tag:billcoffin.org,2013:/posts Coffin Corner 2026-07-09T05:02:20Z Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2307533 2026-07-09T05:02:19Z 2026-07-09T05:02:20Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five # 617
1.The Stability Advantage

Marriage Foundation research director Dr Harry Benson


OR

[PDF] The Timing of Marriage and Union Dissolution


H Benson - Marriage, 2026





2. Behaviors Associated With Improved Relationship Satisfaction: Examining Change in the Relationship Checkup
Erica A Mitchell 1,✉, Patricia N E Roberson 2, Desirée S Woodle 3, James V Cordova 4, Kristina Coop Gordon 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13282717/



3. Call for Papers: Health Communication

Submit your research to a Special Issue on Digital Mental Health: The Intersection of Information, Media Technology, Mental Health, and Communicative Processes.

Manuscript Deadline: 31 July 2026

Find out more




4. Sustainable marriage: A longitudinal assessment of the styles of marital relationships and marital quality of long-lasting married couples in Switzerland

Olga Ganjour
 &
Eric D. Widmer






5. Couple Relationships and Interaction During Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review of Key Relational Dynamics
Yujia Huang 1,A,E,F, Xueni Xiao 1,E,F, Chaojun Shan 2,3,E,F, Chuanya Huang 

7. Family expectations reduce the risk of postpartum depression among mothers but not fathers












9. [PDF] Romantic Relationships and Socioeconomic Status as Independent Predictors of Health and Wellbeing: Evidence From the United States and Spain

I Valor-Segura, M Alonso-Ferres, HC Williamson - Journal of Social and Personal …, 2026




10. The role of parental control apps and parental knowledge in adolescents' sleep-related screen use: A nationwide study





11.  Have rising living standards pushed marriage out of reach?

Rachel Sheffield:   TribLive

https://community.triblive.com/news/4083896



12. The surprising factor shaping young Australians' family plans

 Mikele Syron, SBS News























































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1. General call for submissions

Applied Studies in Emerging Adulthood welcomes submissions



OR

What you need to know before sharing your child’s life online


By Efua Andoh


https://www.apa.org/monitor/2026/06/parents-children-sharing-online





2. When Love Lives in Two Places: The Work of Loving Across Distance





4. Couple's conflict among veterans seeking PTSD treatment

EP Barden, M Zegel, J Dunham, FO Nomamiukor… - Military Psychology, 2026










6. Diversifying research on the transition to parenthood: Recruitment of a sample of ethnic minority, low-income prenatal couples.

HC Williamson, PH Chen, D Esquivel Cantu, N Garcia… - Couple and Family …, 2026






7. [HTML] Intimate Relationship Types as Quality-of-Life Predictors in Emerging Adulthood

P Baboš, G Bianchi, I Lukšík - Human Affairs, 2026





8. Love Apocalypse: New Intimacies and the Decline of Marriage and Fertility

H Härkönen, S Volsche, A Romanowicz, I Torras… - 2026




9. 

Depressive and anxiety symptoms in mothers and fathers and child socioemotional outcomes: A nationwide Canadian study


Mark Wade a, Lydia M Li a, Elisabeth Wright b c, Flavia Marini d, Rahman Shiri e, Simone Vigod b c, Hilary K. Brown f g, Sophie Grigoriadis b h, Alessandra Prioreschi i, Stephen Matthews j, Cindy-Lee Dennis b d k







10. Sustainable marriage: A longitudinal assessment of the styles of marital relationships and marital quality of long-lasting married couples in Switzerland

Olga Ganjour
 &
Eric D. Widmer







11. Can You and Your Partner Build a Life Together?

Dr. Gary W. Lewandowski Jr.





12. The costly retreat from marriage and family







13. How Fathers Spend Time With Their Children

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/fathers-spend-time-children



Thanks
Bill


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1. ACF's National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2026 (6/22-24)

Virtual App and Livestream




2. 

Look up poverty rates in your local area






3. Landmark study exposes catastrophic “systemic underestimation” of the importance of marriage

Alistair Thompson - The Editor


Kim Nam-myung

https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/06/10/korea-moves-to-scrap-marriage-penalty-that-delayed




5. Using Active Listening to Build Stronger Two-Parent Households and Improve TANF Participant Outcomes

PeerTA Resources (OFA Initiatives)




6. How to support young people on the road to adulthood


By Zara Abrams






7.  Happily Ever After? Singles’ Expectations of Romantic Relationships Are Associated With Singlehood Satisfaction and Future Romantic Outcomes

 Tayler Wells, Elaine Hoan, and Geoff MacDonald




OR


Inspiring Better Relationships? The Role of Trait Charisma in Conflict Resolution and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

 Eric Tu, Haeyoung Gideon Park, Stephanie Raposo, Rhonda N. Balzarini, Emily A. Impett, Cheryl Harasymchuk and Amy Muise







8. 

Is a happy marriage a double-edged sword for biological aging? Preliminary evidence for the moderating role of couples’ health behaviors


Stephanie J. Wilson a, Annelise A. Madison b, M. Rosie Shrout c, Lisa M. Christian d e, Elissa S. Epel f, Christin E. Burd g, Jue Lin h, Samuel H. Molli a, Rebecca Andridge i, Harry T. Reis j, Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser d e

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0889159126006173





9. Limited Blog Series: The Power of Accountability in Fathering

Christopher A. Brown  President of National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI)





10. Ohio Spends $122M Preventing Out-of-Wedlock Babies, Starves Marriage Support

https://www.ccv.org/news/ohio-spends-122m-preventing-out-of-wedlock-babies-starves-marriage-support





11. How to Flourish: What Research Tells Us
  • Human Flourishing Program Team

https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/post/how-to-flourish





12. Why fatherhood matters more than ever before

Professor of Psychology, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences





Thanks.
Bill


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1. Mental health: although screens can play a negative role, more than 6 out of 10 people turn to artificial intelligence for psychological support




2.  Happily Ever After? Singles’ Expectations of Romantic Relationships Are Associated With Singlehood Satisfaction and Future Romantic Outcomes

