Category: Relationships & Family

Talking to Your Children About Difficult News

by Jana Hart
February 23, 2018

Children's lives are touched by trauma on a regular basis, no matter how much parents or teachers try to keep the "bad things" away. Instead of shielding children from the danger of violence or tragedies around us, adults should talk to kids ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Dealing, Difficult, Discussion, Help, Parenting, Parents, Tragedy, Tragic, Violence

Strengthening Marriages and Relationships Training

by Cyndi Longley
February 21, 2018

Are you looking to strengthen your relationship? Register for a SMART class nearest you! SMART classes are fun, interactive and FREE. SMART is comprised of research-based information designed to teach you how to communicate your needs, listen ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: SmartCouples

Parenting Today’s Children – Classes for Parents

by Diana Converse
February 15, 2018

There is no other job in the world that is as frustrating and difficult as parenting today's children. Likewise, there is no other job in the world that has such wonderful rewards! As children grow through the “ages and stages,” each ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Children, Conversed, Parenting

42nd Annual Tri-County Peanut Meeting

by J. Johnson
February 14, 2018

The 42nd Annual Tri-County Peanut Production Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the 4th District Community Center near Branford, Florida. The meeting will begin at 5:00 pm with an optional pesticide training for producers ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Money Matters, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Farm, FSA, Meeting, Peanut, Peanut Production, USDA

Protect Your Family with a Home Safety Check – Burn Prevention

by gwhitworth
February 13, 2018

The first blog on performing a home safety check focused on poison prevention, scald burns, and trips and falls. This second blog will focus on all forms of burns. According to The American Burn Association, the primary causes of burns are ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, Relationships & Family
Tags: Burn Prevention, Family Safety, Home Safety

Differences in Organic, Natural, and Health Foods

by Ken Gioeli
February 13, 2018

For quite some time there has been an explosion of health food products on the market, specifically advertised as either organic foods or natural foods. Most people don't know that there is a major difference between organic, natural and health ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Health, Health Foods, Healthy, Natural, Nutrition, Orgainc

Want to Show Your Love this Valentines? Consider Starting a Savings Account

by gwhitworth
February 13, 2018

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and you may be thinking of a way to show your love to those important to you. As you think about your options… flowers, dinner, chocolate… you know the typical items…why not consider something ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Family, Finances, Holidays, Saving

Medicare Covers Advance Care Planning

by Lynda Spence
February 12, 2018

What is Medicare and Who Is Covered? In the early 1960’s only half of older adults in the United States had health insurance. For those ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Expansion, Health Care, Health Insurance, Medicare, Social Security

UF relationship expert offers superhuman advice for power couples for Valentine’s Day

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 8, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In the world of comic books, Storm has got it going on. She’s led the X-Men, controls the weather at will, and is considered one of the most powerful mutants in the Marvel Universe. Despite her accomplishments, Storm ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: IFAS, Love Week, News, Power Couples, Relationships, Super Couples, Valentine's Day

UF expert: Military families can thrive with communication, respect

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 8, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. – This Valentine’s Day, Mark and Kimberly Brooks will look fondly back at 35 years of marriage, with most of those years spent moving around the globe to different military bases. Mark, who retired from the United States ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Armed Forces, Communication, IFAS, Love Week, Military, News, Relationships, Valentine's Day

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