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New research finds . . .
E a rly awarenr««
Obviously he Is not as In
sensitive to what goes on
around him as we have
thought him to be.
"Our research on the first
year of life has made us
change a lot of our thinking
on what the In fan t can do
Accordingly we’ve changed
many of our Ideas about the
parent's role and the Im
portance of Interaction
' While the child needs
love and affection from the
moment he's brought to a
mother's side, he also needs
to be given In terestin g
things to do. to see, to hear
und to feel He needs oppor
tunities to use the abilities
he has: to respond, to move,
to manipulate things and
to explore " And mother or
father should be there to
provide them, according to
Dr Kagan
Dr. Kagan, who Is a con
sultant to Flsher-Prlce, the
world's largest producer of
preschool toys, was Instru
mental In convincing the
company to develop a line
of crib and playpen toys.
The toys th a t are being In
troduced this year are de
signed expressly for the In
fant.
O n targ et
"This will happen pretty
much on target If the child
Is In an environment where
there Is plenty of Interac
tion with his parents and
Interesting things to see
and play with," Professor
Kagan said "But If his en
vironment Is bland and un-
sttmulatlng. he may not
reach this stage until he Is
12, 14 or even 18 weeks.”
The child begins to think
some time between 10 and
12 months of age By think
V E K S A T I I . E H A I T I . E I. E T S C H I U ) E X P I . O K E , d is c o v e r.
1 'n iq u e r a t t le p ro v id e « in t e r r a t in g th in g « f o r c h ild Io d o , see,
h e a r. B r ig h t-c o lo r e d b e a d * m a k e no ia e a« th e y « ifl th r o u g h
h o u rg la a « -« h a p e d to y . S a fe ly m ir r o r o n o n e e n d f o r p e e k -a -
I m m m : th e o t h e r e n d is « e e -lh r o u g h . S o ft v in y l edge« a n d h a n d le
f o r r h e w in g , to u g h u n b r e a k a b le p la a lir f o r e x tr a a a fe ty .
2 m o n th « — 1 8 m o n th « . A E i. h e e - P r i r e C r ib A P la y p e n to y .
ing, D r Kagan means the
baby tries to Interpret, to
understand why something
Is the way It Is.
" If, for Instance, we
h e a rd something t h a t
sounded like a hum an
voice,” Professor Kagan ex
p la in e d , " ty p ic a lly , as
adults, we would label It as
a voice, but we might also
try to Interpret It. Why
does that voice sound so
odd? Maybe the person has
laryng itis, or som ething
if you are just starting
some doit yourself type jobs,
and want to get some power
tools lo help un these pro
jects, the General Services
Administration can help you
deride what to get first and
suggest what to look for
when you go shopping.
Power Hand Tools, the 16th.
book in GSA's Consumer In
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December 22 marked the
fifth annual Senior Adults
Christmas party held at the
Matt Dishman Center. Mrs.
Josephine Franklin, organizer
and founder of the annual
Christmas event, stated that
there were many senior citi
zens who did not receive
Christmas baskets and who
were “really lonely and
needed something to do.”
Ms. Franklin created the
idea of an annua! Christmas
dinner devoted to th ese
Senior Adults. “We wanted
them to know that someone
really did care about them,"
Mrs. Franklin remarked.
S O E T T O U C H , S W E E T S O I > I ) S o t t h i . lo v a b le toy h e lp c h ild
in te r a c t m o r e f u l ly w ith p a r e n t« . H u g g a b le m u a ie a l e h im e b e a r
ro c k s at a to u c h a n d c h im e « w h e n it m ove«. I l haa a « o ft. q u a l
ity p lu a h Inw iy w ith c o tto n f a r e , paw « a n d eatra. B a b y r a n r h r w
it u n d M o t h e r r a n waah it . 3 m o n th « — 4 y e a r« . A E i« h e r - P r ir e
C r ib A P la y p e n to y .
wrong with his voice box
T h a t process — that Inter
pretation — develops some
where toward the end of
the baby’s first year.”
Professor Kagan.
Cooing and vocalizing be
gin at about the time nov
elty becomes an attrac
tion, he said. The variety of
sounds the In fan t makes
grows until he’s about 11
months of age.
