Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
CLASS UPDATES and About Being Late
I just finished putting in quiz grades, so all should be there as well as your annoted bib grades. NOTE: Many of you have pretty bad APA errors. I did not grade on the writing (kept the grades higher!), just that you did the research and you said enough about it. A 10 was easy to get.
If you didn't get a 10, it was late, your APA isn't ok, or you just didn't do much. I suggest coming by to get it and I can show you where your APA errors are so you don't do it on the final paper. If you have the same APA errors on your paper, you will have points deducted.
Your Worldview paper updates aren't in there unless you came by to meet with me. They won't be done until the very end. If you show up, I will take care of it right there in front of you :)
A few of you have been consistently late to class. It is being noted and may impact your final grade in the course. So, set your alarm 10 minutes earlier if you need to. It is unfair to the others in class who manage to make it on time, every day.
So for today, for example, you would have missed the announcement that you don't have to do the presentation since the class as a whole did such a great job with the chapter 2 material :) For those of you who didn't present Chapter 2, email me or stop by so we can discuss what this means for you (you were absent on your day to present...you don't want negative 10 points in the gradebook).
Basically, the great news is that if you presented back in Chapter 2, and you did your annoted bibliography, you just earned a pretty easy 20/20 with not much effort which WILL boost your grade significantly at the end of term.
That's it for now, have a great weekend!
Dr. Holmes
DEC 1 Extra Credit 19 Minutes
Extra Credit UPDATE: We will do a 10 minute exercise that reflects your reading through 2/3 of the book (roughly).
Thursday, November 20, 2008
0-3 Basic Safety Issues
Basic Issues (be able to list some of these for the exam) that can be safety hazards for infants and toddlers:
Babies and small children depend on their parents to keep them safe, and, at the same time, to allow them to explore their world and make new discoveries every day. Safety means looking at the environment and matching it up to your own baby's abilities at that time. It means making changes in the environment as your baby moves through each development stage. Anticipating what you'll need to do to keep danger out of your baby's reach is the key part of the safety game. Setting up safe ways and places for your baby to explore works better than planning to watch your baby every second — an impossible task.
The safety rules change with your baby's age, but some general principles of safety apply to every child. Read the following checklist for the best safety rules of thumb. For more age-specific safety information, see our safety-by-age article.
Never shake a baby
Never leave your baby alone
Prevent burns and promote fire safety
Lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Drive safely
Make sure your baby's gear is safe
Baby-proof your home
Check for gas
Prevent choking
Quit smoking
Prevent firearm injury and death
Prevent drowning/promote water safety
Plus more little safety tips
Never shake a baby
Shaking a baby, even playfully, can cause bleeding in her brain and rip nerves and muscles. Shaken Baby Syndrome can result in blindness, brain damage, or death. Taking care of a baby is a tough job, and in the early days it's often difficult to fathom why your baby is crying. Feeling angry and frustrated sometimes is normal. But no matter how frustrated you get, NEVER shake or jiggle your baby violently. If you feel yourself losing control, seek help from your mate, a friend or relative, or a professional. Never shake a baby as part of a game, either. It's just too dangerous.
Never leave your baby alone
Even newborns can occasionally turn over or flip around, so never leave your baby alone in the tub, on a raised surface like a changing table, or on an adult bed. If the phone rings, take the baby with you (or let the answering machine pick up the call). And never leave a baby in a car by herself, even for a minute. Emergencies can happen in an instant, and your child needs an adult with her at all times.
Prevent burns and promote fire safety
Install smoke alarms, especially where your baby sleeps, and check their batteries when you reset your clocks in the spring and the fall. And put fire extinguishers on every floor of your house. Be sure the fire department has directions to your house if you live outside of town.
Use fire-resistant or flame-retardant clothing, bedding, and toys for your child. Check the labels to make sure.
Turn down your hot water heater — 120 degrees F is a good setting for households with small children. You can prevent accidental burns and still get the dishes and the clothes clean.
Replace floor furnaces with another type of heating system, and block radiators.
Move all appliances with cords so that your child can't reach the cords.
