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7. In a family-centered environment, visitors are valued because: a. families thrive on social support b. nurses don’t have time to do all the care c. visitors bring gifts d. new parents need someone to keep them occupied 8. It is important that babies and parents form relationships that sustain them: a. for the fi rst year b. throughout life c. for the fi rst fi ve years d. until breastfeeding is well established 9. The unborn baby is capable of all movements that will be seen after birth, by _______ weeks. a. 20 b. 16 c. 24 d. 12 10. Babies show a taste preference for: a. sour over salty b. salty over sweet c. sweet over sour d. sweet over salty Date ___________________________________________________________________________________ Name __________________________________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________________________ City ______________________________________________ State/province _______________________ Postal/zip code _________________________ Country ________________________________________ Telephone ______ / _____________________ ICEA membership number (if you are a member) _________________________ (include expiration date) Payment of $10 in US funds (ICEA members), $20 in US funds (non ICEA members), check and drafts drawn on US banks only or Visa or MasterCard. You must include membership number if paying member rate. Visa/MasterCard Number _____________________________________ Expiration Date _______________ Signature _______________________________________________________________________________ I am in the following ICEA certifi cation program(s): _____ Teacher Certifi cation _____ Postnatal Educator Certifi cation ____ Doula Certifi cation Contact hours earned from this program are valid only for the current certifi cation period for ICEA certifi cation candidates or the current recertifi cation period for ICEA certifi ed educators and doulas. Send application and completed self-test with payment to: ICEA Alternate Contact Hours, PO Box 20048, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420 USA. Telephone 612/854-8660; Fax 612/854-8772. 12/98 10 • IJCE Vol. 13 No. 4
It Takes a Village to Raise a Child by Cindy Butler CIt is also an absorbing and sometimes taxing experience for parents, child care providers, and other family members. Parents and child care providers want to give their children the best, so when they have questions and concerns, they need resources to provide them with information, insight, and reassurance. Family members play a role here as do health and child care professionals, teachers, books, and the internet. A telephone resource answered by a well-informed, empathetic professional can be a helpful adjunct and can provide on-the-spot, objective, and, if desired, anonymous help to clarify a situation or increase understanding of a child’s behavior. “My eighteen-month-old boy hit and kicked me this aring for children, for the most part, is a joy and a source of great satisfaction. morning when I tried to bring him inside from playing at the park. He broke my glasses (sounds of sobbing).” The Child Advice Warm Line in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is here to reassure this mother that her child was express- ing frustration at having to end his fun playtime and did not consciously intend to break her glasses or to hurt her. Tips to try for next time might include preparing the child ahead of time to go inside, focusing the child on a pleasant task that needs to be done once inside, and asking him to carry something. The mother could take some deep cleansing breaths to help her maintain her cool, and she could try to avoid having the toddler get overly hungry or fatigued. Sometimes these suggestions are a reminder, and other times this is the introduction into life with a busy, independent toddler. Calls often end with the Warm Line worker stating that “it sounds like you are doing a very good job with this child” or “you sound like a wise and sensitive parent.” At this, the caller often sighs and says, “Thank you. I don’t hear that very often.” Parents of older babies and pre-schoolers make up the majority of callers, followed by those with schoolage children and teenagers. “Is this normal?” is a fairly typical refrain. Dispensing information on resources in the community and how to access them is an important contribution of the professional. <strong>Childbirth</strong> education focuses on postnatal support of new families in the early hours, days, and weeks of a baby’ s life. The Child Advice Warm Line (CAWL) can and does address this period but extends support to the first eighteen years of life. CAWL was developed in 1989 within the Children’s Village of Ottawa-Carleton, a licensed home child care agency, to provide parents and child care providers in the community with a resource that in kind is like the “Home Visitor” who is available to home child care providers and parents of children in the program. The line operates seventeen hours a week — Monday 4:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 12 noon to 4:00 P.M. The noon hour and evening hours provide an opportunity to phone outside of regular working hours. The Warm Line is funded and administered through the Children’s Village of Ottawa-Carleton. Standing independently from a health care agency and within the framework of a child care agency broadens the scope of concerns that can be addressed. The choice of name was a difficult decision. Originally it was hoped that the acronym CAWL would catch on, but it often is more likely to be referred to as “the Warm Line.” Other organizations seem to use the warm line concept and name to refer to a source of support for every day concerns that are not emergencies. The Child Advice Warm Line recognizes that raising children is hard work and caregivers of children need more help with the “downs” than with the “ups.” “The first years last forever” (Canadian Institute of Child Health 1998), and that is the compelling reason to provide caregivers of children with information, reassurance, encouragement, and resources. It is of the utmost importance and the Child Advice Warm Line helps to provide this service. References Reiner Foundation. 1998. The first years last forever. Pamphlet is part of the “I AM YOUR CHILD” campaign. Ottawa: Canadian Institute of Child Health. ■ Cindy Butler, RN, BSN, is a childbirth educator with the Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus Prenatal Program and coordinates and answers the Child Advice Warm Line at the Children’s Village of Ottawa-Carleton, Canada. She has been involved with prenatal and parenting education for many years as a teacher, a nurse in a paediatrician’s office, and a La Leche League leader. Cindy is the mother of two children and grandmother of seven-month-old Ansel who was born (naturally) to her daughter and son-in-law in Tokyo, Japan. IJCE Vol. 13 No. 4 • 11
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