 We address
the critical issues that keep individuals, families and communities
functioning successfully. Our goal is to offer educational
opportunities that help people improve their quality of life
by building their skills. By providing research, information
and programs, we enhance people's ability to make informed
decisions in all stages of their lives.
A variety
of teaching methods are employed to reach those requesting
individuals and family development education, including learn
at home material (on-line presentations and fact sheets), as
well as traditional classroom seminars.
As part of
the statewide Family and Community Health Sciences Department project
called LifeKeys, we strive to improve the quality of
life for New Jersey residents by building their skills, education,
and knowledge in many areas, including parenting, child daycare,
navigating mid-life, senior issues, and elder caregiving.
On-line
Presentation
Getting
the Most Out of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Duration:10 minutes
Provides information on successful interaction with your child's teacher(s).
This presentation includes:
- tips
for parents on preparing for the discussion
- communicating
with the teacher(s)
- assessing
your child's strengths
- identifying
areas for improvement
- the
benefits of creating positive home/school relationships
- the
rewards of parental involvement in school
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Parenting
the First Year
Parenting the First Year is a research-based, 12-month, age-paced
newsletter series. Each newsletter covers one month, focusing on
specific parenting issues that are relevant to that particular stage
of development.
Parents
will benefit from reading this newsletter because it
provides them with information on language development,
nutrition, health, safety, child care, changes in family
life, child guidance, child development, and more recent
up-to-date information such as lead poisoning and immunization.
An evaluation of Parenting the First Year found that
parents who read the newsletter did much better than
parents who did not.
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This
series is available in both English and Spanish.
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Grandparents
as Parents
The Grandparents as Parents newsletter series provides information
for grandparents who have found themselves in the situation of raising
a grandchild. Each newsletter covers a particular topic that is relevant
to grandparents raising grandchildren, such as childcare or legal
concerns, but it also has helpful hints regarding nutrition and food
safety for children.
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Parenting
the First Year is available in both English and Spanish.
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Connections
for Family Day Care Providers
The Connections newsletter, developed specifically for family child
day care providers, is filled with ideas to build a family day care
business and for the children in the provider's care.
Connections
offers you:
- New
ideas for creative play
- Information
on health and safety
- Information
on issues that affect the child care profession
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An Expert
Do you
have a question about parenting, personal development, interpersonal
communication, intergenerational relationships, or child
or elder caregiving that you'd like an expert to answer?
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Regularly
Requested Fact Sheets
Other
fact sheets and bulletins are available through RCRE
publications
or by contacting our office at 609-625-0056.
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