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During this Holiday Season – Keep the Peace

Many of us will enjoy family members visiting for the holidays. Some have company coming but are feeling stressed about the upcoming visit. I have a blended family with five adult children and three grandchildren. We are lucky – our household will be busy – most of our kids will visit over the holidays. This […]

REVIEWED BY: Kathy Green, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University, Clark County, green.1405@osu.edu

SOURCES:

  • http://www.wellness.uci.edu/toolkit/december/HolidayHealthSafetyTips.pdf
  • http://extension.psu.edu/lackawanna/news/2011/spend-time-with-your-family-during-the-holidays-and-all-year
  • http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_being_a_stepmom_makes_me_better
  • https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/family-dynamics/types-of-families/Pages/Stepfamilies.aspx
  • http://www.cdc.gov/family/holiday/12ways.htm
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hCebthk9b2A
  • http://www.cdc.gov/Features/HandlingStress/

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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