Candidates for Friday Five

1. ‘Dearest Sweetheart’: The passion and poignancy of wartime love letters

Gillian Brockell

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/02/14/war-love-letters-valentines-day/



2. Recent Impact Findings from Demonstrations Serving Noncustodial Parents

 Elaine Sorensen

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/2021/02/recent-impact-findings-demonstrations-serving-noncustodial-parents




3. Swipe Right for Love

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/swipe-right-for-love/



4. The Type of Love That Makes People Happiest

ARTHUR C. BROOKS

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/02/falling-in-love-wont-make-you-happy/617989/?



5. ELEVATE: Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/elevate



6. Why the US is eyeing a $300 monthly child benefit

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-55986366




7. What does the declining U.S. fertility rate say about housing sales, Social Security and college?

 Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/2/13/22278256/how-drop-in-us-utah-fertility-affects-social-security-economy-education-housing-wealth-health




8. DSU students, staff express why love languages are important

Rachel Lords

https://dixiesunnews.com/news/articles/2021/02/12/dsu-students-staff-express-why-love-languages-are-important/




9. Study Suggests Link Between DNA and Marriage Satisfaction in Newlyweds

U of A psychologist Anastasia Makhanova

https://news.uark.edu/articles/55988/study-suggests-link-between-dna-and-marriage-satisfaction-in-newlyweds




10. How to Become Positive Marriage Role Models

  Laura Guida

https://blog.prepare-enrich.com/2021/02/how-to-become-positive-marriage-role-models/




11. Faculty Marriage Stories

 LILLY CARMAN

https://www.tkc.edu/admissions/blog/faculty-marriage-stories/




12. National Caregivers Day – February 19, 2021

https://nationaltoday.com/national-caregivers-day/


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Bill


Candidates for Friday Five

1. How Love Can Help Your Child Become More Compassionate

MARYAM ABDULLAH 

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




2. No ‘divorce boom’ in sight

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/no-divorce-boom-in-sight/




3. China launches match-making campaign as marriage and birth rates drop

https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-launches-match-making-campaign-as-marriage-and-birth-rates-drop-121021100552_1.html




4. Marriage Advice From Kindergarteners

Sarah Dosmann

https://milwaukeemom.com/love-relationships/advice-from-children/




5. Love Letters From the Past Introduce Vermont Siblings to Their Long-Gone Grandparents

By DAN BOLLES

https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/love-letters-from-the-past-introduce-vermont-siblings-to-their-long-gone-grandparents/Content?oid=32292857




6. Queen Victoria’s wedding ring – a symbol of the passionate marriage she enjoyed with Prince Albert

By Elizabeth Jane Timms

https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/history-blogs/queen-victorias-wedding-ring-a-symbol-of-the-passionate-marriage-she-enjoyed-with-prince-albert-155665/




7. Free Access to Marriage Records on MyHeritage This Valentine’s Day

 By Esther

https://blog.myheritage.com/2021/02/free-access-to-marriage-records-on-myheritage-this-valentines-day/




8. Strengthening Families, Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/topic/strengthening-families-healthy-marriage-responsible-fatherhood




9. ACF (from 2010) 
http://web.archive.org/web/20100527095004/https://hhsu.learning.hhs.gov/communities/folders.asp?iFolderID=18965



10. How to really listen to what someone you care about is saying



https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/really-listen-someone-care-saying/?WT.mc_id=e_DM1327370&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_365_New_THURSDAY_2021&utmsource=email&utm_medium=Edi_365_New_THURSDAY_202120210121&utm_campaign=DM1327370




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Bill


Candidates for Friday Five

1. Family Strengthening Research: FY 2019

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-fy-2019




2. What “baby bust”? New and soon-to-be parents on choosing to have kids in dark times.

Chris Chafin, Vox

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22231370/covid-coronavirus-pandemic-pregnancy-babies




3. The gift of the COVID-19 pandemic: more playtime with dad

Paul Ramchandani of the University of Cambridge, UK

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/positive-influence-fathers-playtime-during-pandemic/




4. ‘Honey, I’m home – all the time:’ Pandemic life for married couples can lead to sadness, anger

https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/01/28/-honey-i-m-home-all-the-time-pandemic-life-for-married-couples-can-lead-to-sadness-anger




5. 'Nobody wants to talk about death': Erin author doesn't want you to wait to write down your dying wishes

Alexandra Heck

https://www.orangeville.com/whatson-story/10286810--nobody-wants-to-talk-about-death-erin-author-doesn-t-want-you-to-wait-to-write-down-your-dying-wishes/



