Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Marriage Week Tool Kit
https://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/tool-kit


2. A Marriage Crisis and Holiday Season
https://savethemarriage.com/stmblog/2021/12/marriage-crisis-holiday-season/



3. Sliding vs. Deciding: Commitment, Ambiguity, and Relationship Formation

Wednesday, January 12, 2022, 4:30 pm Eastern/1:30 pm Pacific

https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7446892618925813264



4. 2022 Groves Conference

http://www.grovesconference.org/2022-conference.html



5. A Distinctly American Family Policy
BY 
https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2021/11/78939/



6. Early evidence of missing births from the COVID-19 baby bust

Melissa S. Kearney and Phillip Levine




7. Family Hubs vs Sure Start Children’s Centres

Dr. Samantha Callan, Co-founder & Director of Family Hubs Network

https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/newsroom/family-hubs-vs-sure-start-childrens-centres



8. Stories of Service: Exceptional Family Member Program supports Jacksonville military families

Anthony Austin

https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/national/military-news/exceptional-family-member-program-jacksonville/77-84c7b652-0d7e-44a6-933e-90b6cefed499

OR

Mastering Your Marriage


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. National Marriage Week USA Calendar




2. Surgeon general warns of emerging youth mental health crisis in rare public advisory

Howard Blume and Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times



3. Sexual Intimacy in Marriage

PROJECT MANHOOD, CANAVOX




4. 

New Toolkit for Fatherhood Programs Interested in Implementing New Program Components or Services

A new toolkit from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation provides fatherhood program practitioners with user-friendly, hands-on resources to support implementation of new program components or services. The resources include a set of downloadable tools along with an interactive web-based brief and a longer resource document to support use of the tools.

Explore the Toolkit > https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/toolkit/ready-set-go1














 
5. Married to the job no more: Craving flexibility, parents are quitting to get it

Aaron De Smet, Bonnie Dowling, Marino Mugayar-Baldocchi, and Joachim Talloen

https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/married-to-the-job-no-more-craving-flexibility-parents-are-quitting-to-get-it




6. Surprising new study finds grandmothers more connected to grandchildren than to own children

Jenna Romaine

https://thehill.com/changing-america/resilience/smart-cities/581986-surprising-new-study-finds-grandmothers-more





7. Do you feel like a sullen teen again when you visit your parents for the holidays? You're not alone

NICOLE KARLIS

https://www.salon.com/2021/12/01/do-you-feel-like-a-sullen-teen-again-when-you-visit-your-parents-for-the-holidays-youre-not-alone/




8. Communicating during the holidays

Kerry Elsen, Extension Educator- Buffalo County

https://www.journaldemocrat.com/story/news/2021/12/07/communicating-during-holidays/6419131001/





9. What premarital sex has to do with divorce — and other takeaways from marriage research

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/2021/12/3/22810875/what-premarital-sex-has-to-do-with-divorce-takeaways-from-marriage-research-healthy-relationships




10. EITC effects intergenerational marriage and childbirth decisions—new study

https://fordschool.umich.edu/news/2021/eitc-effects-intergenerational-marriage-and-childbirth-decisions-new-study




11. For Your Marriage to Work, Commit to Your Relationship

Catherine Aponte, Psy.D.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/marriage-equals/202112/your-marriage-work-commit-your-relationship



Thanks -- Might go to see

 Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert tomorrow afternoon



Bill
https://www.ignatiancenter.org/advent-evening-of-prayer
A PRAYERFUL PAUSE

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021, 7:00 - 8:00 PM PST


































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Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Family Check-Up® For Children

OPRE/ACF

https://homvee.acf.hhs.gov/effectiveness/Family%20Check-Up%C2%AE%20For%20Children/In%20Brief

OR

Submission for OMB Review; Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE): Long-Term Follow-Up, Kindergarten data collection (MIHOPE-K) [OMB #0970-0402]

A Notice by the Children and Families Administration on 11/30/2021

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/11/30/2021-26102/submission-for-omb-review-mother-and-infant-home-visiting-program-evaluation-mihope-long-term



2. Re-Examining the Link Between Premarital Sex and Divorce

Jesse Smith, Nicholas H. Wolfinger

https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/ke5fj/



3. New training and resources package to boost family support in England

https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/news/new-training-and-resources-package-to-boost-family-support-in-england

