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Meet Dr. Calvin Kim and his family.

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Summer Holmes Jefferson Lincoln

Julian Dado Navarrete Mariana Guerrero Fords Prairie Jefferson Lincoln

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Chloe Chloupek St. Joseph

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Soren Dalan Centralia Christian

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Joey Schilter St. Joseph

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2014 Family Favorites Announced

SWW Family Staff Creative Director, Editor: Chantel Wilson cwilson@swwfamily.com (360) 807-8213 Editorial Assistant: Jackie Hammond jhammond@swwfamily.com (360) 807-8217 Graphic Designers: Kelli Erb, Lead Graphic Designer Devon Bergeron, Cindy Gundo, Sean Willson Advertising Sales: Brian Watson, Sales Manager Chrystal Zelazny, Shelleen Lundeen, Cara Dean

On the cover: Newborn Miriam Smalley. Proud parents are Jemmea and Ryan Smalley of Tumwater. Photo taken by Katia Hudson, owner of Katia Hudson Photography. Please see ad on page 28.

Answers from page 11 Why won’t the water and oil mix?

Water usually MIXES well with other liquids to FORM solutions.

But, as this experiment shows, oil and water do not mix.

Water molecules are strongly ATTRACTED to each other. So are oil molecules. Because each is more attracted to its own MOLECULES, they just don’t mix together. They separate, and the oil FLOATS above the water because it has a lower density.

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Contents

Pg. 4................... Springtime Fun Pg. 16 ..............Daily Inspiration

Pg. 5...........A Day at the Market Pg. 17 ...............................Kid Pics

Pg. 6.................... Did You Know? Pg. 18 .......................Lego Braille Laughter Pg. 19 .............A Splash of Color Pg. 8...... SWW Family Favorites Winners Pg. 20 ...................... Red Hot Fun Pg. 10 ..................Upcycling with Pg. 21 ...................... Sleepy Time Elephants Pg. 23 ...........Active as a Family Pg. 11 ..............Experiment with Science Pg. 24 .....Springtime Birthdays Pg. 12 . Sunny-Season Reading Pg. 26 .......................... Real Party Pg. 13 ................. Keep Kids Safe Pg. 28 ...............Teacher Feature — Alia Sherwood Pg. 14 .......................... Shrimping May 2014 • Southwest Washington Family • 3

Child ID Kits and Fingerprinting 10 a.m., Chehalis Timberland Library

May 2

Lewis County Spring Youth Fair 5 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

The fair features animal and livestock exhibits and shows, works of art, contests, food, entertainment and more! For more information, please visit southwestwashingtonfair.net.

May 8

Wildflower Walk

6:30 p.m., main entrance to Seminary Hill Natural Area Join Dr. Lisa Carlson, professor of botany at Centralia College, for an evening walk in the woods and learn to identify native wildflowers. For more information, please visit cityofcentralia.com.

May 10

32nd Annual Lewis County Historical Ride 7 a.m., Stan Hedwall Park, Chehalis

The event offers your choice of four loop rides, all beginning and ending at Stan Hedwall Park.

Rides range from 20 to 100 miles. To register and for additional information, please visit LCHR@ cyclelewiscounty.org.

A free event by National Missing & Exploited Children. Receive a child identification t kit and have your child fingerprinted for safety. There will also be several tables with information as well as families that currently have missing children. For more information, please call Jennifer Ducummon at (360) 740-1377.

May 16

Relay For Life of Lewis County 4 p.m., Southwest Washington Fairgrounds

The Relay For Life of Lewis County unites the community to honor cancer survivors, raise awareness about what can be done to reduce cancer risk, and raise money to help the American Cancer Society fight the disease. For more information, please visit relayforlife.org.

8th Annual Battle of the CowlArtz 12 p.m., Gallery 505, Toledo

Come to this free event, featuring current student art and craft work from Toledo High School and Winlock High School students. For more information, please visit morganartscentre.com.

