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Parenting education is the key to raising successful children, creating competent, confident parents, and building strong families and communities. With love, limits, and lots of involvement, parents can have a major influence in developing happy, healthy and well-behaved children.
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Features

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Save the Date: MN’s Birth-to-three Conference

Engaging Fathers: Strenthening Families is scheduled for Jan. 13-15. Join professionals for discussion on best practices and more.

mother reading to children

Revised Spanish Positive Discipline: A Guide for Parents Now Available

Looks at common parenting challenges from birth through elementary school for Spanish-speaking parents. See a sample.

Family eating together

The Importance of Family Mealtime

Eating together leads to higher literacy and lower child drug abuse. Celebrate “Take Back Your Time Day” Oct. 24 by eating with your children.

Educational Offerings

Partnering for School Success – Easy-to-use tools and trainings for parents and schools to work together to help support children's learning from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Online Parenting Resources – Free, online resources covering child development, parenting through disasters, child care, and more. Some are available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.

Contact Information

Kathleen Olson,
Extension Educator
Family Relations
Extension Regional Office - Rochester
863 30th Ave SE
Rochester, MN 55904
Email: kaolson@umn.edu
Phone: 507-536-6306
Fax: 507-536-6311

 

  
 
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