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RIO GRANDE HERALD-Thursday, August 21 1997, Page 2
Community
Raising kids is hard work
Dear Sylvia:
By SYLVIA RIMM
Dear Sylvia: I need som? advice on caring for a
child when his biological father is estranged. My son
seems stubborn and resistive toward me, his mom.
He rarely mentions his dad, even when I try to bring
up the subject. — Single Mom
Dear Single Mom: You don't mention your son's
age or how long he knew his father. If his biological
father left when your son was quite young, he will be
more comfortable if you don't bring the topic up. He
may not even remember him. He may feel angry at
his father, or he may be blaming you for his father's
absence. A few counseling sessions could encour-
age him to express feelings that he may not under-
stand.
I have some guidelines for single parents in my
book, "Dr. Sylvia Rimm's Smart Parenting," which
you may wish to review. You may send a self-
addressed, stamped envelope to the address below
for a copy of these. Your son's resistance to you may
have many causes, and you may need some thera-
peutic help in caring for him.
Dear Sylvia: I faithfully ready your columns
each week and am impressed with common-sense
advice. My daughter is having a difficult time with
her 15-month-old daughter. She and her husband
also have a 12-year-old son who was a happy, easy-
to-raise child. So, they really are at their wits' end.
My granddaughter is a naturally curious, fear-
less, strong-willed toddler who gets her own way by
throwing temper tantrums. My daughter has tried
timeouts (in the crib), but my granddaughter is
capable pf screaming for well over an hour, exhaust-
ing herself and everyone else. This scenario repeats
itself with the next confrontation. I feel that if she is
allowed to control every situation at 15 months, by
the time she is three-years-old, she'll be a tyrant. I
might add that she adores her big brother, but also
bullies him. — Concerned Grandma
Dear Concerned Grandma: You have good reason
for concern, and while it does seem that some children are
just born strong-willed, your granddaughter has a few
other risks that could lead to problems. A child bom
when her only other sibling is a 12-year-old is much like
an adored only child. Parents, grandparents and even a
12-year-old can easily empower a toddler too much.
Fortunately, at 15 month, toddlers can be guided to more
reasonable behavior quite easily.
Usually, distraction to another toy and
childproofing a child's environment will take care
of most of the limit setting. Distraction is amazingly
effective since toddlers concentrate on one thing at
a time, and involvement with a new toy usually
prevents any futher naughty activity.
You mentioned timeouts in her crib. That's usu-
ally quite effective for eradicating toddler temper
tantrums. A few minutes of timeout, after your
granddaughter has calmed down is enough to teach
her that tantrums won't work, < can think of three
problems that may be causing your granddaughter's
timeout to be ineffective.
Consider these:
• Your granddaughter gets what she wants when
she throws tantrums at least half the time (inconsis-
tency).
• Adults go in and out of her room to reassure her
(or tell her to calm down) during timeout, thus
holding out hope to her that the tantrum will work.
• Timeout isn't executed calmly because the
adults have already overreacted with scolding be-
fore timing her out calmly.
Your worry is appropriate if your granddaughter
is too powerful as a toddler. I assume her parents
have already checked with their pediatrician to rule
out any physical or health discomforts. If she is in
good health, consistency from her parents and
brother is likely to be helpful in improving your
granddaughter's disposition.
(Dr. Sylvia B. Rimm is a child psychologist,and
the author of many books on parenting.)
©Sylvia Rim 1997 Creators Syndicate
Latter Day Saints hosting
open house for RGC Aug.24
On Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m.,
the Rio Grande City Branch of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints will be having an open
house for all of Rio Grande City.
During the open house, a brief
pioneer history of the "Mormon"
church will be depicted in a film
called "Legacy."
After the film, tours of the
building will be given and
additional topics will be presented
to those visitors who are interested.
Topics to be presented include:
* "Come until Christ"- Latter
Day Saints center their lives upon
Christ.
* "Joseph Smith and the Book
of Mormon" - Living prophets and
another testament of Jesus Christ.
* "Families are Forever"-
Temples and Eternal Families.
The Rio Grande City branch is
located behind Corona's on El
Paseo. For additional information,
please call Elder Sweet at 488-
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Open House Specitl 10 Rio Gr,nde Her',d
Elder and Sister Sweet extend an invitation to the Open House on Sunday,
Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Texas Branch of the Church of Latter Day Saints
in Rio Grande City. The church is located behind Corona's on El Paseo.
For additional information call Elder Sweet at 488-0002.
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To Templo Sinai and all who donated to the
Rodriguez Family in the recent tragic death
of
Jose Francisco Rodriguez (Neno)
$ l!
Special to the Rio Grande Herald
Catholic Daughters
New officers for the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Our Lady of Mercy #1968, are (left to right)
OlgaG. Garcia, financial secretary; Julia P. Salinas, District Deputy #21; Sr. Rosalia Fink, regent; Thelma
Ramiez, vice-regent; Celia Barrera, (stand-in for absent treasurer); Ella Lou Saldafla, recording secretary; and
Angelica Lopez, ceremonial coordinator.
Catholic Daughters install
new officers during ceremony
The Catholic Daughters of the
Americas, Court Our Lady of
Mercy No. 1968, held its
installation of officers for 1997-99
recently.