 Tayler Wells, Elaine Hoan, and Geoff MacDonald





3. [PDF] The timing of marriage and risk of union dissolution among first-time parents in the UK

H Benson - 2026
… marriage and its timing, using these patterns as potential indicators of underlying
dedication. Findings show that half of the couples were married before conception,





4. Dyadic Strengths-based Appreciation Intervention for Siblings: Improving Relationship Quality and Well-being

Hadassah Littman-Ovadia

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41042-026-00292-y



5. Call her normal? What Americans think about sex and marriage

https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54873-call-her-normal-what-americans-think-about-sex-and-marriage



6. How Marriage Changes Over Time: 4 Stages Every Couple Should Know

Alyssa Arellano 


https://extension.usu.edu/strongermarriage/blog/how-marriage-changes-over-time-4-stages-every-couple-should-know




7. The Working-Class Marriage Decline: How Higher Expectations and Shifting Norms, Not Wages, Are the Main Cause

Rachel Sheffield

https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/report/the-working-class-marriage-decline-how-higher-expectations-and-shifting




8.  TIES THAT HEAL OR HURT: MARITAL ADJUSTMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH

 Debasmita Basu, Debisha Dey, Arghadeep Ghosh 

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Debisha-Dey/publication/405133423_Chapter_5_TIES_THAT_HEAL_OR_HURT_MARITAL_ADJUSTMENT_AND_MENTAL_HEALTH/links/6a0fdbafe93d46191596b75b/Chapter-5-TIES-THAT-HEAL-OR-HURT-MARITAL-ADJUSTMENT-AND-MENTAL-HEALTH.pdf




9. [PDF] WHAT MAKES MEN MARRIAGEABLE?

RR Xu - 2026, UVA

This paper focuses on the attributes of marriageable men, particularly in the US.
Rooted in psychological and sociological evidence, I will articulate five
characteristics of men that are strongly conducive to long-lasting marital satisfaction
for their spouses and therefore make them marriageable





10. How Do U.S. Men and Women Spend Their Time?

Kiley Hurst, Nick Zanetti, John Carlo MandapatandReem Nadeem





11. Examining Trends in California’s Birth Rates

Hans Johnson, Julien Lafortune, and Eric McGhee






12. How do location-sharing apps impact relationships?

Brian Mackey: From Illinois Public Media




13. Simple Family Routines May Be the Secret to a Smoother Start at School

By Aaron Wagner, Penn State




Thanks
Bill




]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2293813 2026-05-28T16:20:53Z 2026-05-28T16:20:54Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Educating boys: Bridging gaps, building futures (ANNALS Volume 716)




2. Limited Blog Series: How to Create Healthy Fathering Habits

Christopher A. Brown

https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood/how-to-create-healthy-fathering-habits

OR

The 2026 National Fatherhood Summit

 

 August 3-5 in Dallas, Texas







3. The Success Sequence: How Young People Can Pursue Success Today | Brad Wilcox Interview





5. How Can Families Cope With Stress Together?

Juli Fraga





6. The Dating Recession: Insights from the 2025 National Dating Landscape Survey




7. Money Conversations With Your Partner Will Go Better Than You Think

Ximena Garcia-Rada and Grant E. Donnelly

https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/garcia-rada-donnelly-money-conversations-partner

OR

Financial Satisfaction Among Married Women

 Tanaka Chimbane, Ph.D. Sonya Lutter, Ph.D. Texas Tech University Jeremy B. Yorgason, Ph.D. Erin K. Holmes, Ph.D. Brigham Young University

https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1460&context=jft


  


8. Having Three Or More Kids May Cut Women’s Stroke Risk In Half, Study Finds

By StudyFinds Analysis, Reviewed by John Anderer

https://studyfinds.com/having-three-or-more-kids-cut-womens-stroke-risk/




9. The Impacts of Digital Technology on Human Relationships: How Smartphones, Social Media, Pornography, and AI Chatbots Threaten Sex, Marriage, and Fertility

By Clare Morell and Chloe Lawrence


https://eppc.org/publication/tech-and-human-relationship/




10. The association between parent–child and peer relationship quality in adolescence and intimate partner relationship quality in young adulthood: A two-cohort longitudinal investigation

Khya Marabel-Whitburn, Emma M. Marshall, Craig A. Olsson, Jacqui A. Macdonald, Elizabeth A. Spry, Stephanie R. Aarsman, Primrose Letcher, Tina Kretschmer, Christopher J. Greenwood 

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jora.70184



11. [PDF] Fertility awareness and choices amongst youngsters

AH Balen, G Dugdale - Reproductive BioMedicine Online, 2026





12. Self-Expansion Activities with a Partner as One Path to Well-Being

by 
Arthur Aron
 1,* and
Jennifer M. Tomlinson

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/16/5/700




Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2288883 2026-05-12T13:37:42Z 2026-05-12T23:45:47Z Fwd: Candidates for IFS Friday Five


Could IFS replicate Stinnett's research or ask folks on a survey to rank out the six "secrets"


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Bill, here is a copy of AI-assisted RE article we worked on. Alna
]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2288743 2026-05-12T01:23:22Z 2026-05-12T01:23:23Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
13. The Love and Flourishing Interest Group of the Flourishing Network, convened by the Harvard Human Flourishing Program (Co-Chaired by Matthew Lee and Jelena Nikolic), will host a first public online event on May 12, 2026, at 10:00 am ET (Eastern U.S.).  Please share this invitation widely with anyone who might be interested in the topic:  "AI, Love, and Human Flourishing." This event involves a presentation and dialogue with Nicolas M. Donofrio, a distinguished technology and innovation leader whose career has included senior executive roles at IBM and influential positions across academia, industry, and government.

