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Family Traditions

Create “New” Family Traditions in 2021

If you are reading this message, I am successful in attracting your attention in today’s world of constant change and distractions.  Perhaps the word that attracted you was “new”, family or traditions.  I used this oxymoron to produce a special effect that highlights our ability to make planned changes.   As we move into 2021 let […]

WRITTEN BY: Margaret Jenkins

REVIEWED BY: Marie Economos

SOURCES:

  • https://u.osu.edu/extensionclermont/2021/01/04/turn-your-resolutions-into-real-solutions/
  • https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5242 Stress Coping Strategies
  • https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5809 Aging

REFERENCES:

  • Jordan, Joelle D. The Evolution of the American Family, http://hdl.handle.net/2148/58, 2006
  • https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5243 Mindfulness Practice
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, (2020) Your Money Your Goals. https://consumerfinance.gov/practitioner-resources/your-money-your-goal

Lucky Foods for the New Year

While the Christmas holidays have a bevy of food traditions associated with them, the number of traditions associated with the celebration of the New Year is not far behind.  Many New Year’s traditions are related to assuring the luck or prosperity of the New Year.  And who wouldn’t want to do what they could to […]

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Bohlen, M.Ed. Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Washington County

Experiencing Holiday Joy Even When Grieving

Holiday time can be difficult for someone who has lost a loved one, lost a job, experiencing a serious illness or went through a divorce.  The first Holiday season can be especially difficult.  As I remember the first year after my husband died, I just wanted to cancel the Holidays.  My children and I tried […]

WRITTEN BY: Pat Brinkman

REVIEWED BY: Tammy Jones

What’s Your Local Food Story?

I have fond childhood memories of spending a week or two every summer with my grandparents at their home in the country. Their vegetable garden was probably as large as my current back yard. Although they raised meat and it was usually on the menu, the simple summer suppers I  remember most clearly only included […]

REVIEWED BY: Shawna Hite, MPH, Healthy People Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

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