Family Magazine - Sept./Oct. 2011

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Kids thrive when
parents visit
First and
BEST
teacher?
Yeah, YOU.


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Life Steps
6-7 EXPECTING
Stroke risk rising for expectant, new moms
8-9 BABIES | 0-1 YEARS
Reading begins at birth
10-11 TODDLERS | 1-3 YEARS
Camping worth the headaches
12-13 TYKES | 4-8 YEARS
Happy (healthy) Halloween!
14-15 PRETEENS | 9-12 YEARS
Online only: New public school concept
20-21 TEENS | 13-18 YEARS
Spring ahead with fall college planning
12-13 TYKES | 4-8 YEARS
Appropriate Halloween festivities
16-19 COVER STORY
Kendallville Day Care
Center celebrates 40 years
25-26 LOOKING FOR A PET?
Questions to consider
Special features, tips and more
15 Neighborhood Connection: learning for a lifetime
21 Locks of Love: 4-year-old gives 12 inches of hair
23 Thinking outside the usual (lunch) box
24 A carrot-packed treat with cookie appeal
24 Keep it cool: Packing a safe lunch
25 Looking ‘fur’ love? How to find the right pet
26 More sleep can mean safer, smarter teens
28-29 Girl Scouts preparing for 100th anniversary
Teachable moments
5 POOPED-OUT PARENT PAGE
Have fun and get it all done
Humor Helps
22 FUNNY THINGS KIDS SAY
Local families share
their funny stories
Calendar
30-32 FAMILY EVENTS
Activities for you
and your family
SEANNA GROVES, 2, OF CORUNNA AND WESLEY TERRY, 3,
of Garrett
enjoy books and apples at the Kendallville Day Care Center West. Photo by
In A Flash Photographic Studio of Angola.
ON THE COVER >>>
CONTENTS >>>
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Those words on our cover “An apple and a book a day” really mean something. If every
child were read to every day and also had an apple a day as a snack or dessert I believe we
would see a big difference in academic achievement and physical health. Small changes can
make a big difference. The time spent reading means time spent bonding with a caring adult
in addition to all the benefits of increased vocabulary and imagination.
Eating an apple means saying “no” to a salty snack or sugary dessert and saying “yes” to
a convenient, low-cost, locally-grown fruit packed with powerful nutrition. According to Dr.
Terry Gaff, who writes a Sunday health column for KPC Media Group, “Scientists say that
eating just one apple a day could reduce the risks of bowel cancer by more than a third.
Research shows that apples appear to have a powerful anti-cancer effect, even for people
whose diet is low in other fruits and vegetables. Although it has long been believed that a
wide range of fresh foods
are needed to protect
against cancer, the
most recent study
suggests that
apples provide
most, if not all, of
the benefit.”
Wow, think of the
power you as a
parent have to make two
life-changing choices for your child
at almost no extra cost. Books are
available for free at your local public
library; apples are less expensive than
pre-packaged snacks and desserts.
(Although all apples are tasty, Gala
apples are my favorites.)
So now you know why our two
cover kids at the Kendallville Day
Care Center West are holding a book
and an apple! There is no better time
than September to start two great
habits!
Once again a big thank you to
everyone who made this issue
possible. Thank you to:
• Our excellent volunteer writers and photographers
• Everyone who submitted ideas and suggestions
• Our Friends of the Family who make it possible for us to provide free mail subscrip-
tions to every family in the greater Fort Wayne area who signs up for one. See page 31.
Please personally thank the Friends of the Family (listed on the inside back cover and
back cover) for caring about the future of our kids!
Enjoy your family!
Volume 7, Issue 5
Sept./Oct. 2011
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Welcome
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PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
Jane Aastrun Dankel, left, granddaughter of Terry
and Grace Housholder of Kendallville, and her friend
Arianna, granddaughter of Grace’s friend Renata in
Italy, were born within a week of each other. The little
girls met for the first time this summer when Jane’s
parents took her to Italy with them on a CIAO visit.
They are underneath a blooming cactus — Renta
said it only blooms a few times a year and it
bloomed on the day Jane and Arianna met!
KELLY
MCLENDON
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McLendon of
New Haven is
editor of the
Times Community
Publications.
Contact her at
[email protected].
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SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER CONTRIBUTORS >>>
KATE COFFMAN
>>>
Coffman is the
program manager for
the College and
Career Counseling
(C3) initiative of the
Indiana Youth Institute.
C3 offers driveofy-
ourlife.org and triptocollege.org to explore
career options and college.
JUDITH
CUNNINGHAM
>>>
Cunningham, the
founder and
executive director of
the Montessori
Model United
Nations, has nearly
30 years of experi-
ence as a Montessori teacher and adminis-
trator in the U.S. and Canada and has
traveled in Europe and Asia on behalf of the
Montessori community. She holds an AMI
Elementary (6-12) Diploma from Bergamo,
Italy, in addition to a master’s in counseling
psychology and graduate certification in
dispute resolution. She heads Oak Farm
Montessori School, Avilla. Contact:
[email protected]
CHAD KLINE >>>
Kline works for the
Noble County Sheriff’s
Department as a
dispatcher, and is a
member of the
Corunna Volunteer
Fire Department. He
also takes photos for
KPC Media Group Inc.
He can be reached at [email protected].
TROY GANSER
Ganser is the director of The T.A.G. Art Company. He lives in
Fort Wayne with his wife, April, and 4 children. He has been a
professional artist and teacher for over 20 years. He can be reached
through tagartcompany.com or in the office at 456-6999.
ERIN DOUCETTE
Doucette is the presentation editor for
KPC Media Group Inc., leading design and layout for
several of its publications. She, her husband, Stephen, daughters
Ella, 3, and Eva, 1, live in Huntertown. Her blog can be read at
fwfamily.com. She can be emailed at [email protected].
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BILL
STANCZYKIEWICZ
Stanczykiewicz is president
and CEO of the Indiana
Youth Institute. He can be
reached at [email protected].
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LINDA LIPP
has been associate editor
of Greater Fort Wayne Business
Weekly for six years. She is a
volunteer with Girl Scouts of
Northern Indiana-Michiana.
Contact her at
[email protected] or
[email protected].
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Sit and talk with your child. Bring
up topics like, “Which do you like
best — dirt or water?” or “What
do you think the moon is made
out of?” or “Why is it cold inside
the refrigerator?”
Lie on the floor and ask your
child to rub your feet or your
back (both if you can get it).
Then say — “You made me feel
so good. You are a wonderful
masseuse!” She’ll think you
called her a moose and then the
two of you can laugh yourselves
silly.
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H AV E F U N A N D G E T I T A L L D O N E !
R U just 2 TIRED2 teach
your child even 1 thing?
Want more ideas?
Visit before5.org
Suggest a thumb-
wrestling match.
There’s just
something ridicu-
lous and relaxing
about a good
thumb wrestle.
Your kids will love
the idea, and
they’ll love you for
suggesting it.
Hands on fun
Ask questions
Thumb
wrestle
Whew! We’ve been there!
Thursday night. End of a long week. Boss on
your case. Bills to pay. Everyone’s crabby.
Relax, it’s OK once in a while to just be
a VTP (very tired parent).
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HEART ASSOCIATION
Researchers report a large
increase in the number of women
having strokes while pregnant and
in the three months after childbirth,
according to a news report by the
American Heart Association.
The overall rate of pregnancy-
related stroke went up 54 percent
between 1994-95 and 2006-07. The
increase is due to women having
more risk factors, including high
blood pressure and obesity.
A report in Stroke: Journal of the
American Heart Association said
researchers gathered data from a large
national database of 5 to 8 million discharges
from 1,000 hospitals and compared the rates of
strokes from 1994-95 to 2006-07 in women
who were pregnant, delivering a baby and who
had recently had a baby.
Pregnancy-related stroke hospitalizations
increased 54 percent, from 4,085 in 1994-95 to
6,293 in 2006-07.
“I am surprised at the magnitude of the
increase, which is substantial,” said Elena V.
