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Parenting Tip of the Week – 6/25/18

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Create Your Own Summer Camp at Home

Planning some activities for your kids during the summer can help stave off those “I’m bored” comments from children. Plan a summer camp at home.  You can plan activities for a week or just one day. Pick a theme for the camp and involve the whole family in planning activities. Each family member can choose the theme for their camp. You might have a lake day with picnics or boating, a museum day to check out art with art activities for everyone to create when you get home, or even a cooking camp. Use your imagination and have fun planning and doing new activities this summer.

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Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Parenting Tip Week of 6/18/18

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Why is my child misbehaving?

Sometimes it seems that a child will misbehave for no reason. One minute the child is fine, and the next they could be having a tantrum. Taking some time to think of the reason the child may be misbehaving can help parents calm down an upset child or prevent the misbehavior.

Is your child hungry, tired, scared or bored?  If so, your child could act up because they are overwhelmed and don’t know what else to do. Pay attention to your child’s cues, and you may be able to avoid a tantrum from a tired and hungry toddler.

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Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Parenting tip week of 5/28/18

Choices can help kids cooperate

Kids often resist when parents ask them to do a chore. You can get kids to cooperate and at the same time allow them to develop decision-making skills by giving kids a choice with a request. Make sure the choices you offer your child are acceptable to you. If you ask your child if she wants to clean her room, you may get an answer of “no.”

Asking your child if he wants to make his bed or pick up toys first gives him a choice. By allowing your child to make the choice of what to do first you will get what you want -a clean room, and your child will feel she is in control of her actions.

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Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Parenting tip week of 5/21/18

Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping with kids can be fun. Involve your kids in your shopping trip by making shopping into a learning experience. Have your younger children find foods of different colors and shapes. Older children can look for letters in signs or read packages.

Write a shopping list together and have your older child check off the items as you purchase them. When your kids are busy shopping, it can be less stressful for you and kids can learn about healthy foods.

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Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Parenting tip week of 5/14/18

The Power of Hugs

Hugs are wonderful. It’s great to get a hug and even better to give one. Every parent knows that hugs can help make things seem better and can help you connect with your child.

There is even research that hugs can deliver important health benefits. Hugs can boost the release of the hormone oxytocin and can help reduce the levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Hugs can help reduce stress! This is a great reason to make giving your child a hug part of your day.

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Vance Co. Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Parenting tip week of 5/7/18

Engage your child’s senses in play

Young children learn through exploration. Kids explore with their whole bodies, using all of their senses. Find ways to help your child explore their world by engaging their senses while they play. Play experiences with water, sand and finger paints encourage your child to feel, touch, look at and manipulate things with different textures.

Blending finger paints brings the world of colors to life. Cooking with adults can engage your child’s sense of smell, taste and touch. Finding play materials your child can feel, smell, taste and see will engage their senses and make playtime fun.

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Vance County Cooperative Extension – Weekly Parenting Tip

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-Weekly parenting tips provided courtesy of Jean Bell, Parenting Education Coordinator, Vance County Cooperative Extension

Parenting tip – week of 4/23/18

Poison Ivy

Poison ivy is a common plant in our area that can cause an itchy rash.  Remember the old saying “Leaves of three – let it be”? This is a good way to help you identify poison ivy plants. The plant has leaves that grow in clusters of three. These leaves are usually 2 to 4 inches long, and the plant can grow as a groundcover, a small bushy plant or a vine. Learn how to identify this plant to make sure your outside adventures are happy ones.

Parenting Education Opportunities in Vance County

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By: Kelly Bondurant, Freelance Writer/Editor for Hire

Tonya Smith, program coordinator with Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, Inc. (F-V-W), and Jean Bell, parenting education coordinator with the Cooperative Extension Center, were recently on air to discuss parenting education opportunities in Vance County.

April’s designation as National Child Abuse Prevention Month makes this a great time to spread the word on educational opportunities for parents.

