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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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Loaded with Uncertainty: Are Prepaid Cards a Smart Alternative to Checking Accounts?

Read the report here.

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30 Dolphins stranding and incredibly saved!

Captured in a wonderful video from Brazil, this is a heart-warming tale of inter-species caring. A school of dolphins became beached and needed help. Human friends stepped in to ensure a happy ending to what would surely have been a deathly fate for the animals. With over 4 million hits, this video is a viral favorite! Enjoy!

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Baby Twins Dance To Dad's Guitar

This week’s video is a dispatch directly from the Adorable Baby Department. It features twin baby girls who are totally delighted by their dad’s guitar playing. Don’t miss this one, folks.

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What Differences Are There in Online and On-Campus Student Profiles and Outcomes?

A junior-level Family Relationships course was taught both online and on-campus in three different semesters at a state-supported institution of higher education. The instructor, text, and assessments were the same for all sections of the classes. Data were collected to compare the profiles and the final grade outcomes of the students in both formats.

from Zippy Weekly Videos

How to Freeze Tomatoes

Here in Minnesota, we are often faced with having a bumper crop of tomatoes this time of year - too many to be used in a short time. Home canning seems to be a lost art. Is there any other way to enjoy these tomatoes into the winter? Yes! You can freeze tomatoes! Watch this video from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and find out how!

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Obligations (1950)

In this short film from 1950, we learn to honor our family obligations! Obligations and chores had less competition when evening entertainment was limited to playing bridge and listening to vacuum tube radios. Although 60 years have elapsed, many of the film’s good ideas are lasting ones - learning good manners, organizing one’s home, watching finances carefully and practicing good nutrition habits. Enjoy!