Kuklina, M.D., Ph.D., lead author of the study
Stroke risk rising for
expectant, new moms
H E A L T H Y B O D I E S
Pregnancy by itself is a
risk factor, having another
factor doubles the risk
The overall rate of
pregnancy-related
stroke went up 54
percent between
1994-95 and
2006-07. The
increase is due to
women having
more risk factors,
including high
blood pressure
and obesity.
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See STROKE page 7
and senior service fellow and
epidemiologist at the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention’s
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention in Atlanta, Ga. “Our
results indicate an urgent need to take
a closer look. Stroke is such a debili-
tating condition. We need to put
more effort into prevention.
“When you’re relatively healthy,
your stroke risk is not that high,”
Kuklina said. “Now more and more
women entering pregnancy already
have some type of risk factor for
stroke, such as obesity, chronic
hypertension, diabetes or congenital
heart disease. Since pregnancy by
itself is a risk factor, if you have one
of these other stroke risk factors, it
doubles the risk.”
For expectant mothers, the rate of
stroke hospitalizations rose 47
percent. In pregnant women and in
women who had a baby in the last 12
weeks (the postpartum period), the
stroke rate rose 83 percent. However,
the rate remained the same for stroke
hospitalizations that occurred during
the time immediately surrounding
childbirth.
High blood pressure was more
prevalent in pregnant women who
were hospitalized because of stroke.
In 1994-95, among pregnant
women with stroke, researchers found
high blood pressure in: 11.3 percent
of the pregnant women prior to birth;
23.4 percent of those at or near
delivery; and 27.8 percent of those
within 12 weeks of delivery.
In 2006-07, they discovered high
blood pressure among stroke patients
in 17 percent of those pregnant; 28.5
percent of those at or near delivery;
and 40.9 percent of women in the
postpartum period.
It’s best for women to enter
pregnancy with ideal cardiovascular
health without additional risk factors,
Kuklina said.
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BY JUDITH CUNNINGHAM
Over 100 years ago, Dr. Maria Montessori,
the founder of the Montessori method of
education, stressed the importance of supporting
a child’s natural development in earliest infancy.
Now, her methodology is further supported by
new research. This respected research reflects
that in the very first moments following birth,
children begin the process of learning to read.
We now know that early literacy includes
everything children need to know about reading
and writing long before they can actually read
and write. A baby who chews on a book, a
toddler who wants his favorite book read over
and over, and a preschooler who “reads” the
story to you from memory is at every stage of
development demonstrating early literacy. All of
this early reading development is based on the
spoken word. Beginning with the first word a
child hears, the child is taking the first step
towards reading and literacy.
Maren Schmidt, a Montessori teacher and
well-respected author, writes, “the road to
reading begins at birth, not at kindergarten or
first grade. Reading is being able to understand
written language. Written language is based
entirely on the spoken word.”
At Oak Farm Montessori School, our job is to
help ensure that the road to literacy will allow
the child to travel at a pace that equals the
child’s development. We challenge the pace,
helping the child to maximize his or her
potential while providing an environment to
nurture a lifelong learner. However, no school
can accomplish this on its own. Schools are
Reading begins at birth
E D U C AT I O N
People who can
express themselves
effectively with a
large selection of
words are happier
because they are able
to communicate their
thoughts to others
and because they are
also able to think
through their thoughts
more effectively as a
form of self
-communication.
Judith Cunningham
‘‘
A parent’s
primer in
two parts
See READING page 9
’’
partners with parents in providing the guidance their child
requires. As Dr. Montessori says, “The parent is the first
teacher of the child.”
Spoken vocabulary helps create two critical reading
skills. At one level, spoken vocabulary creates reading
vocabulary. You and the school need to help your child
acquire as large a vocabulary as possible while taking the
time to ensure that your child hears the sounds within
words. The sounds are important because at another level,
spoken language creates awareness that words are made of
individual sounds or phonemes. Children are natural
language learners from birth to age 6. New parents will be
pleasantly surprised at how quickly their infant can move
from “Mama” and “Dada” to “car” and “train” and multi-
syllable words such as “highway” instead of “road” and
“good-by” instead of “by-by,” Your child will learn more
from “train” than “choo-choo.”
By age 3, the structure of spoken language is fully
developed in your child’s brain. Your 3-year-old should be
able to clearly speak his native language, or in the case of
multi-lingual families, whatever languages are used at home,
in full sentences with correct sentence structure. For
example, your child should say, “I am going to the store”
and not “Me go store.” Sentence structure and syntax will
echo what your child hears at school and at home. That is
why it is important for you as parents and your school’s
teachers to speak to your child as a young adult regardless
of age.
Maren Smith reports that “Many children at age 3 cannot
speak clearly, because of obstacles to language development
with childhood illnesses such as ear infections, an environ-
ment that is language deprived, and unknown physical
challenges with sight, hearing and muscle tone. One of my
3-year-old student’s speech blossomed after she got glasses.
Her doctor said she hadn’t seen well enough to see lips
moving. She hadn’t known how to move her lips and mouth
to form many sounds.”
Your school’s responsibility and your responsibility as
parents are to be observant and remove obstacles. After age
6, language development is more difficult for the child and
becomes “therapy’ instead of “fun” enrichment activity.
Ninety percent of our spoken vocabulary is in place by
age 6. In a 30-year research project, participants with the
largest vocabulary also rated themselves as the happiest.
People who can express themselves effectively with a large
selection of words are happier because they are able to
communicate their thoughts to others and because they are
also able to think through their thoughts more effectively as
a form of self-communication.
NEXT MONTH: helping your child
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10 September/October 2011 fwFamily.com
BY ERIN DOUCETTE
By the time you read this I
will have been on one of three
camping trips we will be going
on this summer.
Most of my family probably
wonder why I continue to
punish myself in a pop-up
camper, enduring public showers
and restrooms and having to
cook while on “vacation.”
But I really do enjoy camping
and my kids do too.
And my husband, well, he
could tell you countless stories
about camping as a kid, how a
pop-up camper is perfect for an
afternoon nap or how he loves
spending nights at a campfire. He
even built a stone patio with a
built-in fire pit in our backyard.
Don’t get me wrong, every
camping trip has its ups and
downs. But have you ever taken
two toddlers on vacation
anywhere for five days? I’m
guessing you had some ups and
downs too.
So we went on our annual
trip to Ludington to camp with
my husband’s whole family at a
commercial campground where
his parents have spent summers
for more than 20 years. The
campground has two pools, a
great little train that gives kids
rides around the campground, a camp store and two
nice public bathrooms.
It’s never easy to get my girls to shower there
though. They don’t take showers at home. Only
baths. Perhaps I need to give them some practice in
the shower just for this trip.
I had an easy enough time rinsing Ella off in the
handicapped shower. The shower head is attached to
a nice long hose, so it doesn’t beat down on her
head. But then it was Eva’s turn. She and I waited 20
Camping worth the headaches
The trade-off is
this: We spent
five days outside,
enjoying the
sunshine, going
on bike rides,
eating great
grilled food,
playing with
cousins, never
once turning a TV
on or getting on
our laptops.
Erin Doucette
‘‘
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F U N A N D L E I S U R E
Start small and it will seem like a breeze
ERIN DOUCETTE
ELLA DOUCETTE, 4,
rides a bicycle while her sister Eva, 1, runs ahead
of her at Kibby Creek campground in Ludington, Mich.
See CAMPING page 11
fwFamily.com September/October 2011 11
<<< TODDLERS
minutes for a woman and her child to finish
their time while Eva ran around the
bathroom. By the time it was our turn the
floor was covered in an inch of water. And
dirt. And I dropped my clean clothes in it
while trying to manage a anxious 1-year-old,
two sets of clean clothes, towels and a
shower bag. Then there was nowhere to
dress her. I ended up plopping a towel on
the bathroom sink and doing it there. All
while she cried or clinged to me. And once
we were finished I noticed I had put her
outfit on backwards. Frustrated was an
understatement.
On the last day when I needed to figure
out how I was going to wash all the dishes
and bowls we dirtied I was frustrated too.
