The holidays bring many opportunities to “go green” and think about the impact our traditions and activities can have on our environment. Being green doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive, but it often means taking a little extra time to be intentional. Here are four ways to go green over the holidays: 1. Gift […]
December 5, 2023 by hreister You are awakened by your young child who says they are afraid of the dark. Despite all efforts to convince them there are no monsters in their closet, you finally cave and let them sleep with you. If this scenario sounds familiar, you are not alone. According to Cincinnati Children’s […]
October 19, 2023 by bohlen19 Psychology Today defines burnout as “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.” Parental Burnout is experiencing those forms of exhaustion due to parenting. For example, I get myself up earlier than my family to get myself ready so then I can […]
With the holiday season comes gift-giving to our young people. Often, the gift box contains new technology for our teens and even younger children. The device could be a first cell phone, tablet, or even a laptop. When our young people exhaust playing with toys, we default to technology as the next level of gifts. […]
October 8, 2021 by jmlobb On Monday, Facebook and Instagram were down for about six hours. Did you panic? My guess is that unless you run a business or depend on Facebook for ad revenue, you survived the six hours. It is interesting how connected we are to our phones and digital lives, yet when […]
October 5, 2023 by bandy52 Fall is upon us, and if you’re like me, you’ve already started making a list of comfort foods to make this season. Comfort food means many things to different people and looks different across the world, but one commonality is that it makes us feel good. For some people, comfort […]
As the weather warms up and fresh vegetables are readily available there are many good choices to add vegetables to your outdoor grilled meals. It not only keeps the heat out of the kitchen, it adds variety to your family meals. Outdoor grilling can be a healthy, low-fat way to cook. Place large vegetables such […]
September 5, 2023 by thebrittons10 As we transition into National Suicide Prevention Month, we celebrate the milestone of the launching of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Nationwide. This switch allowed youth and adults to go from memorizing a 1-800 number to the easy-to-remember 988. Read on to learn more about 988, what the last year […]
August 22, 2023 by llhalladay OSU Athletic Trainers and Sports Medicine staff As fall sports are kicking off, knowing who is taking care of your child on the sideline is essential. While you probably know the coaches, have you met the Athletic Trainer? According to Nationwide Children’s, approximately three million youth are seen in hospital […]
August 15, 2023 by bethstefura Today, as Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Educators, often we are asked what is FCS? FCS was originally called Home Economics, a study of how to manage a household and its resources efficiently and sustainably. In the 1990’s Home Economics was rebranded to Family and Consumers Sciences which includes the […]
August 17, 2023 by jenkins188 Photo shows work and family teaching resources from the 1970s. It always helps to “look backward to look forward”. Earlier this summer I attended the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) 114th Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. The four-day conference is a national exhibition convened by FCS professionals […]
August 15, 2018 by jmlobb It’s been over thirty years since Chia Pets were all the rage, and today, chia is popular once again! This time around, though, chia seeds are trending in the food world because of their nutritional benefits. Hailing from a plant in the mint family, chia seeds have long been cultivated […]
When it comes to grain foods, we often hear the nutrition advice to “make half our grains whole grains”. Whole grains contain the entire grain kernel, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. Refined grains, on the other hand, have undergone processing and no longer contain their bran or germ. This processing is done to […]
June 29, 2023 by Shannon Carter Almost 4 years ago, we were delivered with the news about COVID-19. Most of us if not all of us can remember where we were on March 13, 2020. We can vividly recall what we felt when we were told that we were put into the lock down and […]
