Show 16F Ogden Sunday April 6 1986 Horizons Handbook helpful for moms By KAREN KENNEY Daily News QfiQfJ LOS ANGELES — Two of the difficult questions for working mothers to answer is when to keep a child home from day care or school and what to do if they do Miriam Stoppard a British health educator and mother of four boys has written her answer to those questions in a book of common sense called the "Baby & Child A to Z Medical Handbook" (Body Press Tucson $995) "I wanted it to be the most helpful book I could have if it were 2 am I lived a distance from a doctor and I was faced with a sick child" she said "This book frees parents from jargon and the edicts of experts" she added "Parents need to be confident in their own instincts One thing I've learned is not to ignore an anxious parent who says their child 'just isn't feeling — hi I rrrrr''if" — Hot Melt Sizes as available included 14 inch not zflM Mlili 10 yd bundles 69 yd -- l(3 HOT one pound Suggested retail to $349 ea 81x96 In size Bulk IIII Polyester §IWM© Suggested retail to $198 lb Sold by full box only 24 lb boxes H ©(DQEa Ea BONDED MM© Suggested retail inch wide to YM§&©: Suggested retail to 48 inx50 $169 yd mum rolls Suitable for tracing patterns Suggested retail to $149 Full yd 45 inch wide Bdl PolyesterCotton White navy black and red As Suggested retail to $549 available ea 6000 yd cones OdOEa Yd Quitter's Large Head §© broabcloth rolls Suggested retail to $249 yd TreMode Surefire and others 45 Inch wide Willi- - immmm Full 0(ba) - 503 Taylor Full retail to 25 ea Suggested r 1 — rrfv WITO© Yd retail Suggested Ro to $ 49 ea 11 Full rolls Suggested retail to $498 yd Make fancy tablecloths 60 inch wide Print Juvenile ©raw© Designer lengths Suggested retail to $298 yd 40 to 45 inch wide 0Qj)()yi Box BULK ©jonr TOUC©! 40 dn Heavy Serger instruction book by Palmer and Pletsch Suggested retail to $698 ea Ea Taylor 100 Full rolls Suggested retail to $298 yd 90 tol08 inch wide l Dacron Solid Adjustable from baby to king Suggested retail to $6998 set Stands and clamps included mm y4Uo)lo)yJ Sizes and colors as available Suggested retail to 69 yd QjJ Yd Q Pastel Coats yd and Clark ralE GLORY UEtEAl FOR RENT RECEPTION CENTER ( l right'" Stoppard said key indicators of whether or not to keep a child home from school or day care is if he won't eat or play sleeps a lot and is too quiet or still A fever is another "If my child had a temperature I wouldn't put him anywhere he had to go outside" she said "The body is just not as readily able to adjust to changes in temperatures if there is a fever I also wouldn't put him in school with a condition that could deteriorate and cause anxiety for the teacher" encyStoppard's clopedic handbook is a hybrid of an American Red Cross book an anatomy text and her pediatric experience Highlights include chapters titled "Understanding Your Child's Body" "Caring for a Sick Child" "A-of Common Complaints" "Safety" and "First Aid" There is also a quick reference page for common pediatric emergencies Information she targets for mothers of infants and school-agchildren includes: Call the doctor when the following symptoms persist: temperature below 95 degrees and over 102 degrees convulsions combined with raised temperature loss of appetite diarrhea or vomiting (especially in infants under 6 months) and continued dizziness and headaches or noisy or labored breathing When giving medicine to babies — Wrap a blanket around your infant's arms to hold him steady and use an eye dropper or spoon tube for oral medications Mix liquid medicine with another syrup wash the taste away with your child's favorite drink Crush tablets between two spoons and mix the powder with jam or ice cream When giving ear nose or eye drops place the bottle in warm water and don't let the dropper touch the tissue Lay an infant on a flat surface and don't be afraid to ask for someone else to hold or distract him Use cotton sheets (they are more comfortable especially if your child has a fever) have your child sip liquids from a long flex straw or teaspoon if he doesn't want to drink from a glass Make a game of it Fruit juices soda water or milkshakes can also be used to disguise medicines If your child does have to go to a hospital take three pairs of pajamas and ankle socks a bath robe and slippers a hair brush or comb bedside clock portable radio or cassette player with headbooks or favorite phones portable games and a favorite picture or photograph to place by his bedside o LriAj)LroL r j—A pi hi )i S Sick kids a problem for working mothers Los Angeles u uaran SEEKVi fflflflgfl G&j OTHDQ Queen size 218 Suggested retail to $1 100 ea 90x108 in Vh lb Designer lengths Suggested retail to $198 yd 45 inch wide Suggested retail to $139 ea 475 yd spools Full bolts Suggested retail yd 45 inch wide $229 IN btAU I IrUL OGDEN VALLEY£ Weddings Parties rieeungs Yd Catering - S If SUED Gone: 1 J |