See the attached poster for QR code for free registration




1. Let Them Be Bored: Why Your Kids Need More Free Time

Desiree English






2. Turn your expertise into Media Coverage!

https://www.brainzmagazine.com/contribute-brainz



3. Mitigating Digital Risk and Promoting Well-being for Youth

Wednesday, May 20, 2026, ⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM CT

Register now: https://shorturl.at/iDWap




4. Psychology researcher focuses on the dynamics in cross-cultural couples
  
Jennifer Micale






5. The Impacts of Digital Technology on Human Relationships: How Smartphones, Social Media, Pornography, and AI Chatbots Threaten Sex, Marriage, and Fertility





8. More UK deaths than births expected every year from now on, ONS projects

Robert Cuffe, Head of Statistics and
Harriet Agerholm, Senior data journalist, BBC Verify

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgpjd2zzl8o



9. Women Now Have Higher Fertility Rates Than Men for First Time in History

Research led by Henrik-Alexander Schubert (Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research)

https://studyfinds.com/women-have-higher-fertility-rates-than-men-first-time/




10. Why Depression and Relationship Satisfaction Affect Each Other Over Time

Danielle M. Weber, Steven R. H. Beach, and Justin A. Lavner





11. The Vatican is preparing for the summit convened by Pope Leo XIV to address the crisis in marriage.




12. Please also consider joining us for our next gathering on Zoom, this coming Wednesday, May 13th, from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. This extended session is dedicated to hearing from FBI Baltimore's Joint Terrorism Task Force about various online networks targeting underage populations, specifically those engaged in Nihilistic Violent Extremism (NVE). The goal is to make you aware of the social media risks plaguing young people today, and to share ways you can help to educate parents and those working with young people. Pastors, educators, and other leaders are welcome to attend. We currently plan to use our standard meeting link.

Join if you have time.







Thanks
Bill







]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2287246 2026-05-07T14:51:10Z 2026-05-07T14:51:11Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Longitudinal associations between service member problematic anger and marital dysfunction in U.S. military couples: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Program






2. “I teach her at home”: Home learning environments amid resource constraints
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.70200





3. 100+ marriage tips










5. I don't have access
Peer‐facilitated HMRE programming: A successful approach for emerging adult relationship education

A McElwain, S Su - Family Relations, 2026







6. [PDF] Digital dating abuse: a grounded theory study

T Rocha-Silva, C Nogueira, L Rodrigues - 2026






7. Researching infant cues and rhythms: Q&A with Bethany Lee, Nancy McElwain and Corrie Penrod



By Grace Hebron

https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2026/bolstering-black-fatherhood-baltimore




9. The Vanishing Immigrant Marriage Advantage: How Assimilation Leads to Fewer Marriages

https://manhattan.institute/article/the-vanishing-immigrant-marriage-advantage-how-assimilation-leads-to-fewer-marriages




10. The Vatican is preparing for the summit convened by Pope Leo XIV to address the crisis in marriage.



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2285015 2026-04-29T20:26:36Z 2026-04-29T20:26:37Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Examining what happened to the American family with economist Melissa Kearney









loveletters@boston.com

https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/is-it-ok-to-get-engaged-before-youre-30/?




3. New French study: Family breakdown costs taxpayers €11 billion annually




OR

What We Get Wrong About Teaching Kids to Apologize and Forgive









5. [PDF] Turning Me Into We: A Workbook to Improve Relational Communication

 Megan N. Charchenko, Utah State University




OR

Raising young children in an AI world




7. Patriots Draft Marriage Counselor In Second Round






8. Not all blended families look like ‘The Brady Bunch’

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/family/2026/04/21/blended-families-pew-research-center-study-stepparents-stepchildren-half-siblings/



9. Free Online Workshop and CEU Alert: “Strengths-Based Suicide Assessment and Treatment”

Thursday, April 30 from 10am-noon (Eastern time)






10. Each year, the National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) holds a 4-day summit. This year, we will convene in Denver, CO on July 8-11, 2026.





]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2283332 2026-04-23T15:33:14Z 2026-04-23T15:33:15Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. About ProFathering15™: A Flexible, Budget-Friendly Way to Include Dads

Thursday, May 14th, 2026, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT

All
https://www.fatherhood.org/pf15-webinar?







2. Feeling Lonely Could Be More Dangerous Than Anyone Realized, Study Suggests

By StudyFinds Analysis, Reviewed by John Anderer




OR

Never Married? Research Suggests You May Face Higher Cancer Rates

A major U.S. study found that never-married adults had notably higher cancer rates than married adults across most cancer types.






3. Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years

April 30, 2026




4. Office Hours: Evaluation Q&A – Make It, Make Sense

May 14, 2026, 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time

https://nrcdv.coalitionmanager.org/eventmanager/trainingevent/details/131



5. Respond and Repair: Two Key Ingredients to Lifelong Love

OFA PeerTA






6.  Venus and Mars on Canvas: AI-Mediated Collaborative Drawing for Romantic Relationship Insight










9. Hospitable by Design: Toward Institutions and Communities That Welcome Families

Elliot Haspel, Patrick T. Brown







10. 

Strengthening special ops by supporting families







11. Q&A: What do teenagers need from their parents?

 Aaron Wagner


Gigi Duncan, NCR








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]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2281196 2026-04-16T01:17:30Z 2026-04-16T01:17:31Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Suicide rates among military families continue to climb

By Patricia Kime

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/04/15/suicide-rates-among-military-families-continue-to-climb/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=navy-dnr



2. 

Raising young children in an AI world

Generation AI Starts Early webinar series

Monday, April 27, 2026, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT 
Online only: https://www.brookings.edu/events/what-to-expect-this-tax-season





3. Justice Begins in Childhood: Why Nurturing Homes Matter!

Professor Sir Harry Burns

https://behomeblog.wordpress.com/




4. The 2026 National Fatherhood Summit Call for Workshop Proposals

Submission Deadline:  April 24, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EST

https://web.cvent.com/event/ac443998-943b-4cfc-a8f7-d55f780b402b/websitePage:1d8f0632-52a2-479e-a313-f006ee2628b6

OR
https://www.confidentfathers.com/free-resources




5. [PDF] A Primer: Marriage and Economic Outcomes The Centre for Family and Education

L Bheemreddy, R Vasani, Z Khwaja

… Pre-existing research appeared to support this claim, with married men
consistently observed to be higher earners, and their wages often rising around the
time of marriage. However, recent findings have challenged the notion of a causal

OR

[PDF] A Marriage Tax Credit as a Growth Agenda: The Centre for Family and Education


E Barlow, PF Brookes

… women hope to marry someday. The CSJ’s report highlights many of the
advantages of marriage in the UK today. This report builds on their findings to
identify the economic benefits of marriage and the role the state can play in supporting




6. [PDF] The value of marriage and fertility: A blueprint for a structural approach
L Cherchye, B De Rock, P Gobbi, F Vermeulen - 2026
… Fertility has declined almost everywhere, yet the pattern of decline differs sharply
across countries, education groups, and family forms. We argue that this heterogeneity
is best understood through the value of marriage, that is, the surplus generated by …




7. Love, Loss, and Land

In a cynical age, The Madison dares to portray good men, great marriages, and the healing power of place.

