Home and Family Conference: Handouts
Class Descriptions and Faculty
The table below lists all of the classes that were available at the 2009 Home and Family Conference. The list is organized by the instructors' last names. All of the handouts that we have received are listed on this page. We will continue to add new handouts as the faculty make them available.
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Class Title |
Description |
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(Roundtable Discussion) |
Roundtable Discussion on the Family |
This interactive roundtable discussion will involve five parents associated with BYU-Idaho. The discussion will be centered around the Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting: Building up a Righteous Posterity; February 9, 2008. In preparation, please read the Roundtable Discussion from the Worldwide Leadership Training Meeting: Building Up a Righteous Posterity; pp. 10-28). |
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BALDWIN, SUSAN (Daughters) |
Home Organization |
Shape your home into centers that function to make a house of order and simplify life. Conquer clutter and develop thoughts, habits and training to establish a place for everything and put everything in its place -- Become a professional at home!
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BALDWIN, SUSAN (Daughters) |
Systems That Simplify Life |
Develop systems and routines that establish order and balance in our homes and life. Emphasis on daily challenges of order, schedules, filing, and handling the paper mess of life -- Create priorities to improve!
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BASS, MARILEE |
Better Bouquets - Cut Flower Care |
Turn store bought and garden harvested flowers into long lasting arrangements for your home. Learn the keys to keeping flowers looking great longer and basic tips on how to arrange store bought wraps. |
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BROULIM, VONNIE LUE |
Food Preservation |
Food preservation is indeed a Family Affair. A family that cans together stays together. This class teaches the need and the methods of Canning, Hot and Cold Packing, Pressure Cooking, and Drying. Quick 20-minute method of making strawberry jam. Learn ways for married students to can on a shoe string and how to jumpstart the adventure of food preservation for the family.
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| BUCK, JULIE |
Right for You, Right for Your Baby: Nutrition for Childbearing Women |
Families need to prepare for the addition of a new baby by taking care of the mother first. Preconception and pregnancy nutrition will help both the mother and baby maintain health and well-being. Come prepared to share and learn tips for a healthy mom and baby.
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| BURT, BECKY |
Let's Keep Connected |
Explore ways to keep families close when they live far apart.
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CHAPMAN, JEFF |
Fathering Joy: In Pursuit of an Enthusiastic Peace |
The scriptures teach that, "Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of [children]." Lehi equates having joy and doing good in this world with having children (2 Nephi 2:23). This presentation offers insights from the scriptures, prophets, and the lives of fathers about the joy men can experience if they pursue a path of sacred devotion to a mission that will never end: being a Dad. |
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DENNIS, STEVE |
Travel Tips for the Parenting Journey |
The Parenting Journey has twists and turns and an occasional detour. But with travel guides and a few travel tips, both parents and children can enjoy the journey and the destination. This journey takes parents through the communities of Wellness, Loveland, Insight, Character Heights, Discovery Point, and Reunion Springs while exploring positive approaches to parenting.
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DUERSCH, JESSICA |
The Book of Mormon at Breakfast |
A class full of ideas for making scripture study come alive for restless youngsters and even trying teenagers. Come see how an ordinary box of Cheerios becomes "Nephi cereal" and learn about the "breakfast for champions" like the 2,000 stripling warriors. Strategies for applying the scriptures to everyday scenarios will be presented based on the Who's Your Hero? books by David Bowman. How would you like to have breakfast, lunch, or dinner with the prophets right in your own kitchen?
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DUERSCH, JESSICA |
Turning Parenting Perils to Precious Moments - The Peanut Butter Lessons |
Have you ever been completely exasperated by a sticky, gooey mess with a grinning two-year old right in the middle? If so, you'll find much to appreciate in this class as you rediscover the magic of laughter and play that is so needed every day as we struggle to raise our children. This class is filled with practical insights to help turn those tough times around and help you build loving relationships with your kids from toddler to teenager.