OR

First families policy roundtable held at Army Headquarters

https://www.adsadvance.co.uk/first-families-policy-roundtable-held-at-army-headquarters.html




4. Peter Jon Mitchell on why young Canadians are losing faith in the institution of marriage

https://thehub.ca/2021-11-04/canadians-are-losing-faith-in-the-institution-of-marriage/



5. The Changing Face of Social Breakdown

Yuval Levin

https://thedispatch.com/p/the-changing-face-of-social-breakdown



6. Supporting the Healthy Development of Children from Military and Veteran Caregiving Homes

https://www.mathematica.org/publications/hidden-helpers-at-the-frontlines-of-caregiving-supporting-the-healthy-development-of-children



7. Differences In Brain Structure May Account For Why Some Siblings Display Antisocial Behavior

Elizabeth Pratt

https://www.theravive.com/today/post/differences-in-brain-structure-may-account-for-why-some-siblings-display-antisocial-behavior-0004797.aspx



8. Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens

Dennis Thompson

https://consumer.healthday.com/12-1-reading-with-your-toddler-books-may-beat-screens-2655782917.html



9. October 2021 Current Population Survey Basic Monthly 

https://data.census.gov/mdat/?#/search?ds=CPSBASIC202110

OR

Marriage and Divorce Visualizations

https://www.census.gov/topics/families/marriage-and-divorce/library/visualizations.html



10. Pandemic causes historic decrease in marriages across the country

By Isabella Magee

https://www.9news.com.au/national/marriages-decrease-2020-due-to-pandemic-australian-bureau-of-statistics/d75e91aa-a47b-48b6-ad09-0a8751cd6b8b




11. Money Talks: How to Resolve Conflicts with Your Partner

https://www.schwab.com/resource-center/insights/content/money-talks-how-to-resolve-conflicts-with-your-partner



12. Online Dating Is Shifting Educational Inequalities in Marriage Formation in Germany 
Gina Potarca
https://read.dukeupress.edu/demography/article/58/5/1977/174276/Online-Dating-Is-Shifting-Educational-Inequalities



13. When Being Married Is No Longer Fun

David Ludden Ph.D.




Thanks...Friday Five 400 (sounds like it could be a stop on the NASCAR circuit)
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Pick 1

Healthy Marriage Clients’ Change Over time: Data Snapshot of Adult Clients at Program Entry and Exit

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/opre/Healthy%20marriage%202015%20outcomes%20508.pdf

Implementing a Parenting Intervention in a Fatherhood Program

This report describes the effects of Just Beginning - a parenting intervention implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs and evaluated as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study - on parenting and father-child relationships. It also describes costs of implementing the curriculum and analyzes how services operated and who participated in them.

Read the Report >

 

New Synthesis of Findings from the Building Bridges and Bonds Evaluation

Explore the final results and lessons from the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) evaluation, which tested new approaches to help fathers work toward economic stability, develop stronger relationships with their children, and increase participation in the context of existing fatherhood programs.

Read the Brief >

 

New Report Shares Findings from the Exploratory Study of the DadTime Smartphone App Intervention

Explore this report, which explores the feasibility, usability, and impact of the DadTime smartphone app to promote fathers’ attendance in a parenting intervention called Just Beginning, as implemented by three Responsible Fatherhood programs as part of the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) Study.

Read the Report >



2. Helping couples achieve relationship success: A decade of progress in couple relationship education research and practice, 2010–2019
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jmft.12565



3. Does alcohol make you argue with your partner?

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/facts/how-alcohol-affects-relationships/does-alcohol-make-you-argue-with-your-partner


4.  Illinois’ Family First Prevention Plan approved by US Department of Health and Human Services

https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/aboutus/newsandreports/news/Documents/Family_First_Plan_Approved_by_Feds_Press_Release_102621.pdf



5. Bishops urged to implement framework for marriage and family ministry

Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service

https://www.catholicsun.org/2021/11/17/bishops-urged-to-implement-framework-for-marriage-and-family-ministry/



6. How Children Can Become Caring Community Members

BY JAMES MCCONCHIE

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



7. Evaluation of family hubs

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-family-hubs



8. What can parents do to help their children thrive and excel in school?

https://news.missouristate.edu/2021/11/17/what-can-parents-do-to-help-their-children-thrive-and-excel-in-school/



9. Reading with children in a native language is key to bilingual learning

By Ashley Moser, KSL-TV |

https://www.ksl.com/article/50281625/reading-with-children-in-a-native-language-is-key-to-bilingual-learning



10. How playfulness develops and spurs a drive to learn

By Katrin Heimann

https://childandfamilyblog.com/playfulness-develops-drive-to-learn/



11. Living-in before marriage is a bad idea

Jemy Gatdula

https://www.bworldonline.com/living-in-before-marriage-is-a-bad-idea/



12. Her Pleasure First

Gary Thomas

https://garythomas.com/2021/11/09/her-pleasure-first/



Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all!
Bill

Candidates for IFS Friday Five #398 (early bird edition)

1. Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?

