1. Family Life Education
Dr. David Schramm, Utah State University,

2. Research – 2 Questions To me, life is all about____________________
If I died tomorrow, what I would miss the very most would be ________________
“I’d be dead. Breathing.”
“I’d be dead. Can’t miss anything when you’re dead, dude.”

3. Research – 2 Questions To me, life is all about____________________
36% - family, children, relationships
18% - happiness
11% - helping/serving others
11% - journey, experiences, choices
7% - God, religion
7% - improving yourself, change
.007% - work, money

4. Research – 2 Questions
2. If I died tomorrow, what I would miss the very most would be ________________
86% - family, children, relationships
14% - life, laughter, experiences, nothing, being a parent, marrying, nature,

5. This life is about connections (more responses)
“Giving, caring, connecting, healing, laughing, loving” “Family and friends, making personal connections, and making a difference in people's lives” “Meaningful relationships, authentic connection with others, making every effort to leave the world a bit better than how we found it”

6. Three Primary Areas Relationship & Marriage Education
Parenting Education
Personal Well-being

7. Relationship & Marriage Education
What contributes to healthy green grass?

8. Relationship & Marriage Education
Helping things go strong vs teaching what to do when things go wrong

9. Deepening the Relationship Pool
8 Cups of Connection
Kindness/Service
Gratitude/Appreciation
Affection/Admiration
Time together/Shared meaning
Forgiveness/Acceptance
Loyalty/Commitment
Shared humor/Playfulness
Awareness/
Support

10. Parenting Strong Parents, Stable Children Five Protective Factors
4-hour training for professionals
8-hour training for parents
Five Protective Factors
Concrete Support in Times of Need
Parent Resilience
Knowledge of Parenting and Child Development
Social and Emotional Competence of Children
Social Connections
3 Objectives
Increase Family Strengths
Enhance Child Development
Reduce Child Abuse/Neglect

11. Parent-Child Relationship Feeling Supported & Connected
Parenting Pyramid
Positive Happy Parent
Parent-Child Relationship
Teaching
Correction
Feeling Supported & Connected
Turn Outward or Turn Inward?
Adapted from Parenting Pyramid, Arbinger Institute.

12. Parent/Child Relationship
Make Time for 9!
Nine meaningful touches
Nine minutes that matter
First 3 minutes after children wake up and see you
First 3 minutes after coming home for the day
Last 3 minutes of the day before they go to bed
Nine minutes of conversation
Parent/Child Relationship
Correction
Teaching

13. Personal Well-being Improving My Life Journey 8-hour curriculum
Stress, strengths, mindfulness
positive psychology, neuroscience
happiness, & well-being
Raising positivity
“When you tilt toward the good, you’re not denying or resisting the bad. You’re simply acknowledging, enjoying, and using the good. You’re aware of the whole truth.” – Rick Hanson, Hardwiring Happiness

14. Family Life Education
Dr. David Schramm, Utah State University,