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It Starts With Us
| 2037 - Nurturing Families (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2037.1) | 20 |
Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families) |
| 2037.2) | 0 |
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
| 2037.3) | 0 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
| 2037.4) | 2 |
Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth) |
| 2037.5) | 3 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
Author: Shannon Smith
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
According to a 2012 survey conducted by The American RedCross, good babysitters are often hard to find. The survey reviled that fiftyfive percent of parents stay home from activities because they could not find asitter. (http://www.redcross.org/news/press-release/Survey-Shows-Parents-Struggling-to-find-Trusted-Babysitters-and-Would-Pay-More-for-Well-Trained-Teens).This same survey also found that nearly 30 percent of parents rejected apotential babysitter due to safety concerns. Durin
Author: Shannon Smith
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
The Bracken County FCS along with the Bracken FRYSC Office collaborated with Taylor Elementary to offer a Kindergarten Readiness program for the first time in the county. This program’s main goal was to expose kindergarten age children and their parents to the school system and help children succeed in kindergarten and beyond. It was grant funded through the United Way. When offering this program we asked counties close to us and was told they had not had good attendance.
