Tips for Individuals and Couples:
- 10 Things You Can do to Have a Healthy Marriage (PDF - 64 KB)
- 10 Things You Can do to Romance Your Partner on a Budget (PDF - 63 KB)
- Budget-Friendly Summer Fun for Married Couples with Families (PDF - 623 KB)
- Couples Communication: Three Part Series:
1) Honey, Did You Hear Me?: Game Plan for Active Listening (PDF - 726 KB)
2) Listening is not a Spectator Sport: Rules for Active Listening (PDF - 593 KB)
3) Avoiding Communication Fouls (PDF - 253 KB) - Emotional Cheating (PDF - 257 KB)
- Finding a Marriage Education Program (PDF - 323 KB)
- First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage... Right? (How Do We Know If We're Ready?) (PDF - 230 KB)
- Getting Married (Again): Tips for Blending Families (PDF - 385 KB)
- How Do I Talk With My Partner About Marriage Education? (PDF - 383 KB)
- How Stress Affects a Relationship (PDF - 217KB)
- How to Know If You Have a Healthy Marriage (PDF - 90 KB)
- How to Teach Your Children about Healthy Marriage (PDF - 233 KB)
- Managing Long Distance Relationships (PDF - 265 KB)
- Marriage and Money after Retirement (PDF - 280 KB)
- Marriage Education vs. Marriage Counseling: How Do We Know Which is Right for Us? (PDF - 258 KB)
- My Partner Was Just Diagnosed with a Chronic Illness... Now What? (PDF 221 KB)
- Preventing Infidelity: How to Stop Affairs Before They Start (PDF - 312 KB)
- Rebuilding Trust in Your Marriage After an Affair (PDF - 288 KB)
- Should We Live Together Before We Say "I do?" (PDF - 210 KB)
- Strategies for Couples Dealing with Financial Strain (PDF - 284 KB)
- Strategies and Tips for Parents on Talking to Your Teen About Dating Safety (PDF - 276 KB)
- Sustaining Your Marriage as an Empty Nester or Retiree (PDF - 364 KB)
- Talking To Your Teens About Healthy Relationships (PDF - 388 KB)
- Tips for Married Couples Dealing With Deployment (PDF - 574 KB)
- Tips for Sustaining a Healthy Marriage in Families with Children with Special Needs (PDF - 284 KB)
Tips for Practitioners:
- Appealing to Hispanic Men (Migrant Workers): Strategies for Recruitment and Engagement in Marriage Education (PDF - 142 KB)
- Characteristics of Successful Marriage Educators (PDF - 123 KB)
- Characteristics of Successful Youth Programs (PDF - 217 KB)
- Connecting with the Business Community (PDF - 222 KB)
- Considering Culture in Marriage Education (PDF - 150 KB)
- Delivering Marriage and Relationship Education Programs in Native American Communities (PDF - 141 KB)
- Delivering Marriage and Relationship Education Services on the Web (PDF - 147 KB)
- Delivering Relationship Education Services to Youth (PDF - 199 KB)
- Developing Media Relations (PDF - 178 KB)
- Effective Facilitation: Tips for improving skills and engaging audiences (PDF - 214 KB)
- Effective Marketing Messages for African American Couples (PDF - 811 KB)
- Engaging African American Men in Healthy Marriage Services (PDF - 197 KB)
- Engaging Asian Americans in Marriage / Relationship Education (PDF 157 KB)
- Getting Free/Low Cost Media Coverage for Your Program (PDF - 189 KB)
- Intake and Assessment: An Approach to Serving Couples (PDF - 241 KB)
- Intermarriage: What Marriage Educators Should Know (PDF - 159 KB)
- Making Marriage Education Relevant to the African American Community (PDF - 209 KB)
- Managing a Disruptive Participant in Your Marriage Education Program (PDF - 288 KB)
- Marketing Your Healthy Marriages and Relationships Program on the Web (PDF - 326 KB)
- Marketing Your Program to Married Couples (PDF - 914 KB)
- My Relationship Isn't Perfect - How Can I Be a Marriage Educator? (PDF 209 KB)
- Operational Issues for Marriage Education Programs (PDF - 270 KB)
- Personal and Professional Boundaries for Marriage Educators (186 KB)
- A Personal Perspective in Talking with Your State Legislator about Marriage and Relationship Education: Tips from the Field (PDF - 177 KB)
- Preparing for the Future: Ensuring Program Sustainability (PDF - 178 KB)
- Preventing Staff Turnover (PDF - 188 KB)
- Recruiting Couples who are Living Together (PDF - 177KB)
- Recruiting Expectant Couples to Healthy Marriage Programs (PDF - 1 MB)
- Referral Partner Organizations: How to Approach and Engage Them (PDF - 197 KB)
- Relationship Education for Unwed, Expectant Couples (PDF - 190 KB)
- Selecting Partner Referral Organizations (PDF - 175 KB)
- Supporting an African American Healthy Marriage Initiative (PDF - 155 KB)
- Training Marriage Education Practitioners (PDF - 140 KB)
- Understanding Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (PDF - 194 KB)
- Using Volunteers Effectively in Delivering Marriage Education Workshops (PDF - 215 KB)
- What Marriage Educators Should Know About Working with Asian American Couples and Individuals (PDF - 150 KB)
- When an Incentive Isn't an Incentive (PDF - 217 KB)
- Why Commitment Matters (PDF - 150 KB)
- Why Forgiveness Matters (PDF - 130 KB)
- Why Maturity Matters (PDF - 145 KB)
- Why Trust Matters (PDF - 224 KB)
- Working with the Faith Community (PDF - 300 KB)
- Writing a Press Release for a Healthy Marriage Program (PDF - 180 KB)
- Writing Radio PSAs (PDF - 202 KB)
- Writing Television PSAs (PDF - 189 KB)
Tips for Policymakers:
- Been There, Done That - Sharing Lessons Learned as a State Administrator By: Dana Reichert Alfred, former Executive Director, TANF Executive Office of Oversight and Evaluation, Louisiana Office of the Governor
- Collaborating Within State Government to Support Healthy Relationships: Tips for State Administrators (PDF - 197 KB) By: Jerry Regier, MPA, former Secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families and Oklahoma Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Managing a Statewide Healthy Marriage Initiative: Tips From My Experience as a Policymaker By: Howard H. Hendrick, Director, Oklahoma Department of Human Services
- A Personal Perspective in Talking with Your State Legislator about Marriage and Relationship Education: Tips from the Field (PDF - 177 KB) By: Maggie Russell, Family Services of Greater Houston
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