information Literacy]

 

And Unca Darrell: NOVEMBER 10 / Rector / Marriage is the greatest ...
Provide marriage education programs in high schools with a high proportion ... Make voluntary marriage education widely available to interested couples in ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

1) @oneonfire Tony DiLorenzo

Question of the Week: What one thing does your spouse do to make you laugh?

 

And…got time this weekend?  Go to http://familyscholars.org/ and just read the posts from this week.  It’s a goldmine!

 

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

Why Marriage Matters: 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences
Our Popular Publication Summarized in Two Pages

Print and Share! (PDF, 2 pages)

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org (Also just posted Part 2 of #139 here)

 

 

HM< Links & Clips (11/9/11) #139 (part 2)

 

And Strong Healthy Marriage: Learn from other Couples Dealing with the ...
Carol is the emotional glue for her marriage and her extended family. To their credit, they have developed these tendencies into complementary strengths, ...

 

And BGSU :: National Center for Family & Marriage Research :: Marriage
Building us up stronger: Unmarried parents' experiences in a relationship and marriage education program. Poster presented at the Administration for ...

And FRC's Marriage and Religion Research Institute, led by Dr. Pat Fagan, is a premier venue for the understanding the contemporary American family. As Dr. Fagan notes, "The Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) organizes data in a form accessible to the lay reader. As the Institute makes clear, the overwhelming majority of social science data supports the premise that the intact married family that worships weekly is the greatest generator of human and social goods and the core strength of the United States, and a norm to be considered again, first for those who worship God, but also for all men and women of good will." Three times annually, MARRI offers a report on its research concerning the American family, which you can access by clicking here.

 

 

 

1) At Dad Camp, guys 'man up' or get the boot
Globe and Mail
In the other: New York psychologist and family therapist Jeff Gardere (“Dr. Jeff”), whose job is to transform them into grown-ups ready to face fatherhood. ...

 

And Fatherhood Involvement - Surgery :30 | Video Streaming
Children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have heal.

 

And How To Get The Most From The NRFC Library | National Responsible ...
The NRFC Library supports the efforts of the Administration for Children and Families/Office of Family Assistance to promote responsible fatherhood as well ...
www.fatherhood.gov/.../how-to-get-the-most-from-the-nrfc

 

And Looking for Writers for Web & Print (Anywhere, USA) | webbyslist
By admin
Monthly article pitches, anywhere from 500 to 2000 words in length; Topics on male issues, ranging from basic fitness to fatherhood and everything in between; Pay starts at $50 per page for the first article, and progresses up to $150 ...

 

And Get Buck Naked With, Or For, Your Spouse!
By Stu Gray
In this latest E-book Buck Naked Marriage, Corey took the time to interview just over 1000 people about what the essentials are in a healthy relationship. The first part of the book covers the top 10 findings. ...

 

All the news that’s fit to link to and then some more…

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

HM Links & Clips (11/4/10) #138 - Coffin Corner
Marriage education curriculum sessions: 1. Effective communication. 2. ... Professor Markman and his team's researchbased marriage education program ...
billcoffin.org/hm-links-clips-11410-138

 

HM Links & Clips (10/27/10) #133 - Coffin Corner
Most of the programs provide marriage education for low-income couples, but some conduct marriage education for high school students, others provide divorce ...
billcoffin.org/hm-links-clips-102710-133

 

From: ACF OPRE News [oprenews@acf.hhs.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 7:57 AM
To: Coffin, Bill (ACF)
Subject: ACF OPRE News (November 8, 2010)

Recently Released Reports

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently released a few reports.

Findings from the I am Moving, I am Learning Implementation Evaluation

OPRE recently released a final report entitled "Efforts to Meet Children's Physical Activity and Nutritional Needs: Findings from the I am Moving, I am Learning Implementation Evaluation." This report includes findings from the implementation evaluation of Head Start programs that participated in the I Am Moving, I Am Learning trainings in Region III in spring of 2006. The study was conducted under a contract to Mathematica Policy Research.  An interim report can be found at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/eval_move_learn/index.html . The final report can be found at:  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/eval_move_learn/index.html

Supporting Quality in Home-Based Child Care

The Supporting Quality in Home-Based Child Care contract was funded in 2007, through a contract to Mathematica Policy Research, to (1) systematically gather information from the existing research and development initiatives, (2) synthesize the available evidence on home-based care, and (3) propose options for designing and evaluating quality initiatives. ACF/OPRE has posted the following study reports: a literature review, a compilation of brief descriptions of 96 home-based care quality initiatives, a compendium of 23 more detailed descriptions of quality initiatives, a report on design options for home-based child care and evaluations, and a brief on key project findings. The reports can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/cc/supporting_quality/index.html

Benefit-Cost Findings for Three Programs in the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project

OPRE released a new report: "Benefit-Cost Findings for Three Programs in the Employment Retention and Advancement (ERA) Project." The project is being conducted by MDRC. The report presents an analysis of the financial benefits and costs of three diverse programs designed to increase employment stability and career advancement among current and former welfare recipients. The analysis focuses on three programs that operated in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; and Riverside County, California. These programs were selected because they increased individuals' employment and earnings.  The report can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/welfare_employ/employ_retention/index.html

A Year in Head Start:  Children, Families and Programs

As part of the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), OPRE published a report on findings from the FACES 2006 Cohort.  The report presents findings on outcomes for 3- and 4-year-old children and their families who completed one year in the Head Start program (fall 2006-spring 2007) and on measures of classroom quality based on observations conducted in Head Start classrooms in spring 2007.  The study is being conducted by Mathematica Policy Research. The report can be found at:

