These video clips are from the 2000 satellite broadcast, Marriage and Couples Education: An Overview of an Emerging Issue, sponsored by USDA/CSREES with the direction of the National Marriage and Couples Education Workgroup. Contents include: 1) Welcome and Overview – Anna Mae Kobbe, National Program Leader Family Life & Human Development, USDA/CSREES (retired); 2) Putting […]
When it comes to the great problems facing our society as a result of marital distress and divorce, there is a legitimate tension between the desire to know more and the desire to act now. Do we wait until more research better informs our efforts, or move forward with the best of what we now […]
Stark and 50 married women tell their stories — showing others how to transition from the single life to married life.
There is mounting research evidence that trends of increasing marital and family instability are negatively impacting children, adults, families, and communities. The research is clear: healthy relationships and healthy marriages, and resulting family stability, benefit the physical, social, and emotional well-being of adults and children as well as the community. The Cooperative Extension Service (CES) […]
Contents — America’s Churches: Part of America’s divorce problem — The splintered American family — The Church: missing in action! — Helping keep your teenager chaste — Getting serious-help for the seriously dating couple — A crucial need: Weigh your relationship’s strengths and weaknesses — Marriage Prep-help for the engaged couple — Newlyweds: The honeymoon […]
The learning objective of this presentation is to assist webinar attendees in developing a better understanding of faith-based regulations; and how they apply to programmatic activities and strategies to ensure their faith-based partners are supported and comply with regulations.
This fact sheet takes a demographic look at cohabitation. Also provided is a list of the characteristics of cohabitors and of their relationships, some of which includes (1) the least educated are the most likely to be cohabiting; (2) one reason for the popularity of cohabitation is the perception that it is easier to end […]
This is the audio recording of the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center webinar training entitled: “”Staying Within the Boundaries, Understanding the Federal Faith-Based Guidelines,”” held June 20, 2007.
Understanding Domestic Violence is the first in a series of 5 related Guides developed for relationship and marriage educators and program administrators to help them understand and respond to domestic violence issues that may arise within their programs. This Guide provides a working definition of domestic violence and an introduction to the network of domestic […]
Contents: Are you ready to get married again? — Have you faced the myths of marriage with honesty? — Can you identify your love style? — Have you developed the habit of happiness? — Can you say what you mean and understand what you hear? — Have you bridged the gender gap? — Do you […]