Families and relationships

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Teachers can help children adjust to divorce

Approximately one of every two divorces in Missouri involves children. Schools can play an important role in helping children adjust positively to their parents' divorce.

Baby connections

This program is designed to help young, low-income, unmarried couples improve their ability to build a healthy relationship with each other. Connecting For Baby works with existing programs statewide to help young couples develop skills to form a healthy marriage.

News

• Parents should watch for frostnip or frostbite when kids play in cold weather
  Monday, January 25, 2010
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Sometimes it is hard to get kids inside when they are playing in snow, but during cold weather it’s important for children to come indoors at regular intervals.
• Sparking children’s curiosity
  Friday, January 15, 2010
  BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. – Curiosity drives children to explore and learn, fueling their social, physical, emotional and intellectual development.
• Elderly at special risk during frigid weather
  Tuesday, January 5, 2010
  COLUMBIA, Mo. –Frigid weather across the Midwest puts the elderly at special risk, said a University of Missouri Extension safety specialist.

Web Sites

The following are general-interest families and relationships Web sites from the University of Missouri. Browse the menu on the left for sites on more specific families and relationships topics.

• College of Human Environmental Sciences
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• Human Development and Family Studies Extension
• Human Environmental Sciences Extension
• MissouriFamilies

Publications

You may be interested in these related publications:

• MP205, Extension Publications Catalog

Courses

The following are general-interest families and relationships courses. Browse the menu on the left for courses in more specific families and relationships areas.

• Understanding Autism in Young Children