FAR0077/FM338 Understanding Your Child’s Temperament

FAR0077, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Diana Converse and Donna Davis, describes nine behavior traits that are present at birth and can be used by parents to understand their children’s temperaments. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM338

FAR0076/FM337 Grandmothers as Parents

FAR0076, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith, describes seven parenting strategies reported in a study of caregiving grandmothers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM337

FAR0075/FM336 Three Basic Types of Temperaments

FAR0075, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Diana Converse, describes three basic types of temperaments identified by child development experts to as patterns of behavior determined at birth. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM336

FAR0306/FM332 Who’s Watching the Kids?

FAR0306, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Donna Davis, describes a study by the U.S. Census providing statistics on types of child care arrangements families are making for preschoolers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM332

FAR0074/FM327 Co-parenting and Father Involvement

FAR0074, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith, describes research findings about the co-parenting relationships between custodial mothers and fathers living apart from their biological children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM327

FAR0101/FM304 Facts on Children’s Lying: What Every Parent Needs to Know

FAR0101, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Kate Fogarty, describes research findings about lying in school-aged children and when parents should be concerned. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM304

FAR0100/FM303 Missing Children

FAR-0100, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Donna Davis, presents data from a report from the Department of Justice about the number of incidences of missing, abducted, runaway and thrownaway children to help parents put the risk of abduction into perspective. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM303

FAR0304/FM300 Child Care Safety

FAR-0304, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith, describes research about the relative safety of child care settings. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM300

FAR0410/FM120 Shaken Baby Syndrome

FAR0410, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Donna Davis and Suzanna Smith, describes this preventable form of child abuse, and provides suggestions from the Child Abuse Prevention Project. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM120

FAR5047/FM288 Double Day Work: How Women Cope with Time Demands

FAR5047, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith and Diana Converse, describes the imbalance between women in the work force and men in the amount of time spent on household duties, and the strategies women develop for combining the demands of work and family. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM288

FAR5048/FM299 Trends in Maternity Leave for First-Time Mothers

FAR5048, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Donna Davis, summarizes a 2005 report from the U.S. Census Bureau describing the changes in the maternity leave and employment patterns of first-time mothers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM299

FAR0071/FM316 The Cost of Young Adults

FAR0071, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Suzanna Smith, provides research based information on the types of contributions parents make for young adult children to help them get started. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM316

FAR0072/FM322 Parental Monitoring Redefined

FAR0072, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Kate Fogarty, provides research based information on this parenting behavior that helps youths succeed. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM322

FAR0073/FM324 Arguing in Front of the Children

FAR-0073, a 2-page transcript of the Family Album Radio Program broadcast by Diana Converse, provides research based advice for parents about whether and how parents should handle arguments in front of their children. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FM324