Candidates for Friday Five

1. Developments in Child and Family Policy in the EU in 2019

European Large Families Confederation

https://www.elfac.org/developments-in-child-and-family-policy-in-the-eu-in-2019/



2. Pathways-to-Outcomes Snapshots: Tools for Building Evidence for Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs

OPRE, ACF

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/pathways-to-outcomes-snapshots-tools-for-building-evidence-for-healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs




3. For Hard Conversations, Families Fall Into Four Categories

By Kelsey Crowe and Juli Fraga

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




4. Children’s play in the COVID-19 pandemic

Chiel van der Veen, Mireille Smits-Van Der Nat, Femke Van Der Wilt and Elizabeth Wynberg  of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands

https://www.childandfamilyblog.com/child-development/childrens-play-during-pandemic/


OR


10 ways to support children’s emotional well-being during COVID-19

Child Trends  






4. Relationship Quality at home has a positive impact on Work Engagement

by Mandi Smith

https://www.prepare-enrich.com.au/blog/working-with-cohabiting-couples-0





5. U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Paint a Detailed Portrait of the Changing American Family

DERICK MOORE
 
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2020/11/giving-thanks-for-families-in-2020.html?




6. Local military families have access to a new support resource

By Angela Benitez

https://wydaily.com/local-news/2020/11/20/local-military-families-have-access-to-a-new-support-resource/




7. No sex no marriage: why Japan has so many sex-free marriages and why a rising number of people want to stay single

https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3112258/no-sex-no-marriage-why-japan-has-so-many-sex-free

OR

'I do' gives way to 'I don't' as marriages plummet even before pandemic



https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/i-do-gives-way-to-i-don-t-as-marriages-plummet-even-before-pandemic-20201128-p56iqg.html




8. Saint Francis Launches Fatherhood Initiative After Grant

Published by Nikki Ratay

https://www.omahadailyrecord.com/content/saint-francis-launches-fatherhood-initiative-after-grant





9. Half of the undergraduate student body completes Marriage Pact, almost 3,000 receive matches

FLORA MENG

https://tuftsdaily.com/news/2020/12/02/half-of-undergraduate-student-body-completes-marriage-pact-almost-3000-receive-matches/

OR

Yale students take a shot at love with ‘Marriage Pact’ questionnaire


https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/yale-students-take-a-shot-at-love-with-marriage-pact-questionnaire/




10. How Many Years of Life Will a Bad Relationship Cost You?

Mark Travers Ph.D.






11. Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment

 

Request; Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and Additional Data Collection (New Collection)


A Notice by the Children and Families Administration on 11/30/2020


https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/11/30/2020-26266/proposed-information-collection-activity-comment-request-healthy-marriage-and-responsible-fatherhood




12. Giving thanks can keep marriages going

Aaron Hale

https://news.uga.edu/giving-thanks-can-keep-marriages-going/



Thanks
Bill