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| Prepare an evacuation to-go kit for your child (Distributed 08/29/08) Adults are urged to assemble a “grab-and-go” box of important papers in case of a hurricane evacuation. How about making a “to-go kit” for your child? Assembling a few treasured items can help your child in times of disaster, according to LSU AgCenter family development professor Dr. Rebecca White. |
| Manage post-hurricane stress (Distributed 09/07/08) You probably can’t avoid the stress coming in the wake of Hurricane Gustav, but you can manage it, says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White. |
| Parents as Partners As you and your child join the 4-H program, you’ll want to make the most of the experience. The success of your 4-H club and the kind of experience your child depends greatly upon your parental involvement. 4-H has so much to offer your child through educational programs, contests and special events. Through active participation in 4-H, your child will develop skills that will last a lifetime. |
| Waiting? Have Some Family Fun Times Time is a rare commodity. Most busy families never seem to have enough of it. Here are some suggestions to help you spend time with your children while waiting. |
| Understanding and Working with Teens This guide discusses the common physical, mental, social and emotional characteristics for high school youth. Keep in mind that no two children develop according to the same schedule and the transitions are gradual. By accepting youth at their current developmental stage and offering challenging growth opportunities to help them make the transition into the next stage. |
| Help your child recover from fearfulness following hurricanes (Distributed 09/07/08) A child may continue to be fearful following a hurricane because of the uncertainty of the future. “A child can mix up real fear and make-believe fear. This is OK, and a parent or other care-giver can help in many ways,” says LSU AgCenter family and consumer sciences specialist Becky White. |
| Keeping Family Strong Requires Work, But All Can Help Keeping the family operating smoothly, particularly during these trying times following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, requires a lot of effort. Each of us, though, can contribute to keep the family strong. |
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| Planning Healthy Menus Helps Ensure Healthy Children Planning healthy menus to help ensure healthy children. |
| Make Sure Children Are Receiving Quality Care One way to ensure those things are happening is to plan a surprise visit to your child’s child-care center to observe the conditions. Here are a few things the LSU AgCenter expert says to consider looking for and inquiring about on such a visit. |
| Outdoor Play Provides Rich Environment For Learning Children need to spend time outdoors. This article discusses ways to asses the safety of playgrounds for young children. |
| [Image: small child swinging]Parents Can Help Kids Become More Active Television, movies, video games all increasingly vie for our children's time. But they rarely allow children the luxury of burning some of their pent-up energy. Parents can make a big difference in the amount of physical activity children experience. |
| [Image: Mom's Time Out]Mom's Time Out We all have days when we feel anxious or “stressed out.” On days like that, it’s good for you to take some time out for yourself. Use these suggestions to de-stress. |
| Preparing Young Children for School Parents can help their children experience school success by fostering social and emotional maturity, language skills, creative thinking skills, good health, problem-solving abilities and a general knowledge of the world. |
| Living Well Campaign - Parenting Want tips on parenting? Contact your parish office of the LSU AgCenter |
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| Infants, Toddlers Need Welcoming, Responsive Environment Child-care environments play an important role in the healthy growth and development of infant and toddlers. Since infants and toddlers spend a large portion of their day in routines such as saying hello or good-bye, getting dressed, diapering, toileting and mealtime, the child-care environment should reflect these important shared learning times. The environment provided for infants and toddlers should be welcoming and responsive to both children and their families. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Help Toddlers Learn Not To Bite Biting is a common behavior for children who are one year to two years old – particularly children in group care. |
| Be Child Care Aware! Know What It Takes To Be A Better Consumer of Child Care Shopping for quality child care? There are things you can do to become a better consumer of quality child care and at the same time help your children by providing the very best in caregiving. |
| Child Care Center Director Qualifications - Do You Have What it Takes? Directing a child-care program is exhausting, not to mention complicated, so it is paramount that a dedicated, knowledgeable person oversees these operations. This article will explore some of the many qualifications needed to be an effective child care center director. |
| Rediscover Fun by Playing with Your Kids Two key qualities of strong families are that they spend positive time together and share fun and laughter. What better way to combine these qualities than by playing with your children? |
| Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten Parents can help children prepare for kindergarten by taking several actions before the first school bell rings. |
| Understanding Infants, Toddlers May Eliminate Biting Behaviors Toddlers bite because it is a natural part of their growth and development. This article will look at some strategies parents and caregivers alike can implement to prevent biting behavior. |
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| Positive Caregiver-Child Relationships Important In Children’s Development Early childhood education and quality of child care affect children’s social and cognitive development, and attachment to a caregiver can be a positive factor in that development. |
