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How do you live smart? Is it the way you manage your money?  By being physically active or eating nutritiously? Your relationships? We want to see pictures of all the ways you live smart!  Now through September 30th, any pictures that are posted to social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, etc.) with the hashtag #livesmartohio […]

I Want It Now! Dealing with Temper Tantrums

When children are small and don’t have a vocabulary, they have to find ways to communicate the anger or frustration they are feeling. They may bite or hit or throw themselves to the ground in a rage; the latter we call a temper tantrum. Temper tantrums usually come on suddenly and escalate quickly. So what […]

WRITTEN BY: Terri Worthington, OSU Educator, Geauga County

REVIEWED BY: Kathy Oliver, OSU Extension Educator, Hardin County

REFERENCES:

  • Helping Kids Deal with Tantrums http://www.parentingpress.com/helping-kids-deal-with-tantrums.html
  • Temper Tantrums in Toddlers: How to Keep the Peace, http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/infant-and-toddler-health/in-depth/tantrum/art-20047845

Making the most of family fun

  Summer is usually a time for a change in routine for families that allows a little more time together to do the things we enjoy the most.  Talk with your family about what they enjoy most about the summer and what things you want to do before school begins again.  Even for those of […]

WRITTEN BY: Melinda Hill, Extension Educator Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, Wayne County

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Rini, Extension Educator Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, Medina County and Chris Kendle, Extension Educator Family and Consumer Sciences, OSU Extension, Tuscarawas County.

SOURCES:

  • Relationships Foundation.org

Family Meals

Parents are faced with the challenges of balancing budgets, time, and domestic chores which makes family mealtime one more thing to do among a very long list. So considering the many demands on parents, what makes family mealtime so valuable? First, it is important to know that parents are the primary nutrition role model for […]

WRITTEN BY: Carmen Irving, M.A. & Pat Holmes, M.S.

REVIEWED BY: Bridgette Kidd MPH,RD, Healthy People Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

REFERENCES:

  • Davis, J. (2007). Your child’s nutrition: The power of parents. Retrieved from: http://www.webmd.com/children/features/your-childs-nutrition-power-parents on 6/16/2014.
  • Hurley, K., Cross, M., and Hughes, S. (2011). A systematic review of responsive feeding and child obesity in high-income countries. Journal of nutrition, (141) 495-501.
  • Lezin, N., Rolleri, L. Bean, S. & Taylor, J. (2004). Parent-child connectedness: Implications for research, interventions and positive impacts on adolescent health. Scotts Valley, CA: ETR Associates
  • Mealtimes are important. (2013). Retrieved from: www.odh.gov on 6/16/2014.
  • Rhee, K. (2008). Childhood overweight and the relationship between parent behaviors, parenting style, and family functioning. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 615 (11), 12-37.

Who’s Hurting Grandma?

According to the Administration on Aging, there will be a “significant increase over the next 30-40 years in the number of elderly persons.” Unfortunately, increases will also occur in the number of senior citizens suffering financial abuse. Financial abuse is the number one form of abuse currently perpetrated on seniors. Adult Protective Services reports that […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County, green.308@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Betsy DeMatteo, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • http://www.preventelderabuse.org/elderabuse/fin_abuse.html
  • http://www.nij.gov/topics/crime/elder-abuse/Pages/financial-exploitation.aspx
  • http://www.napsa-now.org/policy-advocacy/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day/
  • http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Aging_Statistics/future_growth/aging21/health.aspx

Biting Behavior in Children: Normal or Not?

Biting is one of those frustrating behaviors that exasperates child care workers and embarrasses and frustrates parents. “It seems so barbaric!” one mother complained when told her two year old was biting others at day care. However, for children under three it can be a normal developmental phase with no long-lasting significance. After 3, and […]

WRITTEN BY: Terri Worthington, FCS Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Geauga County.

REVIEWED BY: Kathy Green, FCS Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Butler County.

REFERENCES:

  • Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children by Ron Banks and Sojin Yi (updated 2007) http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu
  • The Biting Solution: The Expert’s No Biting Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Early Childhood Educators by Lisa Poelle (2013).

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