There is method to great family communication. When it happens it appears to be natural and unplanned – beautiful moments that SEEM to come and go as they please. But they don’t. You help to create these moments, and by using proven principles and strategies to teach, learn, and interact within a family, these precious […]

African American Relationships, Marriages, and Families is a historically and culturally centered text designed for relationship, marriage and family educators and therapists who work with African American singles and couples. Complete with numerous exercises, the book helps singles and couples increase their self-awareness, partner awareness and respect, and appreciation for difference. It also helps foster […]

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. This collection begins by defining child and family policy and discussing the history of this growing specialization within the social […]

Jaded by his parents divorce and the countless marriages unraveling around him, Mathew Boggs was a young man who’d lost all belief in lifelong love. Roped into chauffeuring his grandma and dying grandfather on weekly adventures, he realized that, sixty-three years later, they were still madly in love. “Now, that’s the marriage I want!” he […]

A Win-Win Approach to Marriage and Parenting All parents want their children to be happy. But many couples today go too far, letting everything revolve around their kids. This hurts the children and the marriage. The good news is you don’t have to choose between your spouse and your kids. Drawing from the latest research […]

Getting married can be a frightening undertaking. According to statistics, almost fifty percent of North American marriages end in divorce. Clinical psychologist, marital therapist, and sex therapist Dr. Guy Grenier has developed The 10 Conversations You Must Have Before You Can Get Married, a comprehensive and easy-to-use handbook on effective communication strategies for couples getting […]

Empty Nesting will teach you the skills you need to rekindle your relationship after the kids are gone. The cofounders of Marriage Alive International and the developers of the acclaimed Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) have joined together to create this much-needed guidebook to help empty nest couples prepare for the next stage in […]

Whether in the womb, or in the world, a baby’s brain needs stimuli to grow and develop. Scientific research shows that this stimuli can also affect how a child learns in the future. This program explains this complex concept in a way that parents can easily understand. Grade Level: 10-12. (Author abstract) Note: This child […]

In this 19-minute video, four couples from different backgrounds candidly discuss their marriages. They talk about the challenges they face in their relationships, how they work together to parent their children (and grandchildren), and the value of outside support systems. They also share tips for keeping their marriages alive and strong. Comes with discussion guide […]

Increasingly, young people start living together, without much awareness of their real motivation, potential consequences and alternatives. Why Buy the Cow? reveals the myths of cohabitation and offers surprising facts that teens need now – as habits of the heart are being formed. Teens learn: – Common assumptions – why couples decide to live together […]