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Stress ‘doesn’t have to control your life’

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K-State family and child development experts say that understanding stress and ways to reduce it can help to alleviate its negative effects.

Retirement

Stages of  Retirement GraphicEntering into retirement is an exciting adventure. You have worked for decades, and retirement from the workforce may feel liberating. Finally, you have more time to spend with your loved ones and engage in activities that you enjoy. The bucket list you have always wanted to tackle can finally be done! Then something unexpected happens. You might realize that you miss feeling productive and you become uncertain of your purpose. You are not sure how to go about your day and you find that you are having a hard time adjusting to your new life. These uncomfortable feelings are normal and experienced by many retirees. It is important to understand that these ups-and-downs happen and that eventually, you will likely settle into a

comfortable routine, re-establish your sense of purpose, and enjoy your retired life.

Family

K-State Research and Extension is a leader in providing research-based information and education for creating strong, healthy Kansas communities. We strive to improve family relationships, develop consumer and financial management skills and help Kansans balance the demands of work, family, and community.

Contact us with your Family and Consumer Sciences questions.  Please contact us by phone at (913) 330-0050, or send us a message at atchisoncoext@ksu.edu for more information. 

 

Grandparent/Grandchildren

 

World of Possibilities headline

UK Extension's Universe of Possibilities teaches a set of core skills that have application in nearly every area of life. Mastering these skills enables you to be calmer, happier, more energetic, and more effective. You become a better citizen, parent, spouse, partner, friend, co-worker—better at just about anything. The program is flexible, easy-to-use, and enjoyable; it’s ideal for both individuals and groups; it enhances creativity and productivity; and it fosters healthy relationships while opening up new worlds of possibility, both individually and collectively.

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2021 Annual Lesson Series

Bonding Through Board Games

Diabetes You Are in Control

Fermented Foods

Impact of Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress

Reduce Food Waste

Stress and the Family System

 

2020 Annual Lesson Series

 

Archived Lesson Series Below:

Action Plan for Healthy Living

Acton Plan for Healthy Living Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

     

     Action Plan for Healthy Living Leaders Guide   

Leaders Guide          

Action Plan for Managing Obesity

Action Plan for Healthy Living Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet

                                              Action Plan for Managing Obesity Leaders guide

 Leader's Guide 

AgeSense:  Adapting to Life's Changes

Age sense adapting to lifes changes

Fact Sheet

 

Age sense adapting to life's changes leaders guide

Leader's Guide

AgeSense: The Caregiving Journey

 

Age sense caregiving fact sheet  

Fact Sheet 

 

 

Age sense caregivers journey leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

Alzheimer's 101

 Alzheimers Fact

Fact Sheet

 

Alzhimers Leaders Guide

Leader's Guide

Brain Blitz

 

brain blitz fact sheet 

Fact Sheet  

 

 

brain blitz leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

Choose Wisely:  For Health and Wealth

Choose Wisely

Fact Sheet 

Goal Sheet

Evaluation

choose wisely leaders guide

 Leaders Guide

Cook Once Workshop Presentation

Cook Once fact sheet   

Fact Sheet  

 

 Cook Once Leaders Guide

Leader's Guide 

Cut the Clutter and Get Organized

cut the clutter fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 cut the clutter leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Donating Safe and Nutritious Food to Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens

Donating Fact

Fact Sheet

 

Donating Leaders

Leader's Guide

Dressing Professionally on a Budget

dressing professionally fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

  

 dressing professionally leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Emotional Appetite:  The Food and Mood Connection

 

 Emotional appetite fact sheet 

Fact Sheet

 

 

emtional appetite leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

Everyday Mindfulness

Mindfulness fact

Fact Sheet

 

Mindfulness leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Fashion An Easier Life With Assistive Technology

fashion an easier lifestyle fact sheet 

Fact Sheet  

  

 fashion an easier lifestyle leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Fixing Funky Foods

 

 fixing funky foods fact sheet

Fact Sheet

 

 

 

 fixing funky foods leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Focus on the "Stars" - Cooking Healthy for the Holidays

focus on the stars fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 

focus on the stars leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Food Allergy Facts of Life

 food allergy fact sheet  

Fact Sheet    Presentation

  

 food allergy leaders guide

Leader's Guide  

Healthy Cooking Styles

Healthy Fact

  Fact Sheet 

Healthy Leaders

Leader's Guide

Garden to Plate:  Food Safety for School and Community Gardens

 Garden to Plate fact sheet  

Fact Sheet   

 

 

garden to plate leaders guide

  Leader's Guide   

Gluten and Your Gut's Good Health

 

Gluten and your guts good health fact sheet

 

Fact Sheet      Presentation

Gluten leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Green Choices:  Selecting, Preparing, and Serving Meals

 

green choices fact sheet 

Fact Sheet  

  

 

green choices leaders guide

Leader's Guide  

Hoarding - The Impact Of Compulsive Keepers

 

hoarding fact sheet  

Fact Sheet

  

