Candidates for Friday Five

My beach reading...

1. A guide for supporting new parents

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/mybt-guide 



2. Kitchen confrontations: Average household sees 217 arguments annually — just over cleaning dishes!
 
 John Anderer

https://www.studyfinds.org/kitchen-confrontations-217-arguments-over-cleaning-dishes/ 




3. Virtual meetings offer tips, strategies to cope with Covid-19
 
https://www.thelandonline.com/news/virtual-meetings-offer-tips-strategies-to-cope-with-covid-19/article_266e75d0-d82e-11ea-9947-677e9fe32a39.html 




4. What Happens to Parents When Community Spaces Close?

By Daniel Cox & Samuel J. Abrams

https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2020/08/12/what_happens_to_parents_when_community_spaces_close_501684.html?




5. Look at the Numbers

Frank Lamas  

https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/08/10/look-demographic-indicators-should-motivate-change-higher-education 




6. Parental warmth on high-conflict days helps teens to feel loved
 
https://news.psu.edu/story/627667/2020/08/06/research/parental-warmth-high-conflict-days-helps-teens-feel-loved 




7. Building Data Capacity in Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Challenges and Recommended Support


 


8. At the Center of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs Data Snapshot: Program Staff and Support

Sarah Avellar, Alexandra Stanczyk, Nikki Aikens, Mathew Stange, and Grace Roemer 

https://www.mathematica.org/our-publications-and-findings/publications/at-the-center-of-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-programs-data-snapshot-program-staff




9. 3 Ways Empathy Can Strengthen Your Marriage

Gena Ellis





10. Absence: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, and Marriage 

Wendy Singleton Christin
Schizophrenia Bulletin
 
https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/advance-article/doi/10.1093/schbul/sbaa109/5882171  




11. Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Congress must undo policies that penalize marriage

A new Joint Economic Committee report ponders the demise of “happy two-parent” homes and how to stop the trend.

By Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/8/6/21353942/mike-lee-republican-congress-utah-joint-economic-committee-policy-marriage-penalty-eitc-welfare 

 

Thanks.

Bill
OBX, NC



Candidates for Friday Five

1. Webinar: Strategies for Helping Young Fathers

THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION

What: Supporting Young Fathers of Color: Lessons From the Field
When: Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at 2 p.m. ET
Registration password: Two-gen  

https://www.aecf.org/blog/webinar-strategies-for-helping-young-fathers/?


OR

Introduction to Strengthening Implementation in Responsible Fatherhood Programs (SIRF)

Aug 12, 2020 02:00 PM


 


2. Machine learning predicts satisfaction in romantic relationships

 

https://news.westernu.ca/2020/07/machine-learning-predicts-satisfaction-in-romantic-relationships/  




3. Highlights from the First FRAMING Research Healthy Marriage Technical Work Group

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/highlights-from-the-first-framing-research-healthy-marriage-technical-work-group 


OR

Improving Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs for Unmarried Couples with Children





4.  Couple conflicts: our neurons like mediation

https://www.unige.ch/communication/communiques/?cID=1506 

or https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200729114735.htm




5.  Recruitment and Partner Participation in Online Relationship Education

Sarah Hokanson 

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/recruitment-and-partner-participation-in-online-relationship-education/ 




6.  Cohabitation vs Marriage: Mating Strategies by Education in the USA

 Fabio Blasutto

https://sites.uclouvain.be/econ/DP/IRES/2020023.pdf 





7.  For The Maidens on Tu B’AV – NOW WHAT?

Susan Barth  

https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/for-the-maidens-on-tu-bav-now-what/ 

OR

The Rambam’s Best Newlywed Advice

Susan Barth





8. Pathways-to-Outcomes: How Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Program Activities May Lead to Intended Outcomes

This webcast is now on-demand, should you like to view it again.

WEBCAST LINK:  https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2462984/45C3F42C76D8CC408B90A5E492562002?mode=login&email=billcoffin68@gmail.com

 

 OR

Episode 72: How to Reconnect with Your Partner






9. Revised Procedures and Standards: Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) Review

Request for public comment  

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/05/2020-17001/revised-procedures-and-standards-home-visiting-evidence-of-effectiveness-homvee-review




10. Growing Through Adversity
 
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/761697/growing-through-adversity  




11. The Discourse of Marriage in the Greco-Roman World

Edited by Jeffrey Beneker and Georgia Tsouvala





Thanks.
Bill
OBX, NC (week 1 of 2)

candidates for Friday Five

1. Flourishing in Adolescence: A Virtual Workshop

https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/05-05-2020/flourishing-in-adolescence-a-virtual-workshop?



