Candidates for Friday Five

1. Building Upon the Resilience of Hispanic Families During COVID-19

Tue, Jul 27, 2021 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families





2. Both Sides of the Critical Race Theory Debate Are Abandoning Black Children | Opinion

ROBERT CHERRY, PROFESSOR EMERITUS AT BROOKLYN COLLEGE




3.  FATHERS' MULTIPLE-PARTNER FERTILITY AND CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES 

Donna K. Ginther, Astrid L. Grasdal, Robert A. Pollak 






4. 

Learning About Hardships, Financial Strain and Social Support Among Parents with Children in Head Start from the FACES Fall 2019 Data Collection

This brief, using nationally representative data from the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019), explores how families experience and perceive available resources and whether the measurement of constructs such as material hardship, financial strain, and social support provide better predictors of family and child well-being than measuring household income alone.

Read the Brief >

 
OR

 

Learning About Head Start Children and Families from the FACES Fall 2019 Data Collection

This report provides a national picture of the children attending Head Start in fall 2019 and their families. It shares information about the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) study, including the background, design, methodology, assessments, and analytic methods, as well as detailed descriptive statistics in a series of tables on children and their families.

Read the Report >













6. This is a reminder that the Call for Proposals for the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) 2022 is open!


Submitting a proposal for the first time or want a refresher?

Join OPRE for a virtual information session on Thursday, July 22 from 4:00–5:00 pm ET to hear more about the conference, conference tracks, proposal types, and tips for a successful proposal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation from no-reply@zoom.us and a calendar invitation from RECS@impaqint.com with the session login details. The information session will be recorded. Register Here





7. From like to love: Two-thirds of romantic couples start out as friends


OR the journal article

The Friends-to-Lovers Pathway to Romance: Prevalent, Preferred, and Overlooked by Science









8. 4 VIRTUES OF GREAT MARRIAGE MENTORS

Prepare/Enrich





9. One in five women say COVID impacted on plans for having children

By Jewel Topsfield





10. Relief Foundation provides marriage counseling to 222,000 youths





11.  
  • Key Programmatic Elements of Father Engagement to Promote Self-Sufficiency (KEEP Fathers Engaged)

  • ASPE/HHS

  • https://aspe.hhs.gov/key-programmatic-elements-father-engagement-promote-self-sufficiency-keep-fathers-engaged




  • 12. 
  • China making marriage easier, divorce harder

    By FRANK CHEN




    13. What introverts married to extroverts need to know

    Mitchell Qualls




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    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Request for public comment re Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures

    A Notice by the Children and Families Administration, HHS





    2. 2021 NARME SUMMIT

    San Antonio, Texas, July 21 – 23 – NARME Summit






    3. The state of American friendship: Change, challenges, and loss

    Daniel A. Cox











    5. Leading Fatherhood Organization Lights a FLAME in Inland Empire, CA


    By Healthy Relationships California










    7. Most Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury
    Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter





    9. What Happened to Peanut Butter and Jelly?
    Ashawnta Jackson





    10. Exploring Census Data: How Americans Spend Leisure Time

    Thursday, July 22, 2021 Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. (ET)





    11. ‘The Way We Are Now 2021’ report from eharmony and Relate 





    12. Learn how to run The Marriage Course online or in person!

    Date: Wednesday, July 21

    Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm CT (12:00 p.m. ET, 10:00 a.m. MT, 9:00 a.m. PT)





    BTW, speaking of courses/programs, this week marks the 31st anniversary of the first Navy PREP training https://prepinc.com/


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    Bill






    Candidates for Friday Five

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


    OR

    Promising Practices for Strengthening Families Affected by Parental Incarceration: A Review of the Literature



    2. American men suffer a friendship recession

    Daniel A. Cox | National Review





    3. Love: How the feeling of power determines happy relationships

    Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg via ScienceDaily





    4.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








    5. Premarital and Couples: “Marriage is not just spiritual communion . . .

    Chandrama Anderson





    6. High Rollers and spouses attend Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat

     Senior Master Sgt. Paula Macomber





    7. The Ideal Job-Seeker Norm: Unemployment and Marital Privileges in the Professional Middle-Class

    Aliya Hamid Rao





    8. Adjunct - Marriage and Family - Online - College of Humanities and Social Sciences

    Job Description

    Make a Difference at Grand Canyon University


    OR  

    National Marriage Week USA Executive Director Job Description




    9. The Longest Presidential Marriage In U.S. History Turns 75 Today

    SAEED AHMED






    10. Lean In and Listen Up: How Can We Strengthen North Carolina’s Early Intervention, Early Childhood, and Mental Health Services?

