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     <title>Family Matters Briefings</title><link>http://familymatters.vision.org/public/blog/190304</link><description>Daily Briefing Service for Family Matters

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     <item><title>Parenting</title><link>http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190352</link><description>Family Relationship Advice in the Art of Parenting.&amp;nbsp; &lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parenting.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting.com - The home of Parenting and Babytalk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The new Parenting.com is all about you. Community, recipes, mom-tested gear, photo galleries of your kids, mom tips you can't live without and more of what ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parenting.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting Help - Free Tips, Advice, Resources And Guidance ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting.org, a service of Boys Town, offers free parenting help, tips, advice, guidance, support and resources for discipline problems, behavior troubles, ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://parenting.ivillage.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Pregnancy &amp; Parenting: For Today's Mom - iVillage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From trying to conceive through your child's teen years, iVillage Pregnancy &amp; Parenting offers up-to-date and informative articles, features, expert advice ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.webmd.com/parenting/default.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting Center: Parenting Tips and Advice from WebMD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Here you'll find parenting tips and informative information including expert parenting advice for each age and stage in your child's development.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenting" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood. ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parenting.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting: MedlinePlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;If you're a parent, you get plenty of suggestions on how to raise your child. From experts to other parents, people are always ready to offer advice. ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/momsense/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;MomSense.com | Christian Parenting,Advice &amp; Inspiration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Connecting today's Christian families with practical and biblical advice and with each other.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parentsconnect.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parents Connect | Parenting Tips, Parent Advice &amp; Kids Recipes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get expert parenting advice, tips, &amp; recipes for all stages of raising your child, plus connect with other parents on ParentsConnect.com.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.networkedblogs.com/topic/parenting" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Top 50 Blogs in: parenting - NetworkedBlogs.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Top 50 Blogs in: parenting ... http://www.dooce.com 2270 Followers Language: English Topics: parenting. Rating: (406 Ratings) ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parents.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parents - Pregnancy, Babies, Baby Names, Pregnancy Calendar ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Expert advice about pregnancy, your life, and family time from the editors of Parents magazine.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parenthood.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting, Pregnancy, Baby Names, Online Parenting Articles &amp; More ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting articles for raising happy, healthy children from conception to graduation. Use our baby names tool, ovulation calculator, pregnancy due date ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parenting.com/pregnancy/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Pregnancy Info - Pregnancy Symptoms and Stages - Parenting.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A week-by-week look at fetal development and your pregnancy, from the earliest signs that you're going to have a baby to the body's changes during final ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.familyeducation.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting Advice, Activities for Children, Family Games &amp; Recipes ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting information with educational printables, games, activities for kids, child development tools, parenting ideas &amp; advice, learning disabilities info ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parent.net/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting Magazine: Tips for Parents, Family Advice &amp; Articles ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This parenting web site offers parenting advice, articles for parents, tips on child behavior and rearing, and related information from a parent's ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.divinecaroline.com/parenting" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;DivineCaroline: Parenting Tips and Advice for Mothers - DivineCaroline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Read what other mothers and single moms are saying now. Share your experiences as a parent at DivineCaroline now!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/parenting/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Parenting Newsletters&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting Newsletters Title Parents really do better when they read these newsletters! ... Using the Parenting Your Unique Child Inserts ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041445/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;TODAY Parenting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Having trouble relating to your teen? Got a two-year-old and can't kick the tantrums? Check out "Today's Parenting" for weekly advice and practical tips ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.about.com/parenting/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;About.com Parenting &amp; Family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parenting advice from moms and dads who know what's up. Whether your babies are still actual infants, or about to enter college, our Guides will give you ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.positiveparenting.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Positive Parenting - Main Menu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Supplies parenting tips, articles and multimedia geared toward making raising children more rewarding.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parentdish.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;ParentDish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Offers advice, entertainment, news, opinion, and reviews for parents.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190352</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Marriage and Family</title><link>http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190351</link><description>The Extended Family forms the Basic Building Block in a Sane Society.&amp;nbsp; &lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/family.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Kearl's Guide to the Sociology of the Family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the National Council on Family Relations Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies and Journal of Marriage and Family ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aamft.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) is the professional association for the field of marriage and family therapy.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0022-2445" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Journal of Marriage and Family - Journal Information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For more than 70 years, Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) has been a leading research journal in the family field. JMF features original research and ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.citizenlink.org/FOSI/marriage/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Focus on the Family's Issue Analysis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Marriage and Family. The number of cohabiting couples in the United State has ... View the Marriage and Family Archives. See our complete list of Features, ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.marriageandfamily.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Marriage and Family Savers Ministries&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Marriage &amp; Family Savers is dedicated to the preservation of the institution of marriage through marriage seminars, marriage counseling (personal or phone), ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://family.jrank.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Marriage and Family Encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Marriage and Family Encyclopedia, brought to you by JRank, features thousands of pages about family and marriage. The information on this website covers ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smartmarriages.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Smart Marriages&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Directory of conferences, seminars, education courses, providers, school and youth courses. Articles, tapes, video tapes and books available.