By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER

https://www.meadvilletribune.com/many-women-have-left-the-workforce-when-will-they-return/article_8609d27c-935b-5047-a98a-8e96906c8550.html




2. The impact of COVID-19 on adolescents’ mental health





3. Final Reports on the 2015 Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Grantee Programs and Clients

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/final-reports-2015-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood-grantee-programs-and-0



4. Pope to married couples: Don’t be afraid of crises

Kathleen N. Hattrup

https://aleteia.org/2021/11/08/pope-to-married-couples-dont-be-afraid-of-crises/




5. Cairo offers marriage prep course to young couples as divorce rises

Ibrahim Ayyad

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2021/11/cairo-offers-marriage-prep-course-young-couples-divorce-rises#ixzz7BvsWKGxH





6. Childhood Emotional Abuse Is Associated With the Desire to Get Married and Have Children in Korean Young Adults

Jeewon Lee 1, Shin-Gyeom Kim 1, HyunChul Youn 1, Soyoung Irene Lee 1

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34732028/




7. National Adoption Month 2021
Every Conversation Matters

https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/nam/



Thanks.

Bill
in FL


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. DOD Celebrates 'National Veterans and Military Families Month'

 BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2826192/dod-celebrates-national-veterans-and-military-families-month/fbclid/IwAR3pM3JSsedxNgUqNeMWFRtUp96IJT-57pud2lkLE8ZsBGfQdihV4Ak3EQs/




2. INVISIBLE SUPPORT

The Family Institute at Northwestern University

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/invisible-support



3. 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

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2781681





4. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Policy and Practice Implementation

by Lawrence A. Palinkas 1,*,Jessenia De Leon 1,Erika Salinas 1,Sonali Chu 1,Katharine Hunter 2,Timothy M. Marshall 3,Eric Tadehara 4,Christopher M. Strnad 5,Jonathan Purtle 6,Sarah McCue Horwitz 7,Mary M. McKay 8 andKimberly E. Hoagwood 7

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/18/9622/htm




5. Relative Strangers: The importance of social capital for marriage

https://marriagefoundation.org.uk/research/relative-strangers-the-importance-of-social-capital-for-marriage/

or 

Couples who meet on dating apps are more likely to divorce in early marriage, study finds

Randi Richardson



https://www.today.com/tmrw/couples-who-meet-dating-apps-are-more-likely-divorce-early-t236940




6. How a natural disaster can bring couples closer

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211026124255.htm




7. The Art and Science of Family Dinner | Psychology Today Canada

Stephen Gray Wallace, Psychology Today

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/decisions-teens-make/202111/the-art-and-science-family-dinner




8. Healing the Family and Saving the Country

Katharine Cornell Gorka

Director, Civil Society and the American Dialogue


https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/healing-the-family-and-saving-the-country




9. Does Insurance Cover Marriage Counseling?

Elizabeth Derickson, MSW, LCSW

https://www.talkspace.com/blog/does-insurance-cover-marriage-counseling/




10. To Those Who Can’t Imagine Parenting Without Alcohol

Post author: Doug Johnson

https://therealdealofparenting.com/to-those-who-cant-imagine-parenting-without-alcohol/



Thanks.
Bill


Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. For Love or Money?