Our hot water wasn’t working. We were in a
rush because it’s a lot of work to pack
everything up and a 5-hour drive awaited
us. I eventually filled a bin with hot soapy
water in the bathroom and another with hot
water to rinse in and washed outside at the
table — probably easier than inside a tiny
camper anyway.
Our things and our kids were eventually
clean. Well, “camp clean,” as one of my
camping friends jokingly calls it. You have to
lower some of your standards and loosen up
a little for camping.
But the trade-off is this: We spent five
days outside, enjoying the sunshine, going
on bike rides, eating great grilled food,
playing with cousins, never once turning a
TV on or getting on our laptops. My
husband never once talked about work or
disappeared upstairs to his office to get some
work done. We took naps in the cool late
afternoons. We sat and just relaxed a lot. We
went swimming. We went to our favorite ice
cream shop.
So yeah, dishes are a pain. And my girls’
feet were filthy. I think the other memories
will outlive those though.
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CAMPING
ERIN DOUCETTE
ELLA DOUCETTE, 4,
enjoys a day on the
beach at Lake Michigan in Ludington.
It’s all about family.
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Happy (healthy) Halloween!
C H O O S I N G A G E A P P R O P R I AT E F E S T I V I T I E S
BY TROY GANSER
I love Halloween. It stirs my
imagination and being a parent only
extends the enjoyment — I still get
to go trick or treating! Of course, it’s
as a chaperone (but there’s always
the “candy inspector’s” cut).
One thing I notice often — and
it’s not necessarily exclusive to
Halloween — is many adults’
tendencies to forget what it was like
to have the mind of a child. Children
are full of wonder, they expect
nothing, and therefore are always
surprised. Magic (and not cynicism)
exists in a child’s world.
Innocence also seems to be
limited to the young, though it’s
tragic that it should ever fade
completely from our lives. With that
innocence comes the trusting, belief
in human kindness, and a blissful
ignorance of all things dark.
Sadly, many adults fail to
remember how precious this state of
mind is and subject children to
experiences far beyond their mental
capacity to absorb properly or even
put into context.
Consider the things you’re afraid
See APPROPRIATE page 13
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED
THE GANSER FAMILY
enjoys Halloween!
of. Psychology teaches us that there are only two
fears we’re born with — falling and loud noises.
Everything else is learned. That means your fear of
spiders, the dark, clowns, etc. were all taught to
you — just like cynicism. Who was your teacher?
When we think it’s a great bonding experience
(or some twisted “John Wayne test of manhood”)
to watch a horror movie or take our kids to a
weapons and body parts-filled haunt, we’re
essentially eroding their childhood. The unneces-
sary exposure to elements both adult and evil
assault their state of mind and effectively change
their view on life.
Many will defend with cliche’s such as “he’ll be
fine” or “she’s gotta grow up sometime” or even
“my folks did this with me and I turned out all
right.”
REALLY? Our entertainment is now
transformed into a rite of passage? We’re meant to
see how much we can subject ourselves to and still
“turn out all right?”
There’s a key reason why, in the dark morality of
prison life, child molesters are kept from the
general population or have a limited existence at
all. Even the darkest of criminals recognizes the
beauty, fragility and fleeting nature of innocence.
To destroy such a rare and precious thing warrants
the ultimate price.
This is not meant to be an attack on the haunt
industry. In fact, everyone who is fully mentally
developed with the intellect to put these psycho-
logical assaults into context can ignore everything
I’ve just posed. What I am suggesting is not a
battle cry “for the children!” It’s not just the
environment we should preserve, but also the
perspective of those who will inherit it.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Troy Ganser is the director of The
TAG Art Company, Fort Wayne. His company will be
sponsoring a kid-friendly Halloween destination
called the “Kooky Carnival.” To learn more go to
tagartcompany.com or call 456-6999.
fwFamily.com September/October 2011 13
From Page 12
APPROPRIATE
When we think
it’s a great
bonding experi-
ence to watch a
horror movie or
take our kids to a
weapons and
body parts-filled
haunt, we’re
essentially eroding
their childhood.
Troy Ganser
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BY KELLY MCLENDON
The education world
is changing every day.
From advances in
technology to the
changing materials in
the classroom, learning
today is rapidly
expanding.
The phrase, “going to
school,” may no longer
exist in the traditional
sense. For some Indiana
teens, going to school
may mean logging onto
their personal computer
at home and talking to
their teacher over the
phone.
Last year, the Indiana
Department of
Education tested a pilot
program that offers
online schooling for
kindergarten through
twelfth grade students.
Called Indiana Connections Academy, the school is
“completely online,” Melissa Brown, principal, said.
“We serve students in grades K-12. All of those
students attend school primarily online.”
Brown wants people to know that just because the
school is set up to be online, doesn’t mean the
students sit at their desks all day. They just get their
materials online. Assignments in workbooks, reading
and talking to instructors via phone are also parts of
the program.
Brown said the progression to online schools isn’t
necessarily a bad thing. “I think online education is
not going away,” she said. “We’re moving toward a
trend in using either a fully online delivery of
education or a hybrid delivery, where students attend
school and receive [some] instruction online.
Technology is such a presence. It makes sense that
schools would use technology. It’s only going to play
a bigger role in education in general.”
Indiana Connections Academy has students all
over the state. “We don’t have any typical students in
our school. There is not a typical profile. We serve
Online only:
New public school concept
E D U C AT I O N
Home
is the
classroom:
Online
schools
serve wide
variety of
students
PHOTOS COURTESY OF CONNECTIONS ACADEMY
CONNECTIONS ACADEMY STUDENTS
and parents report increased interest in learning with
the online approach.
See CONNECTIONS page 15
kids for a variety of reasons,” Brown said.
Some students choose to attend online
because of physical limitations, medical
challenges or a need for a flexible
schedule. Some don’t fit the mold for a
brick and mortar school.
Online programs are able to offer
different opportunities traditional day
schools may not be able to accommodate.
Stacy Taylor, a parent of twin sixth-grade
boys, based in Indianapolis, said since her
sons began attending Connections, there
has been more time for family activities.
“One of the biggest things I’ve found, [is
that] you have more family time. There’s
no homework because you’re doing it all
during the day,” she said.
Students at Connections Academy take
standardized tests, just like any other
school in the state. The only difference is
the students have to have their parents
drive them to the location nearest their
home to take the tests.
Taylor said the school administration
and teachers are “right there to help, if
there is an issue.” She gave the example
of her niece, who is dyslexic and attends
Indiana Connections Academy. Taylor’s
niece has increased her progress. “It’s
good for an exceeding student, but it’s
also good for a student who isn’t,” she
said. “They get the kids where they need
to be. It really is, just a great program.”
Last year, Connections in Indiana
served 280 students, Brown said.
To learn more about Indiana
Connections Academy, visit
connectionsacademy.com.
From Page 14
CONNECTIONS
fwFamily.com September/October 2011 15
BY KIM GERARDOT
Where can you discover a love for watercolor
painting, learn to make new recipes, plan for your
child’s college education, and learn how to make a
movie all in one semester? At FWCS Neighborhood
Connection.
Neighborhood Connection offers a wide variety of
classes in personal development, business, recreation
and health and wellness. Specific offerings include
courses in computer use (all skill levels), game
programming, smartphone use, graphic design, dance,
personal finance, exercise, guitar playing, crocheting,
knitting, hair braiding, CPR/First Aid, genealogy and
woodworking.
Art classes are also available including drawing,
painting, glass art, jewelry making and art welding.
FWCS art rooms, culinary and sewing labs, and
media centers offer great learning environments for
students of all ages.
The FWCS facilities enable us to offer classes in
woodworking, art welding and medical and
technology training in up-to-date labs.
Don’t have time to attend a class? Take classes from
home when the kids are in bed or during your lunch
break. Enhance your skills or take up a new hobby
with learning that is enjoyable, clear, uncomplicated,
fast and convenient.
