Extension Communications
Extension 4-H Youth Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3630
(515) 294-9915
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Extension Communications |
5/24/04
Contacts:
Kimberly Greder, Iowa State University Extension to Families, (515) 294-5906,
kgreder@iastate.edu
Catherine Hunt, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-1039,
cathi@iastate.edu
National Satellite Series Helps Families Deal with Bullying and with Kids who are out of Control
AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University Extension is hosting What's a Parent to Do, a national program to help parents and professionals or volunteers who work with families understand the development of social and emotional strengths in children and youth. This satellite broadcast will air at hundreds of sites across the country from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central time Nov. 30 and Dec.7, 2004.
The program features two nationally-known speakers who will help participants understand the fundamental strengths children acquire early-on to manage fear and resist predatory peer behavior such as bullying and other forms of intimidation. Participants will also examine how parents, teachers and members of a community can help support healthy social and emotional development in children and youth.
Speakers include David Osher, Ph.D., managing director of American Institutes for Research and Charles A. Smith, Ph.D., professor and extension specialist, Family Studies and Human Services, Kansas State University.
Osher and Smith will help participants acquire specific skills to help them reframe how they work with families, including how to nurture integrity and courage in children and youth, what to consider when selecting interventions and providers, and how to incorporate an eight-step resiliency model in their work with children and parents.
Aggressive behavior such as bullying is prevalent in approximately 10 percent of preschool and elementary age children. In socio-economically disadvantaged children, the figure can be close to 25 percent. Research has shown that children who are bullied have lower self-esteem and greater incidents of depression and loneliness that affects them as teens and even as adults.
"Families, schools and the larger community need to work together to help create nurturing environments for kids so they can develop socially and emotionally. Healthy social and emotional development is a key asset in helping children succeed in life," said Kimberly Greder, family life extension state specialist with Iowa State University.
To register to participate in this satellite series, contact Greder, (515) 294-5906, kgreder@iastate.edu. To learn more about the program content go to http://www.extension.iastate.edu/parent/.
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