Family Living Focus Jane Mecum Perry Co. Extension Discipline: A Matter of Self-Control When it comes to discipline, there are no magical answers for parents as to how, when, and why. Expert opinions vary on tech niques of disciplining because no two families are alike. How parents discipline range from telling a child not to do something to some type of corpo ral punishment The timing of dis cipline may range from the moment inappropriate behavior took place to hours or even days la ter. The why to discipline can also vary. Some parents can’t seem to find anything wrong with their child’s behavior, while others parents can’t seem to find anything right about it The point of disciplining is to help children leant what is or.is not acceptable behavior. Children can leant to control their own behavior with positive disciplin ing and reinforcement for good behavior. One approach, to helping a young child reach self-control by stating what you want from the child or by repeating an estab lished family rule. Be specific! For example, you might have a rule that “all toys are picked up after playing.” You know when you want it done; however, the child may not have the same time frame in mind. He or she may not be done playing until just before bed time. This approach is simple: state I No hernia is unrepairable, even after several previous failed attempts. We specialize in outpatient hertiia repairs, and most patients are able to return to full work with-in several days ; PLEASE CALL COLLECT OR WRITE FOR MORE INFORMATION MID RTLRNTIC SUR6ICRL SERUICES 217 Harrisburg Ave., Suite 201 Lancaster, PA 17603 (800) HERNIA 8 MOST INSURANCE ACCEPTED DID YOU KNOW? We Sell The Best 1n... • Hand Cleaners • Shop Rags - Absorbents • Heated Water 8 Solvent Parts Washers • Fluids Legally Burnable in Your Waste Oil Furnace! 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You need to be calm and in control of yourself, especially if you are angry. Don’t put it off until the other parent or adult comes home. Don’t leave the responsibility of discipline to the other partner. Remember also that if you delay the punishment, a young child will often forget what happened and older children resent that one parent is too easy and the other too forceful. Disciplining children is done a : Mid MD Toy ; Show [ sP Now and Colloctiblo I Toys I * Howard County Fairgrounds (1-70 to Exit 80) | 1 West Friendship, MD r | Sunday, Nov. I 7» 1996 ■ I 9 am to 2 pm 1 ■ For Info. (410) 489-5341 | equipment PITTSBURGH (Allegheny Co.) —Moo Kooler™ is making a difference in the daily case with the help of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA). According to recent date from the Nielsen Group, a marketing and research organization which is tracking the progress of Moo Kooler, sales from cash register scanned data shows that in Pitts burgh net consumption attributes the growth in flavored fluid milk consumption to the launch of Moo Kooler and its television advertis ing campaign. To help achieve these results, the Moo Kooler advertising cam paign air-time was increased in the Pittsburgh market during the 1996 test period with financial assistance from the PDA. Secret ary of Agriculture Charles C. Bro sius presented a matching grant for $30,000 to the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program (PDPP) in conjunction with the American Dairy Association & Dairy Coun cil Mid East (ADADC Mid East) to support the introduction and test market of Moo Kooler in Pittsburgh. The grant was made available through the Pennsylva nia Agricultural Product Promo tion Marketing Grant Program. “The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture should be com mended for their support of the Moo Kooler project,” says Brian Ross, Pennsylvania program man ager for AD ADC Mid East “The beverage category is one of the most competitive in the food industry and the introduction of a new fluid milk product is a big challenge. However, by bringing resources together we can increase every day. Children test the rules set by adults to find out just what can and can’t be done. A positive discipline approach teaches a child self-control. Additional information on posi tive discipline techniques can be found at your library, book store, county cooperative extension office, and parenting support groups. ■CTW SPECIALIZING IN ■ CLEANING SYSTEMS 717-354-2354 252 N Shirk Road • New Holland, PA 17557 MooKooler Sells More Mi RP?t P nrtiv-w/’ll vrH.'VJ’’ ■- •- ‘j'(T Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 9, 1996-811 the dairy industry’s success in the marketplace.” Moo Kooler is a line of 2%, fla vored milk packaged in 12-ounce, recyclable plastic bottles with a twist-off lid. Designed to increase milk consumption among kids ages 6-12 years old. Moo Kooler is available in four flavors: Cho coßoom™ (chocolate fudge). ChocoKool™ (chocolate mint), Orange Slide™ (orange vanilla) and VanillaZilla™ (vanilla). Pitts burgh was one of three initial test markets for Moo Kooler. Plans are being made to begin marketing and distributing Moo Kooler in additional Pennsylvania markets in 1997. “The Moo Kooler project is an Secretary of Agriculture Charles C. Brosius presents a check for $30,000 to Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Prog ram Board chairman Karl Kroeck for the marketing of Moo Kooler In Pittsburgh. r tty m k@®lbr Ik example of dairy farmer dolalrs and processor dollars working together to expand the fluid milk category and increase sales,” says Karl Kroeck, PDPP Board chair man. “The Pennsylvania Depart ment of Agriculture recognized this joint effort as a positive step in commodity marketing and sup ported the program with addition al dollars.” Moo Kooler is a trademarked product of ADADC Mid East, the farmer-funded organization that implements advertising, market ing, promotion and nutrition edu cation programs on behalf of dairy fanners in 33 counties in western and north central Pennsylvania.
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