John Seel, Ph.D.

https://www.aaronrenn.com/p/the-madison?




8. The Real Reason Why Some Men Avoid Marriage

 Modupe Ayobami

https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/the-real-reason-why-some-men-avoid-marriage/




9. NARME Summit 2026 

https://www.narme.org/registration-2026 or https://www.narme.org/plenary-speakers-2026




10. Opinion: Stop sliding, start deciding — why moving in ‘to save money’ may cost too much

Alan Hawkins, Tiffany Clyde

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/04/12/living-together-cohabiting-to-save-money/

OR

$2.1M Initiative Expands Early Learning Opportunities for Young Children in Rural Utah

By Jennifer Payne

https://www.usu.edu/today/story/21m-initiative-expands-early-learning-opportunities-for-young-children-in-rural-utah



11. What the New “Family Structure Index” Reveals About Hawai‘i

By Hawaii Family Forum

https://www.hawaiifreepress.com/Articles-Main/ID/48012/What-the-New-Family-Structure-Index-Reveals-About-Hawaii




12. Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years

Thursday, April 30, 2026

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.


https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/event/saving-america-saving-the-family-foundation-the-next-250-years



Thanks
Bill

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there's always more...

11. HOW STRONG ARE FAMILIES IN THE US?

https://familystructureindex.org/




12. Having children has to be cool again. Political pressure will not make anyone give birth

By Dominika Perlínová,

https://euobserver.com/209560/having-children-has-to-be-cool-again-political-pressure-will-not-make-anyone-give-birth/



13. Fertility has a silent assassin — and it’s everywhere


https://www.theblaze.com/shows/rufo-lomez/fertility-has-a-silent-assassin-and-its-everywhere


14. ‘Success Sequence’ Urges Marriage, Then Parenthood. These States Want Schools to Teach It

By Evie Blad





15. Psychology says parents who can’t stop helping their adult children aren’t being loving — they’re unconsciously protecting themselves from the terror of becoming unnecessary

Sarah Mitchell


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2278997 2026-04-09T01:44:14Z 2026-04-09T01:44:15Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
 Tia M. Dickerson, Hye-Min Jung, and Jane Waldfogel





2. 

A Review of “Relationship OCD” By: Sheva Rajaee



https://www.prepare-enrich.com/blog/4-big-things-kids-observe-in-your-marriage/





5. 5 Steps for Real, Effective Apologies That Repair the Relationship

 Dr. Kurt Smith






8.  Evolving Together: Dynamic Transactions of Antagonistic and Self-Centered Traits with Couple Relationships

 Anna Braig1 , Matthew D. Johnson2 , Marcus Mund3 and Franz J. Neyer1 1Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany 2University of Alberta, Canada 3University of Klagenfurt, Austria


https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anna-Braig/publication/403160593_Evolving_Together_Dynamic_Transactions_of_Antagonistic_and_Self-Centered_Traits_with_Couple_Relationships/links/69c50edd9f53d47411c0ad56/Evolving-Together-Dynamic-Transactions-of-Antagonistic-and-Self-Centered-Traits-with-Couple-Relationships.pdf


OR

  From Spark to Strain? Changes in Relationship Satisfaction as a Function of Narcissistic Admiration and Rivalry

 Gwendolyn Seidman | William J. Chopik  

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jopy.70065




9. Exploring the Efficacy of Pre-Marital Counseling Programmes in Reducing Divorce Rates

Christie Bola Elegbed

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396692051_Exploring_the_Efficacy_of_Pre-Marital_Counseling_Programmes_in_Reducing_Divorce_Rates




10. [PDF] The Beleaguered State of the American Family

RSJAYW RICHARDS, RSR RECTOR - One Dilemma: What Young Americans and Hungarians Actually Think About Marriage and Children




































































]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2274538 2026-03-25T16:32:18Z 2026-03-25T16:32:19Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five #605 (Elite 8 Edition)
1. Another National First: Paid Leave for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Parents






2. On good men, good women, and marriage…after longer courtships

By Dr. Jeff Mirus





3. Nearly 1 in 4 Adults Are in the ‘Sandwich Generation’—Here’s What That Really Means for Families

Sierra Leone Starks

https://www.parents.com/multigenerational-living-and-sandwich-generation-11915840




4. 

Conversation Strategies for Talking with Youth about Healthy Relationships


Apr 8, 2026 (GMT-4:00) 4 pm Eastern Time (US and Canada)

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CC5GI5RrQqOSpW4cvuuRLQ?_gl=1*1qhwza0*_gcl_au*MTQwMTA1MjUyOC4xNzczNDIwNTI0LjQ3MTg3MTAyMC4xNzczNDIwNTM4LjE3NzM0MjA1Mzg.*_ga*MTE4NjM5ODc1OS4xNzY0NzA2NDc0*_ga_L8TBF28DDX*czE3NzM3NjgyMjUkbzQzJGcxJHQxNzczNzcwNDc1JGo1OSRsMCRoMA..#/registration




5. [PDF] Chick Literature: As a Mirror of Modernity

MA Banerjee - International Journal of Economic Social Science and …, 2026

… like professional ambition, anxiety related to marriage, family pressure,
consumerism & … The protagonists of chick literature are always empowered
through education & employment, … that romantic relationships, marriage, and …





