December 2000

Resource Update Articles

Family Resiliency

Abstracts

• Parallel Parenting Stops The Bleeding

• Overnight For Infants And Toddlers

• Child Care Is A Barrier For Those Moving From Welfare To Work

• New Report Shows That Quality Child Care And Education Programs Reduce Teen Violence And Save Taxpayers Money

• The Case For After-School Programs

• Resources

Nutrition, Health And Wellness

Abstracts

• Hypertension: Empowering Extension Educators For Healthy People 2010 Intervention

• Updates

• Resources

Leadership And Volunteer Development

Abstracts

• Designing Effective Learning Groups

• Up The Organization

News Stories

• News Releases

Dear Extension Educators:

Please visit the FCS Home Page, chat with others in the FCS Chat Room, or take a look at the FCS Bulletin Board.  An In-Service calendar and list of upcoming events can also be accessed.  Furthermore, for quick reference you can bookmark one or more of the numerous sites on the OSU Home Page.

• fcs.okstate.edu
• dasnr.okstate.edu/oces
• okstate.edu/ag/media.htm
• clover.okstate.edu/fourh

The FCS site is expanding every day, bookmark it and check it daily!  Please direct any questions or comments about the site to obret@okstate.edu.

Again, I urge you to visit the above mentioned web sites and hope the information provided will be of great help to you.

Sincerely,

Lynda Harriman
Associate Dean/Assistant Director

Resource Update Objectives

To strengthen the professional and personal competence of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educators by providing information on:

• research and its implications for Extension clientele

• regulatory information, legislative and consumer update

• videos, teaching materials, lesson descriptions, books, and computer software

• upcoming conferences and professional events

• grant/contract opportunities