How many times have you been told you have to keep it together? Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons told us “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” Miranda Lambert tells us to “Hide your crazy… and never let them see you cry,” and let’s not forget Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own, telling us “There’s […]
WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, scammahorn.5@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Perry County, harmon.416@osu.edu
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We knew when we named our daughter Paige there would be the occasional pun and confusion, but in this case, it is very appropriate. Our Paige is about to turn two years old and recently our sweet toddler has started to become more of her own person, complete with problem behavior that you might expect […]
WRITTEN BY: Katie Schlagheck, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties
REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Franklin County
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Sometimes “no” is easy. Like when you say no to a telemarketer or to a child when they want something outrageously expensive. Other times saying no comes with anxiety, fear, tension, and guilt. Like when we say no, we are not going to volunteer to be PTA President (for the third year in a row), […]
WRITTEN BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension-Darke County, scammahorn.5@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Katie Schlagheck, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties
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Did you receive a letter this week from the IRS? The letter indicated that your family may be eligible for the new and improved Child Tax Credit. In March, President Biden signed the “American Rescue Plan” (ARP) into law. This bill included a change to the Child Tax Credit, which has been around since the […]
WRITTEN BY: Lauren Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences and Emily Marrison, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Coshocton County
REVIEWED BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, PhD, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Darke County
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Spring is here! Who isn’t ready to spend some time with friends and family in the nice weather that is coming over the next few months? And what thing always enhances gatherings with friends and family? Food! With the focus on how to be safe in social gatherings during a pandemic, it is also important […]
WRITTEN BY: Casey Bishop
REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County, Family and Consumer Sciences
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While living in the South, I found one item on everyone’s table, the biscuit. Some were sweet, some were savory, some were overflowing with buttery goodness, and each recipe was deeply rooted in family history. Biscuits are actually easy to make (if I can do it, so can you), some self-rising flour, butter (or lard), […]
WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, Scammahorn.5@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, carter.413@osu.edu
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