A parenting seminar on raising financially responsible children will be offered statewide on Tuesday, Feb. 24, by a satellite broadcast by Auburn University and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Each county office with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System can downlink the broadcast, and those interested are encouraged to contact individuals at their local county offices for details.
People can also contact their local cable company for details.
In the Auburn area, the campus cable system will air the broadcast on channel 17. TCI of Lee County will also provide a live broadcast on channel 5. Sponsored by AU's Department of Human Development and Family Studies and the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, this is the second year a seminar has been conducted. Panelists will explore principles that are needed in the development of financial responsibility in children and they will suggest practical ways parents can help young children learn these principles based on the child's developmental stage. An opportunity will be provided during the broadcast to phone in questions to the experts.