Looking for a unique gift? Take a jewelry, stained
glass, movie making or PowerPoint class and give
your completed project as a gift. Or maybe you know
someone who would benefit from taking a class. Gift
certificates for Lifelong Learning are available at the
Neighborhood Connection office.
Let us help you reach your potential, expand your
possibilities, discover your passion, develop a hobby
or just enjoy learning for your lifetime.
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Kim Gerardot works with program
development with Fort Wayne Community Schools
Neighborhood Connection. Online: fwcs.k12.in.us.
Neighborhood Connection offers
learning for a lifetime
Neighborhood
Connection offers a
wide variety of
classes in personal
development,
business, recreation
and health and
wellness.
Kim Gerardot
‘‘
’’
For more information or to register for a class visit
fwcs.k12.in.us. Click on the Neighborhood
Connection tree logo under Quick Picks for a
complete class listing and online registration.
Or call 467-1075.
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<<< COVER STORY COVER STORY >>>
Kendallville Day Care
Center celebrates
40 YEARS
Jane A bbs’ advi ce: uncondi ti onal love
Three generati ons of the
Kendallvi lle Day Care
“ fami ly” enj oy ti me
together. At left i s Holly
Ramsay, former day
care chi ld and mother of
Dani ka, a current day
care chi ld. Jane Abbs i s
holdi ng Dani ka. At ri ght
i s Jenni Brayton, who
went to the day care
begi nni ng i n 1981, and
now has her chi ldren
there. Brayton ser ves on
the day care board.
Kendallvi lle Day Care
Center has achi eved the
state’s hi ghest rati ng.
From left are Cher yl
Franks, si te coordi nator;
Jane Abbs, the longest-
ser vi ng caregi ver and
volunteer, and Caroli ne
Si zelove, executi ve
di rector.
Readi ng i s one of
the hi ghli ghts of the
day at Kendallvi lle
Day Care Center.
From left are Fi nn
Frank, 4; Ki rsten
Ri tchi e, 5; Ava
Lash, 5; Kelsi e
Strange, 5; and
Sarah Pi lnock, 5.
REMEMBER YOU ARE THE PARENT.
Please LISTEN. Always use KINDNESS
with COMPASSION and have PATIENCE
Advice for parent s from Jane Abbs,
Kendallville Day Care Cent er ow ner
‘‘
’’
BY GRACE HOUSHOLDER
T
he Kendallville Day Care Center is celebrating its 40th anniver-
sary Sunday, Sept. 11. Current and former students, parents,
donors, friends, staff and board members are invited to come
from 1-4 p.m. to the celebration at Kendallville Day Care
Center’s main location, 342 E. Lisle St., Kendallville.
Entertainment will feature Hayden’s ATA, TC Dance, KDC
Children’s Program and the Noble County Humane Shelter. An ice cream bar,
silent auction and memory book will add to the fun.
Jane Abbs, more than any other individual, embodies the love and dedication
that have enabled the Kendallville Day Care Center to give hundreds of
Kendallville area children a good start in life. Working with parents, staff
See DAY CARE page 18
PHOTOS BY CHAD KLI NE
members help children grow and learn in a
healthy, nurturing environment. Now with
two locations — on Lisle Street near East
Noble High School and on the west side of
Kendallville near Parkview Noble Hospital,
Kendallville Day Care Center’s recipe for
success remains the same: Love combined
with dedicated workers and community
support.
Below Mrs. Abbs shares a few highlights
of the past 40 years.
“Let it be clear that this is not about me,”
she emphasized when asked to share her
memories. However, her love and dedication
are among the main reasons the center has
had such a positive influence on so many
children and their families.
Late in 1970 Kendallville Mayor Paul
Gilliland received a letter from the Indiana
Department of Public Welfare inviting him
to a meeting about preschool day care
centers. At this time Kendallville had a city
nurse, Genevieve Saller, and they decided to
attend the meeting.
Genevieve had a 1968 booklet of rules
for establishing a day care center. She
convinced a retired kindergarten teacher,
Catharine Platner, and Frances Baker, wife of
Lawrence Baker, a state legislator for many
years, to help her with investigating possibil-
ities.
They decided to send a letter to all
Kendallville churches inviting someone from
each church to a meeting at Mrs. Bakers’
home. Twelve people attended and those 12
formed the first board of directors. At least
four different churches were represented
(Mennonite, Trinity Methodist, Presbyterian,
Lutheran), also The News Sun, an agricul-
tural businessman, a nurse and teachers.
Rev. Miller said his Mennonite Church,
Henry at Town Street, was available … Mrs.
Abbs was there for the first day of the
center’s opening and in charge of the daily
care of the children.
The center opened at the church Sept. 7,
1971. The license was for 20 children. After
2 1/2 years, the next location was 324 Lisle
St.
Mrs. Abbs wrote, “One year, due to a fall,
I was on crutches three weeks with 30 3-5-
year-olds. The first day back without my
crutches a handsome, bright-eyed 4-year-old
boy ran up and wrapped his arms around
my leg and looking up at me said, ‘Mrs.
Abbs can I bump into you now?’ What a
great question. I was thinking how intelli-
gent and understanding a little 4-year-old
can be, sizing up a situation. They are
awesome!
“If a child would tell a special story or
have a cute act I would stop a moment to
regret that it hadn’t been a parent that heard
or saw it. Many times I would call the parent
or see her/him in the evening pickup to
share the act or comment.
“I was on payroll from September 1971
to Nov. 19, 2001, but still worked until
March 2002 when surgery ended daily care
giving.
“After giving up administration I asked to
be on the hourly pay schedule as a caregiver.
During 1989, the board of directors asked
me to still attend board meetings as a
nonvoting member and I have never given
up that role.
“When the East Noble school year began
in 1989, the center was built and licensed
for 105 children, age 3-5.
“A new director, Ellyne Sollenberger, was
on board now. Ellyne’s three years were very
successful with full rooms all the time.
“By October 1989, a committee that I
was privileged to be on chose Caroline
Sizelove. The board has the best of executive
directors (Caroline) and site director (Cheryl
Franks).
“With Caroline directing, the board was
already talking. I was reminding them they
still didn’t have Genevieve’s dream yet. They
must go for babies and toddlers. Mrs.
Sizelove, president Dave Baker and I were
checking out houses and other sites… One
morning David stopped at the center with a
News Sun and a picture of newly proposed
Parkview Noble Hospital and that he was
giving land for another day care center.
Wow!
“The Day Care West was built and
opened in November 2000 including two
rooms for eight babies each. Miss Saller’s
dream was realized.
18 September/ October 2011 fwFami l y.com
From Page 17
DAY CARE
COVER STORY >>>
Caleb Freed and Zacker y Lei ghty, both 5, work together desi gni ng a structure wi th blocks.
“Frances Baker was often teased that the center was built
because she had eight great-grandchildren that attended and now
two great-great-grandchildren are enrolled.
Advice to parents, memories:
JANE ABBS: UNCONDITIONAL (absolute) LOVE. Most
parents give love but making it unconditional is most difficult.
REMEMBER YOU
ARE THE PARENT.
Please LISTEN.
Always use
KINDNESS with
COMPASSION and
have PATIENCE. I
wanted my staff to
practice those three
words at day care
with the children.
Parenting isn’t easy
but that uncondi-
tional love should
be there from birth
until you die.
A younger
parent told me
when the children
were quite young if
they were trying to
test this parent the
parent’s statement
was, “I am the
Supreme Ruler of
YOUR universe” so
the answer was NO.
By early school-age the children knew it by heart. It became funny
and by teen-age it was UNDERSTOOD and there was no arguing
or mind changes. It had worked well for this parent.
CAROLI NE SI ZELOVE: Take advantage of whatever time you
have to spend with your children. Take the time to listen to what
your children have to say. Don’t do everything for your children.
Encourage them to do things for themselves. You will be surprised
at what they can do.
CLAUDETTE SHEPHERD: Be a good role model for children.
Children are like sponges. They absorb everything.
M ARTHA HANDSHOE WALKER: A child was eating goldfish
crackers for a snack. I asked him why he wasn’t eating the tails.
