Candidates for Friday Five

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

Jacques van Lankveld, Nele Jacobs, Viviane Thewissen,

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

"Elite Eight" Candidates for Friday Five

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

http://slidingvsdeciding.blogspot.com/2018/03/journal-of-family-psychology-special.html





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
Katie Bohn

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


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


OR

Marriage in Europe, 1400-1800 by Silvana Seidel Menchi









Thanks Alysse.

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. NTI Mental Health Training Pilot Launch in March 2018

http://adoptionsupport.org/national-training-initiative/nti-mh-pilot-2018/





2.  WHY IS LEAP NEEDED?

https://leapinstitute.org/why-is-leap-needed




3.   

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


https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/parents-and-children-together-the-complex-needs-of-low-income-men-and-how-responsible-fatherhood-programs-address-them?




OR



FRPN Research Brief: Attendance in Community-Based Fatherhood Programs

Jessica Pearson, Jay Fagan and Rebecca Kaufman

http://www.frpn.org/asset/frpn-research-brief-attendance-in-community-based-fatherhood-programs





4. 

 

Knowing Your Partner's Mood

https://www.smu.edu/News/2018/Chrystyna-Kouros-Fox4-12march2018






5. https://www.soulmates.academy/bestselfatwork





6. 

  

How much will your spouse suffer if you become unemployed?

Milena Nikolova and Sinem H. Ayhan


https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2018/03/13/how-much-will-your-spouse-suffer-if-you-become-unemployed/





7.

 

How family fun impacts student wellbeing


Rebecca Vukovic


https://www.teachermagazine.com.au/articles/how-family-fun-impacts-student-wellbeing






8.    A Good Marriage May Help Keep You Thin, Study Says

 JAMIE DUCHARME


http://time.com/5192008/marriage-weight-gain-study/





9.   Spread the Word: All of Us Releases Downloadable Materials for Communities

https://allofus.nih.gov/news-events-and-media/announcements/spread-word-all-us-releases-downloadable-materials-communities






10. 

The promise of prevention science for addressing intergenerational poverty


Van Ryzin, Mark J., Fishbein, Diana, Biglan, Anthony

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, Vol 24(1), Feb 2018, 128-143


http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/773dc1_6ecc44d5b7a2420da271ca5d1e2a45ee.pdf






11.

 

Effects of Religiosity, Forgiveness, and Spousal Empathy on Marital Adjustment

James E. McDonald,Jonathan R. Olson,Ann H. Lanning,H. Wallace Goddard &James P. Marshall

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01494929.2017.1403992





12. 

2018 Prevention Resource Guide


https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/resources/resource-guide/





Thanks Alysse


Bill

"Elite Eight" Candidates for Friday Five

http://www.freebracketgenerator.com/


1. Cycling and Sensuality

https://www.rfva.org/events/cycling-and-sensuality/

OR

This Couple Found Love Through Cycling And Are Still Biking Together 60 Years On

By Natasha Hinde







2.   Re-marriage on the rise as over-50s buck the decline

Olivia Rudgard

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/28/re-marriage-rise-over-50s-buck-decline/





3.  RELATIONSHIPS & SEX EDUCATION: A new report from the Centre for Social Justice and Family Stability Network 

https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/





4.   Can Relationship Checkups Work?

Jennifer Griffith

http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/research/can-relationship-checkups-work/#more-284





5.  Harvard Business Review, AEI's President on Measuring the Impact of Ideas (February 22, 2018)

Arthur C. Brooks

https://hbr.org/2018/03/aeis-president-on-measuring-the-impact-of-ideas





6. Millennials are in denial on how to mix marriage and career

 Suzanne Venker 

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/millennials-are-in-denial-on-how-to-mix-marriage-and-career/article/2650678






7.     Two things you can do to improve your marriage

http://www.ky3.com/content/news/Two-things-you-can-do-to-improve-your-marriage-476251913.html





8. Is Gratitude Good for Your Health?


SUMMER ALLEN


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




http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2763101-march-madness-2018-top-bracketology-predictions-from-around-the-web




Thanks Alysse


Bill

Re: Candidates for Friday Five


On Thu, Mar 1, 2018 at 6:29 PM, Bill Coffin <billcoffin68@gmail.com> wrote:

1.  Marriage At An All Time Low

Harry Benson

http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/marriage-time-low/





2.  GRANDPARENTHOOD

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles-series/Grandparenthood.html




3.  Symposium on Black Marriage, Johns Hopkins Center for Africana Studies
Bound/Unbound

http://krieger.jhu.edu/africana/events/bound-unbound-contemporary-black-marriage-in-research-policy-practice/





4. http://www.narme.org/conferences/8th-annual-narme-summit/





5.  Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net

Hamish Low, Costas Meghir, Luigi Pistaferri and Alessandra Voena

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/camcamdae/1817.htm





6.  WHAT THE HISTORY OF FOOD STAMPS REVEALS

 

https://daily.jstor.org/what-the-history-of-food-stamps-reveals/





7.   Is Work-Life Balance Even Possible? (Infographic)

Rose Leadem 

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/309121?