Cover all electrical outlets with plugs.
Keep your baby out of direct sunlight and use sunscreen — the sun can hurt a baby's sensitive skin. It's safe to use small amounts of sunscreen on babies under six months of age — apply it for every outing. Use protective clothing (including hats) and eyewear, even for the youngest child, even in winter, and even on cloudy days.
Lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), or crib death
Put your baby "Back to Sleep." Research has shown that putting babies to sleep on their back lowers their risk of SIDS by as much as 70 percent. But be sure your baby spends wake time on her tummy to discover, explore, and strengthen her shoulders.
Keep your baby's room warm, but not too warm. Maintain an air temperature that is comfortable for you. A young infant has less capability to adjust her temperature than an adult, as she can only sweat around her head. Keep her head uncovered and remove a layer of clothing if her head is damp with sweat. If she's overheated by too many blankets or clothes, she is at greater risk for SIDS.
Keep your baby's head uncovered as she sleeps. Use a sleeper or tuck her in below her neck with a blanket.
Be sure your baby sleeps on a firm mattress. Fluffy, soft surfaces can obstruct her breathing. Do not use thick quilts, comforters, pillows, or sheepskin under or over the baby. Avoid waterbeds. Toys and pillows shouldn't be too big or too plush; infants should not have pillows or large stuffed toys in their cribs at all. Finally, make sure bumper pads are secure. If your infant sleeps in your bed, the same precautions apply. Be sure there isn't any space around the mattress to trap your baby between it and the bed.
No smoking around your baby. Babies exposed to secondhand smoke are at least twice as likely to die of SIDS.
Breastfeed. Breastfed babies have a lower risk of SIDS, so breastfeed as much — and as long — as you can.
Drive safely
You and your baby spend a lot of time in the car, so it's important to take the time to make sure the car is safe. Car accidents are THE leading cause of death and injury in children after the first month of life.
Always use a car seat that's appropriate for the age and size of your child. Almost all children badly injured or killed in car accidents were not properly restrained in car seats, or sitting in car seats that were not properly installed. Install the seat according to the manufacturers' instructions, or ask the police department or the car dealer to install it for you. Don't ever give in to a child's desire to ride anywhere but in the car seat.
Always drive with children in the back seat, especially if you have air bags.
Never leave your child alone in the car — not even for a minute! When you're on the road, make sure your child isn't getting too much sun through the car window.
Don't smoke in the car.
Use automatic door and window locks, and keep them set for each ride.
Be a good role model — buckle up every time you're in the car, and drive safely.
Make sure your baby's gear is safe
There are lots of new safety standards for baby and child equipment. Before you purchase anything or take on used baby gear, check to be sure everything meets standards and hasn't been recalled.
Before you buy any baby gear, check for safety information. Everything you buy should pass Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards. Call them at 1-800-638-2772 or check their Web site to be sure.
See if your products have the yellow and black certification seal of the Juvenile Product Manufacturers Association.
Click here for an updated list of product recalls.
Items manufactured before 1974 may have lead paint or may have design flaws that make them a safety risk, and they won't appear on recall lists.
Check all of your baby's equipment regularly for loose parts, sharp or rough edges, and peeling paint.
Baby-proof your home
Now, on to baby proofing. First of all, the term "baby proofing" is something of a misnomer, since there is no such thing as a completely baby-proofed house. You will always have to keep a close eye on your baby, and an especially close eye when you're somewhere other than your own home. However, there are some basic steps to make your home as safe as possible:
Take a spin through the house on your hands and knees, looking at it from your baby's perspective. You will quickly notice many looming dangers. Make a list of what you find and take steps to make them safe.
Get as many electrical cords and appliances out of the way as possible. Before you run any appliance, make sure you can see the baby, and that she's far from the action. Make it a habit.
Put locks on all windows so they can be opened no more than six inches. This is particularly important for windows on the second story and above.
Plug up all electrical outlets and put cords out of reach (this is so important it's worth repeating).
Put all cleaning supplies, medicines (prescription and over-the-counter), alcohol, vitamins, and anything else that would harm your baby if ingested up high where she can't reach it. Lock those cupboards.
