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Show Bi2 MAY 13, 1999 EDITOR RANA LEHR 6:13 a.m 8:34 p.m THE D. Y HERALD JUST ASK 6:31 p.m. 1 Moon lay 30 Quarter une 6 w Moon jay 15 Quarter ay 21 Pau and Tere WIEDERHOL D TS Parents must pick best care option for their children Dear Drs. Mon 1 Dad entitled “Parent: D. worst pla ire who uses it need to ' n infair you've given all I m not sure what ch” you were referrit yu stated that after the par ne next be: y-care situa tion is with a rel next a neigh bor. and last and worst, facilit The research (ve a day-care read, published by The Daily Herald within the last year, found that a child can receive excellent care vw caregiver a ts chosen a responsible place for has their wr!A? ee BRIAN FLIZGER ALD child deseribed an irresponsible ter who traumatized the babysit children and left them unssupervised \ parent neight t of Pleasant Grove'sAlpine Valley Care Cent Cuddly pals: Helr a har THE PARENT that “a relative or dup with a giver negative experience if the leaves the child unsupervised or not pets the care center has accumulated as pai Lovable greyhound By ROBIN KILLEN UTAH VALLEY somethingdifferent : home environments don’t offe safety and well-being of all children 60/53 .cldy indy have worked, | have used a neighbor, relative and a childeare facility and have been Dear te der Utah on who Indian he Ute’s irned the nembers. s of the mmittee and vice ime, the lit 3-3 yxck and the top stitution ymmittee Mother Let us first clarity our stand on this issue, In ourarticle we stated that when compared to a relative or situation, “the least favorable day-care situation is neighbor childeare with a day-care facility.” We did not use the word “worst.” If'a parent has a choice between equally good caregivin a relative neighboris better simply heeause typically the ratio between children tended and adults available 1s better ima home environment We agree there are many neigh bors and relatives that would not be the best caregivers for any children There never any guarantee that any situation will be the best or the “worst "situation for your child OBVIOUSLYchildeare ce nters are better prepared an ways good for ¢ iidven showing that ¢ e situation are £ ‘ing the hairman, lered the ribe. eularen enone This research typically deals with » matter commitd to an dictory ¥ earch on day care situa tionsin profe sssional journals a refer- ucted on e group, Larry vill take organize n. Voters all six nmittee, r becom » person low-income families: but we must 1 lot of contra admit you can { We again restate o r concluding comments from thi vious arti cle: “Parents, if y ou cannot stay home with your children, be very ‘eful with whom you place your children.” Paul and Terie Wiederhold, Ph.D., a husband and wife psychologist team, are co-programdirectors at Extended Family Lifeskills Program in Spanish Fork highest e chair- 2>00OR COPY acou to raise the residents’ level of consciousness.” nature to nurture. very ple dd with each setting. They all have t reir advantages will oo re's pleat cite Cantera theaien It has to do with using Licensed centers comply with s ate During the years T “The animals seem Daily Herald Correspe requirements that help ensure the kittens that w Creaturesliven up care centers nurtured, Many of us have ibors that fit this ourfirst or second choice Child care centei s that are well administered have safeguards that gets acquainted w Eden Project Live plants that line the walls at Alpine Valley Cave Centerin Pleasant Grove are cared for by the resi dents. The entire place has a feeling of home rather Rachel Fitch, activities director Crest View Care Center, Provo on a daily basis The programuses live plants, animals and even than a long-term care facili ty children to help residents The Alpine Valley Care Center is one of two local nursing homes that use a caring of otherliving things: “A lot of times people sec themselves as just recipients new program called The Eden Alternative created by William Thomas When Thomas was the administrator he Chase Memorial Nursing Home New Berlin, N.Y., he saw void that m any elderly stay connected through the in a patients were experiencin in their daily lives and decid ‘d to try and fill it by giving them something to care for of care.” wrote Thomas on the Eden Alternative Web ite, “You're saying to them you're not importan more, You don't belony any more. You're goin e here ind we are going to treat Vh animal at Alpine Care Center was a grey hound. The center found a greyhound that had been placed ina home but was havingdifficulty adjusting The owner offered to bring “Goldic’ down for a tric and see how she reacted to the residents. Goldie was sy Instant success and the dents fell in love with her “She has had a wonderful clon everyone here said Patty Alder, reereation al there pist. “She even attends the Monday morn ing staff me tings and isn't happy until everyone has patted her head and said hello. We had residents who didn’t want to get out of bed ind now they can't wait to up and how Goldic ing to the sprits of the people tr vd iy the birds aula ( your disease and do every thing for you, That's terribly unnatural and very diana Creating smiles: Nita Akemor 56, pets Tippy Talk T in inf mally nanied kitten donated to the Alpine Valley Center in Plea rove. Accordingto staff, resident have We happier the animals started living 1) t! ce Sweet songs Another introduction to the facility are finches: Some of the residents who erunable t birds have beec 0 \ liversion im her d pendin ing then The two mated ‘ 1 Se CARE Grandson ‘reads’ books on tape, not on printed page By DEE and TOM HARDIE Dear Dee and Tom: My ndson, a smart 14-old, has an unusual fascination in today’s world. He likes to read. But strangely, he “read only books recorded on tape. Isn't this odd? Bewildered, Palm Springs, Calif. Dear Friend: In years of penning this column, we've heard all sorts of odd things. and this is certainly one of the most unusv Many educators agree that readi early habit of read ing and may lead to better reading as an adult. But your grandson’s typeof rex ing is something else. Most boys of 14 wouldrather lis ten to rock musicthan read the printed word Be careful, you don't want to condemnthe act ofread ing. GRANDPARENTING choice and a bookcase. H¢ can revert to tapes later on in life or when taking long ar trips Patricia Field, a good MEROH est but also col gee library of bo Dear Dee and Tom: As an avid amateur genealo- gave us a beautifully illus: gist, 'm all for older readers writing a family rated masterpiece of a book titled “At Home With Books” (Random House, $50) history, as you have encouraged I have only one su gestion Don’t favorite passage. He i for all our books. Although losing the pleasure of book ownership andgathering a personal library our modest Quaker our twilight years. To record genealogy, the younger one starts, the We suggest you buy him a few paperback books of his rooms devoted to books. tapes, he’s losing the ma of the written word, thc pleasure of turning hack a few pages to avor a Ourown problem is that we don’t have enoughspace farm- house has six bedrooms we have only three additional Yes, youngpeople should Elise, our granddaugh ter, 3, was flitting around The earlier, the better friend and booklover, once By only listening to Remark of the week leave it to those of us who are nearing or are in better! Barbara L. Kelly, Dunnellon, Fla andshowing us her but terfly dance. When she danced near me, I leaned over and gave her a big kiss, She stopped her dance long enough to inform me, “People don't usually kiss the dancers f Our daughter sent us your columnfrom the Reading, Pa., paper. Marguerite C, Robertson, Nellysford, V Dee and Tom married more than 40 years, h eight grandchildren |