The child said, “You’re not ‘spose’ to eat fish tails.”
ONLI NE: The complete memories of Jane Abbs can be read at
kpcnews.com in the Web documents section. The center’s website
is kendallvilledaycare.org.
From Page 18
DAY CARE
Fi ve-year-old Sarah Pi lnock and Ki rsten
Ri tchi e enj oy spendi ng ti me together at
Kendallvi lle Day Care Center.
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C O L L E G E P R E P A R A T I O N
BY KATE COFFMAN
Fall is an exciting time for high school students —
Friday night football games, homecoming dances,
school clubs and activities. Fall also marks a critical
season in the college admissions process.
While freshmen adapt to new surroundings and
making new friends, their new start in a new school
necessitates a new focus on college preparation.
Students who hope to earn a degree must complete
high school coursework that puts them on the college
path. Meeting with a guidance counselor helps to
ensure that students take courses that result in a Core
40 or Core 40 with Honors high school diploma.
Freshmen who already have identified a college of
choice need to determine which diploma the college
requires and plan schedules accordingly.
Most Indiana colleges and universities, with the
exception of Ivy Tech Community College, require the
SAT or ACT for admission. Students should take the
PSAT or PLAN (a pretest used for scholarship
purposes) in the 10th grade. The Indiana Department
of Education pays for all 10th graders to take the
PSAT. Guidance counselors know when their school
offers the exam.
Students should take the SAT or ACT in the junior
year. That allows students to retake these placement
tests in the fall of their senior year if they want to
increase their scores. Students enrolled in the free and
reduced-price lunch program receive a waiver to take
these tests free, with guidance counselors again being
the best source for more information. Students can
Spring ahead with
fall college planning
High school
students need
to take
appropriate
classes, plan
for tests to
get them into
colleges
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advi ce for
students to
plan, pay
and prepare
for educati on
after hi gh
school.
register for the SAT and take practice tests
at collegeboard.org or act.org for the ACT.
Completing applications by early
October of the senior year provides some
advantages. Many schools offer priority
deadlines in early October that are tied to
increased opportunities for scholarships.
College and university websites post
admission deadlines and list the benefits
tied to applying early. Some schools waive
application fees if students apply by a
certain date, and others do not charge a fee
for submitting applications online.
Learn More Indiana’s annual College
Go! Week campaign launches statewide
each fall to motivate students of all ages to
plan for college and career success.
Practical steps, tips, activities and more are
offered at CollegeGoWeekIndiana.org.
Many local schools and organizations get
involved in College Go! Week by helping
students plan college visits and complete
admissions forms.
Many national scholarship competitions
have early fall deadlines as well. The
websites fastweb.com, scholarships.com or
cappex.com are great resources for
researching scholarship opportunities. Start
looking as early as freshman year. Students
must create an account on each site and
answer questions about themselves. They
then will be given a list of scholarships for
which they may qualify if they apply. Save
all applications, proofread all submissions,
and apply for everything and anything!
These scholarships are competitive!
Also, check with family members,
employers, unions, local community
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Additional free step-by-step, year-by-
year advice for students to plan, pay and
prepare for education after high school can
be found at TriptoCollege.org.
The 18th century Scottish poet John
Logan called autumn the “Sabbath of the
year,” but fall is no time to rest when it
comes to college planning for high school
students.
From Page 20
COLLEGE Locks of Love
“ I would li ke to submi t a
photo of my daughter that I’ m
hopi ng you may be able to
publi sh,” wrote Chri sty Lash.
“ Her name i s Carly Sue Lash-
Freds and she j ust turned 4
years old on June 1. For her
4th bi r thday, she had 12
i nches of her hai r cut off and
we donated i t to Locks of
Love. We are from Fremont,
and she goes to preschool at
Carli n Park Elementar y.”
Locks of Love i s a nonprofi t
organi zati on that uses
donated human hai r to make
hai rpi eces for di sadvantaged
chi ldren wi th seri ous medi cal
condi ti ons that cause hai r
loss. More i nformati on i s at
locksoflove.org. Thank you,
Chri sty and Carly Sue!
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HUMOR
HELPS
Readers, if you have a true
funny kid stor y (or a collection
of stories) involving you or your
co-workers, friends, students or
family, please call me at
(260) 347-0738 or e-mail me
at [email protected].
— BY GRACE HOUSHOLDER
A favorite little fellow called and said,
“ Guess what?” Of course, Carol, asked,
“ W hat?” He said, “ School starts
tomorrow and you HAVE to start baby-
sitting me again.” Carol heard a holler in
the background and the little fellow said,
“ Just a minute, Mom is yelling at me.” He
came back on the phone and said, “ I did
that wrong. School is starting tomorrow,
would you LIKE to babysit me again?”
Carol said, “ I’ d love to.” He said,
“ Well, you can.”
— CAROL YOUNG OF ALBI ON
( FROM THE JOURNAL SHE HAS
KEPT OVER THE YEARS)
Josh, 6, was looking at old photographs
with his grandmother. “ Grandma,” Josh
said, “ I knew you were old but I didn’t
know you were so old that the world was
black and white!”
— GALE SPENCE ( GRANDMOTHER OF JOSH) OF ANGOLA
HUMOR HELPS >>>
NADI NE KLI NE OF KENDALLVI LLE took thi s photo of Sophi a and thei r dog Bi zzo. We thi nk
they are thi nki ng, “ Let’s fli p a coi n. Heads, you mow. Tai ls, I roll.”
“ WHI LE OUR GRANDDAUGHTER
KAYLA
was stayi ng wi th us I put a
hook on her Pri ncess pole. She
and her twi n brother have been
practi ci ng for a couple of years
casti ng. Thi s was her fi rst catch.
She was pretty proud. But her
brother beat her out the next
week by catchi ng a 5-pound, 18-
i nch bass on hi s Mi ckey Mouse
pole. That was a shock to us
grandparents,” wrote Jani s and
Ron Sproat of Butler.
Another stor y from Carol’s
journal. A dark piece of meat in
the creamed chicken and
biscuits prompted the 3-year-old
to suddenly screech, “ There’s
something in my dinner!” Her
older, wiser 4-year-old brother
leaned over, studied her plate
and after a bit of hesitation he
calmly said, “ It won’t hurt you.
It’s a worm. The chicken ate it.”
PHOTO CONTRI BUTED
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<<< HEALTHY FOOD CHOI CES
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lunch box sandwiches don’t have to
default to ham and cheese or peanut butter
and jelly.
There are plenty of options to mix things
up and keep them interesting. Ditching the
sliced bread is a good place to start.
Consider making sandwiches on a piece of
baguette (or multiple smaller sandwiches on
thin baguette slices). Or if crusty bread isn’t
your kid’s thing, try folding or rolling the
fillings in a piece of lavash or naan flatbread.
Also get creative with fillings. Sliced
meats can be combined with yogurt or
cream cheese spreads, and cucumber
sandwiches can be made more nutritious
and filling by adding hummus.
Cucumber Hummus Sandwich
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Ser vings: 1
3 tablespoons hummus
1 piece naan flatbread
1 tablespoon honey
1/ 2 small cucumber, sliced
Salt and ground black pepper
Spread the hummus over half of the naan.
Drizzle the honey over the other half of the
naan. Arrange the cucumber slices over the
hummus, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Fold the naan in half to form a sandwich.
Nutrition information per ser ving (values are
rounded to the nearest whole number): 360
calories; 80 calories from fat (21 percent of
total calories); 9 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 60 g carbohydrate; 11
g protein; 7 g fiber; 510 mg sodium.
Ham Pinwheels
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Ser vings: 1
3 tablespoons vegetable cream cheese spread
1 rectangular lavash flatbread
3 slices deli ham
1/ 4 cup sliced roasted red peppers
Spread the cream cheese over the lavash.
Arrange the ham over the cream cheese,
leaving 1 inch of cream cheese exposed on
each end.
Arrange the roasted red peppers across 1
end. Starting with the end that has the roasted
red peppers, roll up the lavash. Use the cream
cheese at the other end to hold the roll up
together. Trim the ends and slice the roll up
into 1-inch-thick slices to form pinwheels.
