84-Lancaqter Fanning, Saturday, August ’24, 19& Children Home Alone? Children of today’s families may find themselves at home alone before and/or after school hours. This may occur due to fam ilies’ schedules not matching one another, inflexible work hours, and situations beyond their control like transportation problems, long errands, bad weather, or poor communication. Today fewer than 10 percent of our population lives in the “class ic” household headed by a male breadwinner. Due to the economic pressure families face, often both parents are working outside the home, their children spend the day in child care. A wide variety of child care services are being offered. Families may select child care settings such as day care cen ters, family child care homes, “Y” programs, after school care, nanny services, neighbors, or relatives. The arrangements made for young children, infant through pre school age are often forced to change once children reach elementary school. Families’ finances or work schedules may also cause families to look for alternatives. Changes in day care settings are often difficult decisions for fami lies. As children reach the 8 to 12 year age group, the become more independent and begin to verbal ize the need for a change. Some families have selected self care children alone at home after school. In 1995, it is estimated that IS million children in the United States cared for themselves or siblings without adult supervision. For those parents with children home alone without adult supervi sion, even for short periods of time, the worries are endless. In order to prepare your children for this experience, parents should discuss these questions: Can my child take a phone mes sage accurately? Can my child find interesting and/or useful activities? Does my child obey the rules for our home? Can my child prepare a simple snack? Does my child know what action to take in an emergency? If parents answered YES to these questions, they can feel fairly con fident that their school age child- Allergic Reactions To Insect Stings Can Be Prevented SPRING MILLS (Centre Co.) —Being stung by a bumble bee or yellow jacket and experiencing a severe allergic reaction certainly isn’t one of the most pleasant ex periences in life. Dr. Robert Reis man, former president of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has some suggestions for preventing allergic reactions this summer. “People who have had a history of allergic reactions may have a venom allergy and should be tested by an allergist They should be educated on insect avoidance, given an epinephrine kit for emer gency use and evaluated for ven om immunotherapy, a vaccination ren are prepared to take on the job of caring for themselves. ■ Penn State Cooperative Exten sion and 4-H offer several prog rams to families, groups, and schools: Kids In Control, On My Own and OK, and What to do...at Home. Highlights of the curricula include handling emergencies, home safety, activities to prevent boredom, family communication, setting rules for the home, and time management. In this forever changing socie ty, we must teach children new skills which will help them to be competant in their daily lives. Families wishing to better prepare their children for self care should contact the Penn State Coopera tive Extension office in their county. 7PERMAN MFG. CORP. ‘ / Feeds, Small Grains, Manure or Bales Zimmerman Custom f » -'v-' < 1 RT SERIES RT and FRT Series Trailers Avail program that protects 98 percent of persons against future reac tions.” There are more than two mil lion Americans allergic to insect stings, many of whom could bene fit from immunotherapy. This treatment not only prevents future reactions, but in doing so, also im proves a patient’s quality of life by . eliminating the fear associated For a free patient information with insect stings. brochure on preventing allergic In a recent article appearing in reactions written by the American Modem Medicine, Dr. Reisman College of Allergy, Asthma and suggests that “persons who have Immunology, call 1-800-23 had a reaction to a sting, who have STING. Mushroom Festival Parade KENNETT SQUARE (Chester Co.) Final preparations are being made for the 19% National Mushroom Festival parade and Tournament of Bands, to be held in Kennett Square, Saturday, Sep tember 14, at 4:00 p.m. The theme for the ’% parade is “A Hollywood Salute to Mushrooms” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Mushroom as an agricultural crop. As always the parade promises to be one of the largest in the Mid Atlantic region and will feature some 20 marching bands, from four states. Included will be the “Reilly Raiders" and “Yankee Rebels” National Champion Drum and Bugle Corps., The Ava lon String Band, The Pipes and Drums of the Delaware Valley, and many of the finest high school 125 King Court/ Hollander Rd. New Holland, PA 17557 (717) 354-9611 A FULL LINE OF FANS Including Efficient Belt-Drive Exhaust Fans and Portable Circulating Fans 880 SERIES PORTABLE BALE ELEVATOR AND MOW CONVEYOR ZIMMERMAN HEAVY DUTY HAY TEDDER - 790 SERIES hay crop This Is ugged Speed Corn, Built Utility Trailers tfdiHBMSBBi i (able In 5000# thru 12,000# GVW positive skin tests and have not undergone immunotherapy, have a 60-70 percent likelihood of hav ing another reaction the next time they’re stung.” He also says that “the more se vere the reaction a person has, the greater his chances are of having another severe reaction.” bands from the tri-state area. Making their first appearance are recording artists Frank Della Penna and “Cast in Bronze” play ing the worlds only traveling caril lion. Other guests include peren nial favorite Sally Star, Miss USA. representatives. Miss Universe 1995, and Susan Richardson from TV’s “Eight is Enough” fame. Floats will be presented from many organizations. The Parade Route begins at Kennett High School, proceeds North on Broad, left on State, left on Meredith, left on Cypress, right on Union back to Kennett High School. Parking will not be per mitted on the Parade Route. For more information contact Phil Krula at the Southern Chester County Chamber Office at (610) 444-0774. T & 9’ Raking Width PTO Drive
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