Upcoming Events:

Home & Family:

• Families : Share Your Knowledge – The early years of childhood are an important time for learning. Learn how you can help your child in the early years of development. January Growing Together Newsletter linked at the bottom.

• Finger Food Safety: Growing Together Newsletter -When introducing finger foods to your young child, there are a few safety tips to keep in mind to prevent choking. Finger food safety and other great articles are in February’s Growing Together Newsletter.

• Healthy Stress Management Techniques - Learn how to model a healthy response to stress with these quick tips. The March Growing Together newsletter has several great articles (including topics like dealing with stress) for parents of young children as well as a calendar of activities.

• Encouraging Picky Eaters - It’s natural for young children to be a bit picky when trying new foods. Though it can feel very frustrating for parents to navigate meal time in these situations. This article will go over some healthy tips for encouraging picky eaters. The April Growing Together Newsletter is linked at the end of the post.
• Building Relationships With Your Child by Active Listening - Learn how to build relationships through active listening and set a foundation for communication when your child gets older.  The May Growing Together Newsletter is linked at the end of the post.
• Healthy Habits for PreK - Encouraging your child to create healthy habits in the early years can help them develop healthy dietary patterns. Parents can help this development by offering a variety of healthy food choices and encouraging a healthy relationship with eating.
• Healthy Snacks for Kids - Read about various ways to encourage your children to choose healthy snacks and make it fun.

Food Safety:

• Basics of Food Safety pdf
• Grilling Food Safety pdf
• Leftovers pdf
• Meal Delivery Kits pdf
• Food Safety & Power Outages Youtube Video

FCS Lunch & Learn:

Extension At Home Monthly Lunch & Learn

Join this multi-county effort from the comfort of your own home or office. This will be a monthly educational Zoom presentation with local FCS Agents from various counties.  

go.ncsu.edu/extensionathome