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.focusonthefamily.com/marriage.aspx" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Relationships &amp; Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Marriage and Family · Adoption · Marriage · Pornography · Pornography · Broadcast Decency · Sex Trafficking · Sexual Identity · Pro-Gay Revisionist Theology ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0022-2445" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Journal of Marriage and Family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beginning in 2009, institutions subscribing to Journal of Marriage and Family and Family Relations also receive JFTR. Click here to read JFTR today! ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.iamfc.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;IAMFC:The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Organization that promotes excellence in the practice of family counseling by creating and disseminating first-class publications and media products, ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://family-marriage-counseling.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;The Family &amp; Marriage Counseling Directory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We are currently seeking original articles related to Marriage and Family Counseling. Click Here to Learn the Benefits and More&gt; ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.heritage.org/Research/Family/index.cfm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;The Heritage Foundation Research: Family and Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The family is the building block of society. When marriages and families are healthy, communities thrive; when marriages break down, communities break down.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://elizabethan.org/compendium/10.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Life in Elizabethan England 10: Love and Marriage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Everyday life in Tudor England - Marriage, family, and love matches in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.vamft.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy | The ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The VAMFT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the well-being of families, couples, individuals, and businesses through the advancement of the ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://ocw.usu.edu/Family__Consumer____Human_Development/Marriage___Family_Relationships" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Marriage &amp; Family Relationships ??? Free Online Course Materials ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is an introductory course on marriage and the family, intended to present a more balanced understanding than your own personal experience might give ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190351</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
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       </item><item><title>Child Development</title><link>http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190350</link><description>What a child Learns he learns first in the home&lt;h3&gt;See Also&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development Institute - Keeping Parents Informed on child ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Information on child development, child psychology and parenting plus learning, health and safety. Comprehensive resources and practical suggestions for ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development - NCBDDD&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Child Development Studies Team summary of activities ... Links to information and resources on child development and positive parenting. ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0009-3920" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development - Journal Information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;As the flagship journal of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Child Development has published articles, essays, reviews, and tutorials on ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.srcd.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Society for Research in Child Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Information on the Society, membership, and publications.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://pbs.org/parents/childdevelopment" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development . PBS Parents | PBS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Find information about your child's development from birth through the early school years.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_development" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child development - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Child development refers to the biological and psychological changes that occur in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence, as the individual ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117957161/home" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Wiley InterScience :: JOURNALS :: Child Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Sep 14, 2009 ... In 2009, Child Development welcomes new editor-in-chief, Jeffrey J. Lockman, and a new, redesigned cover. Along with these changes, ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development: MedlinePlus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Services and providers for Child Development in the U.S. .... ClinicalTrials.gov : Child Development From the National Institutes of Health ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.education.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Education.com | An Education &amp; Child Development Site for Parents ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Education.com provides expert advice, features, columns, thousands of reference articles, and a community for parents of pre-school to high school students.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/abc/index.html" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;The Whole Child - ABCs of Child Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Find more information on child development and milestones from these PBS Parents Web sites: Growing With Media (media and children), Inclusive Communities ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development - Parenting - Child Psychology Info&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Information on child development, child psychology and parenting plus learning, health and safety. Comprehensive resources and practical suggestions for ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Homepage - Child &amp; Family WebGuide - a directory of sites on child ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The WebGuide is a directory that evaluates, describes and provides links to hundreds of sites containing child development research and practical advice. ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childdevelopmentmedia.com/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development Media, Inc - Child Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Research-based child development videos, books, and curricula for professional development and parent education.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/mind_brain/child_development/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;ScienceDaily: Child Development News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Nov 16, 2009 ... Read the latest research in child development including how newborns learn to think, ... Child Development News. Thursday, November 19, 2009 ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development - Specialized Programs (CA Dept of Education)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Resources and information for child development contractors, families, and community members regarding child development programs funded by the state.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.childdevelopment.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development Training Consortium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;CDTC promotes high quality early education to California's children and families by providing financial and technical assistance to child development ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kidsgrowth.com/stages/guide/index.cfm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development Stages&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Parents guide to better understand child growth and development stages.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://nacd.org/" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;The National Association for Child Development&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;An international organization of parents and professionals dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/child/development.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Child Development and Public Health - NCBDDD, CDC&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A child's development can be measured through social, physical, and cognitive developmental milestones. If children fail to develop properly they may be ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.med.umich.edu/yourchild/topics/devmile.htm" target=%quot;_blank%quot;&gt;Developmental Milestones: Your Child: University of Michigan ...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Child development refers to how a child becomes able to do more complex things as they get older. Development is different than growth. ...&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://familymatters.vision.org/public/item/190350</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:53:59 -0500</pubDate>
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