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Find and share professional documents—from curricula to articles to presentations. Our Professional Resource Library is a great way for NCFR members and active Certified Family Life Educators to pool knowledge on a wide variety of family topics.

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Modern Parenthood: Roles of Moms and Dads Converge

The way mothers and fathers spend their time has changed dramatically in the past half century. Dads are doing more housework and child care; moms more paid work outside the home. Neither has overtaken the other in their “traditional” realms, but their roles are converging, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of long-term data on time use.

At the same time, roughly equal shares of working mothers and fathers report in another Pew Research Center survey feeling stressed about juggling work and family life: 56 percent of working moms and 50 percent of working dads say they find it very or somewhat difficult to balance these responsibilities.

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Parenting the Young Child syllabus

Syllabus for San Diego State University CFD 353A: Parenting the Young Child

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Dynamics of Family Interaction syllabus

Syllabus for Messiah College HDFS 339 Dynamics of Family Interaction

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Parenting syllabus

Syllabus for Messiah College HDFS 242 Parenting

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Laboratory Experiences for Children and Families syllabus

Syllabus for San Diego State University, CFD 378D Laboratory Experience for Child and Families

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Parenting Education and Support Programs syllabus

Syllabus for University of Wisconsin Madison HDFS 650 Parenting Education and Support Programs

Young Adults in the Parental Home and the Great Recession

"Using data from the 2006 and 2011 American Community Survey 1-year estimates, this profile examines the unemployment rate and subsequent median earnings of young adults in the labor force pre and post The Great Recession. Comparisons are made between young adults coresiding with at least one parent and those who were not living with a parent (i.e., living independently). In addition, data from the Toledo Adolescent Research Study (TARS) provide new insights into young adults’ motivations for co-residing with parents."

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Women in defense, 1941

In honor of Mother’s Day, let’s take a look at the lives of women circa 1941. This video summarizes the industrial contributions women made to the war effort during World War II. The commentary was written by Eleanor Roosevelt and narrated by Katherine Hepburn.

A Framework for Advancing the Well-Being and Self-Sufficiency of At-Risk Youth

A new report presents a conceptual framework for efforts to prepare at-risk youth for healthy adult functioning and self-sufficiency. Produced as part of the Youth Demonstration Development project for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, the framework explains how we can build our knowledge about what works for at-risk youth, by implementing and testing research-informed interventions to promote youth’s resilience and human capital. An issue brief summarizes the framework.

Risk and Resilience in Homeless Children. Children's Mental Health eReview

The Children's Mental Health eReview, provided through the University of Minnesota Extension, Children, Youth & Family Consortium summarizes children's mental health research and implications for practice and policy.

In this issue, learn about research related to the strengths and needs of homeless children, and explore ideas for how to use creative research-based interventions in a variety of settings.