Anderson Cooper welcomes Dr. John Gottman, Co-Founder of The Gottman Institute. Cameras follow one couple in their home for a week to observe every interaction and every argument. See what you can learn from the way they fight, and find out the right way to argue to keep your relationship from falling apart. Topics discussed […]
People who marry are significantly less likely to engage in crime, because marriage enables them to develop greater self-control, according to a new study. The research examined changes in marital status and self-control between late adolescence and early adulthood. One factor it looked at in measuring levels of self-control was marijuana use. It found that […]
Second Chances: A Proposal to Reduce Unnecessary Divorce Friday, October 21, 2011, 9:30 – 11:00 am The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC There are two popular misconceptions about divorce: that it happens only after a long process of misery and conflict, and that once they file for divorce, couples don't […]
A collection of working papers written by faculty affiliates, researchers, and advanced graduate students. Kei Nomaguchi and Melissa A. Milkie Gender, Beliefs about Spouse's Work-Family Conflict, and Relationship Quality (WP-11-04) Heather J. Bachman and Rebekah Levine Coley published in Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2011) 39:1149-1161 DOI 10.1007/s10802- 011-9535-1 Distinguishing between Family Structure and Family […]
13TH ANNUAL NATIONAL FATHERHOOD AND FAMILIES CONFERENCE EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS SOON! EARLY REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY: Our upcoming conference, the 13th consecutive year its been held, will take place at the Westin LAX Hotel, Los Angeles, CA. Each year we choose a different faculty with over 75 selected from diverse fatherhood and families practitioners, advocates, researchers, and […]
The NCFMR announced the release of a series of family profiles focusing on new findings about U.S. families. These profiles are the latest in the Center's series of marriage and divorce data resources using the 2010 ACS data. *View First Marriage Rate in the U.S., 2010 (FP-11-12) Family Profile *View Marriage Data Resources by Topic […]
The National Fatherhood Leaders Group (NFLG) and the National Association for Relationship & Marriage Education (NARME) are collaborating to strengthen the sustainability of family-strengthening organizations across America. Register now to participate in one or more of the following FREE webinars designed to help keep your work alive and funded! HELP! We Didn’t Get Funded, NOW […]
In 1996 I received a call from the head of the publishing company that was in the final stages of putting the manuscript for my book on collaborative partnering skills, The Power of Two, into print. "I want to let you know that we're changing the sub-title. Instead of Secrets to a Strong and Loving […]
Although divorce typically follows an extended period of unhappiness that begins early in marriage, some couples who are very happy throughout the first several years of marriage will also go on to divorce. This study aimed to identify risk factors early in marriage that distinguish initially satisfied couples who eventually divorce from those who remain […]
The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy is joining the Ad Council to debut a groundbreaking first-ever national multimedia public service campaign designed to reduce the rates of unplanned pregnancy among unmarried young adults in the U.S. The three-year campaign directs sexually active women ages 18-24 to Bedsider.org, a new comprehensive online and […]