Pages related to family relations

Anderson Cooper

Mothers' Day - by Anderson Cooper and mom!

Last Sunday was Mothers' Day.  In this charming video, CNN journalist Anderson Cooper observes the day by talking with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, the famous clothing designer and descendant of the renowned Vanderbilt family. Ms. Vanderbilt, in her tongue in cheek humorous way, chides Anderson for not coming home for Mothers' Day.

Study on openly gay fathers

Participants needed
March 16, 2011

Participate in an anonymous, online survey for a research project exploring family relationship of gay men who became fathers after coming out.

Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth

Focus: The Long Way Home

NCFR member and Purdue University scholar Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, an expert on Military Families, shares examples of military families' creative ways they use to meet their unique stressors.  

Change the First Five Years and You Change Everything

Change the First Five Years and You Change Everything

The Ounce of Prevention organization promotes family policy that underscores optimal early childhood development. They produced this video to illustrate just how important an ounce of prevention is worth. Click here to read about the evidence that answers the question, "Why Invest Early?"

Interested in social sciences? Free podcasts available!

January 21, 2011

The Journal of Social and Personal Relationships offers free podcasts related to their published articles, in the form of interviews with authors and scholars.

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Pecha Kucha

Issues in Marriage and Parenthood

Pecha Kucha is an innovative session in which each presenter has 6 minutes and 40 seconds to present (presenters are allowed 20 slides during the presentation). After the presentations there istime for questions and discussion.

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5:30 pm - 7:00 pm | Grand Ballroom Foyer

Poster Session 3

Family Process and Resiliency, Family Relationships, Immigration/Migration, International Families, Multi-cultural Families, Relationships