Herald St Lantern 1 February '84

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-Count/Library ^by Kathle^rf Duffy

Ode of the most important things you can do for your toddlers is read to them. It introduces them to books, the joy of sound in language, and most important, th^ will want to imitate your .reading. Countless studies have shown'that Children who are read to are good achievers in school and usually excel in reading. But what can you read to a 2 or 3-year-old that isn’t too long? The following is a list of books reared to the child six months to 4 years did. Hush Little Baby by Aliki is excellent for toddlers six months to 2 years old. An endearingly illustrated old Appalachian lullaby that will help little listeners associate the warm security of singing with turning the pages of a book. Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang Recommended for youngsters six months to 4 year years did. Warm, luxuriously patterned paintings thick with color but simply composed provide a counting lesson along with a bedtime story of fatherdaughter sharing: Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham is geared toward the 1 to 3-

year-old. Some dashing artwork shows Mr. Gumpy letting tod many passengers into his car, when they run into a rainstorm, all the animals and children have to get out and push. J-2-3 to the Zoo by an unknown children's author and illlustrator will be enjoyed by children l to 3 years old. This is a colorful counting book with a numeral and the Corresponding number of animals on each doublepaged spread: Freight Train by Donald Crews ha.s dramatic pictures of a train in motion. This is a book toddlers find exciting to whip through making all the attendant sound effects of speeding and slowing down. It is sure to enthrall all children ages 1 through 3. The Most Amazing Hide-and-Seek Alphabet Book by Robert Crowther for all 2 to 4-year-olds. Ingenious paper engineering distinguishes popout letters and their corresponding figures including a snake that winds behind the S like a bedspring. . The Gingerbread Boy by award winning Paul Galdone is a dramatic ac-

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by Or. Robert C. Beitman

A grave mistake takes place in many American homes every day. It’s actually a fatal assumption. One day you see blood in the bowel movement, or bleed from ygur rectum. Ahah! Hemorrhoids, you think and rush out to buy one ot the well advertised preparations. Not so fast! How do you know for sure you have hemorrhoids? Bleeding from the rectum is one of the major warning signs of colon cancer. Precious time can be wasted in reaching this diagnosis^ if proper dianostic steps were not taken before settling upon hemorrhoids as the answer. Bleeding from the rectum is considered to be due to hemorrhoids only after the other causes of such bleeding have been investigated and eliminated. Diagnostic studies will include an X-ray of the lower digestive tract, possible a barium enema, and the insertion of a thin flexible viewing scope up the anus to check for polyps or cancer. TCalled signoidoscopy if part way up the colon, colonoscopy if all the way \up.) Unfortunately your doctor cannot tell if you have hemorrhoids simply by feeling the anus. Let’s learn more aobut hemorrhoids, as this is a common medical problem. Hemorrhoids (piles) are essentially varicose veins of your anus. The anus is the last inch of your rectum. It is made up of a circle of muscle which expands and contracts when you move your bowels. Under normal cir^ cumstances, the inside of the anus is lined with thin veins which help circulate the Wood and nutrients needed to keep the tissues alive. When these veins become swollen, we consider them to have turned into hemorrhoids.

. , ENLARGEMENT of these veins can have many causes. A common cause is straining to, raoye your bowels. Pregnancy and delivery are also known to drive up. the pressure in these veins and cause then? to expand, as do obesity, chrqnic lifting and straining to raise heavy objects, excessive sneezing or coughing, chronic constipation and a lifestyle which keeps you sitting most of the time. As the veins expand, their walls stretch and become thinner to the point where they may rupture from contact with the bowel movement as it passes by. Clots may form '' in the hemorrhoid, putting continuous pressure on the walls of the anus and causing chronic pain. Hemorrhoids can be internal and totally hidden. On occasion they may protrude from the anus, becoming external. Bleeding is the main symptom. Some people will find their bowel movements become painful and uncomfortable. External hemorrhoids tend to discharge mucous and can itch. Hemorrhoids aren’t terribly dangerous. However, some people will lose enough blood from them over time to cause iron deficiency anemia. Your biggest risk is if treatment of the hemorrhoids begins without first ruling out the possible presence of a polyp or cancer in your digestive tract. Now that you know the facts, be careful; don’t make a dangerous assumption. Health Watch is a public education project of the Cape May County Unit of the New Jersey Division of* . the American Cancer Society. For a free illustrated pamphlet on colon cancer write: A.CB. 15 Delsea Dr., Box 486, Rio Grande, 08242

