Within My Reach offers a skills-based program with critical, concrete tools that help participants control their own relationship choices in a way that will lead to more enriching, more satisfying interactions with the people that matter in their lives, with themes that include: knowing yourself first, smart love, and making your own decisions. Within My […]
Makes a great “”Ice Breaker”” to get participants involved in group discussions. The Primary Colors Personality Tool is designed to help you discover how people are different when it comes to how they handle life and relationships. It can help you think about your own strengths and potential pitfalls with others. (Author abstract)
The Calming Skills audio CD is a great way to learn how to calm yourself down in stressfull situations, or in preparation for an important talk with your partner. PREP Trained Leaders can use this CD as an additional tool for their couples. Audio CD Contents 1. Basic Relaxation Exercise 11:22 2. Quick Relaxation Exercise […]
This proclamation by George W. Bush stated the importance of marriage, and declared the week of October 12 through October 18, 2003, as Marriage Protection Week.
The 3 Keys refrigerator magnet can be used as supplemental participant material with several of PREP, Inc.’s curricula including PREP 7.0, Withing Our Reach, and Strong Bonds. Set of 10 magnets.
Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia). Provisional birth, death, and infant death data in this report are based on a combination of counts of events provided by each reporting area and registered vital events processed into National Center for Health […]
Prep 7.0 presents strategies for facilitating couples through research-examined methods of active communication, respectful conflict resolution and binding commitment skills that offer couples the chance to work towards quality marital satisfaction through a structured environment of enthusiastic involvement in discussion-centered activities. The purpose of this manual is to assist marriage educators with the implementation of […]
In “”Fatherhood, Cohabitation, and Marriage,”” Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, summarizes the importance of fathers to child well-being. He explains that “”fatherlessness is a significant risk factor for poor developmental outcomes for children.”” This connection has led some observers to view cohabitation as […]
Teaching PREP has never been easier! This DVD allows you to show substantial video segments from the original Fighting for Your Marriage series without the frustration of forwarding/rewinding through all four videos to find the portion you want to show. The Presentation DVD gives you the most important footage from the video series on one […]
This Research Brief provides a portrait of the attitudes and opinions of young adults about relationships and the importance of marriage. To develop this portrait, Child Trends analyzed data from Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health by gender, race/ethnicity, and relationship status. Results of our analyses indicate that most young adults […]