Then as the beginnings
of thought develop, the va
riety In the sounds the child
makes Is reduced to those
In his language About a
month later the child says
Im p o r t a n t lim e
These two stages, the a t
traction to novelty around
eight weeks of age and the
b e g in n in g s of tho ug h t
s o m e w h e re a ro u n d 11
m onths of age, p a ra lle l
stages In the baby's speech
development, according to
How to choose tools
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by Gloria Wroten
A n s w e r« needs
Toys, he said, can provide
some of the novelty and
stimulation the child needs
But more Important Is that
they help mother Interact
with her child, to play with
him.
They give her "things"
she and her child can do,
thus bringing them closer
together. And this Is healthy
for both parent and child
"Tl)e typical Infant be
comes sensitive to novelty
somewhere around eight
weeks of age, In fact he
thrives on It,” Dr. Kagan
said " It becomes good fun
to play peek-a-boo around
that time because the baby
responds usually with smiles
or laughter or the sounds
that show he Is enjoying It.
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hold
party
Infants operational at age two hours
He'» only two hour* old,
yet he can see He can hear,
tante and even smell. He
haa a whole set of reflexes
w orking th a t w ill help
guarantee his survival.
Before two months he can
recognise linixirtant aspects
of the world arouqd him
He sees things happen and
can In fact make them
happen and he can adapt
W hat’s more, well before
he’s a year old the humr.n
In fan t can think.
Dr. Jerome Kagan, Pro
fessor of Child Development
at Harvard University who
has for several years been
conducting studies on early
childhood, says recent find
ings may cause us to change
much of our thinking about
the newborn.
Thursday. December 27, 1973
m ost
com m on
pow er
tools for home use, gives
selection tips, and suggeS'
lions for safe use. Copies
are available for 40 cents
from Consumer Information,
Pueblo, Colorado 91009.
Probably the first power
tool you should consider get
ling is an electric drill. With
various attachments, you ran
drill holes, drive screws, stir
paint, sand rough surfaces,
sharpen other tools, and even
polish the car.
Other tools can also help
with your chores:
• Use a finishing sander to
prepare surface for painting
or varnishing.
A finishing
sander ran be used on wood
furniture, metal, or plaster,
but it isn't usually suitable
for large areas or to remove
deep dents, scratches, or
paint.
• To smooth large surfaces
like floors, walls or planks,
use a belt sander. However,
because it works so quickly,
it ran cause damage if Dot
used with rare.
• Use a circular saw to
make straight ruts in building
materials easily and quickly.
With different blades, it can
his first word. “The timing
Is beautiful, like the crea
tion of a painting or a work
of art.
"These two milestones are
m a tu ra tlo n a l,” Professor
Kagan reiterated
"That
means th at the child can
be ahead or behind In these
two sequences, depending
on the nature of the par-
ent/child Interaction and
how the child Is stimu
lated.”
M exican cooking m eatless
Meatless rookery takes on Educational Services.
Taught by Ms. Bridget
interest and zest when given
a Mexican accent, and the Merle, the five week course
technique is not difficult to will begin Tuesday, January
learn.
8, from 7 to 10 p.m. in room
Preparation of enchiladas, 8 at Tigard High School,
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zucchini, guacamole, and ot fee is $12.50.
her traditional Mexican dish
For more information call
es will be taught in "Meat
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course to be offered by Community Educational Ser
Portland Community College vices in Tigard. 639-6110.
eut stone, ceramics, fiber
glass and metal.
• A jig, or saber saw has a
long, slender blade. You use
it to make curved or intri
cate cuts. However, jig saws
do not make straight ruts as
accurately or as quickly as
circular saws.
But w hatever kind of
power tool you buy, be sure
the tool has a symbol indi
rating it meets the I'Dder
writers' laboratories' elec
trical safety standards.
A
seal from the Power Tool
In stitu te means the tool
meets safety standards, has
been inspected under power
in the factory, and has in
structions for safe use.
For electrical safety, check
vour electrical outlets before
you buy any tool. If your
house has grounded three
hole outlets, you can buy
tools with three prong plugs
»r double insulated tools. If
you only have two hole O'lt-
lets, you should get the
double insulated tools, with
two prong plugs. Both types
cost about the same to buy
and maintain.
And be sure to keep chil
dren away from all power
tools, whether they are in
use or being stored.
Power Hand Tools |40cl is
one of more than 200 Federal
publications of consumer in
terest listed in the Consumer
Information Index.
The annual Christmas
dinner was founded before
the Senior Adult Service
Center was established. The
idea behind the Christmas
dinner was to "get more of
the young in the community
involved in this project,"
Mrs. Franklin stated.
