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Most parents have no formal training for their parenting roles. This tip sheet provides new parents with a basic foundation in parenting. Topics include normal growth and development, crying, bonding, and feeding the baby. It covers the topic of working and enjoying alone time, which are important issues for new parents.
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Training Materials Manage Your Money is an online, six lesson home-study course for couples focused on managing finances. The lessons include: Getting Started, Where Does Your Money Go?, Stop Spending Leaks, How Much Credit Can You Afford?, Develop Your Budget, Your Net Worth, and Financial Records.
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Training Materials This lesson focuses on individual and family values about money. It gives you some suggestions about ways to talk with your partner and family about money matters. You are asked to think about and develop some financial goals for the future. There are also suggestions and tools to help you start tracking your expenses. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials This lesson discusses cash flow, income, and expenses. There are worksheets on which to write critical information about your income, what you owe (your credit use), and types of expenses (fixed, regular flexible, and occasional) so you have a better picture of your current financial standing. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials This lesson will help you examine your spending habits to see if any problems exist. There are suggestions for changing spending practices and habits. Worksheets help you and other family members commit to a personal plan to change spending habits so funds can be used to reach important goals set in Lesson 1. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials The focus in this lesson is on the pros and cons of using various types of consumer credit, wise credit management, and the importance of your credit history. There is a checklist to help you determine if you have some credit problems, and worksheets help you compare some credit alternatives. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials Guidelines and worksheets for developing a written budget are the focus of this lesson. The guidelines and tools are intended to help you actually "plan" future use of income so you are in better control of day-to-day and longer-term finances. (Author abstract)
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Training Materials The first part of this lesson focuses on your net worth and how you own property. The second part will help you collect and organize your important financial records. (Author abstract)
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Journal Article The middle school years are a period of increased risk for youths' engagement in antisocial behaviors, substance use, and affiliation with deviant peers (Dishion & Patterson, 2006). This study examined the specific role of parental monitoring and of family relationships (mother, father, and sibling) that are all critical to the deterrence of problem behavior in early adolescence. The study sample comprised 179 ethnically diverse 6th grade (46% female) students who were followed through 8th grade. Results indicated that parental monitoring and father-youth connectedness were associated…
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Journal Article Increasing fathers' involvement with their children has become a priority in recent years. Marriage promotion programs have been offered as the primary vehicles for increasing paternal involvement. Although marriage is likely to provide fathers with increased access and opportunity for paternal involvement, much less is known about the ways in which cohabitation, an increasingly popular co-resident family formation, serves to facilitate paternal involvement. Therefore, this study examined Black fathers' involvement with their children among men in co-resident family formations. The data for…
