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

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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

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see https://hhsu.learning.hhs.gov/communities/folders.asp?iFolderID=18965

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Bill & Pat Coffin 

since 1968 http://www.foryourmarriage.org http://www.smartmarriages.com 

http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org http://www.marriagemagazine.org http://www.bettermarriages.org

 

 

 


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HM Links & Clips (8/5/08) #896



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2) Online Resources for Family Finances
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
www.utahmarriage.org: Created as part of the Utah Healthy Marriage Initiative. The Web site offers information about classes and marriage-related events and ...

 

3) Spouses struggle with other's needs
Evansville Courier & Press - Evansville,IN,USA
Each person in the marriage needs to develop good listening skills and clear communication techniques. Many times a seminar or communication workshop can ...

 

4) Married couples ‘alone together,' studies report
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
“Marriage education is a vitamin, not a vaccine,” Burg says, so don’t expect a one-shot inoculation to get rid of all problems. Instead, take regular doses ...

 

5) A good marriage can really 'bring home the bacon'
Idaho Press-Tribune - Nampa,ID,USA
When a couple raises their children in a good marriage, they are contributing to the world’s future. Healthy families become a gift to a world that ...

 

6) Obama practices what he preaches
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
A healthy marriage to the mother of one's children has a way of making sure a father is in the location where his kids desperately need him most - in their ...

 

7) How's your marriage?
Times of India - India
Now here’sa quiz that will help you evaluate how well you and your partner are doing in your marriage. Answer the following questions to see how you are ...

 

8) RHOADES: Better marriages help everyone
Newton Kansan - Newton,KS,USA
HB 2920 was developed by family and marriage educators from the Kansas Healthy Marriage Institute (KHMI). The group assembled stakeholders from throughout ...

 

9) Celebrating two decades of marriage
Portsmouth Herald News - Portsmouth,NH,USA
So in the hopes of "educating" some young engaged couples who would like their marriage to last at least 20 years, I thought I would share a few helpful, ...

 

10) Voice of the Day Couples shouldn't rush into marriage commitment
News-Leader.com - Springfield,MO,USA
We are members of a local nonprofit organization called Ozarks Marriage Matters, and we also need volunteers to join us in promoting marriage education and ...

 

11) Communication key in marriage
El Paso Times - El Paso,TX,USA
Editors note: This is the first of a six-part series on The El Paso Healthy Marriage Project: Marriage Is Good for You! As a married person, you can learn ...

 

12) Money and Marriage: “He Bought'They Fought”
        http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/clark/flp/documents/MoneyandMarriageHeBoughtTheyFoughtPreventingMoneyConflicts.pdf

Money and Marriage: Saving for Future Use
        http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HE158

Money and Marriage: Making Financial Plans Together
        http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HE154

 

13) The sign says 'Hate,' but what does it mean?
Tampabay.com - St. Petersburg,FL,USA
The goal is to entice newlywed women into visiting a marriage education Web site, instead of letting their "hate" result in a divorce. ...

 

14) Special guest: Ron McLain, executive director of the Healthy Marriage Coalition of Fresno County and Marriage Mentoring Ministries Inc., will be on "Yesterday, Today and Forever" hosted by Jim Grant at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 13 on KNXT, Channel 49. Repeat showings will be at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 14 and 6 p.m. Aug. 17.

McLain will discuss his mission to reduce the divorce rate in California and reinforce the importance of marriage.

The reporter can be reached at rbentley@fresnobee.com or (559) 441-6355.

 

 

 

 

15) Why Marriages End in Divorce
By octopusmom
early half of all marriages will end in divorce. A frightening statistic and certainly one that can make you a little leery of walking down the aisle. But instead of focusing on how many marriages will end in divorce, maybe we should be ...
Octopus Mom - http://octopusmom.wordpress.com

 

 

 

 

16) Troubled marriage needs a tuneup
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
How can we keep a marriage healthy and strong with all the trainings, schools, field exercises and multiple deployments? This is not what I said "I do" for. ...

 

 

 

17) Rotarians told that VOW helps community, firms
Kilgore News Herald - TX, USA
Twogether in Texas is a new statewide initiative aimed at raising the availability of marriage education and the community support for healthy marriages. ...