Show Zhti3a1t faktZribunt F‘MILY Lifestyles Desk: 237-207- TUESDAY August 11 1992 5 7 7 '"i riCW-- 4 1 111 r' ) ' d - f-- '' 0' pf-LIRA THE - '- t 4a 1: ' -- e:i ki3O 1 - 04 (4e et - 4 t 1 n 0 ' 'Oi r — 1:2 9 (-- pa 1 t i' 1 7 1) 1- ' 4 t 41 t 1 ) ' ' o ' ' 1 1 ' t - 1 - ' ‘ ': l'''' ---- '' t 4 ' ofsli ' s4-i- 0 el ''(' - i' -' o-- 4 --- Appowo4 r kt 1 ir lak 2044s tt' a :! v r '11111414 avamamtwao ' ) i ': r v ' A d 1 1 411 6 ' i- "s'i1 1 iv It " 'Av 1 'ill 14 - 1t' 14 '''" i II I ‘ -- IP Tic: 'sll 1 4 4 itrA its --' 4 e 1 'd 7i' ' ':e: 4 0r1 1 ') 4 1 4'-- - :a (4'1- 't f )--t- iviteovor i t'1 ''4c Ilk -- :' ) '114' - ' ' 4:44' te'4444 t i 1 4t ''' ' 41 g - ) 1" - 'Ite Ails '' - back-to-scho- sixth-grad- - - ri '- i ''t 'i - - ii '- '' - I PREPARING FOR SCHOOL: Start training your youngsters to get up on Ube and make sure you get their medical records updated but save most of the clothes shopping until school has been in session for a week or so Those are among 38 tips for rush according to the August issue of beating the Working Mother magazine Start training the children to get up on time Wake them 15 minutes earlier every day until the desired hour is reached Locate medical records for each child and find out who needs immunizations updated Limit television viewing It's easier to do during rerun season than when the fall previews begin Shop for basics (underwear socks pens pencils and notebooks) but save some clothes purchases till after school bewill be devastated if she starts school only to gins A find her classmates all wearing different styles than she Reinstate chores Nothing prepares children for responsibility at school like responsibility at home Enroll bicycle commuters in a safety class Take children starting school for the first time to visit the classroom and point out the location of the bathroom Buy a big block calendar Write in all holidays 000 DEATH IN A BOTITE: The number of teens who drink far exceeds the number who use other drugs according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) In addition some 46 s million may be problem drinkers nearly 9 out of 10 school seniors have tried alcohol and more than half are high s current users 70 of have tried alcohol reports the July 1992 issue of Reader's Digest "We had a war on drugs but we forgot about alcohol" says Mike Gimbel director of a program In addition to its long-terMaryland substance-abuseffects alcohol can be an instant killer Car accidents are the deaths notes the National Center for leading cause of teen-agHealth Statistics half of these fatalities — 3400 a year — are linked to alcohol use 4 t " 0 IN --- - 7- - - - I '1 7 A7 - -- ? 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CV1 01''''''4A t Y ' q r:!--- - I t - e I 11 ' - " 1 I ‘ gives advice to Emily Ridges 6 480'S 1400111b 'CI 11 411L:i Jeff Allred The Salt Lake Tribune 7 — 1 1 k ' - 4 4 A t r' Brooke Sheriff r ' ' ' "' :ft l!ri: ' irt 1 ' ' rl ' ' t: 1) ‘i ' 1 it st04' A' ' AA ' A' ' :tt -- '''N'41S s' 2 — 0:1::):'igtMs -- ' ' ''' ' e 3k:‘i: "'° il e''' 41'''41''''' 7 el''!:'''''' 'ir NA" ? - 0 1e7lvtzii work-scho- " ' : d : 7:7 - '"'-'- ":: f' ' 1§ :i!''''' 7 ''''' "10 1 j f VO'''' '' Vrdi 17' g : g:t 4 C4'4' lult who will be entering first grade t N'' Nt eighth-grader- 1 TIPS e e 1111:OM By Carolyn Monson Donna Lou Morgan and Judy Magid "Don't worry I'll come for you at 8:35 The bell rings at 8:45 You have to be in your seat at 8:50 or you're late It makes you tired at first but then it's exciting to stay with the big classes" Veteran Brooke Sheriff 7 was serious as she approached the task of giving advice to much-young- Getting those scales to weigh less is a lesson in tilting friend and neighbor Emily Ridges 6 The subject was first grade at Centerville Elementary School Emily listened intently although last spring kindergarten teacher Caro lee Flannery took time to explain upcoming changes "The difference is you get to go "In- side every fat person there's a tri rounded-but-normal-lookin- g 'at 1 ' 0 i ' i?"' ' ' About that time aerobic exercise loomed big in the weight-contrworld I tried I should have known it would be a disaster when I saw the instructor in a leopard-skileotard After working out I thought I'd come back the next day so I wouldn't get stiff And I would have gone back the next day but I was in too much pain It took a week to move easily By then I couldn't face doing it again My doctor cheerfully points out that at a weight gain of a