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ArticlesSupporting Your Child During Divorce
Divorce is challenging, but limiting conflict, maintaining stability, supporting parent-child relationships, managing stress, and seeking professional help can ease the transition and promote children's well-being. -
WebinarsKinship Café: Personalities, Temperaments, and Emotions
Length 1 hourJoin Kinship Café to connect, share, and learn with kinship families. Gain valuable resources, navigate caregiving complexities, and strengthen your confidence in caring for children in your life. -
ArticlesGrowing Seeds of Hope
Learn more about the current resources available for farm families and professionals and how you can help farmers experiencing stress. -
ArticlesFinancial Wellness
Financial wellness is vital to achieving financial goals in the present and future. -
ArticlesThe Benefits of Positive Sleep Behaviors
Positive parenting supports sleep behaviors like consistent routines and limiting caffeine and electronics, improving children's sleep quality, emotional regulation, and development. -
ArticlesMeeting the Needs of Teens
Teens seek belonging, enjoyment, power, and independence; parents can support them by fostering connections, encouraging autonomy, and guiding healthy choices. -
ArticlesHow to Avoid Check Theft
Do you send checks through the mail? Learn ways that thieves are targeting the mail and tips to protect your payments from theft. -
ArticlesRiding the Rapids: Navigating Post-COVID Stress
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a collective trauma, leaving lasting effects on Americans' mental health. Positive coping strategies, like reframing thoughts, can foster resilience. -
The Money Compass: A Podcast from Penn State Extension
The Money Compass podcast helps adults of all ages navigate critical financial literacy and health insurance topics essential for managing money and simplifying health coverage. -
ArticlesDon't Fall Victim to Cyber Scams!
Have you ever received emails or text messages that look suspicious? Learn below about how cyber criminals target people and how to protect yourself. -
ArticlesYou Are Not Alone: How to Support Those Experiencing Grief
Everyone grieves differently, but there is almost always some way to help a friend or loved one during their time of need. -
ArticlesCreating Dementia-Friendly Celebrations
Are you concerned about how your loved one with dementia will handle the holidays? This article offers practical advice on how to address their needs while also having an enjoyable holiday celebration. -
ArticlesEven Farmers Need a Break: Plan for a Absence on the Farm
Everyone needs a break occasionally, even farmers and farm families. Find ways to take a break without causing extra worry. -
ArticlesCoping with Stress: Daily Strategies
Stress can easily spiral, making you feel hopeless and overwhelmed. But these daily coping strategies can help you fight back. -
ArticlesWhen Should You Get Your Child a Cell Phone?
Learn to decide when to give a child a cell phone by evaluating their maturity, responsibility, and readiness while establishing healthy parenting boundaries. -
ArticlesKinship Care Support Groups
Highlights the benefits of belonging to and the basic steps involved in organizing a kinship care support group. -
ArticlesHelping Your Teen Navigate Social Media
Learn how parents can guide teens in navigating social media by promoting kindness, evaluating friendships, and fostering positive online behaviors. -
ArticlesCharitable Giving Scam
Donating to charities and fundraising is a generous gesture. But how can you tell if your donation ends up in the right place? -
ArticlesUnderstanding Grief and Loss
This article explores grief for adults and those supporting children, detailing emotional, physical, and cognitive responses to loss. -
ArticlesCommunicating With Farmers Under Stress
Our farmers are a valuable resource facing ongoing daily stressors and challenges to their mental health. Find out how you can help them by scheduling a virtual webinar or in-person workshop for your organization or in your community today! -
ArticlesWeathering the Storm in Agriculture: How to Cultivate a Productive Mindset
If you recognize that a farmer is struggling with the stress of everyday challenges, find out how you can help them by scheduling a virtual webinar or in-person workshop in your community today! -
ArticlesGearing up for Time Schedule Changes
Learn to reduce your daily stress with time management. -
ArticlesFamily Time, Fall: Child Ages 7-8
This article provides fall activities for families with children between the ages of 7 and 8. -
ArticlesOne-on-One Activities with Your Young Child
Learn to engage in one-on-one parenting activities with your child to foster safety, trust, and freedom. These interactions build bonds, enhance vocabulary, and support emotional and cognitive development. -
WebinarsFree
The Science of Addiction and Recovery
When Watch NowLength 1 hourRecorded Feb 27, 2024Event Format On-Demand | RecordedExplore addiction as a disease, its effects on physical health, available treatment options for substance use disorder, and the scientific aspects of the recovery journey in current research.


