Candidates for Friday Five #208 (last one this year)

1. Texas Council on Family Relations (TxCFR) Annual Conference

Call for Proposals Deadline: Jan. 1, 2018

https://www.ncfr.org/events/texas-council-family-relations-txcfr-annual-conference





2. I Am A Recovering Alcoholic, And This Is What I Learned After Hitting Rock Bottom

Suzanne Hayes

http://www.scarymommy.com/recovering-alcoholic-mother/




3. The Social Capital Project launched by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) has an interesting analysis of the rise of unwed mothers, arguing that it's more about improved economic circumstances for women than anything else.

https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/socialcapitalproject?id=24993658-359C-4039-B672-19AF5E444B0F




4. Press release: Children as young as 7 affected by mental health problems more likely to be out of work by 55

http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/news/news_posts/press_release_EWL




5. THERAPY IN THE COMMUNITY

http://www.northwestern.edu/magazine/winter2017/campuslife/therapy-in-the-community-family-institute-program-sends-therapists-in-training-provide-counseling-evanston.html





6. The Words Men and Women Use When They Write About Love

By JOSH KATZ, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and KATHLEEN A. FLYNN

https://aleteia.org/2017/12/08/is-the-language-of-love-separated-by-the-sexes/?





7. Happier People Raised By Parents Who Do These 3 Things

Dr JEREMY DEAN

http://www.spring.org.uk/2017/12/happier-people-parents.php





8. Event Video 

Parents and Children Together: Spotlight on Responsible Fatherhood Programs and the Men They Serve

https://www.mathematica-mpr.com/events/parents-and-children-together-forum-december-2017?





9. This Year, Consider Giving Presence Instead Of Presents

JULI FRAGA

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/12/09/568834440/what-s-better-than-expensive-presents-the-gift-of-presence





10. Father's rejection may increase child's social anxiety, loneliness

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171213095537.htm





11. MORE THAN ‘THANK YOU’: PROFESSOR SEEKS TO CREATE CYCLE OF GRATITUDE

https://newsandfeatures.uncg.edu/professor-seeks-create-cycle-gratitude/




12. A Baltimore program tries to help unmarried couples with children build more stable relationships

By AMY SCOTT

http://kcbx.org/post/baltimore-program-tries-help-unmarried-couples-children-build-more-stable-relationships#stream/0




13. Most Americans think living together before getting married is beneficial

Hoang Nguyen

https://today.yougov.com/news/2017/12/11/most-americans-think-living-together-getting-marri/



Thanks Alysse.  Merry Christmas!

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. 

Research Study Finds National Fatherhood Initiative Program Reduces Risk of Child Abuse and ...
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb14981369.htm




2. On Gender Differences, No Consensus on Nature vs. Nurture

,  AND 

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2017/12/05/on-gender-differences-no-consensus-on-nature-vs-nurture/




3. Improving Outcomes Among Employment Program Participants Through Goal Attainment: A Conceptual Framework

https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/improving-outcomes-among-employment-program-participants-through-goal-attainment-a-conceptual-framework




4. The New Math of ‘Consensual Nonmonogamy’

ALAN J. HAWKINS, BETSY VANDENBERGHE & LYNAE BARLOW

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/454355/consensual-non-monogamy-bad-math




5.In-depth Relate study highlights links between debt and relationships

https://www.relate.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2017/11/20/one-seven-people-has-hidden-debt-their-partner


OR

Why marriage is increasingly for the royals – and the rich


Ed West

https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/12/why-marriage-is-increasingly-for-the-royals-and-the-rich/



OR

Tavistock Relationships’ ‘Parents as Partners’ Programme Wins National Award for Helping Children and Families

https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/news/press-release/1118-parents-as-partners-wins-national-award





6. Parenting Today in Victoria

http://www.parentingrc.org.au/parentingtoday


OR

Children as young as nine are stumbling on pornography on the internet while in search of sex education

Jackie Sinnerton

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/children-as-young-as-nine-are-stumbling-on-pornography-on-the-internet-while-in-search-of-sex-education/news-story/14ce071c45646b64c2b66f53bf062e59