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EMPEY, CHERYL |
Not Just Food - but Fabulous |
Come learn to make quick and easy meals that look and taste fabulous! (on a student budget)
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FAY, STEPHANIE |
Finding Frugality |
Learn simple habits to stretch a dollar to cover your needs and wants. This workshop will help you make the right kind of change in your life and put the right kind of change in your pocket. We'll discuss tips on cutting back in the home, in the closet, and in the kitchen.
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FERGUSON, RICHARD AND KARALYN |
Music and Its Impact in the Home |
In this class, we will be focusing primarily on how we can increase appreciation and awareness for LDS hymns and other good music within our homes. A couple of the discussions will include: Why it is important to have good music in the home and how it can affect the spirit in our home and in us. Ways in which we can find and enjoy good music and incorporate it in our own lives and the lives of our children. |
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GALBRAITH, KEVIN AND KRISTIN |
Work and Play Together to Stay Together |
Work and play in family life is much more than having fun and even developing a strong work ethic; it is about building eternal relationships. |
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GALBRAITH, NINETTE |
Manage Your Finances Before They Manage You |
Successfully managing finances and family records requires more than time. It requires a philosophy, a way of thinking about money, and the organization of household records. Develop a philosophy and sound practices to serve your family for years.
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GARDNER, SCOTT |
Marriage Preparation/Finding the One: Magnifying Glasses, Speed Dating, Lightning Revelation, and Flaming Billboards |
The best way to prevent problems in marriage is to marry the right person in the first place. We'll share strategies for finding the right person, becoming the right person, avoiding the wrong person and getting the spiritual confirmation to know which is which.
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HARMSTON, ERIC |
Are We There Yet? |
This class will be a summary of what BYU-Idaho has in place in the event of an emergency on or related to campus. Where do we currently stand and what are we doing to try to stay prepared? What is expected of the students, faculty and staff and what resources are available? What has Rexburg and Madison County done to be prepared for an emergency? What does the future hold for their preparation?
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HUFF, JANET |
Take A Bite Out of Food Storage |
Food storage can seem overwhelming: from a plan to acquire an adequate supply, to using and rotate it. We will discuss how to begin a food storage plan. Ways to implement the Three-month Plan and Longer-term Storage asked of us by our prophet. How to utilize food storage in daily meals and the bonuses of using whole grains and legumes.
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JACOBSON, BRYAN |
Do-It-Yourself Home Repair |
Learn 25 simple home repairs that anyone can do. In this workshop, you will develop the skills needed to tackle common home repairs yourself. We'll cover the tools, tips, and safety precautions that will allow you to fix minor plumbing, electrical, and other general home repairs. |
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JACOBSON, KRISS |
Day Trips on a Dime |
Don't let the words "nothing to do here" define your experience in Rexburg or in any place you live for that matter! Discover ways to travel on a budget by incorporating local mini-vacations and day trips to soak up local culture and scenery - as well as enjoying "wholesome recreational activities" with your spouse/family, or roommates/friends. |
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JACOBSON, KRISS |
Married Student Garden Project |
Get involved in the BYU-Idaho Married Gardens and learn different methods for planting, cultivating, harvesting, and preserving your own food. Mini-classes are available throughout the season in vertical gardening, de-budding, fertilizing, cooking, and canning. Couples are expected to contribute weekly to the maintenance of the garden and may glean produce from the garden for home use. Sign-up now and prepare for spring planting! |
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KELLER, JAY |
Eating Healthy - Does It Really Matter? |
We will explore the effects that an energy rich and nutrient poor diet can have on short term and long term health. Touching on topics such as how food interacts with our genes and how nutrient deficiencies manifest themselves and develop, closing with an opportunity to discuss practical tips for increasing the quality of our diet. |
| LADLE, DOUG |
Family History: Family Glue, Family Fun, and Family Exaltation |
With pressing schedules, what can mothers, fathers, teenagers, and children do in Family History? What should they do? What do they want to do? In this session, we will cover the gauntlet of Family History activities: From preparing names for temple ordinances to Indexing; from writing a life history to compiling a Book of Remembrance; from family fun at reunions to long distance connections over the internet! A whirlwind tour of a celestial landscape! |
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LANGE, JEANNIE (and Annette Redden) |
Cooking With Wheat |
Now that you have gathered your food storage, how do you use it? Many of us store wheat faithfully, but if we were ever called upon to use it, we would be at a loss. Come and learn some delicious meals that you will enjoy and which are a healthy alternative to some dishes that we presently enjoy such as stir-fry, casseroles, pizza, and other surprisingly versatile dishes. This is a two-hour class and is limited to 48 students due to some involvement in preparing dishes and an opportunity to taste all these wonderful creations. A cookbook will be available on CD and conference attendees are welcome to stop by after the class if there are still samples to be had.