pound or two a year in 50 years I could have a real weight problem Though I'm beginning to care less I'm still determined to keep the inner-fa- t lady dormant Alas she becomes more demanding every day And I'm not alone A group of friends recently discussed the problem over lunch naturally "Less food and more exercise are our only options" one sighed Several agreed as they toyed with salads their dressing-les- s n 14- - - it :1L t L'1 -- -- ' ITriy4141 ithip '''av a li v t ( v-- LIIto 3rE I I e When we finish we take our trays to the place by the door Then we go out to play It's great" Reading is important Brooke told Emily "The teacher will write words on the board to help with sounds Then she comes to your desk to make sure you're doing everything right We had little word and letter cards for practice Sometimes we took them home I liked doing that I also get practiced writing paper with lines on but the teacher says not to write under or over the First-grade- lines And art is exciting You get to use paints "Math is best It's my favorite" Brooke suggested It iv 11 t Fait in 1 I L Nil : k 14 III - Art I 1 s irk V 3 Ji with s counting "We also worked with partners helping each learn about math" Recess is better in first grade 40-50- OFF T0 C U STOM TABLE PADS Dept: Store Prices -- --' - OUTSIDE METRO - EXT167 t' E 92511 senthaler Olympus High School 'I! 4 I ' klc Ir 4: i ''''''41 t 1 At f: ''d: HI ' f: --1 Here's some advice for those entering high school: "Don't look con- fused Smile!" — Danny Stacey Viewmont senior high-scho- ' t t :le y 4 ff Ak44"! 40tomo Occiiik 4 1 IN 41kt to" There's not much a sophomore can do about the newness shock or having no driver's license except be patient There are however a lot of student things a can do to make school fun Heather Hassenthaler suggests: Locker with a friend When registering give your and your friend's name Have the friend do the same Register with a group of friends If all are together chances See Column A-- 9 1 tt ril t I ' 4 Advice for incoming "Ask questions The only dumb question is the one you don't sevent- h-graders: ask" — Chantelle Fairbanks Highland High (pole TABLE PAD CO 1990 SINCE1911 Fine Arts Every Sunday in The Salt Lake Tribune - 't:Tt a 44- The Women's Center at HCA St Mark's Hospital has created a new service for women who want answers about their health care questions quickly In just two hours women can receive a comprehensive series of health screenings including a mammogram pap smear and cholesterol reading Call for an and take two hours to 0 appointment at feel good about your health AT HCA - 1 it — Heather Has- 1:s:1)) IVOMEN'S CENTER A--- J 441:' 1371 I i i $ il 268-721- 322-1911-Ext1- 67 - r 'V ly accept a little teasing and get involved" Form your own opinion of your teacher rather than listening to someone else's views When you register for classes take time to check out where your classes are and make sure you can work the combination lock for your locker Join clubs and participate in activities That's how you meet people You don't have to wear "in" clothes all the time Take a lunch from home the first week Try school lunch too Sign up for classes because you want to take them not because your friends take them You can make new friends Don't give out your locker combination Smile It makes everything easier To Heather Hassenthaler Salt Lake City the best thing about being a sophomore is no longer being in junior high A sophomore's worst problems she said are being new and having everyone know it having no driver's license and needing to rely on parents for transportation "That's nasty" she said Soon to be a junior at Olympus High School her advice to new students is "smile be friendly accept a little teasing and get involved" First-damemories remain vivid "I couldn't sleep the night before school was to start I was so scared Then when I got there my first class was math and I didn't know one person It was terrible It took a week before I had anyone to talk - YOUR TABLE AND SAVE! Order with confidence from America's oldest and largest table pad company Our free measuring service assures an exact fit No advance deposit or messy COD Sentry simply mails you a bill after you receive your table pads 15 year guarantee I '' New high school students should "smile be friend- 2- GUARD - ii 41 ' ABOUT OUR AUGUST SALE tal -‘- 1144 "efeeeten''IA ASK LAP:A - Y ilvsm Al first-grader- SPECIAL 1 I (sr - LP e Teacher Jill Birrell supplied little cubes to