1. When is your spouse’s birthday? Chinese authorities set couples a test before granting divorce

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2147396/when-your-spouses-birthday-chinese-authorities-set-couples-test

2.  Integrating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) and Employment Services: Design Choices of Two HMRE Grantees

Daniel Friend and Diane Paulsell 

Mathematica Policy Research

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/integrating-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-and-employment-services-design-choices-of-two-hmre-grantees

3.  If we don’t want our sons to be monstrous men, we have to help them curb their anger

Jessica Machado 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2018/05/31/if-we-dont-want-our-sons-to-be-monstrous-men-we-must-dissuade-them-from-anger/

4.   AN OPEN LETTER TO PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN: FOUR THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN AS A NEWLYWED

Harry Benson

http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/open-letter-prince-harry-meghan-four-things-i-wish-id-known-newlywed/

5.  The Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

Select sessions will be livestreamed on #RECSLive

6.  Premarital Relationship Education and Its Effect on Newlywed Help-Seeking

Jennifer Griffith

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/premarital-relationship-education-and-its-effect-on-newlywed-help-seeking/

7. 

As part of its work to expand the number of researchers and practitioners collaborating to evaluate fatherhood programs, the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN) provided funding and oversaw 13 research projects. Recently, three of the studies published their findings on the FRPN website. The full reports are available here.

http://www.frpn.org/grantee-reports?

8.  SECRETS OF A SUCCESSFUL SPY MARRIAGE

ALEX BOLLFRASS

https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/secrets-of-a-successful-spy-marriage/

9.This Is How Long Today’s Average Couple Dates Before Getting Married

By DIANA BRUK

https://bestlifeonline.com/this-is-how-long-todays-average-couple-dates-before-getting-married/

10.  Does marriage make husbands or wives more grumpy? Yes, science says.

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/nation-world/national/article212118659.html

Thanks Alysse. GO CAPS!

Bill

1.  Six Habits of Highly Compassionate People

HOORIA JAZAIERI

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






2. The Interdependence of Families, Communities, and Children’s Health: Public Investments That Strengthen Families and Communities, and Promote Children’s Healthy Development and Societal Prosperity

https://nam.edu/the-interdependence-of-families-communities-and-childrens-health-public-investments-that-strengthen-families-and-communities-and-promote-childrens-healthy-development-and-societal-prosperity/






3.  Unable to attend in person? Select sessions will be livestreamed on #RECSLive. You can also follow @RECS_OPRE and use #RECS2018 to join the conversations taking place at the conference.

  Friday, June 1

10:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.		Plenary: Parents and Children Together: Findings from an Experimental Evaluation of Six Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs LIVE
		Moderator: Robin McDonald (Administration for Children and Families) Sarah Avellar (Mathematica Policy Research) Halbert Sullivan (Ramsey County Workforce Solutions) Scott Wetzler (Montefiore Medical Center) Wade Horn (Former Assistant Secretary for Children and Families/Deloitte Consulting)

http://recsconference.net/livestream.htm







4.  FORGIVENESS: THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

 Kathi Norman

http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathi-norman/2018052238293








5. How the NYT chose 'parenting'

 DAVID BEARD

https://www.poynter.org/news/how-nyt-chose-parenting







6.  Community Collaborations to Strengthen and Preserve Families

HHS-2018-ACF-ACYF-CA-1351

https://ami.grantsolutions.gov/index.cfm?switch=foa&fon=HHS-2018-ACF-ACYF-CA-1351







7. It Took My Grandmother's Death to Finally Appreciate My Mom's Incredible Strength
Suzanne Hayes (my niece, writing about my mother-in-law and sister-in-law)

https://www.womansworld.com/posts/grandmother-death-my-mother-159650?




