Parent/Family Workshops
PROSPER Learning Communities: A Professional Development Strategy for Sustaining Evidence-based Prevention Programming
Claudia C. Mincemoyer and Daniel F. Perkins, Penn State University
The PROSPER (PROmoting School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience) partnership model is delivered through a community team led by CES educators to implement evidence-based interventions. To assist educators in their roles as team leaders, learning community (LC) meetings were established. This proposed workshop shares findings regarding LCs usefulness in assisting with project sustainability and professional development.
Together We Can: Preparing Unmarried Parents to Make Healthy Decisions about Family Formation and Father Involvement
Dawn Contreras, Michigan State University Extension; Karen Shirer, University of Minnesota Extension
Many family support programs are being asked to include healthy marriage and father involvement education into their programming for low-income families. Learn about what is known about “fragile families”, and Michigan and Minnesota’s efforts in offering premarital education to unmarried parents. This interactive session will discuss lessons learned and offer resources to professionals working in this area.
Extension's Just in Time Parenting: Using the Internet to Engage Parents
Pat Tanner Nelson, University of Delaware Extension; Ted Futris and Don Bower, University of Georgia Extension; Diana S. DelCampo, New Mexico State Extension
Extension's Just in Time Parenting reaches families with high quality, research-based information at the time it can be most useful and make the biggest difference in their lives. This session highlights web-based resources for Extension staff interested in expanding their effectiveness in helping parents gain knowledge and implement strategies to help children grow up healthy and ready for success.
Building Healthy Relationships and Healthy Marriages: Why and How Extension Should be Involved
Ted G. Futris, University of Georgia; Francesca Adler-Baeder, Auburn University; Sean Brotherson, North Dakota State University; Wally Goddard and James Marshall, University of Arkansas Extension; Karen Shirer, University of Minnesota; Charlotte Shoup Olsen, Kansas State University; Linda Skogrand, Utah State University; Angela Wiley, University of Illinois
What do healthy relationships and marriages have to do with CYFAR programming? What basic things do I need to understand when working with youth, at-risk and diverse audiences, and communities to strengthen relationships and marriages? Discover the answers to these questions and learn more about NERMEN and the resources available to inform your healthy relationship and marriage enrichment programming.
Strengthened Families through Collaborative Recruitment and Retention
Stephanie Toelle, University of Florida Extension; Robyn Cenizal, Jacksonville Children’s Commission Network for Strengthening Families
Learn recruiting and retention techniques from the Jacksonville Network for Strengthening Families, a collaborative initiative that provides training and access to resources through over 50 community partners. They have served more than 2,000 families with an 84% completion rate, 47% of which are men. Learn their secrets and how changing your paradigm can change your outcomes without costing more money.
Partners in Parenting: Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned
Al Zwilling, Andre Mbassa, Yvonne Brown, Milly Kaiser, Joyce Pyatt, Judee Richardson and Joy Richey, University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois Extension is completing the second year of its Sustainable Community Project (SCP) - Partners in Parenting. The program combines delivery of age-paced newsletters for infants to 3 years of age, face to face instruction and web-based parenting support. Successful strategies employed for the integrated components of community, sustainability and technology and lessons learned are explored.
Addressing Risk and Protective Factors in the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14
Marilyn Bode, Eugenia Hanlon, and Anthony Santiago, Iowa State University Extension to Families
The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 is an evidence-based program designed to prevent risky behaviors in youth. It addresses risk and protective factors through the activities in the parent, youth, and family groups. We will discuss the use of risk and protective factors. Participants will identify the links between lesson activities and these factors.
Creating Contexts for Healthy Food Learning among Young Children: Parenting Focus
Drew L. Betz and Jane Lanigan, Washington State University
This workshop shares research based obesity prevention strategies that target the parenting/family contexts in which young children learn about food and eating. Food Parenting is a training that prepares parent educators to address how parenting skills translate into feeding skills. Some key strategies and activities for involving parents/caregivers in healthy eating practices will be shared.
The Challenges Created for Children and Families by Methamphetamine Use
Jackie McReynolds and Karen Peterson, Washington State University
Methamphetamine abuse has created new avenues for child endangerment. Children are exposed to biological, environmental, and psychological risk as adult caregivers produce and use meth in their presence. Communities are strapped for resources to deal effectively with this issue. The workshop will address the multifaceted aspects of meth abuse and the impact it is having on children, families, and communities.
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