May 31

The Wizard of Oz

2 p.m., Fox Theatre, Centralia Fox Theatre is showing the classic movie The Wizard of Oz at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 for singles and $20 for a family pass (up to four people). For more information, please visit centraliafoxtheatre.com.

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Community Farmers Market

(Chehalis)

Where: Boistfort Ave. and Market St.,

downtown Chehalis.

When: Tuesdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 10 through October 28.

More Info: communityfarmersmarket.net.

Contact: (360) 740-1295.

The Historic Lewis County Farmers Market (Centralia)

Where: Corner of N. Pearl St. and Maple St. (across from The Chronicle.)

When: Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., May 2

through October 10.

More Info: lewiscountyfarmersmarket.org.

Contact: Derrill Outland, (360) 736-8977.

Tenino Farmers Market

Where: 301 Old Hwy. 99 N., Tenino Elementary School.

When: Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 7

through September 27.

More Info: teninofarmersmarket.org.

Contact: Dawna Donohue, (360) 515-0501.

Winlock Farmers Market

Where: Winlock Events Plaza on Kerron Street.

When: Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., end of

April through September.

Contact: Jeanie Emmeneger, (360) 785-4817.

C.C. Grow

Where: Centralia College (across from wellness Center).

When: Thursdays, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., May through September.

Contact: Kristi, (360) 736-9391 ext. 650.

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Did You Know?

Laughter & Smiling World Laughter Day is May 4th.

Make sure to fill your day with giggles, snickers, cackles, chuckles and tehee’s today. Or better yet — find ways to make a friend laugh today.

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Favorites

Your votes are in! When looking for the most beloved doctors or favorite activities, your busy family need look no further. Here are your reader-nominated, communityvoted SWW Family Favorites. Congratulations to all of our top three nominees.

Preschool

Pre-School Playtime, Chehalis

Librarian

Beyond Words Preschool, Centralia Centralia Christian School Preschool Program

Linda Conroy, Centralia Timberland Library Susan Wilkerson, Centralia Christian School

Daycare

Little Inspirations Childcare, Centralia

Teacher

Children’s Lab School, Centralia College Cooks Hill Community Childcare Center, Centralia

Nikki Ames, Fords Prairie Elementary Laura Pietila, R.E. Bennett Elementary

Robyn Yocum, Napavine Elementary

Michele Harvey, Napavine Elementary

Coach

John Matagi, Chehalis Youth Soccer Dr. Jennifer A. Marnik Scalici, Centralia Women’s Travis McGregor, Lund Trucking, Chehalis Center Softball

OBGYN

Dr. Mark Nishiyama, Centralia Women’s Center

Coach Peter Yao, Thorbeckes, Pacific Gymnastics Training Center, Chehalis

Pediatrician

Dr. Aaron Dalan, Northwest Pediatrics Center Dr. Jennifer Polley, Northwest Pediatrics Center Dana Shepherd, Northwest Pediatrics Center

Dentist

Dr. Ash, Ash & Roberts, Centralia Dr. Trisha Goldsby, Trisha Goldsby, DDS, PS Family Dentistry, Chehalis Dr. Andrew Kapust, Olympia

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Photographer

Barn Owl Photography Horizon Photo Susanne’s Simply Natural Photography

Extra Curricular Activity

Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of America Lego League, Centralia School District Rocky Top Arena, Salkum

Music Instructor

Mark Annan, Napavine Elementary Bill Hallett, St. Joseph Catholic School Linda Minor, Fords Prairie Elementary

Haircut

Jae’s Barber Shop, Centralia

Photo by Pete Caster / The Chronicle

Great Clips, Chehalis Simple Simon, Chehalis

Entertainment

Shankz Black Light Miniature Golf, Chehalis Game Linx, Chehalis Midway Cinema, Chehalis

Playground

Penny Playground, Chehalis Lintott/Alexander Park, Chehalis Riverside Park, Centralia

Restaurant

Berry Fields Cafe, Centralia Country Cousins, Centralia Ramblin Jacks Rib Eye, Napavine

Cool-Off Location Chehalis Spray Park A stylist at Jae's Barber Shop in Centralia cuts a Seahawks logo into a boy's hair at the barbershop.

