Family and Consumer Sciences

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Relationships

New Baby, New Plans

As if there isn’t enough to think about when planning for a baby’s arrival (major lifestyle changes, childcare, creating a safe and comforting environment, to name a few), parents-to-be or those planning to start a family should take a good, hard look at their financial circumstances. Since 1960, the USDA has been issuing a report […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Ohio State University, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed. Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • https://www.cnpp.usda.gov/expenditures-children-families-annual-report
  • https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/money/extensionauthors/rainy-day-savings-how-are-your-skies-looking-today/
  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Newsroom/Tips/Pages/Basics.aspx

REFERENCES:

  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Newsroom/Tips/Pages/Basics.aspx
  • http://www.insurance.ohio.gov/Consumer/pages/LifeToolkit.aspx
  • http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/ffquiz/

Overscheduled Kids

As parents, we encourage our kids to do their best in the classroom, on stage, on the ball field. We want them to be well rounded and try new activities, so we tend to push our kids. Some amount of pushing can help a child develop grit and perseverance. According to child psychologists with Child […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Melinda Hill, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay

SOURCES:

  • Carter, C. "Are Your Overscheduling Your Kids?" The Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley University. Accessed May 2017. http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
  • Martinelli, K. When to Push Your Children: And how to know if you're pushing too hard. Child Mind Institute. Accessed May 2017. https://childmind.org
  • “Signs Your Kids May be Too Busy.” Live Well with UnityPoint Health. Accessed May 2017. https://www.unitypoint.org

Are You a Helicopter Parent?

You’ve likely heard of “helicopter parenting”, a term used to describe the tendency of modern parents to hover over their children, crossing the line from being supportive and responsible into the territory of being imposing. “Imposing on my own child?” you might ask. Yes, if you’re a helicopter parent. Research suggests that heavy-handed parental involvement […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University

REVIEWED BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator, Ohio State University

SOURCES:

  • http://www.health.harvard.edu/parenting-issues/helicopter-parenting-when-too-much-help-is-no-help
  • http://news.fsu.edu/news/education-society/2016/06/28/helicopter-parents-hovering-may-effect-kids-transition-adulthood/
  • http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/6073.html

REFERENCES:

  • https://www.osu.edu/features/2016/parenting-research.html
  • http://counseling.uoregon.edu/Topics-Resources/Parents-Family/Helpful-Articles/Helicopter-Parents
  • http://newsinfo.iu.edu/web/page/normal/6073.html

The Value of Friendship

Friendship . . .is a virtue and is besides most necessary with a view to living. Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.      –Aristotle Earlier this week, I lost the very first friend I made in college to cancer. Our relationship was one of the special […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Author's Pic Collage with pictures from Ohio Northern University Yearbook 1991
  • Pixabay https://pixabay.com/en/love-companionship-friendship-1808676/

SOURCES:

  • US Dept of Health and Human Services https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA-3716/SMA-3716.pdf
  • http://rocket.csusb.edu/~tmoody/Friendship%20in%20Aristotle.html
  • http://youth.gov/youth-topics/teen-dating-violence/characteristics

REFERENCES:

  • Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 May;1316:1-17. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12315. Epub 2013 Dec 11. The neuroethology of friendship. Brent LJ1, Chang SW, Gariépy JF, Platt ML. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24329760
  • US Dept. of Health and Human Services
  • https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/adolescent-development/healthy-relationships/friendships/index.html

Why won’t my Teenager just Listen?!

You have a lifetime of experience and insight, but your teen is less than eager to hear your advice. You know exactly how she can solve the problem she’s having, but in her eyes, you couldn’t possibly know what’s best. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. As a parent, it can be frustrating […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Medina County, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County, lobb.3@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (2015). Stages of Adolescence. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/pages/Stages-of-Adolescence.aspx
  • MedlinePlus (2016). Teen Development. https://medlineplus.gov/teendevelopment.html

When Grandma Comes to Stay

Today it is more common for households to have several generations living under one roof, also known as multigenerational households. In the last few years the number of these households has greatly increased. In 2014 a record number 60.6 million people lived in multigenerational households. Why would someone choose to be in a multigenerational household? […]

WRITTEN BY: Katie LaPlant, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences- Ottawa & Sandusky Counties

REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Fulton County

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