6. Top 10 Questions Every Couple Should Ask Before Marriage

Sagebrush Counseling



OR

How 'modern relationships' may be leaving some Aussie couples exposed





7. Relational poverty perspectives: Reflections on a Rees Centre webinar from Caroline Spaas





8. Young Men Aren’t Checked Out. We’ve Closed the Paths That Once Guided Them

Bill
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]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2272853 2026-03-19T16:16:56Z 2026-03-19T16:16:57Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. The Women’s Marriage Paradox

with Daniel A. Cox | Brad Wilcox

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET






2. [PDF] Trajectories of Change Following Relationship Education for Couples Raising Children With Disabilities

CM Hargrove, TG Futris, EW Richardson, A Oshri - Child & Family Social Work, 2026









4. [PDF] The Role of Communication in Romantic Attachment and Relationship Satisfaction: A Dyadic Longitudinal Study

AA Lefebvre, A Brassard, M Jean, MÈ Daspe… - Journal of Marital and …, 2026







5. Religion, morals, and pornography: risk or resource? A U.S. census-matched study

Robin Engelhardt a, Juliette F.M. Desbuleux b, Jürgen Maes a, Joshua Grubbs c, Beáta Bőthe d e, Shane W. Kraus f








8. Marriage Got Better—So Why Is It Disappearing?
Patrick T. Brown
n







9. In 'The Mixed Marriage Project,' Dorothy Roberts works through her dad's archive






10. MCEC Speaker Interest Form
Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
Global Training Summit | Webinars | Podcast | Panels | Workshops

📅 June 24, 2026
📍 UTSA | San Antonio, TX



Get your brackets in asap



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2270099 2026-03-11T14:43:48Z 2026-03-11T14:43:49Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Mapped: 85% of Babies in 2026 Will Be Born in Asia and Africa

By Bruno Venditti






2. From Data to Action: Using The $154 Billion Man Report to Support Greater Investments in Fathers Webinar

March 17, 2026 ║ 2:00 - 3:30 PM EST

https://www.fatherhood.org/154billiondollarmanweb




3. How to Make Sure Your Marriage Survives: An Evidence-Based Perspective

Mohammad T Islam (BSc, MBA, MEd)

https://smartlifeskills.co.uk/lifestyle-love-and-relationship-marriage/






4. I don't have access
Racially and economically diverse participants' change in couple-focused mindfulness following participation in couple relationship education

Julianne McGill, Ziying Wang, Francesca Adler-Baeder

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/fare.70143





5.  Beyond Romance: The Sociological Imperative to Decode the Hidden Group Dynamics of Marriage. Introduction of the Study

 Musiimenta Nancy, Ahumuza Audrey, Metropolitan International University 
 International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)








6. 

[PDF] The Impact of Parental Marital Quality on College Students' Perspectives on Love and Marriage: The Mediational Role of Subjective Well-being

W Lin - Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication …, 2026
… Understanding how parental marital quality shapes their children’s views on
marriage and love, and … education and relationship guidance in higher education
settings. This study aims to explore the influence of parental marital quality on …





7. Military and Mental Health Expo





8. Daily Marriage Habits That Can Improve Your Relationship | Casey & Meygan Caston

Stronger Marriage





9. The Decline of Marriage: Why We Need to Prioritise Family Life (Ed Davies)



Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan are released every Thursday and you can also watch them on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002f1d0/radical-with-amol-rajan





10. Romeo, Juliet, and the Case for Arranged Marriage

Zayd Patel



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2268159 2026-03-04T19:12:26Z 2026-03-04T19:12:27Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Why having children has moved down the priority list

By David Quinn







2. Preparing for Healthy Relationships: Relationship Skills for 5th and 6th Graders

Dibble Institute

https://dibbleinstitute.org/our-programs/emerging-relationships/




3. State of the Safety Net

Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET
 
Virtual Event https://events.urban.org/stateofthesafetynet?





4. Family Caregiving in an Aging America


https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/02/26/family-caregiving-in-an-aging-america/




5. Pat and I had a 1500-day rule

Predictors of Long-Term Relationship Success in Contemporary Couples – 90-Day rule?







6. Is Low Fertility in High-Income Countries Here to Stay?






7. Routine helps children adjust to school, but harsh parenting may undo benefits






8. Couples who savor report less stress






10. Americans are Lonely and Isolated. Here’s How Public Policy Could Help.

Bradley Holst, assistant teaching professor in the McCourt School of Public Policy






11. Which US cities have the most single and married people?


https://knsiradio.com/2026/03/04/which-us-cities-have-the-most-single-and-married-people/




12. What Does Marriage Look Like for This New Generation

Rosemary Akpan

https://www.ebony.com/black-couples-redefining-modern-marriage/





13. Diverse paths in later life: Marriage gap after 50 leaves Black, Hispanic seniors at a policy disadvantage





Thanks
Bill


]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2266061 2026-02-25T18:20:32Z 2026-02-25T18:20:33Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five

1. Proposed Information Collection Activity: Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Performance Measures and Additional Data Collection

A Notice by the Children and Families Administration





2. Marriage education and trauma prevention – a match

Susan Barth




3. The myth that women are more naturally empathetic than men

Melissa Hogenboom




4. I'm a Retirement Psychologist: This Is Why a Supportive Marriage May Matter More Than Money in Retirement

 

https://www.kiplinger.com/retirement/retirement-planning/in-retirement-a-supportive-marriage-may-matter-more-than-money





5. National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit

Denver, CO on July 8-11, 2026





6. FYI, I don't have access

Save the Children: Why the African American Church Should Promote Marriage

Edward Fubara







7. Why Friendship Is the Hidden Key to Deep Connection and Long‑Term Commitment

By Charlotte Rohn





9. Rebuilding the Foundation: Why the Success Sequence is Key to Ohio’s Future






10. Helping Boys Navigate Harmful Online Influences


OR

Talking to Boys About Pornography Can Support Healthy Relationships and Prevent Violence



OR

Technology & Teens: Supporting Safe, Healthy Relationships in Teens’ Digital Lives



Thanks
Bill


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Celebrating Health Relationships
 
Join us tomorrow for our February webinar ' Celebrating Healthy Relationships' on Tuesday, February 24th at 2PM ET on Zoom where our discussion will be about strengthening marriages with testimonials from grantees of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs.

