Institute for Family Studies

The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) aims to enhance marriage and family dynamics while promoting the welfare of children through research and community education. Recognized for its unbiased and thoroughly researched studies, IFS garners attention and respect from various viewpoints. Its initiatives and resources address a range of current topics related to marriage and family.

National

English

Online/Digital

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#168869

United States

#78683

News and Media

#3113

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Friday Five 567

1 week ago | ifstudies.org | Bill Coffin

Only $3,899 in matching funds to unlock! Give Now Highlights The importance of fatherhood in Virginia, the great relationship reset, and more. Post This Beyond tax credits, what experts think about "Trump accounts," and more. Post This Time Is Running Out On Our $25,000 Match . . . Your help is urgently needed! All donations made by June 16 will be matched, up to a total of $25,000. We now have less than $4,000 left to unlock. Can IFS count on you?
Friday Five 566

2 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Bill Coffin

Help IFS Unlock Our $25,000 Matching Gift! Highlights Mind the children, the consequences of social connection, and more. Post This Artificial Intelligence and adolescent well-being, the fatherhood bonus, and more.
We Need to Teach Basic Housekeeping to Our Kids

2 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Nadya Williams

On my first weekend at college, a quarter century ago now, I dutifully packed my laundry basket, bottle of detergent, and quarters for the machines, and descended into the basement of the building next-door to mine to do laundry. As I was starting a load, I overheard a conversation between two guys in the laundry room. They were, it appears, highly confused about what exactly they needed to do.
Pronatalism is Not Popular-Yet

2 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Patrick Brown

For the better part of this century, the nascent movement to make it easier for people to start families and have children flew largely under the popular radar. A few Cassandras tried to warn us, like AEI’s Nick Eberstadt, or Jonathan V. Last, author of What to Expect When No One’s Expecting. But concerns about falling birthrates were ignored or treated as crankish, as opposed to the respectful treatment given to neo-Malthusian “Population Bomb” propaganda that warned of over-population.
Friday Five 565

3 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Bill Coffin

DOD active duty spouse survey results, chronic loneliness and cognitive health,, and more. Making the most of summer, divorce and children's adult outcomes, and more. First Things First: 9 Ways for Families to Make the Most of Summer Lauren Hall, Chattanooga Times Free PressDivorce, Family Arrangements, and Children’s Adult Outcomes Andrew C.
Friday 564

4 weeks ago | ifstudies.org | Bill Coffin

Religious affiliation and the division of housework, AI and the loneliness epidemic, and more. Emerging adults and the workforce, marriage breakdown patterns, and more. Emerging Adults and the Transition to the Workforce Emma Heinze, Work & Family Researchers NetworkReligious Affiliation and the Division of Housework Over the Life Course Luoman Bao, Zhe, et al., Science DirectAristotle Would Scoff at Zuckerberg's Suggestion that AI Can Solve the Loneliness Epidemic Gregg D.
New Study Finds Lasting Effects of Divorce on Kids

1 month ago | ifstudies.org | Grant Bailey

The divorce debate is alive and well in America. If you google “divorce” and limit results to big magazines and media, you’ll find these in the top results: “Divorce Can Be an Act of Radical Self-Love.” “Women are divorcing — and finally finding happiness.” “In Defense of Divorce.” And just last Friday, “Divorce is a Gift” from The New York Times. Characteristically, these articles map out the divorce journeys of their respective authors as they grapple with their personal identities.
Friday Five 563

1 month ago | ifstudies.org | Bill Coffin

Hispanic children in low-income housing, decades of research on happiness, and more. Laughter in marriage, remote work and families, and more.
When Ivory Tower Research Meets Real Life: Making a Success of the Sequence in Ohio Classrooms

1 month ago | ifstudies.org | Chris Bullivant

The Success Sequence is a simple framework for middle to high schoolers that provides very clear steps for success in life. Research shows that young people who complete at least high school, work full-time, and get married before having kids have a 97% chance of avoiding poverty as they move into adulthood. They are also significantly less likely to experience family breakdown and emotional distress as adults. But sometimes these steps are easier said than done.
Congress Can Do Better Than ‘MAGA Accounts’

1 month ago | ifstudies.org | Leah Libresco Sargeant |Patrick Brown

Parents have much to like in the reconciliation bill currently under consideration in the U.S. House. The “One, Big Beautiful, Bill” proposes raising the Child Tax Credit to $2,500 for four years, the remainder of President Trump’s time in office. After that, the CTC would drop back to $2,000 but would be adjusted for inflation. That would be a big improvement for families that have been waiting on Congress to pass temporary CTC catch ups.