Chehalis Outdoor Pool Thorbeckes Aquatic Center, Centralia

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Rainy Day Activity

McMenamin’s Olympic Club Theater

Ice Cream

Centralia Rollerdrome Vernetta Smith Chehalis Library

Baskin Robbins Holley’s Place

Kids’ Meal Burgerville

Trail

Dairy Queen McDonalds

Borst Park Trail Willapa Hill Trail

Principal

Jennifer Moore, Napavine Elementary

Party Location

Brett Ellingson, Olympic Elementary David Roberts, Fords Prairie Elementary

Fairway Lanes Thorbeckes

Campground Thousand Trails

Clothing

Iron Creek Campground Rainbow Falls

Children’s Place Factory Outlet Gymboree Factory Outlet

Playground Assistant

Amber Hoffman, Cascade Elementary

Sunday School

Michelle Denning, Cascade Elementary Sue Lucas, Centralia Christian School

Centralia Nazarene Cooks Hill Community Church, Centralia

Kids’ Cocoa Fiddlers Coffee

Parade

Jimmie’s Espresso Santa Lucia Coffee Roasters

Santa Parade, Chehalis Toledo Cheese Day Parade

Dairy Dan Drive-In

Seminary Hill Trail

Shankz Black Light Miniature Golf

Baby Gear

Bethel Church, Chehalis

Tractor Parade, Centralia

Cleanest Restroom Dairy Dan Drive-In

Centralia Factory Outlets Starbucks, Chehalis SWWF

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Elephant What!?

By Nancy Keaton of Chehalis

Elephant Poo Paper Making

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What’s a zoo to do with hundreds of pounds of elephant poo each day? Why, make paper, of course! The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle has figured out a way to educate kids about elephants, while also teaching about conservation and “upcycling” — basically taking trash and turning it into treasure. This sounds very strange considering it is using elephant poo, but rest assured, it is thoroughly steamed and disinfected. What is left is basically just the hay the elephants ate. courtesy of Woodland Park Zoo

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The poo is mixed with the paper at a ratio of 70% recycled paper and 30% poo.

Elephant Poo Paper Making, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., May 1 though September 30.

Free with admission.

“I think the most Kids get to place it interesting part was how onto screens, put a simple the process was. piece of felt over it, and use a roller over I was relieved to find out there really isn’t actually the mixture several any poo left in the mix times. This squeezes by the time it gets to the water out and the kids to be handled. leaves a thick, wet paper, which is hung Whew!” ~ Nancy Keaton up to dry. Once dry, it is placed in a plastic sandwich bag for the children to take home to show off their crafty treasure and have a great conversation piece!

“The maps are shredded, stripped and soaked in water to break down. Recycling maps for papermaking is no small task. More than 10,000 zoo maps are upcycled every season, which allows (the zoo) to repurpose zoo materials that would otherwise be trashed.” - woodlandparkzblog.blogspot.com.

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Photos courtesy of Josh Keaton

Woodland Park Zoo Recycled paper — 750 N. 50th St. Seattle old zoo maps — is (south entrance). put into a food 5500 Phinney Ave. N., processor, powered Seattle by a specially-made (west entrance). stationary bike called (206) 548-2500. the FenderBender, and 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., blended until it reaches daily. the consistency of oatmeal.

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Have you ever seen the sheen of oil on a puddle of water? When water lands on oil in the street, the oil floats to the surface. It just won’t mix with the water.

Perform this experiment and record your observations here!

Water usually _________ well with other liquids to ________ solutions. But, as this experiment shows, oil and water do not mix.

Water molecules are strongly _____________ to each other. So are oil molecules. Because each is more attracted to its own ____________, they just don’t mix together. They separate, and the oil _________ above the water because it has a lower density.