Why Partnered Young Adults Marry . . . or Don't

PETER JON MITCHELL and LITA L. DAY

https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/reports/for-love-or-money/




2. The State of Religion & Young People 2021: Navigating Uncertainty

https://www.springtideresearch.org/research/the-state-of-religion-2021




3. The American family: 2021

Karlyn Bowman


https://www.aei.org/articles/the-american-family-2021/




4. How Parents and Children Can Learn Emotional Skills Together

TERRI HUGGINS

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




5. Nearly a Third of Parents Spent Child Tax Credit on School Expenses

Parents With Young Children Used Child Tax Credit Payments for Child Care

DANIEL J. PEREZ-LOPEZ AND YERÍS MAYOL-GARCÍA

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/10/nearly-a-third-of-parents-spent-child-tax-credit-on-school-expenses.html




6. Should Kids Take Mental Health Days?

When taking a break is helpful (and when it's not)

Rae Jacobson

https://childmind.org/article/should-kids-take-mental-health-days/




7. The parenting problem the government can't fix

STEPHANIE H. MURRAY

https://theweek.com/life/parenting/1005725/the-parenting-problem-the-government-cant-fix




8. Toucan Together releases ‘Growing Module’ to help couples stay strong when facing challenges

https://familylifeuk.org/toucan-together-releases-growing-module-to-help-couples-stay-strong-when-facing-challenges/




9. The case for paid parental leave

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/themes/the-case-for-paid-parental-leave



10. Please Stop Looking for Your Soulmate

Tyler Jamison Ph.D.






11. Penn State recruiting older, married participants for pain study

https://www.bradfordera.com/news/penn-state-recruiting-older-married-participants-for-pain-study/article_dd1457b2-db8d-5ba7-b624-bf1dedee7757.html



12. The married will soon be the minority

By Charles M. Blow

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/charles-m-blow-the-married-will-soon-be-the-minority/article_88a750aa-3368-11ec-9c70-03f93c76de04.html




Thanks!
Bill






























Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. As Number of Student Parents Rises, So Does Need for Family-Friendly Housing on Campus

Rebecca Kelliher

https://www.diverseeducation.com/home/article/15279531/as-number-of-student-parents-rises-so-does-need-for-family-friendly-housing-on-campus




2. Understanding child-friendly urban design

Helen Shwe Hadani, Jennifer Vey, Shwetha Parvathy, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek 

https://www.brookings.edu/research/understanding-child-friendly-urban-design/




3. The divided state of our unions

Family formation in (post)COVID-19 America

American Enterprise Institute, Institute for Family Studies, Wheatley Institute

https://www.aei.org/research-products/report/the-divided-state-of-our-unions/




4. 

Highlights from the Second Meeting of the FRAMING Research Project’s Healthy Marriage Technical Work Group

Explore highlights from OPRE's second FRAMING Research Technical Workgroup, which brought together research and practice experts to discuss the future of healthy marriage and relationship education programming, research, and evaluation.

Read the Brief >















5. Hear from Dr. Mariana Falconier and Dr. Jinhee Kim, program creators, and project directors, about the TOGETHER Program





6. What is family estrangement? A relationship expert describes the problem and research agenda


Kristina Scharp, University of Washington


https://theconversation.com/what-is-family-estrangement-a-relationship-expert-describes-the-problem-and-research-agenda-164852?




7. Rising Share of U.S. Adults Are Living Without a Spouse or Partner


https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2021/10/05/rising-share-of-u-s-adults-are-living-without-a-spouse-or-partner/




8. 20 QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR FAMILY THIS FALL

MITCHELL QUALLS






9. 10 Small Ways to Become a Better Listener

Marina Khidekel

https://thriveglobal.com/stories/how-to-become-better-listeners-active-listening-tips/




10. https://www.worldvaluesday.com/



Thanks

Bill

Candidates for IFS Fridat Five

1. Family Engagement: Partnering With Families to Improve Child Welfare Outcomes

 Child Welfare Information Gateway

https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f-fam-engagement/




2. Call for Proposals for 2022 Groves Conference On Marriage and Family

Families as a Source of Strength, Healing & Hope

https://www.ncfr.org/events/2022-groves-conference-marriage-and-family




3. Understanding the Economic and Family Stability-Related Benefits of the Success Sequence and its Milestones

https://acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/assessing-benefits-success-sequence-economic-self-sufficiency-and-family-stability

OR

Understanding One-Year Impacts of MotherWise in Denver




4. https://meandmyemotions.org/



5. The Hispanic population has quadrupled in the past four decades. It is also becoming more diverse

https://usafacts.org/

https://usafacts.org/articles/demographics-hispanic-americans/

OR

The US child population shrank by 1 million between 2010 and 2020

https://usafacts.org/articles/the-us-child-population-shrank-by-1-million-between-2010-and-2020/




6. Navy families with special education needs were left alone; a new program aims to help

BY DAVE RESS• DAILY PRESS

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-10-10/navy-special-education-exceptional-family-member-program-3192171.html




