Show I December 15 1999 Salina SunGunnison Valley NevvsSanpete News Take time out for safety faith from these two childhood songs are an example to me of the simple faith need to believe To feel the Christmas spirit To warm my heart and the heart of others during the holThe simple this holiday season by Trooper Terry C Smith The scene is al too fami iar Frenzied parents busily rushing through aisles searching for the perfect gifts and decorations to celebrate their holiday festivities Many parents feel relief when they’re done but they may not realize that their work has just begun With all of the decoratand festivity fanfare ing making your holiday safe for children will be the most important preparation ofall “It’s easy to become caught up in holiday preparations and to overlook the potential hazards of decorations” says Terry Smith of the Central Utah Safe KidsCoalition "Whetheryou’re putting upa Christmas tree or lighting the Menorah or Kwanzaa candles taking simple precautions can help make your holidays more joyful and safe” The Central Utah Safe KidsCoalition recommends the following tips to keep your holiday season safe: Lights and Candles: - Decorate your tree using only UL Some foods and objects pose a choking hazard to young children especially children underage five Tohelp prevent unintentional chokings during the holidays: - Keep round hard foods and candies such as pieces mints nuts and popcorn out of reach of young children Keep small ornahients tinsel small figurines and other decorations away from children’s reach Y oungchildren have a tendency to put everything in their mouths - Poisons: While preparing your home for the holidays be aware of seemingly innocent and unexpected forms of poisons - Open the Hue in your II replace when burning wood to provide adequate ventilation The risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases dramatically in the winter Proper ventilation reduces Check the risk appliances annually and before use in months Install carbon monoxide detectors in your home - Keep alcoholic drinks and contain- Lab Inc) approved (Underwriters’ Inspect lights for lights and cords e xposed or frayed w ires loose connections or broken sockets Do not overUse no more load extension cords than three strings of lights on one extension cord and never run an elec- ers out of reach Holiday beverages such as eggnog laced with alcohol may be sweet and inviting to young children Do not leave alcoholic drinks unattended They could be harmful if trical cord under a carpet Be sure to secure electrical cords so that children cannot pull them and topple the tree Keep toddlers away from electrical fixtures and install outlet plate covers or large outlet covers on electrical sockets when they are not in use Small plastic outlet covers may pose a chok- by children - Keep common baking ingredients such as vanilla and almond extract out of reach They contain high levels of alcohol and may be harmful to young children - Beware of fire salts used in fireplaces to produce colored flames They ing hazard Turn off the tree lights when you go to bed depart from home or leave the tree in an unattended room - Keep burning candles out of children’s reach keep matches and lighters out of sight and locked away Do not leave candles unattended - Teach children not to touch burn- contain ing candles If you build a fire use a fireplace screen and do not leave young children alone in the room Make sure you put out fires and candles when you go to bed or leave the home - Install smoke alarms in your home on every level and in every sleeping area - Test alarms once a month and place batteries at least once a year deaths Home fires and home are more likely to ix'cur during the months Christmas Trees: - Look for a fresh tree if you choose buy a natural tree Fresh trees are less likely to catch fire than older trees (A safer option is to buy a artificial tree) to Keepyourtreeinacontainerfullof water and check it daily - Use a stand to make sure the tree is secure and will not fall over - Cover the tree basin with a tree skirt or blanket - Keep the tree away from heat sources such as fireplaces radiators and heating vents - Cut back the lower branches to avoid eye injuries to small children - Decorate your tree with children in mi nd Do not pul breakable ornaments ornaments with small detachable parts metal hooks or those that look like food or candy on the lower branches where small children can reach them Also make sure tree lights are hung out of reach of young children - Neverbum Christmas tree branches treated wood or wrapping paper in your fireplace - Dispose of your tree promptly after the holidays Holidays Foods and Ornaments: consumed heavy metals and cause tense gastrointestinal irritation or vomiting if eaten - Keep poisonous plants out of reach Watch for holly and mistletoe berries that fall on the ground because they are very poisonous ifeaten Otherpoison-ou- s holiday plants include: amaryllis boxwood Christmas rose azalea Crown of Thorns English Ivy and Jerusalem cherry Cor’rary to popular belief poinsettias are not poisonous but they can cause skin irritation and distress gastrointestinal - Avoid using artificial snow sprays These sprays can cause to decorate lung irritation if inhaled - List Poison Control Center and emergency medical service phone numIn addition bers