Released Nov. 1, 2007

Finding reliable parenting information on the Internet just got easier! eXtension launched its newest online resource, Just in Time Parenting (JITP).

“We’re very excited to have this newest addition to the eXtension ‘storefront’”, said Dan Cotton, eXtension Director.

Building on more than 30 years of evidence-based practice in distributing age-paced newsletters in more than 20 states, the JITP Community of Practice has transformed Cooperative Extension’s trusted parenting information into a national interactive Internet resource. When eXtension is publicly launched in February, monthly “just in time” e-newsletters will reach parents -- keyed to the age of each subscriber’s child.

The eXtension parenting content has been written and peer-reviewed by a multi-state team of extension faculty at leading universities. JITP content is developed to attract low-literacy readers as well as very busy parents. The content highlights information and strategies identified by researchers as those most crucial to helping children thrive – promoting healthy growth and development, preparing children for school success, reinforcing positive parenting behaviors and affirming healthy interpersonal and family relationships.

The eXtension Just in Time Parenting site features:

• Age-paced newsletters that can be downloaded and printed

• More than 175 Frequently Asked Questions

• Ask the Expert

• Facts sheets

• News

Although the current focus is infants, the JITP team plans to extend the resources from pregnancy through parenting in the teen years.

--30--

Contact: Terry Meisenbach, (760) 318-0276, Terry.Meisenbach@eXtension.org