Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Connecting Conversations

Tips for Supporting Communication between Parents/Caregivers and Their Children and Teens



https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/back-to-school/connecting-conversations.html




2. 2023 Data Release Schedule

ACS/Census

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases/2023/release-schedule.html

OR

Tuesday, Sept10, 2024 | 11:45 AM to 1:30 PM ET
New Census Data on American Families’ Economic Well-Being

With Kevin Corinth | Michael R. Strain | Scott Winship

https://www.aei.org/events/new-census-data-on-american-families-economic-well-being/



3. The truth about why we stopped having babies

Helen Coffey

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/babies-birth-rate-decline-fertility-b2605579.html

OR

 ‘Not our tradition’: calls in Sweden to ban fathers walking brides down the aisle



https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/aug/31/swedish-church-leaders-seek-to-ban-father-giving-the-bride-away




4. 1 Skill Most Needed in Your Marriage





5. Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM ET

Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event

With Beth Akers | Kevin Corinth | Yuval Levin | Matt Weidinger | Scott Winship | Brad Wilcox

https://www.aei.org/events/doing-right-by-kids-a-book-event/



6. Adult Attachment and Emotion Regulation Flexibility in Romantic Relationships

by Farnaz Mosannenzadeh ,Maartje Luijten ,Dominique F. MacIejewski ,Grace V. Wiewel  and Johan C. Karremans 

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/14/9/758



7.  Institutional power and the deinstitutionalization of marriage 

Rhys James Herden

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jftr.12583



8. Porn or Partner Arousal? When It Comes to Romantic Relationships, Not All Sexual Arousal Is Equal: A Prospective Study

  • Nicholas J. Lawless & 
  • Gery C. Karantzas 

  • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02985-4

    • OR

    Pleasure and Peril: Young Men's Mental

    R Benakovic, MJ Wilson, Z Seidler - Masculinities and Mental Health in Young Men





    9. New relationship project strengthens couples’, individual partners’ well-being

    by Sharita Forrest

    https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/23342908



    10. About Those “Childless Cat Ladies”

    George Hawley

    https://www.city-journal.org/article/about-those-childless-cat-ladies


    Thanks.
    Bill



    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Couples Quick Lessons

    15 Minute Lessons


    OR

    The State of Divorce Education in the United States

    BJ Higginbotham, JJ Turner, DG Schramm - Journal of Family Strengths, 2024






    2. Many Canadians in their 20s and 30s are delaying having kids — and some say high rent is a factor


    Natalie Stechyson 



    OR

    'It's this or that': Why some Canadians aren't having kids anymore






    3. The key to raising secure children: Why parental sensitivity matters for fathers and mothers

    Audrey-Ann Deneault,Sheri Madigan




    4. Attachment Styles in Romantic Relationships and Perceived Support in Postpartum Couples

     Saul McLeod, PhD, MRes, Katherine Berry, ClinPsyD, PhD, Peter Taylor, ClinPsyD, PhD, Alison Wearden, CPsychol, PhD, Lucy Oakes, MSc Clinical and Health Psychology




    5. Appearance investment and intimacy: direct and indirect effects in the context of romantic relationships






    6. A Time to Speak — Unplugging your marriage

    by The Record





    7. SURGEON GENERAL FRETS OVER PARENTING



    8. Thirteen: A First Look at Gen Alpha

      Springtide Research Institute  




    9. Join the Authors, Don & Alex Flecky, LIVE on Zoom!

    Get a DEEPER CONNECTION and learn to HANDLE CONFLICT!





    10. Why Fathers Matter

    Carol Skewes for The Baytown Sun



    Thanks
    Bill

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Nonresident fathers' seeking continuity in relationships with their children: Commitment, personal change, and reliance on others

    Dominic Violi, Cannas Kwok, Peter Lewis, Nathan J. Wilson

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/fare.13075



    2. Five Ways Parents Can Help Kids Navigate Social Media

    Joanne Chen

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



    3. 
    Identifying Solutions to Address Wealth Inequities:
    A Conversation with Government, Business,
    and Nonprofit Leaders

    Monday, August 26, 2024, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET

    https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cz880Iv8SC68YT8jbHvPPA?#/registration



