Family Focus

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  • Family Focus: Bad Parenting Affecting National Security

    KSEE24's Family Focus series continues with a look at how bad parenting affects national security. Three factors are affecting recruiting efforts: obesity, criminal records and high school drop-out rates. Those three things have led to a startling statistic-- 75-percent of 17-24-year-olds do not qualify to enlist in the military. It is often seen as a last ditch effort for troubled teens, but that is no longer the case.

  • Family Focus: Incarcerated Teen Mom Wants Better Life for Her Child

    KSEE24 has teamed up with First Five Fresno County for a series of reports called Family Focus. This story explores how bad parenting can lead children to make bad choices and how it, in turn, affects the entire community.

  • Family Focus: Fresno Mom Takes in Child Falling Through the Cracks

    KSEE24's Family Focus wraps up with a Fresno mother who exemplifies the importance of parental involvement. We have teamed up with First Five Fresno County for this series of reports that is aimed at getting the community involved and invested in our children.

  • Family Focus: Dads Volunteering at School

    Fatherhood in 2012 is a whole lot different than it was just five years ago. There are many more teenage dads than ever before, and dads are asked to take on a whole new kind of responsibility. Here's a look at a group of dads who are making a big difference in one local school.

  • Family Focus: Stay-at-Home Dads

    Research has shown that many children who grow up in homes without a father present face much higher risks for negative outcomes. Bud Elliott continues our Family Focus series on fathers.

  • Family Focus: Fatherhood

    It should come as no surprise that the state of fatherhood in America is in a need of repair. Statistics show that a third of American kids grow up in a home with no father. KSEE24's Family Focus series continues with a closer look at fatherhood.

  • Family Focus: At Home Summer Education

    This week KSEE24 has been looking at summer learning in our Family Focus series. For the past few days we've been talking about the problem of summer learning loss and the educational opportunities available to families. In this Family Focus report we explore some of the things parents can do at home to keep their children from falling behind.

  • Family Focus: Summer Learning Programs

    This week KSEE24's Family Focus series is looking at the issue of summer learning for kids. Keeping your kids engaged mentally and physically during the summer is important. Research shows it can help them do better when they return in the fall. Summer camps and programs can do wonders, but what's out there? And what's right for your kid?

  • Family Focus: Summer Learning Loss

    Summer break is what many kids look forward to all year. Fun in the sun and no school; but all that time away from the classroom can have a surprisingly serious negative impact on a student's education.

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