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Angela Wiley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Family Studies and Extension
from Family Focus - "Open Mic"

Obesity and the family context

by Angela Wiley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Applied Family Studies and Extension Specialist, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The complex problem of childhood overweight and growing desperation to find effective interventions have led to hand wringing and occasional blaming of everything from parents, to schools, to individual food and beverage items. The family context is of primary importance for the younger generation, and effective intervention involves identifying and building on the strengths inherent in family contexts.

The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues
from NCFR News

Newest issue of The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues online

August 22, 2012

A special edition of The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues is available free online. 

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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1:30 pm - 3:15 pm | Regency Ballroom A/B

Interaction of Physical and Mental Health Responses to Family Violence: A Lifespan Approach

Opening Plenary Session

Jacquelyn Campbell, Ph.D., Anna D. Wolf Chair and Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Welcome: Elaine Anderson, 2011-2013 NCFR President

Presentation of the Reuben Hill Award to Thomas J. Schofield, Monica J. Martin, Katherine J. Conger, M. Brent Donnellan, Tricia M. Neppl, Rand D. Conger. Presenter: Joan Jurich, Reuben Hill Award Committee Chair

Presentation of the Felix Berardo Scholarship Award for Mentoring to Alexis J. Walker. Presenter: Anisa Zvonkovic, Felix Berardo Award Committee Chair

Presider: Leigh A. Leslie, 2012 Program Chair

Sponsor: University of Maryland, Department of Family Science, Elaine A. Anderson, Ph.D., Chair

from 2012 NCFR Annual Conference
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6:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Atrium

Poster Session 3

POSTER TOPICS: Spirituality, Religion and Families; Health Issues; Aging, Gerontology, and Caregiving; Death and Dying; Domestic and Family Violence; Curriculum Building; Useful Family Resources
Sex Ed Film - 1957 "As Boys Grow"
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Sex Ed Film - 1957 "As Boys Grow"

In last week's film, we watched "Molly Grows Up" a film about menarche. This week's video is a boys' film that may also be useful in the classroom to demonstrate sexuality education in historical perspective. "As Boys Grow" is a film from 1957 explaining the wonders of puberty to boys. 

Molly Grows Up (1953)
from Zippy Weekly Videos

Molly Grows Up (1953)

In this 1953 short film, a young lady named Molly prepares for and experiences menarche. This film shows how times have changed -and also how some things will never change. Throughout time, the onset of menstruation is a girl's biological rite of passage. Good education helps to ensure that the experience is positive and not scary.

Working Family Resource Center
from NCFR News

Three Free Webinars offered by the Working Family Resource Center

October 5, 12 and 26
October 04, 2011
from NCFR News

Child Trends releases a brief

on healthy eating in childhood
September 20, 2011

In a new brief, Early Childhood Policy Focus: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, Child Trends reviews recent data and current research on nutrition and exercise habits of young children under the age of six.

from The N=1 Experiment Blog

Uneven Parallels

by Nancy Gonzalez, CFLE
Posted by Nancy Gonzalez | February 10, 2010

For a teen who hated Phy Ed classes, I could've been better served by Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign.