Adult & Family Development

Overview

UGA Extension helps families thrive with information for professionals and adults on fostering healthy couple relationships, positive parent-child relationships, and the care of aging adults.

Publications

Extension Publications

• Adult and Family Development, Health, and Safety

To see other publications, go to the CAES Publications site or the FACS Publications listing.

News

For the latest news about Extension, visit Georgia FACES. News you can use about Georgia family, agricultural, consumer and enviromental sciences.

• UGA readies Ga. National Guard ag team for Afghanistan (Video)
• Healthy Kids Georgia holds design contest to promote health
• College helps school raise vegetables, money
• Protect yourself when posting information to social network sites
• Take note of cyber bullies
• UGA Extension helps train teens to hit the road
• Help students tackle homework with a few expert tips
• Overscheduling – what is too much?
• Rules, boundaries and routines
• Getting kids involved in community service

Websites

UGA-affiliated sites

• Adult and Family Development
  Family and Consumer Sciences' Extension information related to parenting, caregiving, marriage, and seniors.
• Impact Statements: Adult & Family Development
  Descriptions of Extension efforts to improve knowledge and practices related to adultand family development.

Training

Cooperative Extension offers training within local communities on a wide array of topics. To see if there are training events in your area, please visit our calendar.

• CarFit for Seniors
  A program designed to provide family caregivers with the tools to enhance their self-care and confidence.
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers
  A program designed to provide family caregivers with the tools to enhance their self-care and confidence.
• Preparing Couples for Marriage
  A comprehensive couple assessment followed by counseling helps prepare adults for marriage.
• Smart Steps for Stepfamilies
  This class focuses on the unique issues that stepcouples and stepfamilies face and the knowledge and skills that build relationship and family strength.