“Sometimes parenting is a hard job,” said Bell. “Our services help to teach parents to discipline their children in nonviolent ways.”

The Vance County Cooperative Extension Center, located at 305 Young Street in Henderson, currently offers two parenting programs – the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program and the Incredible Years series.

According to Bell, the Triple P program teaches parents effective, nonviolent ways to help their child learn appropriate behavior.

“Kids are going to follow what they see,” Bell said. “If a child grows up in a house with a lot of violence, they are more likely to try to solve problems with violence.”

The Incredible Years, a 15-week series, focuses on parenting issues such as why it’s important to play with children, why and how to praise your children, appropriate rewards, healthy eating tips, timeout and much more.

The Cooperative Extension Center also publishes a monthly newsletter titled Growing Together. This newsletter is geared towards parents with preschool-age children, but according to Bell, is useful for any parent with young children.

“With these programs, we are trying to make sure that parents have the tools that they need to help kids grow up to be happy and productive adults,” Bell said.

F-V-W offers Circle of Parents, a support group for local parents, every Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at 180 South Beckford Drive in Henderson.

This 40-week program is offered free of charge. Free childcare during the meeting, free dinner, fun activities for the children and field trips are also offered.

Meetings typically last two hours and participating adults hear from speakers on various topics relating to parenting, ask questions and discuss their thoughts and concerns.

According to Smith, all participants who attend at least three meetings receive a $25 gas gift card.

The Circle of Parents support group often relies on word-of-mouth to attract interested participants, but they also distribute flyers and receive referrals from community agencies.

“It is a great support group; just one big family,” said Smith.

For additional information on these programs, please contact Tonya Smith at F-V-W by phone at (252) 492-8810 or by email at tonyasmith@fvwopp.com. Jean Bell with Cooperative Extension may be reached by calling (252) 438-8188.

Volunteers Needed for Next Coop Food Giveaway

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VANCE COUNTY FOOD GIVEAWAY!

On Thursday, July 13, 2017 the NC Central/Eastern Food Bank will be distributing bags of food to community members who are in need of food at the Vance County Regional Farmers Market, 210 Southpark Drive, Henderson, NC.

The distribution will start at 10:00 a.m.

Citizens will receive disbursements using a drive-through method, as bags will be brought to individual cars when citizens arrive at the site.

Please contact the Vance County Extension office if you are interested in volunteering; email tapride@ncsu.edu or call 252-438-8188.

All volunteers should arrive at 9:00 a.m.

4-H Congress Registration is Open

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You’re invited to the

NC 4-H Congress 

July 29-August 1, 2017

 

What is Congress?

North Carolina 4-H Congress is an annual educational event sponsored by North Carolina 4-H at NC State University and planned by the State 4-H Council. The council is composed of 20 young people who serve as officers from their respective districts and 4 state officers who are elected at Congress. NC 4-H Congress will be attended by approximately 600 youth ranging in ages from 13 to 18 and representing every county in North Carolina.

 

Guidelines

WHO: Any North Carolina 4-H’ers ages 13-18 as of January 1, 2017 is eligible to attend

Where : NC 4-H Congress activities are held on the campus of NC State University , the Jane S McKimmon Center , and the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.

WHAT: North Carolina 4-H Congress is an annual state level event

Costs: $100.00 which will include most meals, transportation and lodging.

 

Registration 

Registrations must be entered no later than June 23

*For more information, contact Turner Pride at the 4-H office

 

Event Highlight

  • State 4-H Presentation Competition
  • Leadership Workshops
  • Dances
  • State 4-H Officer Elections
  • Candlelight Clover
  • Hands to Service Experience
  • Downtime with Friends
  • Seeing Old Friends and Meeting New Ones
  • Lots of FUN

 

Contact Information 

For more Information about NC 4-H Congress, including how to register please contact the Vance County Extension Office.

www.vance.ces.ncsu.edu