OR
Jackie Pilossoph


http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-ahp-pilossoph-column-tl-0524-story.html







8.  Sleep better, parent better: Study shows link between maternal sleep and permissive parenting

http://news.aces.illinois.edu/news/sleep-better-parent-better-study-shows-link-between-maternal-sleep-and-permissive-parenting










9.  Key Findings on Families, Family Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals

http://www.familyperspective.org/safs/SynthesisReport.pdf








10. A more Measured Approach: An Evaluation of Different Measures of Marriage Rates and Implications for the Family

Mary Ann Bronson and Maurizio Mazzocco
https://econpapers.repec.org/article/ctllouvde/v_3a84_3ay_3a2018_3ai_3a2_3ap_3a189-207.htm




11.   Integrating Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) and Employment Services: Design Choices of Two HMRE Grantees
https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/integrating-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-hmre-and-employment-services-design-choices-of-two-hmre-grantees



Thanks Alysse...Go CAPS!
Bill

1.  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 12th Report to Congress

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/temporary-assistance-needy-families-12th-report-congress

2.  Women work-hours constraint is associated with their own depression and their partners’ low relationship satisfaction: Evidence from the Growing up in Ireland Infant Cohort Study

 Eamonn Barron1 , Jennifer Mulligan-Rabbitt3 and Ela Polek1,2*

https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/images/Blog/work_and_womenyes.pdf

3. Love hurts: Spats with spouse may worsen chronic pain, other symptoms

http://news.psu.edu/story/520727/2018/05/15/research/love-hurts-spats-spouse-may-worsen-chronic-pain-other-symptoms

OR

Parents may help prep kids for healthier, less violent relationships

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/ps-pmh042718.php

4.  MFRI at Purdue University releases research and showcases innovative tool to support service members, veterans and families

http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2018/Q2/mfri-at-purdue-university-releases-research-and-showcases-innovative-tool-to-support-service-members,-veterans-and-families.html

5.  Why Mothers Matter 

Report to Family First New Zealand, Mother’s Day 2018

https://www.familyfirst.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Why-Mothers-Matter.pdf

6.  When the secret to a happy marriage is shockingly simple

Lois M. Collins@loisco

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900018657/when-the-secret-to-a-happy-marriage-is-shockingly-simple.html

7. I asked a top relationship psychologist for his 3 best pieces of advice about marriage

http://www.businessinsider.com/marriage-advice-relationship-expert-2018-5

8. SEEING MARRIAGE THROUGH THE PRISM OF TIME

http://www.cjnews.com/culture/books-and-authors/seeing-marriage-through-the-prism-of-time

9. 

Ambivalence in Later‐Life Family Networks: Beyond Intergenerational Dyads

• Myriam Girardin
• Eric D. Widmer 
• Ingrid Arnet Connidis
• Anna‐Maija Castrén
• Rita Gouveia
• Barbara Masotti

• Journal of Marriage and Family

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jomf.12469

10. 1940s MOTHER’S MARRIAGE ADVICE FOR NEWLYWEDS STILL RINGS TRUE TODAY

https://lisalouisecooke.com/2018/05/12/marriage-advice-newlyweds/

11. Marriage may be good for catching melanoma early

​https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-melanoma-marriage/marriage-may-be-good-for-catching-melanoma-early-idUSKBN1IC2KE

12. How Do I Know If She Is The One?

by Adam ​

http://www.ibelieveinlove.com/how-do-i-know-if-she-is-the-one/

Thanks Alysse. We're headed to Fairfield U (CT) for my 50th reunion weekend. 

1. Role of mothers’ and fathers’ Internet parenting for family climate

1. Most Massachusetts families’ household income is below average. Yes, we did the math

Evan Horowitz GLOBE STAFF

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/05/03/most-massachusetts-families-household-income-below-average-yes-check-math/WrzXLUoHg9i5mmUfmK0p6I/story.html?p1=Article_Trending_Most_Viewed

2. 

3.For a Happy Life, Love Your Spouse More Than Your Kids, Says One Marriage Counselor

http://www.bravotv.com/personal-space/love-your-spouse-more-than-your-kids

4.  Teaching Kids Gratitude

https://www.childtrends.org/videos/teaching-kids-gratitude/

5.   Marriage gets better with time

Harry Benson, Marriage Foundation

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?zx=4xjzr69ufnvz#starred/16316c507986ea83?compose=16327369130206d2

https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/marriage-lines-staying-together-is-the-key-to-happiness/

OR

Parental conflict initiative to be trialled in 30 areas

https://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/2005233/parental-conflict-initiative-to-be-trialled-in-30-areas

6.  Families are the real wealth of nations

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1278716

7.  Executive Order on the Establishment of a White House Faith and Opportunity Initiative

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-establishment-white-house-faith-opportunity-initiative/

