Parenting Links

Parenting is a demanding job!

Parents need reliable information, skill training and support in raising children to be responsible and productive adults.

SCREENS

The Science of Parenting: Turn off the media, improve your child’s health. Video games and other media: pros and cons (2010)
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1100&context=extension_families_pubs

PLAY

What Young Children Learn Through Play (2009)
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a80f/3d84a3a14f5fa79a842c73bd3b79be8bc205.pdf

The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Development
http://health.msuextension.org/documents/MT201003HR.pdf

SLEEP

Healthy Sleep Habits: How Many Hours Does Your Child Need?
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-li...

DISCIPLINE

Discipline: A Parent’s Guide for Infants and Toddlers (2005)
http://store.msuextension.org/publications/HomeHealthandFamily/MT200412HR.pdf

RAISING HEALTHY CHILDREN

Parents are vital in preventing early childhood obesity
https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/parents_are_vital_in...

Raising Healthy Children: The Importance of Family Meals
http://pmp.ohioaap.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/...

Children’s Activity Pyramid
https://www.mdpedi.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/...

“Do I Look Fat in This?”: The Role of the Mother-Daughter Relationships in Determining Body Image
http://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/IR/00/00/41/67/000...

SEXUALITY AND DATING

Teen Talk: A survival guide for parents of teenagers.“I’ve met someone special” (2011)
https://extension.umn.edu/changing-relationships/ive-met-someone-special-talking-teens-about-dating

TEMPER TANTRUMS AND EMOTION DEVELOPMENT

Top Tips for Surviving Tantrums
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-lif...

Emotional Development in Preschoolers
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stage...

GRANDPARENTING

Grandparents: As Parents
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/pubs/consumer...

Last updated March 12, 2025