Kimberly Greder

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Effective parenting is more than good intentions. Iowa State University Extension examines how parenting style makes a difference in rearing responsible, competent children in this month’s Science of Parenting radio program podcast.

By: Douglas Gentile and Kimberly Greder and Laura Sternweis

Parents have a new source for sound advice on raising kids and teens — the Science of Parenting, a new monthly radio program podcast from Iowa State University Extension. It’s available for free download.
 

By: Douglas Gentile and Kimberly Greder and Laura Sternweis

Local leaders, decision-makers and nonprofit organizations can use the information in their county’s “Poverty and Food Needs” profile to better understand and address local food insecurity issues, said Kimberly Greder, an associate professor and extension specialist in human development and family studies at Iowa State University.

By: Kimberly Greder and Liesl Eathington and Laura Sternweis

Parenting is an important and sometimes scary job, especially for new parents. “Just in Time Parenting,” a free email newsletter from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, offers parents reliable, researched-based information to help children grow well mentally, emotionally, physically and socially.

By: Kimberly Greder and Kendall Evans

Through “Juntos Para Una Mejor Educación (Together for a Better Education),” Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, local organizations, schools and Latino families are working together to identify strategies and opportunities to help youth do well in school and pursue higher education. ISU Extension and Outreach is sponsoring a training Nov. 17-18 in Cedar Rapids for people who would like to become Juntos program facilitators.

By: Kimberly Greder and Laura Sternweis

Two educational programs led by Kimberly Greder from Iowa State University will receive the 2019 National Extension Diversity Award. The 2019 award acknowledges Greder and the work teams who provide the “Juntos Para Una Mejor Educación” and “Abriendo Caminos” programs.

By: Kimberly Greder and Laura Sternweis

To reach your educational goals, you have to move forward, you have to persevere. For Latinx families in Iowa, that means “salir adelante.” This Spanish phrase also provides the perfect name for a new, culturally tailored, research-based and evidence-informed curriculum from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach that promotes career and college readiness among Latinx youth and their families.

By: Laura Sternweis and Kimberly Greder

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has received $5,000 from State Farm to support volunteer and local organization staff training for ¡Salir Adelante! The new, culturally tailored, research-based and evidence-informed curriculum promotes career and college readiness among Latinx youth and their families.

By: Kimberly Greder and Rosa Gonzalez

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach has received $10,000 from GreenState Credit Union to help support implementation of "¡Salir Adelante!" in 10 Iowa communities over the next two years. The new, culturally tailored, research-based and evidence-informed curriculum promotes career and college readiness among Latinx youth and their families.

By: Kimberly Greder and Rosa Gonzalez

Mini-grants are available to help four more Iowa communities implement “¡Salir Adelante! Caminos a Nuestro Futuro (Pathways for Our Future)” with local Latinx youth and their families. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach created this culturally tailored, research-based and evidence-informed curriculum that promotes career and college readiness.

By: Kimberly Greder

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