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Show Page 6 The OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Volume II, Issue III December 1999 One Voice On the Family Parent Notes… Ways for Parents to Encourage Discipline: By Janet Hoffmann My good friend Rosemary White, who is the PTA president at Snowcrest Junior High School, was telling me about all the hours volunteers served to help the school. It is wonderful that the people of the Valley are so willing to help in such a worthy cause. I believe that service is important in our community, especially in our homes. Home is where service begins. How do family members give service to one another? Parents do it every day by supporting their children financially, and by cleaning, washing, preparing meals and taking care of the children’s other physical needs. But sometimes emotional needs get tossed aside. Children think they are contributing to their family by cleaning and just making their parents feel needed. This may be considered service but, to me, real service is more. Service in the family consists of smiles, kindness and forgiving other family members for their shortcomings. Personally, I get so busy sometimes that I forget how important the emotional side of service is. Service isn’t really service without the smiles, kindness and forgiveness. If you deduct happiness—your service becomes work. If you are not serving with the right attitude, your service (work) also becomes another’s burden. If you can’t forgive—your service has no meaning. Forgiving others is the greatest service we will ever give. Let’s make our work at home a pleasure and turn it into service by smiling, being kind and forgiving those we love. Next time a family member lashes out at you, return the action with a smile, some kindness and forgiveness. Remember, families are where service begins. (An excerpt from TOPS – Teachers, Organizations, and Parents for Students – Bulletin, a project of ASPIRA) *Call For Details* *Call For Details* 1. Involve the children in setting rules. Identify family rules, but listen to and include your child’s thoughts when determining rules. This will create a feeling of respect and value for their opinions. They will feel like they are part of the decision making process at home and, in return, they will be more likely to behave better. Set rules for bedtime, house chores, school attendance, TV viewing, homework and study time. 2. Enforce rules consistently. Involve your child in deciding what consequences they will face if a rule is broken. Consequences should be set when rules are set and must be clear to avoid arguments. For example, a rule might be that curfew time is 9:00 p.m. If this rule is broken the consequence could be that the child cannot go out on the weekend. Rules should not be violated and all broken rule should have a consequence. To be effective, consequences must be enforced every time a rule is broken. 3. Cool down before disciplining your children. Try to count to ten or walk away to calm down when you are upset with your children. This will allow you to think of ways to handle a situation without exploding. When you are calm, sit down with your child and discuss the problem. Try not to scream, offend, hit, or embarrass your children. 4. Listen to your child’s needs and concerns. Listening to your child’s worries and desires helps build a stronger and more trusting relationship between you and your child. Developing good communication will help you deal with problems or differences more effectively. Don’t consistently repeat demands to your children when you want them to do something. Expect Receive a FREE Week of Preschool or Day Care them to be responsible and follow through on your requests. PRESCHOOL 5. Be positive and acknowledge LEARNING TIME improvement. 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(HandNet/Children, Youth and Families/ Early Childhood/Parent Education/Resources for Parents) Pediatric Chiropractic Care By Dr. Lewis D. Harper A majority of the population tends only to think about what a chiropractic physician can do for adults . . . such as helping resolve back and neck problems. Yet people of all ages can be helped through chiropractic care. Babies and children grow very rapidly, and their muscles, ligaments and bones develop quickly. Because of this, children may particularly benefit from a drugless, painless and surgically free approach to good health. The goal of chiropractic care is to help allow the body to communicate and function at its highest level, thus allowing it to heal itself. The following are a few of the ways this practical care may be helpful to your infant. During a normal delivery with no complications, an average of 40-50 pounds of pressure are exerted on an infant’s neck. The baby’s head is then forced, by the contours of the mother’s body, to rotate 90 degrees while contractions squeeze their small frame. This stress, combined with the weight of the baby’s head, puts considerable pressure on the neck, spine, nerves and muscles. Such trauma may contribute to several painful conditions often found in babies, including ear infections, colic and, in severe cases, even SIDS. Symptoms can begin in the first months of life and can continue throughout the child’s early years. Early detection of any musculoskeletal distress may be beneficial to the long-term health of the child. Some of the signs to watch for include the following posture signals: • Tilting of the head • Neck sensitivity • Inability to lie on their back • Difficulty in breast feeding • Limited motion with an extremity • A bent body position Swelling, pain or constant crying and irritability are also signs that something is wrong and should be evaluated. Other signs might include unusual problems with eating, sleeping or playing. Chiropractic care with infants assures that the bones of the spine are aligned properly, removing any interference that inhibits proper communication between the brain and the rest of the body. When the communication is functioning at an optimal level, each individual’s innate ability to heal itself can also function at its highest level. Children are active and their lifestyle demands that their bodies be in peak form to minimize injury and illness. Chiropractic care, with its holistic and surgically free approach, may be a welcome partner to help ensure your child’s healthiest development. Children are a wonderful gift and their wellbeing is a vital concern of every parent. The compassionate, skillful and gentle care offered by a Doctor of Chiropractic could be an important answer for your child. 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