She
furthered her statement by
saying "so many of the old
people don't think that any
one cares for them. So we
try to get the young people
working with them . . . to
show them that people really
do care for them."
In addition to the Christ
mas dinner, many of the
senior citizens provided en
tertainment for their fellow
citizens. "So many of them
have talents -- I think that
it would be a shame to have
it all wasted.
So we en
courage the people to become
a part of the entertainment."
Mrs. Franklin said.
In addition to the 300
senior adults attending the
event. Governor Tom McCall
also made an appearance
wishing for peace and happi
ness in the coming year.
The Portland Trail Blazers
hope to close out the year of
1973 by smashing a couple of
old jinxes.
Then hopefully they will
start the new year by win-
ling a battle of the NBA's
two most improved teams.
The Blazers hit the road
tonight, December 27, against
Golden State in Oakland and
Friday night, December 28,
in Seattle against the Super
Sonics. That game will be
televised live and in color (no
pun intended) back to Port
land on KPTV, Channel 12.
The Blazers will then re
turn to Memorial Coliseum
for a game Sunday night,
December 30, against the
always tough Chicago Bulls
and on New Year's night
against the NBA's leading
scorer, Bob McAdoo, and the
Buffalo Braves.
About those jinxes!
The Blazers have never
beaten Golden State in Oak
land
eight visits, eight
losses.
And the Blazers never
have whipped the Bulls of
Chicago in the Coliseum, and
that's no bull - nine games,
nine defeats.
Other jinxes have been
snapped this season - first
victory over Los Angeles,
first win at home over Phoe
nix.
Other modes of interest
that I hope to relate along
with keeping you abreast of
the professional sport circles
is
High
School
Athletics
These brothers and company
get down. Sure it's hard for
some who have set their
whole high school existence
behind them to take time
and follow and support those
still finding their parallel
but for those who still have a
vein, and I still do. I'll keep
you tuned.
There also are a lot of Z
positive hits coming out of
the community.
The good .
influences I'll keep coming to
you, which flashes me on ;
what I think is one of the
most positive influences that
comes to mind
me!
First, though it may be ,
hard to explain through this ;
column, or, one may not read
this exactly as I would read
it or interpret it, but first
understanding that there is a
thiri line between being con
ceited and being truthful --
I am simply bringing out the
truthful side of that line. So,
eliminating the whole con
cept of conceitment, I will
at times parallel myself with
different instances, in order
that I might give one a de
gree of insight to which I am
coming from, so one could
see and understand which
way I am going. What could
possibly follow that?
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Pageant seeks teens
Maureen Ann Flynn of
Lakeview will crown her
successor in the Miss Oregon
Teen Ager Pageant on July 5
and 6 at the Sheraton Motor
Inn in Portland.
Maureen
has reigned as Miss Oregon
Teen Ager since July 28th,
when she won her title over
51 other contestants.
The
following girls have already
been certified as contestants
for the 1974 pageant:
Marijo Kathleen Mangum.
16, Cottage Grove: Sharilee
Metteer, 16, Madras; Debra
Nafziger, 16, Aloha: Shawn
Reilly, 15. Forest Grove;
Ellen Carol Smith. 16, Forest
Grove; Deanna Wallace. 15.
Salem; and Kathleen Marie
Walters, 17, Beaverton.
All girls between the ages
of 13 and 17 are eligible to
enter, regardless of race,
creed or color. Judging is
based on scholastic achieve
ments. civic contributions,
poise, personality and ap
pearance. There is no talent
or swim suit competition.
In the state competition,
scholarships totaling $1.500
will be awarded. The state
winner also receives a 6 day.
all expense paid trip to At
lanta, Georgia to compete
with the other state winners
for the title of Miss National
Teen Ager. In the National
Finals, cash scholarships to
taling $10.000 will be awarded
as well as a new automobile
and an exciting trip abroad.
In the 1973 National Finals
Miss Oregon Teen Ager
placed among the top 15
finalists.
In addition to the regular
judging, each contestant is
asked to write an essay on
the pageant theme "What's
R igh t A bou t A m erica".
These essays are judged by a
separate panel of judges and
awards are given.
For your application form,
write Miss National Teen
Ager, Box 406. Rockton. Illi
nois 61072. Don't wait and
miss out on this exciting op
portunity.
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