    NC Child





    11. Help for loved ones divided over politics






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    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2021 MAST Center Small Grant Program




    2. Work-to-Family Conflict and Children’s Problems with School, Friends, and Health: Household Economic Conditions and Couple Relationship Quality as Contingencies





    3.  Parental Relationships Spectrum*




    4. The difference a father makes

     Mona Charen





    5. Family Research Council Welcomes Jennifer Bauwens as Director of the Center for Family Studies, Releases New Publication on Ethical Principles for the Helping Profession





    6. Intimacy Anorexia and how to handle it in marriage

    Mitchell Qualls





    7. On Marriage and Divorce (Part 2)

    Paul Skallas
    https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/on-marriage-and-divorce-part-2?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo0NzQ3MTIsInBvc3RfaWQiOjM4MDc4MDg2LCJfIjoiWjhRbUwiLCJpYXQiOjE2MjUxNTYzMTksImV4cCI6MTYyNTE1OTkxOSwiaXNzIjoicHViLTY5NTUxIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.9hg2sQcgYMeFEtzN7Lpzn0H95gU5qMTNkoR3A31sg1c



    8. How to Help Your Marriage Last




    9. Enduring qualities of spouses shape behavioral interactions, predict relationship satisfaction

    by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress





    10. 10 fun things to do to celebrate your anniversary






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    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Kids Count Data Book 2021: State Trends in Child Well-Being: 




    podcast iconEpisode 54: Howard Markman and Scott Stanley

    Howard Markman and Scott Stanley are internationally recognized researchers who have authored over 100 publications and whose work has spanned over four decades. During this episode, they talk about their many years of collaboration including the development of the PREP® curricula for relationship ...
    https://media.rss.com/aamft/20210610_122550_caf29f110dc4b85ffed6dda7f8ef50e8.mp3

    https://aamft.org/podcast?fbclid=IwAR3TYeLjLID38f3IfHRL2RUNXVLbBAJ2r6Oom7AT5lo9PcFqHgycJ0t3-uE




    3.Unhappy marriages can be fatal, increasing male death rate by 19%: Israeli study
    NATHAN JEFFAY 
     https://timesofisrael.com/unhappy-marriages-can-be-fatal-increasing-male-death-rate-by-19-israeli-study/

    OR

    Perceiving marriage as successful may help husbands live longer


    Nancy Clanton, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    https://www.ajc.com/pulse/perceiving-marriage-as-successful-may-help-husbands-live-longer/RQAZF7SZIFHCBGSTFOKYXOZLJ4/


    4. How gender norms and job loss affect relationship status
    Michele W. Berger
    https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/Penn-research-shows-how-gender-norms-job-loss-affect-relationship-status



    5. The surprising history of home economics, from industry to diplomacy
    Rachel Newcomb




    6. Parents may underestimate impact of involving adolescent children in conflicts

    Sara P. Brennen

    https://news.psu.edu/story/662026/2021/06/21/research/parents-may-underestimate-impact-involving-adolescent-children


    7. The Most Effective Way to Thank Your Significant Other
    Paul Nicolaus, The Atlantic


    8. Perspective: I grew up with an absent father. Now I’m especially grateful for Father’s Day

    By Bethany Mandel




    9. The GOP Needs To Become Invested In Family Policy

    JUNE 18, 2021 By The Federalist Staff




    10. Forget race or class, marriage is the big social divide
    Edward Davies



    11. On Marriage and Divorce (Part 1) The Divorce Wave





    12. Improved couple satisfaction and communication with marriage and relationship programs: are there gender differences?-a systematic review and meta-analysis


    Zeinab Javadivala 1, Hamid Allahverdipour 2, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi 3 4, Somaye Azimi 5, Neda Gilani 6, Vijay Kumar Chattu 7

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34148550/



    13. Be prepared for the challenges of marriage

    By LIU WENRONG

    http://epaper.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202106/22/WS60d1114fa31099a234357635.html


    14. Median Age at First Marriage: Geographic Variation, 2019 

    Author: Krista K. Payne

    https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/college-of-arts-and-sciences/NCFMR/documents/FP/payne-median-age-first-marriage-geographic-variation-2019-fp-21-13.pdf


    Also 

    What Do the Left and Right Get Wrong About Family Policy?

    An online event at 7pm ET on Thursday, June 24 hosted by Michael Toscano and featuring Christine Emba, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Joe Waters.