7. 
Marriage and risk of dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
 
  1. Andrew Sommerlad1,2, 
  2. Joshua Ruegger2, 
  3. Archana Singh-Manoux3,4, 
  4. Glyn Lewis1,2, 
  5. Gill Livingston1,2



http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2017/10/30/jnnp-2017-316274




8. Marital Satisfaction, Sex, Age, Marriage Duration, Religion, Number of Children, Economic Status, Education, and Collectivistic Values: Data from 33 Countries

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01199/full




9. The 2018 volume of CPFR will focus on the theme of ‘The Work-Family Interface: Spillover, Complications, and Challenges.’
The deadline for initial submissions is January 31, 2018

https://www.bfp-fbp.be/sites/default/files/new_content/cpfr-call_for_papers-2018.pdf





10. 

Til death do us part: Top 10 marriage capitals of the US | WJLA


http://wjla.com/news/offbeat/til-death-do-us-part-top-10-marriage-capitals-of-the-us






11. https://strongermarriage.org/



Thanks Alysse.

Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. Call extended till 12/1
http://www.narme.org/conferences/8th-annual-narme-summit/call-for-presenters/

OR

https://www.ncfr.org/ncfr-2018

OR

Greater Good Parenting: Request for Proposals





2. An Evaluation of U.S. Military Non-Medical Counseling Programs

by Thomas E. Trail, Laurie T. Martin, Lane F. Burgette, Linnea Warren May, Ammarah Mahmud, Nupur Nanda, Anita Chandra



O
​R

Investing Early

Taking Stock of Outcomes and Economic Returns from Early Childhood Programs






3
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Recipe for a good marriage






 Emma Young
​





5
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Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) CALL FOR STUDIES


O
​R

Military readiness and early childhood: What is the link?





6
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The Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Program from the University of Miami





7
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The forgotten role of families: why it’s time to find our voice on strengthening families



O
​R

Relate welcomes additional funding for relationship support announced in budget





8
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Are Relationship Educators Front-line Public Health Workers?





9
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Why Marriage Is Linked to a Lower Risk of Dementia







1
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Advice from Harvard’s top happiness researcher

​
Kathleen Fifield, AARP The Magazine





1
​1. 
Number of single-dad households continues to rise
​

Jennifer Graham








1
​2. 
The state of marriage as an institution​

Joel Budd







T
​HANKS Alysse.

Bill​

Candidates for Friday Five

1. 

Cueless


Dr. Scott Stanley



OR 








2. What Relationship Researchers and Relationship Practitioners Wished the Other Knew: Integrating Discovery and Practice in Couple Relationships

David G. Schramm, Adam M. Galovan, and H. Wallace Goddard







3. Children’s learning benefits when adults react constructively to failures

Kyla Haimovitz

https://childandfamilyblog.com/learning-adults-constructively-failures/





4. Tinder and Grindr don't want to talk about their role in rising STDs


Updated by Julia Belluz









5. New website helps those affected by growing challenge of online affairs









(AEI video or link to a Deseret News article on Thursday)







7. Penn State researcher looks at new treatment for military personnel with PTSD

Marjorie S. Miller








8. Why getting even may make you feel worse in the long run

Jennifer Breheny Wallace







9. Marriage Matters: Death of the pattern-changer

James and Audora Burg







10. COUNTERPOINT: Cohabitation can be detrimental to a relationship by creating pressure







11. How to Get Rich Playing Video Games Online








12. THE 2017 MILITARY FAMILY LIFESTYLE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 15TH







Thanks Alysse. 

We are headed to a B&B for 2 days. Thursday is our 49th anniversary.



Bill

Candidates for Friday Five

1. NGO ASKS KNESSET TO REQUIRE COUPLES TO TAKE CLASSES BEFORE GETTING MARRIED
    BY 
    http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/NGO-asks-Knesset-to-require-couples-to-take-classes-before-getting-married-513749




    2. In an excellent debate secured by Lord Farmer, members of the House of Lords debated the recently published Manifesto to Strengthen Families.

    http://hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2017-11-02/debates/94679AA6-E9F3-48F0-9D65-F8E7F8E9D775/AManifestoToStrengthenFamilies





    3. Thursday, November 16, 2017 | 9:00 am - 10:15 am

    The American family in the age of Trump: Release event for the 2017 American Family Survey

    http://www.aei.org/events/the-american-family-in-the-age-of-trump-release-event-for-the-2017-american-family-survey/


    OR

    2017 Antipoverty Forum

    https://events.heritage.org/antipovertyforum/Agenda





    4. 9 Tips for Keeping Your Relationship Strong and Healthy

    http://www.militaryonesource.mil/-/9-tips-for-keeping-your-relationship-strong-and-healthy?