| Field Trips Help Children Learn Through Experiences Young children learn from their experiences. That’s why field trips play an important role in the curriculum for young children involved in day care or school. |
| Tommy the Trustworthy Turtle Click image on the right to read a cute story that teaches preschoolers about trustworthiness. |
| Household Items Make Homespun Fun It happens often when children receive a gift. The youngsters often are happier playing with the box than the present. Although amused at first, the gift-givers may soon suspect that their money was ill-spent. |
| Encourage Pre-schoolers To Explore, Learn A supportive, nurturing, inviting environment for preschool age children is extremely important in encouraging them to explore and learn. Children learn through their own experiences of trial and error, repetition and imitation. Adults may encourage learning by ensuring that the classroom or day-care environment is appropriate and supports an array of experiences and choices. |
| Malnutrition Impairs U.S. Children’s Health, Behavior Some 13 million children in the United States live in homes with limited access to a sufficient food supply. A new generation of research demonstrates a direct link between inadequate food supply and a poorer overall health status among U.S. children, according to LSU AgCenter food and nutrition expert Dr. Annrose Guarino. |
| Can A Spoonful Of Sugar Help Homework Get Done? A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but it could take a little more for the homework to get done, according to the experts. LSU AgCenter associate Cheri Gioe says looking at the rewards and benefits can make homework time more productive. |
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| Daily Routines Offer Children Security By following a routine and providing a predictable einvironment, children can feel secure in their child care environment and learn that they can trust their caregivers to meet their needs. |
| Choosing Child Care What do you look for in choosing child care? This article provides a checklist to help parents choose child care, considering issues related to quality care for your child. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Building Blocks Help With Foundations Of Early Learning Building blocks can serve as a major foundation in helping children to learn important skills, says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. Gioe explains that child-care and early childhood educational programs most often arrange their classrooms into a series of "learning centers," and she says the area involving blocks is one of the most important. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Reading To Children Helps Develop Important Literacy Skills Literacy activities are an important part of any early childhood curriculum, stresses LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe, who says introducing children to literacy occurs in many ways. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Follow Safety Tips To Ensure Summertime Fun Summer is here, and outdoor play ranks as a favorite activity for most young children. But that means safety also should be a concern for parents and caregivers, according to LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. |
| What Do Child-Care Licensing, Accreditation Terms Mean? Terms like "Class A," "Class B" or "NAEYC-accredited" provide you, the consumer, with information regarding a child-care program’s operating credentials. |
| Know Your Child-care Options There are a variety of child-care settings you can choose from – ranging from child-care centers to in-home care. |
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| Policies That Exclude Sick Children Protect Others Child-care programs have sick child policies in place for the safety and protection of the children they serve. |
| Check Written Policies Of Child-Care Providers It is important to ask about all the policies a child-care center may have in place, and if they are fulfilling all requirements mandated by state law. |
| Is Your Child Socially and Emotionally Ready for School? A combination of qualities and skills is required for children to be ready for school. These qualities and skills include social and emotional maturity, language skills, good health and physical well-being, problem-solving abilities, creative thinking skills and general knowledge about the world. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Good Nutrition Important For Young Children Nutrition plays an important role in a child’s physical and mental growth, as well as his or her future health, stresses LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. |
| Critters Order Form Please use this form to order materials for Character Critters. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Children Take Risks, Accidents Happen There is no doubt that children are born risk takers, and that risk-taking characteristic is one of the most frightening aspects of their growth and development, because as children are allowed to take risks, accidents and incidents increase, says LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. |
| Rural Low-income Families Speak: Living in Rural Louisiana (June 2004) After the passage of federal welfare reform legislation in 1996, faculty from land-grant universities organized to conduct a study of the legislation’s impact on rural families. The project began in 1998 and runs through 2008. The intent was to provide policymakers and program directors with up-to-date information about the ability of rural, low-income families to be economically self sufficient. The objectives of this project are included in this publication. (PDF Format Only) |
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| Teaching Respect in the Early Childhood Setting Teachers are an important influence on young children. The children in your classroom will learn by the example you set for them. This means that the ways you are respectful of others will influence the ways the children are respectful of others. |
| Teaching Responsibility in the Early Childhood Setting Teachers are an important influence on young children. The children in your class will learn by the example you set for them. If your children see you being responsible, they will want to act responsibly, too. |
