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Cry it out to improve your health

How many times have you been told you have to keep it together? Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons told us “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” Miranda Lambert tells us to “Hide your crazy… and never let them see you cry,” and let’s not forget Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own, telling us “There’s […]

WRITTEN BY: Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County, scammahorn.5@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Perry County, harmon.416@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Photo by Ben Hershey on Unsplash

REFERENCES:

  • Cleveland Eye Clinic. (2020). Three Types of Tears. https://www.clevelandeyeclinic.com/2019/07/16/three-types-of-tears/
  • Govender, S. (2020). Is Crying Good for You? https://www.webmd.com/balance/features/is-crying-good-for-you
  • Newhouse, L. (2021). Is Crying Good for You? Harvard Health Publishing. Harvard Medical School. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/is-crying-good-for-you-2021030122020
  • Sollitto, M. (2020). Go Ahead, Have a Good Cry: 5 Reasons Why It’s Good for You. https://www.agingcare.com/articles/reasons-why-crying-is-good-for-your-health-146022.htm
  • Tindle, J. & Tadi, P. (2020). Neuroanatomy, Parasympathetic Nervous System. National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553141/
  • Penn Medicine. (2016). Why You Should Cry – 5 Reasons to Let it All Out. https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2016/november/health-benefits-of-crying
  • UPMC. (nd). 8 Negative Effects of Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure. https://www.upmc.com/services/south-central-pa/heart-vascular/conditions-services/high-blood-pressure
  • University of Illinois. (2020). Experiencing and Expressing Emotion. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. https://counselingcenter.illinois.edu/brochures/experiencing-and-expressing-emotion

Getting on the Same Pa(i)ge

We knew when we named our daughter Paige there would be the occasional pun and confusion, but in this case, it is very appropriate. Our Paige is about to turn two years old and recently our sweet toddler has started to become more of her own person, complete with problem behavior that you might expect […]

WRITTEN BY: Katie Schlagheck, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties

REVIEWED BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Franklin County

SOURCES:

  • Deans (2018). When Parents Disagree: How to get on the same page without anyone "winning" or "losing". https://www.lernerchilddevelopment.com/mainblog/2018/4/15/when-parents-disagree-how-to-get-on-the-same-page-without-anyone-winning-or-losing
  • Eanes (2016). Getting Parents on the Same Page. The Gottman Institute. gottman.com/blog/getting-parents-on-the-same-page

Readjusting after the COVID-19 pandemic: An Episode of Healthy Living Resources

In this episode Healthy Living Resources is a telecast presented by the Family and Consumer Sciences program specialists that will focus on health, wellness, and the impact that stress has on our lives. Whether it be financial struggle, or chronic disease management, stress can creep up as a result of many of the day to […]

“No” is a complete sentence.

Sometimes “no” is easy. Like when you say no to a telemarketer or to a child when they want something outrageously expensive. Other times saying no comes with anxiety, fear, tension, and guilt. Like when we say no, we are not going to volunteer to be PTA President (for the third year in a row), […]

WRITTEN BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension-Darke County, scammahorn.5@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Katie Schlagheck, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ottawa & Sandusky Counties

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Image by Ana Krach from Pixabay

SOURCES:

  • Formica, M. (2008). The Myth of Managing Emotions. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/enlightened-living/200805/the-myth-managing-emotions
  • Sills, J. (2016). The Power of No. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/201311/the-power-no
  • University of Kentucky. (nd). How to Create Healthy Boundaries. https://www.uky.edu/hr/sites/www.uky.edu.hr/files/wellness/images/Conf14_Boundaries.pdf

What is the New Child Tax Credit?

Did you receive a letter this week from the IRS? The letter indicated that your family may be eligible for the new and improved Child Tax Credit. In March, President Biden signed the “American Rescue Plan” (ARP) into law. This bill included a change to the Child Tax Credit, which has been around since the […]

WRITTEN BY: Lauren Jones, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Human Sciences and Emily Marrison, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Coshocton County

REVIEWED BY: Roseanne Scammahorn, PhD, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Darke County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • https://pixabay.com/photos/clock-money-growth-grow-time-2696234/

SOURCES:

  • Advance Child Tax Credit Payments in 2021. (2021, May 28). Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved June 8, 2021, from https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/advance-child-tax-credit-payments-in-2021
  • Hooper, S.E. (2020). Start an emergency fund before disaster strikes. University of Minnesota Extension. https://extension.umn.edu/how-prepare/start-emergency-fund-disaster-strikes
  • Marrison, E.G. (2020, March 23). When your financial world is turned upside down. Ohio State University Extension Live Healthy Live Well Blog. https://livehealthyosu.com/2020/03/23/when-your-financial-world-is-turned-upside-down/

REFERENCES:

  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Parties, Picnics & Potlucks: A Reminder on Food Safety

Spring is here! Who isn’t ready to spend some time with friends and family in the nice weather that is coming over the next few months? And what thing always enhances gatherings with friends and family? Food! With the focus on how to be safe in social gatherings during a pandemic, it is also important […]

WRITTEN BY: Casey Bishop

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County, Family and Consumer Sciences

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • stokpic. (2021, May 17th). Shish Kebab Meat Skewer Vegetables [Photography]. Pixabay.
  • https://pixabay.com/photos/shish-kebab-meat-skewer-417994/

REFERENCES:

  • “The Core Four Practices of Food Safety: FightBAC.” Partnership for Food Safety Education, 16 Aug. 2020, www.fightbac.org/food-safety-basics/the-core-four-practices/.
  • Written by Barbara Rohrs Revised by Lydia Medeiros. “Salmonella.” Ohioline, 28 Mar. 2012, ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5566-11.
  • Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. “Handling Food Safely While Eating Outdoors.” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/handling-food-safely-while-eating-outdoors.

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