8.  Millennials projected to overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation

BY RICHARD FRY

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers/?





9. MY PARENTS DON’T UNDERSTAND ME. DOES IT MATTER?

http://famfound.net/my-parents-dont-understand-me-does-it-matter/





10. How to Calculate the Paid-Leave Tax Credit

 Megan G. Holstein © Jackson Lewis
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/benefits/Pages/how-to-calculate-the-paid-family-leave-tax-credit.aspx?





11.   NEW CENSUS DATA SHOWS FEWER CHILDREN LIVING WITH MARRIED PARENTS

Andrea Mrozek

Peter Jon Mitchell

https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/publications/5177/new-census-data-shows-fewer-children-living-with-married-parents/?






THANKS Alysse

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1.  Marriage At An All Time Low

Harry Benson

http://marriagefoundation.org.uk/marriage-time-low/





2.  GRANDPARENTHOOD

https://www.bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resources/data/family-profiles-series/Grandparenthood.html




3.  Symposium on Black Marriage, Johns Hopkins Center for Africana Studies
Bound/Unbound

http://krieger.jhu.edu/africana/events/bound-unbound-contemporary-black-marriage-in-research-policy-practice/





4. http://www.narme.org/conferences/8th-annual-narme-summit/





5.  Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net

Hamish Low, Costas Meghir, Luigi Pistaferri and Alessandra Voena

https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/camcamdae/1817.htm





6.  WHAT THE HISTORY OF FOOD STAMPS REVEALS

 

https://daily.jstor.org/what-the-history-of-food-stamps-reveals/





7.   Is Work-Life Balance Even Possible? (Infographic)

Rose Leadem 

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/309121?





8.  Millennials projected to overtake Baby Boomers as America’s largest generation

BY RICHARD FRY

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/03/01/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers/?





9. MY PARENTS DON’T UNDERSTAND ME. DOES IT MATTER?

http://famfound.net/my-parents-dont-understand-me-does-it-matter/





10. How to Calculate the Paid-Leave Tax Credit

 Megan G. Holstein © Jackson Lewis
https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/benefits/Pages/how-to-calculate-the-paid-family-leave-tax-credit.aspx?





11.   NEW CENSUS DATA SHOWS FEWER CHILDREN LIVING WITH MARRIED PARENTS

Andrea Mrozek

Peter Jon Mitchell

https://www.cardus.ca/research/family/publications/5177/new-census-data-shows-fewer-children-living-with-married-parents/?






THANKS Alysse

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1.  Family Stability and Instability among Low-Income Hispanic Mothers With Young Children

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/family-stability-and-instability-among-low-income-hispanic-mothers-young-children




2.  How eharmony created the perfect audience-messaging match

Grant Langston

https://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/marketing-resources/eharmony-audience-message-targeting/?




3. The Dating Project: A new film addresses a lost art

By Carolyn Moynihan

Many young people don’t date because they simply do not know how to. 
Read the full article


https://www.mercatornet.com/family_edge/view/the-dating-project-a-new-film-addresses-a-lost-art/21055?





4.  Human flourishing and human excellence: The truth(s) of Aristotle’s ‘Nicomachean Ethics’ (with a look at Winston Churchill)

http://www.aei.org/events/human-flourishing-human-excellence-truths-aristotles-nicomachean-ethics-look-winston-churchill/





5.   Waiting for Ms Right? Men more likely to be holding on for 'the one'

Olivia Rudgard

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/14/waiting-ms-right-men-likely-holding-one/




6.  Single dads die at more than twice the rate of single mums or partnered parents, study suggests

Alex Matthews-King 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/single-dads-fathers-die-death-rate-life-expectancy-mums-partners-marriage-relationship-study-lancet-a8210936.html




7.   Predictors for infidelity and divorce

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180212190946.htm




8. http://www.alabamamarriage.org/

http://www.alabamamarriage.org/documents/Flier%20Cohort%20E%20-%20January%202018.pdf




9. Fat, unhealthy Americans threaten Trump’s defense surge


BRYAN BENDER


https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/pentagon-buildup-troop-recruiting-shortage-351365?




10. Siblings Teach Each Other Empathy, Study Finds, & Here's How Parents Can Support Them

Azure Hall

https://www.romper.com/p/siblings-teach-each-other-empathy-study-finds-heres-how-parents-can-support-them-8273146




11.  Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

http://sites.nationalacademies.org/cs/groups/dbassesite/documents/webpage/dbasse_184857.pdf




12.   Association between marriage and outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00415-018-8793-z




Thanks Alysse

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1.Trump’s Top Child Welfare Official: Family First a Good First Step, but True Prevention is Key


Jerry Milner







2. Standards of Evidence for Conducting and Reporting Economic Evaluations in Prevention Science







3.FRPN Webinar: Inside the Black Box, Part 2: Fathers' Attendance in Fatherhood Programs



OR

TANF-ACF-IM-2018-01(The use of TANF funds to promote employment programs for noncustodial parents)








4.