| Teaching Fairness in the Early Childhood Setting Young children are very impressionable, and teachers are an important influence on young children. One way you can help children learn to be fair is by example. If the children see you following rules, sharing, listening to others and not placing blame, they will be likely to follow your example. |
| Teaching Caring in the Early Childhood Setting Teachers are an important influence on young children. The children in your class will learn by the example you set for them. If your children see you acting in a caring way, they will want to act in a caring way, too. |
| Teaching Citizenship in the Early Childhood Setting Being a good citizen is something adults may do every day. Adults might practice good citizenship by: obeying traffic laws, paying taxes, helping a neighbor, volunteering or recycling. The children in your class will develop good citizenship habits by following your good citizenship practices. |
| Teaching Children about Fairness Young children are very impressionable, and you are the most important teacher your child will ever have. One way you can help your child learn to be fair is by example. If your child sees you following rules, sharing with your family, listening to others and not placing blame, he or she will be likely to follow your example. |
| Teaching Children About Caring You are the most important teacher your child will ever have. Your children will learn by the example you set for them. If your children see you acting in a caring way, they will want to act in a caring way, too. |
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| Teaching Children About Citizenship Being a good citizen is something adults may do every day. Adults might practice good citizenship by: obeying traffic laws, paying taxes, helping a neighbor, volunteering or recycling. Your child will develop good citizenship habits by following your good citizenship practices. |
| Roy The Responsible Rabbit Click image on right to read a cute story that teaches preschoolers about responsibility. |
| Rusty the Respectful Raccoon Click on image on the right to read a cute story that teaches preschoolers about respect. |
| Teach your Child about Trustworthiness When you think about teaching your children to be trustworthy, you must remember it does not happen overnight. Instead, it is something you should model for your children every day because you are the most important teacher your child will ever have. |
| Teach your Child about Responsibility You are the most important teacher your child will ever have. Your children will learn by the example you set for them. If your children see you being responsible, they will want to act responsibly, too. |
| Carrie the Caring Cat Click image on the right to read a cute story that teaches preschoolers about caring. |
| Character Critters Many believe that providing character education for all our children at home, in school and in our communities can help our nation. In keeping with this growing recognition that character education is critically needed for our young children and youth, Character Critters was developed by the LSU AgCenter for preschool and kindergarten children. |
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| Teach Children about Respect You are the most important teacher your child will ever have. Your children will learn by the example you set for them. This means that the ways that you are respectful of others will influence the ways your child is respectful of others. |
| Appropriate Environments Ensure Safe, Healthy Children One of the most important roles parents and caregivers serve is to ensure that the children entrusted to them thrive in healthy and safe environments. |
| State Sets Policies that Protect Children Choosing to place your child in the care of someone else while you work often is a decision that comes with a lot of emotion and concern – frequently brought on by unfamiliarity of what happens in the child-care setting. |
| Teen Lingo “You got some bones to get some kicks.” “Backup your grill, you got the dragon.” “Boo, let’s go flossin.” Do these phrases seem like a foreign language? If you answered yes to this question, get the lowdown on teen lingo. |
| Strong Families Spend Time Together A characteristic of strong families is that they spend time together. While challenging, family members need to purposefully plan on ways to share good times and build strong bonds. Suggestions are provided on quality family activities. |
| Cindy the Citizen Crab Click image on the right to read a cute story that teaches preschoolers about citizenship. |
| Child Safety in the Garden Spending time in the landscape with children, especially young ones, requires adults to pay careful attention. Just as you would childproof an indoor room, it’s important to take safety precautions in the yard to keep young ones safe. |
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| Be Child Care Aware: Software Selection Integral To Positive Computer Use Experiences Although some early childhood educators still have doubts about the importance of computer use by preschool-age children, the argument really is a moot point, according to LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe, who says the reality is that children are steadily gaining access to computers in homes, child-care centers and schools. |
| Why Child Care Costs So Much Working families may pay anywhere from 10 percent to 15 percent of their total family income on child care, and experts say the cost frequently is related to the quality of services you and your children receive. |
| Helping Children Deal with Disaster Hurricanes have brought crisis into the living rooms of all Americans. Once again, the trauma of such events has struck at the heart of America. Dealing with natural disasters is difficult enough for all to comprehend. The lives of all will be changed forever. It is incredibly more difficult when young people and children are involved and are the victims. |
| Fran the Fair Frog Click the image on the right to read a cute story to your child that teaches preschool children about fairness. |
