Tag: Relationships

Bonding Through Board Games

As you spend time with family in unique ways this holiday season, board games are a great way to focus on connecting and have some fun!

Spending time playing board games as a family tradition help develop the six traits of strong families. You can learn more about these traits through the University of Nebraska’s extension service – Family Treasures: Creating Strong Families.

  • Carving out time for each other.
  • Appreciation.
  • Communication.
  • Shared values.
  • Resiliency in times of crisis.
  • Commitment to each other.

To learn more about the value board games bring to the family, or to spark some ideas of games worth trying out, check out K-State Research and Extension’s bookstore:

By: Nora Rhoades

Read Together and Build Relationships!

The most important aspect of the reading process is to remember to read with your child, as opposed to reading to your child. The Post Rock Extension District’s latest  Building Strong Families resource will help you identify active reading strategies to support literacy development, enhance discussion, and make reading time a wonderful shared experience!

By: Nora Rhoades

Encouragement Promotes a Positive Self-Concept

Praise and encouragement are two types of feedback that motivate an individual. Nora Rhoades, District Youth Development Agent, discusses the differences between these two types of feedback and how encouragement plays a valuable role in building a healthy self-concept in youth. Check out her article on the Post Rock District Blog.

By: Nora Rhoades