tion picture book with compressed text that keeps pages turning and is ideal for reading to wriggly youngsters ages 2 to 4. Also iook for this author/illustrator’s The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Little Red Hen, and others in his folktale series. Is it Red? Is it Yellow? /* it Blue? by Tana Hoban gives lap-sitters’ a chance to put colors and objects together in a kind of puzzle sequence reminiscent of other Hoban concept books such as Push Pull and Round and Round. Rosie s Walk by Pat Hutchins containing stylized, tongue-in-cheek pictures lets viewers in on the secret that Rosie the hen is being followed by a fox whom she foils without realizing it. Recommended for toddlers 2 to 4 years old. Over in the Meadow by John Langstaff is a woodsy old rhyme with lively pictorial expression tlfht your l to 3-year-oJd will waht repeated many times. Irjch-by Inch by Leo Uonni has absorbing collage paintings that flow across oversize pages following the fortunes of a small worm measuring his way out of danger from a series of hungry birds. Suitable for 2 to 4-year-olds. . My Doctor by .Harlowe Rockwell is geared to yongsters 1 to 4 years of age. Gear, clean watercolor paintings give young patients a chance to get acquainted with the instruments and procedures they are likely to encounteron a standard visit. My Dentist, My Kitchen, and My Nursery School are just as good for introductory discussion between" parent

and child.

Little' Fox Goes to the End of the World by Ann Tompert will appeal to youngsters 2 to 4 years or<f. Tired of playing near his den, Little Fox imagines a journey over land and sea vividly depicted in striking color spreads that make his listening mother gasp in apprehension and then hug him close upon his

“return”.

Brian Wildsmith's ABCis filled with impressionism: paintings which have a rich contrast of color and texture that make this an experience in graphic design as well as letter and word learning.' The Real Mother Goose by Blanche Fisher Wright is recommended for little ones from six months to 2 years of age. Selections from a popular old edition of nursery rhymes appear

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Candy Stripers Capped

Caps, Pins Awarded to Volunteers

COURT HOUSE - A Capping Ceremony for Candy Stripers who have volunteered 100 hours or more l. Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital was held recently. Parents were invited to attend the recognition program and the gingerbread and ice cream party which followed. Terry Karter, R.N., assistant administrator — nursing, presented caps to those who have accumulated ,100 hours, pins for 460 hours and bars for 200 hours, 600 hours and 800 hours. *'• . Participating in the program were (left to right ■

standing in photo: Ms Karter; Doris Grace, ISO hours, South Seaville; Lisa Richards, 600 hours, Court House, Angela Rodreguez, 200 hours, Court House; Buffy Kohler, 300 hours, Woodbine, Peggy Tease, 200 hours, Court House; Laura Tease, 100 hours, Court House (left to right kneeling), Stephanie DeTample, 100 hours. North Wildwood; Nancy Haig, 200 hours, North Wildwood; and Jennifer Cunningham, 100 hours, North Wildwood. Receiving awards but not present at the ceremony were Barbara Clark, 200 hours, Court House; Sherri

Bennett, 200' hours, Rio Grande; Brenda Headley, 290 hours, Court House; Kim Wedra, 200 'hours. Woodbine; Amy Harten, 200 hours, Sea Isle Gty; Linda Williams, 150 hours. Court House; and Nancy Baglivo, 800 hours. Court House. Marie Macatee, Court House, was instructor for the group. Students age 14 to 18 interested in participating in the ongoing Junior Volunteer Program of the hospital are invited to call the BTMH Volunteer Office at 465-2000 ext., 5327 Both young men and ydung women are welcome

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All in the Morning Early; an ABC Book for kids between 2 and 4 is written by Jane^Yolen. Finding the animals will, be part of the delight for young children as they listen to and examine this captivating alphabet book. Muted shades of artwork provide an idyllic background for the rhyming poem. These are just a few of the many books now available for younger children. All of these authors have severaTbooks written for this age level, so if the title listed is not on the shelf at the library when you come in, try-one of their other books or ask the librarian for her recommendation.

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