Cut out these sentences and put them in the correct order for an explanation.

Replace the missing words.

Standards Links: Physical Science: Understand things can be done to materials to change some of their properties.

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g n i d a e R r e m Super Sum ks do you enjoy o o b t ha W — f af st ur We asked o g the summer? in ur d n re ild ch ur yo reading with

“My son, Casey, really likes Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo, and the Big Nate series, by Lincoln Peirce.” ~Kelli Erb, design director

"My daughter, Jordyn, loves the Fancy Nancy series. My son Tyler just started reading, so we plan on reading Teammates, by Peter Golenbock, this summer." ~ Brian Watson, sales director

"My girls and I enjoy I Spy books that focus on objects outside, such as I Spy Birds, or ones to use while traveling, such as I Spy Cars."

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, by William Joyce, is a great story to inspire reading. I am sure we will also be making our way through the humorous Roscoe Riley Rules series over and over — there is nothing that makes my son laugh quite like it.”

~ Jackie Hammond, copy editor

~Chantel Wilson, editor

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CYBERBULLYING • Don’t be mean; gossiping doesn’t make you look cool.

• Ignore. Block. Tell. Ignore mean or threatening messages, block the sender, and tell a trusted adult who can help you report them.

•Speak up if your friends are cyberbullying someone.

SHARING TOO MUCH • Avoid TMI. Don’t post anything too personal or embarrassing.

• Protect your space. Use privacy settings and don’t accept just anyone as a friend.

• Don’t be that kid who gets suspended for posting something mean or inappropriate online.

ONLINE PREDATORS • Recognize the difference between cute and creepy. An older guy/girl who wants to date someone much younger is just creepy.

• Don’t just sit there — REPORT anyone who asks to meet you in person to the police

and to www.cybertipline.com.

TRUSTED ADULTS • Talk to your parents or guardians about what you’re doing online. They’re not as bad as you think.

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PARENTS- Guide to Social Networking • Profile picture: This is the picture that will appear next to your child’s name.

Is it too revealing? Is there anything inappropriate?

• Information/About Me: Check what your child is sharing and delete anything you think is too much information.

• Friends/Contacts: This is a list of everyone your child has accepted as a friend/contact. Go through each contact together and decide if each is an appropriate friend for your child. Speak to your child about the dangers of accepting For more information or to watch videos and play games, please go to NetSmartzKids.org. unknown friends.

• Photos/Albums: Check what kinds of photos your child is sharing.

To find out about the local child safety event, please see the events listing on page 4.

• Comments/Wall: Delete any inappropriate comments and don’t forget to check Information prepared by Jennifer Ducummon, public education coordinator, Lewis County 911 what your child is posting on other people’s pages, too.

• Account/Settings: Go through each option slowly. Always ask yourself - what is on Communications and NetSmartzKids.org. the profile and who can see it?

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8th Annual

Mossyrock

Blueberry Festival

Aug. 1, 2 & 3 2014

5K Run on Aug. 3

Join us for a weekend of FUN! Friday:

• 5pm Spaghetti Feed • 7pm-10pm Chris Guenther ~Open Air Concert!

Saturday:

• 7am Pancake Breakfast • BMX Bike Races • Cowlitz Tribe Drums • Square Dancing • Parade

Saturday:

• Pie Eating Contest • Car Show • Family fun dog Show • Horse Game • Day • 7pm-10pm British Export

Chris Guenther & The Honkey Tonk Drifters

~Open Air Concert!

Sunday:

7am Pancake Breakfast Gospel Program

BRITISH EXPORT

World Class Beatles Tribute Band!

