Current news, tips and opinion for parents, couples and families.
“I Am ME” profiles individuals and couples who are touching the lives of families and children in communities throughout the nation through Marriage Education. This week, Fatherhood Channel features Edward Bastille of New Hampshire.
President Obama spoke out this week on the challenges couples face balancing work and family life. While workers may not always be able to influence company policies, research shows that improving communication skills, emotional understanding, and the ability to work through typical marital conflicts helps couples boost the bottom line at home and for their employers.
Football Scores with Women and Brings Families Closer
by Carson Abrir
With 46 million women tuning in weekly, NFL football scores as one of the most popular activities for family entertainment. As women have embraced the game with greater enthusiasm, teams, advertisers and the media are looking for new ways to extend the popularity.Read More »NFL Football Scores with Women
When someone you love has experienced a traumatic or stressful event, listening is much more important than talking. It Gets Better begins with listening. Following these four steps may save a life.
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude and celebration, but for many, it’s also a period of added stress and anxiety. This fourth installment of our Thanksgiving Family Survival Guide looks at letting go grudges when you’re feeling angry, upset, or resentful towards someone you may be sitting with at the Thanksgiving table.
Thea Vidale, the famous comedian and actress, says she’ll have gastric bypass surgery. For Vidale and the 140,000 others undergoing the procedure each year, lasting success is often closely tied to the health of close relationships.
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude and celebration, but for many, it’s also a period of added stress and anxiety. This third installment of our Thanksgiving Family Survival Guide looks at ways to help others feel cared about and build a positive balance in your marriage and family Love Banks.
A study looks at how well long-term couples know each other. For older couples, findings reveal there may be some truth to the joke, “How do you tell the married couples in a restaurant? They’re the ones not talking to each other.”
Congressman Kendrick Meek, the Democratic nominee to be Florida’s next U.S. Senator, shares his views on fatherhood, family, and the values that inspire him in an exclusive interview with FatherhoodChannel.com.
This month, more than a hundred federally funded relationship and marriage education programs offered nationwide began their fifth, and possibly, final year. Evidence-based programs available across the country and online deliver powerful, practical skills that are making a lasting difference to many couples, families and their children.
“I am ME” profiles individuals and couples who are touching the lives of families and children in communities throughout the nation through Marriage Education. This week, Fatherhood Channel features Marilyn Stevens of Decatur, Illinois.
As Sherri Shepherd and Elizabeth Hasselbeck share their mammogram results on ABC’s The View, it’s important for husbands to consider what may be getting in the way of fully supporting their wives when results are positive. Marriage education is helping many couples strengthen the foundation of their lives during difficult periods and crisis.
Condoleezza Rice’s parents helped their daughter beat the odds of racial discrimination through hard work and a consistent message about limitless possibilities. Chris Gardner urges readers to be committed everyday to pursuing their passions. Both books, “Extraordinary, Ordinary People” and “Start Where You Are,” offer valuable lessons for today’s parents seeking inspiration and guidance to overcome obstacles.
Courteney Cox and David Arquette are calling it quits on their 11-year marriage. Is President Obama’s advice to the cast of Waiting for Superman the missing ingredient to save six-year-old Coco’s family?
Parents and youngsters should carefully review these important 13 Halloween Safety Tips to help protect children before, during and after trick-or-treating.
This week would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday. John’s sons, Julian Lennon, who inspired Paul McCartney to write “Hey Jude,” Sean Lennon, widow Yoko Ono, and former wife Cynthia Lennon, recently came together in New York to celebrate one of the famous rock star’s most enduring legacies: the artistic expressions of his son.
Alicia Keys, the Grammy winning global sensation, was proud to show off signs of her advancing pregnancy at the Keep a Child Alive fundraiser in New York City recently. Married to rapper and producer Swizz Beatz, the artist’s passion for children led her to co-found the charity after seeing the devastating impact of the AIDS virus on Africa’s children. Keys says the most important contribution she can make to her future child is the example of her own life.
ABC’s Modern Family (Wednesdays, 9/8c) attracts more than 11 million viewers each week. The show’s enduring prime-time popularity says much about America’s increasing acceptance of diverse portrayals of love, commitment and family.
A recent national study reveals a reversal in long-standing marital patterns. College educated young adults are now more likely to have married by the age of 30 than those without a bachelor’s degree. The study also found a strong connection between education and the likelihood of divorce.
Members of the National Guard and Reserve who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan face some of the greatest challenges reconnecting with loved ones after they return home. A recent meeting in Tampa sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and National Healthy Marriage Resource Center reviewed current research and the urgent need for expanded services.
