Numbered Publications: Family and Consumer Sciences
4JF-12PB: Needlework: Quilting
Marjorie Baker | May. 9, 2012 (Minor Revision)
Have fun while learning how to use a hand needle and thread and/or sewing machine, fabric, and batting to create useful well-constructed items through the needle art of quilting (hand and/or machine).
FCS5-451: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Youth
Diana Drury, Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter, Katie Keith, Jackie Walters | Apr. 9, 2012 (New)
The Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Youth program includes a variety of activities and learning lessons that may be used by those in the traditional classroom setting, an after-school program, 4-H youth development programs, home school programs, or by other groups interested in learning more about health and personal finance.
FCS7-199FG: Communities Support Military Families Facilitator's Guide
Carol Gnatuk | Mar. 13, 2012 (New)
This facilitator guide describes the situation faced by many of our neighbors who are military families with service members in the National Guard or Reserve. We'll learn about the structure and culture of the U.S. Armed Forces, the seven stages of the emotional cycle of deployment, and ways to reach out in friendly ways to military families.
FCS7-199: Communities Support Military Families
Carol Gnatuk | Mar. 13, 2012 (New)
This publication outlines the emotional cycle of deployment that military families generally experience and lists actions that you individually, your group, and the community may take to support them. Two activities are suggested to enhance your learning.
FCS5-447: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Getting the Most Out of Life
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Helping adolescents balance the risks and rewards of their food and drink choices now can help them make wise health and financial decisions in the future.
FCS5-450: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Helping Your Adolescent Plan for the Future
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Talking to your adolescent about goal setting can be an important first step in helping him/her visualize the future and the potential steps that need to be taken in order to turn a goal into a reality.
FCS5-445: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Be a Rebel by Defying Risky Behaviors
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Using the activity that follows in this publication, you can explain to your adolescent that being rebellious is not always a bad thing, especially if he/she can defy a negative behavior.
FCS5-448: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Sending the Right Message
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Discussing your adolescent's decision-making process is important not only for him/her, but also to help you as a parent stay actively involved in the everyday decisions that he/she makes.
FCS5-446: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: Count Your Beans
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Take time now to talk with your adolescent about a household budget and the difference between needs and wants. It will help him/her understand how to allocate money later in life.
FCS5-449: Building a Healthy, Wealthy Future: How Much Do I Really Cost?
Nichole Huff, Jennifer Hunter | Jan. 24, 2012 (New)
Communicating with your adolescent about household expenses and budgeting can help him/her begin to develop an understanding of how much it actually costs to live and to maintain a household.