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Gone Shrimping

by Tiffany Venters of Salkum Our five-year-old's younger sister assisted me with navigating the boat Last May my husband and I packed our little from drop site to drop site, and gradually worked up the courage to hold girls up and headed to Hood Canal to go recreher own prawn after big sister ever so considerately wrapped it up in a ational shrimping. More specifically, we went to paper towel blanket (so it wouldn’t get cold). We had fun playing marine find spot prawns near Union, Wash. It turned out biologist with the girls by examining the prawns, and whatever else came to be a great family trip and, fair or foul, we will be up, very closely. going back this month. Here are some of the things The most exciting part, of course, was pulling the pots. The girls would we learned: watch from the side of the boat so they could let their dad know when they In the beautiful Puget Sound and cool connectcould see the pots, and had fun guessing how many shrimp we had caught. ing waters you can harvest seven species of shrimp Sometimes we caught more than we bargained for! A few times we — though there are more than 80 strained a couple unsuspecting moon species of shrimp that call Washingjellies out of the water and once we Before you gear up at your favorite local ton coastal waters home. All Washingcaught a wriggly immature octopus! outdoor store, please check for any shellfish It was neat teaching the girls that ton recreational shrimp belong to the Pandalidae family of crustaceans and this eight legged invertebrate was rule changes by going to the Washington live in the cold dark depths of the Puget Department of Fish and Wildlife’s website, also a member of the mollusk famSound, rising through the water column ily, just like the razor clams we had or calling the Shellfish Rule Change Hotline. dug last March. to feed daily. These seven recreational By visiting the WSDFW website you can shrimp share the same biology and history.

The daily limit in Hood Canal learn about shrimp biology and identificaAs strange as it sounds, they spend the first and Puget Sound for spot prawns couple years of their lives as males and tion, rules and daily limits, license and har- for May is 80 shrimp per person, then change to females for the last few per day. In all fishing areas each vesting guidelines, how to harvest shrimp years of their lives. Increased fishing harvester must have their own and how to clean and prepare them. pressure or high natural mortality containers (bucket or gallon sized rates on the populations can inplastic bag) with their name written duce some males to change to females early or even on it. You can have two shrimp pots per person onboard, with a maximum skip the male cycle altogether. of four pots per boat.

Our five-year-old daughter enjoyed baiting Whether you are a first-timer or come from a long line of shrimpers, the pots with her dad. Most of the bait tends to you’re sure to enjoy this gift from the depths of the briny blue. be stinky, so wet wipes are a good thing to have SWWF Tiffany’s love for the outdoors is not a Fluke. Whether in the forest or on the water, she on hand. Canned Jack mackerel is the choice bait is happy as a Clam. Her little Angelfish enjoy School at home, soaking up their daily among shrimpers, but it tends to sell out quickly duractivities like Sponges. Her passion for lifelong learning will never Flounder. Tiffany has ing shrimp season. Our oldest was also given the task four SeaStars and can’t Fathom life without have Fin a little fun. She is always sUrchin of helping attach buoys to the pots, watching for buoys, for a new challenge and loves walking through life Sand in Sand with her hubby. Being a distributing snacks and divvying up our hauls. mom and wife has given her life Reel Porpoise.

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Types of Recreational Shrimp:

• Spot prawns • Sidestripe shrimp • Dock shrimp • Humpbacked shrimp • Humpy shrimp • Northern pink Shrimp • Ocean pink shrimp

Learn More: WSDFW Shrimp main page: wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/shellfish/shrimp Shellfish Rule Change Hotline: (866) 880-5431

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2014 Celebrated around the world, this day marks a celebration of spring and the coming of summer.

How many flowers can you count on this page?

Have a friend try.

Who found more?

Observe the weather today and give your family a weather report as if you were on the TV news.

National Weather Observers’ Day Make a special homemade gift for your mom or another special lady. Draw her portrait and give her this perfect gift.

Mother’s Day Museums are important places.

Gather your family and visit a museum today.

International Museum Day

For tonight’s movie, let mom choose one of her favorite films.

Make red, white and green paper chains and decorate your room.

Cinco de Mayo Compose a limerick today.

