Extension
It Starts With Us
| 2037 - Nurturing Families (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2037.1) | 175 |
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) | 49 |
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
| 2037.3) | 49 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
| 2037.4) | 22 |
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) | 6 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
Author: Melissa Goodman
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
In 2018, County Health Rankings reported that 33% of the children in Hickman County live in poverty and 35% live in single-parent homes. In 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. Children who live absent from their biological fathers are two to three times more likely than their peers who live with their married, biological (or adopti
Author: Melissa Goodman
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
Quality early learning experiences for all children are a key driver of school readiness, vital to improving high school graduation rates and critical to a community’s economic success. A child’s early years, from birth until school age, are a unique period of growth and development. In fact, 85 percent of the brain’s development happens before kindergarten. Research in neuroscience shows the critical impact that relationships between children and caregivers have on the develop
