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Extension Tip of the Week
Relatives Raising Grandchildren Tip of the Week
If you are a Grandparent or other relative raising grandchildren you will receive advice and support at our monthly meetings.
We meet the third Wednesday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm at the Mental Health Board in Crystal Lake. Call the McHenry County Extension office for more information.
Questions? Contact Norma Henson, Family Life Program Coordinator: Relatives/Grandparents Raising Grandchildren at
nhens1@uiuc.edu
Featured Websites
Additional Websites
Food for Thought Fun ideas each month about food and nutrition for parents of preschool children.
Parenting Again A newsletter focused on grandparents raising their grandchildren.
Miracle of Fall Learn how leaves change color at The Miracle of Fall.
Healthy Hopping Jumping rope is fun and good for you, too! Learn nine different single rope stunts along with jump rope rhymes and games.
Nibbles Ideas for coping with the challenges of parenting and preparing your children for success.
Nutrition & Health A collection of interesting sites about nutrition and health from U of I Extension.
Fresh From the World...Where Your Food Comes From This site looks at 15 different popular foods and explores their histories and origins to help kids understand that their food comes from all over the world.
So Easy to Preserve Extension Food Safety Specialists from the Department of Foods and Nutrition at The University of Georgia have written this comprehensive book on home food preservation/canning. Included in this useful canning book are hundreds of recipes for the home canner as well as detailed instructions and information on the science of home food preservaton.
