HM Links & Clips (8/25/10) #101

Subject: HM Links & Clips (8/25/10) #101

 

 

 

10) NewsOK coverage of FE (BSF---the rest of the story—BC)

http://www.newsok.com/article/3488478?searched=family%20expectations&custom_click=search

   

 

9) Contact Us - National Healthy Marriage Institute
If you you have any questions about the Healthy Marriage Tips column please send an e-mail to marriagetips@healthymarriage.org ...
http://healthymarriageweightloss.com/marriagetipscontactu">healthymarriageweightloss.com/marriagetipscontactus.htm

 

  

 

8) The Dance of a Healthy Marriage | 365 Online Tips
A long marriage is two people trying to dance a duet and two solos at the same time. ~Anne Taylor Fleming The Dance of a Healthy Marriage To...

 

 

 

7) http://www.blackboysreport.org/bbreport.pdf

 

 

  

6) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jftr.2010.2.issue-1/issuetoc

 

And America’s Families and Living Arrangements

  

 

 

5) Marry, for the health of your baby

Carolyn Moynihan | 20 July 2010
Marriage protects against low birth weight.

 

  

4) http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/who_shall_find_a_happy_wife/

 

And Three Sayings on Marriage | Archdiocese of Washington

 

  

 

3) Twogether in Texas | Inspirations & Creations - Elizabeth Anne ...
By Sallie
To be honest, we took the 8 hour course in order to get our marriage license for free (which is a great incentive!) Neither one of us expected to leave with any earth shattering information. ... The class focused on different aspects of communication including conflict resolution and other tools for a strong, healthy, loving relationship. My favorite part of the class was

 

And 10 ways to divorceproof your marriage - CNN.com

 

 

  

2) Question: How can I best help my teenage son? (Blended Family ...
By admin
Maintaining a healthy marriage. Spouses must be intentional about keeping their marital partnership strong. Instruct the couple to take time alone to love-on, show affection to, support, talk-to, be present with, and care for one ...

 

And Making stepfamilies work

Parents of a “blended family” face plenty of challenges, but there are things you can do to make communication easier and help children adjust to their new reality.

 

  

1) Keeping Marriages Healthy, and Why It’s So Difficult

Benjamin Karney's research focuses on how marriages change or remain stable over time, and in particular how relationship maintenance is constrained or enhanced by the contexts in which it takes place.

 

 

 

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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