The installation of officers
ceremony was held on July 13 at
the 11:30 a.m. Mass at the
Immaculate Conception Church.
District Deputy No. 21 Julia P.
Salinas called the elected officers to
the altar where their duties were read
by Fr. Lee Da Costa. Each officer
lighted a candle to the Blessed
Mother as they were installed and a
white carnation was presented by
the Ceremonial Coordinator
Angelica Lopez.
Officers installed were: Sr.
Rosalia Fink, Regent; Thelma
Ramirez, Vice-Regent; Olga G.
Garcia, Financial-Secretary;
Yolanda Garcia, Treasurer; Ella Lou
Saldana, Recording Secretary.
Colors Guards were San Juanita
Carrera, Sara G. Cruz and Gloria
Barrera. The Banner Bearer was
Benilde Barrera. Presentation of
gifts: District Deputy No. 21 and
Book Officers.
Members and guests joined the
officers for a luncheon at El Patio
Restaurant. Special guests were Fr.
Nacho Luna, Fr. Leonel Lopez and
Deacon R.C. Salinas.
0002.
The official name is The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, but is often called the
"Mormon" church, and its members
are frequently referred to as
"Mormons" or "Latter Day Saints."
The Church was organized on April
6, 1830 in New York State.
The headquarters of the Church is
in Salt Lake City, Utah, but the
thousands of Church congregations
throughout the world are run by
local area offices.
UTPA
Planetarium
named for H-E-B
The University of Texas System
Board of Regents recently approved
a request to change the name of
UTPA's Planetarium to the H-E-B
Planetarium, in recognition of the
financial support the H-E-B Gro-
cery Co. has provide to the univer-
sity.
Over the last 10 years, H-E-B
hascontributedmore than $136,000
to scholarship funds and various
programs at UTPA.
T he company has also pledged it
continued support in the amount of
$20,000 a year for the next seven
years.
The Planetarium is used by stu-
dents, faculty and staff, and has be-
come a favored attrraction for pub-
lic school students on field trips to
the campus. Construction of the new
Science building at UTPA included
the restoration of the Planetarium as
a feature of the courtyard, which is
designed to resemble a model of the
solar system.
STCC to expand fall course
schedules for Starr County
In an effort to meet the
educational needs of its service area,
South Texas Community College
has announced an expanded fall
semester course schedule for its
StaiT County students.
The new schedule offers twice the
number of courses previously
offered in Starr County and includes
classes in accounting;
anthropology; art; biology;
business; chemistry; child care and
development; computer aided
drafting and design; computer
science; computerized office
technology; criminal justice;
economics; electronic equipment
and computer maintenance
technology; emergency medical
technology; English; government;
health and human services; history;
industrial systems maintenance
technology; information
management technology; licensed
vocational nursing; manufacturing
technology; math; medical
information technology; physical
education; physical science;
precision manufacturing
technology; public service
administration; psychology; patient
care assistant; sociology; social
work; Spanish; speech; and travel
and tourism.
Courses will be held at St.
John's United Methodist Church,
Rio Grande City Center, Rio
Grande City High School, Roma
High School, Starr County
Memorial Hospital, and Starr
County Nursing/Allied Health. A
complete Starr County course
schedule is being mailed to every
Starr County resident, as well as
distributed to area businesses.
Starr County registration by
alphabet is Aug. 21 at the Rio
Grande City Multipurpose Center.
Rio police had active July
Rio Grande Herald Staff
The most prevalent type of call
received by Rio Grande Crty police
during July dealt with activated bur-
glary alarms, according to a public
report recently given to city alder-
men.
Rio police switchboards received
123 burglary alarm calls in July.
The year-to-date total for alarm re-
sponses stands at 681, according to
the police department report.
The report, which was included
in the aldermen's meeting packet,
indicates that police made 56 arrests
last month. Figures show that police
have made a total 434 arrest so far
this year.
Total offenses for July hit the
847 mark, bringing the year-to-date
figure to 5,099.
Besides burglary alarm calls, the
July police call report for July and
year-to-date shows:
• 30 minor accidents, 177 ytd;
• 5 major accidents, 28 ytd;
• 24 burglary of habitations, 102
ytd;
• 2 burglary of buildings, 41 ytd;
• 12 burglary of vehicles, 84 ytd;
• 27 assaults, 116 ytd;
• 25 criminal mischiefs, 256 ytd;
• 31 thefts, 183 ytd;
• 32 domestic disturbances, 205
ytd;
• i
ytd;
one aggravated assault, seven
14 shots fired at, 59 ytd;
5 juvenile cases, 40 ytd;
16 reckless drivers, 103 ytd;
9 fights in progress, 67 ytd;
2 intoxicated drivers, 14 ytd;
3 intoxicated persons, 14 ytd;
31 wrecker service, 257 ytd;
61 suspicious vehicle, 280:
2 chases in progress, 17 ytd;
77 assist motorists, 545 ytd.
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Card of Thanks
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MISSING
Chuky, a red Boxer with
white breast. Wearing a
green collar with ID tag.
Last seen Friday, Aug. 15 on
Highway 755,15 miles
north RGC. Please return
486-2329. Reward offered.
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