Newsletter Winterl 07.pub

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...Because every child
deserves a medical home.
Rocking Horse Center opened in 1999
with the goal of
providing comprehensive health care
to 1,500 patients
regardless of their insurance status
or ability to pay for
enhanced medical services. Now, in 2007
, Rocking Horse
has become the medical home for more
than 10,000
children whose visits total over 30,0
00 appointments
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Holiday 2007
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stressed. This year, try something different. Be thankful for the ruckus, the
temporarily tight pants, the sugar-buzzed kids, the harrowing traffic, the
millionth time you’ve heard Feliz Navidad. It’s an experience like no other.
Enjoy!
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It’s crazy out there!
There’s hustle and then there’s the bustle.
First it’s delicious turkey stuffing followed by the perfect gift hunting. And
don’t forget to wear your goofy pilgrim hat while you shop to fill your Santa
sack. Munch on a piece of nana’s sweet potato pie and on the way home look up,
hey reindeers really do fly!
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Congratulations!
Cold and Flu Season is here …
Achoo! Bless You!
So How Do I Take Care
Of My Child?
⇒ Bulb suction your child’s nose to
remove mucus, especially before
feeding and at bedtime.
⇒ Add saline drops if the mucus is dried
and difficult to suction. You can make
saline drops at home by using 1/2
teaspoon of table salt and mixing it
with 8 ounces of water. Make up a
fresh solution every few days and
keep it in a clean bottle. You can use
an eye dropper to place the drops in
the nose or use a wet cotton ball.
child is congested or has a cough.
The wet air will prevent the coughing
reflex and will help to soothe the
airways.
⇒ Give Tylenol over 2 months of age or
Motrin over 6 months of age for fever
or pain.
⇒ Raise the head of your child’s bed at
night to decrease discomfort from
drainage.
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Tips to avoid the Holiday Glutton in us all!
1. DON’T ARRIVE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH — Whether you’re
going to a holiday party or just to Mom’s for Thanksgiving — don’t
starve yourself before hand. It is polite to lift your head from
your plate once in a while for dinner time conversation!
⇒ Do not use over the counter cough
and cold medicines for your child
under the age of 6. These medicines
may be dangerous and will not cure
the illness .
So How Do I
Prevent
Colds?
⇒ Get your kids to drink water! A child
may not be hungry, however it is very
important that they keep drinking
fluids. Their appetite will soon return.
What, me over indulge?
⇒ Run a cool mist humidifier if your
2. MAKE A HEALTHY DISH — Your host or hostess will thank
you graciously for your help when you show up with a salad or fresh fruit at the
festivities. Uncle Joe may be mad you didn’t bring his favorite brownies, but
hey, what did he bring anyway?
3. AVOID SNACK FOODS — High in useless and empty calories, sugar, sodium, fat
and additives, processed junk food like cheesy poufs and extra cheese wiz pizza
roll-em-ups waste your taste buds. Save your tongue for the good stuff—
vegetables, grains and legumes! Yum-o!
4. SELECT SMALL PORTIONS — Try a little bit of everything, just not a bunch of
anything. Remember, in food, as in life, moderation is the key. Maybe if we hear
this wisdom often enough, we will eventually believe it!
⇒ Hand washing!
⇒ Stay away from sick
5. EAT SLOWLY — It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to get the message
from your stomach that you are full. Which explains why competitive eaters
don’t get sick until after they’ve shoved in the 50th hot dog.
⇒ Do the best you can!
6. LEAVE THE TABLE WHEN YOU’RE DONE — Offer to clear the table, do dishes
or disappear into the other room to watch the game. The longer you stay at the
table, the more you’ll eat! Besides, dessert (okay, just a small piece) and coffee
(hold the caffeine and sugar) are always served on the porch!
people. Do not
take your child to places with large
groups of people where illness can be
lurking!
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FLU VACCINE FACTS
WHOSHOULDGETTHEFLU
VACCINE?
