Families Alive

Sponsored by:
The Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education
Department of Child and Family Studies
Weber State University

Conference Goals

1. Learn creative ways to enhance the lives of adults, children, and families
2. Gain powerful methods of problem solving, teaching, and advocacy
3. Experience fun techniques to energize and strengthen your relationships with family, friends, and colleagues
   

Conference Schedule

 

6:00–7:00 p.m.	Book Signing, Austad Auditorium, Browning Center
7:30–7:45 p.m.	Welcome/Introduction
7:45–9:00 p.m.	Keynote Speaker: Jane Clayson Johnson, Journalist, Author, Mother. Title of Speech: “Valuing What is Most Important”
	VIP Reception by invitation

 
 

7:30–8:30 a.m.	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30–8:45 a.m.	Intro/Announcements - Ballroom
8:45– 9:45 a.m.	Keynote in Ballroom: David Walsh, Ph.D., President, National Institute on Media and the Family. Title of Speech: “Raising MediaWise Kids”
9:45–10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15–1:15 a.m.	Workshops - Shepherd Union Building
11:30 a.m.–12:30	David Walsh Workshop, Wildcat Theater. Title of Speech: “Culture of Confusion: Helping Teens Navigate Adolescence”
12:45–2:00 p.m.	Nurturing Hand Luncheon - Ballroom
2:15–3:15 p.m.	Workshops - Shepherd Union Building
3:30–4:30 p.m.	David Walsh, Workshop, Wildcat Theater. Title of Speech: “No: Why Kids of All Ages Need It and Ways Parents Can Say It.”

 
 

7:30–8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:00–8:15 a.m.	Intro/other – Ballroom
8:15–9:20 a.m.	Keynote in Ballroom – Kathleen Stassen Berger, Ph.D., Author, Professor Bronx Community College, City University of New York. Title of Speech: “Baby Bullies, Bad Boys and Mean Girls”
9:30–10:45 a.m.	Workshops - Student Union Building
10:45–11:15 a.m.	Refreshment Break
11:15–12: 30 p.m.	Workshops - Shepherd Union Building
12:30–1:45 p.m.	Workshops - Shepherd Union Building

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Conference Chair, Paul Schvaneveldt, Ph.D., CFLE: pschvaneveldt@weber.edu