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hs/faces/index.html

Supporting Healthy Marriage - Early Lessons from the Implementation of a Relationship and Marriage Skills Program for Low-Income Married Couples

OPRE released a report from the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) Demonstration Evaluation.  This project is being conducted by MDRC. This report presents lessons from the early operational experience of the eight demonstration programs across the country providing SHM services, which include healthy marriage and relationship education skills sessions and support services to over 6,000 low-income, married couples with children.   The report can be found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/strengthen/support_hlthymarr/index.html

The Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2009

OPRE released "The Welfare Rules Databook: State Policies as of July 2009."  This databook presents tables containing key TANF policies for each state as of July 2009, as well as longitudinal tables describing various state policies for select years between 1996 and 2009.  Because TANF is a block grant program, this state information is necessary to understand the diverse nature of the program in the different geographic areas.  Questions are included about initial eligibility, benefits, requirements, and ongoing eligibility. The State Welfare Rules Project is conducted by the Urban Institute. The report can found at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/welfare_employ/state_tanf/index.html

New Grants and Contracts

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) recently awarded the following grants and contracts.

Family Self-Sufficiency and Family Strengthening

Subsidized and Transitional Employment Demonstration and Evaluation Project (STEDEP)

OPRE awarded a seven-year contract to MDRC to examine strategies aimed at successfully transitioning individuals from short-term subsidized employment to unsubsidized employment in the regular labor market. These strategies will build upon approaches that have demonstrated empirical effectiveness in previous studies, test new and innovative interventions designed to demonstrate promising program components, and adapt to current policy environments at the federal, state, and local levels. The goal of this demonstration and evaluation is to increase knowledge about the efficacy of programs aimed at helping target populations secure and maintain unsubsidized employment.

Proven and Promising Responsible Fatherhood and Family Strengthening Initiatives - Evidence Review

OPRE awarded a contract to Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. for a one-year project to 1) identify, compile and catalog the evidence on proven as well as promising responsible fatherhood and family strengthening programs and strategies, 2) summarize and synthesize the information for the practice field and 3) document the quality of the evidence.  Products will be designed to be useful to the practice field as resources to aid in the development or refinement of comprehensive responsible fatherhood and family strengthening service models.

Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Evaluation Design

OPRE awarded a contract to Abt Associates Inc. to design an implementation, systems and outcome evaluation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) to serve TANF recipients and other low-income individuals.  This contract will also provide coordination among multiple evaluation activities addressing the HPOG program and provide support for demonstration program management and data collection activities.  The evaluation design activities will be completed in 18 months.  The coordination and support functions will continue through four years.  

Evaluation of Tribal Health Professions Opportunities Grants (ETHPOG)

OPRE awarded a contract to The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) for a four year project to provide a comprehensive process and output/outcome evaluation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Tribes, Tribal organizations, or Tribal College or Universities. The project will evaluate how program implementation, including any adaptations specifically for Tribal populations.   

Understanding the Child-Only TANF Caseload

OPRE and ASPE awarded a grant to Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago for a one-year project to 1) document differences in state policies that affect child-only TANF cases, 2) describe characteristics and dynamics of such cases, and 3) address the programmatic and policy context in which these cases exist.  The project will provide a broad overview of policies, demographic trends, and program challenges, nationwide and in four focal jurisdictions – California, Florida, Illinois, and New York – that account for 40% of all child-only cases. 

Early Care and Education

National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE)

OPRE awarded a contract to the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago in partnership with other research organizations and institutions of higher education to implement the National Survey of Early Care and Education through September 29, 2014. NSECE will gather national data on utilization and availability of early care and education (including school-age care) and provide unique information to understand the extent to which families' needs and preferences coordinate well with providers' offerings and constraints. The experiences of low-income families are of special interest to the study as they are the focus of a significant component of Early Care and Education (ECE) and School Age care (SA) public policy. The NSECE includes three component surveys: a Formal Provider Survey to be conducted with directors of ECE/SA providers including center-based child care, Head Start, pre-K and regulated or registered family child care homes; a Household Survey to be conducted with a parent or guardian of a child or children under age 13; and, a Family, Friend, Neighbor and Nanny (FFNN) Survey to be conducted with individuals who care in a home-based setting for children under age 13 who are not their own. The study also includes a survey of the ECE/SA workforce to be implemented at the same time as the Formal and FFNN provider surveys. The contract includes an option for States to contribute to the study to augment samples in order to conduct state-level estimates.

 

Study of Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce

ACF OPRE has awarded a contract to the National Academy of Sciences to establish a panel of independent experts to develop a study of the nation's Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) workforce.  The primary objective is to provide an adequate description of the ECCE workforce outlining the parameters that define the population and the supports provided for early childhood teachers and caregivers. The task order will consist of the appointment of a planning committee, with reports to be made available to research, policy, and practice communities. The National Academy of Sciences will also convene a planning meeting that will organize and convene a 2-day workshop to examine key topics in the ECCE workforce.

Measurement Development: Quality of Family-Provider Relationships in Early Care and Education

In collaboration with the Office of Head Start, OPRE has awarded a contract to develop a measure that will assess the quality of family-provider relationships in early care and education.  The goal of the project is to develop a measure that will be applicable to the full range of early care and education settings and providers (i.e., center-based, home-based, family/friend/neighbor, etc.) and a diverse array of families with children aged birth to five, and that can be useful in program evaluation for both accountability and program improvement.  The contract was awarded to Westat, with Child Trends as the main subcontractor.  