| Be Child Care Aware - Parents The LSU AgCenter’s “Be Child Care Aware!” educational program is designed to educate parents and child-care providers about quality childcare. This brochure is filled with tips about getting quality childcare for their children. |
| Tax Relief Available for Child, Dependent Care Costs Child care is very expensive, but there is some tax relief available to help with that burden. |
| Make Mealtimes Work, But Don’t Fret About It As children grow and develop so do their opinions about foods – what should be eaten, how to eat it and a host of other issues. The challenge is not to panic or worry as these changes occur. |
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| Teaching Trustworthiness in the Early Childhood Setting When you think about teaching your children to be trustworthy, you must remember that it does not happen overnight. Instead, it is something you should model for your children every day because teachers are an important influence on young children. |
| Reach Out To Others On Valentine’s Day Take advantage of the fact that this year Valentine’s Day occurs a couple of weeks before Mardi Gras and share your heart with others. That’s the advice of LSU AgCenter family resource management specialist Dr. Karen Overstreet. |
| Help Children Develop Responsibility Responsibility often is difficult to develop in children. Youngsters must have some inherent sense of responsibility before the trait can be more fully developed. |
| Mothers Receive Books For Their Newborns (TV News, 12/24/07)The LSU AgCenter is helping parents prepare their children for success in school through a family literacy program called the Little Bookshelf. (Runtime: 1 minute, 39 seconds) |
| Volunteering With Your Family Can Be Year-round Activity If you are looking for ways to spend quality time with your family during the holiday season, volunteering together can be beneficial to your family as well as someone in need, says LSU AgCenter family resource management expert Dr. Karen Overstreet. But the holidays aren’t the only time you can take part in such activities, Overstreet points out, saying community groups also need volunteers and donations all year long to perform worthwhile services in your area. |
| Give Books To Preschoolers For The Holidays Books make great holiday gifts for your preschooler. They can be fun and engage your child’s developing mind. |
| Encourage Children To Help With Meals During Holidays, All Year Long (Distributed 12/18/06) When children help prepare holiday meals, they can develop a healthy self-concept and an appreciation for food safety. |
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| Several Factors Come Into Play When Selecting Quality Child Care A variety of factors should be considered when parents are attempting to find quality child care for their children. While cost and convenience are important considerations, parents should also consider their children’s ages, abilities, interests and personalities. Beliefs and attitudes about education, training, child guidance, nutrition and health are also major considerations. |
| Kiss Those Toilet Tantrums Goodbye Toilet training, which can be frustrating for children, parents and child-care providers, should be viewed as a learning process. |
| Old And Future Memories Important At Thanksgiving (Distributed 11/13/07) What are your fondest memories of Thanksgiving? What do you want your children and grandchildren to remember – Traditions? Giving? Togetherness? |
| Lost Traditions May Sadden Thanksgiving (Distributed 11/09/07) If your Thanksgiving is steeped in family traditions, the occasion can be a difficult one should circumstances change and those traditions are lost. |
| Attitude Of Gratitude Important For Youth To Learn (Distributed 11/06/07) Thanksgiving offers families an opportunity to reflect on their many blessings. Youth, however, often take their blessings for granted. How can parents and educators teach young people an attitude of gratitude? |
| Children in the Middle Series: Help! I Feel Overwhelmed! Information on stress and parenting, feeling good about yourself, taking control and taking care of yourself. |
| Be Child Care Aware! Quality Caregiver Makes Difference; Know What To Look For A quality caregiver makes all the difference during the early years of a child’s development, so parents need to look for indications of quality when entrusting their children to others, says LSU AgCenter specialist Dr. Becky White. |
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| Be Child Care Aware: Caregiver Education Increases Child-care Quality One of the indicators of quality child care is the educational level of caregivers. Unfortunately, Louisiana child caregivers rank as some of the least-educated providers in the nation, according to LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. |
| What Is There To Be Thankful For? Hurricane victims will be faced with the question this Thanksgiving, "What are you thankful for?" and some will find this question difficult to answer. The holiday will be a reminder of what’s been lost in floods and devastating winds. |
| Age Groups React Differently To Calamity Children's reactions to disaster depend on their age and maturity. Their responses also are affected by how close they are to the event, their level of exposure to it through TV and how they see their parents react. |
| Help Children Cope With Post-storm Stress Although children, as well as adults, cope with stress every day, disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, often are somewhat different. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Week Celebrates Children, Families, Opportunities Hundreds of organizations around the country will celebrate the Week of the Young Child April 3-9, 2005. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Tax Relief Available For Child, Dependent Care Costs Child care is very expensive, but there is some tax relief available to help with that burden, according to LSU AgCenter child-care associate Cheri Gioe. |
| Be Child Care Aware: Variety Of Programs Available Through State Department The Louisiana Department of Social Services offers a variety of programs designed to help children and families – particularly in the area of ensuring quality child care is available. |
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