    4. Lopsided Love: Asymmetrical Commitment in Romantic Relationships

    When: Tuesday*, September 10 @ 1:00pm Pacific/4:00pm Eastern

    https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7361906988692483674



    5. Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

    Amrit Virdi





    6. The kids are not OK—What can we do about it?

    Carol Graham

    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-kids-are-not-ok-what-can-we-do-about-it/



    7.  A Safe Haven Through Attachment: A Dyadic Perspective on the Association Between Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction

     Mathilde Baumann, Marie-Ève Daspe, Claude Bélanger and Natacha Godbout

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08862605241270013



    8. In It Together: effects from a randomized controlled trial of a digital intervention for elderly individuals with sensory loss and their spouses

  • Camilla S. Øverup & 
  • Gert Martin Hald 

  • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-024-06351-4



  • 9. The Benefits of Premarital Counseling and Relationship Education

    •  and D. Scott Sibley Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE

    https://decidetocommit.com/the-benefits-of-premarital-counseling-and-relationship-education/




    10. Mapping Declining US Marriage Rates

    Posted by Daily Citizen Staff

    https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/mapping-declining-us-marriage-rates/



    11. Young families have continued leaving big cities post-pandemic

    Connor O’Brien

    https://eig.org/families-exodus/



    12. ‘The playdate is dying’: US parenting ‘lonelier’ than in previous generations, data suggests

    Shanxi Omoniyi

    https://readlion.com/the-playdate-is-dying-us-parenting-lonelier-than-in-previous-generations-data-suggests/



    Thanks
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1.  Identifying Sociodemographic Group Changes in a Blended Family Relationship Education Program 

    Takoma R. Lindsay, Utah State University

    https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1317&context=etd2023



    2. How to foster quality family time during the school year

    Arti Jain, West Newsmagazine

    https://www.westnewsmagazine.com/schools/how-to-foster-quality-family-time-during-the-school-year/article_3d744296-5340-11ef-9586-8756db6ae45c.html



    3.  Youth relationship education: A meta-analysis 

    Alyssa McElwaina, Julianne McGill, Rachel Savasuk-Luxton

    https://dibbleinstitute.org/wp-new/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/youth-relationship-education-a-meta-analysis.pdf



    4. Community Marriage Initiatives Fund

    Sixth Round Grant Opportunity – Applications Due September 1, 2024

    https://www.marriageinitiatives.org/




    5. A ‘thank you’ goes a long way in family relationships

    Marianne Stein

    https://aces.illinois.edu/news/thank-you-goes-long-way-family-relationships




    6. The Pronatalism of Silicon Valley

    , Public Discourse

    https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/08/95623/



    7. Protective and vulnerability personality traits associated with PTSD diagnosis after preterm delivery

    https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0308498



    8. Here's how much money it costs average Americans to raise a child

    , TheStreet

    https://www.thestreet.com/finance/heres-how-much-the-average-american-pays-to-raise-a-child



    9. Catholic marriage stats tell a sobering (but exciting) story
    Dr Philippa Martyr, The Catholic Weekly



    https://www.catholicweekly.com.au/catholic-marriage-stats-tell-a-sobering-but-exciting-story/



    10. China’s Demographic Dilemma: Why Marriage And Babies Are Back In Vogue – OpEd

    , Eurasiareview

    https://www.eurasiareview.com/08082024-chinas-demographic-dilemma-why-marriage-and-babies-are-back-in-vogue-oped/


    OR

    Difi report outlines challenges faced by couples in first five years of marriage in Arab World

    https://www.gulf-times.com/article/688658/qatar/difi-report-outlines-challenges-faced-by-couples-in-first-five-years-of-marriage-in-arab-world


    Thanks
    Bill


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. The 2024 National Fatherhood Summit: From Foundations to the Future
    Livestream Agenda

    Tuesday, August 13, 2024

    2:15 – 3:30 PM
    • Federal Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs: Reflecting on Lessons Learned, Thinking About Future Directions (Executive Session)

    https://web.cvent.com/event/08770092-74de-4557-a84f-90caea443a1d/websitePage:016ac291-87a2-4514-afc9-d3e815c788ee



