Questions? Contact Diane Duewer, County Extension Director at lduewer@uiuc.edu

• Family Works
  A series of strategies for building stronger families.
• Child Care for Teen Parents
  Learn some basic guidelines for caring for children of teen parents.
• Una Guía para el Negocio del Cuidado de Niños
  ¿Quieres trabajar como niñero(a)? Visita este sitio para que aprendas un poco más de como ser un(a) excelente niñero(a).
• Parenting & Seniors
  Many U of I websites for families and seniors.
• Parent Smarts
  Here's a set of fact sheets to help parents help their college students become responsible credit consumers.
• Elder Abuse & Neglect
  Examples of elder abuse and warning signs of neglect of seniors.
• Recursos para Trabajar con Jóvenes con Necesidades Especiales
  Recursos para trabajar con jóvenes con necesidades especiales.
• Proveyendo Cuidado de Niños de Padres Adolescentes
  El cuidado de niños de padres adolescentes es una responsabilidad diferente. Apoye a los padres adolescentes sin tratarlos como niños.
• Parenting Again
  A newsletter focused on grandparents raising their grandchildren.

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• Age-Based Activities for Toddlers
  Children have different needs at each age and stage of development in their lives. Each child is also unique. Planning appropriate activities help children learn, have fun, experience success and feel good about themselves.
  
  
• College Is Possible
  
  
• Community Resources for Sangamon County
  Sangamon County has many resources for community residents. Click below to find listings and phone numbers of services in the community.
  
  
• Helping Kids Deal with Moving
  "We're moving." This can be one of the most feared things a parent can say to a child. Mostly the fear comes from going from the known (where you currently live) - to the unknown (the new place). Moving changes many things for a family including: friends, schools, extracurricular activities, and churches, but moving doesn't have to be a traumatic event.
  
  
• High Teacher Turnover in Child Care, Does it Affect Our Children?
  When a day care home provider leaves the business or a center teacher unexpectedly leaves or changes to another classroom, the loss of the relationship can be stressful to young children. This is especially true for infants and toddlers who are learning to build trust and first relationships. Feeling safe and secure with a caregiver is essential in their development and learning process.
  
  
• Hurry Up! It's Time To Go!
  
  
• Illinois Virtual Campus
  
  
• Keeping Your Child Health and Active
  Did you know that by 1999, an estimated 61 percent of U.S. adults were overweight or obese, and 13 percent of children and adolescents were overweight? There are now nearly twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents as in 1980.
  
  
• Nibbles: Exploring Body Parts
  What does a parent do when their three-year-old walks around with his hands in his shorts? Is this normal? Should it be allowed?
  
  
• Nibbles: Handling Sexually Inappropriate Behavior in Children at Child Care Programs
  For the Child Care Professiona:Handling Sexually Inappropriate Behavior in Children at Child Care Programs
  
  
• Nibbles: High Heels & Pick-Up Trucks
  Are you concerned that your child wants to play a role that does not match his or her gender?
  
  
• Nibbles: Let's Play Doctor...Sexual Games & Young Children
  Your daughter and a child in her class were "playing doctor" and were caught investigating each other's genitals. How should you talk to your child about this?
  
  
• Nibbles: Preventing Sexual Child Abuse
  Prevent Child Abuse America defines sexual abuse as inappropriately exposing or subjecting a child to sexual contact, activity or behavior for the benefit of the offender.
  
  
• Nibbles: Talking With Children About Their Bodies
  Between the ages of two and six, young children begin to show a natural interest in their bodies.
  
  
• Nibbles: Where Do Babies Come From?
  What's a parent to do when your child asks, "Where did I come from?"
  
  
• Parenting in Public
  Whether at the beach, the pool, amusement park or outdoor concert, when children misbehave, there is an audience. Summer outings can be a challenge for parents who must discipline children in public while others are watching. "Parenting can be difficult anyway, but it is hard when you feel that others are judging you," said Angela Reinhart, University of Illinois Extension Family Life Educator.
  
  
• Plan Ahead for Care of Aging Parents
  Sooner or later, many adults must help make decisions about aging parents who are becoming too ill or frail to live alone. Sooner is better than later, according to Cammy Seguin, University of Illinois Extension Educator, Family Life. "Many people try to solve this problem by ignoring it," she said. "Then when elderly parents face serious health problems, family members make hasty decisions when they are upset, feeling guilty and scared and are unsure about their options." In some situations, hospitals discharge patients within a day's notice, forcing family members to make an immediate decision about placement.
  
  
• Stain Removal Hints
  
  
• Strengthening Families Available
  3 new Strengthening Families fact sheets, written by U of I Family Life Educators, are now available.
  
  
• TV Violence is Bad for Children
  The violence that most children are exposed to is within the safe walls of their own home. While watching just one hour of Saturday morning television, children witness more than 25 violent acts, according to Amy Griswold, University of Illinois Extension educator, family life. American children spend more time watching television than any other activity, except for sleeping.
  
  
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