Training Helps Families End Estrangements
Vicki Rohring reconnected with her children 34 years after being told they had died. While Rohring’s story is unique, the instance of former loved ones becoming estranged is not. Marriage…
Couples Find New Ways to Improve Fertility
CNN's Sanjay Gupta reports that stress hurts a woman’s chance of getting pregnant by decreasing fertility. In relationship and marriage education classes, couples are finding a unique prescription to improving…
Married with Special Needs Children
Broken marriages within families of special needs children can be a momentous blow on the kids. Fortunately, brief relationship skills training has been effective helping couples dealing with high levels…
What’s Mom Making for Dinner? Ask Google.
When it comes to the Internet, preventing fraud and theft are good reasons for keeping secrets. But when it comes to intimate relationships, experts encourage open communication as the foundation…
When Living Apart, Skills Help Dads Stay Connected
Dads who live apart from their children face unique challenges building and sustaining strong relationships. Their success will forever impact their childrens' lives and their own. Skills such as the…
Soldiers, Spouses Talk About Death to Embrace Life
A veteran Navy chaplain confided the surge of emotions and thoughts experienced as his helicopter landed amidst fierce enemy fire. “My thoughts immediately turned to loved ones far away. Had…
Challenging Marriage Educators to Prove Impact
As the annual SmartMarriages conference begins in Orlando, a Psychology Today article takes aim at proponents of marriage education for focusing on selling classes instead of research. Ensuring marriage education…
Administration’s Proposal Builds on Educational Approach to Strengthening Marriage and Family
Statements issued this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to questions from Florida Congressman Kendrick Meek are a validation of the pioneers of marriage…
Studies show parents key to helping children avoid risky sexual activities during summer school recess
For many parents, families, and young people, the summer school recess is a time to unwind after a busy year of classes, assignments and tests. For many adolescents, it’s a…
Marriage education boosting careers and family life
Leading economists and psychologists agree that skills training is vital to strengthening America’s economic future. Increasing numbers of professionals are enrolling in relationship skills training classes – marriage education –…
Marriage Education Retreats Helping Veteran Couples Adjust to Family Life Post Deployment
Marriage education programs are becoming increasingly important to helping returning veterans strengthen family life after combat deployment. Veterans Administration and Pentagon officials are encouraging efforts to expand evidence-based programs nationwide.…
Marriage education helping children of baby boomers create new models for love, intimacy
For generations, marriage education came from our parents. We watched how they interacted with each other, how they navigated the challenges and chapters of their lives, and what marriage meant…
Helping marriage educators bring healing, health and hope to California couples, families and youth
In a four-day PAIRS Essentials program sponsored by the California Healthy Marriage Coalition, participants shared, learned, and explored evidence-based approaches to strengthen marriages as a strategy for improving the well-being…
Studies Reveal New Sex Trends and Challenges
ABC News reports Americans 45 and older are far more open to sex outside of marriage than they were 10 years ago, but they're engaging in sex less often and…
Staying connected across the miles
Along with hours in skills training to prepare for new careers, couples separated as a result of employment changes are increasingly turning to the Internet for help sustaining long-distance relationships.…
Will Your Apple Love You Back?
Technology built into Apple devices such as iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad can be a great boost to learning, entertainment, and productivity. It can also be a place to disappear…
Why Couples Sabotage Love and Marriage
“Why do so many people express a desire for a loving, healthy relationship, but then engage in behaviors that are sure to prevent from happening the very thing that is…
Helping Children Cope with the Impact of War
A study reveals children from military families impacted by deployment are experiencing above-average levels of emotional and behavioral difficulties. New programs are teaching couples to understand emotions, confide, deepen empathy,…
Study Shows Marriage Education Classes Benefit Couples Navigating Job Loss and Financial Stress
Studies show marriage education classes are providing significant benefits for low-income couples, many of whom have been impacted by job losses and financial stresses. With expectations that unemployment will remain…
Nonprofits team up for California marriages
With California facing a continued fiscal emergency and budget cuts reducing vital services to children, immigrants, prisoners, schools and others, two of the nation’s leading marriage education proponents are teaming…