"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

Candidates for Friday Five

1.  Teaching Virtue

Snow, Nancy
Beck, Scott

https://shareok.org/handle/11244/54308



2. Current Gaps and Future Directions for Self-Regulation Intervention Research

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/current-gaps-and-future-directions-for-self-regulation-intervention-research?


OR

Learn, Innovate, Improve (LI2): Enhancing Programs and Improving Lives


https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/learn-innovate-improve-li2-enhancing-programs-and-improving-lives



OR

Promoting Prenatal Health and Positive Birth Outcomes: A Snapshot of State Efforts


https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/promoting-prenatal-health-and-positive-birth-outcomes-a-snapshot-of-state-efforts?





3.  The Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, issued this proclamation for National Marriage Week.





4.  Split: Divorce Through Kids' Eyes

https://www.kanopystreaming.com/product/split-divorce-through-kids-eyes


http://www.splitfilm.org/watch_trailer.html





5. 

A National Imperative: Joining Forces to Strengthen Human Services in America



http://www.alliance1.org/web/resources/pubs/national-imperative-joining-forces-strengthen-human-services-america.aspx


6. 

New polling supports calls to put marriage on the school curriculum

Frank Young, Head of Family Policy




http://thecentreforsocialjustice.cmail19.com/t/ViewEmail/y/85CD06B6DEC6BDFE/586D30466028A9D7C5EC08CADFFC107B


Or

CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON CHANGES TO THE TEACHING OF SEX & RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION AND PSHE
 A GUIDE FOR MARRIAGE SUPPORTERS

https://www.c4m.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/C4M_SRE-PSHE-CallForEvidence.pdf




7. 

Why Even the Best Marriages Are Hard Sometimes


http://time.com/5117440/great-marriage-hard/






8. 

Distractions from technology can interfere with relationships


Watch Dr. Brandon McDaniel’s Q&A session where he expands on the topic of technoference and the study team’s research







9. 

Post Adoption Support Services

Developed by MSU School of Social Work

https://socialwork.msu.edu/Programs/Community-Outreach/Post-Adoption-Services/Developed-by-MSW-SSW#couples






10. 

How ADHD Impacts Sex and Marriage



https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-marriage-statistics-personal-stories/





11. 

Couples That Work


https://hbr.org/2018/02/couples-that-work




Thanks Alysse...