Be sure all medicines, including visitors', are in safety-capped bottles.
Use cupboard safety latches, even for those containing safe objects.
Block stairs with secure gates, and secure doors and windows with high latches and locks.
Put shade and curtain cords out of reach.
Secure bookshelves and high furniture that could be pulled over. This may mean using wall bolts.
Avoid using tablecloths, scarves, and doilies that your baby can use to pull objects off a table.
Make sure grandparents and care providers adequately baby-proof their homes as well.
Check for gas
Radon, a naturally emitted radioactive gas, is a cancer-causing health hazard that can collect in tightly closed houses, such as those in cold climates. It tends to collect in the lower levels of houses. Babies and toddlers are especially at risk because the gas collects close to the floor. State, county, and city health departments will come out to check your home and show you ways to vent the gas, if necessary.
Carbon monoxide detectors are important if you heat with propane or wood. Keep the batteries current.
Prevent choking
In the United States, choking is the fourth leading cause of accidental death among children under 5. Fortunately, choking can be prevented. Follow these guidelines:
Avoid foods that pose the greatest choking hazard. This includes hot dogs, whole grapes, peanuts, hard candy, and raw carrots.
Always feed your baby sitting up, in your lap, or in an infant chair. Make sure your toddler sits at the table and doesn't walk or run with food in her mouth.
Make sure your child's toys are safe. Soft toys should be washable, stuffed with fire-safe material, and have no loose pieces such as eyes, buttons, or latches. If toys break down into pieces, no piece should be smaller than 1.75 inches. (They should be too big to fit through a paper towel tube.) Pieces smaller than that pose a choking hazard. Don't use any toys that have strings, fasteners, buttons, or chipping paint. And avoid latex balloons and small balls, and check all of your baby's toys regularly for rough edges, loose parts, or peeling paint.
Only dress your baby in safe clothing. Check clothes inside and out for loose strings or ribbons or anything that could wrap around your baby's neck, small fingers, or toes. Avoid drawstrings on clothes that can get caught in doors, cribs, or toy equipment such as bicycle wheels. Remember, children can always pull off buttons that you think are securely attached.
Quit smoking
A smoke-free house is healthy for everyone who lives there, especially your baby. No one should smoke around a baby, including baby sitters or relatives. People unwilling to quit smoking should abstain from smoking in a baby's house. If you or someone in your house smokes, you have many reasons to quit — if not for your sake, then for your baby's.
Babies in smoking households are at least twice as likely to die from SIDS.
Children in smoking households get more chest colds, ear infections, sore throats, asthma, pneumonia, burns, and other health problems compared with children in non-smoking households.
Smokers' houses are at greater risk for fire and fire-related injuries.
Prevent firearm injury and death
Today and every day, 10 children in the United States will die from handgun accidents, murder, and suicide. Even more are wounded. In gun-owning households, the natural curiosity and playfulness of children can quickly turn deadly.
The best way to keep your baby safe is:
Remove all guns from your home, period.
If you do have guns:
Lock them up. Make sure your guns are locked away, with all ammunition locked up separately. Make sure only adults know where the guns and ammunition are kept and that the key stays with an adult.
When a gun isn't locked up, never leave it unattended. Whenever you handle your gun, including when you clean it, don't let it out of your sight, even for an instant. Most firearm accidents involving children happen because the children weren't supervised.
Use trigger locks and other safety devices.
Never refer to a gun as a toy.
No child under 8 can be relied upon to remember rules for handling a gun, no matter how well they are taught.
Prevent drowning/promote water safety
Drowning is the second most deadly type of accident for children in the United States. Young children are especially at risk, not only because they don't know how to swim, but also because they can drown in a very small amount of water.
Never let your child out of your sight near any pool of water, including toilets, scrub buckets, fountains, swimming pools, wading pools, lakes, ponds, or the ocean.
Children of any age need to be directly supervised around any swimming pool or body of water. All monitors should have no other tasks than to watch children when they're around water.
Keep the bathroom off-limits for infants and toddlers, except for when they are directly supervised.
