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Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

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Contact Information

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu




Fiscal Year:
Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2025


Family Development GeneralMajor Program

4679

Total Hours

Contributed.

21895

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

1

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

2032

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

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

766

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

543

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

557

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

1066

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

634

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

183

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

150

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)

720

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)

370

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