Development of a Measure of the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT)

In collaboration with the Office of Head Start, OPRE has awarded a new contract, Development of a Measure of the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interactions for Infants and Toddlers (Q-CCIIT) to Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.  The goal of this project is to develop a new measure that will assess the quality of child care settings, specifically the quality of caregiver-child interactions for infants and toddlers in non-parental care. 

Child Care Research Partnerships

The Child Care Research Partnership grants support research on child care policy issues conducted by state agencies, researchers and other organizations in partnership.  Partnerships must include the State agency that administers the Child Care and Development Fund, and at least one member must be a research group.  Two grants were awarded for 2010:

·         The University of Chicago:  Determinants of Subsidy Stability and Continuity of Child Care in Illinois and New York, Principal Investigator Julia Henly

·         Child Trends:  Early Care and Education Choices, Quality and Continuity, for Low-Income Families A Maryland-Minnesota Research Partnership, Principal Investigator Kathryn Tout

Design Options for Home Visiting Evaluation (DOHVE)

OPRE awarded a contract to MDRC for a five-year project to 1) develop study design, methodology, analysis plans, and resource estimates for the Congressionally mandated national evaluation of the new federal home maternal, infant and early childhood visiting program, 2) provide technical assistance to grantees on (a) research and evaluation related to the promising programs specified in the legislation and (b) benchmarks, data systems and continuous quality improvement, and 3) design and/or pilot test at least one measurement tool to capture relevant benchmark domains for which measurement may not yet be fully developed.  The project is being led by ACF in collaboration with HRSA.

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HM Links & Clips (11/9/11) #139

10) £100bn cost of broken homes: Tory minister declares children whose parents split are NINE times more likely to commit crime

Children from broken homes are nine times more likely to commit a crime than those brought up in stable families, a senior Cabinet minister has warned says the Daily Mail (and The Daily Express, the Telegraph). Iain Duncan Smith said the collapse of marriage had brought soaring crime rates, doubled the chances of living in poverty and cost the country an astonishing £100billion a year.

 

The Work and Pensions Secretary accused Labour of undermining marriage and family life and said the country had paid a ‘heavy price’ in deeper poverty, high crime and poor life chances for the children of families that failed to stay together. Mr Duncan Smith’s speech to representatives of Relate was the strongest defence of marriage made by a major government figure in years….

 

(that was from UK Marriage News)

 

U.S. figures are here http://familyscholars.org/2008/04/15/the-taxpayer-costs-of-divorce-and-unwed-childbearing/

 

And The marriage platform http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-marriage-20101026,0,5838513.story

 

 

 9) Huffington Post Launches Divorce Section: What's Good, What's Bad, What's Puzzling
The Atlantic

 

And http://www.aaml.org/library/publications/making-marriage-last

 

And The Effects of Divorce on Children | Health New for USA
By Author
When going through a divorce, parents make a lot of mistakes that can cause long-term damage to their children. Mainly when people who have.

 

And Honey, I'm Home…
Herald Sun
Source: Sunday Magazine Bad news for lawyers: divorce rates in Australia are at a 20-year low. Just 47000 divorces were granted in 2008 – almost 10 per cent ...

 

 

 

 

9) Dating/engaged?  Pick one (or more) http://www.foccusinc.com/ and http://prepare-enrich.com and http://www.relate-institute.org/ and http://www.rootedinlove.org/ and Marriage Preparation as Evangelism | Couple Checkup Blog
By Guest Blogger
Strike while the iron is hot” This idiom originated around the 13th century, and was used to describe the work of a blacksmith who would strike a piece.

 

And The Nassau Guardian
How should premarriage education programs work Premarriage education programs can be in two formats the group or personal format where the couple sees a ...

 

 

 

 

8) Children put at risk by failure to engage men in protection cases
Children & Young People Now
By Gabriella Jozwiak Social workers are endangering the lives of vulnerable children by failing to engage with men in child protection cases, the Fatherhood ...

 

And A Life Beyond Reason
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
This essay is from Papa, PhD: Essays on Fatherhood by Men in the Academy, published this month by Rutgers University Press.

 

And from 1993 Finding time for fatherhood: The emotional ecology of adolescent ...
Descriptions of fatherhood from as recently as thirty-five years ago now strike ..... This means that fatherhood too is taking many diverse forms. In this ...
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cd.23219936203">onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cd.23219936203/pdf

 

And 12th Annual National Fathers and Families Conference: Celebrating Fatherhood, Celebrating Diversity

March 1-4, 2011

The Fathers & Families Coalition of America, Inc. http://azffc.org/Final2011FatherhoodConferenceProgram4.pdf

 

 

 

7) 7 Things I've Learned in 7 Years of Marriage
PsychCentral.com (blog)
By John M Grohol PsyD A little while ago, my wife and I celebrated seven years of marriage. While ours is a good, healthy relationship, it's also had its ...

 

And 7 Ways to Build Your Marriage | Blogs | NCRegister.com
Nothing builds a marriage like shared goals. Hopefully you and your spouse already ... goals are equally important parts of building a healthy marriage. ...
www.ncregister.com/blog/7-ways-to-build-your-marriage/

 

 

 

6) Author visits KMC to talk about languages of love
The chaplain also echoed Doctor Chapman's thoughts on the role a healthy marriage plays in a deployment. "Positive communication is absolutely key," ...
www.ramstein.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123228761

 

And http://thingsiwishbook.com/chapter-1/

 

And http://www.drbilldoherty.org/

 

And iMOM iSpecialist - Dr. Walt Larimore , M.D.
The Death-Defying Power of Healthy Marriage. The companionship, love, and support provided by marriage are associated with lower mortality for almost every ...

