Nurturing Families Initiative Assumptions: It takes a “village” (community) to External Factors: The larger environment that adequately support families in rearing children. Everyone influences the family consists of community social, who takes a parenting role has at some point the economic and built infrastructure; cultural beliefs and intention of loving children and doing a good job of customs; natural climate; state and national laws and rearing them. Raising a family is a strenuous, long-lasting policies that may or may not be family friendly; job at best. Extension has helpful resources to offer. presence of jobs or none; international peace or war. OUTCOMES KOSA Behavioral Practices SEEC Initial Intermediate Long-term Intends to keep healthy The number of people who: Kentucky families are able to: snacks on hand Served healthy snacks and meals Care for the physical and mental Commits to set family rules health and well-being of each regarding eating together, Set and used family rules, individual over the long term limiting screen time, active routines and limited screen time play and exercise, set Build personal strengths and routines Ate family meals four or more interpersonal Intends to manage stress; times a week communication, life skills including make time for self; listen, wise decision-making. talk, bond with family Reduced stress levels, made time members; read with child for selves, and/or made wise Reach out with empathy to people daily; teach responsibility in decisions about money, time, etc. of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial use of money, time, etc. groups and those experiencing Describes child’s Played with child daily severe stress developmental levels relative to averages Reported child’s developmental Foster the optimal development of Verbalizes realistic progress over time children and youth behavior expectations Lists developmentally Identified realistic expectations Practice parental leadership skills appropriate playthings for child’s tasks Discusses discipline vs. Access community resources when punishment, and Reported using preventive and needed preventive and positive positive discipline techniques in discipline techniques response to misbehavior, and Become volunteers to make their Commits to using logical setting and enforcing logical community a better place to live for consequences for consequences everyone misbehavior Intends to contact Practice skills to strengthen and community agencies for sustain relationships assistance Intends to participate in Accessed community agencies volunteer activities when needed Engaged in community outreach activities
Nurturing Families Initiative Assumptions: It takes a “village” (community) to adequately support families in rearing children. Everyone who takes a parenting role has at some point the intention of loving children and doing a good job of rearing them. Raising a family is a strenuous, long-lasting job at best. Extension has helpful resources to offer. External Factors: The larger environment that influences the family consists of community social, economic and built infrastructure; cultural beliefs and customs; natural climate; state and national laws and policies that may or may not be family friendly; presence of jobs or none; international peace or war. OUTCOMES KOSA Initial Behavioral Practices Intermediate SEEC Long-term Intends to keep healthy snacks on hand Commits to set family rules regarding eating together, limiting screen time, active play and exercise, set routines Intends to manage stress; make time for self; listen, talk, bond with family members; read with child daily; teach responsibility in use of money, time, etc. Describes child’s developmental levels relative to averages Verbalizes realistic behavior expectations Lists developmentally appropriate playthings Discusses discipline vs. punishment, and preventive and positive discipline techniques Commits to using logical consequences for misbehavior Intends to contact community agencies for assistance Intends to participate in volunteer activities The number of people who: Served healthy snacks and meals Set and used family rules, routines and limited screen time Ate family meals four or more times a week Reduced stress levels, made time for selves, and/or made wise decisions about money, time, etc. Played with child daily Reported child’s developmental progress over time Identified realistic expectations for child’s tasks Reported using preventive and positive discipline techniques in response to misbehavior, and setting and enforcing logical consequences Practice skills to strengthen and sustain relationships Accessed community agencies when needed Engaged in community outreach activities Kentucky families are able to: Care for the physical and mental health and well-being of each individual over the long term Build personal strengths and interpersonal communication, life skills including wise decision-making. Reach out with empathy to people of diverse cultural, ethnic, racial groups and those experiencing severe stress Foster the optimal development of children and youth Practice parental leadership skills Access community resources when needed Become volunteers to make their community a better place to live for everyone
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