Helping Others Begins with Looking After Ourselves
The BBC reports on helping aid workers better understand and care for themselves as the foundation to helping others.
Study Shows Six Questions Assess Marriage Strength
A new study found answers to six questions provides a reliable measure of relationship satisfaction.
Study Shows Young Men Becoming More Vulnerable
A new study suggests young men are becoming more emotionally involved in their relationships.
More Singles are Showing Up for Marriage Education
Greater numbers of singles are turning up at marriage education and relationship skills classes. A new study explains why and…
New Approaches Help Veterans Maintain Housing
The Veterans Administration's $50 million Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) grant aims at funding innovative approaches and replicable best…
North Dakota Bill Calls for Divorce Impact Study
A North Dakota bill that sought to delay divorces and require marriage counseling or mediation now asks for an interim…
Texas Study Finds 237 Reasons People Have Sex
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin wanted to know why people have sex. They came up with 237…
Five-Year Roadmap for Marriage Education
A five-year roadmap for the field of relationship and marriage education on behalf of a world in which all children…
State of Our Unions: Marriage is in Trouble
In Middle America, marriage is in trouble, according to a new report on the state of our unions. Among the…
The Surprising Secret to the Best Sex Ever
Indiana University's recent National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior revealed changing behaviors when it comes to America's sex life…
I Am ME: Patricia Merrill, Tucson, Arizona
“I Am ME” profiles individuals and couples who are touching the lives of families and children in communities throughout the…
Foundation of Success for Children with Autism
Claire and Dan Marino have helped thousands of children with autism and other special needs have the greatest opportunity to…
Marriage: What’s It Good For?
TIME's feature, "Marriage: What's It Good For?," reports that marriage is not as necessary as it used to be. PAIRS…
Mom and Daughter, 11, Team Up to Strengthen Military Families During Combat Deployment
While dad is away on his fourth military deployment, wife, Mary, and daughter, Abigail, 11, are teaming up to help…
Marriage, Commitment and Velcro Relationships
Surveys reveal that young adults and teens are increasingly apprehensive about marriage. Is velcro becoming the fabric of relationships?
Instead of Asking Local Tween, Journalist Creeped 10,000 Facebook Profiles to Produce Riveting Study
Instead of checking with a local tween, a British journalist creeped 10,000 Facebook profiles to figure out when couples are…
Few Married Couples Disagree on Politics
Nearly 90 percent of married respondents to the Elections and Families Survey said they fully or mostly agreed with family…
Midterm Voters Personally Happy, Enjoy Talking Politics, and Get Family Members to Polls Too
An Election Day survey of more than 8,700 adults showed families talking about politics at home most often agree with…
Elections and Families Survey
How did family conversations influence voting decisions in the 2010 midterm elections? FatherhoodChannel.com is offering a chance to win a…
Young Couples Know Each Other Best
A study looks at how well long-term couples know each other. For older couples, findings reveal there may be some…
Pew Study Reveals Reversal of Marital Patterns
A recent national study reveals a reversal in long-standing marital patterns. College educated young adults are now more likely to…
National Guard and Reserve Families Paying High Price for Lasting Impact of Combat Deployment
Members of the National Guard and Reserve who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan face some of the greatest challenges…
High Income Women Increasingly Choosing Divorce
Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau reveals high income woman over 50 are increasingly getting divorced while their male…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Talking with Teens About Sex and Pregnancy
A recent study found that nearly 50 percent of teens have never considered how a pregnancy would affect their lives.…
Is it possible to affair proof a marriage?
Is it possible to affair proof a marriage? Has the idea of lasting love within a monogamous, committed relationship gone…
David Letterman’s efforts to save marriage after infidelity reflects growing national trend
David Letterman told Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa he is working to create a better marriage following public revelations of…
Should Larry King’s marriage license be revoked?
Amidst stories of Larry King’s pending eighth divorce, should the King of Talk's marriage license be revoked? "How many marriages…
Helping families and marriages impacted by TBI
Caring for service members and veterans impacted by traumatic brain injury has become an increasingly urgent national priority. A new…
By the Numbers – Children Born to Single Mothers
Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Heritage Foundation on the scope and economic impact of childbirth by…
Marriage therapy or marriage education?
For couples experiencing continued marital distress, two recent studies show the potential for significant, lasting improvement through marriage education and…
Marriage and health
For more than 150 years, policy-makers and researchers have known there’s a direct connection between marriage and health. Today, studies…
How does your relationship measure up?
Answer these six questions to find out how your love life measures up with a free report.
Study offers hope for marriages, families, and jobs
A study by the nonprofit PAIRS Foundation found statistically significant, lasting improvements in marital satisfaction for men and women who…
Women more satisfied with sex lives after marriage classes
Sexual satisfaction improved for 85 percent of women participating in the nine-hour PAIRS Essentials relationship skills curriculum, according to a…
Survey reveals seven in ten South Florida parents considering divorce
Seven in ten parents of school-age children responding to a recent survey said they've considered separation or divorce. Six months…
Helping Parents Strengthen Marriages and Families
Marriage education helps couples with children strengthen their marriages and families. The percentage who never consider divorce doubled after just…
With sour economy, men are investing more in family harmony
A sour economy, soaring healthcare costs, and difficult job market is leading increasing numbers of men to marriage education classes…
Vital resources to reducing teen pregnancy
While there is no one size fits all approach to reducing teen pregnancy, educational programs that focus on helping youngsters…
Answering the Call
A marriage educator considers how his life might be different if his own parents had participated and reflects on the…
Research Report: PAIRS Relationship Skills Training Helps Men Succeed as Husbands and Fathers
Research demonstrates that PAIRS relationship skills training, a behavioral/cognitive educational approach developed, evaluated, and refined over a quarter century, has…
Step Back from the Brink of Divorce
If any of these 12 statements sound familiar, discover how relationship skills training can help you step back from the…