Family and Consumer Sciences Publications
Publications are listed alphabetically, by title
A-I | J-Q | R-Z
- 2006 Tax Law Changes
- 20 Ways to Save at the Grocery Store
- Adolescent Bullying
- Adolescent Depression
- Adolescents and Sex
- ABC's of Feeding Preschoolers Daily Food Choices
- Adolescent Growth and Development
- America's Anniversary Garden: A Statewide Corridor and Entrance Enhancement Program
- Applying Cost Benefit Analysis to Nutrition Education Programs: Focus on the Virginia Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Are You Fiber Friendly?
- Assessing Community Needs for Child Care
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Or Additional Difficulties Hampering Development
- Bacteria and Other Microorganisms in Household Water
- Be Heart Smart! Eat Foods Lower in Saturated Fats and Cholesterol
- Beginning a Bed and Breakfast in Virginia
- Boiling Water Bath Canning
- Calcium: Build Strong Bones
- Calcium, Vitamin D and Your Health
- Can It Safely
- Can You Live Where You Work...And Work Where You Live?
- Children and Stress: Caring Strategies to Guide Children
- Cloverbuds Cook with Pyramid Chef (PDF)
- Community-based Services for Older Adults and Their Families
- Cold Pasteurization of Food By Irradiation
- Common Foodborne Illnesses: Salmonella
- Communicating with Young Children
- Cutting Costs
- Dealing With the Angry Child
- Deciding if Bankruptcy is an Option For You
- Developing Responsibility And Self Management In Young Children: Goals of Positive Behavior Management
- Developmentally Appropriate Food and Nutrition Skills for Young Children
- Discipline for Young Children Lesson 5: Responding to Misbehavior
- Discipline for Young Children Lesson 1: A Look At Discipline
- Discipline for Young Children Lesson 2: Discipline and Punishment: What is the Difference?
- Discipline for Young Children Lesson 3: Why Children Misbehave
- Discipline for Young Children Lesson 4: To Prevent Misbehavior
- Discipline: When Children Argue and Fight
- Eating 5 Fruits and Vegetables A Day
- EFNEP Programs CBA Fact Sheet
- Elder Abuse Alert - Considerations About a Hidden Problem
- Emergencies: Are You Prepared? Your Personal Checklist of Important Documents
- Emergency Supplies of Water for Drinking and Food Preparation
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Affective Involvement
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Affective Responsiveness
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: An Introduction
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Behavior Control
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Communication
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Family Roles
- Families First-Keys to Successful Family Functioning: Problem Solving
- Families Taking Charge: Accepting Your Feelings
- Families Taking Charge: Dealing with the Stress (PDF)
- Families Taking Charge: Dealing with Unemployment (PDF)
- Families Taking Charge: Deciding Which Bills to Pay First
- Families Taking Charge: Eating Well for Less
- Families Taking Charge: Helping Children Cope
- Families Taking Charge: Helping Teens Cope with Parents' Unemployment
- Families Taking Charge: Insurance
- Families Taking Charge: Maintaining Health
- Families Taking Charge: Setting Spending Priorities
- Families Taking Charge: Sources of Friendship and Support
- Families Taking Charge: Taking Inventory
- Families Taking Charge: Talking With Creditors
- Families Taking Charge: Talking With Your Spouse
- Families Taking Charge: What's Next?
- Fiber and the Digestive System
- Food Cents
- Food Storage Guidelines For Consumers
- Foodborne Pathogens: E. coli O157:H7
- Freezing Fruits and Vegetables
- Getting Out of Debt
- Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren: Rights and Responsibilities
- Guiding the Behavior of Young Children
- Healthy Eating for Children 2 Through 5 Years Old: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers
- Health Wealth Kids, Nutrients, and Health
- Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids: What Is a Healthy Weight?
- Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids: What Should I Do if My Child Is Underweight?
- Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids: What Should I Do if My Child Has a Poor Body Image?
- Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids: What Should I Do if My Child Is Overweight?
- Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids: How Virginia Cooperative Extension is Addressing Childhood Overweight
- Heart Healthy Eating: Cholesterol, Fat, Fiber, & Sodium
- Herbs and Spices
- Here's To Your Family's Health
- Home Improvement Scams: Don't Get Nailed!