2. Developing Strong Recruitment Practices for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs Serving Adults

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/developing-strong-recruitment-practices-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs-serving-adults 



3. Most Families That Received SNAP Benefits in 2018 Had At Least One Person Working

TRACY A. LOVELESS


https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/07/most-families-that-received-snap-benefits-in-2018-had-at-least-one-person-working.html?



4. Effectiveness of the Family Foundations Co-parenting Education Program

Sarah Hokason 

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/effectiveness-of-the-family-foundations-co-parenting-education-program/ 



5. https://peopleproblems.org/july-17-2020/



6. Families Keep Going, In Pandemic and Health

RACHEL ANDERSON

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/july-web-only/family-responsibilities-education-childcare-coronavirus.html?





7. Father-child playtime may improve children’s ability to control emotions, aggression later in life

Brianna Sleezer






8. Communicating in everyday life

https://www.relate.org.uk/relationships-week/free-self-help-course 




9. Mom and Dad Are Fighting
 
https://slate.com/podcasts/mom-and-dad-are-fighting/2020/07/slates-parenting-podcast-modifying-work 




10. OSU Extension addresses top economic and family issues
 
 Trisha Gedon | Agricultural Communications Services  

https://news.okstate.edu/articles/agricultural-sciences-natural-resources/2020/gedon_community_forums_followup.html  




11. Pathways-to-Outcomes: How Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Program Activities May Lead to Intended Outcomes

Date: Monday, July 27, 2020

Time: 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time


https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=lobby20.jsp&eventid=2462984&sessionid=1&key=45C3F42C76D8CC408B90A5E492562002&eventuserid=330140855  



In case you were wondering...
New study suggests we have 6,200 thoughts every day
https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/how-many-thoughts-per-day?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 


Enjoy your vacation. 

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

if any of you would like to stop getting these weekly emails just let me know...thanks.  BC

1. Promoting Character Development in Youth Programs through Professional Development for Staff and Volunteers

Authors: Hannah Lantos, Alison McClay, Brandon Stratford, Zakia Redd, Salomon Villatoro

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/promoting-character-development-youth-programs-through-professional-development-staff-volunteers 



2. We welcome new report on psychology of loneliness
 
https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/news-from-bacp/2020/16-july-we-welcome-new-report-on-psychology-of-loneliness/ 




3. Implementing Evidence-Informed Practices in Maternal and Child Health: Bridging Domestic and International Methods
 
July 22, 2020, from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. ET 

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/implementing-evidence-informed-practices-maternal-and-child-health-bridging-domestic-and 


OR

The 2015 Cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees: Interim Report on Grantee Programs and Clients

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/2015-cohort-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-grantees-interim-report-grantee  




4. Helping Couples in the Shadow of COVID‐19

Scott M. Stanley  Howard J. Markman

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/famp.12575 




5. Everyone Experiences Stress, Protective Factors Keep Families Strong

https://www.childwelfare.gov/strongfamilies/




6. 

How cultural factors shape children's economic outcomes

A Princeton-Brookings Future of Children event


Thursday, July 23, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
Online: https://www.brookings.edu/events/how-cultural-factors-shape-economic-outcomes/


OR

Click here to register for the webinar on the Pathways-to-Outcomes models for Responsible Fatherhood programs:
 Thursday, July 23rd from 2:00 to 3:00 PM EDT.  




7. Parents back demand for post-pandemic Relationships Education in schools

FASTN  

https://www.fastn.org/news/parents-back-demand-for-post-pandemic-relationships-education-in-schools  




8. Meet the Man Leading the Charge on America's Boy Crisis | Opinion

LEE HABEEB

https://www.newsweek.com/meet-man-leading-charge-americas-boy-crisis-opinion-1517782 




9. Developing Strong Recruitment Practices for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) Programs Serving Adults

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/developing-strong-recruitment-practices-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-programs-serving-adults 




10. How the Pandemic Can Teach Kids About Compassion

MARYAM ABDULLAH

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



Thanks.