8. Why Do I End Up Feeling Used After A Hookup?

by Johnna

http://www.ibelieveinlove.com/feeling-used-after-a-hookup/

9. Marriage and Sexuality in Early Christianity

2018 - David G. Hunter

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/marriage-and-sexuality-in-early-christianity/fgqpf3gzw130?cid=msft_web_chart

10.   The decision to reject marriage but embrace the financial decisions a married couple would make together — like buying a house or combining finances — can prove tragic in separation.

https://www.charlotteagenda.com/124344/when-unmarried-couples-make-marriage-like-financial-decisions-things-get-murky/

11. A millennial talks marriage

https://idahostatejournal.com/opinion/columns/a-millennial-talks-marriage/article_38149bb8-3eab-5639-9a51-4429d1751a70.html

12.   South Korea is fighting its low birth rate with a marriage class for singles

Monica Castillo

https://www.thelily.com/south-korea-is-fighting-its-low-birth-rate-with-a-marriage-class-for-singles/

Thanks Alysse

Bill

1. AH-TP1-18-001

FY18 Announcement of Availability of Funds for Phase I Replicating Programs (Tier 1) Effective in the Promotion of Healthy Adolescence and the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Behaviors
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=302757

Also see  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7644600173483667202

2.  Mastering the Mysteries of Love workshops are for Dating, Engaged, Married and Remarried Couples.

http://relationshipenhancement.org/workshops-for-couples/

3.   Behavioral Intervention Materials Compendium

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/behavioral-intervention-materials-compendium?

OR

1. Siblings' experiences in middle childhood predict differences in college graduation status

Society for Research in Child Development

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180417115808.htm

2. Number of births outside marriage rise in EU

http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/16/number-of-births-outside-marriage-rise-in-european-union

3.  Jordan introduces free pre-marriage counselling to lower divorce rates

https://thearabweekly.com/jordan-introduces-free-pre-marriage-counselling-lower-divorce-rates

4. Federal Funding of Social and Behavioral Science Research, by State

http://www.cossa.org/resources/state-fact-sheets/

5.  2018 Prevention Resource Guide

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/2018-prevention-resource-guide

6. “Survey Says”… The Effectiveness of Program Satisfaction and Learning Questionnaires at Predicting Later Marital Quality

Jennifer Griffith

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/survey-says-the-effectiveness-of-program-satisfaction-and-learning-questionnaires-at-predicting-later-marital-quality/

7.  Are Helicopter Parents Ruining a Generation?

https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/557696/home-school-episode-1/?

8. Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic Mobility

1. Helping couples approaching retirement

https://www.marriagecare.org.uk/helping-couples-approaching-retirement/

2.   

Portfolio of Research in Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency: Fiscal Year 2017

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/portfolio-of-research-in-welfare-and-family-self-sufficiency-fiscal-year-2017

OR

   Self-Regulation Snap Shot #6: A Focus on Young Adults

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/self-regulation-snap-shot-6-a-focus-on-young-adults

3.

 Is There A "Right Time" To Bring Up Marriage When You're Dating?

CORY STIEG

https://www.refinery29.com/talking-about-marriage-in-relationship-dating?

4. 

Are Millennial Dads More Active In Child-Rearing Than Gen X Dads? There Are Some Important Differences

 Alana Romain 

https://www.romper.com/p/are-millennial-dads-more-active-in-child-rearing-than-gen-x-dads-there-are-some-important-differences-8692290

5. 

Ep 43: The Work To End Father Absence, With Chris Brown Of The National Fatherhood Initiative

https://parentsondemand.com/podcasts/fit-dad-fitness/ep-43-the-work-to-end-father-absence-with-chris-brown-of-the-national-fatherhood-initiative/

6. 

Marriage reduces depression in couples earning less than $60,000 per year, study finds

Georgia State University

https://news.gsu.edu/2018/04/09/marriage-reduces-depression-in-couples-earning-less-than-60000-per-year-study-finds/

7. 

The Social Assistance of Marriage

https://www.convivium.ca/articles/the-social-assistance-of-marriage

8. 

Attending these 35 Pa. colleges will most likely lead to tying the knot

Sara K. Satullo

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/the_pa_students_most_likely_to.html

9. 