6. UC Davis study finds that the pandemic has impacted Latina mothers both financially and psychologically

https://theaggie.org/2021/02/01/uc-davis-study-finds-that-the-pandemic-has-impacted-latina-mothers-both-financially-and-psychologically/



7. Joe Biden Says That Sometimes a Marriage Has to "Be 70/30" in Order to Thrive

MURPHY MORONEY

https://www.popsugar.com/family/joe-jill-biden-on-how-theyve-kept-their-marriage-strong-48145615




8. Marriage and Family Therapists’ Reporting of Telehealth Use on Practice Websites during COVID-19: A Linguistic Analysis

Thomas Bischoff ,Kevin Hynes,Rachel Tambling &Alexia Kingzette

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01926187.2021.1877209




9. Opinion: Does bipartisanship matter more than helping kids?

Opinion by 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/does-bipartisanship-matter-more-than-helping-kids/2021/02/03/0ad11926-6664-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html




10. Ep. 77-Sliding vs Deciding in Relationships with Dr. Scott Stanley


You Winning Life


https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/you-winning-life/id1473652133?i=1000504630792




11. FIVE REASONS TEEN GIRLS STOP TALKING TO THEIR DADS

CHRIS OWNBY


https://firstthings.org/five-reasons-teen-girls-stop-talking-to-their-dads/?




12. Far away, so close: Negotiating relationships during COVID-19

By Laurie Meyers

https://ct.counseling.org/2021/01/far-away-so-close-negotiating-relationships-during-covid-19/



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Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. Is Marriage Becoming Irrelevant?

BY JEFFREY M. JONES

https://news.gallup.com/poll/316223/fewer-say-important-parents-married.aspx




2. A National Agenda for Children’s Mental Health

Authors: Jessica Dym Bartlett, Brandon Stratford

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/a-national-agenda-for-childrens-mental-health




3. Renewal and Mission of Hope

Susan Barth  

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/renewal-and-mission-of-hope/




4. 2021 NCFR Conference Call for Proposals

Submission Due March 1, 2021

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2021/call-for-proposals#instructions




5. Family Strengthening Research: FY 2019

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/family-strengthening-research-fy-2019

OR

Final Cross-site Analysis of the 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Opportunity to Provide Input on Research and Dissemination Priorities

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-cross-site-analysis-2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




6. Can the ‘Two-Sided Marriage’ Rebalance China’s Patriarchal Families?

Zhao Chunlan

http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1006740/can-the-two-sided-marriage-rebalance-chinas-patriarchal-families%3F


OR

South Korea’s baby boost for married couples excludes nontraditional families

Jason Strother  


OR

Researchers find promoting marriage is the key to Asia’s demographic woes

Concern about chronically low fertility is increasing

Shannon Roberts





7. The Myth That Gets Men Out of Doing Chores

They’re just as good at recognizing messes as women—they just don’t feel the same pressure to clean them up.

JOE PINSKER

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/boys-men-messy-chores/617845/




8.  https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/tool-kit



9. Confirmation bias and methodology in social science: an editorial

 Walter R Schumm

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01494929.2021.1872859




10. Unintended Births: Variation Across Social and Demographic Characteristics

Karen Benjamin Guzzo 

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/guzzo-unintended-births-variation-social-demographic-characteristics-fp-21-02.html 

OR

Thirty Years of Change in Unintended Births

Karen Benjamin Guzzo 



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Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. Healthy Relationship Education Training

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/relationship-education




2. “Psychological Flexibility” May Be Key To Good Relationships Between Couples And Within Families

Emma Young  

https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/12/21/psychological-flexibility-may-be-key-to-good-relationships-between-couples-and-within-families/



3. An Introduction to Program Design and Implementation Characteristics of Federally Funded Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Grantees

Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti, Mindy E. Scott, Julie Blechman, and Deja Logan

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-introduction-to-program-design-and-implementation-characteristics-of-federally-funded-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-grantees/




4. WEBINAR Replay: Does Marriage Still Matter? A Current Perspective

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-does-marriage-still-matter-a-current-perspective/




5.Final Cross-site Analysis of the 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Opportunity to Provide Input on Research and Dissemination Priorities

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-cross-site-analysis-2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




6. Caring dads probably came first, before providing dads

Lee T. Gettler of the University of Notre Dame  

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/nurturing-fatherhood-rooted-male-biology/




7. The sex recession: how Britain lost its libido in lockdown

Rebecca Reid

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/sex-recession-britain-lost-libido-lockdown/




8. The Black Lives Matter Movement: A Call to Action for Couple and Family Therapists

Shalonda Kelly  Gihane Jérémie‐Brink  Anthony L. Chambers  Mia A. Smith‐Bynum

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12614




9. Stop Saying You're 'Happily Married'

EMMA PATTEE

https://www.elle.com/life-love/a35227684/stop-saying-youre-happily-married/




10. Why Marriage And Divorce Rates Are Dropping During The Pandemic

Naomi Cahn

https://www.forbes.com/sites/naomicahn/2021/01/15/why-marriage-and-divorce-rates-are-dropping-during-the-pandemic/?sh=4eba970356c2




11.Child Maltreatment 2019

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cb/cm2019.pdf




12. How Marriages Affected Women in Ancient Rome

Robert Garland, Ph.D., Colgate University  

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/how-marriages-affected-women-in-ancient-rome/




13. Marriage Matters virtual conference offers real help to couples

Eric Pilgrim

https://www.dvidshub.net/news/386982/marriage-matters-virtual-conference-offers-real-help-couples


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Bill



Candidates for Friday Five

1. Reducing the marriage tax penalty for low-income families

Angela Rachidi and Peyton Roth | AEIdeas

https://www.aei.org/poverty-studies/reducing-the-marriage-tax-penalty-for-low-income-families/?




2. A Shift in American Family Values Is Fueling Estrangement

JOSHUA COLEMAN

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/01/why-parents-and-kids-get-estranged/617612/




3. Census Bureau Releases New Estimates on America’s Families and Living Arrangements

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2020/estimates-families-living-arrangements.html





4. Toolkit for Supporting Young Families Through Human Services
 
OFA

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/toolkit-supporting-young-families-through-human-services




5. Healthy relationship education training will be virtual in February in Iowa

Farm Forum

https://www.farmforum.net/farm_forum/healthy-relationship-education-training-will-be-virtual-in-february-in-iowa/article_61af1333-b09e-5230-9f15-cadb2571703a.html




6. Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Research and Evaluation

ACF Research and Evaluation Agenda

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/agenda/healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-research-and-evaluation




7. Spouses: Help researchers delve into long-term effects of military life

Karen Jowers

https://www.militarytimes.com/pay-benefits/2021/01/11/spouses-help-researchers-delve-into-long-term-effects-of-military-life/




8. Conflict between divorced parents can lead to mental health problems in children

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-01/asu-cbd010721.php?




9. http://www.advancingparenting.org/ or https://www.coalitionforbehavioralhealth.org/training-modules




10. Getting Along With Your Spouse's Siblings and Their Spouses

by Barry J. Jacobs and Julia L. Mayer

https://www.aarp.org/home-family/friends-family/info-2021/getting-along-with-in-laws/


OR

 The Psychology Behind Sibling Rivalry

Jessica Grose

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/parenting/sibling-rivalry-fights-kids.html




11. Explaining The Magic 5:1 Ratio Rule For Parents

 DORA NUSs-WARREN

https://www.moms.com/magic-51-ratio-rule-parents/



12. What 2020 has taught us about marriage

Mitchell Qualls  

https://www.dailypostathenian.com/opinion/article_63dab9f5-5309-5ece-9cb2-306df9c2420d.html


OR

Investigating the status of marital burnout and related factors in married women referred to health centers

Mahbobeh Nejatian, Ali Alami, Vahideh Momeniyan, Ali Delshad Noghabi & Alireza Jafari

BMC Women's Health

https://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-021-01172-0




13. Promise Keepers Offers Free Online “Marriage Summit” Helping Guys Build Strong Marriages In Stressful Times

Richard Hunt

https://www.klove.com/news/faith/promise-keepers-offers-free-online-marriage-summit-helping-guys-build-strong-marriages-in-stressful-times-19127




'Marriage: A Story of Love in 28 Parts' has long-time couples rolling

Annie Reneau

https://www.upworthy.com/marriage-humor-28-part-story



Till next week...

Bill


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12. 2021 Groves Conference On Marriage and Family

Deadline for proposals: Feb. 25, 2021

https://www.ncfr.org/events/2021-groves-conference-marriage-and-family



13. Commentary on the Culture of Prevention

Zili Sloboda & Susan B. David

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11121-020-01158-8




14. The Pandemic And Family Life: An Interim Report

Karlyn Bowman

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bowmanmarsico/2020/12/17/the-pandemic-and-family-life-an-interim-report/?sh=9ac7a1620bcc




15. Charting a Course for Economic Mobility and Responsible Parenting - Cohort 2

Department of Health and Human Services
Administration for Children and Families - OCSE


https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=327676&utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse&utm_content=Tribal+Case+Study%21%2FFocus+on+the+Positive%2FModern+Family&utm_campaign=The+Dibble+Institute+Newsletter




