Why Buy the Cow?
(when you can get the milk for free!)
Mini-Course

Facts and myths about cohabitation

(Grades 9 – 12)
By Jessica Pool

Increasingly, young people start living together, without much awareness of their real motivation, potential consequences and alternatives.

Why Buy the Cow? reveals the myths of cohabitation and offers surprising facts that teens need now – as habits of the heart are being formed.

Teens learn:

• Common assumptions - why couples decide to live together
  
• Research results – the real impact on marriage, satisfaction and children
  
• Tips for building successful long-term relationships

Why Buy the Cow? is based on the report “Should we Live Together?” from the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University. It uses “best-practices” teaching methods and is easy-to-teach, engaging, and affordable. The lesson includes:

• 60 – 90 minute lesson plan
  
• PowerPoint presentation on CD
  
• Individual and group activities, discussion questions, and lesson review materials
  
• Copier ready student materials
  
• Rutgers University research report: “Should We Live Together?”