7. The U.S. Remarriage Rate, 2019: Trends and Geographic Variation by Gender

Leslie Reynolds

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles/reynolds-remarriaage-US-geographic-variation-2019-fp-21-18.html




8. California Non-Profit Poised for Important Family Study

Healthy Relationships California

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/california-non-profit-poised-for-important-family-study-301395822.html




9. Marriage and the gender gap in college education

David J. Ayers

https://www.galioninquirer.com/opinion/69136/marriage-and-the-gender-gap-in-college-education




10. Can Our Nation's Churches Save Marriage—and the Family?

Lee Habeeb

https://www.newsweek.com/can-our-nations-churches-save-marriage-family-1637656




11. Searching on campus? The marriage market effects of changing student sex ratios 

Nico Pestel

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11150-021-09565-8





12. A Marriage Manual for the Next Generation

David Warsh, proprietor

http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/2021.10.10/2463.html



Thanks
Bill




Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education for Expectant and New Mothers: The One-Year Impacts of MotherWise

https://acf.hhs.gov/opre/report/healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-expectant-and-new-mothers-one-year-impacts?


Understanding One-Year Impacts of MotherWise in Denver

Explore one-year impact findings of MotherWise, a healthy marriage and relationship education (HMRE) program designed to serve expectant and new mothers with low incomes in Denver, Colorado.

Read the Report >





























2. Networking for Emerging Scholars: A Conversation with HMRE Researchers and Practitioners

Hosted by NCFR and the Marriage Strengthening Research and Dissemination Center

October 27, 2021 3:45pm - 5:15pm
 
CT






3. 7th annual American Family Survey: COVID-19’s impact on family finances, relationships, and well-being

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 | 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET



https://www.aei.org/events/7th-annual-american-family-survey-covid-19s-impact-on-family-finances-relationships-and-well-being/






4.  It takes a village 
 The case for family support in every community

  Nicola Smith

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/sites/default/files/2021-09/It-Takes-a-Village-the-case-for-family-support-in-every-community.pdf


OR

Levelling up begins at home: the urgent need to support relationships and families in post-pandemic Britain

https://tavistockrelationships.org/blog/349-post-pandemic





5. Nearly half of older adults say bedroom life much better now than in their 30s!
 
Chris Melore

https://www.studyfinds.org/older-adults-sex-life/




6. The National Marriage Project at UVa and the St. Anselm Institute were pleased to host Ross Douthat’s presentation, “The Home After the Plague: Family in post-Covid America” on September 22nd.

The recording for the event can be found here, as well as on the NMP web site.

Where is the American family headed as COVID finally seems to be lifting? On the one hand, the pandemic may have delivered yet another blow to an American family already reeling from dramatic declines in marriage and fertility. On the other hand, in the face of trauma and tragedy, people often develop a new appreciation for family, which could prime the nation for family renewal. Ross Douthat, New York Times columnist, will discuss the impact COVID has already had on marriage and family life, as well as the effect the pandemic is likely to have on the family in America in the coming years. He will also discuss how America’s family divides—by class, partisanship, and religion—are likely to be affected by the pandemic’s fallout.

Sponsored by the National Marriage Project at U.Va. and the St. Anselm Institute





7. Latino Parents Report Positive Co-parenting and Parent-Child Interactions that Vary by Gender and Nativity

Natasha Cabrera, et al

https://www.hispanicresearchcenter.org/research-resources/latino-parents-report-positive-co-parenting-and-parent-child-interactions-that-vary-by-gender-and-nativity/





8. The antipoverty, targeting, and labor supply effects of the proposed child tax credit expansion

Bruce D. Meyer | Kevin Corinth | Matthew Stadnicki | Derek Wu

https://www.aei.org/research-products/working-paper/the-anti-poverty-targeting-and-labor-supply-effects-of-the-proposed-child-tax-credit-expansion/




9. The Reconciliation Bill More Than Doubles the EITC Marriage Penalty

SAMUEL HAMMOND,  ROBERT ORR

https://www.niskanencenter.org/the-reconciliation-bill-more-than-doubles-the-eitc-marriage-penalty/




10. Men Are Now More Likely to Be Single Than Women. It's Not a Good Sign

 BELINDA LUSCOMBE 

https://time.com/6104105/more-single-men-than-women/




Thanks

Bill