 

hoarding leaders guide

 Leaders' Guide    

Is it Safe?  Information on Genetically Engineered Foods for Consumers

Is it safe GMF

Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 

Is is safe GMF

Leaders' Guide

It's Easy To Be Green

easy to be green fact sheet

Fact Sheet   

 

easy to be green leaders guide

 Leader's Guide

Let's Life A Little:  Physical Activity For Fun And Fitness

 Lets live a little  

Fact Sheet   

 

 

 

Lets live a little leader's guide

Leader's Guide

Liquid Assets

 liquid assets fact sheet   

 Fact Sheet 

 

liquid assets

Leader's Guide  

Living Life Richer

living life richer fact sheet  

Fact Sheet    Presentation  

 living life richer leaders guide

Leaders Guide

Men's Health:  A Guide To Living Long, Strong And Well

mens health fact sheet  

Fact Sheet  

 

 

mens health leaders guide

Leader's Guide

More Plants On The Plate

more plants on the plate fact sheet 

Fact Sheet    Recipes

  

 more plants on the plate leaders guide

Leader's Guide  

Our Neighbors' Food:  Sitting At The Table

everyone to the table fact sheet 

Fact Sheet 

  

everyone to the table leader's guide

  Leader's Guide

Shopping Safe At Farmers Markets

shopping safe at farmers markets fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

  

 shopping safely at farmers market leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

Simple Seasonal Meals

 

Simple meals fact sheet

Fact Sheet         Presentation

 

 

simple meals leaders guie

Leader's Guide

Sleep:  Want It, Need It, Get It!

sleep want it need it get it fact sheet

Fact Sheet Presentation

  

 sleep leaders guide

Leaders Guide

So Now What. . .? Managing Life After Retirement

so now what fact sheet

Fact Sheet

 

so now what leaders guide

Leaders Guide

Sugar:  More Than a Sweetner   Presentation

sugara its more than a sweetner fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 

 sugar leaders guide

Leader's Guide  

Vary Your Protein

vary protein fact sheet  

Fact Sheet 

  

 vary protein leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Vitamin D - Sunshine to Supplements Presentation

vitamin d fact sheet

Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 

vitamin d leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Volunteer Quantity Cooking

 

Volunteer Quantity Fact sheet

 

Fact Sheet       Presentation

 

 

 

 

Leaders Guide

Leader's Guide

Understanding Dyslexia

dyslexia fact sheet

Fact Sheet

  

 dyslexia leaders guide 

Leader's Guide  

You Might Be An Entrepreneur If . . .

 You Might Be An En factsheet

 

Fact Sheet

 

  You might leaders guide

Leader's Guide

   

Relationships

Emergent Literacy:  Helping Young Children's Development Through Reading

emerent literacy fact sheet

Fact Sheet    

 

emergent literacy leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

FamilyTalk:  Making It Work

family talk fact sheet 

Fact Sheet

 

family talk leaders guide

Leader's Guide     

From Awareness to Action:  The Military Family in Our Communities

from action to awareness fact sheet 

 Fact Sheet

 


from action to awareness leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Know Yourself, Understand Others, Improve Relationships

Know yourself fact sheet

 Fact Sheet    Presentation

 

 

 

 

Know yourself leaders guide

Leader's Guide

 

 

Loving Long-Distance:  Families Separated By Distance

loving long distance fact sheet

Fact Sheet

 

 

loving long distance leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Relationships Matter:  You and Social Capital

relationships matter fact sheet  

Fact Sheet

 


relationships matter leaders guide

Leader's Guide

 

 

Resource Management

 

How Are You Doing?  A Financial Check-Up

 How are you doing a financial checkup fact sheet

Fact Sheet

 

  how are you doing a financial checkup leaders guide

 Leader's Guide 

Cash In With Coupons

cash in with coupons fact sheet

Fact Sheet  Presentation

cash in with coupons leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Get Financially Prepared!  Take Steps Ahead of a Disaster 

get financially prepared fact sheet

Fact Sheet     Presentation

 

 

get financially prepared leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Know Your Credit

know your credit fact sheet

Fact sheet  

know your credit leaders guide

Leader's Guide 

Protecting Your Nest Egg

protect your nest egg

Fact Sheet 

 

protecting your nest egg leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Spend Some, Save Some, Share Some:  Family Budgeting

Spend Some Fact Sheet

 

Fact Sheet

 

 

Spend Some Leader Guide

Leader's Guide

Understanding Reverse Mortgages:  Do They Make Sense For You?  

understanding reverse mortgages fact sheet

Fact Sheet

 

understanding reverse mortgages leaders guide

Leader's Guide

Related Links

Atchison BOOK

Atchison Community Health Clinic

State of the Family Wellbeing Indicators

Parenting Information

Feed the Pig - a fun, money-saving weblink

Kansas Association for Family and Community Education

Recent Releases

Family Health Bulletins for more information about     living well 

September 2016

     Adult                   Caregiver

2016 September Adult   2016 September Caregiver

     Parent                 Youth

2016 September Parent   2016 September Youth

October 2016

     Adult                   Caregiver

2016 October Adult   2016 October Caregiver

     Parent                 Youth

2016 October Parent   2016 October Youth

 

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Contact Information

Taylor Lee

Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, 4-H Agent
Phone: 913-330.0050
taylorlee@ksu.edu
AtchisonCoExt@ksu.edu