Nurturing Families in Bell County

In response to community concerns about how poor parenting skills may be contributing to student behavior problems in schools, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension provided workshops and valuable information to local families. The fifteen parents that participated received information on child development, teaching self-control, caring for health, and the importance of talking and reading with their child. Follow up discussion showed that 90% of the parents do activities with their child that are age appropriate and can recognize when an activity may be too difficult for their child. 100% of parents reported that they now interact with their child more by playing or reading a book to them. Also, 65% now use non-violent discipline to teach their child self-control and use time out or redirection instead of spanking.

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