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Show f Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday December 3. 2002 5A Domestic violence scars youth witnessing abuse: clude discussion with the children residing in the home. Parents should: Instruct the children to stay (Continued from page 1A) parent or having parent leave, younger behaviors such as bedwetting and thumb sucking, or intimidating behaviors and cruelty to animala or smaller children. "Junior high aftd high school age children. Destruction of property, truancy, aggressive or violent behavior, running away, substance abuse, suicide talk, threats, nightmares, stashing a weapon and depression. Any age. Physical complaints such as headaches, stomach aches, sleep problems, eating problems, constant sadness or nervousness and withdrawal and i Mont Harmon students set sail Students at Mont Harmon Junior High test their hand- made paper boat in the pool as part of an experiment which tests boyancy. The students wen allowed to use two rolls of duct tape, one raOor.wax paper and butcher paper to construct a boat which would hold two students afloat in the pool. The experiment was part of a course on in handmade out of the fights because the youngsters may get seriously injured. Agree on a safe place to go if there u a serious fignt. A safe place may be a friend's home or neighbors house. . Tkach them to call for help. Have them practice picking up the phone to call for emergency assistance. Make sure they know their own address and phone number. If the child u at home and feels unsafe, help them determine where they can go to feel isolation. If a child displays any of these signs, a parent should be concerned and talk with the child to determine what the cause of the paper boats fr . As a parent, adults have die of protecting their responsibility children. as teachers, relatives and neigh-bo- s. . If a parent is in a violent relationship, it is important to have a safety plan. Listen to the child. Do not talk too much or explain away the violence. Create and maintain family routines, rules and discipline. Thke time out when the child non-viole- Part of the plan should in . Encourage children to speak with ocher adults for support, such problem is. the properties of fluids, lb the amazement of many of the students, the boats were able to stay above water for as long as 20 minutes before folding up and sinking to the bottixn of the pool. Next the stiKlentswitt construct hotair balloons made of tissue paper and glue sticks to fullfill course requirements for Terry Bikakis and Pat NoeL . nt is being really annoying. Instead of lashing out with violent words' or physical contact, adults should count to lOor walk out of the room. Make time for the childs favorite relaxing activity such as reading a book or listening to music. If family members who deal with violence can get out of the home and seek help, do so as soon as possible. There is assistance available in Carbon County for families who suffer from domestic violence. The Colleen Quigley Womens Center provides victims with support as well as shelter from violent situations. Even if fleeing the home is not an option, the center can provide support to those who live with violence. Regardless of the situation, die center welcomes any resident who is in need of help. Even though younger family members may not be directly harmed by domestic violence, if a parent suffers, so does the child. SU80SOU?JmOfe!S3&S& i . Vi.1 . ki a. ... hj. .. m .. .. . i ! JpOOR PRIZE ciinncss . . .v .. , ; v- fS V0 r Enter to win .DQQIR PAUSES Desk jr a Wedding Registry Double your chances by using our back door Furniture!! i. FREE GIFT WRAPPING 'zzzzm. j m H pi fl J. Wedding Invitations I 0':!' Scrapbooking Supplies , j&l ra Kj j. . 7 'J IOPQs(s s J ! Bloch I I I Home Safe r We have : Office Chair : Valid i Per Customer onlyll-25-0- 2 thru 1207-0- r 2 Regular Color Copies 79 Bloch Q UlhitrG)pics 4 Valid only 11-25-- 02 thru 127-0- 2 S 0 ft ' |