Caregivers often have self-imposed expectations, pressuring them to feel they should be able to handle every situation that they encounter with little or no support or assistance. There is this tremendous pressure to “do it all,” taking care of children and aging parents while maintaining a career and the home. Instead of having a sense […]
WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, Scammahorn.5@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Kellie Lemly, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Champaign County, lemly.2@osu.edu
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There are several ways your identity can be stolen. If you are vigilant in examining your financial records on a regular basis, you will observe inconsistencies of your accounts. The earlier those inconsistencies can be discovered, the quicker you can take steps to correcting the identity theft. If your identity was compromised several […]
WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Scioto County, Ohio State University Extension
REVIEWED BY: Tammy Jones, Family and Consumer Science Educator, Pike County, Ohio State University Extension
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Many times, in life we know we should do something before it is too late. We know our automobile battery is weak, but we wait until we are in a hurry to get to an important appointment and our vehicle will not start. We know our freezer in the basement is old, but […]
WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Scioto County, Ohio State University Extension
REVIEWED BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, Ph.D., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Darke County, Ohio State University Extension
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Our lives today are full of noise and ever-present distractions and sounds. Noise is among the most pervasive pollutants today and has been identified as a public health threat by the World Health Organization (WHO). Noise can be annoying, distracting, painful, and harmful. Noise adversely affects millions of people and can contribute to elevated levels […]
WRITTEN BY: Laura Stanton, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Warren County.
REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County.
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Four times in the past few years, my credit card information has been compromised. I know how the number was stolen on the first incident. Other times, I have no idea how my information was attained by the perpetrators. A few years ago, when all the cool people, (not me), were purchasing Keurig Coffee […]
WRITTEN BY: Dennis DeCamp, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension
REVIEWED BY: Treva Williams, M.Ed., Family and Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension
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When our son was 2 years old, he asked to eat a walnut he saw in our pantry. Less than 20 minutes later, he was in an ambulance being rushed to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. On that day in 2008, our son became 1 of the 32 million people in the United States that have potentially […]
WRITTEN BY: Laura Stanton, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Warren County.
REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County.
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