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from 2009 NCFR Conference Recordings

The Marriage-Go-Round: Partnership Turnover in the U.S. and Other Western Countries - Video Recording

Andrew J. Cherlin, Ph.D., Griswold Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University

Americans today marry more repeatedly and have more live-in partners than people in any other Western country. American children, more than any others, must cope with the frequent and often disruptive comings and goings of parents and parents’ partners. Dr. Cherlin will compare U.S. data with that from other countries; discuss the roots of this distinctive pattern; review the strength and limitations of the evidence of the effects on children; and discuss the implications for family policy.

for Members ONLY

The Effects of Relationship/Marriage Education on Youth and Nonmarried Adults- Audio Recording

Building a Model of Relationships Education for Youth, Jennifer Kerpelman, Joe Pittman, Francesca Adler-Baeder

Premarital Education in Late Adolescence and Young Adulthood, Steven M. Graham, Nathaniel M. Lambert, Kay Pasley, Frank Fincham

Remarriage and Stepfamily Education With Non-married Adults, Brian Higginbotham, Linda Skogrand

Examining Marital Status as a Moderator of Relationship Education With Non-married Adults, Francesca Adler-Baeder, Angela Bradford, Christiana Russell, Scott Ketring, Tom Smith

The Impact of PREPARE on Engaged Couples' Behaviors, Attitudes and Relationship Quality, Ted G. Futris, Tiffiany M. Aholou, Desiree M. Seponski

Discussant: Jeffry Larson

Co-chairs: Francesca Adler-Bader, Ted Futris

for Members ONLY

Military Families: Defining, Assessing and Building Resilience - Audio Recording

Military Families: Defining, Assessing and Building Resilience

  • Dr. Shelley MacDermid, CFLE, Purdue University
  • Dr. Dennis Orthner, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • Dr. Gary Bowen, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

This session is designed to increase understanding of factors that contribute to resilience in military families, how that can inform intervention/prevention strategies, and the effectiveness of the Essential Life Skills for Military Families program.

Chair: Dennis K. Orthner

for Members ONLY

Couple and Family Research Using Secondary Data - Audio Recording

This is a workshop for family researchers interested in using secondary data to examine couple and family relationships. Dr. Elizabeth Cooksey of The Ohio State University will discuss the National Longitudinal Surveys data. Dr. Sarah Meadows of the RAND corporation will discuss the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Dataset. Dr. Gary Gates of the Williams Institute at UCLA will discuss How to Find GLBT Couples and Families in Secondary Data Sources.

Facilitators/Presiders: Cassandra Dorius, Karina Shreffler

for Members ONLY

Relationship Dissolution and Divorce- Audio Recording

Research on Relationship Dissolution: A Brief Overview, Paul R. Amato

Signs the End is Near: Causes of Relationship Breakups in Young Adults, Kay Pasley, Amber Vennum How Divorced Parents Manage Co-parental Relationships and Make Decisions About Their Children, Lawrence Ganong After the Divorce: How do Women Cope? Marilyn Coleman Theoretical Developments Related to Variability in Responses to Divorce, Mark A. Fine, David Demo

Discussant/Chair: Paul R. Amato

Provider-Parent Partnerships

This site is devoted to child care providers joining with parents to support children's well-being. It includes materials and links for childcare providers to build positive relationships with parents along with materials for providers and materials to be distributed to parents. Categories of materials are parent-provider relationships, supporting parents, child growth and development, guidance and discipline, children and learning, family-child relationships, health and safety, and making connections. Several pieces focus on talking to parents or providers about difficult topics..

Navigating Life's Journey

This electronic newsletter series offers tips to people in three areas: personal development, couple relationships, and parenting. Each e-mailed tip includes a quote from an important scholar, a brief discussion of the quote, and an idea for application of the idea. Participants are invited to share with others at a blog.

The Marriage Garden

Using gardening as the metaphor for cultivating a healthy couple relationship, this curriculum discusses six principles that make a big difference: commitment, personal growth, nurturing, understanding, solving, and serving. Each principle is discussed in a Lesson Guide that can be used for self-study, mentoring, or group discussion.

National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model

A team of Cooperative Extension specialists developed a model or summary of key principles for healthy couple relationships. A full report with summary of research is pending.

for Members ONLY

Margaret Arcus Award Address - Audio Recording

What are some of the processes that family life educators can encourage to help people get beyond skills, to manage bias, ferret out cultural nonsense, and build strong family relationships?