Five lines, the last words of the 1st, 2nd and 5th lines rhyme, and the 3rd and 4th are a separate rhyme.

Draw a long straight line with a piece of chalk.

Now walk along the line as if it were a tight rope.

Circus Day This is the day to remember those who gave their lives for freedom and country.

Memorial Day

May Day

Take time today to honor your teacher and show how much you appreciate all their hard work.

Thank your school nurse today and give her a token of your gratitude.

National Teachers Day

National School Nurse Day

Can you draw a tulip?

Label the different parts of a tulip.

Put your thumbs in your armpits and “flap your wings.”

Tulip Day

On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew alone across the Atlantic to Paris.

Find out the name of his plane and quiz a friend.

The American Red Cross was founded on this day in 1881.

Check your first aid supplies and make sure they are up to date.

Write a poem about lost socks.

Where do they go? How will they ever find their way back to their match?

Lost Sock Memorial Day Take a jump rope outside and skip as fast as you can for ten minutes and then slowly for another ten minutes.

Tell your sibling how much you care for them. If you don’t have a brother or sister, choose someone who could be your pretend sibling.

Brothers and Sisters Day The first newspaper cartoon was published on this day in 1754.

See if you can make a copy of a newspaper cartoon character.

Using a black marker, draw an alien. Now exchange your drawing with a friend to color in the drawing.

Play a musical instrument today.

If you don’t own one, Start to collect loose invent change today in a your own. jar. It’s amazing how much you’ll save if you add a little each day.

Ask if you can take Start a science Invent a dessert over a section of a experiment today using fresh fruit and garden. Dig it over such as growing a a little ice cream or and plant some crystal. Follow the frozen yogurt. flowers, vegetables scientific method: Share it with your or seeds. question, hypothesis, family at dinner method, data, tonight. observation and conclusion.

Get a large sheet of paper and a crayon and make a rubbing today – from a coin, or any indented surface you can find.

Make this a special day to find out what is happening now in outer space.

Space Day

Clean your bicycle today and make sure it is in good condition. Check your helmet, too.

Bike Month Go for a hike today in the countryside.

Wear good, sturdy shoes and make sure to take some water.

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Millions of children around the world are blind and, at $2,000, the cost of a Braille printer is too expensive for many families and schools. Banerjee’s Braillefrom printer canClara, be made for around $350.a hubham Banerjee, a 7th grade student Santa California invented Braille printer with LEGOs.

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baby to bed drowsy but still awake. This Sleep. We all need it but can’t seem to will help your baby learn to fall asleep get enough of it. It allows the body to on her own in her own bed. Holding rest, repair and wake up refreshed. And or rocking her until she sleep is especially critical is completely asleep may for the development of a make it hard for her to go child’s brain. back to sleep if she wakes Sleep problems are up at night. common during childIf baby wakes up at hood, occurring in apAvoiding Sleep night, wait a few minutes proximately 25 percent of Disorders before responding. See if healthy children less than she can fall back to sleep five years old, and it can -Establish an environment that is quiet, dark and comfortable. on her own. If she continbe as high as 80 percent -Infants should be fed and placed in ues to cry, check on her, in children with special the crib without a bottle. but keep the room dim. needs. Waking at night -Keep a consistent schedule for bedTry gently patting her occurs in more than 80 time, naps and morning wake-up times. and avoid picking her up. percent of children and -Children should be put to bed when only moderately tired Leave the room when she is only problematic when not already asleep. is calm again. Repeat the a child cannot return to -The parent should leave the room procedure if necessary, sleep on their own. While while the child is still awake. at increasingly longer insome sleep problems -Avoid changing the routine because of tervals, but no more than need further assessment, demands or tantrums at bedtime.

-No TV or computer in a child’s room. about 10 minutes, until most can be prevented.