 

 

 

 

5) 5 Steps to Answering the Question “Should We Get Married?”
By admin
Marriage gives you emotional and economic security. This is only true in a healthy marriage. The high rate of divorce in today's society shows that this is not true for all. Marriage benefits women more than men economically. ...

 

And SAMHSA's Dialogue Blog and http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/ and http://www.drugfactsweek.drugabuse.gov/

 

And finance money values « Marriage.com.au
Lifeworks · Marriage Education Institute · Marriage Encounter Weekends · Prepare -Enrich Australia · Relate Well · Relationship – Counselling ...

 

 

 

 

4) The El Paso Healthy Marriage Project
The El Paso Healthy Marriage Project is funded by a five year U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families grant ...

 

And San Diego Fatherhood Examiner - Family | Examiner.com
Get the latest news and information on San Diego Fatherhood, including local information on Family.

 

And Marriage Matters making a difference with local couples
The Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com
In the past four years, Marriage Matters Jackson has worked to promote marriage, prepare couples for a healthy marriage and preserve already healthy ...

 

And Calendar - Yuba-Sutter Healthy Marriage Project
Yuba-Sutter Healthy Marriage Project. Building Healthy Marriages and Strong Families ... Enrich Your Marriage · Marriage Encounters ...

 

And

Children's Aid Society adds to services with help
Clearfield Progress
... the Healthy Marriage Program offered to couples to help them in their relationships, family and marriage, and Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts, ...

And Pregnancy Care Center to host client reunion tomorrow
News-Leader.com
The course, offered in collaboration with Operation US through the Healthy Marriage Initiative, gives new parents education and tools to build and maintain ...

 

And Utah Healthy Marriages Initiative – Salt Lake City – Wedding ...
Utah Healthy Marriages Initiative - Search for Utah Healthy Marriages Initiative and other wedding Officiants and Premarital Counseling on Salt Lake City.

 

 

 

 

 

3) Happy Couples: 3 Unique Ways to Boost Happiness in Your ...
It's no secret that open, healthy communication and time spent together are good ways to strengthen your relationship. Marriage and relationship experts ...

 

And  Rate of Black Unwed Mothers Soars to 72 Percent
She wants her babies born as healthy as possible, so Carroll spends time talking to the mothers about how they should care for themselves, what she expects them to do — and why they need to get married. Seventy-two percent of black ...

 

And 'No Wedding, No Womb'?
Chicago Sun-Times
There is a "Marry Your Baby Daddy Day," founded by a black woman who was left at the altar, and a Black Marriage Day," which aims "to make healthy marriages ...

 

And - Jay Black's blog
By Jay Black
"16 & Pregnant" tip: There's an inverse relationship between how meticulously he shaves numbers into his hair and his fitness for fatherhood.

 

And ProQuest Document View - African American marriage: Education ...
African American marriage: Education, equity, and marital satisfaction. by Williams, Maria Shantell, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE, 2010, ...

 

 

2) How I stopped nagging my husband
Telegraph.co.uk
'To have a healthy marriage you each have to appreciate the good things about each other and play to each other's strengths. We have family meetings where ...

 

And

And http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bettermarriages.org/blog/2010/10/26/strong-healthy-marriage-learn-from-other-couples-dealing-with-the-stresses-of-the-economy/&ct=ga&cad=:s7:f1:v1:d1:i1:lt:e0:p0:t1289090416:&cd=A2dDftRdCCU&usg=AFQjCNHxFDU8UdYug">Strong Healthy Marriage: Learn from other Couples Dealing with the ...
Carol is the emotional glue for her marriage and her extended family. To their credit, they have developed these tendencies into complementary strengths, ...

 

And BGSU :: National Center for Family & Marriage Research :: Marriage
Building us up stronger: Unmarried parents' experiences in a relationship and marriage education program. Poster presented at the Administration for ...

And FRC's Marriage and Religion Research Institute, led by Dr. Pat Fagan, is a premier venue for the understanding the contemporary American family. As Dr. Fagan notes, "The Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI) organizes data in a form accessible to the lay reader. As the Institute makes clear, the overwhelming majority of social science data supports the premise that the intact married family that worships weekly is the greatest generator of human and social goods and the core strength of the United States, and a norm to be considered again, first for those who worship God, but also for all men and women of good will." Three times annually, MARRI offers a report on its research concerning the American family, which you can access by clicking here.

 

 

 

1) At Dad Camp, guys 'man up' or get the boot
Globe and Mail
In the other: New York psychologist and family therapist Jeff Gardere (“Dr. Jeff”), whose job is to transform them into grown-ups ready to face fatherhood. ...

 

And Fatherhood Involvement - Surgery :30 | Video Streaming
Children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have heal.

 

And How To Get The Most From The NRFC Library | National Responsible ...
The NRFC Library supports the efforts of the Administration for Children and Families/Office of Family Assistance to promote responsible fatherhood as well ...
www.fatherhood.gov/.../how-to-get-the-most-from-the-nrfc

 

And Looking for Writers for Web & Print (Anywhere, USA) | webbyslist
By admin
Monthly article pitches, anywhere from 500 to 2000 words in length; Topics on male issues, ranging from basic fitness to fatherhood and everything in between; Pay starts at $50 per page for the first article, and progresses up to $150 ...

 

And Get Buck Naked With, Or For, Your Spouse!
By Stu Gray
In this latest E-book Buck Naked Marriage, Corey took the time to interview just over 1000 people about what the essentials are in a healthy relationship. The first part of the book covers the top 10 findings. ...