    2. New AI tools facilitate clearer communication for couples and co-parents

    https://www.relate.org.uk/get-help/new-ai-tools-facilitate-clearer-communication-couples-and-co-parents



    3. 30 Ways to Recruit Dads into Fatherhood Programs

     Melissa Byers, NFI

    https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/30-ways-to-recruit-dads-into-fatherhood-programs



    4.  Psychological Well-being, Relationship Satisfaction and Adjustment among Partners Involved in Inter-religious Romantic Relationship

      Neha Das and Vigraanth Bapu K. G.  Indian Journal of Health and Well-being  

    https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Neha-Das-13/publication/381964912_Psychological_Well-being_Relationship_Satisfaction_and_Adjustment_among_Partners_Involved_in_Inter-religious_Romantic_Relationship/links/66867e0a0a25e27fbc242c2b/Psychological-Well-being-Relationship-Satisfaction-and-Adjustment-among-Partners-Involved-in-Inter-religious-Romantic-Relationship.pdf



    5. Effects of integrative behavioral couple therapy on communication patterns and marital adjustment

    Salimi, Chiman; Kachooei, Mohsen; Dadashi, Mohsen; Farahani, Hojatullah


    https://journals.lww.com/jehp/fulltext/2024/07290/effects_of_integrative_behavioral_couple_therapy.276.aspx



    6.  Association between help‐seeking and motivation for completing a couple relationship education program across service modality 

    Violet Hodge EdS | Ruiqin Gao PhD | Ryan G. Carlson PhD | Sejal M. Barden PhD | Dalena Dillman Taylor PhD

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jmft.12733



    7. Marriage in the Middle Ages

    Chris Briggs


    https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog/2024/07/25/marriage-in-the-middle-ages/



    8. The Impact of Cohabitation on Active-Duty Military Partners

    Mehrman-Gay, Kesley S

    https://www.proquest.com/openview/c0e148ac6b807f253868df0c2f7d51a3/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

    OR

    How Foreign Deployments Effect Communication Within Military Couples: An Analysis of Communication and Marital Satisfaction Within Military Couples

    Lerner, Michael Alexander

    https://www.proquest.com/openview/28b994f41c34b760095990c21cd95edb/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y



    9.  Love Lost in Translation: Avoidant Individuals Inaccurately Perceive Their Partners’ Positive Emotions During Love Conversations

    Stéphanie E. M. Gauvin , Jessica A. Maxwell , Emily A. Impett, and Geoff MacDonald

    https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/01461672241258391




    10. What Happens When Kids Visit the Elderly

    Ever and Soren Johnson

    https://trinityhousecommunity.org/what-happens-when-kids-visit-the-elderly/



    Thanks
    Bill
    OBX till early Friday



    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. PAIRS Foundation Unveils Groundbreaking Partnership with ChatGPT to Revolutionize Marriage and Relationship Education

    https://fox40.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/731566521/pairs-foundation-unveils-groundbreaking-partnership-with-chatgpt-to-revolutionize-marriage-and-relationship-education/

    OR

    A Powerful, New App is Helping Couples Overcome Marriage Problems




    2. University Offers China’s First Marriage-Related Degree

    Ding Rui

    https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1015611



    3.  Couple and family optimal experiences: Integrating flow theory into the relational sciences

     Ali Asad Somjee

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jftr.12576



    4. How Your Relationships Affect Your Health

    By Jill Suttie

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



    5. The cost of being poor is rising. And it’s worse for poor families of color.

    Jeffrey C. Fuhrer

    https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-cost-of-being-poor-is-rising-and-its-worse-for-poor-families-of-color/




    6. On Family Policy, Neither Party Has a Vision of the Good Life

    Elliot Haspel

    https://jacobin.com/2024/07/family-policy-childcare-gop-democrats



    7. The 'strongest' marriages are made they don't just happen, according to new study - plus 4 behaviours that can help


    https://www.goodto.com/wellbeing/relationships/strongest-marriages-are-made-dont-just-happen-according-to-new-study-4-behaviours-that-can-help




    8. Contrary to pop culture narrative, married people happier, wealthier: sociologist

    Megan Rosevear - Brigham Young University

    https://www.thecollegefix.com/contrary-to-pop-culture-narrative-married-people-happier-wealthier-sociologist/



