Coffin Corner

10) The Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation Early Lessons from the ...  (Here’s the MDRC report I sent last week—BC)
Designing a Marriage Education Demonstration and Evaluation for Low Income Married Couples · Married and Poor Basic Characteristics of Economically...
www.mdrc.org/publications/572/overview.html

 

 

 

9) Rehab Centers - What is the difference between marriage education ...
By Rehabilitator
Relationship expert Tim Gardner explains the difference between marriage education and marriage therapy. Video Rating: 0 / 5.

 

 

 

8) http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2010/10/22/andrew-cherlin-on-the-declining-dominance-of-marriage/

 

And Financial Arrangements and Relationship Quality in Low-Income Couples (pages 408–423)  

from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.2010.59.issue-4/issuetoc

 

 

 

 

7)

And iPhone Makes Three: Marriage In The Digital Age : NPR

 

And http://www.socialmediacouple.com/

 

 

 

 

 

6) Event Calendar Policy | National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
... Head Start Association; National Healthy Marriage Resource Center; African- American Healthy Marriage Initiative; Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative ...

 

And http://www.fathering.org/Default.asp and http://www.fathers.com/ and FatherMag.com now comes in two editions. See also:
Family Strife Edition: Divorce, Custody and Child Support (which edition would you prefer?—BC)

 

 

 

 

5) http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/contemplating-divorce/200910/five-needs-every-marriage-has

 

And

Survey: 1980s generation has highest divorce rate People's Daily Online ... characteristics of marriage for people born in the 1980s. The survey showed that five factors, including adequate income, healthy and lovely kids, ...

4)   Dr. Terri Orbuch: 4 Relationship Myths That Almost Everyone Perpetuates   And Governors and States Redesign, Streamline Government As the nation stands poised to elect one of the largest classes of new governors, the NGA Center has conducted an analysis, State Government Redesign Efforts 2009 and 2010, of state actions to streamline and downsize government to meet the new economic reality facing states.    And http://familyscholars.org/2008/04/15/the-taxpayer-costs-of-divorce-and-unwed-childbearing/           3)  Focus on the Family Community: Finding Home: How to Fight Fair By community@focusonlinecommunities.com Les is a clinical psychologist and Leslie is a marriage and family therapist. They believe that the key to a healthy marriage is good communication between spouses, and that includes dealing directly, openly and fairly with conflict. ...   And http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage/communication_and_conflict/turning_your_marriage_around.aspx

2) Florida Presents “30 Days of Amazing Children: Explore Adoption!” Videos, photos of children dreaming of forever families featured on www.adoptflorida.org during National Adoption Month in November   And http://familyscholars.org/2010/11/02/unconditional-love/

 

1) Update---my daughter was in the top 2% of age group.

 

And no I don’t have any plans yet for 2011

 

And Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

 

In This Issue: "My Marriage Isn't Perfect" Getaway Together Marriage Retreat - November 12-13, 2010 Straight Talk from Real Dads  Hitched & Happy - 7 Different Locations in October   Ask Your Relationship Questions

  

  

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