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MILITARY FAMILIES

2.3 million active duty & Reserve military

3.1 million family members

Transitions and interim are times for support

A Few Resources:• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services• Military Families• Real Warriors, Real Battles, Real Strength• Family Support Services• National Military Family Association• Military OneSource• Defense Centers of Excellence- (Psychological Health

Resources) • Special Needs Families• Operation Military Kids, TN• Strategies for Staying in Touch• Roles & Responsibilities: Who Does Them When You’

re Gone?• Returning to Family Life after Deployment• National Resource Center for Healthy Marriage and F

amilies (Professional Guide)

FATHERHOOD

In September through November 2013, 227,000 men reported staying at home to look after family.

Rise of about 19,000 compared to the same period in 2011 Highest increase since figures began in 1993.

Reasons dads are staying home vary greatly. Growing role of women in the workplace and as primary income

Loss of career, work, etc. since recession (But, just as many claim they voluntarily stay home)

New audience available! We need to take the time to identify who our stay-at-home dads are and then evaluate

what their needs are. Some may need resources while others may need education. Key Resources:

• Five Websites For Stay At Home Dads

• Growing Number of Dads Home with the Kids

• Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work

• Pew Social Trends

• Study: More men on the ‘daddy track’

• A boom in stay-at-home dads, but for different reasons than moms

• Rise in stay-at-home fathers fuelled by growing numbers of female breadwinners

LGBTQI2SA

Based on a 2013 Pew Research Center survey:

87% of people know someone who was gay or lesbian

49% said they had a close family member or friend who identified as gay or lesbian.

As of June 2014, 19 states with legal same-sex marriage

9 states where gay marriage bans have been overturned and appeals are progress.

The same-sex marriage ban is currently being challenged in Tennessee.

The likelihood of working with those identifying with the LGBTQ community is high…Being respectful to all is important.

For more information: • LGBT in Changing Times

SENIOR LIVING & CAREGIVING

Substantial increase as “baby boomers” age and because of loss of savings/retirement in 2008

Those who identify as caregivers spend an average of 19 days per month devoted to providing care.

Elder Abuse awareness is important!

Recognizing that this is a likelihood for many Impacts to family systems vary

Family and community culture is influential

Resources (support, finances, knowledge, etc.) are helpful…Extension can offer guidance on all these issues!

Key Resource:http://www.alfa.org/alfa/default.asp

PARENTING FOR NEVER MARRIED PARENTS

Roughly 40% of children in the United States are born to unmarried parents. Even if never-married parents end their relationship, parental responsibilities do not end.

Every “family” has unique attributes and dynamics

Parenting in a sustainable way

Key Resources:• Proud to Parent• Family Healthy Choices

EVIDENCE-BASED WORK… SHOWING YOUR OUTCOMES

Utilizing evidence based programming and reporting outcomes is linked to behavior change and also continued funding for Extension programs on all levels

Journal of Extension

Bottom line: Decision-makers want to see economic benefit for the dollars invested in Extension – the cost-benefit.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - LITERACY

In 2005, only 31% of children entering the 4th grade read at a “proficient” or higher level. A top priority for early childhood educators is to teach children to read.

Children who are read to 3-5 times per week before the age of 5 are more likely, on a significant level, to graduate high school and college.

Stress the relationship between books and bonding.

Key resources:• Ensuring Success for Young Children• Early Literacy and Language Tips and Tools

HELICOPTER PARENTING/ HYPER-PARENTING

Helicopter parenting is the notion that parents relentlessly watch their children and involve themselves in all or most aspects of these kids’ lives.

While helicopter parents argue they are creating an environment for their child in order for them to flourish safely, they are also intervening in their children’s higher education in increased frequency and intensity, presenting challenges socially, pedagogically, and legally.

Be aware of what helicopter parenting looks like and be able to identify and give examples of what the best research-based parenting tools and tips look like.

Key Resources:• Hovering too close: The ramifications of helicopter parenting in higher educ

ation• In defense of helicopter parenting• Helicopter parents hover in the workplace• Don't let that kid out of your sight: Taking helicopter parenting to a new leve

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“UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH”

An unaccompanied youth is a student who is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian; this includes youth who have run away from home, been kicked out of their homes, or been abandoned by parents.

In relation to specifically unaccompanied youth, it is difficult for community agencies to “qualify” these youth for services.

Networking is the very best method of making sure that unaccompanied youth have access to services.

Web Links: • National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth• National Center for Homeless Education (Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Res

ource Page)

• National Center for Homeless Education (Supporting the Education of Unaccompanied Homeless Students)

• National Network for Youth (Unaccompanied Youth Fast Facts) • U.S. Department of Education (Education for Homeless Children and Youths)

NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME (NAS)

Nationally, an estimated 13,539 babies were born with withdrawal symptoms from opiates in 2009.

In 2012, NAS births in Tennessee occurred at a rate of 14.6 per every 1,000 births. The majority of these infants are born in East Tennessee.

Nearly 87% of the NAS mothers are between the ages of 21 and 34 and roughly 94% of these mothers are White Non-Hispanic women

TennCare Paid Live Births (2011)

NAS Infants (2011)

Number of Births 45,205 528

Cost for Infant in first year of life

$350,936,293 $33,249,612

Average Cost per child

$7,763 $62,973

Average length of stay (days)

4.8 32.5

For more information:• NAS Summary Archive• Report of TN Births 2012• Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome among T

ennCare enrollees