-Keep the household environment your baby settles back to A consistent approach to calm in the evening. Avoid family argusleep. If your child needs bedtime may not prevent ments close to bedtime and TV programs a clean diaper or other your child from waking that may be too frightening or violent. care, provide what she up at night, but it can keep needs with minimum distemporary changes in the turbance. pattern from developing into By the time a baby is six a sleep disorder. months old, you can expect her to sleep for 13-15 hours a day. Waking phases come and go (often withDuring the first few weeks of life, babies out any explanation) in the first few typically sleep most of the time — about 16-20 years. As long as your baby is well fed, healthy hours a day — but in short takes of one to four and comfortable, this may just be a stage in hours at a time, and do not have regular sleep her development. Teething may also be makcycles until about six months of age. Put your ing the baby’s mouth sore or your baby may

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have a viral infection that throws off her sleep schedule. It may also be due to separation anxiety, which peaks at 10-15 months of age.

During this period, your child may wake up once or many times at night. Continue to reassure your child at this stage. Tell her, “I’ll be right back.” During the day, play peekaboo and games in the mirror to help your child understand that you go away and come back.

Some babies can’t settle down to sleep unless they are nursing or have a bottle in their mouth.

If your baby needs extra comfort from sucking to fall asleep, help her find her thumb or give her a pacifier. To break the habit of nighttime feeds, most pediatricians recommend phased withdrawal rather than cold turkey. If the child is older than 6 months, the amount of milk given at night should be tapered off, the duration of feeding shortened, and the feedings finally discontinued altogether. If formula-fed, some will recommend diluting night-time bottlefeedings with water, and increase the dilution over several nights until the bottle contains nothing but water.

closer to the doorway until it is finally outside the room. Finally, when she is used to seeing you go out of the room to get the chair, you will no longer have to keep sitting in the chair to reassure her. If she gets out of bed, calmly and quietly lead her back to her bed. Make the interaction boring. Rewards given in the morning after a successful all-night-stay in bed are a good way to encourage children to stay in bed.

Another method is giving your child a certain number of tickets and each time they get out of bed they lose one. Any unused tickets can be turned in for a reward in the morning.

If your child is one of those who does not want to fall asleep, make sure that she has a consistent wake-up time every morning. Once this is set, slowly advance her bedtime every few nights by 15 minutes until you reach the targeted bedtime. For example, if she falls asleep at 10 p.m. but target bedtime is 8 p.m., then start putting her to bed at 9:45 p.m. for the first few nights, then advance by 15 minute increments until you reach 8 p.m.

Remember that there are no absolute rules that work for everyone; common sense must prevail. Find what seems to work best for you Toddlers sleep about 10 to 13 hours in a day. and your child. Your child will settle down with They can often resist sleep, making bedtime the measures that are woven into your bedtime challenging. Avoid active play as this will only routine.

SWWF excite her and make sleep more difficult. BedMaria Rowena Ramirez time routines should be 30 minutes or less and received a Bachelor of be consistent. Let your toddler take a favorite Science, Biology from University of Santo Tomas, object to sleep, making sure the object does not Philippines in 1996, and put your child at risk for choking. Do not let a Doctorate of Medicine your child sleep in your bed. Wait for several from Medical School seconds before you go into your toddler’s room University of Santo Tomas, when she calls out. Then, each time she calls Philippines in 2000. Dr. Ramirez was born and out for you, wait a little bit longer before you raised in the Philippines, respond. Remind her that it is time to sleep. journeying to different Reassure her that you are there even when you parts of the world. She met are out of sight. Don’t do anything to reward and married husband, your child for calling out for you. If your todDino, who is from Austradler seems fearful or upset when you leave try lia, and currently works at Northwest Pediatric Center the vanishing chair routine. Begin by sitting in and resides in Olympia. your child’s room several nights in a row. On successive nights, gradually move your chair

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Although the Scripture is written by men, the first thing to remember is that it was inspired by God: therefore, is without mistake. Also from this scripture, we learn that we are furnished completely unto all good works. Christ says the same thing through Peter in 2 Peter 1:3: “Seeing that His divine power has granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that called us

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