Family Life Education

Family Life Education Resources

Find and share professional documents—from curriculum 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. Please refer to Terms of Use for guidelines on submitting to the NCFR website.

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Cost of a Child

This infographic illustrates the challenges and costs of raising children.

Domains of Family Practice Lesson Plans

This website contains links to five lesson plans related to the Domains of Family Practice Model (Myers-Walls, et. al., 2011). These lesson plans were presented at the 2011 NCFR conference. They are appropriate for use with family professionals as well as students.

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Worst ice skater ever?

In this social experiment, a lone ice skater in New York’s Bryant Park delights onlookers with a most unusual surprise performance. Enjoy!

Global Families

Global Families is a good textbook for a overview of families and would work well for an Introduction to family studies or a general survey course in the field.

Childhood Trauma and its Effect on Healthy Development

This brief discusses healthy child development and how it is impacted by trauma. The brief also discusses how resilience and the presence of one or more "protective factors" such as social connections and knowledge of parenting and child development in "the family, community, and greater environment helps combat the negative outcomes of child abuse, neglect, and other types of trauma."

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Tuesday in November

The U.S. election is just days away. Enjoy this 1945 short film called “Tuesday in November.” It’s a civics lesson from WWII and a great primer on American government. At times, these vintage films are unintentionally funny. Make sure to watch the political argument that a man is having with his dentist at 12:48. And consider this a reminder to everyone—vote!

from Future of Children—fall 2012 journal on literacy released

Journal: Literacy Challenges for the Twenty-First Century

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Amazing mind reader reveals his gift

In Brussels, Belgium, a “mind reader” set up a street exhibit to show off his psychic abilities to the amazement of many passersby. You don’t want to miss the real story behind his ESP!

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Dating Do's and Dont's (1949)

Old films about relationships give us a valuable peek into the history of family life education. In this 1949 short film, Dating Dos and Don’ts, adolescents learn about which type of person they should date, how to ask for a date, what to talk about on a date and even how to say good night.