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
RECENT TOY RECALLS
Limited Too
0 Galaxy Warrior toy
figures
0 Military toy sets from
Toys “R” Us
0 Ribbit board game
pieces
0 Antioch Publishing
bookmark clips
0 Winnie-the Pooh play sets
0 Children's Travel Art Sets
0 Robbie Ducky children’s
from Cracker Barrel
toy gardening tools
0 Children’s Balance beams
from Flaghouse
0 NASCAR mini– helmets
Check for the most recent
toy recall list online at the
U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission website
(www.cpsc.gov) or call the
toll-free hotline at
1-800 638-8270
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PEOPLE OF ANY AGE WITH
ONGOING CONDITIONS
(SUCH AS ASTHMA)
backpacks from Target
0 Art Sets from JC Penny
from Riddell
0 Guidecraft children’s
puppet theaters
0 Go Diego Go toy boats
from Fisher Price
CHILDREN AGED 6 MONTHS
TO 59 MONTHS
PEOPLE 5O OR OLDER
0 Game pieces sold with
from JC Penny
disease including:
PREGNANT WOMEN
www.cpsc.gov
0 Girls beauty sets from
People at high risk for flu
related problems and severe
0 Children’s metal
PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH OR
CARE FOR PERSONS AT
HIGH RISK, INCLUDING
HEALTH CARE WORKERS
WHENSHOULDMYCHILD
GETTHEFLUVACCINE?
The flu shot is usually
available in the fall (October
or November) and it is given
through the winter to provide
protection.
After receiving the flu
vaccine, it takes about two
weeks to reach its full effectiveness.
Your nurse practitioner or
physician will determine if
your child should have the
HOWMANYSHOTSDOESMY
CHILDNEED?
If this is the first year your
child is getting the vaccine,
then he or she will need 2
doses. The length of time
between doses depends on
whether your child got the
shot or the nasal spray.
If your child only got one dose
in their first year they will
need two doses this year.
If your child got the flu shot
in the past, he or she will only
need one dose this year.
shot or nasal spray form of
the vaccine
jewelry & rings
from Dollar Tree
0 Dinosaur Toys from
Kipp Brothers
0 Gymboree toy
swords
0 Laugh & Learn
kitchen toys from
Fisher Price
0 Kids plastic cups
from Starbucks
SIDE EFFECTS
You do not get the flu from the flu shot! The flu
shot contains a virus that is not active. However, side effects such as
soreness, redness, swelling at the injection site and a low grade fever may
occur.
Side effects from the nasal spray may include a runny nose, headache,
vomiting, muscle aches and fever.
0 Aqua Dots
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TAKE A RISK …
TRY POSITIVE THRILL SEEKING
SCHOOL RISKS
Academic — Sign up for a class
at Clark State or take a course
in clay or glass blowing at the
Springfield Museum of Art.
It’s the time in your life that
you are hard-wired to take
risks. You want to experience
everything life has to offer,
you want to experiment, and
test your limits. You are at a
stage of amazing physical and
cognitive growth. You are
ready to assert your
individuality and your
independence. It feels as if
you are invincible!
Risk taking is something you
want to do to learn more about
yourself and the world around
you. So who says it has to be a
negative thing? Believe it or
not, positive risk taking gives
you the same rush as engaging
in un-healthy or destructive
behavior. Taking a chance and
stepping out to take a positive
risk is cool. Take the following
challenges to see if you’ve got
what it takes!
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Athletic — Stop by the YMCA
to check out their intramural
sports teams and classes.
Extracurricular — Call the Red
Cross and train to get
certified in CPR.
LIFE RISKS
Social — Join a club or group
that you know nothing about.
Attend a new church or learn
about a religion different from
your own.
Emotional — Tell a friend
about how you really feel. Tell
someone you’re sorry or that
they make you happy .
Physical — Try rock climbing,
skateboarding or martial arts.
COMMUNITY RISKS
Volunteering — give your time
to help at Elderly United,
nursing homes, Day-care or
here at the Rocking Horse
Center.
Mentoring — hang with
neighborhood teens younger
than you to show them the
ropes.
Leading — Start your own small
business or devise a plan to
raise money for charity and
get your friends involved.
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Get ready to gobble up this great idea for Turkey Day!
Grab some construction paper in brown, tan, orange, red,
yellow and white. Find those long lost scissors and the dried up glue. Hey, got any
wiggle eyes laying around?
Trace
Keep your shoes on and trace both your feet on the brown paper. Trace both your
hands on tan, red, and orange paper and finally trace one hand on the yellow
construction paper.
Cut Out
Use your scissors to cut your 7 hands and two feet!
Start with the Body (see illustration a)
Place the two feet tracings together to make the turkey body and
head, placing the heels together one on top of another, and spreading the bottoms apart as in the illustration. Glue. Cut two feet
a
from orange scraps, cut a diamond shape for the beak. Draw the
eyes on white paper and cut them out, or use wiggle eyes. Make the
wattle out of red construction paper. Glue each piece onto the body.
Here Comes the Tail (see illustration b)
Glue the red, orange, and yellow construction paper hands behind
b
the brown body to make the tail.
Wing the Last Step
Position the two tan hands on either side of the body to make the turkey's wings.
and glue them in place.
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