Family Development GeneralMajor Program

4356

Total Hours

Contributed.

20254

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

1816

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals who sought support from local community organizations and/or its individual members

517

Number of individuals who extended any type of support to another parent, grandparent, or relative raising a child

243

Number of participants who reported that they better understand the importance of caregiving preparation as a result of aging programs

133

Number of participants who attended parenting-related programs not identified as a “major program.”  Major parent-related programs include: Active Parenting, Parenting a Second Time Around, Grandparents as Parents, Nurturing Parenting, and Nurturing Fathers

580

Number of participants who attended age-related programs focused on relationships/communication/caregiving and other issues facing aging families not identified as a “major program.”  Major age-related programs include: Keys to Embracing Again, 10 Warning Signs, and AARP Prepare to Care

214

Number of individuals who practice effective parenting skills, such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules and/or boundaries, or concrete support of their child

69

Number of individuals who reported using specific preventative and positive discipline techniques in response to child’s misbehavior

56

Number of individuals (parents, caregivers, grandparent, or relative) reporting improved personal knowledge (i.e., developmental stages of a child, techniques to encourage positive development, positive discipline techniques for children, healthy ways to promote children’s success in schools, and signs of abuse and neglect)

395

Number of individuals reporting improved parenting skills (i.e., skills to prepare child for life; use positive discipline techniques; use of empathy, family rules and effective boundaries; effective self-care techniques)

204

Stories

A Day with Dad

The A Day with Dad program, sponsored by the Family and Consumer Science Program through the Bracken County Extension Office and Family Youth Resource Services (FRYSC), emphasizes the critical role father figures play in the emotional and social development of children. By offering a day of fishing, craft-making, and shared meals, this program fosters positive, meaningful interactions between children and their father figures, creating lasting memories that strengthen family bonds.Research consi...

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A Day with Dad

Stories Behind the Numbers

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