If you have a pool, enclose it with a fence taller than 4 feet that has a locked gate. If you live near a community pool, get it up to these standards.
Bathtub rings do not protect a child. If you use one, you must still supervise your child constantly.
Swimming lessons aren't recommended for children until after their fourth birthday. They give parents a false sense of security. You must always supervise your children when they're in the water, even if they've had swimming lessons. Young children may swallow too much water while swimming, leading to serious or even fatal salt imbalance.
If you have a boat, make sure you follow all U.S. Coast Guard safety regulations. Have a regulation life preserver, sized appropriately, for each person on board, and teach your older children safety rules and boat etiquette.
Arm "wings," plastic rings, and other devices do not ensure safety for young children in the water. Watch your children directly at all times. If your child is under 2 years old, you should be in the water with her at all times.
Other little safety tips
Don't put pacifiers or necklaces around your young infant's neck. A cord or necklace can too easily get caught and strangle her.
If you use a pacifier, be sure it's molded in a single piece.
Any space or opening bigger than 2 3/8 inches wide can accommodate a baby's head at an angle, so keep an eye out for potential traps.
Never refer to medicine as candy.
Put all visitors' handbags and luggage out of your child's reach.
Make sure carrying devices such as packs and strollers fit your child's age and stage of development.
(Pampers.com)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
BSW Schedule for End of Semester
(each line is a week)
November 21 FRIDAY: Lecture
November 24: MONDAY: Lecture, PAPER 2 EC PTS WED 26: TURKEY HOLIDAY FRI 28: OFF
December 1: MONDAY: Lecture WED 3:Online Class FRI 5: ONLINE CLASS
December 8: PAPER DUE,Class WED 10: Regular Class FRI DEC 12: FINAL
FINAL CUTOFF DATE FOR PAPERS WILL BE ON MONDAY DEC 8, MY DOOR BY 5pm.
2 Points Extra Credit will be awarded to all papers turned in by Monday the 24th.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
APGAR SCORE
The very first test given to a newborn, the Apgar score occurs right after your baby's birth in the delivery or birthing room. The test was designed to quickly evaluate a newborn's physical condition after delivery and to determine any immediate need for extra medical or emergency care.if any, and what care is being given. For the most part, though, most babies do very well, so relax and enjoy the moment!
Although the Apgar score was developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist named Virginia Apgar, you may have also heard it referred to as an acronym for: Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration.
The Apgar test is usually given to your baby twice: once at 1 minute after birth, and again at 5 minutes after birth. Rarely, if there are concerns about the baby's condition and the first two scores are low, the test may be scored for a third time at 10 minutes after birth.
Five factors are used to evaluate the baby's condition and each factor is scored on a scale of 0 to 2, with 2 being the best score:
activity and muscle tone
pulse (heart rate)
grimace response (medically known as "reflex irritability")
appearance (skin coloration)
respiration (breathing rate and effort)
Doctors, midwives, or nurses add these five factors together to calculate the Apgar score. Scores obtainable are between 10 and 0, with 10 being the highest possible score.
he very first test given to your newborn, the Apgar score occurs right after your baby's birth in the delivery or birthing room. The test was designed to quickly evaluate a newborn's physical condition after delivery and to determine any immediate need for extra medical or emergency care.
Although the Apgar score was developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist named Virginia Apgar, you may have also heard it referred to as an acronym for: Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, and Respiration.
The Apgar test is usually given to your baby twice: once at 1 minute after birth, and again at 5 minutes after birth. Rarely, if there are concerns about the baby's condition and the first two scores are low, the test may be scored for a third time at 10 minutes after birth.
Five factors are used to evaluate the baby's condition and each factor is scored on a scale of 0 to 2, with 2 being the best score:
activity and muscle tone
pulse (heart rate)
grimace response (medically known as "reflex irritability")
appearance (skin coloration)
respiration (breathing rate and effort)
Doctors, midwives, or nurses add these five factors together to calculate the Apgar score. Scores obtainable are between 10 and 0, with 10 being the highest possible score.