    5. The Conversation Every Couple Should Have Before The Holidays

    CORY STIEG

    http://www.refinery29.com/holiday-relationship-expectations




    6. Baseball and America : the 2017 World Series

    By Michael Ego and Frank Schipani

    http://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Baseball-and-America-the-2017-World-Series-12334939.php





    7. Considering a national paid leave policy

    BY JACQUELYN BOONE JAMES AND JENNIFER CRANE GREENFIELD,

    http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/labor/359043-considering-a-national-paid-leave-policy





    8. Marriage Matters: What shape is your satisfaction pattern?

    James and Audora Burg

    http://www.sturgisjournal.com/news/20171105/marriage-matters-what-shape-is-your-satisfaction-pattern





    9. Marriage is a dance of growing together, apart, together

    https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/marriage-is-a-dance-of-growing-together-apart-together




    10. Marriage may help lower dementia risk

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/behindtheheadlines/news/2017-11-01-marriage-may-help-lower-dementia-risk/




    11.  
  • Where Is Your 'Third Place'?

    • Chayenne Polimédio

    https://www.newamerica.org/weekly/edition-183/where-your-third-place/





    Thanks Alysse!

    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1.Does Involved Fathering Produce a Larger Total Workload for Fathers Than for Mothers? Evidence from Norway

    Ragni Hege Kitterød and Marit Rønsen

    Version of Record online: 31 OCT 2017 | DOI: 10.1111/fare.12264






    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fare.12264/full





    2. Time with family, adults important, especially to children

    http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20171030/time-with-family-adults-important-especially-to-children




    3. What We Can Learn from the Best Marriages

     KIRA M. NEWMAN





    4. Characteristics of Early Marriages






    5. U of I research looks at how certain types of violence in marriage affect co-parenting later


    BY MARY COOLEY

    mcooley@bnd.com







    6. Family and technology focus of 25th annual family symposium

    Kristie Auman-Bauer






    7. Let’s Talk

    Ryan Holeywell 





    8. Shifting the Field to Prioritize Relationship Education for Youth
    Presenter: Alan J. Hawkins, Ph.D., Professor, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University
    When: November 8, 2017. 1 PM Pacific time, 4 PM Eastern.


    9. The milestones in a child’s life are every parent’s agony

    Joanna Moorhead






    10. US: Head Start Prevents Foster Care? To Be Decided
    Chronicle of Social Change - October 30, 2017

    https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/subscriber-content/head-start-foster-care-prevention-tbd/28557


    OR

    New York Grant Program Aims to Strengthen Families, Reduce Entries into Foster Care


    Devon Ziminski





    Thanks Alysse



    Bill

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Family Booster holds annual married & singles confab

    Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/family-booster-holds-annual-married-singles-confab/

    Olayinka Latona




    2. Relate responds to latest ONS divorce statistics

    https://www.relate.org.uk/about-us/media-centre/press-releases/2017/10/18/relate-responds-latest-ons-divorce-statistics




    3. Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Programs for Youth: An In-depth Study of Federally Funded Programs

    https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/healthy-marriage-and-relationship-education-programs-for-youth-an-in-depth-study-of-federally-funded-programs




    4. Conflict management may affect a child's well-being

    Nicole Morin

    http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2017/10/conflict-management-may-affect-a-childs-well-being





    5. Is marriage obsolete? 4 essential reads

    http://theconversation.com/is-marriage-obsolete-4-essential-reads-86093





    6. 10 Lessons Learned from 20 Years of Marriage

    Nina Vallone,

    http://www.chicagonow.com/you-know-neen/2017/10/10-lessons-learned-from-20-years-of-marriage/





    7. Chaplain’s Pulpit: Constant criticism can devastate relationships, marriage
    • Chap. (Maj.) Matthew Atkins 1st Brigade Combat Team

    http://www.fortcampbellcourier.com/news/chaplains_pulpit/article_170cce72-b52a-11e7-8846-0f213a66d136.html





    8. Growing old and kinless in America
    Marcus Roberts

    https://www.mercatornet.com/demography/view/growing-old-and-kinless-in-america/20604?





