Empathy is both an important trait and a skill that can be cultivated. Growing up as a little girl in North Carolina, I was often told that I needed to be nice. Let me be honest, that didn’t always come easy for me. Now as a parent and staff for the CSU Routt County 4-H […]
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Canning Red Wine Jelly
Food preservation is making a comeback in many homes across the country. Canning, drying, and pickling were once a fact of life and ensured people had healthy food to eat year-round. As times have changed, many of us have lost the knowledge and skills required to preserve foods. Making wine jelly is an easy and […]
Use Discipline to Teach Children
Through positive modeling and discipline adults teach children how to become well-adjusted members of society. When children are treated with respect and are able to have some control, they learn to respect and listen to their parents. Spanking continues to be used as a form of discipline because many parents believe spanking will stop misbehavior […]
We have the gift of a longer life, live it well!
Aging well is more important now than ever. In 1950 the average American, who was 65, could expect to live another 14 years in retirement and half of those years in good health. Today, we can expect to live 75 to 80 years and over two thirds of those years in good health. Therefore, it […]