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Don't Go It Alone: Improving Your Social Connections | Lessons For Living
Thu, 09/07/2023 - 12:00
Champaign Extension Auditorium
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Blog Posts
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Managing emotions during the holidays
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In his own words: Oluwakemi Adeyemi
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Sending gratitude has wonderful benefits
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Manage holiday stress
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Create a family recipe collection
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How is excessive screen time affecting us?
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A grateful November family activity
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Families that play together stay together
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4 tips to help kids observe the night sky
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5 ways to combat stigma on World Mental Health Day
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Outdoor fall family activities
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Take a moment of mindfulness with progressive muscle relaxation
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September 13 is Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
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3 tips for talking to your child about historical events
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How to help your grieving child
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Tips to help military families cope with stress
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Honor older Americans on Senior Citizen’s Day
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Capture moments at back-to-school time
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Family reunions can be a great time to learn about family members
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Generations can learn from each other
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On the Road Again: 4 essential lists for a successful family road trip
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Coping with back to school anxiety
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3 simple ways to encourage reading this summer
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Five ways to refine your co-parental communication
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15 fun facts about the Fourth
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Discover the greatness of the great outdoors
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3 simple ways to celebrate the end of the school year and the start of summer
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Five ways to support foster parents
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Deep breathing for mental health
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Giving back can be as simple as helping your neighbor
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2-minute tips for self-care in spring
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The perfect Mother’s Day gift – meaningful conversations with mom
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Tips for celebrating holidays respectfully
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5 family friendly activities for rainy days
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Celebrate Earth Day
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3 tips to help you organize your home this spring
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5 resources to help you get back to nature this spring
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Planning your backyard garden together can create a lasting love of nature
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with family-friendly activities
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Talking to your children about war and difficult topics
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Fight winter woes with indoor activity
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Focus on friendship
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Celebrating Brain Awareness Week all year long
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In her own words: 2022 ISP Scholar - Yasamin Khoshpour
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3 ways to show you care this Valentine’s Day
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Dive deeper into Black History Month with family activities
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3 mindfulness techniques to help you reset
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5 fun activities to keep kids busy this winter
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Managing the winter blues
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2022 gardening trends and emotional resilience
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Habits for a healthier, happier family in the new year
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Helping children cope with disasters
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3 ways to reduce stress this holiday season
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Is your glass half full or half empty?
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Exploring new cultures during the holidays
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Easy DIY gifts this holiday season
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Practice gratitude on Thanksgiving (and the rest of the year, too)
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Making the holidays memorable and meaningful
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Help families have easier access to food this holiday season
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3 Ideas to help reduce stress for busy families
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5 ways to bring more joy to your life
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Try these spooky STEM activities with your little goblins
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Making time for self-care
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Conversation starters to learn more about your friends and family
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Time Out!
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3 things to teach your kids about digital citizenship
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It’s fall, y’all – Time to create a fall family fun list
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Self-care is crucial for stress management
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Creating a healthful home
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Youth Mental Health First Aid can help you reach out to youth in crisis
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5 Ways to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
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Engagement in nature helps youth academically
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Prepare to protect the people you love
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Encourage volunteering in your family
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6 questions to ask your children as they head back to school
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10 ways to savor the last specks of summer
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Back to school, back to bullying?
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Back to school: proceed with mindfulness
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Tips for effective communication
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I Scream! You Scream! We All Scream for…
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Have an Olympic mindset
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3 ways to be more mindful this summer
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Create fireworks with STEM
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Summer family fun
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Ideas how to observe Juneteenth with your family
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6 ways to celebrate the fathers in your life
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5 ways to celebrate Memorial Day with your family
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Using mindful movement for stress reduction
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Make the most of summer break with a family garden
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3 things to take time to do as you graduate
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4 ways to celebrate Moms
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Sensory gardens invite interaction
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3 ways to spread kindness this May Day
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Practice self-care to manage stress
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Achieving balance in your life
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New questions to get your kids talking
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Poetry can be a wonderful a way to express your feelings
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5 reasons to celebrate your pet
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Joy Project promotes mental, emotional, and social health
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3 ways to encourage laughter in your family
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Service to others leads to success
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Five new prompts to help inspire family conversations
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Learn and practice box breathing technique
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Celebrate Women’s History Month
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Make your own snow day
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Making and keeping friends
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Valentine's Day Activity - Interview Your Grandparents
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Help children be mindful of others with Relationship Fingers
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Taking Care of One Another
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Kind mind, happy heart
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5 types of journals to try for yourself
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Resiliency as we age
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Acts of Service
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Outdoor Winter Activities
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Conversation Starters for a New Year
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Connection Corner Kits Available
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Hot chocolate breathing
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Holiday activities with your family
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An attitude of gratitude this Thanksgiving
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Social-emotional learning and your child
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Impulse control and your child
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Walking the line – a journey of wellness
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Additional ways to build resilience
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Feeling grateful during difficult times
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Helping young children handle stress
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Easing the Fearful Mind
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News Releases
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What is driving the high suicide rate among farmers?
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Support youth mental health with first aid workshop
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Addressing inequities to create a vital STEM workforce in Illinois
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Mental health in the mainstream; teens can help themselves and others
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Strive to Thrive series will teach youth fundamentals to help them flourish
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Healthy Trails campaign comes to Lincoln Trail State Park
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4-H offers more activities to build family connections
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Mason County 4-H Federation “Joy Project 2021” promotes mental, emotional, and social health
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Families urged to jump-start a healthy summer with 4-H and Walmart
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Community gains support with new Extension family life educator
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Emotional Eating: How Stress Impacts Hunger, Appetite
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4-H offers activities to foster family connections
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Health, wellness continuing education for the classroom
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Mobile app supports youth development on the go
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Face your older years with health, happiness, confidence
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Staff
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Shelby Carlson
4-H Youth Development Educator
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Tessa Hobbs-Curley
Family Life Educator
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Victoria Klimkiewicz
Will County SNAP ED Community Worker
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Emily Schoenfelder
4-H Youth Development Educator
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Susan Sloop
Extension Specialist Youth Development Health & Wellness
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