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18% OF CHILDREN IN REGION V, AGES 0 -17, ARE LIVING IN SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES IDENTIFYING THIS POPULATION AS A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR AREA NEEDING PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT. DR. SEAN BROTHERSON, EXTENSION FAMILY SCIENCE SPECIALIST AT NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY, RECENTLY COMPILED PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN ONGOING ASSESSMENT, THE NORTH DAKOTA INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT,FOR USE IN PLANNING PURPOSES BY THE NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICE. I HAVE DR. BROTHERSON'S PERMISSION TO SHARE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH YOU FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT ONLY. PARENTS SAW THE FOLLOWING CONCERNS AS KEY ISSUES FOR PARENT- CHILD RELATIONSHIPS: SETTING RULES AND BOUNDARIES WITH CHILDREN, COMMUNICATION WITH CHILDREN, AND DISCIPLINE AND GUIDANCE OF CHILDREN. DEVELOPING HEALTHY PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARENTING STYLES AND PRACTICES WERE ALSO SEEN AS SIGNIFICANT ISSUES RELATING TO PARENT/CHILD INTERACTION. KEY ISSUES PRIORITIZED IN THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND PRACTICES CATEGORY WERE: CHALLENGES WITH FAMILY TIME, OVERSCHEDULING AND BALANCING FAMILY AND WORK RESPONSIBILITIES. THE REGION V PARENTING RESOURCES CENTER ADDRESSES EACH OF THESE ISSUES IN AN IN-DEPTH WAY THROUGH A NUMBER OF CURRICULUMS, CLASSES AND RESOURCE MATERIALS. 4. Project's service area, target population and number of persons to be served. The Parenting Resources Center serves residents of Region V located in SE North Dakota comprised of Cass, Steele, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, and Traill Counties. The target population is parents of children ages 0 - 18. However, all adults who work with youth can and are welcome to benefit from this information. Healthy families, parents and youth are at the core of the services offered by the Parenting Resources Center. It is also necessary to tune into the needs of youth to effectively provide beneficial and timely information to parents. The 2003 North Dakota Kids Count! fact book lists the 2002 population of Region Vas 163,082, also noting that nearly 40,000 families reside in this region of the state. Our parents are entering and maintaining a position in the work force at increasingly higher rates creating the need for quality childcare. The 2003 North Dakota Kids Count! fact book notes that there were over 500 licensed child care providers in the state during 2002. 5. The Region V CSCC has developed five goals and objectives: 1) That all children are cared for and nurtured; 2) That all children are safe physically and emotionally; 3) That all children have a healthy start and healthy future; 4) That all children have effective education; and 5) That all children shall contribute to community through service and positive behaviors. Please indicate which Region V CSCC goal(s)/objective(s) your project is targeting including documentation to justify need.