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from 2012 NCFR Conference Recordings

Sara Honn Qualls talks about demographic shifts to come

Plenary speaker Sara Honn Qualls, an expert on Aging and Gerontology, walks her audience through the demographic shifts to come and how the global trend of beanpole fertility will profoundly affect the demands on families, who are still the primary providers of elder care throughout the world.

Cost of a Child

This infographic illustrates the challenges and costs of raising children.

from Mathematica releases final report on Building Strong Families Project

Report: The Building Strong Families Project

from New publication available on families and the recession

Magazine: Pathways, Fall 2012

from Zippy Weekly Videos

Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm (1963)

In another vintage short film, George and Betty get to spend the summer with their cousins on Uncle Jim’s farm. Doing chores, calling hogs, milking cows — it’s all here, straight from 1963.

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 Child Trends lecture available free online

Lecture: "Common Ground: A Roadmap to Investing in What Works for Children in Tough Fiscal Times"

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!

for Members ONLY

"Famology" (Dead), "Family Science" (Life Support): How is "Family Studies" Doing? - Audio Recording

The purpose of this symposium will be to examine how well the family field as a whole is faring 30 years after Burr's proposal. More specifically, the symposium will examine how family studies/science is doing in the academy, among other social and behavioral sciences, and among the general public and popular media.

from New research available on trends in grandparent caregiving in U.S.

Children Living With and Cared For by Grandparents: State-Level Data From the American Community Survey

Click the above link to read this report.

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