Strengthening Families














5. 15 Questions to Determine if Your Relationship is Hall of Fame Material or a Strikeout









6.  How to make blended families work







7. Breast Centers Develop Strategies to Implement Effective Survivorship Programs









8.  8 facts about love and marriage in America

BY ABIGAIL GEIGER AND GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON









9. Inside the movement for paid time off to have a baby — in Utah and beyond


@saraisraelsen










10.   Special Report: Evolution of Love









11. The Surprising Secrets to Living Longer — And Better








12.  What predicts the quality of children’s friendships? Study shows cognition and emotion together play a role

http://news.aces.illinois.edu/news/what-predicts-quality-children%E2%80%99s-friendships-study-shows-cognition-and-emotion-together-play





13. Can't buy me love: Materialism in marriage linked to devaluation of marriage






THANKS Alysse

Re: Candidates for Friday Five

11. Want to save your marriage? Learn how to fight with these 12 tips



On Thu, Feb 8, 2018 at 6:00 PM, Bill Coffin <billcoffin68@gmail.com> wrote:
1. The Connection Between a Healthy Marriage and a Healthy Heart

By JENNY CHEN
https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/healthy-marriage-healthy-heart/

2. Read the Research on Programs that Help Families Achieve Economic Security and Improve Child Development
https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/news/read-the-research-on-programs-that-help-families-achieve-economic-security-and-improve-child


3.  All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Research Priorities
https://allofus.nih.gov/news-events-and-media/announcements/all-us-research-program-seeks-input-research-priorities


4. The “Zenith Problem” in Relationship Education
Alan Hawkins
http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/the-zenith-problem-in-relationship-education/


5. Special Topic Meeting: Promoting Character Development Among Diverse Children and Adolescents
https://www.ncfr.org/events/special-topic-meeting-promoting-character-development-among-diverse-children-and-adolescents


6.  Cost family failure 2018 update

http://www.relationshipsfoundation.org/cost-family-failure-2018-update/

OR

Where’s the daddy?
Rebecca Goldman & Adrienne Burgess
http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Wheres-the-daddy-Full-Report.pdf



7. WHY ‘TALK’ IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOUR-LETTER WORD IN A MARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO PROFESSIONALS

By Je’Don Holloway Talley

http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/02/the-dos-and-donts-of-staying-together-do-talk-dont-text/


8.Nearly One-Third of Adults Now Share Their Living Space

It's not just Millennials moving back in with their parents that's causing a rise in "doubled up" housing.

Daniel B. Kline


https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/07/nearly-one-third-of-adults-now-share-their-living.aspx



9. UGA students express conflicted opinions about marriage and children
  • Rachel Grace 
https://www.redandblack.com/culture/uga-students-express-conflicted-opinions-about-marriage-and-children/article_a24b9fb2-0af8-11e8-a869-cf583b669768.html



10. NYT
 Experts say it’s essential to give kids time and space to play.

OR
 To avoid catching a cold from your partner, here are some tips.

Thanks Alysse

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. The Connection Between a Healthy Marriage and a Healthy Heart

By JENNY CHEN
https://www.yalemedicine.org/stories/healthy-marriage-healthy-heart/

2. Read the Research on Programs that Help Families Achieve Economic Security and Improve Child Development
https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/news/read-the-research-on-programs-that-help-families-achieve-economic-security-and-improve-child


3.  All of Us Research Program Seeks Input on Research Priorities
https://allofus.nih.gov/news-events-and-media/announcements/all-us-research-program-seeks-input-research-priorities


4. The “Zenith Problem” in Relationship Education
Alan Hawkins
http://relationshipeducator.org/blog/the-zenith-problem-in-relationship-education/


5. Special Topic Meeting: Promoting Character Development Among Diverse Children and Adolescents
https://www.ncfr.org/events/special-topic-meeting-promoting-character-development-among-diverse-children-and-adolescents


6.  Cost family failure 2018 update

http://www.relationshipsfoundation.org/cost-family-failure-2018-update/

OR

Where’s the daddy?
Rebecca Goldman & Adrienne Burgess
http://www.fatherhoodinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Wheres-the-daddy-Full-Report.pdf



7. WHY ‘TALK’ IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOUR-LETTER WORD IN A MARRIAGE, ACCORDING TO PROFESSIONALS

By Je’Don Holloway Talley

http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2018/02/the-dos-and-donts-of-staying-together-do-talk-dont-text/


8.Nearly One-Third of Adults Now Share Their Living Space

It's not just Millennials moving back in with their parents that's causing a rise in "doubled up" housing.

Daniel B. Kline


https://www.fool.com/investing/2018/02/07/nearly-one-third-of-adults-now-share-their-living.aspx



9. UGA students express conflicted opinions about marriage and children
  • Rachel Grace 
https://www.redandblack.com/culture/uga-students-express-conflicted-opinions-about-marriage-and-children/article_a24b9fb2-0af8-11e8-a869-cf583b669768.html



10. NYT
 Experts say it’s essential to give kids time and space to play.

OR
 To avoid catching a cold from your partner, here are some tips.

Thanks Alysse

Bill