    THANKS

    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. At 100 years old, Edmund Gordon thinks the key to schooling starts at home

     Laura Meckler, Washington Post




    2. How a Father’s Love Helps Kids Thrive in Life

    By Maryam Abdullah





    3. Honoring Fathers by Elevating Their Voices, Leveraging their Strengths, and Embracing their Diversity

     Katie Pahigiannis, Pooja Gupta Curtin





    4. Redefining the ‘feminist dad’

    Naomi Schaefer Riley | Deseret News






    5. Having Cross-political Relationships Might Not Always Be Beneficial

     Elena Buliga, Cara C. MacInnis, Gordon Hodson, Julia Biamonte





    6. No-Fault Divorce Is Not the Right Way to Achieve “Therapeutic Justice”
     

    7. Husbands who don’t help out with household chores more likely to have higher incomes

    John Anderer






    8.  JOB DESCRIPTION President/CEO First Things First Chattanooga, TN





    9. Marriage and Journaling

    Robin N. Fatovic M.S.





    10. Kelly Maxwell Haer Named Executive Director of the Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University





    11. does cohabitation compensate for marriage decline?

    by Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown, and Krista K. Payne





    12. MONEY, MARRIAGE, AND MILITARY LIFE

    Posted byRachael Hoagland




    13. Want a Stronger Marriage? Be Sure You Agree About the In-Laws




    Thanks for what you do Alysse! Congrats on 5 years at IFS!




    Bill




    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Exploring Careers in Family Science

    NCFR





    2. Unmarried Opposite-Sex Couples Living Together More Likely Than Married Couples to Both Work

    CHANELL WASHINGTON
     




    3. China Institutes “Cooling Off” Period for Divorces

     Nicole King





    4. Revisiting family policy | Conservative anti-poverty month

    Jun 14, 2021 02:00 PM in London





    5. What Estranged Families Can Teach Us About the Political Divide

    JOSHUA COLEMAN





    6. Infographic: Love Lives are Not Neutral




    7. Tips for Communicating With Your Teen


    OR

    10 Tips To Help Dads and Daughters Stay Close





    8. Long shadows: The Black-White gap in multigenerational poverty
     
    Scott Winship, Christopher Pulliam, Ariel Gelrud Shiro, Richard V. Reeves, and Santiago Deambrosi






    9. BREAST CANCER AND MARRIAGE





    10. Affected Development: Will Kids Ever Recover from Isolation?

    BY SKYLER ASH




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    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. We're not that choosy: Emerging evidence of a progression bias in romantic relationships

    Samantha Joel, Geoff MacDonald




    2. Two Can Be as Sad as One






    3. Confronted By Aging Population China Allows Couples To Have 3 Children







    4.Youth Relationship Education Research & Practice Priorities

    Highlights from the Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center

    Wednesday, June 9, 2021, 4:00 pm Eastern/1:00 pm Pacific




    5. Family Strengthening Research 2020

    OPRE/ACF





    6. 6 ways to help kids regain a sense of purpose

    Phyllis Fagell





    7. The 7 Things to Teach Dads about Civility

     Christopher A. Brown





    8. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 2021 MAST Center Small Grant Program





    9. Founded as the pandemic hit, a new center gathers experts on the changing family

    Jenesse Miller





    10. A conversation on the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys

    Tuesday, Jun 08, 2021, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:15 PM EDT




    Thanks.

    Bill


    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Announcing the 2021 Family Life Education Summit

    Friday, June 25, 2021 / Virtual / 10 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Central Time





    2. Family and Marriage Paid Dividends During COVID-19 Lockdowns

    By Stefano Gennarini, J.D.





    3. Why single parents are getting less from the child tax credit than married couples

    by Leandra Bernstein




    4. Stress in America™





    5.  RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS IN ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOUR 
    THE ROLE OF FAMILY, SCHOOL AND NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTERISTICS IN (MIS)BEHAVIOUR AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE 

    EMER SMYTH AND MERIKE DARMODY





    6. Why Sen. Mitt Romney met with President Biden to discuss federal aid for families

    Samuel Benson, Opinion writer





    7. Onboard Navy counselors help sailors cope with stress from shore-to-sea transitions

    BY WYATT OLSON




    8. THE INSIGHTS FAMILY ISSUES ‘THE NEXT GENERATION OF FAMILIES’ REPORT

    Posted by James Zahn





    9. Prague-based family advisor helps employees navigate "digital parenting"

    Chloe’ Skye





    10. What is it about marriage that still appeals to Australians of all ages?

    By Hilary Harper on Life Matters





    11. Hungary sees significant increase in marriages





    12. Romance Your Wife With These 8 Easy Tips From The Love Experts At The Babylon Bee



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    Bill