Released June 14, 2007
URBANA, Ill. - Parents working hard in the workplace and at home, struggling with time and competing demands, have a place to go for help--University of Illinois Extension's "Working Families" Web site.
"The Web site is the online version of a newsletter Extension has been mailed to families and worksites for several years," explained its editor, Judy Taylor, U of I Extension youth development educator based in Springfield. "The content is targeted at dual income or single parent families that are working.
"The information is presented in a short and timely fashion in order to fit into the sometimes hectic schedules of working people."
"Working Families" Web site (http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/workingfamilies/) features information on a variety of topics that can help make things a bit easier and less hectic for busy families.
"Data from the American Community Survey indicates as many as 56 percent of all women over age 16 are employed," said Taylor. "Sixty percent of households with children under six years of age and 71 percent with children between the ages of six and 17 have both parents in the labor force. In households maintained by the mother, 67 percent have the mother in the labor force.
"Even 60 percent of grandparents who are responsible for their grandchildren under the age of 18 are in the labor force. All this adds up to a lot of responsibility and demands, placing time at a premium."
Topics covered in the newsletter include time-saving tips and bits of information dealing with food, nutrition, health, family relationships, parenting, personal development, family finances, lawn care and gardening, consumer buying, public issues, time management, and family conservation issues. New issues will be posted four times per year--March, June, September, and December.
"Content is provided largely by U of I Extension educators and specialists," Taylor said.
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http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/news/stories/news4048.html
News writer: Contacts: Judy Taylor (217) 782-6515
Bob Sampson, (217) 244-0225, rsampson@uiuc.edu
