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Show FAMILY FOCUS listening Continued from Page 6 Williams said children younger than 8 are sill developing the language skills they need to focus on something as advanced as general confer- ence. It is not until about age 8 that a child might be mentally to give specific attention to conference and to the instruction, "Please sit down and watch this with me," he said "But, realistically, for a child to be persistent with the task and focus on that task on something tftat requfres mental exertion we see that really developing in ages 10, 11 and pre-par- ed 12." Before children are age 8, parents should consider inviting, instead of forcing, their children to watch sessions of general conference, Williams suggested. After they are 8, it might be appropriate to require them to watch for a short time. "Either way, I would try to Each word had a piece of candy on it, and if she heard one of the words during conference, she got to eat the candy. Cox said her parents also taught her that conference is not a day off from church. "Even though we got conference on TV, normally for one Sunday session my mom would dress us up and take us to the church so we could still have the experience of being reverent at a holy place on Sunday," she said. No matter what they plan for conference weekend, parents should remember what their children are used to sitting r through every week in church when they go with other children to the church's Primary classes which are geared especially for children. "Primary changes the activity every 15 minutes, and they are always involved," Haupt said. "We can't suddenly expect them to go f romthat to a no-- or activity for a, ; longer period of time and ex- - --. i pert them to be successful." conference is to break it down into small listening pieces. Williams compares conference r to the weekly To determine for at genexpectations listening of The sacrament meeting eral conference, first put things into perspective. How long does Church of Jesus Christ of Lat j this child sit and remain attentive in other settings? Children Saints. able and listen for to of sit amounts time: be the following may Parents take their small chil15-3minutes Preschool and kindergarten dren to a roughly hourlong sacrament meeting not so they 30-4- 0 minutes I Early elementary will listen to and learn from I Later elementary 60 minutes every word, but so they can learn from the whole process, I Teen years minutes said. he SOURCE: Julie Haupt, BYU child development instructor "If they are really paying atsaid. "But I might give them a tention to 15 minutes of it, we are thrilled," he said. "So with break the next day or work If they are only going to sit conference, if they listen to one your child could handle during something out with them," he block and get something out of said. " 'If you go to the priestthe last conference, and try to down for President Gordon B. " hood session on Saturday night, take just one more step in his Hinckley's talk, "then make that it, then say, 'That is great.' is It to said. a better have she for a then you can have Sunday short, them," development," "Maybe great experience the goal is to help them learn to she said. afternoon free to relax.' " positive experience than a long, " play quietly during a session innegative experience, Haupt said. Haupt, who in addition to be"Say things like, 'Isn't it just Some LDS families across the stead of running around crazy ing an LDS parent is a child degreat that we get to listen to the like last year." velopment instructor at prophet? Thank you so much for country are already using their own conference listening strateHaupt said her conference Brigham Young University, sitting with me.' Frame it with enthusiasm. You are helping said age is not the only indicagies. goal is not to have all of her In Anna Cox's Gilbert, Ariz., kids sitting in a quiet row. Inthem develop a positive attitude tor of what a child will be able about it." to handle during conference. home, she watched conference stead, she focuses on two main Both Haupt and Williams said as a little girl in front of a paper "Instead of looking at how concepts: helping them enjoy filled with religious-themethe best way to help young chilthe neighbor's kid can listen at a conference and teaching them words. to learn from the speakers. certain age, ask yourself what dren enjoy and then learn from make it something that they would make an effort at by creating a pleasant family activity to go with them," he said. "Ask them to draw a picture of the story they heard in conference. Who can make the best likeness of President Hinckley? Or offer to help them or teach them to take notes." It is not unreasonable to ask a child to sit and listen sessions of to two, two-hoconference in one day, Williams How long can they listen? much-shorte- ter-da- y 0 60-12- 0 . d mmm Utah's best kept secret! 5 CELEBRATING OUR NEW BOISE STORE ' AT ALL UPPER LIMIT LOCATIONS!! 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