by all telephones leave a phone number for babysitters so they can reach you if you go out to a holiday party - Keep ipecac syrup in the home to Use only on the induce vomiting advice of a poison control center or a physician TheCentral UtahSafe KidsCoalition is part of the National SAFE KIDS Campaign the first and only national organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury the numberonekillerofchildren ages 4 and under More than 270 State and Local SAFE KIDS Coalitions in all 50 states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico comprise the Campaign Former US Surgeon General C Everett Koop MD ScD is chairman of the Campaign and Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore are honorary chairs My youngest son has been all the stars on our street Neighbors have incorporated the of a star into their twinkling symbol lights on their homes and in their yards He has counted nine stars power We should shine bright And so far They can be seen from a by Lori Olsen we should be happy long way off They give us joy as “Twinkle Twinkle little star How we drive down our street each day am like a star shining brightly see the lovely Christmas lights and wonder what are above Up you Shining for the whole world to see On our way home from a holthe world so High Like a diamond can do and say happy things in the sky Twinkle Twinkle little star iday party in Salt Lake City this each day How wonder what you are" This past weekend Jim and saw a For know Heavenly Father song reflects the awe and beauty bright star made of Christmas lights loves me It was high of the stars in heaven And on that amongst the smoke stacks of a steel factory It shone special night 2000 years ago a speThis simple child's song should Asthe on the world through smog from the stacks be a Christmas song The star of cial star shone Christmas radiates love of our Fa- tronomers have tried for centuries twinkling white then pink then ther in Heaven It was his sign to to justify the existence of such a green We commented on how it the world that his son was born on bright star Wondering what it was? was symbolic to have the star earth Each of us is a product of So this song fits into my Christmas most hidden in the pollution Two thousand years ago the our Heavenly Father’s love and song repertoire too by Lynette Buchanan SSW Division of Child and Family Services Did you ever wonder how adults became parents? For the most part new parents learn about raising children from various means Some people believe that the ability to raise achild is brought out when your first child is mother like daughter” suggest that we w ill behave like our father or like our mother because of the many experiences we have had with them Although the experiences we had with our parents probably account for the greater part of our parenting training our parenting training abilities are j but through real light ens or you see a star in the heava star in twinkling lights clear the pollution am “I away like a star shinning May the spirit of Christ brightly radiate through you like the Star of Bethlehem radiated upon the world on that holy night Off The Top is the product of Lons rambling and disjointed thoughts This conversational style piece may be somewhat exaggerated and does not reflect the opinion of this newspaper born what we can instinctively Supposedly parents are then capable of providing the love compassion and nurturing skills necessary to raise a influenced by the env ironment we grew up in our parents’ financial status the culture or subculture our family was a part of our ethnic heritage our race our religious beliefs our birth order and w hether we are female or male For many of us the messages we reeei ed and models w e w atched w ere mostly positive and gave us a goixl start in our childhood Although there were bad times the majority of interactions with mom and dad were positive healthy child Many people believe that parenting is a learned behav ior the w ay we learn how to become parents is a process called modeling Modeling means that we as parents use the same techniques for raising our children that our parents used in raising us when we were kids Our parents had a certain style and punishphilosophy about discipline chores expecment communication tations etc Because we were raised w ith theirsty le of parenting we learned their techniques Given similar situations we will “modd” their behav iors with our own children The expressions "like father like son” or “like what the roles ofa child and parent are all about Parenting is a learned behavior and undesirable patterns of intcrac- tions between parents and children can be replaced w ith new more desir- - able ones The nurturing program is built around this premise If you would like to attend the turing Parenting Class or would like infomiationontheclasscallLynnctte 254or Karen 8'b-- Living LLC It's more than a name it's a Lifestyle Offering a full suite of Mortgages and Debt Elimination Programs and left good impressions For a lot of us however the messages we received and models we observed were frequently negative and resulted in learning inappropriate Harsh and abuparenting behavior and envisive parents experiences ronments leave a distorted view of Don’t just consolidate Debt Eliminate it! 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