News reports may state that the recession is winding down, but some families around the area are still having a hard time making ends meet. To complete the financial slam-dunk, here come the holidays. The Christmas holiday season is fraught with angst and anxiety under the best of circumstances, adding additional work and stress to […]
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The Joy of Technology
I just returned from the beautiful state of New Mexico where the air was dry and the temperature was warm, a wonderful break from our current Ohio weather. The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences gathered to share current trends, curriculums and materials that might be useful to others in Extension across the […]
New, FREE, online Money Management Course
Money management is an important skill to have and one that can have a deep impact on a relationship. Many studies have shown that disagreement over money is one of the top 3 reasons that couples state when separating or getting a divorce. Money is important to think about and deal with because it can […]
Parents change too….
The cool mornings and evenings tell me that fall is just around the corner. Many of us will have changes in our daily schedules very soon, whether it’s getting children ready for the school bus or taking them back to college. Our time as a parent is not just the first 18 or 22 years […]
Use Positive Discipline To Guide Better Behaviors
Recently, spanking has been in the news again. George Holden, a researcher at Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, TX attempting to study yelling in parenting recruited parents from area day care centers and asked them to wear microphones in their house in the evening for 5 days. In these recordings there were multiple incidences of […]
“Mom, I Need This:” Winning the Back-to-School Clothing Wars
As Ohio students start gearing up for a return to the classroom, parents will also have to gear up for back-to-school expenses. In my budget class, we talk about the three kinds of expenses; fixed, flexible, and occasional. Flexible and occasional expenses are items or services you may not need to pay for every month, but when […]