HM Links & Clips (11/4/10) #138

10) Strengthening Fragile Families
Fatherhood, Marriage, and Families Innovation Fund.” Rather than making grants to community-based organizations, the federal government would allocate ...
www.futureofchildren.org/.../events/events-10262010.pdf

 

And Strengthening Fragile Families
Marriage education curriculum sessions: 1. Effective communication. 2. Showing affection ... New marriage-education initiative of $50 million ...
www.brookings.edu/~/.../1027_fragile_families_haskins.pdf

 

And http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/collections-by-topic/marriage-and-relationship-education-research oneffectiveness-and-implementation

 

 

9) In economic downturn, an uptick in couples living together before marriage
Washington Post
The only thing missing, it seems, is the marriage. "We plan on getting married," Peltier said, "when money permits." It's a common story growing more common ...

 

And 6 Smart Ways to Stop Money Stress in Your Marriage
San Francisco Chronicle
No wonder Parade's 2008 survey on marriage found that money was the leading cause of marital fights. But with the economy plagued by a deepening recession, ...

 

 

 

 

8) Why Empathy Really Matters
hitched
Why it's important to not only show empathy for your children to see, but express it toward one another to help strengthen your marriage. ...

 

And idealist.org - Technical Research Assistant/Analyst (0102-79)
... and analyzing data for a large-scale, multi-site, multi-year rigorous test of marriage education programs for low-income married couples. ...

And http://www.mdrc.org/

 

and http://www.lovematterstome.org/

 

 

 

7) New taskforce aims to get fathers more involved
Sun-Sentinel
The Fatherhood Task Force of South Florida began work just a few months ago. Chairwoman Holly Zwerling leads the task force. She is a longtime marriage and ...

 

And Press Releases - News Room - Johanns Applauds Grant Funding To ...
Johanns Applauds Grant Funding To Support Fatherhood Initiative In Nebraska. WASHINGTON. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.) today applauded grant funding that will ...

 

 

 

 

6) Visiting expert to reveal marriage pitfalls UQ News Online The ...
Professor Markman and his team's researchbased marriage education program PREPPrevention and Relationship Enhancement Program has been used and tested in a ...

 

 

 

 

 

5) Interactive Mapping from the USDA: Who Gets Food Stamps? » and http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/

 

 

 

 

4) November is Military Family Month

 http://cs.mhf.dod.mil/content/dav/mhf/QOL-Library/MHF/257960.html

 

And http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/collections-by-topic/in-the-military-relationships-and-marriage-

 

 

 

 

3) http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/03/daddys-little-girl/ and http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/04/an-introduction-and-a-new-look-at-divorce/

 

And Children whose parents split are NINE times more likely to commit crime | Mail Online

 

 

 

 

2) Better Marriages Fiesta July 7-10, 2011 in Albuquerque, NM

 Proposals are now being accepted for presenting a workshop, offering training, exhibiting and/or advertising. Forms are available at http://www.bettermarriages.org/?register . Simply click on Presenter and Exhibitor Forms to submit your proposal online before November 15.

 

 

 

 

1) Smart Marriages®: Hatching / Bill Coffin / Marriage Fiesta Nov 15 ...
By Diane
Bill Coffin, Special Assistant for Marriage Education at the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at Health and Human Services (HHS) since 2002, has announced that he will retire at the end of December, 2010. ...

 

And next year I’ll have more time for surfing http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/61655 and Interactive: Visualizing NFL Statistics »

 

And going back to school http://chronicle.com/article/The-Invisible-Curriculum/125197/

 

And days like http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cbk/scoreboard.asp?conf=-1&day=20101116

 

And If I Only Had Time « Marriage.com.au

 

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

 

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HM Links & Clips (11/2/10) #137

10) The Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation Early Lessons from the ...  (Here’s the MDRC report I sent last week—BC)
Designing a Marriage Education Demonstration and Evaluation for Low Income Married Couples · Married and Poor Basic Characteristics of Economically...
www.mdrc.org/publications/572/overview.html

 

 

 

9) Rehab Centers - What is the difference between marriage education ...
By Rehabilitator
Relationship expert Tim Gardner explains the difference between marriage education and marriage therapy. Video Rating: 0 / 5.

 

 

 

8) http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/10/22/andrew-cherlin-on-the-declining-dominance-of-marriage/

 

And Financial Arrangements and Relationship Quality in Low-Income Couples (pages 408–423)  

from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.2010.59.issue-4/issuetoc

o                                    Fenaba R. Addo and Sharon Sassler

o                                    Abstract

o                                    Full Article (HTML)

o                                    PDF(524K)

o                                    References

 

 

 

 

7)

 

And iPhone Makes Three: Marriage In The Digital Age : NPR

 

And http://www.socialmediacouple.com/

 

 

 

 

 

6) Event Calendar Policy | National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
... Head Start Association; National Healthy Marriage Resource Center; African- American Healthy Marriage Initiative; Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative ...

 

And http://www.fathering.org/Default.asp and http://www.fathers.com/ and FatherMag.com now comes in two editions. See also:
Family Strife Edition: Divorce, Custody and Child Support (which edition would you prefer?—BC)

 

 

 

 

5) http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/contemplating-divorce/200910/five-needs-every-marriage-has

 

And

 

Survey: 1980s generation has highest divorce rate
People's Daily Online
... characteristics of marriage for people born in the 1980s. The survey showed that five factors, including adequate income, healthy and lovely kids, ...

 

 

 

4)

 

Dr. Terri Orbuch: 4 Relationship Myths That Almost Everyone Perpetuates

 

And Governors and States Redesign, Streamline Government

As the nation stands poised to elect one of the largest classes of new governors, the NGA Center has conducted an analysis, State Government Redesign Efforts 2009 and 2010, of state actions to streamline and downsize government to meet the new economic reality facing states.