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  

Candidates for Friday Five

Music for skimming https://www.med.navy.mil/sites/nmcphc/health-promotion/psychological-emotional-wellbeing/relax-relax/pages/music.html

1. Pathways-to-Outcomes: How Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Program Activities May Lead to Intended Outcomes

OPRE/ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/pathways-to-outcomes-how-health-marriage-and-relationship-education-program-activities-may-lead-to-intended-outcomes  




2. The parents are not all right: The experiences of parenting during a pandemic

Daniel A. Cox, Samuel J. Abrams

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-parents-are-not-all-right-the-experiences-of-parenting-during-a-pandemic/?





3. To support infant development, states can encourage parents to read, sing, and tell stories with their children

Authors: Asiya Kazi, Sarah Daily

https://www.childtrends.org/to-support-infant-development-states-can-encourage-parents-to-read-sing-and-tell-stories-with-their-children 



4. How life has changed for Australians during the coronavirus pandemic (and how it hasn’t)
 
https://www.3aw.com.au/how-life-has-changed-for-australians-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ 

or

Families in Australia Survey: Life during COVID-19

Report no. 1: Early findings

Kelly Hand, Jennifer Baxter, Megan Carroll, Mikayla Budinski

https://aifs.gov.au/publications/families-australia-survey-life-during-covid-19  

OR

Marriage and money help but don’t lead to long-lasting happiness

Nathan Kettlewell, University of Technology Sydney; Nick Glozier, University of Sydney, and Richard Morris, University of Sydney

 



5. How Praying for Your Spouse Can Improve Your Marriage
 

Wendy L. Patrick, JD, Ph.D.






6. Climate crisis causing families to shun farmers for arranged marriages

https://theconversation.com/climate-crisis-causing-families-to-shun-farmers-for-arranged-marriages-141416 




7. Marriage in Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Family System
 
Robert Garland, P.h.D., Colgate University

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/marriage-in-ancient-egypt-egyptian-family-system/ 




8. Marriage offers financial protection, ASU professor's analysis shows
 
 https://usenate.asu.edu/marriage-offers-financial-protection-asu-professors-analysis-shows




9. More evidence that periodic abstinence is good for marriage relationship

https://ccli.org/2020/06/more-evidence-that-periodic-abstinence-is-good-for-marriage-relationship/ 




10. MERENGUE THROUGH MARRIAGE
 
https://firstthings.org/datenight/  



And next week marks the 30th anniversary of the 1st Navy PREP training at the University of Denver, July 12-14,1990
See https://www.prepinc.com/Content/CURRICULA/For-Military.htm

Thanks
Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin  

Candidates for Friday Five

1. It’s Hard to Be an Empathy Scientist Today

BY KIRA M. NEWMAN

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/its_hard_to_be_an_empathy_scientist_today?

or https://www.warforkindness.com/excerpt  
or

How the Pandemic Can Teach Kids About Compassion

MARYAM ABDULLAH | 

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_the_pandemic_can_teach_kids_about_compassion?  




2. Supporting Program Progress: Performance Measures, Data System, and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees

ACF

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/supporting-program-progress-performance-measures-data-system-and-technical-assistance-2020  

OR

Supporting the Fatherhood Journey: Findings from the Parents and Children Together Evaluation (PACT)

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/supporting-the-fatherhood-journey-findings-from-the-parents-and-children-together-evaluation-pact?



3. Community Resilience Estimates

Census

https://www.census.gov/data/experimental-data-products/community-resilience-estimates.html?




4. CHECK OUT NEW PARENT-KID ACTIVITIES PLUS CONTRIBUTE TO RESEARCH
 
https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/2020/06/30/check-out-new-parent-kid-activities-plus-contribute-to-research/ 




5. SPARKING GRATITUDE & NAMING LOSSES
To Have and Have Not

The Family Institute at Northwestern University  

https://www.family-institute.org/sharing-our-expertise/sparking-gratitude-naming-losses 




6. Parents and the pandemic: A comprehensive analysis of survey data
 
John P. Bailey, AEI

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/parents-and-the-pandemic-a-comprehensive-analysis-of-survey-data/?