'No One Meant To Be In My Office': A Divorce Lawyer's Tips On Staying Together

https://www.npr.org/2018/04/08/600255711/no-one-meant-to-be-in-my-office-a-divorce-lawyers-tips-on-staying-together

10. 

Covenant Military Chaplain Organizes Large Army Marriage RetreatStan Friedman

http://covenantcompanion.com/2018/04/06/covenant-military-chaplain-organizes-large-army-marriage-retreat/

11. 

Korea's Marriage Rate Dips Below Japan's

By Kim Dong-seop

1.  Register for the 2018 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS)

https://ers.snapuptickets.com/ers/online-registration-conference.cfm?y=ZWlkPTE5OTcmbGFuPWVuZw

2.  Research building relationships between schools, Latino families

http://cyfs.unl.edu/news/?p=2016

3.  The associations of intimacy and sexuality in daily life

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265407517743076

4.  Within- and Between-Family Associations of Marital Functioning and Child Well-being

Kayla Knopp, University of Denver 

Galena K. Rhoades, University of Denver 

Elizabeth S. Allen, University of Colorado Denver 

Aleja Parsons, University of Denver 

Lane L. Ritchie, University of Denver

Howard J. Markman, University of Denver 

Scott M. Stanley, University of Denver

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382797/pdf/nihms809643.pdf

5.   Design for an Impact Study of Five Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs and Strategies

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/design-for-an-impact-study-of-five-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs-and-strategies?

6.   Daily Health & Non-Marital Partnerships in Later Life Study​

https://www.loveafter60lab.com/daily-health--non-marital-partnerships.html

7.   CHURCH SCHOOL REPORT: 10 OUT OF 10 ON MARRIAGE, BUT NEXT TIME SHOW YOUR WORKINGS!

Harry Benson | Director of Research

http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/church-school-report-10-10-marriage-next-time-show-workings/

8.   S.B. 54 Marriage and Premarital Counseling and Education Amendments

STATE OF UTAH

https://le.utah.gov/~2018/bills/static/SB0054.html

9.  Voices from the Field: The Committee on the Well-being of Military Families (Public Information-Gathering Session)

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/dbasse/bcyf/military-families-well-being/index.htm

10. Does Faith Reduce Divorce Risk?

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2018/03/20935/

11.  How reading to babies helps their brains develop

 Elise Franco 

http://www.goupstate.com/news/20180321/how-reading-to-babies-helps-their-brains-develop

12. Strong Relationality and Ethical Responsiveness: A Framework and Conceptual Model for Family Science

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jftr.12238

Thanks Alysse

Bill

1.  THE MAGIC TOUCH

 

https://www.family-institute.org/behavioral-health-resources/magic-touch

2.   Parents and Children Together: The Complex Needs of Low-Income Men and How Responsible Fatherhood Programs Address Them

https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/our-publications-and-findings/publications/parents-and-children-together-the-complex-needs-of-low-income-men-and-how-responsible-fatherhood?

OR

There’s More to Life than Test Scores: Measuring Social and Emotional Skills to Support Student Success

https://mathematica-mpr.com/commentary/theres-more-to-life-than-test-scores-measuring-social-emotional-skills-to-support-student-success?

3. Troop Divorce Rate Unchanged; Marriage Rate Continues Fall

 Amy Bushatz

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/21/troop-divorce-rate-unchanged-marriage-rate-continues-fall.html

OR

4.  First Things First: Failing our boys through fatherlessness

Julie Baumgardner

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/life/entertainment/story/2018/mar/18/failing-our-boys-through-fatherlessness/466013/

Also see 

5. Students who think their parents approve of drinking may drink more

http://news.psu.edu/story/510248/2018/03/16/research/students-who-think-their-parents-approve-drinking-may-drink-more

6. Symposium looks at the many facets of black marriage

By DIVA PAREKH 

http://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2018/03/symposium-looks-at-many-facets-of-black-marriage

7.   OFA "Dear Colleague" letter on TANF and Healthy Marriage/Responsible Fatherhood Social Capital Programs

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofa/resource/dear-colleague-tanf-hmrf-integration

8.   Marriage Has Become a Trophy

• ANDREW CHERLIN

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/03/incredible-everlasting-institution-marriage/555320/

OR

Marriage in Europe, 1400-1800 by Silvana Seidel Menchi

Bill