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LUSK , TIARA |
Two-cent Tidbits: Understanding the Credit Crisis and How to Make Credit Work For You |
Did you know that Americans are over $1.7 trillion in debt? That's over $7,000 for every adult and child! Studies have shown that approximately 90 percent of American consumers have received no financial training, especially when it comes to credit. It's no wonder that we are experiencing a financial crisis! Don't be another statistic! Take control of your credit, health, and financial future! This Credit Management class will help you understand the financial crisis, teach you about how the credit industry operates, and about the changing trends in the world of finance. Whether you are an experienced credit consumer or just coming out of your teenage years and looking to build some positive credit, this seminar can teach you the skills you need to make credit work for you. |
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MCCOY, KELLY |
Teaching Our Children to Deal With Disappointing Behavior in a Healthy Way |
One of the biggest challenges parents and children must face as children grow is how to respond when children behave in ways that fall short of both the parents' and children's expectations. Children should have high expectations for themselves, but parents also need to teach children how to respond when the children fall short of the expectations they have for themselves. New research demonstrates that children who respond with guilt to their own disappointing behavior are much more likely to learn from their mistakes than those who respond with shame. This same research demonstrates that parents play a major role in determining how children are likely to respond when they make mistakes or engage in disappointing behavior. |
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NELSON, JANIEL |
Sew What if You Don't Have a Sewing Machine |
Come learn the basics of hand sewing - buttons, snaps, hems and more. This "hands-only" sewing experience will show you what to have in a basic sewing kit and how to use it!
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NELSON, JANIEL |
Surround Yourself With Color |
In this workshop, participants will survey the physiological and psychological associations of colors, test which colors look best on them, and learn how to the use the best colors in their living environments. |
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RANE, TOM |
Helping Our Children Rejoice (and Not Murmur) |
The scriptures and child development research provide clear principles and guidelines for establishing patterns of rejoicing and eliminating patterns of murmuring in our children (and ourselves). In this workshop we will seek to deepen our understanding of and ability to apply these principles in order to establish greater peace and harmony in our individual lives and in our family relationships. |
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ROBISON, LISA |
Home Alone in the FITNESS ZONE |
Let's get energized!! Discuss the benefits of exercise. Learn moves that can help increase longevity and quality of life in the privacy of your home.
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ROMNEY, BEN |
I Want to Enjoy Plants, but My Thumb Is Not Green! |
You buy a plant. It dies within a few weeks. You know she would like some flowers, but you think they cost too much to spend your precious budget on something that won't last more than a few days. Spend an hour learning how and why to bring the beauty of plants and flowers into your life with simple, inexpensive, easy-to-use ideas. |
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WEBSTER, BYRON |
Exactly How Mad Is She - Resolving Differences |
You can resolve conflict without hurting each other. We will explore proven methods of resolving conflicts peacefully. |
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WEBSTER, BYRON |
I've Told You 1000 Times - Principles of Parenting |
Analyze conventional parenting advice to identify correct principles to teach to children. |
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WIGHTMAN, JACI |
How to Survive and Thrive in Family Scripture Study |
Not only is it challenging to find time to study the scriptures as a family, but it can be just as hard to help kids stay awake, pay attention, and understand what they read. Need some support? Come find the encouragement to tackle family scripture study even if you have toddlers, beginning readers, or sleepy, disinterested teenagers. |
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