7. Media Coverage: How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children
Our new research suggests that almost 70% of fathers across race, class, educational attainment, and political affiliation in the United States feel closer to their children during the coronavirus pandemic.

Read, watch, and listen to highlights from our recent media coverage:




8. NORC survey reflects public worries about COVID-19, despite a majority satisfied with finances

https://news.uchicago.edu/story/happiness-among-americans-dips-five-decade-low 




9. Lockdown creates a wave of 'Turbo Relationships', with new couples quicker to commit
 
Relate

https://www.relate.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2020/6/24/lockdown-creates-wave-turbo-relationships-new-couples-quicker-commit-0 



10. 
THE BIG QUESTION:
HOW DO I HELP MY KIDS
HELP OTHERS?
 Rachel Buchholz,   KIDS AND FAMILY Editor in Chief   

https://email.nationalgeographic.com/H/2/v400000172fb5ad92a8736656e96c569c8/a02396e9-9480-4938-ac29-73f134d7e506/HTML 



11. Adolescent Development

http://frameworksinstitute.org/adolescence.html 



Thanks.

Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin 

Candidates for Friday Five

1. How to Cultivate Child-Welfare Workers

Naomi Schaefer Riley

https://nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/how-to-cultivate-child-welfare-workers?



2. An Overview of Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Curricula

Mindy E. Scott and Ilana Huz

 

https://mastresearchcenter.org/mast-center-research/an-overview-of-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-curricula/ 



3. THE PHENOMENAL RISE AND FALL OF A MARRIAGE-BASED CULTURE

Pat Fagan Ph.D. 

http://marri.us/the-phenomenal-rise-and-fall-of-a-marriage-based-culture/ 



4.  How Cultural Factors Shape Economic Outcomes 

https://futureofchildren.princeton.edu/sites/futureofchildren/files/foc_vol_30_no_1_combined_v6.pdf

  


5. How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak

https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/how-to-help-families-and-staff-build-resilience-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/ 

OR

Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined




6. To combat racism, try reviving the black family

ANTHONY ESOLEN

https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/marriage-and-family/other-topics/to-combat-racism-try-reviving-the-black-family.html 



 

7. Talking To Your Kids About Racism and Racial Justice with Cara Meredith

http://imbetween.org/episode105/ 

OR

Strengths Based Parenting




8. New foundation focuses on helping Korean American adoptees and families find out where they fit in

Tim Leininger

https://www.journalinquirer.com/living/new-foundation-focuses-on-helping-korean-american-adoptees-and-families-find-out-where-they-fit/article_79c04a8a-b612-11ea-9152-9b05aa11cc12.html 



9.  Role-play shows which expectant dads will thrive as new fathers

by Jeff Grabmeier, The Ohio State University

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-role-play-dads-fathers.html 



10. Can This Marriage Be Saved?: A Memoir

  https://muse.jhu.edu/book/76638  



11. just FYI 
Can the Church Save Marriage?

Matrimony rates are in decline, even among conservative Christians. Here’s what that means for the future.
MARK REGNERUS

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/july-august/marriage-save-church-declining-christians-global.html  



Thanks
Bill
https://nano.site/billcoffin

Candidates for Friday Five

1. 8 Dads on the Picture Books They Love Reading to Their Kids

by Jennifer Garry

https://www.readbrightly.com/dads-on-picture-books-they-love-reading-to-their-kids/?




2. 

the July 2020 issue of 

Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science 

(FR). This special issue (Vol. 69, Issue 3) is a compilation titled: Best Evidence‐based Practices in Family Life Education. 