The grantees of the Administration for Children and Families’ Healthy Marriage & Responsible Fatherhood program join the HHS Center for Faith to discuss making a positive impact on the health of relationships throughout the country!

The Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs strengthen families, promote responsible parenting, and improve family economic stability. In 38 states, grantees help interested adults and youth build stronger relationships, marriages, father-child engagement, and families.

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]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2264096 2026-02-19T01:43:25Z 2026-02-19T01:43:26Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Moral Formation Across the Life-Course: A Social Cognitive–Relational Developmental Perspective

Daniel Lapsley






2. Several Adverse Childhood Experiences Declined Modestly From 2018 to 2023






3. 

When Adult Children Walk Away—and How Parents Can Still Lead with Love with Jim Burns

Podcast Episode · Change The Odds · 02/11/2026 · 37m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-the-odds/id1724097706?i=1000749258287













4. 

National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit







5. The biological roots of the seven deadly sins might start in the womb

by PsyPost








6. Becoming the Example: Advice from African American Couples Who Abstained Until Marriage

by Emily N. McKnightFam. Sci. 2026, 2(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/famsci2010007

https://www.mdpi.com/3042-6693/2/1/7






7. Emotion Regulation and Relationship Satisfaction in Couple Therapy: What Happens Across Sessions?
Min Xu 1,✉, Lee N Johnson 2, Shayne R Anderson 2, Angela Bradford 2, Alyssa Banford Witting 2

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12888074/




8.  Turning Everything Upside Down: The Impact of Illness on Romantic Relationships—A SEM-Based Actor-Partner Interdependence Model

 Franziska Reinhardt | Imad Maatouk Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Integrated Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany


Madalaine Elhabbal

https://www.ewtnnews.com/world/us/vatican-social-sciences-academy-appointee-to-apply-quantitative-skills-in-role



10. “The Husband Blueprint” Book Launched in Lagos: A Call to Nation-building Through Responsible Manhood and Stronger Families.





11. Speaking of Psychology: What relationship science says about finding love, with Paul Eastwick, PhD










13. Confidence in your relationship can improve individual well-being

Marianne Stein




Martial arts robots dazzle at 2026 Spring Festival Gala



Thanks
Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2262161 2026-02-12T17:44:27Z 2026-02-12T17:44:28Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1.  Day 7 Virtual Event Friday, February 13, 7:00 PM CT

Living for Something Greater (Friday, Feb 13)

https://link.marriageweek.org/NMWGreater






2. U.S. bishops to adopt national marriage initiative

EWTN Logo






3. Get Married Young








4. Why Are We So Pornsick? 


OR

Evaluation of outcome measures for assessing problematic pornography use: A COSMIN systematic review of measurement properties

Feng Jin a 1, Wenwen Zhang b 1, Pengshuo Wang c, Beáta Bőthe d e, Ziqi Wang f



5. 5 Simple Ways to Argue Less as a Couple: Fight Less, Love More

Michele Weiner-Davis








6. Love Is a Menu, Not Five Languages

Lasting relationships need variety, responsiveness, and nourishment, not just fluency in a single love language.
By Emily Impett






7. The 2026 NARME Workshop Schedule

https://www.narme.org/workshops-2026




8. Research Brief: Developmental Relationships in Schools

Search Institute

https://searchinstitute.org/resources-hub/research-brief-developmental-relationships-in-schools




9.  Why Parenthood Strains Relationships: Investigating the Mechanisms Behind Declining Relationship Satisfaction 

Matthias Pollmann-Schult, Faculty I: School of Arts and Humanities, University of Siegen, Siegen, Germany


https://ffcws.princeton.edu/publications/introducing-future-families-third-generation-ffg3-study






11. 5 practical ways to strengthen marriage beyond Valentine’s Day

by Avery Sloane & Jared Turner, KUTV


https://kutv.com/news/arc-salt-lake/5-practical-ways-to-strengthen-marriage-beyond-valentines-day





12. [HTML] Chapter Three. A (Wo) man with a Plan? Understanding Life Course Plans among Single Young Adults

M Bracke, D Van Gasse, D Mortelmans - Current Perspectives on Contemporary …, 2026





13. Even during sex, college students don’t put down their cell phones





14. Mom of Toddler Wins Olympic Gold Medal—What She Does Next Stuns Viewers

Maria Azzurra Volpe

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mom-toddler-wins-olympic-gold-medal-stuns-viewers-11489253




]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2259973 2026-02-05T17:13:55Z 2026-02-05T17:13:56Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. 15 Valentine’s Day Date Ideas for Couples

WinShape Marriage





2. Our 2026 theme is "Together With Purpose."

Register for this year's live broadcasts!





3. We're living through the great detachment

David Brooks, The New York Times






4. Teens favor “best friend” AI chatbots, raising new safety questions for EdTech


https://www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/teens-favor-best-friend-ai-chatbots-raising-new-safety-questions-for-edtech




5. New Healthy and Ready to Learn Data Dashboard Shows 3-Year-Olds’ Development

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/healthy-ready-learn-national-state-data-3-year-old-development




6. [PDF] Differently Educated US Couples and Their Work‐Family Arrangements, 1968–2023
L Pessin, F Querin - Journal of Marriage and Family, 2026
… Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) and multinomial logistic
regression models, we find that the relationship between educational pairings and
work- family arrangements have evolved significantly, with distinct patterns for







7. [HTML] Longitudinal associations between service member problematic anger and marital dysfunction in US military couples: Findings from the Millennium Cohort Program

TN Ray, MP Forsstrom, R Joneydi, CA LeardMann… - Journal of Affective …, 2026 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915326000132
Problematic anger is prevalent among service members and is associated with numerous dysfunctional outcomes. Research is needed to determine whether a service member's problematic anger has a unique, long-term impact on marital …