 

 And http://familyscholars.org/2008/04/15/the-taxpayer-costs-of-divorce-and-unwed-childbearing/

 

 

 

 

 

3)  Focus on the Family Community: Finding Home: How to Fight Fair
By community@focusonlinecommunities.com
Les is a clinical psychologist and Leslie is a marriage and family therapist. They believe that the key to a healthy marriage is good communication between spouses, and that includes dealing directly, openly and fairly with conflict. ...

 

And http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/communication_and_conflict/turning_your_marriage_around.aspx

 

 

 

2) Florida Presents “30 Days of Amazing Children: Explore Adoption!” Videos, photos of children dreaming of forever families featured on www.adoptflorida.org during National Adoption Month in November

 

And http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/02/unconditional-love/

 

 

1) Update---my daughter was in the top 2% of age group.

 

And no I don’t have any plans yet for 2011

 

And Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

 

From: Ozarks Marriage Matters [phyllis@forest.ccsend.com] on behalf of Ozarks Marriage Matters [newsletter@ozarksmarriagematters.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:32 AM
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HM Links & Clips (11/1/10) #136 of my final 150

10) Can an iPhone App Save Your Marriage? http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/01/can-an-iphone-app-save-your%C2%A0marriage/

 

 

9) Thanksgiving Family Survival Guide 2010
The Fatherhood Channel
In marriage education classes and trainings I've taught nationwide, I often talk about ... In relationship and marriage education classes, we encourage ...

 

 

8) Married couples begin to grow bored with each other after ten years and 11 months, according to researchers reports the Daily Mail. Their survey suggests that after a decade of marriage the romance has often died and partners have become fed up with their daily routine. (HT Dave of weekly UK update)

 

 

 

7) 2-in-2-1 - Books - The Cost of Family Breakdown
... of a National Marriage Project on the lines of the American model and the establishment and strengthening of existing programmes for marriage education, ...

And A PRELIMINARY GUIDE - Making Distinctions Among Different Types of Intimate Partner Violence

 

 

 

6) 101 Ideas To Strengthen Marriage: Featuring Hampton University ...
Determinethelong-termeffectiveness of current marriage education programs, ... Determine the active ingredients in effective marriage education programs in

 

And Iav The Consequences Of Marriage For African Americans | Fact Center
And Unwed Childbearing IAV Why Marriage The Dibble Fund For Marriage Education 2003 The Costly Consequences Of Marriages In LowIncome AfricanAmerican ...
www.factcenter.net/.../iav-the-consequences-of-marriage-for-a...

 

And http://www.weddedblissinc.com/Wedded_Bliss_Foundation/Welcome.html

 

 

 

 

5) 5 Ways to Find Time for Your Spouse - A marvelous Monday read ...
AU College of Human Sciences-Alabama Community Healthy Marriage Initiative wrote a note titled 5 Ways to Find Time for Your Spouse - A marvelous Monday read ...
www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=439519225582...

 

And http://www.neillneill.com/116/healthy-marriage-some-advice-about-the-five-conditions-of-a-lasting-healthy-marriage/

 

 

 

 

 

4) The Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative
Second Half of Marriage - Dates Pending, Check back soon! CASPER 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Four 2 hour classes. Dinner is served FREE! ...

 

And Healthy Marriage (Spot 1 Of 3) | Your Marriage Intimacy
We can help you understand Healthy Marriage (Spot 1 Of 3) with content from around the world. Check it out.

 

And http://www.camarriage.com/partners/partnerscategory.ashx?nv=6&cid=16

 

 

 

3) Community Education Programs Serving Couples in Stepfamilies: A ...
A conceptual framework for marriage education programs for stepfamily couples ... Meeting the needs of stepfamily couples in marriage education services. ...
www.joe.org/joe/2010october/rb1.php

And Marital Issues Buried in the Sofa

 

 

 

2) http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-success/201011/two-things-you-need-and-one-you-dont-happy-marriage

 

And in light of http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion/4264080/Enough-already-information-overload

Enough already: information overload [Stuff]

I will curate Links and Clips only twice a week (till the end of Dec when I will retire)

 

 

 

1) This week’s background music at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m9mf

 

 And my daughter did great again running the Marine Corps Marathon (3:34, top 7% of her female age group)

 

And only question now is will the Giants win it all tonight or go home to do it mid week in SF? (Sorry Larry/R6)

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education (1/2002-12/2010)

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

 

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HM Links & Clips (10/29/10) #135

10) Restoring the Foundation: Why Marriage and the Intact Family Matter, Christine Kim

9) SHM Early Lessons from the Implementation of a Relationship and Marriage Skills Program for Low-Income Married Couples

 

And MDRC - Announcement: MDRC Experts Presenting at APPAM Conference ...
... “The Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation: Early Lessons from a Relationship and Marriage Skills Program for Low-Income Couples,” by Jennifer Miller, Desiree Alderson, and Virginia Knox

 

 

8) Still looking for something to read this weekend ?….88 page Transcript from Wed.am event posted here http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/1027_fragile_families.aspx

 

And FREE STOSNY JEALOUSY WEBINAR!!  OCT 30 at 3 pm. Registration: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/250589406

 

 

 

7)  http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM_cities_towns.cfm

America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns is a special report that takes a fresh look at data from America After 3PM, the most in-depth study ever to explore how America’s kids spend the after school hours.

 

And Alcohol marketing and youth drinking (R01)  

 

And Things to Know Before You Say “Go”  http://www.dibbleinstitute.org/?page_id=4690

 

 

 

 

6) Early and Later Marriage
... couple formation patterns and the transition to marriage, the effectiveness of marriage education, and modern threats to marriage (such as materialism, ...