assist the lil OW! I 0 "I'm lucky because my sister Jennie is a year ahead of me That made things easier But it was a big change from Highland Park Elementary School" she said in a telephone interview The worst thing about going into intermediate school is knowing only the people with whom you went to elementary school The best thing is finding out how nice people are "I didn't know how I would get along without recess or how I would make it to class in five minutes "I didn't miss recess and five minutes is enough time to make it from class to class" she said She has simple advice for incomstudents: ing seventh-gradAsk questions The only dumb question is the one you don't ask Be prepared with pen paper and pencil from day one Read and follow the dress code and the school rules If you need help ask for it Teachers and counselors are great Hamburgers are my favorites yt' io ' a - 4 An School :II It iiN ti 1 Pf 4 ' 4Jil'' i I t rim tril el Brooke giggled "You get to play on big toys set in sand instead of the little kindergarten toys "And one of the neatest things in first grade is being the VIP very important person for the week That's when you have a special poster and everyone in the class writes you a nice note then they sing 'I am a VIP a very important person you ' " see Chantelle Fairbanks 14 will be a freshman at Highland High School She remembers being a seventh grader at Hillside Intermediate school lunch" When the lunch bell rings everyone washes hands "Then we all go to lunch together and sit together We get in line When it's our turn we pick up silverware and milk We put them on a tray and slide it along for the lunchroom helpers to place the food Personally I'm considering ' ik--- — Brooke Sheriff 7 advising Emily Ridges 6 grade "But it's fun — and you can eat buying a new scale 1 c:—&4 54 Lifestyles She was right too Gbilii 11 4m Igagid "Everything looks thinner when it's tanned" she advised 71 414 tieieitfcm4" Judy almost effortless Gradually there were changes When I had a chance to go to Hawaii I said to a friend "I'm going to Hawaii once in my life and I'm going there fat" She suggested using liquid tanning stuff on my legs and despair It can't be denied No matter which scale I choose I weigh today what would have sent me into hysterics a few years ago Drat It brings to mind a scene from days gone by A friend mentioned she was going to a Weight Watchers' meeting "It better work I'm in no mood to diet" she said I laughed Those were relatively carefree years for me as far as weight control was concerned If I went up a couple of pounds I didn't eat lunch cut down on dinner and didn't have an evening snack I'm sure it took more than that — I seem to remember hearing a voice whine and it was mine 1 r day" Brooke said "Don't worry I'll come for you at 8:35 The bell rings at 8:45 You have to be in your seat at 8:50 or you're late It makes you tired at first but then it's exciting to stay with the big classes" There's lots to learn in first — but maintaining my weight was difference between happiness I next-doo- to school all thin one trying to get out" Inside this woman is a fat lady "Is it time for me to yelling sing?" (The expression "It isn't over until the fat lady sings" is grand opera's answer to baseball great Yogi Berra's words "The game isn't over till it's over") I think I'm heavier than I used to be I'm still wearing the same clothes thank you They're just shorter I think I weigh more I don't know for sure I changed scales My old one said I weighed a couple of pounds lighter than the doctor's scale I wanted honesty I bought a digital scale If you stand far forward you weigh more than if you lean back Lean back enough and you lose a couple pounds instantly You wouldn't think a couple of pounds could make much difference They don't On the importance scale of 1 to 10 it's only the l'a advice on how to survive being newcomer THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE dispute the expression 'P OS' '1 41't- Older wiser students around Utah offer SPEECH DEVELOPMENT: When Jason said "The wabbit is wunning away" his parents thought that was cute and Jennifer told her appropriate for his age But when parents she "didn't yike wainy days" they grew concerned For parents who suspect their child has a problem: Take your child to a speech-languag- e pathologist The professional will take a speech sample and determine if there is a problem — Compiled by Barbi Robison I t4v ST MARKS HOSPITAL |