    9. Here’s One Thing Project 2025 Gets Right: We Need More Focus on Fathers

    Dr. Joel Strom

    https://californiaglobe.com/author/joel-strom/



    10. Half of Marriages End in Divorce?

    Aleksandra Wrona

    https://www.snopes.com/news/2024/08/01/marriage-divorce-rate/



    11. Two Hallmarks of a Marriage That's Emotionally Fulfilling

    Mark Travers Ph.D. for PT

    https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/social-instincts/202408/two-hallmarks-of-a-marriage-thats-emotionally-fulfilling



    Thanks
    Bill
    OBX,NC


    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. DeepDive: Two-parent families: why they’re so important—and why there’s cause for concern in Canada

    Tim Sargent

    https://thehub.ca/2024/07/22/deepdive-two-parent-families-in-canada-why-theyre-so-important-and-why-theres-cause-for-concern/




    2. First national study on intimate partner violence among young people aims to turn the tide

    Michael Quin

    https://www.rmit.edu.au/news/all-news/2024/july/ivy-project




    3. Families

     

    Kathleen Kiernan, Robert Joyce

    https://academic.oup.com/ooec/article/3/Supplement_1/i642/7708119



    4.  Post-separation parental conflict and father-child physical contact: A bidirectional study 

    Karl Larouche | Sylvie Drapeau | Véronique Lachance, et.al.

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pere.12564



    5.  Subjective Biology: How Perceived Fecundity Influences Relationship Satisfaction and Stability

      Zafer Buyukkececi , Mine Kühn, Siri Eldevik Håberg, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, Mikko Myrskylä   

    https://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2024-012.pdf



    6.  Elevating Black fathers' experiences in the National Fatherhood Initiative: Strengths and areas for improvement of 24/7 Dad® curriculum and case management services 

    Laura A. Voith | Katie N. Russell | Ashley Withrow, et.al

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/famp.13036



    7. Social and Psychological Support for Military Personnel and Their Families in Connection with Military Deployment: A Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis

    Alicia Ohlsson, Sofia Nilsson, Gerry Larsson

    https://journal-veterans-studies.org/articles/10.21061/jvs.v10i1.533



    8. I love you but I hate your politics: The role of political dissimilarity in romantic relationships

    AM Gordon, M Luciani, A From
      In press at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology  

    https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/whirl/wp-content/uploads/sites/792/2024/05/Gordon-et-al-in-press-JPSP.pdf



    9. Pathways Linking Depressive Symptoms, Financial Stress, Constructive Conflict, and Coparenting Alliance in Unmarried, Lower-Income Mothers and Fathers

    MN Shah 

    https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/672797/azu_etd_21459_sip1_m.pdf?sequence=1



    10.  A Comparative Study to Explore the Level of Empathy and Life Satisfaction in Married and Unmarried Early Adults

    Vaibhavi Vaish, Dr. Neerja Pandey

    https://journal.mysocialbliss.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/A-Comparative-Study-to-Explore-the-Level-of-Empathy-and-Life-Satisfaction-in-Married-and-Unmarried-Early-Adults.pdf



    11.  Proceed With Caution: How Emerging Adults Are Testing The Water In Just Talking Romantic Relationships

     D. Scott Sibley, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE • Amber Vennum, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE Pelin Keceli • Jordyn Saddler

    https://decidetocommit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/D.-Scott-Sibley-IARR-2024-Proceed-with-Caution-Paper-Presentation.pdf  

    OR this poster

    Romantic Relationship Formation Continuum: An Exploration of Steps and Stages Leading to a Committed Relationship  

    D. Scott Sibley, Ph.D., LMFT, CFLE, Pelin Keceli, & Jordyn Saddler
    School of Family and Consumer Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences, Northern Illinois University  

    https://decidetocommit.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/RRFC-Poster-IARR-2024-Final.pdf


    Thanks
    Bill


    ‌

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. Women's Pornography Use Patterns and Sexuality Education in US Public Schools

    J Fraumeni-McBride, BJ Willoughby - Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-02905-6



    2. Systematic Review of the Risks, Consequences, Protective Factors, and Treatment of Infidelity for Military Couples (Preview)