 

And Marriage Reasons » First Thoughts | A First Things Blog and http://familyscholars.org/2010/10/28/is-marriage-still-for-everyone/

 

 

 

 

5) Holiday Stress and Economic Woes Can Be Dangerous to Marriages
PR Web (press release)
Children are more stressed than ever, and parents aren't aware,” explains Dr. Bonnie Dr. Bonnie recommends that parents have healthy and honest discussions ...

 

And http://www.socialmediacouple.com/marriage-and-family-organizations/  and http://www.marrifrc.org/

 

 

4) Marriage Spotlight: Hardwired to Connect - iContact Community
For more information on the Twogether in Texas marriage education program, visit www.twogetherintexas.com and www.luvlasts.com. Hardwired to Connect Plank ...

 

And Healthy Relationship Program Educator/Trainer - new

OIC of America - Philadelphia, PA

Healthy Marriage Education Project. The Healthy Relationship Program Educator/Trainer will deliver... Lead Educator in the coordination of special events... $30 an hour
From idealist.org - 28 days ago

 

 

 

3) Marriage Good For Men pdf documents | ebooks library download
Engaging Men in Marriage Education. For practitioners offering. marriage and relationship education (MRE), this. general belief ... recruiting men for ...

 

And Operation Us | Why It's Hard to Talk about the Value of Marriage
The Operation Us project provides healthy marriage and relationship education to residents of 29 counties in southwest Missouri.

 

 

 

2)  Most people believe government should be involved in saving ...
By MaritalMediation Staff
Approximately 80% of all respondents agree with public policies to reduce divorce as evidenced by their agreement with the statement a married couple with children “should be required to attend marriage education classes or couple's ...

 

And Healthy Marriage, Healthy Family on Vimeo
Harmony Adoptions' videos. Harmony Adoptions' videos; Staff Picks. 1. Healthy Marriage, Healthy Family. by Harmony Adoptions. 26 minutes ago ...

 

And AmeriCorps State and National Grant Competitions  

 

1) On Post-Marathon Monday, Please, Just Say Congratulations My daughter Trish is running Marine Corps Marathon again (she doesn’t get it from me!)

RaceMate app allows you to track someone running www.marinemarathon.com

 

And http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vj34p Tomorrow, 20:00 on BBC Radio 2 (3-5pm EST)

 

How about those Giants!

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org ,e.g.,

HM Links & Clips (10/21/10) #129 - Coffin Corner
these leaders so that all citizens have access to marriage education workshops . ... And Marriage Education's Roadmap for Relationships - Peter Casier . ...

HM Links & Clips (10/28/10) #134

10) Presentations at http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/1027_fragile_families.aspx

 

 

9) National Healthy Marriage Institute

 

 

8) Divorce Source: Contemplating Divorce: The "Good" Divorce
A healthy marriage is an incredible gift to your children, and it's possible for almost all of us." According to Marquardt and Glenn, the young adults from ...
www.divorcesource.com/info/.../gooddivorce.shtml

 

 

 

7) http://www.markmerrill.com/2010/10/28/write-to-right-a-wrong/

 

 

 

6) georgia.gov - FATHERHOOD- Sitemap
georgia.gov - Online access to Georgia government. The Official Portal for the State of Georgia. Georgia Fatherhood ...

 

And http://familyscholars.org/2010/10/27/i-would-have-been-better-off/

 

 

 

5)

 

How to Love Your Wife Like Crazy :: Daily Email Advice | All Pro Dad

 

 

 

4) http://babyboomertalkonline.com/2010/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-share-their-4-secrets-to-a-happy-marriage/

 

 

 

3) http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/about/domesticviolence.cfm

 

 

2) Healthy Families, Healthy Children Wine & Cheese Fundraiser - KFIA-AM
Relationship Skills Center, formerly Healthy Marriage Project, will host its Healthy Families, Healthy Children Wine and Cheese Fundraiser on Thursday, ...

And Click the link to see 90 seconds of footage from our Hatching event. This is one of those things where words are not needed, I think. Pictures tell it all. Feel free to share if you like.http://www.youtube.com/operationus#p/a/u/0/m-J0yCgC6O0

 

 Jennifer L Baker, PsyD, LMFT

Center for Professional Solutions

The School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute

2885 W. Battlefield Road

Springfield, MO 65807

417-823-3469

jbaker@forest.edu

 Forest Institute
Enrich. Advance. Serve.

 

 

1) Fox TV Blackout Tests Old Giants Fans’ Ingenuity

Oct 26, 2010 · Among old-time baseball fans in New York, rooting for the Giants always required a bit of ... 81, who is the president of the New York Baseball Giants Nostalgia Society.

 

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

HM Links & Clips (10/27/10) #133

10) Strengthening Fragile Families
Brookings Institution
Most of the programs provide marriage education for low-income couples, but some conduct marriage education for high school students, others provide divorce ...

 

(Event http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/1027_fragile_families.aspx )

 

 

 

9) NFL Wives Nuture Marriage to Reduce Cheating
ABC News
"We were wondering how we could keep this marriage fresh and fun and rewarding." The wives also want to create a haven for committed couples – so their ...

 

 

 

8) Assume Love: Marriage Central: Singapore Supports Its Marriages
Enjoy Being Married. Visit our marriage education resource guide; Learn about our free teleclasses · Archives. Select a Month...

 

And Younger couples working harder at marriages
AsiaOne
By Joy Fang YOUNGER newly hitched couples tend to want to work harder at their marriage than those who have been married much longer, a survey found. ...