8. Valentine’s special: URI Couple & Family Therapy Clinic offers free relationship check-ups for student couples


https://www.uri.edu/news/2026/02/valentines-special-uri-couple-family-therapy-clinic-offers-free-relationship-check-ups-for-student-couples-2/







































9. Federal funding go to towards InvolvedDad






10. Utah bills aim to strengthen families by eliminating marriage penalties
 
Dan Evans

https://www.fox13now.com/good-day-utah/utah-bills-aim-to-strengthen-families-by-eliminating-marriage-penalties




11. Patriots’ Drake Maye Gives Heartfelt Answer On Marriage Helping Career




12. A lot of evangelical marriage advice is wrong. Here’s the evidence

 Sheila Wray Gregoire



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2257526 2026-01-28T19:18:35Z 2026-01-28T19:18:35Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. New Report Estimates $154 Billion in Annual Taxpayer Costs Linked to Father Absence








2. Romantic Couples Study

AU

https://www.american.edu/cas/psychology/interpersonal/participation.cfm#couples




3. https://www.marriageweek.org/




4. Choosing Love Daily: The Commitment Behind Raising a Child with Autism


https://decidetocommit.com/choosing-love-daily-the-commitment-behind-raising-a-child-with-autism/




5. Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts

OR

New Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade







6. National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit, July 8-11, 2026

https://www.narme.org/summit-2026






7. Estonia warned it may have just 5 years to reverse population collapse






8. Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood

The State and Tribal Technical Assistance and Resources (STAR)

https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/hmrf






9. Director of The New Wineskins Project





10. Affording a family: The two-income shift







Thanks
Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2255353 2026-01-22T17:15:57Z 2026-01-22T17:15:58Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five





2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Pregnancy Centers

Braun, Sarah K.; Falk, Gene

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IN12302?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22crsProductBillCitation%3A%5C%22119HR6945%5C%22%22%7D&s=1&r=1




3. Greater Good Parenting Talks: Parents Have Feelings, Too

When: Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at 10:30 am PT/1:30 pm ET
Where: Zoom, Free-Space Limited






4. Nearly Half of Hispanic Children Live in Families With Low Incomes





5. WEBINAR REPLAY: Profound Ideas on the Nature of Commitment

https://dibbleinstitute.org/event/webinar-profound-ideas-on-the-nature-of-commitment/





6. Demographic Winter: France Sees More Deaths Than Births for First Time Since WW2

Kurt Zindulka


https://ifamnews.com/en/hungary-expands-pro-family-support-programs


OR

Lowest ever marriage and birth rates show Ireland is on the wrong course says new Iona paper



OR

China sees rebound in marriages as policy support shows impact






7. Why the Divorce Rate for Older Couples Continues to Rise





9. Heritage Foundation says declining marriage rates pose a threat to society

A Martínez






10. 7 Conversations - “Building a Foundation of Purpose”

 https://www.marriageweek.org/broadcasts





11. UofL social work professor focuses on importance of fatherhood

Holly Hinson

https://www.uoflnews.com/post/uofltoday/uofl-social-work-professor-focuses-on-importance-of-fatherhood/





Thanks
Bill

]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2253351 2026-01-15T16:08:56Z 2026-01-15T16:08:56Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Clear, Accessible Education Research Can Help Parents Make Informed Decisions





2. 

Why Kids Don't Listen & How to Shift the Dynamic


Hunter Clarke-Fields





3. Evidence-Based Strategies for Enhancing Well-Being
        Yael Dror,Psy.D





4. Recent Developments in the Economics of Fertility in High-Income Countries


Speaker: Melissa Kearney (University of Notre Dame)

 
View Webcast https://www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/2026/developments-in-fertility-in-high-income-countries




5. RFA Opportunity: The ProFathering15™ Expansion Project


NFI

https://www.fatherhood.org/ddsf-rfa




6. https://www.marriageweek.org/marriage-week-toolkit



7. Priced Out of Marriage: Housing Prices and Declining Marriage Rates Worldwide (2009–2018)

Jeremy Ko a, Chun Kai Leung b, Hoi Sze Tang c, Mohammad Ridwan d, Xiaoxian Chen e, Chunlan Guo c

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050607726000012




8. I can't access this

Marital Fertility Decline in Italy

JJ Sánchez-Barricarte, R Pace - Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 2025
… in Italy specifically includes a detailed set of tables of fertility and marriage by
cohort and period. Education has been thought to play an important role in fertility
rates. In particular, the role of women’s education appears to have been even more …





9. [PDF] Family Background, College Education, and Marriageability
J Cho - 2026
… that the relationships between education, marriage, and gender may not be as
simple as they might seem; hence, these relationships and … I hypothesize that the
influence of college education on marriage will be significantly reduced after …




10. Opinion: The classroom is vital, but don’t forget Utah’s families when addressing the literacy crisis

Paul Schvaneveldt



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2251533 2026-01-08T16:52:35Z 2026-01-10T17:28:41Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. What I’ll tell my daughter about the joys and challenges of getting married

Elise Ureneck






2. The Power of Shared Happiness

Tomiko Yoneda, Theresa Pauly, Nathan Lewis, Ken Madden, and Claudia M. Haase





3. The Fortress of Truth 2025 look back compilation for C4M 1 of 2








4. Power, Sexism, and Aggression in Intimate Relationships

Nickola C. Overall, Matthew D. Hammond b, Emily J. Cross c

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352250X25002684




5. How Do We Help Youth Flourish, Not Just Achieve?

with Robert Pondiscio

https://www.aei.org/events/how-do-we-help-youth-flourish-not-just-achieve/




6. Child Maltreatment in the United States Declined From 2020-2023

Rebecca Vivrette

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/child-maltreatment-united-states




7. Divorce rate rises for couples over 65: What do Catholic experts suggest?

Tyler Arnold

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/268793/gray-divorce-rates-rise





8. Longitudinal Associations Between Screen Time and Children’s Language, Early Educational Skills, and Peer Social Functioning

Megan Gath, L. John Horwood, Gail Gillon, Brigid McNeill, Lianne J. Woodward

https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2025-64115-001.html?_gl=1*1bnzc3u*_gcl_au*MTc2MDkxMzM3Ni4xNzY3ODg2MTk4*_ga*MTY2OTA3OTc3Ni4xNzY2NjI2NjY1*_ga_SZXLGDJGNB*czE3Njc4ODYyMDAkbzEkZzEkdDE3Njc4ODY1MDAkajQyJGwwJGgw





9. Birth Rates Continue to Decline: These Explanations Are Seen by the Expert






10. Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years






11. Young South Koreans warming to marriage again, survey shows


https://wbl.worldbank.org/en/methodology/methodology_workshop/marriage



Thanks
Bill




]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2249084 2025-12-31T01:53:49Z 2026-01-10T17:27:33Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Championing Fatherhood's Top Ten Blogs Posts of 2025!







