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How can a housing counselor help me?

The role of housing counselor is to provide tools so that renters, homeowners and perspective homeowners can be financially prepared to manage their housing needs.  Housing Counseling Agencies (HCA’s) have trained counselors, approved by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), who meet face to face with homeowners or potential homeowners to assist them in […]

WRITTEN BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, Heart of Ohio EERA, heer.7@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Margaret A. Jenkins, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Clermont County, jenkins.188@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay.com

Focus on Family Strengths

Many times it is easy to point out the problems or dysfunction in our own or someone else’s family. Even though it is easier to spot the problems we have, there has been a recent shift for families to focus on their family strengths. This may be easier said than done. Often times because families […]

How should I prepare to meet my housing counselor?

So you have made an appointment to meet your housing counselor. But now you want to be prepared for the meeting. What should you bring? The advice of a housing expert from a HUD-approved housing counseling agency can be invaluable to homeowners struggling to make payments. Homeowners can call 888-995-HOPE for free expert help. Housing counselors […]

WRITTEN BY: Nancy Stehulak

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, Carlie Boos

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay.com

SOURCES:

  • www.HUD.gov
  • www.makinghomeaffordable.gov
  • www.safethedream.ohio.gov

Mindful Shopping

It’s a wonderful time of the year. I enjoy the special events that come with the holidays, especially the family time together. One of the tasks that is added to our schedules is shopping for presents. Have you ever considered being mindful with shopping instead of impulsive?  Dr. April Benson suggests that we ask ourselves […]

WRITTEN BY: Melinda Hill, Ohio State University Extension, Wayne County

REVIEWED BY: Shannon Carter, Ohio State Universtiy Extension, Fairfield County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Pixabay

SOURCES:

  • National Endowment for Financial Education
  • Spendster

REFERENCES:

  • Psychology Today, Posted Feburary 2009

The Cost of College and Parental Support: How Much Should You Commit?

According to CollegeData.com, the cost of a “moderate” college budget for an in-state public college for the 2014–2015 academic year averaged $23,410. A moderate budget at a private college averaged $46,272. Those figures included the cost of tuition, fees, housing, meals, books, supplies, and personal needs. Because of the substantial cost of attaining a college […]

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

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

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • www.flickr.com

SOURCES:

  • http://www.asanet.org/press/parents_financial_help_linked_to_lower_gpa.cfm
  • http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=10064

Cook Up Holiday Goodness with Children

  The holiday season is here and so is the time for home-baked goodness— from green bean casseroles to roasted turkeys to cranberry sauce. However, busy  lives can make it difficult to cook homemade meals. In fact, research shows(PDF)Links to a PDF document. that busy schedules encourage parents to rely on pre-made food in place of home-cooked […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Carmen Irving, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences

SOURCES:

  • California Department of Education, Teacher Tips: Cooking with Kids, 2015
  • Cornell University, Outreach and Extension, Time Pressures on Employed Parents Affect Families' Diets, 2010.
  • Kansas State Research and Extension, Kids-A-Cookin', 2015
  • LiveStrong Foundation, The Benefits of Cooking with Children, 2013
  • Ohio State University Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences, Smart Eating for Young Children, 2014
  • Utah State University Extension, Cooking with Children, 2008

REFERENCES:

  • Cullen KW, Watson KB, Zakeri I, Baranowski T, Baranowski JH. Achieving fruit, juice, and vegetable recipe preparation goals influences consumption by 4th grade students. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2007;4:28.[PMC free article] [PubMed
  • Cunningham-Sabo, L., & Lohse, B. (2013). Cooking with kids positively affects fourth graders' vegetable preferences and attitudes and self-efficacy for food and cooking. Childhood Obesity, 9(6), 549-556.
  • Hersch, D., Perdue, L., Ambroz, T., & Boucher, J. L. (2014). The impact of cooking classes on food-related preferences, attitudes, and behaviors of school-aged children: A systematic review of the evidence, 2003-2014. Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, And Policy, 11
  • Liquori, T., Koch, P. D., Contento, I. R., & Castle, J. (1998). The Cookshop Program: outcome evaluation of a nutrition education program linking lunchroom food experiences with classroom cooking experiences. Journal of Nutrition Education, 30(5), 302-313.

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