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Is College Still a Good Investment?

Prepare yourself for a shock: our national student loan debt is now more than one trillion dollars! This is more than our national credit card debt.  So is college still a good investment?  It’s Not All Bad News Last month the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that attending college is still a good […]

WRITTEN BY: Betsy DeMatteo, Family & Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension

REVIEWED BY: Pat Holmes, Family & Consumer Science Educator, Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Bachman, J.G., et.al. (Nov 2013). Adolescent work intensity, school performance, and substance use: Links vary by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Developmental Psychology, Vol 49(11), 2125-2134.
  • Bryan, K. (2014) Is College Still a Good Investment? America Saves.
  • Gallup, Inc. (2014). Great Jobs, Great Lives: 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index Report.

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

4 Ways to Protect Children from Unhealthy Food Marketing

Every year, an estimated $2 billion is spent on food marketing targeted at children. The vast majority of these advertisements are for unhealthy products such as sweetened cereals, candy, snack foods, and sugary drinks. This means that kids are receiving a lot of messages that contradict the healthy food habits parents, caregivers and educators are […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Donna Green, BS, MA Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Erie County Ohio State University Extension

SOURCES:

  • Kovacic, W. E. (2008). Marketing food to children and adolescents: A review of industry expenditures, activities, and self-regulation: A Federal Trade Commission report to Congress. Federal Trade Commission.
  • Story M, L. N. (2008). Food and beverage marketing to children and adolescents research brief. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  • Barr-Anderson DJ, L. N.-S. (2009). Does television viewing predict dietary intake five years later in high school students and young adults? . Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act , 6 (7).
  • Kunkel. (2001).Children and television advertising. In: D.G. Singer & J. L. Singer (Eds.) The handbook of children and media. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. p. 375-393.
  • Institute of Medicine. (2005). Food marketing to children and youth: Threat or opportunity? The National Academies Press.
  • Harris JL, B. J. (2009). Priming effects of television food advertising on eating behavior. Healthy Psychology , 28 (4), 404-413.

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

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