    9. Mental Well-Being Differences in Cohabitation and Marriage: The Role of Childhood Selection

    Brienna Perelli-Harris,Marta Styrc

    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jomf.12431/full



    OR

    Looking to the Future of Work and Family Theory and Research: Some Reflections

    Oriel Sullivan






    10.  2 Dads On The Challenges And Rewards Of Black Fatherhood

    Taryn Finley

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/two-dads-on-the-challenges-and-rewards-of-black-fatherhood_us_59e75f91e4b00905bdadef7c?




    11. Literature and Mental Health: Reading for Wellbeing (SP$=Statement of Participation) 
     The University of Warwick on FutureLearn - October 30 (6 weeks)

    https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/literature? 

    http://www.openculture.com/free_certificate_courses




    12. Six Ways to Maintain Attachment When Using Daycare
     

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Imagining What Houses Drawn by Kids Would Look Like in Real Life

    VITTORIA TRAVERSO

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/houses-drawn-kids-3d-solar-pyramid?




    2. Searching for an Equal Co-Parent: Six Factors That Influence Whether Dad Pulls His Weight at Home


    http://www.slate.com/blogs/better_life_lab/2017/10/11/searching_for_an_equal_co_parent.html




    3. How to Have a Better Relationship

     Tara Parker-Pope @nytimeswell

     Save for Later

    https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/how-to-have-a-better-relationship?





    4. How to Help Teenagers Manage Risk
     
    Jill Suttie
     

     
    Read more

    https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_help_teenagers_manage_risk?





    5. Family members play important role in managing chronic illness

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171016132642.htm





    6. 

    Children of unfaithful parents are more likely to cheat on their own romantic partners when they ...
    ​

    Business Insider

    http://www.businessinsider.com/children-with-unfaithful-parents-more-likely-to-cheat-2017-10





    7. Happier Mealtimes, Healthier Eating for Kids

    https://health.usnews.com/health-care/articles/2017-10-12/happier-mealtimes-healthier-eating-for-kids





    8. 

    Strategic Plan FY 2014 - 2018

    HHS DRAFT Strategic Plan FY 2018 - 2022 is available for public comment now.

    https://www.hhs.gov/about/strategic-plan/index.html




    9. 

    The Marriage Debate

    THE HON KEVIN ANDREWS MP



    http://kevinandrews.com.au/australian-polity/the-marriage-debate/





    10. 
    Living Together Before Marriage Won't Help You Avoid Divorce - Here's Why
    Roland Warren 

    http://sixseeds.patheos.com/rolandwarren/2017/10/living-together-before-marriage-wont-avoid-divorce/?



    11. 

    How to Argue with Your Partner in a Healthy Way

    New research suggests that romantic conflict can hurt our health. How do we fight right?

    BY PETER JARET

    ​Thanks Alysse​






    ​https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_argue_with_your_partner_in_a_healthy_way?​

    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. What is Your Phone Doing to Your Relationships?

     

    EMMA SEPPALA

    https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_is_your_phone_doing_to_your_relationships?




    2. The Surprising Link Between Marriage and Heart Health

    Amanda MacMillan

    http://time.com/4975262/marriage-heart-health/

    OR https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-surprising-link-between-marriage-and-heart-health/ar-AAtc7W3

    OR

    Marriage troubles linked to health problems for men: study

     Tony Whitfield, SWNS


    http://nypost.com/2017/10/09/marriage-troubles-linked-to-health-problems-for-men-study/


    OR

    A Man's Health May Rely on Health of His Marriage

    Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter

    http://www.philly.com/philly/health/topics/HealthDay727330_20171010_A_Man_s_Health_May_Rely_on_Health_of_His_Marriage.html


    3. Year-round outdoor play can boost kids’ performance in school

    https://www.childtrends.org/year-round-outdoor-play-can-boost-kids-performance-school/?





