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This is an urgent message to all dads from a dad. Mother’s Day is fast approaching! Flower companies, Hallmark and jewelry stores have pulled out all the stops to advertise their Mother’s Day specials. Unless you have been on a deserted island for the last three weeks, with no phone, internet access or TV, then you have no excuse to “forget” about this special day for moms everywhere. This article is not a reminder [...]
Posted: May 9, 2012
Data released by Healthy Relationships California (HRC) from the largest study ever conducted on the impact of Marriage Education classes showed that these programs help couples significantly improve their communication and levels of relationship satisfaction. Surveying 17,245 Californians who took one of several programs available for couples, HRC found a statewide average increase of more than 13% in relationship satisfaction immediately after taking a Marriage Education course, and that this improvement increased to 16% after [...]
Posted: March 9, 2012
Everything you think you know about love is probably wrong! Common sentiments about love get repeated over and over. Popular sayings get passed on from generation to generation. Ideas about love get affirmed by our “feelings” and by what we hope to be true rather than by logic and meaningful information. Yep, we’ve all been duped when it comes to matters of the heart. Now is the time to crush the romantic fibs out of [...]
Posted: February 9, 2012
People talk about falling in love, losing at love and looking for love. What if you could have a more permanent and reliable relationship with love–one that was not dependent on another person? This entails making love into a lifestyle rather than a life event. And it has great personal benefits. According to Carol McCloud, author of Have You Filled A Bucket Today?, those “who learn to express kindness and love lead happier lives.” What [...]
Posted: February 9, 2012
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Healthy Relationships California provides Relationship Education to couples, parents, singles and youth through its various divisions and special projects.
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The California Healthy Marriages Coalition has provided Marriage and Relationship Education through its partnering organizations to more than 100,000 Californians of all ages and stages of life.
OC Marriages was California’s first Healthy Marriage Coalition and a strategic, regional division of HRC with a documented impact on divorce rates due to its ongoing emphasis on Relationship Education.
The Dads & Kids Initiative is a special HRC focus on how important fathers are in the lives of their children. Our goal is to decrease fatherlessness in California and improve relationships between dads and their kids.
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The "...because of ME!" public awareness campaign has been used around California and the nation to share the importance of and positive impact of Marriage and Relationship Education.
In partnership with First 5 LA, HRC has created Raising Kids Twogether, a couple-centered, skills-based Parent Education program to help moms and dads become better parents and partners.
Partial funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Grant: 90FE0104. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.