Author: Nicole Gwishiri
Major Program: Keys to Great Parenting
Nurturing Families is one of the seven initiatives of Family and Consumer Sciences Extension in Kentucky. Parenting education is an active component of this initiative. In April of 2016, an estimated 13 percent of children in Kentucky have an incarcerated parent, nearly double the national average of seven percent, according to a survey conducted by Kentucky Youth Advocates. Another study was done that same year states that almost 20 of every 1000 children in the state were abused, according to