Family

By striving to meet the challenges of societal pressures and providing parenting education programs and materials for children and families, the Mississippi State University Extension Service hopes to further the well-being of Mississippi's children.

Publications

Publication Number: IS1410

Family Insurance Planning

Publication Number: IS1795

After the Storm: Anger Management

Publication Number: IS1831

After You Say "I Do": Adjusting to Marriage

Publication Number: IS1921

Selecting Small Portable Electric Generators

Publication Number: IS1762

Financial Fitness Checklist

A golden retriever scratches fleas on green grass.

Flea control requires treatments for pets, home

March 12, 2019 - Filed Under: Healthy Homes Initiative, Pets, Insects-Pet Pests, Insects-Pests

Peak flea season is in the spring and summer, but in warmer areas like the South, successful flea control is a yearlong battle. (Photo by CanStock)

A man’s hand reaches into a box of files, pulling back the corner of one folder.

Prepare a disaster go-box for important documents

February 14, 2019 - Filed Under: Community, Disaster Preparedness, Family, Family Financial Management, Basic Money Management, Disaster Relief

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Movies depict many scenarios where a person has to leave home quickly, and those scenes show how important it is to grab the right items.

Susan Cosgrove, family resource management Extension associate with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said cash and financial records should be high on the list of items to take in an emergency.

MSU Extension launches new training partnership

January 31, 2019 - Filed Under: Healthy Homes Initiative

Human health in the home is the focus of a new partnership between the Mississippi State University Extension Service and the Mississippi University for Women College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Palm trees adorn the landscape in front of blue, green and pink cottages.

Choose carefully when buying vacation plans

January 10, 2019 - Filed Under: Agricultural Economics, Family

Wet and ugly winter weather sends many Mississippians looking for a vacation, and timeshare or interval plans can be the ticket with careful planning.

MSU awarded 3 grants to bolster science literacy

October 31, 2018 - Filed Under: STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math, Children and Parenting, Environment

Mississippi State University received three grants Oct. 22 totaling almost $900,000 to enhance the advancement of scientific and environmental literacy among children and young people living near the Gulf Coast.

Ruth’s Roots Rehabilitation

Community, Family Dynamics, Flower Gardens, Youth Gardening
Volume 3 Number 3

Before she became the Hancock County Youth Court judge, Elise Deano was a school teacher. She jokes that she became a lawyer because she taught school, but Deano wants to make sure young people get an opportunity to turn their lives around.

Russell Carroll, a housing authority official, shares his story about Extension training.

Healthy Homes Awareness

Healthy Homes Initiative
Volume 3 Number 3

He is already good at what he does as maintenance supervisor with the Canton Housing Authority, but Russell Carroll wants to be even better.

Anytime he gets a chance to participate in a training program, he takes it. Russell Carroll cares about sharing the best practices—and implementing them—to benefit the tenants on his watch.