Today it is more common for households to have several generations living under one roof, also known as multigenerational households. In the last few years the number of these households has greatly increased. In 2014 a record number 60.6 million people lived in multigenerational households. Why would someone choose to be in a multigenerational household? […]
Grandparents
The Grandparent Alliance
I had a conversation with a friend one day about the special bond shared between a grandchild and grandparent. He grinned in an ornery fashion and said, “grandparents and grandchildren make great allies; they have a common enemy.” Of course, he meant this in great fun, but there really is an element of truth to […]
Helping Young Children Through Stressful Times
Authored by Pat Holmes, Family & Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Educator Causes of stress for children come from both positive and negative experiences in their lives such as starting school or day care, a birthday party, birth of a new sibling, camping out for the first time, separation/divorce of a parent, change […]