Nutrition information per ser ving (values are
rounded to the nearest whole number): 470
calories; 190 calories from fat (40 percent of
total calories); 21 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 g
trans fats); 85 mg cholesterol; 48 g carbohy-
drate; 23 g protein; 3 g fiber; 1,420 mg
sodium.
Chicken and Broccoli
Alfredo Sliders
Start to finish: 10 minutes
Ser vings: 1
1/ 2 cup cooked broccoli, chopped
1/ 4 cup jarred Alfredo sauce
6 small baguette slices
1/ 2 cup cooked chicken meat (such as from a
rotisserie chicken)
3 slices mozzarella cheese
In a small bowl, mix together the broccoli and
Alfredo sauce.
Arrange the chicken over 3 of the baguette
slices. Top with the broccoli Alfredo mixture.
Top with a piece of cheese, cut to fit, and the
remaining bread.
Nutrition information per ser ving (values are
rounded to the nearest whole number): 550
calories; 120 calories from fat (22 percent of
total calories); 13 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g
trans fats); 50 mg cholesterol; 73 g carbohy-
drate; 34 g protein; 6 g fiber; 1,710 mg
sodium.
Thinking outside the
usual (lunch) box
AP
P A C K I N G L U N C H E S
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HEALTHY FOOD CHOI CES >>>
Carrot Cake Cookies
Start to finish: 25 minutes
Makes 30 cookies
1 cup white whole-wheat flour
1/ 2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/ 2 cups rolled oats
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon dr y ginger
1/ 4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/ 4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 egg whites
3/ 4 cup dark brown sugar
1/ 4 cup vegetable or canola oil
1/ 4 cup drained crushed pineapple
1/ 2 cup fat-free milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
1 cup grated carrots
1/ 2 cup chopped walnuts
Heat the oven to 375 F. Lightly coat 2 large
baking sheets with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking
soda, rolled oats, cinnamon, ginger, cloves
and nutmeg.
In a second medium bowl, combine the egg
whites, brown sugar, oil, pineapple, milk and
vanilla.
Add the liquid ingredients to the dr y ingredi-
ents, then stir to combine. Stir in the raisins,
carrots and walnuts.
Drop by the tablespoonful onto the prepared
cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between them.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden
around the edges and slightly firm to the
touch.
Nutrition information per cookie (values are
rounded to the nearest whole number): 100
calories; 30 calories from fat (28 percent of
total calories); 4 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans
fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 17 g carbohydrate; 2
g protein; 2 g fiber; 30 mg sodium.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cookies as an afterschool snack?
No trouble selling the kids on that one.
Now to convince the adults…
Often laden in fat and empty calories,
cookies don’t often impress parents. At least
not as a go-to snack to fuel growing bodies
and minds. But if you’re willing to bake your
own, you can turn out some delicious and
appealing cookies that will satisfy kids and
adults alike.
For our take on healthy cookies, we used
one of the healthiest and most flavor-packed
cakes for inspiration — carrot cake.
We start with a low fat, cake-like cookie.
It’s plenty moist thanks to a small amount of
oil (instead of butter) for healthier fats and
supplement it with crushed pineapple.
Using dark brown sugar as the sweetener
adds more flavor and even moisture, while
white whole-wheat flour adds whole grains.
Then we add oats and a few nuts for texture,
a handful of spices for flavor.
And, of course, the carrots and raisins.
A carrot-packed treat
with cookie appeal
Keep i t cool
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
When it comes to lunch box
safety, you can’t be too cool for
school.
“One of the most important
guidelines for keeping it safe is just
keeping it cold,” says Christine
Bruhn, director of the Center for
Consumer Research at the
University of California, Davis.
Safe lunches begin with safe
shopping and home storage. In
other words, perishable foods
intended for lunches — such as
raw or cooked meat and poultry —
should be kept cold or frozen at the
store and at home. And don’t leave
food out at room temperature for
more than two hours, one hour if
the temperature is over 90.
But how can you be sure your
lovingly prepared lunch will stay
cool?
One way to go is with an
insulated lunch box, a frozen gel
pack and thermoses. You might
also want to talk to your child
about the importance of keeping
the lunch somewhere shaded and
cool during the day — not in the
sun or next to a radiator.
If bringing gel packs to and
from school isn’t practical, you can
slip a frozen juice box — make
sure it’s labeled as 100 percent
juice, of course — into a lunch box
or sack lunch. By the time lunch
rolls around, the juice should be
thawed enough to drink, but the
food should still be cool.
To keep hot foods hot, a
thermos is required. You’ll get the
most out of your thermos if you fill
it with boiling water and let it
stand for a few minutes before
emptying it and putting in the hot
soup, chili, etc.
F E E D I N G K I D S
BY BONNIE BUELL
Looking for the perfect pet takes time
and work, but doing so will help your family
find the breed and type of pet that is just
right for you.
People fall in love with a dog or cat that
they have seen in a commercial or in a
movie, but they don’t realize that particular
breed may have certain traits and or charac-
teristics that may not fit with their family’s
lifestyle.
Many people put more thought and
research into buying a computer, than they
do in choosing a new family member. People
often worry about the size for example
instead of what that animal was originally
bred for. They may want a small 10-15
pound dog because they have a small
apartment, but some 10-15 pound dogs are
extremely active (most terriers, for example)
and very destructive. They are diggers,
barkers and chewers who need lots of
exercise and stimulation.
Other people may want a large breed dog
to run and play with them, but again some
of these breeds cannot take heat or are more
of a couch potato. Some dogs need jobs to
be happy and herding your children may be
their job.
Some cats are more social than others.
Cats do require grooming as well.
Birds also are very social, but can be very
vocal, messy and destructive if you do not
spend a lot of time with them.
It is a myth that pets will just adjust to
their owner’s lifestyle. It is the people who
must do the adjusting. Such careful consid-
eration doesn’t just apply to purebreds. With
puggles (pug + beagle), for example, the
temperament can be all over the board!
They can take on the snorting, snoring, and
heat intolerant of the pug or the nose to the
ground, “I can’t hear you, Mom, I’m on the
trail of something” beagle parentage.
Whichever side they take on, you can count
on hair being a condiment in you
household. This does not mean they are not
a fun-loving, wonderful pet, but the family
for this fur baby needs to be prepared.
Be educated on the breeds that your
designer breed or country mutt may have in
their family tree. Don’t take a shelter’s
description at face value. They do their best,
but sometimes a lot of brindle type dogs will
get labeled a boxer, or a shaggy looking pup
fwFami l y.com September/ October 2011 25
<<< ADOPTI NG A PET
Looking ‘fur’love?
PI CTURED ARE ( TOP, THEN CLOCKWI SE)
: Luke and Juli e (couch potatoes) are black and yellow
labs i n the Lodge sui te. Meeko the ki tty i s playi ng hi de and seek under Sponge Bob blanki e.
Dexter, (4-month-old bloodhound pup) i n the “ li vi ng room area,” wai ts li ke a good boy to go
for a walk.
PHOTOS CONTRI BUTED
F I N D I N G T H E R I G H T A N I M A L
See PETS page 27
26 September/ October 2011 fwFami l y.com
HEALTH AND WELLNESS >>>
BY BILL STANCZYKIEWICZ
If you discovered a
strategy that significantly
improves teenage moods,
behaviors and academic
achievement, you might
think you were dreaming.
But such a strategy
actually exists. Teenagers
who receive a sufficient
amount of sleep each
night are much more
likely to do better in
school, stay safer while
they are driving and enjoy
better overall health. In
addition — and this will
really seem like a dream to
many parents — teens
who enjoy a good night of
sleep are more likely to
communicate openly and
frequently with Mom and Dad.
Teenagers optimally need about nine hours of sleep
each night — about one to one-and-a-half hours more
than adults. Surveys, however, reveal that teenagers
often go to bed later than adults while getting up at
the same time or even earlier in order to be in a first
period classroom by 7:30.
