Category: Relationships & Family

Dr. Xiaoya Zhang Discusses AI in Family, Youth and Community Science Research at the UF/IFAS AI Summit

by Jessica Alday
March 13, 2026

At the UF/IFAS AI Summit, Assistant Professor Dr. Xiaoya Zhang presented her innovative, AI-powered research that investigated a support program for high-risk families. Her study examined the effectiveness of the Family Check-Up Online Program, ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, AI Research, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, Mental Health, Prevention Science, Youth Development And Family Sciences

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Family, Youth and Community Sciences During July and August

by Amanda Quintos
September 8, 2025

Read the latest Family, Youth and Community Sciences publications for July and August 2025. In this post, you can click on the title of interest to go to the Ask IFAS page and download the document in PDF format. Stay informed about the latest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Department Of Family Youth And Community Sciences, EDIS, Healthy Harvest

The Many Faces of Community Development–Revisited

by Tennille Herron
August 3, 2021

Often when community development is discussed, it is naturally assumed that economics will be included. Most of the time this is the case, but it does not have to be overt as in the case of job creation. Nor does it necessarily have to be at ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Development

Is Your Coworker A Workaholic…Or Just Posing as One?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 30, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Suzanna Smith, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida Have you ever worked somewhere where people constantly talked about how much they work they ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Health And Wellness, Healthy Lifestyle

When It’s More Than “Picky Eating”: Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 25, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Laura Acosta, MS, RD, CSSD, LD/N, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida Many children go through a phase or two of “picky eating” in their lives. While ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Health And Wellness, Mental Health, Nutrition And Food Systems, Parenting

More Parents Are Calling Poison Control About…This?

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 24, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Gayle Whitworth, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent at UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County Here in the state of Florida, an effort to allow doctors to prescribe cannabis for medical ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Health And Wellness, Parenting

Empty Arms, Broken Marriage? Infertility and Divorce

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 22, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Heidi Radunovich, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida As just about anyone who’s been through the rollercoaster of infertility treatment is ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Health And Wellness, Healthy Relationships

How Your Spouse’s Paycheck Affects Your Marriage

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Victor Harris, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida "Affair-Proof Your Marriage!” “10 Days to Deeper Intimacy!” “101 Ways to Improve Your ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Family Resource Management, Health And Wellness, Healthy Relationships

The Ever-Rising Price of Parenting

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 17, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Michael Gutter, PhD, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences, University of Florida My daughter is starting middle school this fall, and she's decided to take up an instrument ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Budgeting, Family Resource Management, Parenting, Personal And Family Finances

Ouch! Helping Your Child Cope with Medical Procedures

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 16, 2015

By Carol Church, Writer, Family Album Reviewed by Jessica Wente, MS, University of Florida, Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences “Hold still…this won’t hurt a bit.” Perhaps you can recall being told this in your ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Health And Wellness, Parenting

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