This week we were supposed to research some aspect of family that was interesting to us and as I did this assignment I started out looking at the effects of divorce on children. I think that merits a lot of study but as I researched that, I was led to the idea of pre-marital education. Interestingly enough, my mother had just brought over an article addressing the same topic. It is fascinating and frankly very exciting to me that pre-marriage classes are becoming an agenda item. I found an incredible website: http://www.nwamarriages.com/ which I think should be a role model for all states. We spend $1000.00 for 1 parent family care to every $1.00 spent on pre-marital education. We are steeped in defense or treatment instead of offense or preventative care. How many more goals are made by offense than by defense?
So what I am thinking is that for part of my education I would like to put together pre-marital education classes and present them to the city and county as part of getting a marriage license. We can offer a discount toward the license if they sign up for and complete the course together. This gets me super excited!!!
Another thought: free or very low cost marriage counseling to those qualifying in lower income tax brackets. It could potentially save us millions, if not billions in 1 parents and poverty stricken households...but that's for another entry.
So what I am thinking is that for part of my education I would like to put together pre-marital education classes and present them to the city and county as part of getting a marriage license. We can offer a discount toward the license if they sign up for and complete the course together. This gets me super excited!!!
Another thought: free or very low cost marriage counseling to those qualifying in lower income tax brackets. It could potentially save us millions, if not billions in 1 parents and poverty stricken households...but that's for another entry.
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