    4. DfE urged to reinvigorate character drive to combat cyberbullying


     Neil Puffett




    https://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/2004311/dfe-urged-to-reinvigorate-character-drive-to-combat-cyberbullying


    OR

    Study Shows Couples Planning Retirement Need More Support

    https://tavistockrelationships.ac.uk/news/1106-couples-planning-retirement





    5. This Woman’s Essay About The Sad Reality Of Why Women End Up Nagging Men Is Going Viral

    KATE DESMOND

    https://www.simplemost.com/womans-essay-sad-reality-women-end-nagging-men-going-viral/





    6. 3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Make Your Marriage Happier

    Jill Sieracki

    https://www.brides.com/story/things-you-can-do-right-now-to-make-your-marriage-happier


    OR

    Relationships Under Review in New Book ‘The All-or-Nothing Marriage’

    Alexandra Silets

    http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/09/relationships-under-review-new-book-all-or-nothing-marriage





    7. Nonprofit View: MREC helps couples prepare for marriage

    Amy Gilford — Marriage and Relationship Education Center

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/cc-op-nonprofit-mrec-20171009-story.html




    8. Dads are often having fun while moms work around the house

    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171009084345.htm




    9. Can you afford to get married? In the US, it's increasingly the privilege of the rich

    Lucy Rock


    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/07/marriage-america-privilege-rich




    10. IS YOUR MARRIAGE GOOD…OR JUST GOOD ENOUGH?

    http://www.americasfamilycoaches.com/podcast/2017/10/6/is-your-marriage-good-or-just-good-enough


    OR

    The Fierce Marriage Podcast

    By Ryan and Selena Frederick


    https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fierce-marriage-podcast/id1292084760?mt=2



    11. The share of Americans living without a partner has increased, especially among young adults

     RICHARD FRY




    Candidates for Friday Five

    1. Nine Charts about Wealth Inequality in America (Updated)









    2
    ​. 
    How might we inspire experiences and expressions of gratitude in the workplace?
    ​




           
    OR


     
    Raising Caring, Courageous Kids
     

    The GGSC is excited to announce a new funding opportunity for schools, faith-based groups, and other community-based organizations that want to help parents raise caring, courageous kids. The grants we award will range from $25,000 to $150,000. Our request for proposals will be open until December 11!

     
    Learn more
    ​



    3
    ​. 

    Coping in the Wake of the Las Vegas Shooting, and Incidents of Mass Violence and Terrorism

    NCFR members and staff mourn the loss of life following the Las Vegas mass shooting, now being called the deadliest in modern U.S. history. We give thanks to all the first responders who care for people on the scene of violence and tragedy. For the professionals who work with families in the aftermath of these events, we have gathered resources for helping individuals and families cope, and also to help children understand and process these events. NCFR will continue to update these collections as new materials become available and relevant.

    find resources

    ​





    4
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    Sharing the parenting duties could be key to marital bliss: study
    ​







    5
    ​. ​
    Father engagement from three months strengthens infants’ cognitive development

    Vaheshta Sethna

    https://childandfamilyblog.com/engagement-dad-cognitive-development/






    6
    ​. 
    IDS SHOULD CHAMPION MARRIAGE, NOT RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING
    ​
    Harry Benson, Marriage Foundation








    7
    ​. 
    To bicker less, try getting some more sleep
    Well-rested couples better able to argue constructively, study shows. 

    By Tara Parker-Pope New York Times
    ​









    8
    ​. 
    Age Variation in the Divorce Rate, 1990-2015





    9
    ​. 
    2016 ACS 1-year estimates are available in American FactFinder and the API.​






    10. 
    NATIONAL RESEARCH SUMMIT ON CARE, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR PERSONS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS







    11. 
    Marriage as a training ground

    Examining change in self-control and forgiveness over the first 4 years of marriage

    Show all authors
    Tila M. Pronk, Asuman Buyukcan-Tetik, Marina M.A.H. Iliás, ...
    First Published July 24, 2017 Research Article
    ​




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    1. INDYLOVE

    DIVORCE RUNS IN FAMILIES AND COULD BE GENETIC, STUDY FINDS

    DAVE MACLEAN
    http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/divorce-runs-in-family-genetic-parents-children-split-up-marriage-study-a7984081.html


    T
    ​hanks Alysse

    ​