A baby who scores a 7 or above on the test at 1 minute after birth is generally considered in good health. However, a lower score doesn't necessarily mean that your baby is unhealthy or abnormal. But it may mean that your baby simply needs some special immediate care, such as suctioning of the airways or oxygen to help him or her breathe, after which your baby may improve.
At 5 minutes after birth, the Apgar score is recalculated, and if your baby's score hasn't improved to 7 or greater, or there are other concerns, the doctors and nurses may continue any necessary medical care and will closely monitor your baby. Some babies are born with heart or lung conditions or other problems that require extra medical care; others just take a little longer than usual to adjust to life outside the womb. Most newborns with initial Apgar scores of less than 7 will eventually do just fine.
It's important for new parents to keep their baby's Apgar score in perspective. The test was designed to help health care providers assess a newborn's overall physical condition so that they could quickly determine whether the baby needed immediate medical care. It was not designed to predict a baby's long-term health, behavior, intellectual status, or outcome. Few babies score a perfect 10, and perfectly healthy babies sometimes have a lower-than-usual score, especially in the first few minutes after birth.
Keep in mind that a slightly low Apgar score (especially at 1 minute) is normal for some newborns, especially those born after a high-risk pregnancy, cesarean section, or a complicated labor and delivery. Lower Apgar scores are also seen in premature babies, who usually have less muscle tone than full-term newborns and who, in many cases, will require extra monitoring and breathing assistance because of their immature lungs.
If your doctor or midwife is concerned about your baby's score, he or she will let you know and will explain how your baby is doing, what might be causing problems,
http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/pregnancy/apgar.html
Friday, November 14, 2008
CORD BLOOD BANKING STORIES
Please watch the following clips and do research on this topic for your final exam essay question...
http://www.cordblood.com/cord-blood-banking.asp
http://www.cordblood.com/cord-blood-banking-news.asp
http://www.cordblood.com/azfamily.asp
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
About Facebook
Hello to all of my favorite students:
I have been meaning to let you know, but I keep forgetting. Last year Facebook was introduced to me by my traditional day time students as a way to communicate with them, and it worked well. I didn’t use it for anything else. Since then (as I am sure is the same for many who now use Facebook), it has morphed into another creature altogether. I have all types of friends (or just people I once knew!) who have found me on there from varying chapters of my life: elementary school, high school, college, grad school, post grad, camp counselors, former associations, committees, people I once worked with…you get the idea.
Now, I use if for an entirely different purpose, which I had to focus in on a few weeks ago (to figure out what the purpose was of having this thing).
It is for me to keep in touch with those who I have lost touch with, or for friends and family who live far away. It is just a personal decision on my part, but for me, knowing what 100 + students are doing any given time of the day was not information I don’t not only not need to know, it is often information I don’t really want to know. Often, the people I want to keep in touch with are “bumped” from the homepage for me to know that a student “just ate hot soup”, “procrastinated studying and pulling an all nighter” “just started writing my paper that is due in 6 hours” and “wonders why her boyfriend doesn’t understand her”.
Sometimes, it is inappropriate... for example, when a “friend” of one of my students posts a photo (or an entire album) on THEIR wall, I see what they were doing over the weekend, or on vacation, and often I doubt it is something that they intended for me to see ) especially when I get the “sick” call the following morning. On the flip side, I don’t want hundreds of people, especially current students to know everything going on in my personal life. And the more the “friend list” grows, the less I can account for what others post whether as of late political comments (i.e. Prop 8 Stuff on both sides) or just random strange comments that can be interpreted in many ways.
I am sure you get the idea. I’d rather keep it personal (and for you to keep it personal) during our class time together;) We have plenty of ways to communicate, via email, office phone, my mobile phone as well as in person during office hours and in class. I do have former students and interns on Facebook but that is because the relationship has changed, and we want to keep in touch.
I just wanted to let you know about my decision. I am not dumping you individually, I’m just making it a rule for myself: no current students on Facebook. However, I will be keeping the HBSE group on Facebook. We can all be in the same group without being “friends”.
If you have any questions about it, please feel free to contact me!
Sincerely,
Dr. Holmes :)
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