- Homeowner's Insurance
- Home Equity Conversions: Reverse Mortgages
- Home Water Quality Household Water Testing
- Home Water Quality Problems Causes and Treatments
- Household Water Quality - Water Hardness
- Household Water Quality Lead in Household Water
- Household Water Quality: Hydrogen Sulfide in Household Water
- Household Water Quality: Nitrates in Household Water
- Household Water Treatment
- How to Make Your Money Go Further
- How to Prevent and Remove Mildew In Relation To The House and Household Furnishings
- How to Prevent Foreclosure on Your Home
- Human Growth and Development - A Matter of Principles
- Hurts and Hazards Kids, Kitchen Accidents, and Safety
- Interpreting Your Water Test Report
- Iron and Manganese in Household Water
- Iron Check List
- Keep Foods Safe
- Keep You and Your Family Lean with Lean Protein
- Kids Cart Smart Food Choices At Home, Shopping, and Eating Out
- Kids, Food, and Television
- Kids Kitchen: Fight Bac!
- Kid's Kitchen: Play It Safe!
- Kid's Kitchen: Start Your Engine!
- Kid's Kitchen: What is Fat?
- Kid's Kitchen: Whole Grains
- Know Your Cholesterol Number
- Life Insurance: Calculating Life Insurance Needs
- Life Insurance: Impact of Ownership
- Life Insurance: Payout Options
- Life Insurance: Term Insurance
- Life Insurance: The Different Types of Policies
- Life Insurance: Universal-Life Insurance
- Life Insurance: Variable Universal-Life Insurance
- Life Insurance: Whole-Life Insurance
- Living Options For Adults Needing Assistance
- Living Well Website
- Long-distance Care-Giving: Five Steps to Providing Effective Care
- Long-Term Care Insurance
- Low-Carbohydrate Craze: Is it a healthy way to lose weight?
- Maintenance of Low Pressure Distribution Septic Systems
- Maintenance of Mound Septic Systems
- Making Ends Meet: Food & Money
- Making Goodbyes Easier for Children and Parents
- Medical Expense Insurance
- Moving Ahead Together: What Works For Youth... What Works For You?
- My Money, Lesson 1: Where Do I Begin?
- My Money, Lesson 2: Spending Leaks
- My Money, Lesson 3: Where Does All the Money Go?
- My Money, Lesson 4: Credit Reports
- My Money, Lesson 5: Spending Plans
- My Money, Lesson 6: Putting It All Together
- The Nitty Gritty of Food Safety: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers
- The Nitty Gritty of Food Safety: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers (Spanish)
- Nourishing Children with Books
- Ongoing community-based program implementation, successes, and obstacles: The National Youth at Risk Program Sustainability Study 2002
- Outdoor Food Preparation and Safety
- Patterns of Project Survival
- Physical Activity...A healthy habit for Life!
- Planning for Baby - Consumer Issues
- Planning for Baby - Family Finances
- Planning For Carried Meals
- Plant America's Anniversary Garden
- Pocket Budget Guide (PDF)
- Preschoolers' Food Handling Skills Motor Development
- Preserving Foods
- Pressure Canning
- Producing Virginia's Small Grains For Human Consumption
- Questions to Ask When Puchasing Water Treatment Equipment
- Refinancing Your Mortgage
- Renter's Rights and Responsibilities: The Basics
- Risk Factors For Cancer And What To Do About Them
- Safe and Nutritious Seafood in Virginia
- Safe Brown Bag Lunches
- Septic System Maintenance
- Soybean Choices and Challenges for Your Family
- Spice It Up!
- Starting a Food Processing Business in Virginia
- Starting a Successful Catering Business
- Substitute Decisions By and For Older Adults and Their Families
- Taking Care of the Caregiver: Strategies for Reducing Stress
- The ABC's of Eating Out
- The Child's Self Concept: OK or NOT OK
- The Diet and Cancer Connection
- The Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines
- The National Youth At Risk Program Sustainability Study
- The New Food Label and You
- Tips on Toys
- Understanding Growth and Development Patterns of Infants
- Use the New Food Label to Choose a Diet Low in Fat, Saturated Fat and Cholesterol
- Use the New Food Label to Shop Smart
- Using Dehydration to Preserve Fruits, Vegetables, and Meats
- Vegetables: How Much Do I Need?
- Walk for Health
- Wash Hands: Fight Disease-Causing Germs
- Wash Hands: Fight Disease-Causing Germs (Spanish)
- Ways To Increase Fiber In The Diet
- Ways to Protect the Nutrients in Food
- What's on a Label?
- Winning Ways to Talk with Young Children