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  1. 4-H CARTEENS Programs Get Driving Simulators

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/4-h-carteens-programs-get-driving-simulators

    teens participate each year in 4-H CARTEENS, which is taught by teenage volunteers primarily to ... first-time juvenile traffic offenders. Most of the teen instructors have gone through 4-H CARTEENS program ... learning process." In his research, Jordan found that teens who complete 4-H CARTEENS improve their ...

  2. Family Fundamentals: Use of cell phones can help, hurt parent/teen relationship (for October 2011)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-use-cell-phones-can-help-hurt-parentteen-relationship-october-2011

    — one parent and one teen (ages 13 to 19) from each family. All involved in the survey had owned and ... problems than it’s worth. What are the pros and cons? It’s true that most teens do have a cell phone now. ... dynamics between parents and teens related to cell phone use. Its findings offer some insight into how cell ...

  3. Family Fundamentals: Talk with teens about impact of pregnancy (for April 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-talk-teens-about-impact-pregnancy-april-2009

    April 22, 2009 Editor: The eighth annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is May 6, 2009. ... poverty than those who don't. The economic outlook is grim for both teen mothers and their children. ... Teen mothers are much less likely to complete high school, severely affecting their chances of making ...

  4. Family Fundamentals: Parents still have influence as kids become teenagers (for August 2006)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-parents-still-have-influence-kids-become-teenagers-august-2006

    August 11, 2006 I've heard that by the time a child is a teen-ager, friends have more ... years. But parents do continue to shape teens' behaviors and choices as they face the challenges ... indeed have significant influence on their teens' lives. Unfortunately, that influence can be good ...

  5. Family Fundamentals: Talk with your teen about risky behaviors, costs (for October 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-talk-your-teen-about-risky-behaviors-costs-october-2009

    few years. My husband says all teens take risks and we shouldn't expect anything different. ... communication with their teen about these issues is one of the most influential factors in whether teens will ... some risks during the teen years, and that there can be serious, long-term consequences to many of ...

  6. Family Fundamentals: Parents can help teens learn to manage their money (for May 2007)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-parents-can-help-teens-learn-manage-their-money-may-2007-1

    May 18, 2007 My children are entering their teen years, and I want to help them learn to properly ... investment firm Charles Schwab teams up with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to sponsor a Teens and Money ... survey of 13- to 18-year-olds across the country. The 2007 survey found that most teens (63 percent) ...

  7. Family Fundamentals: Give your children good, solid basis for adulthood (for March 2008)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-give-your-children-good-solid-basis-adulthood-march-2008-0

    how to help them make their teen years good ones. What do you recommend? Many parents who have ... basically good kids still want to go the extra mile to give them a solid underpinning for their teen years ... resource you might investigate is "CYFERnet," the online Children, Youth and Families Education ...

  8. Family Fundamentals: Blame the brain for typical teenage behavior (for January 2008)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-blame-brain-typical-teenage-behavior-january-2008-0

    they're impossible. What makes teens behave the way they do? Ask any parent: A teen's behavior can be ... examine both brain activity and development in adolescents and teens. It appears that the brain's ... You might also see the amygdala at work in your teen's rapid mood changes, impulsiveness, high ...

  9. 4-H Mentoring Projects 'Making a Huge Difference'

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/4-h-mentoring-projects-making-huge-difference

    recruitment efforts are aimed at increasing participation of teens from military families, and other ... other technologies to engage youths. Mahoning County's program is "Youth and Families with ... youths involved have below-average school performance, weak family bonds or poor social skills. ...

  10. 'Operation: Military Kids' Program Has New Leader in Northwest Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/operation-military-kids-program-has-new-leader-northwest-ohio

    summertime during overnight OMK camps on Kelleys Island. Now, the program-- for children and teens in ... military families-- has a local liaison to help plan activities in the area, thanks to a $20,000 grant from ... Development and Ohio National Guard Family Readiness and Warrior Support programs are primary partners, with ...

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