Numbered Publications: Family and Consumer Sciences
FCS7-179: Keys to Great Parenting: Key 1: Care for Yourself
Carol Gnatuk | Mar. 24, 2010 (Major Revision)
Parents of babies and toddlers often feel tired and frazzled. They worry about doing everything exactly right. It is important to keep in mind that doing well starts with being well. You can learn to reduce stress and nurture yourself. Both you and your child will reap the benefits.
FCS7-181A: Developmental Growth Chart
Carol Gnatuk | Mar. 24, 2010 (Major Revision)
This developmental growth chart is a supplement to Know How Your Child Develops (FCS7-181) in the Keys to Great Parenting series.
FCS7-184: Keys to Great Parenting: Key 6: Teach Self-Control
Carol Gnatuk | Mar. 24, 2010 (Major Revision)
As parents, one of our top concerns is our children's behavior. We want them to respect others and make the most of relationships. Researchers tell us that children begin even as babies and toddlers to decide how to express feelings and relate to other people.
PR-603: 2009 Fruit and Vegetable Research Report
Doug Archbold, Paul Bachi, Julie Beale, Tim Coolong, Vaden Fenton, John Hartman, Ryan Hays, Otto Hoffman, Nathan Howard, Nathan Howell, June Johnston, Terry Jones, Amy Lentz Poston, Sara Long, Brandon O'Daniel, Janet Pfeiffer, Rebecca Schnelle, Kenny Seebold, Pam Sigler, Darrell Slone, Chris Smigell, John Snyder, Dave Spalding, Crystal Sparks, John Strang, Ginny Travis, Richard Warner, Jeff Wheeler, John Wilhoit, Patsy Wilson, Dwight Wolfe | Dec. 11, 2009 (New)
The 2009 Fruit and Vegetable Crops Research Report includes results for more than 45 field research and demonstration trials that were conducted in 19 counties in Kentucky. Many of these reports include data on varietal performance as well as different production methods in an effort to provide growers with better tools that they can use to improve fruit and vegetable production in Kentucky.
FCS7-162: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 31 and 32 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
Parents are the most important adults in your child's life, but he learns from other caring adults that he can trust, love, and enjoy. They make his world varied, interesting, and exciting. Each one has something important and different to share and teach. Your little one needs these adult relationships, so do all you can to encourage them. They are a precious part of your child's life.
FCS7-154: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 15 and 16 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
Help your child explore her world. A 15- or 16-month-old child moves fast. She crawls, scoots, and walks. How exciting it is for her! Her world is full of new things to touch, throw, climb on--and to fall from or knock down. Your quiet, cuddly baby has become a lively little person, and that means you have to be lively, too.
FCS7-157: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 21 and 22 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
Playing with your child is not just plain fun. It stimulates her brain cells to connect in increasingly complex webs. That is the exciting news from the latest brain research. By taking time to have fun--with consistent love, guidance, and playfulness as you model activities and ways to move--you are laying the foundation for her lifelong learning.
FCS7-160: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 27 and 28 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
Be good to yourselves. Take time out when you can and share childcare with others when you need a break. Enjoy your child's development and celebrate her accomplishments with her. Reward yourself, too, for your successes, and don't be hard on yourself for mistakes. All parents make them.
FCS7-163: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 33 and 34 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
Children love to learn about themselves and their past. It helps them feel important and special. A nice thing you can do for your child and yourself is to collect and organize reminders of these early years.
FCS7-155: Parent Express: A Guide for You and Your Child 17 and 18 Months
Carol Gnatuk | Oct. 14, 2009 (Minor Revision)
You can help him understand his feelings by giving each of them a name. When a box won't open or a car won't roll, your little one may drop it or throw it in anger. Hold him and say calmly that you know it makes him angry when the toy won't work. These words show your toddler that you understand his anger. It also gives him a word that helps him understand his feelings.
