“You don’t have to be perfect to be a perfect parent.” November is National Adoption Month! There are many options of becoming a family, adoption being one of them. In fact, one in five U.S. adults has considered adoption at some point in their lives. There are many forms of adoption, from international adoption, kinship […]
Parenting
Parents, Models in Finance
Parents play a critical role in shaping a child’s attitude, knowledge and behaviors regarding finances. At a very young age, many children tag alongside parents during activities that include a financial component, like shopping and going to the bank. As early as ages 3 and 4, they may even have awareness that money changes hands […]
Oh #$@%! Why Is My Child Swearing?
A recent participant in my parenting class called and asked at what age children learn to swear and if there was a way to stop it? What instantly came to mind is how children learn language, any language; by hearing it and repeating it. Babies younger than a year are great imitators. If you smile, […]
Building 21st Century Family Relationship Skills
How should OSU Extension go about Strengthening Ohio Families and Communities? What are the relationship skills needed to nurture Ohio’s families into the future. Let me refer back to an earlier post Parenting Today = Tomorrow’s Leaders to guide us in this exploration. This past post tackled the question of what parenting strategies to […]
Help! I Think My Child’s A Meanie!
Has your child been accused of bullying? You may admit, “My daughter can be a little mean sometimes, but… a bully?!” Teasing, name-calling, threatening, telling rumors and fighting are easy for adults to recognize as inappropriate. Youth may not understand what is unacceptable, or they can excuse certain behaviors if they pay off. Maybe she […]
Parenting Today = Tomorrow’s Leaders
All of us have been parented in a manner that guides us along the path to becoming contributing members of society. Parenting is the major task of the work of the family. Generally, we parent the way we were parented. Family traditions are occurrences from the past that families want to carry forward to help […]