 

 

 

7) Survey Reveals Dads Face Challenges Maintaining Health and Friendships
PR Newswire (press release)
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- While fatherhood is a major developmental period for all men, a recent study reveals the extent to which younger ...

 

 

 

6) The marriage platform
Baltimore Sun
"Half of cohabiting couples said they were 'testing' the relationship or were in a 'trial marriage.' However, that's a myth. Cohabitation is more like a ...

 

 

 

5) The theme for the Spring issue of NCFR member magazine, NCFR Report, will be "Couples."  Do you have some of your work as a researcher, practitioner or educator that you'd like to share?  Please write the editor to talk about your idea and to obtain the submission guidelines at nancygonzalez@ncfr.org. The deadline is December 21, 2010.

 

 

4) I Am ME Edward Bastille New Hampshire « Fatherhood Channel ...
Marriage Education is touching the lives of couples families and children across the countryI Am ME profiles individuals and couples teaching relationship ...
fatherhoodchannel.com/.../i-am-me-edward-bastille-new-hamp...

 

 

 

3) The Mating Game

http://nyti.ms/9QtFpa

 

And Would you like a wife with that? McDonald's offers weddings | CNNGo.com

 

 

 

2) http://www.engagedmarriage.com/time-management/what-are-you-willing-to-give-up#comments

 

 

 

1)I was 8 when they last won the World Series http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/history/index.jsp

 

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

 

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couple fighting 2When they began the program, they were on the verge of breaking up. "I had moved out of our home and was very angry. Although I had legitimate reasons for my anger, I had not realized how improperly we had been dealing with my feelings and the issues that arose within our relationship. Through the Marriage Resource Center we have been able to reconcile, move back in together, and are dealing with our issues in an adult-like fashion.  After about four months of attending the Third Option class we are holding ourselves personally responsible for our individual decisions and actions, and are working together to make life better for the future."  With a divorce rate as high as 73% in Southeast Michigan, Deniesha and Louis' story is a common one; but when the drama and destruction we see is as pervasive as it now seems we often ask, "Why should we care?...we can't really do anything about it."  But the truth is that there is much that can be done, and there is an organization in Southeast Michigan that is doing it.

Founded in 2004 as a community-based 501(c)3, the Marriage Resource Center is making a significant difference in the lives of your neighbors and with families throughout the Greater Detroit area.  Both daily visitors to our office and numerous workshop participants express how great the need is for the relationship-strengthening programs we offer, as well as thanking us for the impact MRC has already made on their lives. 

"Your program helped save our marriage.  We are now able to communicate better and are able to finally just enjoy each other without taking each other for granted."  -Sara T., participant

Other relationship professionals support our work as well, and encourage us to continue our efforts:

"I plan to spread to the word to all the married couples I know.  Our society truly needs the Marriage Resource Center."  -Marlo J., therapist

"Thanks for the work you perform at the Marriage Resource Center.  We look forward to working with you to strengthen marriages and family."   -Ken B., pastor

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As trained educators, the Marriage Resource Center proactively assists people in finding solutions to their relationship challenges.  Our programs are structured to teach couples open lines of communication, to handle money issues calmly, and to develop a balance between their personal and professional lives.  Teens and singles learn how to develop healthy relationships from the start and to avoid situations that put them at risk of domestic violence.  With appropriate funding, these programs are offered at low or even no cost to participants. 

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 Sincerely,

Julie Bock

Julie Bock, CFLE, Certified Marriage Educator

Executive Director

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Resources to Strengthen Fathers
Here are a few resources that you can share with dads
in your program to help them raise stronger kids

Check In Calendar
Questions for Dads to ask instead of
"What Did You Do at School Today?"
November Calendar
Strong Fathers Radio Podcasts Listen to Recent Episodes

HM Links & Clips (10/26/10) #132

10) Top 10 Ways to Embark on a Stronger Marriage « Stronger Marriage Blog
By strongermarriage
Stronger Marriage Blog. Helping People Form & Sustain a Healthy & Enduring Marriage. « How Long Should We Keep Trying to Work It Out? Top 10 Ways to Embark on a Stronger

 

And http://www.counselingonlinesite.com/2010/10/ten-indicators-of-a-healthy-marriage-by-martha-filipic/ (Ted is now at UGA)

 

 

 

9) http://www.operationus.org/library/articles/bakerblog/323-why-its-hard-to-talk-about-the-value-of-marriage.html

 

 

8) http://www.familyminute.com/article/marriage-conversation-starters

 

And

 

How the Dishwasher Almost Destroyed My Marriage

 

 

 

 

7) Please join the HUD Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships for our conference call with Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan and Joshua DuBois, executive director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. 

 Time for the call: October 26th, 2010 from 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern Time. 

 DIAL : (800) 288-9626

TITLE: “Ask the HUD Secretary” Conference Call

 

 

 

6) Relationships
What Is Relationship/Marriage Education? Marriage education is the foundation of information designed to help individuals and couples achieve life long, ...
makinglovebettertwogether.com/Relationships.html

 

And

 

Marriage Quotes

 

 

 

5) Amy Chan: First Comes Love, Then Comes...
By Amy Chan
Marriage is something that I know I want eventually. I know this so much that I usually bring it up in the beginning of the dating process, to see if my potential boyfriend has the same vision. ... While I understand that a legal contract doesn't necessarily make a relationship or bond suddenly more committed, I do believe that a healthy couple making such vows to each other can take the relationship to the next level of commitment. I'm aware that divorce rates are higher ...
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/

 

 

 

4) http://familyscholars.org/2010/10/26/the-marriage-gap-and-nonmarital-childbearing/