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.
Our Programs and Services
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ELEVATE Couples Education Curricula An 8-hour couples education program including mindfulness practice activities.
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ELEVATE Workshop for Couples Looking to elevate your relationship?
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Healthy Relationship Education Training One day training providing information and tools to teach relationship skills.
Popular Publications
- Time Management: 10 Strategies for Better Time Management (C 1042) Learn 10 strategies for better time management, including knowing how to spend your time, setting priorities, using planning tools, getting organized, scheduling, delegating, and avoiding procrastinat…
- Building Baby's Brain Series: The Role of Music in Brain Development (C 1053-06) Children who grow up listening to music develop strong music-related connections in the brain. Some of these music pathways actually affect the way we think. Listening to classical music seems to impr…
- Building Baby's Brain Series: Prime Times for Learning (C 1053-02) Research in brain development shows there are certain windows of opportunity, known as sensitive periods, when certain parts of the brain develop most quickly. These windows are prime times for learni…
- Building Baby's Brain Series: The Importance of Play in Baby's Brain Development (C 1053-10) Play is one of the most essential activities babies do. Through play, babies and young children have the opportunity to experience new things and practice existing skills, which strengthens networks o…
Websites
UGA-affiliated sites
Adult and Family Development Family and Consumer Sciences' Extension information related to parenting, caregiving, marriage, and seniors.
UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences Learn more about the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia.
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Well Connected Communities
Through Well Connected Communities, UGA Extension works to improve Georgian access to health care.
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Rural Health
Nov. 17 is National Rural Health Day is held annually on the third Thursday of November to recognize and bring attention to the state of rural health care.
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Healthier Together
The goal is to develop areas for residents to exercise and play safely.