| The Way You Parent Teens May Affect Their Love Lives |
Listen up, parents of teens: Hard as it sounds, you may want to give your big kids more freedom, not less, or risk damaging their chances at making meaningful future connections in the romance department. That, at least, is according to a new study out of the University of Virginia, published in the latest Child Development journal. Read More |
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An Open Letter to Fathers Who Work Too Much
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Dear fathers who work too much,
I'm not writing this letter to condemn or criticise you. I'm a father myself, so I understand some of the challenges you face. Undeniably, fatherhood is tough.
That being said, I write this letter with a heavy heart.I've worked with thousands of teenagers and their parents. Read More
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| 15 Things All Dads of Daughters Should Know |
"I feel sorry for you when they become teenagers." "Dude, you're surrounded by women." "What did you do to deserve that?" Being a dad of four daughters (we also have one son), I hear stuff like this almost daily. And honestly, I'm the one who feels sorry for people who think this way. Read More
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Have You Registered For The November NARME Webinar?
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Dr. Galena Rhoades and Scott Stanley have been studying the impact of living together prior to marriage on couple's marital health for many years. This latest piece of research gives all of us in the field some interesting information that will be helpful in our work.
Register HereWebinar Objectives:
- Identify premarital romantic relationship experiences that predict later marital quality.
- Highlight differences between men and women in the ways relationship experiences that predict later marital quality.
- Discuss differences between those with and without a college degree in the ways relationship experiences that predict later marital quality.
- Offer ways to integrate this research into relationship education programs.
Galena Rhoades, Ph.D., is a Research Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Denver. Her research is on romantic relationship development and functioning, and the related implications for children and adults. Her research projects and collaborations include basic science studies on commitment, cohabitation, aggression, infidelity, family background, relationship processes and psychopathology, military families, and adolescent and child adjustment. Read More
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You know the old saying - Expect the unexpected. Well, the details are taking a bit longer than anticipated, however, we can tell you that the NARME Leadership Summit: Leading the way for healthy relationship development, family formation, poverty prevention, and child well-being will be in Atlanta, Georgia this summer. Our goal is to give you the dates and hotel location next week. Stay tuned! We think you are going to be excited.
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| BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!! MARRIAGE MATTERS! |
Yesterday at the American Enterprise Institute, Robert Lerman from the Urban Institute and Brad Wilcox from the Institute for Family Studies presented five key findings about the relationship between family patterns and economic well-being in America from For Richer, For Poorer: How Family Structures Economic Success in America. Guess what? MARRIAGE MATTERS!!!!! Click Here to Read the Study
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