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Boredom is Not a 4-Letter Word

When I was a child, I was conditioned to never utter the words “I’m bored”. My mom would threaten to assign me chores whenever she heard those words escape my lips! I don’t blame my mom for encouraging me to keep busy, find things to do and avoid boredom in my childhood. I recognize that […]

WRITTEN BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Franklin County

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension Lucas County

SOURCES:

  • Belton, T. (2016). What Happens When We Shield Kids from Boredom? Greater Good Magazine. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/what_happens_when_we_shield_kids_from_boredom
  • Dean, J. (2014). Being Bored Can Fire Up Your Creativity. PsyBlog. https://www.spring.org.uk/2014/06/being-bored-can-fire-up-your-creativity.php
  • Miller, C.C. (2018). The Relentlessness of Modern Parenting. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/25/upshot/the-relentlessness-of-modern-parenting.html?mc=aud_dev&ad_name=%7B%7Bad.name%7D%7D&adset_name=%7B%7Badset.name%7D%7D&campaign_id=%7B%7Bcampaign.id%7D%7D&ad-keywords=auddevgate&subid1=TAFI&dclid=COOX7taO1eACFUlsAQod6MoIAQ
  • Paul, P. (2019). Let Children Get Bored Again. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/02/opinion/sunday/children-bored.html?fbclid=IwAR0t5Pd8XucDN06kW26cUDXhPO5x1CctJazuZKhxgEItADCaSZHw0ZtMtUc

This is What IT Looks Like

I have been struggling for a few months with the negativity that sometimes surrounds the problem of mental illness and opiate addiction. I have been struggling, because we are IT. We are part of the opioid epidemic. We are part of those who suffer from a diagnosed brain disorder, or mental health problem. We are […]

WRITTEN BY: Jami Dellifield, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Hardin County

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • Jami Dellifield

SOURCES:

  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) http://archive.samhsa.gov/dtac/dbhis/dbhis_stress_about_resilience.asp
  • U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/about-the-epidemic/index.html

REFERENCES:

  • National Institute of Mental Health, https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad/index.shtml
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness, https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions
  • American Academy of Family Physicians, https://familydoctor.org/condition/opioid-addiction/
  • Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs, https://youth.gov/youth-topics/youth-mental-health/definitions-developmental-competencies

Sparkle Like You Mean It!

A year ago my daughter was diagnosed with a disease that caused her a lot of pain, stress, isolation, anxiety and depression. She lost her confidence and sparkle for a while. That was really hard to witness. If you’ve ever watched a child endure pain and suffering, you know that parents feel that pain multiplied. […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, County, Medina County

SOURCES:

  • The American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
  • http://www.mindat.org/min-1282.html
  • Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. http://www.mindat.org/min-1282.html

Focus on Family Strengths

Many times it is easy to point out the problems or dysfunction in our own or someone else’s family. Even though it is easier to spot the problems we have, there has been a recent shift for families to focus on their family strengths. This may be easier said than done. Often times because families […]

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