Parenting

Discipline, Reframed

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky
Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development
Episode 29
As we wrap up the year, Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Dr. David Weisenhorn sit down to discuss the important topic of discipline.  Dr. Weisenhorn encourages parents to change the way they think about discipline, reframing the topic from punishment to instruction and teaching.  He offers examples for helping children to take responsibility for their actions and learn to solve the problem or correct the behavior.
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Be An Active Family

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky 
Guest: Natalie Jones, Extension Specialist for Family Health
Episode 28
 
Being an active family is a great way to develop and nurture healthy family relationships!  In this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Jennifer Hunter sits down with Natalie Jones to discuss the importance of getting active and staying active!  She provides great tips for incorporating activity into every day family life as well as giving suggestions for being active as a family tradition.
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Whose job is it, anyway? Family Chores

Host:  Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky
Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development
Episode 18
In this episode, Dr. David Weisenhorn shares with Dr. Jennifer Hunter what the research says about assigning chores to children.  He emphasizes the importance of shared responsibility, teamwork and building empathy and the ways that chores can reinforce these concepts.
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Nurturing the Teen Brain

 
Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director of Family and Consumer Sciences Exension, University of Kentucky
Guest: Dr. David Weisenhorn, Extension Specialist for Parenting and Child Development
Episode 2
Dr. Jennifer Hunter and Dr. David Weisenhorn discuss the development of the teenage brain.  Dr. Weisenhorn provides tips for nurturing brain development related to sleep, technology and protective factors that foster healthy growth.  
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