NCFR

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2020/69/3  




3. How the Pandemic is Strengthening Fathers' Relationships with Their Children

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/how-the-pandemic-is-strengthening-fathers-relationships-with-their-children 




4. Division of Housework, Communication, and Couples’ Relationship Satisfaction
Daniel L. Carlson, Amanda J. Miller, Stephanie Rudd 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023120924805  

OR

How Dividing Up Household Chores Can Impact Marriage

Janice Wood

https://psychcentral.com/news/2020/06/16/how-dividing-up-household-chores-can-impact-marriage/157314.html  




5.  LOW-INCOME, MINORITY FATHERS’ CONTROL STRATEGIES AND THEIR CHILDREN’S REGULATORY SKILLS

JENESSA L. MALIN, NATASHA J. CABRERA, ELIZABETH KARBERG, DANIELA ALDONEY, AND MEREDITH L. ROWE University of Maryland, College Park

https://education.umd.edu/sites/default/files/MalinIMHJ2014%20copy.pdf  




6. Watch our timely "Parenting in a Pandemic" Zoom cast. Claire McCarthy, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School 

https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/parenting-in-a-pandemic 




7. Blog: Recognizing Fathers’ Impact on Children’s Lives on Father’s Day and Beyond

BY SAMANTHA ILLANGASEKARE
 
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/blog/fathersimpact?

or one of these

 
Explore findings from a research synthesis on how the timing of first sexual activity relates to such outcomes as teen pregnancy, relationships, mental health and emotional well-being, risky sexual activity, and substance use.
Supporting Program Progress Performance Measures Data System and Technical Assistance for the 2020 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantees cover page
Explore this report to learn what worked well during the current cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grantees and potential improvements to performance measures data collection for future cohorts of grantees.
Empowering Families Implementation of an integrated HMRE employment and financial literacy program for low-income couples
Explore findings on the implementation of Empowering Families, a program developed to offer integrated healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) and economic stability services to couples with low income raising children together.




8. How To Talk To Kids About Race And Racism, And The Risks Of Staying Silent

Lee V. Gaines

https://illinoisnewsroom.org/how-to-talk-to-kids-about-race-and-racism-and-the-risks-of-staying-silent/  



9. https://www.carolinafathers.com/



10. How to Create Social Media Rules in Your Marriage

   

https://firstthings.org/rules-of-social-media-for-marriage/ 




11. Marital Status in the United States

https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/marital-status-in-united-states.html 



Thanks
Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. To target aid to the neediest families, we need to strengthen TANF

Jana Parsons  

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/06/10/to-target-aid-to-the-neediest-families-we-need-to-strengthen-tanf/?

https://www.hamiltonproject.org/blog/to_target_aid_to_the_neediest_families_we_need_to_strengthen_tanf 

 

2. COVID-19 and nursing homes: Examining new national data

Alex Brill, Benedic N. Ippolito

https://www.aei.org/economics/covid-19-and-nursing-homes-examining-new-national-data/?



3. Healthy Marriage Healthy Families Coalition

Facebook Live - MEG Date Night #89th June 12, 2020


https://www.eventbrite.com/org/3015894510?ref=eofblike


https://www.eventbrite.com/o/healthy-marriage-healthy-families-coalition-3015894510?internal_ref=social 

 

4. 7 Steps To Good Digital Parenting

 https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/seven-steps-good-digital-parenting/?mc_cid=035fb266e8&mc_eid=eca367ce12



5. Prevention Services Clearinghouse Releases New Program Ratings

Patrick Lester  


 


6. Using a Navy Program to Navigate the Continued Stress and Uncertainty of COVID-19

Mr. Spencer Case, M.S., and Mr. Christian Evans, M.A., M.Div.  

https://www.pdhealth.mil/news/blog/using-navy-program-navigate-continued-stress-and-uncertainty-covid-19 



7. Relationships Unlocked: Understanding the nation’s relationships as lockdown is eased
 
https://www.relate.org.uk/blog/2020/6/05/relationships-unlocked-understanding-nations-relationships-lockdown-eased 

and https://surveys-enquetes.statcan.gc.ca/form-formulaire/q/en/eqgs4b1d8328edfa4922aa915b5436328916/p0 



8. Why Men’s Health Month Is So Important

Carol Sanders

https://uapbnews.wordpress.com/2020/06/08/why-mens-health-month-is-so-important/ 




9. How Covid-19 is changing the world’s children 

David Robson  

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200603-how-covid-19-is-changing-the-worlds-children 



10. Grieving a Loss from COVID-19

Charles Muorah, Ph.D., STL, LMFT

https://councilforrelationships.org/grieving-a-loss-from-covid-19/? 



11. Petrarch's Plague

Love, Death, and Friendship in a Time of Pandemic

By Paula Findlen

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/petrarchs-plague  

Thanks.

Bill