    MA Ayson - 2024

    https://www.proquest.com/openview/be9a96d17e761cbd15ca7cd557c35144/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y



    3. Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk

    Emily C. Merz, Melissa Hansen

    https://theconversation.com/late-bedtimes-and-not-enough-sleep-can-harm-developing-brains-and-poorer-kids-are-more-at-risk-230933



    4. Stability and change in maternal wellbeing and illbeing from pregnancy to three years postpartum

  • Lilian Mayerhofer, 
  • Ragnhild Bang Nes, 
  • Baeksan Yu, 
  • Ziada Ayorech, 
  • Xiaoyu Lan, 
  • Eivind Ystrom & 
  • Espen Røysamb 


    • https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-024-03730-z




    5. NAVIGATING MILITARY RELATIONSHIPS: HOW TO FEEL CONNECTED WHILE HUNDREDS OF MILES AWAY



    https://decidetocommit.com/navigating-military-relationships-how-to-feel-connected-while-hundreds-of-miles-away/



    6. Family Routes Initiative Interest Form

    https://deloittesurvey.deloitte.com/Community/se/3FC11B2669A2E2A4



    7. 

    Fleet and Family Support Program Celebrates 45 Years


     Timothy McGough

    https://www.dvidshub.net/news/476441/fleet-and-family-support-program-celebrates-45-years


    OR

    FFSC’s Deployment Support Program aims to reduce deployment and reintegration stress for sailors and families

    By Ninoshka Basantes

    https://www.militarynews.com/norfolk-navy-flagship/news/top_stories/ffsc-s-deployment-support-program-aims-to-reduce-deployment-and-reintegration-stress-for-sailors-and/article_28a9a38c-4496-11ef-bfc1-239340187551.html





    8. Having young kids makes marriage feel like you're housemates

    Zoe Rochford

    https://www.kidspot.com.au/parenting/having-young-kids-makes-marriage-feel-like-youre-housemates/news-story/bcc1f817546ff7c72366f8dcbd4e25b9



    9. Sexless marriages are a serious problem. We need to talk about it.

    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/07/16/sexless-marriage-tips/74404669007/



    10. Companionship Is Underrated

    MYISHA BATTLE

    https://time.com/6999194/companionship-is-underrated-essay/


    Thanks
    Bill

    Candidates for IFS Friday Five

    1. It was 34 years this week that we held the first Navy PREP training! 

    https://prepinc.com/



    2. Unhooking: On the Gigification of Intimacy


    https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/unhooking-on-the-gigification-of-intimacy/



    3. Tips To Help Your Child Prepare for College

    https://marriage.winshape.org/resource/how-to-prepare-for-college/



    4. Today's dads help out more than previous generations. Is it actually enough?

    By NICOLE KARLIS

    https://www.salon.com/2024/07/07/todays-help-out-more-than-previous-generations-is-it-actually-enough/



    5. The Symptoms of Long Marriage

    Valerie Schultz

    https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2024/07/10/long-marriage-symptoms-248272




    6. How Hearing Loss Can Impact Your Marriage

     MATT DEARING

    https://myhearingcenters.com/blog/hearing-loss-impact-marriage/




    7. Who Did You Marry? [Cultivating an Emotionally Healthy Marriage 1 of 5]

    Famous at Home




    8. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADOLESCENT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

    Lizbeth Lopez and Jessica Lopez

    https://decidetocommit.com/the-impact-of-social-media-on-adolescent-romantic-relationships/





    9. Has the Need for Marriage Changed Over Time for Some Black Men?

    https://michiganchronicle.com/has-the-need-for-marriage-changed-over-time-for-some-black-men



    10. Are politics Americans' biggest dating deal-breaker?

    Natasha Ishak

    https://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/national/are-politics-americans-biggest-dating-deal-breaker/collection_1a3f68fc-c041-564b-8054-b724d2112def.html#1



    11.  Placing a child's or partner's needs above my own: Impacts on a couple's sexual relationship

     Laura M. Vowels,  Natalie M. Sisson, Joëlle Darwiche, Emily A. Impett 

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/pere.12560



    Thanks
    Bill