2. Free Classes for Couples





3. [PDF] A Multi-Method Initial Effectiveness Pilot Study of an Electronic Relationship Education Program with Couple Coaching for the National Guard

PA Lepley, SE Griffes, AJ Blow, HJ Markman, The Military Psychologist, Volume 40, Issue 3, Fall 2025





4.  Verbal Abuse as a Form of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Exploring Academic Performance, Mental Health, Loneliness, Relationship Quality, and Social Support Among Female and Male University Students 

Kathryn A. Collier1, Ken Fowler, and Stacey Wareham-Fowler1






5. How Do Couple Relationship Interventions Improve Individual Well‐Being? The Role of Relationship Confidence
Noah B Larsen 1,✉, Allen W Barton 1 Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 2025






6. [PDF] Evaluating the Effectiveness of Relationship Education for Latino Adolescents

JJ Turner, E Şahin, K Bradford, BJ Higginbotham - Journal of Human Sciences and Extension …, 2025





7. [PDF] The relationship between sedentary lifestyle and marital stability among US adults

Y Wang, J Dai, Y Yan, T Wang - African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2025






8. Family policy hope for ’26 has a lot to do with money — and how you could have more

Lois M. Collins

https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/12/29/experts-best-family-friendly-policies-lawmakers-should-pass/




9. Old Dominion is working with the Navy to help sailors and their families struggling with mental health issues

WHRO | By Steve Walsh



https://utdailybeacon.com/97334/news/ut-to-conduct-in-depth-study-of-local-families/




11. As Disney invests billions OpenAI responds with "adult mode"

Jason Weisberger

https://boingboing.net/2025/12/16/as-disney-invests-billions-openai-responds-with-adult-mode.html




12. To restore hope for families in poverty, let states lead on welfare reform

The Hill, By Angela Rachidi | Nic Dunn





13. 28 ways to improve your marriage or relationship in 2026

Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2245428 2025-12-17T23:12:58Z 2026-01-10T17:27:24Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five #592 (the real stories amongst the “noise”!)
1. How Estranged Parents and Adult Children Can Heal

Joshua Coleman







2. Profound Ideas on the Nature of Commitment


Presenters: Dr. Scott Stanley, Research Professor- University of Denver, Founder of PREP, Inc.


When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 @ 1:00 pm Pacific/4:00 pm Eastern






3. 

7 broadcasts this year, focusing on building that foundation of

purpose




4. Toward a new theory of couple functioning: a short overview of “Love and Rejection Messages Theory” (LRMT)
Marius Marici 1







5. Joint Savoring in Romantic Relationships: Correlates and Protective Effects

Contemporary Family Therapy, 2025

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10591-025-09769-5




6. [PDF] Romantic Recession

DA Cox, KE Hammond - 2025
A Project of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

… Married men and women are less concerned than single men and women about
how women will fare under a second Trump presidency. Roughly four in 10 (41 percent)
married women and 35 percent of married … of relationship status, age, race or …





7. Stress May Be Killing Your Love Life

Lisa A. Neff and Marci E. J. Gleason








8. Romantic Stress May Be A Hidden Risk Factor For Heart Disease

By StudyFinds Analysis

•

Reviewed by John Anderer

Research led by Heather E. Tulloch, MSc, PhD, CPsych (University of Ottawa Heart Institute)


https://studyfinds.org/romantic-partnerships-affect-heart-health/





9. How to Balance Emotional Labor and Mental Load in a Marriage: Holiday Edition







10. Neil Diamond's wife Katie discusses their marriage: 'We're best friends.'

The couple is preparing to celebrate their 14th anniversary.

ByMason Leib
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/neil-diamonds-wife-katie-discusses-marriage-best-friends/story?id=128394716


(Pat and I saw him do Hot August Night live at the Greek Theatre in LA in Aug 1972 and again 40 years later)



Thanks
Bill



]]> Bill Coffin tag:billcoffin.org,2013:Post/2243790 2025-12-11T01:55:30Z 2026-01-10T17:26:52Z Candidates for IFS Friday Five
1. Is Love Zero-Sum? How Kids and Adults Think About Social Resources

Fan Yang






2. Lost Boys: Boyhood

The Centre for Social Justice






3. Literacy, reason, and childhood matter—and we’re losing all three

Mark Milke, The Hub







4. Notre Dame launches research initiative focused on strengthening American families

By Mike Murrell







5. The Thompson

Recognizing Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families


https://www.marriageweek.org/free-resources






7. UCF Relationship Education Program to Support First Responder Couples, Parents

Danielle Hendrix






9. After 83 Years of Marriage This Black Couple Holds The Record, But We May Never See a Stat Like That Again

Angela Johnson

https://www.theroot.com/after-83-years-of-marriage-this-black-couple-holds-the-2000078611





10. HR must listen to parents' specific needs

Karl Bennett is chair of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA UK)








11. How to talk about adoption: Embracing multiple perspectives to support a child’s emotional well-being

By Sonia Ranieri, Laura Ferrari, Rosa Rosnati, Michela Zambelli, Semira Tagliabue, and David Brodzinsky





12. Our Favorite Books to Read Out Loud With Children

Sofia Cuddeback


(Full Disclosure: I sleep with a Retired Reading Specialist)




Thanks
Bill



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