Coffin Corner

10) The history and right now of African-American marriage http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/12/african-american-families

AndOn January 12, 2011, CLASP and the 2025 Campaign for Black Men and Boys will convene a meeting of national advocates and organizations to advance the vision and policy solutions presented in the We Dream A World report. Read the full report at http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/documents/files/2025BMBfulldoc.pdf

And http://center.americanvalues.org/?cat=27 and http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/

 

9) http://familyscholars.org/2010/12/09/the-state-of-our-unions-update/ and http://familyscholars.org/2010/12/09/unions-findings-in-spanish/

 

And http://familyscholars.org/2010/12/09/huffpo-on-our-center-for-public-conversation/ and http://stateofourunions.org/

 

 

 

8)  Commentary: Millennials will prove marriage not obsolete
Oshkosh Northwestern
Many studies conclude that happiness and healthy aging result from warm connections to other people, as in a stable marriage. This is more important than ...

 

And How to survive your marriage: The big stuff
SunHerald.com
Here's some advice for men from the book "How to Survive Your Marriage" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people ...

 

 

 

7) http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/12/20101202a.html...HHS is also launching a newly redesigned Healthy People Web site that allows users to tailor information to their needs and explore evidence-based resources for implementation. The Web site is located at:  www.healthypeople.gov For more information about myHealthyPeople, go to www.challenge.gov/  

and/or directly to http://challenge.gov/HHS/104-myhealthypeople-application-developer-challenge

 

 

 

6) http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/08/designing-democracy-0

 

AndStrong Bonds For Healthy Families | PDF Finder | PDF Search Engine
Helping Unwed Parents Build Strong and Healthy Marriages: A Conceptual Framework for ... Conceptual Framework: Strengthening Families

 

Andhttp://www.hawaiireporter.com/strong-bonds-fortify-25th-combat-aviation-brigade-couples-marital-bond

 

And http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov/family_and_caregiver_support/family_support

 

 

 

5) http://firstthings.org/page/forms/tools-and-tips-for-making-your-marriage-and-family-strengthening-workshops-sizzle-a-narme-webinar-to-captivate-engage-and-create-a-fun-filled-effective-workshop and to join NARME go to https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=881238

 

AndFree Healthy Relationships Class for Couples
The Granato Group is excited to provide healthy marriage education for ... This program is a comprehensive, skills-based marriage education program to teach
washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cls/2101850185.html

 

 

 

4) Marriage Central launches second resource point in Woodlands
Channel News Asia
They can also make recommendations for marriage education programmes, and make referrals to marriage counsellors. NLB librarians will also be compiling a ...

And Does constructive conflict prevent divorce?
Huffington Post (blog)
John Gottman, in his book, What Predicts Divorce (1994) reported that when couples expressed contempt and criticism in the course of an argument they were ...

 

3) Minnesota Fatherhood & Family Services Summit | Minnesota ...
Jan 24-25, 2011Confirmed Keynote Speakers: Carolyn and Phil Cowan, Professors of Psychology Emeriti at the University of California, Berkeley.

AndOnline Course, Website Helps Parents and Children After Divorce Find Peace for ...
PR Web (press release)
Ongoing conflict between parents is the #1 cause of stress and maladjustment in children of divorce. During the holidays, the fighting can get worse. ...

 

2) Marriage's greatest trial
The Citizen.com (blog)
I smiled and just shook my head, “You haven't seen anything yet; you haven't experienced marriage's greatest trial. But you're about to. 'Tis the season. ...

And Why married men tend to behave betterhttp://news.msu.edu/story/8673/  (Search “marriage study 2010” in Bing brings over 7 million hits—BC)

And "Marriage: Broken, In Need of Restoration," Mark Regnerus, Qideas

 

1) Obama and Democrats Support Relationship and Marriage Education ...

AndFrequent sex can save a failing marriage
Mirror.co.uk
by Krissy Storrar, Daily Mirror 10/12/2010 The report found couples have sex about four times a month in the first year of marriage – falling to three times ...
See all stories on this topic »

 

GO NAVY!

 

 BEAT ARMY!

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/)

 

A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf

 

 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc

http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp

 

Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

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

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

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

 

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