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Can Farm Women Really Do It All?

Annette Kohlhagen Fleck (Annie) grew up in a small rural community. Her life-long goal was to be involved in production agriculture, and she spent her life learning how to be a business partner with her husband. Annie had to make difficult decisions to raise four children and keep their family farm intact.   There were […]

WRITTEN BY: Kristen Corry, OSU Extension Educator; Family and Consumer Sciences

REVIEWED BY: Susan Zies, OSU Extension Educator; Family and Consumer Sciences

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • University of Illinois Extension

SOURCES:

  • http://www.anniesproject.org/

Quality or Quantity?

There is no doubt that technology is changing how we interact with others. Statistics show that most Americans spend 11 hours per day using technology. Miriam-Webster defines relationship as “the way in which two or more people talk, behave toward, or are connected to one another”. Relationships thrive because individuals share personal information with one […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Jamari White, MSW, LSW, Healthy Relationships Program Specialist

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/

SOURCES:

  • Jiang, Crystal L., Bazarova, Natalie N., & Hancock, Jeffrey T., (2010) The Disclosure– Intimacy Link in Computer-Mediated Communication: An Attributional Extension of the Hyperpersonal Model. Human Communication Research, ISSN 0360-3989, 37: 58–77. International Communication Association Department of Communication, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
  • Sutcliffe, A., Dunbar, R., Binder, J. and Arrow, H. (2012), Relationships and the social brain: Integrating psychological and evolutionary perspectives. British Journal of Psychology, 103: 149–168. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02061.x
  • Cummings, J. Butler, B. Kraut, R. (2002), The Quality of Online Social Relationships. Communications of the ACM, 45: 103-108. 0002-0782/02/0700

REFERENCES:

  • https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/communication-discipline/Pages/Improving-Family-Communications.aspx
  • http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/Positive_Family_Communication.pdf
  • https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201307/smartphone-addiction
  • http://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/social-media-affect-math-dunbar-number-friendships

The Single Advantage

I’m single, and for the most part I like being single-and I am not alone. Today, more Americans spend more years of their adulthood single than married (Sharp & Ganong, 2011). In a society that increasingly values individualism and independence this is no surprise (Poortman & Liefbroer, 2010). While many may see being a single adult as […]

New Year’s Resolutions for Teens

It is the season for New Year’s resolutions and this year you might want to consider getting your teen involved! Research shows that the development of positive future orientation through goal setting among teens is linked to improved school performance, motivation, self-confidence, self-esteem, and decreased risk of engagement in harmful behaviors (Forneries, Danish, & Scott, […]

WRITTEN BY: Jamari White, MSW, LSW, Healthy Relationships Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Carmen Irving, M.A., CLFE, CYC-P, Extension Educator

SOURCES:

  • https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Healthy-New-Year-Resolutions-for-Kids.aspxs:
  • http://kidshealth.org/teen/homework/goals/goals_tips.html
  • http://livesmartohio.osu.edu/family-and-relationships/laplant-8osu-edu/creating-a-winning-family-team/

REFERENCES:

  • Forneries, T., Danish, S., & Scott, D. (2007). Setting goals, solving problems, and seeking social support: Developing adolescents’ abilities through a life skills program. Adolescence, 42, 103-14.

Co-Parenting Together

Did you know that the way parents talk to and about each other has an effect on their children? If you need help figuring out how to improve communication with your child’s other parent, Ohio State University Extension has Successful Co-Parenting classes  offered in several counties in Ohio. Whether parents are divorced, separated or not […]

WRITTEN BY: Patricia Holmes, CFCS, M.S.

REVIEWED BY: Barbara Hennard

SOURCES:

  • The Ohio State University Extension. Family Communication: Overcoming Obstacles. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5192.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Helping Young Children Through Stressful Times. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/Helping_Children_Stress.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Resolving Conflict Constructively and Respectfully. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5196.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Successful Co-Parenting. http://fcs.osu.edu/family-life/successful-co-parenting accessed 12/14/2015
  • University of Florida, IFAS Extension. 9 Important Communication Skills for Every Relationship. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1277 accessed 12/14/2015
  • University of Minnesota Extension. http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/parents-forever/resources-for-families/co-parenting/ accessed 12/29/2015

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