16. Does Marriage Still Matter? A Current Perspective

Wed, Jan 13, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5907579630196313872?utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse&utm_content=January+2021+webinar%3A+Does+Marriage+Still+Matter%3F+A+Current+Perspective&utm_campaign=The+Dibble+Institute+Newsletter













































Candidates for Friday Five

1. Get married for the sake of the children

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/get-married-for-the-sake-of-the-children/



2. CoupleTalk is LIVE in January!

https://www.coupletalk.com/ctlivejan21/



3. Behavioral Health Prevention Training Modules for the Classroom

January 12, 2021, 2–3 PM Eastern


Registration: https://umaryland.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIscuivpjsoGNaTlpqOBV_gboVt6254BD3g





4. Romantic relationships remained surprisingly stable during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

  

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/romantic-relationships-remained-surprisingly-stable-during-the-early-stages-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-58919



5. Navigate the complex field of social and emotional learning
 
http://exploresel.gse.harvard.edu/




6. The coming COVID-19 baby bust: Update

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip B. Levine  

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/12/17/the-coming-covid-19-baby-bust-update/?




7. Hygiene, communication matter more than common interests in relationships, survey shows

Chris Melore

https://www.studyfinds.org/hygiene-communication-matter-more-in-relationships





8. How Introvert-Extrovert Couples Can Make it Work (without Losing Their Minds) During Covid Quarantine

L’Oreal Thompson Payton   

https://people.com/lifestyle/how-introvert-extrovert-couples-can-make-it-work-during-covid/




9. Utah divorce decline mirrors national trend

Written by Charlie Schill

https://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/archive/2020/12/30/utah-divorce-decline-mirrors-national-trend/#.X-4349jYrDc




10. COVID-19 to worsen S. Korea’s falling birthrate, marriage rate

By Jung Min-kyung
 
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20201230000699




11. ACF Research and Evaluation Agenda

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/acf-research-and-evaluation-agenda


HAPPY NEW YEAR to ALL !  Hope it's a safe and healthy one.

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. How to help kids build resilience amid COVID-19 chaos  

Laura Santhanam  

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/how-to-help-kids-build-resilience-amid-covid-19-chaos?



2. A positive relationship between parents can protect children from the negative effects of paternal depression

BY BETH ELLWOOD

https://www.psypost.org/2020/12/a-positive-relationship-between-parents-can-protect-children-from-the-negative-effects-of-paternal-depression-58803?

OR

Compassionate parenting is likely to lead to more generous kids

Kristen Dalli



3. Videos from Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

ACF/HHS

http://recsconference.net/2020videos.htm



4. The power of validation in helping people stay positive

Emily Caldwell, Ohio State News

https://news.osu.edu/the-power-of-validation-in-helping-people-stay-positive/




5. Learned Helplessness, Criminalization, and Victimization in Vulnerable Youth

https://squareonejustice.org/paper/learned-helplessness-criminalization-and-victimization-in-vulnerable-youth-by-elizabeth-trejos-castillo-evangeline-lopoo-and-anamika-dwivedi-december-2020/




6. Monthly Networking Calls for Children's Trust and Prevention Funds and their State Systems Partners

https://sites.google.com/site/allianceecitheoryofchange/eci-lc-monthly-meetings




7.Japan Embraces AI Matchmaking

Ryan Duffy

https://www.morningbrew.com/emerging-tech/stories/2020/12/14/japan-embraces-ai-matchmaking?



8. Case study: ‘Me, You and Baby Too’

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/news/case-study-mybt




9. How Marriage Affects Health in Older Adults

David Ludden Ph.D.



OR

Does Relationship Satisfaction Decline after Marriage?



 



10.Ho, Ho… Help! Navigating the Holidays During the Pandemic

Wendy Helfenbaum 

https://yourteenmag.com/coronavirus/getting-through-the-holidays?




11. New curriculum guides communities on engaging with youth

https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2020/12/16/design-dialogues



12. Navy hires special education attorneys as part of pilot program for families

ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES 

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/navy-hires-special-education-attorneys-as-part-of-pilot-program-for-families-1.655271



13. The reality of Black men’s love lives and marriages is very different than what’s usually shown on TV – I spent years actually talking to them

Armon Perry  

https://theconversation.com/the-reality-of-black-mens-love-lives-and-marriages-is-very-different-than-whats-usually-shown-on-tv-i-spent-years-actually-talking-to-them-151166



Thanks and Merry Christmas to all.
Bill