Teens who are staying up later often are
responding to biology. Not the class. Their own.
During puberty, hormonal changes cause melatonin
— which controls sleep patterns — to “switch on”
later at night. This can delay an adolescent’s desire to
fall asleep until 11 p.m. or later, which is one reason
why students are sleeping less as they get older.
For example, more than 80 percent of sixth
graders receive a sufficient amount of sleep. But that
number declines to 55 percent for high school
freshmen and 24 percent for high school seniors.
Nearly one-third of high school students admit that
they fall asleep in school, and 22 percent say they fall
asleep while studying or doing homework.
Experience teaches all of us that well-rested
individuals are better able to learn and remember
information. Not surprisingly, students who earn Cs
or lower report going to bed 40 minutes later, and
receiving 25 fewer minutes of sleep each night, than
students who earn As and Bs.
High schools in Avon, Marion, Middlebury and
Zionsville have responded to these findings by moving
back the start of the school day. Implementing this
decision is easier said than done, since changing the
start time of first period can conflict with parents’
work schedules while also affecting school bus
schedules and the time available for after school
More sleep can mean
safer, smarter teens
Teenagers
optimally need
about nine hours of
sleep each night
— about one to
one-and-a-half
hours more than
adults. Surveys,
however, reveal
that teenagers
often go to bed
later than adults
while getting up at
the same time or
even earlier
Bill St anczykiew icz
‘‘
’’
See SLEEP page 27
G E T T I N G O U R Z Z Z S
will become a poodle mix. They only true
way of finding out what the mix is would be
a DNA test, but this is not necessary unless
you really want to know.
Shelters and rescues are wonderful places
to find your “furever” family members, just
do research and ask for help from trainers,
vets and breed organizations to get advice on
dog behavior to guide you. When searching
for a trainer look at their bio. And make sure
there’s something that says they are trained
in animal behavior as well as training.
Caring for a pet can be time consuming
and sometimes frustrating, but nothing is
more rewarding or satisfying!
BONNIE BUELL,
owner of Pawsitively
Paradise Pet Resort, 43 N. C.R. 200W, Angola,
can be reached at 668-7297.
From Page 25
PETS
programs.
Yet national research reveals that teens
in high schools with later start times
report being less sleepy during the day.
Attendance rates improve, and students
earn higher grades. These students still go
to bed at the same time as their peers, but
they gain an extra hour of sleep each night
due to the later start time at school.
Academic achievement is not the only
benefit. In one Kentucky county where
high schools pushed back the start of first
period, auto crashes involving teenagers
declined significantly. This decline
occurred while teen auto crashes were
increasing in the rest of the state.
Drowsiness and fatigue cause more
than 100,000 traffic accidents each year,
and more than half of those crashes
involve drivers younger than 25. When
people who lack sleep are tested with a
driving simulator, their driving perform-
ance is the same as people who are driving
drunk.
The leading cause of death among
teenagers is “accident,” and most of those
accidents involve automobiles. Teens are
likely to drive early in the morning en
route to school and late at night as they
return from extracurricular activities or
part-time jobs. Therefore, a lack of
adequate sleep puts these teen drivers at
greater risk of accident, injury and even
death.
On a brighter note, teens who sleep
well often enjoy better relationships with
their parents. Surveys reveal that parents
in school districts with later start times for
high school report fewer confrontations
and more conversations with their adoles-
cent children, especially in the mornings.
Parents can encourage their teens to go
to bed and wake up at the same times each
day, even on Saturday and Sunday. Trying
to catch up on sleep during the weekends
is not as effective as having a regular sleep
schedule seven days a week. Teens also
should avoid or strongly limit caffeine.
fwFami l y.com September/ October 2011 27
<<< MORE
From Page 26
SLEEP
Questions to ask when
choosing your pet:
1. How is this breed with children?
2. Good with other pets? Not just dogs,
but cats, birds, rabbits, etc.
3. Is my climate suitable for this breed?
4. How does this pet handle separa-
tion?
5. How much exercise does it require?
6. How trainable?
7. Does this breed do well with
strangers?
8. How much grooming is required?
9. Are there special health concerns or
genetic issues?
10. Does this breed have a “ job”
requirement?
PHOTOS CONTRI BUTED
BUSTER, DUDE AND LADY
are looki ng to see what trouble they can get i nto next i n the outdoor
play area.
28 September/ October 2011 fwFami l y.com
SHARI NG MEMORI ES >>>
BY LINDA LIPP
When I went
camping, took
roller-skating
lessons, made
candles and
participated in
other activities
with my Girl
Scout troop, I
thought I was just
having fun.
I didn’t know
it was a plot by
Girl Scout
founder Juliette
Low and savvy
Girl Scout leaders
like my mother to
teach me
important life
lessons about
leadership, self-
confidence and
self-esteem.
A few decades
of enlightenment
later, Girl Scouts
still do a lot of fun
things, but they are
more deliberately structured to produce the desired results.
“I think we have become more conscious and more vocal
about it,” said Abby Schoonaert, a specialist for grades 4-12
with Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana — Michiana.
“I think that it’s something that everybody is trying to do
for all kids. We’re really trying to help girls figure out who
they are.”
Debby Beckman, the president and chief executive officer
of YWCA Northeast Indiana, was a Girl Scout in the late
1950s and early 1960s. Her mother was a co-leader of her
troop and she became a leader herself when her daughter was
in first grade. Years of working for Girl Scouts as a volunteer
eventually led to a paid position with that organization and
then her job at the YWCA.
One thing that always impressed her about Girl Scouts
was its emphasis on helping others. “The focus of community
service has always been there,” Beckman said.
See SCOUTS page 29
Dori s Mi ller of For t Wayne sti ll has her Gi rl Scout uni form from the 1930s.
LINDA LIPP
Girl Scouts preparing for
100th anniversary
fwFami l y.com September/ October 2011 29
<<< SHARI NG MEMORI ES
In her day — and later in mine — we
worked to earn badges for practical,
“womanly” things like sewing and
cooking and household crafts, as well as
in camping and other outdoor activities
and skills. There’s a whole new set of
badge books and programs today.
“Those materials are really developed
to build on each other,” Schoonaert said.
“I think that the thing I’ve seen
through the years in Girl Scouts is that
there is a nice mix of honoring tradition
and holding on to that while still moving
forward,” Beckman said. “There’s a lot of
women in positions like mine for whom
this has been a srong influence in their
lives.”
Janet Hayward grew up in New Haven,
where she joined Girl Scouts because it
was just “the thing to do.” After several
visits to Camp Ella Logan, near Syracuse,
as a troop member, she went back for six
years as a counselor.
Her experiences helped her stretch her
horizons and make some important life
decisions.
“I ended up doing things I never
thought I could do,” she said. “You found
out you could be friends with people
who you might not have looked at in
high school. The friendships you make
with people are just really strong, and the
friendships I keep coming back to are
those.”
Hayward had thought about pursuing
a career in advertising, but Girl Scouting
led her down another path.
”I was learning how to organize girls
and work with children, and that made
the decision that I definitely wanted to be
a teacher,” she said.
Founded by Lowe in 1912, Girl Scouts
has changed women and changed the
world for 99 years. As we move toward
the celebration of Scouting’s 100th
anniversary in 2012, the Girls Scouts of
Northern Indiana-Michiana is looking for
women of all ages to share their stories of
how their lives were shaped and
improved through their association with
Girl Scouts.
In honor of my own mother, Verna
Lipp — the woman whose wit and
wisdom and leadership shaped and
guided me — I will be collecting and
writing these stories for the 100th
anniversary celebration. If you have
something to share, or know of someone
who does, please e-mail me at
[email protected], or contact
Heather Barth at the GSNIM office, 422-
3417, ext. 107.
