UNL Extension Resources

Families are looking for the “know how” to properly provide for the economic needs of the family, rear and nurture children, and care for aging or disabled family members. Did you know that when families are successful, communities are successful? UNL Extension provides resources and programs to aid every family.

Strong Family Relationships

Strong families know their family strengths and those areas where they could improve. They have healthy relationships and practice positive parenting skills. Research at the University of Nebraska has focused on families who believe they are doing well. Learn about the six characteristics of a strong family that are remarkably similar from culture to culture.

Children and Parenting

Resources on child development will help you understand how children develop and how they might be expected to age at various ages and stages. Positive parenting and discipline gives you ways as a parent to raise children to give them the best chance to be happy, healthy, and resilient adults.

Financially Secure Families

To be a financially secure family you and your family will want to develop financial goals and implement plans to reach those goals. Those goals will start with balancing needs and wants, income and expenses, budgeting, credit management plus more.

Seniors and Aging

Whether you are parenting, caregiving for parents, grandparenting, working, retiring or changing careers - you need information on aging and strategies to help you create a life you love. Greater financial, physical, mental and social health are concerns for everyone.

Divorce and Children

Parents divorce each other, but children often feel the pain more than parents realize. Resources are available on ways to help your children as well as yourself cope with life changes that are occurring.

Parents who are divorcing or seeking custody or custody modification are required to participate in a parent education program. Parents Forever is a qualifying program from UNL Extension.
Kids Talk About Divorce is a coinciding program offered for children in these families.

Guardianship/Conservatorship

Each year over 2000 Nebraskans are appointed as a guardian or conservator. With this appointment comes roles and responsibilities. Resources are available to answer questions on what is a guardian or a conservator, what are my responsibilities to the ward or to the court plus much more. Click here for a calendar of training.