Resources

Parenting the Preschooler - How does your child use good manners?

Published on March 28, 2024
Manners are important because the way a child acts affects how other children and adults feel about them. It is your job as a parent to decide what is important to you and how you expect your child to act.
Parenting the Preschooler: How do you teach your child to be a good friend?

Published on March 28, 2024
A fact sheet showing parents how to teach their child to be a good friend.
Parenting the Preschooler - How do you maintain a loving relationship with your preschooler?

Published on March 28, 2024
A fact sheet teaching parents how to maintain a loving relationship with their preschooler.
Parenting the Preschooler - How do you teach your child to be a good listener?

Published on March 28, 2024
Being a good listener is hard work – it takes a lot of time and practice. Teach your child how to listen, and they will have this valuable skill forever.
Parenting the Preschooler: What does your child to to join in with others?

Published on March 28, 2024
A fact sheet asking parents how their child engages with other kids and what they do to join in.
Parenting the Preschooler - What have you seen your child do to solve problems with others?

Published on March 28, 2024
Preschool-aged children spend a lot of time playing with and talking to other children and adults. They are getting better at telling others what they think and feel, but they have a lot of disagreements, too.
Parenting the Preschooler - How do you talk with your child?

Published on March 28, 2024
Preschool-aged children learn by talking. It helps them understand what is happening, who and what is important, and why. How you talk to your child makes a difference in how they feel about themselves, too.
Parenting the Preschooler - How have you seen your child make compromises?

Published on March 27, 2024
Learning how to compromise is hard for young children. To compromise, children need to be able to share, take turns, solve problems, and make choices.
Parenting the Preschooler - How do you help your child learn to make choices?

Published on March 27, 2024
Letting children make choices helps them think things through and teaches them about what happens next, as well as builds their self-confidence.
Van Buren County Annual Report 2022

Published on November 30, 2023
Based on MSU Extension annual reporting and evaluation feedback, 2022 proved to be another good year leveraging resources provided by Van Buren County to help us do our work in the community.