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Parenting

Talking with Your Children About the Tragedy in Connecticut

12/14/2012 - 5:44pm

Another mass tragedy has occurred in a Connecticut elementary school. As parents, we do our best to protect our children from such horrible news, but with media everywhere, 24 hours a day, it is probable that they will hear the...

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Dr. Smith Goes to Washington: Extension Specialist Invited to President Obama's Fatherhood Address

06/22/2010 - 10:41am

Alert! Hear Malcolm Smith discuss N.H.'s new bullying law Thursday, July 1, on NHPR's The Exchange UNH Cooperative Extension's family life and family policy specialist, Dr. Malcolm Smith, was among a small group of researchers, community leaders, educators, and program...

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Operation: Military Kids Kicks into High Gear

12/15/2009 - 9:20am

"It's all about connecting" Cori's story In May, 2008, 13-year-old Cori laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery during an 8th-grade class trip to Washington D.C. She'd won the honor in a school essay...

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Talk to Your Children About the New Flu

04/30/2009 - 1:42pm

Get them talking, offer reassurance With a constant barrage of media attention currently being focused on the new flu outbreak, children may become frightened or extremely worried about catching the virus. When children talk to one another, they may receive...

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Oh Baby! Trainings Attract More than 200

04/14/2009 - 9:49am

Against a backdrop of recent news reports citing an increase in child abuse, more than 200 pediatric nurses, family-support professionals, child care providers, social workers and home visitors attended two Oh Baby! trainings held in Manchester and Portsmouth in the...

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Team Completes Review of State Child Support Guidelines & Recommendations for Change

04/03/2009 - 3:32pm

Policy analysts and researchers from UNH Cooperative Extension, the UNH Department of Family Studies, and the Whittemore School of Business and Economics have completed a comprehensive review of the state's Child Support Guidelines and made recommendations to the Department...

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New! Positive Parenting Web Page

11/12/2007 - 10:38pm

Visit our new Positive Parenting page at the Family, Home & Garden Education Center. The page opens with information about National Family Week, November 18-14, on the theme of Connections Count. With the busy holiday season coming up, why...

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