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Marital seminars and worshops prove to be a big help for couples
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The name of an American Psychological Association’s study published this year is a mouthful -- “Investigating the Effects of Marriage and Relationship Education on Couples’ Communication Skills: A Meta-Analytic Study”. But what the research uncovered? Boils down to this: a couple’s relationship can hugely improve with marriage education classes.
According to an article Hitched Magazine, researchers combed through more than 100 published and unpublished studies dating back to 1975. It was then they discovered that marriage education courses helped couples form and sustain healthy, stable marriages. The study also found that while those one-day classes are great, the weekly classes for an hour or so over the course of several weeks work best.
There are plenty of local workshops with the St.Louis area. I’ll keep on posting them. But for those who have difficult work schedules (night shift, heavy travel) or lack of childcare, there are still options available. There an online “Marriage Makeover Session” to help you improve communication skills brought to you by Aish HaTorah Online on Wednesday, June 24, from 9:00pm to 10:00pm. Registration is free but required. Please call Claire Wolff at 314-862-2474 or stlouis@aish.com. For more information contact Rabbi Yosef David at 314-862-2474 ext.106 or ydavid@aish.com.
There’s also a telecourse called Money Talk Matters in Marriage. According to this website, the four-week class meets an hour a week and “teaches couples how to communicate about money in a non-threatening manner and for the benefit of the marriage. Learn about how to talk without pointing the finger, a top secrets in marriage and money that can change your relationship and much more. You can register via the website. This course isn’t brought to you by a St. Louis area church or organization. The course is limited to 30 couples. So call fast!