From Page 28
SCOUTS
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TODAY
Autism Support Group
6 p.m. Sept. 1 and Oct. 6. Faith Harvest Church,
1105 N. Williams St., Angola. Autism Support
Group meets first Thursday each month at 6 p.m.
at Faith Harvest Church, 1105 N. Williams St.,
Angola. Contact Cynthia Church at 475-1842
FRI DAY, SEPTEM BER 2
The Wizard of Oz
1 and 4 p.m. Sept. 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28
and 30; 1 and 3 p.m. Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24; 2
and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 4, 11, 18 and 25. Concord
Mall, 3701 S. Main St., Elkhart. Presented by the
Puppet Parlor Theatre. Under the direction of
Ralph Kipniss; producer, writer, performer and
puppeteer for over 40 years, the show includes a
cast of 30 marionetes, endearing and visually
stimulating scenes, lively music and fanciful and
colorful costumes.
M ONDAY, SEPTEM BER 5
Labor Day Festival
St. Mary of the Assumption parish in Avilla annual
Labor Day Festival. Raffle tickets being sold.
Chicken or ham dinners. Carry-out available.
Bingo and children’s games. Cake walk and
dancing with live music. Silent auction. Pre-Labor
Day garage sale/ flea market Sept. 3. Call St.
Mary’s parish office at 897-3261 for more
information.
TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER 6
Little River Ramblers
9-11 a.m. Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25
and Nov. 1. Eagle Marsh Barn, South Side Engle
R, one-half mile east of West Jefferson
Boulevard, Fort Wayne. Meet at the Eagle Marsh
barn, 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne, to explore
the preserve‚ interesting plants and wildlife.
Sponsored by Little River Wetlands Project. Free.
Contact [email protected] or 478-2515 for
information.
SATURDAY, SEPTEM BER 1 0
EAA Chapter 2 Young Eagles Rally
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Smith Field Airport, 426 W.
Ludwig Road, Fort Wayne. Free airplane rides for
kids ages 8 to 17. Registration: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Flights: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (weather permitting)
Parent or legal guardian must be present.
[email protected]. Online: eaa2.org.
Barbara Olenyik Morrow Book Signing
1-3 p.m. Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic
Site, 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City. Barbara
Olenyik Morrow will be at the Gene Stratton-
Porter State Historic Site, Rome City, to discuss,
answer questions, and sign copies of her new
book, “Nature’s Storyteller: The Life of Gene
Stratton-Porter.” She lives in Auburn and is the
author of five award-winning books. Call 854-
3790 for directions or questions. Books will be
available for purchase in the gift shop.
SUNDAY, SEPTEM BER 1 1
Grandparents Day
Take time to share memories, activities and hugs
with the “grands”!
SATURDAY, SEPTEM BER 1 7
Benefit for Bill and Esther Parks
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stone’s Hill Community
Church, 151 West 550 North, Ligonier. Hog
roast and silent auction. Bill and Esther Parks
were residents of Ligonier for nearly 30 years. Bill
was pastor of Trinity Assembly of God Church.
They now reside in Crawfordsville. Both are
undergoing treatment for cancer. Contact: Kelly
Parks, 894-0784; Melissa Parks, 260-215-3880,
or [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEM BER 2 1
Third Wednesday Lecture: Entomology
6-8 p.m. Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic
Site, 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City. Learn
more about unwanted insects and discover the
beneficial ones that inhabit our yards year ‘round.
$ 3 per person.
SATURDAY, SEPTEM BER 2 4
Upland Wildlife Cookout
6-9 p.m. Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic
Site, 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City. Roasted
venison, grilled elk, locally harvested fish, treats
from paw paw trees. Celebrate the 100th
anniversary of “The Harvester” with samples of
ginseng as featured in the novel. $ 5 per person.
Monarch Festival
1-4 p.m. Little River Wetlands Project Monarch
Festival and open house. Free event to celebrate
monarch butterfly. Eagle Marsh Barn, 6801 Engle
Rd., Fort Wayne Online: lrwp.org
TUESDAY, SEPTEM BER 2 7
Light the Night
7 p.m. East Noble High School parking lot, ,
Kendallville. Fundraising walk celebrates and
commemorates lives touched by cancer.
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Doors open at
5 p.m. for registration, food, fun, festivities. Walk
begins at 7 p.m. Call 800-846-7764. Online:
lightthenight.org/ in.
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FRI DAY, SEPTEM BER 3 0
A Funny Thing Happened
on the Way to the Forum
8 p.m. Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, Oct. 6 and 8; 2 p.m.
Oct. 9. IPFW, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort
Wayne. One of the funniest musicals ever written.
Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Contains
mature subject matter.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1
Lions & Tigers & Beer, Black Pine
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, 1426 W. C.R. 300
N., Albion. Fifth annual adults-only event features
a full line-up of beers to taste, plus a hog roast,
bonfire, sanctuary tours, live music and silent
auction.
Birding by Kayak
8-11 a.m. Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic
Site, 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City. $ 3 per
person, reservations required. Call 854-3790
kayak along the waterways to see the autumn
migratory waterfowl and songbirds. John
Schaust, chief naturalist for Wild Birds Unlimited,
will discuss some of the beautifully-feathered
passers-by. Each visitor should provide own
kayak and personal flotation device. Will try to
provide kayaks for registered participants
interested in borrowing one.
Kendallville Disc Golf
9 a.m. Oct. 1 and 29. Bixler Lake Park, ,
Kendallville. League every Wednesday through
Sept. 21. $ 20 per player. All proceeds of league
go to Kendallville Disc Golf Association to fund
the next nine. Each player will turn in their
scorecard every week and the player with the
lowest score at the end of the season will win.
First place will be a trophy and 2 new discs. 2nd
and 3rd will receive a plaque. Tournaments will
be held on Saturdays starting at 9 a.m. They will
be two person team, best disc format. $ 25 per
team.
Oct. 1 - Apple Festival Tournament
Oct. 29 - Tournament
Nov. 26 - Tournament
Contact: Brian Moreland, president, Kendallville
Disc Golf Association, 582-6622, or
[email protected].
Brickworld Fort Wayne
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 1; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct.
2. Grand Wayne Center, 120 W. Jefferson Blvd.,
Fort Wayne. Brickworld will bring 16,000 square
feet of LEGO displays and interactive activities,
including 2011 Brickworld Master Award winner
Arthur Gugick. Creations on display will include
mosaics, sculptures, trains, construction
equipment, cars, lots of robots and much more.
Daily admission: $ 6 for kids, $ 9 for adults
Cash only please. [email protected]. Online:
brickworld.us.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4
Redirecting Children’s Behavior
Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25; Nov. 1 6-9 p.m. each Tuesday
night. Learn how to be a better parent. Children
First Center, 1752 Wesley Rd., Auburn. Call 925-
3865 or 800-824-2698 to register or learn more
about the five-week course.
FRI DAY, OCTOBER 1 4
Owl-o-ween
6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 - 15. Gene Stratton-
Porter State Historic Site, 1205 Pleasant Point,
Rome City. $ 3 per person. Owl-o-ween features
friendly spooks, scares, crafts, demonstrations,
light refreshments for all ages. Learn about owls,
bats, moths and other creatures of the night.
Children are encouraged to attend in
costume and enjoy treats at stops along the way.
Bring a flashlight and dress for the weather.
M ONDAY, OCTOBER 1 7
Autumn Tea
noon to 4 p.m. Gene Stratton-Porter State
Historic Site, 1205 Pleasant Point, Rome City.
Gene Stratton-Porter Autumn Tea. Reservations
required; $ 25 per person. A chance for Mom to
get dressed up (Dad can come too)and enjoy a
cabin and garden tour, lovely afternoon tea,
musical entertainment and a guest speaker. Food
and teas are prepared by Gene Stratton-Porter
Memorial Society, Inc. volunteers.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2 9
Zoo’per Halloween
Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, 1426 W. C.R. 300
N., Albion. Annual Zooper Halloween celebration!
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trace.com
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Angola; angolachamber.org
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Pokagon State Park, Lake James; 833-
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County fairgrounds; dekalbcountyfair.org
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Noble County fairgrounds:
kendallvilleapplefestival.org
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Corn School, downtown
LaGrange
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Fall Crafters Fair, downtown
Shipshewana
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Park, Auburn; 925-2997
OCT. 29:
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Public Library; 357-5485
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