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Parenting

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 […]

WRITTEN BY: Margaret Jenkins, Extension Educator, OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences

REVIEWED BY: Jim Bates, Field Specialist, Family Wellness, OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences & Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist, OSU Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • OSU Extension LOOK to Clermont Program

Co-Parenting Together

Did you know that the way parents talk to and about each other has an effect on their children? If you need help figuring out how to improve communication with your child’s other parent, Ohio State University Extension has Successful Co-Parenting classes  offered in several counties in Ohio. Whether parents are divorced, separated or not […]

WRITTEN BY: Patricia Holmes, CFCS, M.S.

REVIEWED BY: Barbara Hennard

SOURCES:

  • The Ohio State University Extension. Family Communication: Overcoming Obstacles. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5192.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Helping Young Children Through Stressful Times. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/Helping_Children_Stress.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Resolving Conflict Constructively and Respectfully. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/pdf/5196.pdf accessed 12/29/2015
  • The Ohio State University Extension. Successful Co-Parenting. http://fcs.osu.edu/family-life/successful-co-parenting accessed 12/14/2015
  • University of Florida, IFAS Extension. 9 Important Communication Skills for Every Relationship. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1277 accessed 12/14/2015
  • University of Minnesota Extension. http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/parents-forever/resources-for-families/co-parenting/ accessed 12/29/2015

Learning to be a Parent

In the beginning, there was just you and your partner. You might have talked about becoming parents, but you had time to do the jobs that needed to be done at your home and maybe even had some time left over to be a do-gooder in the community. But now you have a child. There […]

WRITTEN BY: Nancy Stehulak, M.Ed, Extension Educator

REVIEWED BY: Shawn Ochs, Extension Educator

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • www.Pixabay.com

SOURCES:

  • www.parentingpress.com/child-development.html

5 Questions Parents Should Ask Their School

Whether, your child is planning to attend college, receive technical training or join the military, find out how their school can help. College is still a good investment– over their lifetime workers with a bachelor’s degree earn over one million dollars more than those with only a high school degree. If students do not plan […]

WRITTEN BY: Kristen Corry, Extenstion Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences; Butler County

REVIEWED BY: Terri Worthington, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Geauga County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • All images are the property of The Ohio State University and are copyright protected.

SOURCES:

  • Talking to Your Child's School Counselor About College and Career Planning (2015). Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved from http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Family-and-Community-Engagement/Getting-Involved-with-your-Child-s-Learning/Ohio-Resources-for-College-and-Career-Planning

Screen Time for Young Children – Be Intentional

Mention “screen time” in a group of parents of young children, and you will likely hear impassioned remarks on all sides of the issue.  Research reports about screen media use by young children are confusing at best. Making informed decisions is difficult, because understanding the true developmental impact of mobile devices is also in its infancy. Let’s […]

WRITTEN BY: Kathy K. Oliver

REVIEWED BY: Kristen Corry, Noble and Monroe Counties

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Image courtesy of (Jomphong)/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

SOURCES:

  • Zero to Three http://www.zerotothree.org/parenting-resources/screen-sense/
  • Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, www.commericalfreechildhood.org
  • "Clinical Report--The Impact of Social Media on Children, Adolescents, and Families." Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/03/28/peds.2011-0054

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