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Helping Your Child Manage Emotions and Get Along with Others
April 12, 2011

United Nations observes the International Day of Families

May 12
April 12, 2011

The 2011 observance of the International Day of Families: "Confronting family poverty and social exclusion"

MFT intern position available at UNLV

April 12, 2011

The COAMFTE-accredited marriage and family therapy program at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas offers a unique academic position for an MFT doctoral student interested in an academic career.

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New Affiliate Councils Board members

2011 election results are in
April 01, 2011

Three new members join the ACB this year: Rose Allen, Deb Cashen, Josh Shaw

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Ohio Affiliate News

by Maureen Blankenmeyer, mblankem@kent.edu
April 01, 2011

Journal of Family Theory & Review - Call for Proposals

March 29, 2011

We are now accepting proposals from prospective guest editors for special issues of the Journal of Family Theory & Review.  Our intention is to provide opportunities to advance theory and develop integrative reviews in key areas of family studies. 

Work and Family Researchers Network

2011/2012 Call for applicants - deadline July 31
March 29, 2011

The new Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN) is seeking applicants for its 2011-2012 Early Career Scholars Program.

Funding available for "Research Center to Support Secondary Analyses of Head Start Impact Study Data."

Hurry - Letter of intent due this Thursday, March 31
March 29, 2011

Funds are available for supporting secondary analyses of the Head Start Impact Study to answer questions related to the characteristics of effective Head Start centers, classrooms, and teachers.

Call for papers - International Divorce Conference

27th to the 29th October 2011 - Milan, Italy
March 16, 2011

European Network on Divorce Research will in 2011 be hosted by the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

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.

Child Trends announcement:

Innovative Web Sites Offer Easy Access to Child Well-Being Data
March 16, 2011

Women in America

New governmental report available about the well-being of women
March 09, 2011

Bridgewater State announces 4th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy

March 09, 2011

Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, will be holding a conference on July 19-21, 2011.

Post-doc opportunity available at Oregon State University

March 09, 2011

Research Associate Postdoctoral positions in the general areas of Public Health and Human Sciences

Free online parenting discussions available

March 09, 2011

NCFR member Dr. Marti Erickson will host online discussions on three different topics about parenting, April 15, May 20 and June 10.

Mathematica call for studies on home visiting programs

March 01, 2011

Mathematica Policy Research seeks studies for a comprehensive review of the evidence base for home visiting program models.

Psychology Press/Routledge offer

20% discount on books for Zippy readers
February 23, 2011

Members of NCFR and all Zippy News readers can receive 20% off books in the family studies arena

Wisdom for Parents

New Parenting Wisdom Book available

Proceeds go to NCFR's CFLE program
February 15, 2011

Wisdom for Parents. Key Ideas from Parent Educators. Lessons learned and wisdom imparted by Certified Family Life Educators.

Zero to Three

February 08, 2011

The Zero to Three is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.

IARR announces an upcoming mini-conference

in Tuscon, AZ - Call for proposals
February 08, 2011

The International Association of Relationship Research is having a conference October 20 - 22, 2011