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10) http://www.frc.org/booklet/index-of-belonging-and-rejection

Index of Belonging and Rejection Release and News Conference - Dec. 15, 10Most American teenagers' parents have rejected each other, through divorce, separation, or choosing not to marry, and rates of parental ....

 

 

9) http://www.heritage.org/Events/2010/12/Marriage (and as you view the video see attached slides that Brad sent me --BC)

 

And see http://familyscholars.org/news/ for more articles on this report

 

And Divorce - The State of Our Unions
The State of Our Unions monitors the current health of marriage and family life in America. Produced annually, it is a joint publication of the National ...

 

 

 

8) http://govbooktalk.gpo.gov/ and http://www.yourtango.com/bettermarriages

 

 

 

 

7) N.J. is home to three of 19 counties nationally with poverty rate below 5 percent, survey reveals

 

 

 

6) December 13*
"Family Structure and Children's Health in the United States: Findings from the National Health Interview Survey, 2001-2007" (RELEASED) [PDF - 2.4 MB]
(Vital and Health Statistics Series Report)
DATA SOURCE: National Health Interview Survey

 

 

5) Why Are So Many Baby Boomers Divorced?
CBS News
By Richard Schlesinger As part of "Senior Moment," Richard Schlesinger reports on the image of marriage among baby bombers, the generation that makes up the ...

 

 

4) Delaying Marriage and Child Rearing Leads to More Stressful Lives, Study Finds - NYTimes.com

 

 

 

3) http://www.marri.frc.org/

 

 

2) Website Review: The Power of Two Marriage Program |

With all of the online marriage resources there are in the market, it’s been hard to filter through the advertisements and bad advice from non-professionals and find a one-stop-shop resource that answers tough marriage questions and offers practical, life changing advice. Until now.

 

1) Married Couple Serves and Deploys together to Afghanistan
DVIDS
... but two married Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers have found a way to keep their marriage healthy throughout their deployment. ...

 

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

"The principal objective of American government at every level should be to see that children are born into intact families and that they remain so." Daniel Patrick Moynihan

 

 

 

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

Comments (0) - HM Links & Clips (12/3/10) #149 - Coffin Corner
Marriage education courses are different that traditional therapy. ... They attended a marriage education course but the communication skills they learned ...

 

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