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Bullying A Serious Problem |
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Importance Of Parent-Teacher
Communication |
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| Heat
Safety For Summer Football Practice |
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| More
Hot, Dry Weather Predicted For Late Summer |
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| Reducing
Home Purchasing Stress |
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| School
Bullying A Serious Problem |
1:53 |
Don't wait until push comes
to shove, to address the problem of school bullying. |
Years ago, problems with
school bullies were not thought to be serious, as parents and
school officials assumed the bully would grow out of the problem.
But a consumer science educator with the University of Georgia's
College of Family and Consumer Sciences says school officials
and parents now realize bullying at school is a serious problem.
She adds bullying can include physical or emotional abuse, damage
to a child's property, or spreading rumors. In recent years,
bullying has even gone high tech. "Bullying can happen on line,
it can happen electronically there's such a thing as cyber bullying,
when children or teens bully each other through the internet
or mobile phones, they can send mean text messages or instant
messages, they can post nasty pictures or messages about the
other, and blogs on web sites." That was Sharon Gibson with
the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, who adds bullying
is a problem both parents and children should not ignore. A
student who is bullied for many days can suffer emotional problems,
and perform poorly in school. If the bullying is physical, it
can lead to illnesses or other physical problems. It's also
important to find a way to stop the bullying. Parents should
ask for a meeting with school officials. Teachers and principals
are trained to deal with bullying issues, but parents must be
willing to listen, after voicing their concerns. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Importance
Of Parent-Teacher Communication |
1:35 |
When the new school year begins,
parents need to keep the lines of communication open with their
child's teacher. |
Many parents feel there
are not enough hours in the day for family activities and hectic
business deadlines. So very few meeting or phone calls take
place between parents and the teachers of their children. If
something goes wrong, the blame game begins, along with a lot
of finger pointing. Don Bower, a human development specialist
with the University of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer
Sciences says the lines of communication need to involve parents,
teachers, and students. "What the research indicates is that
when schools and parents and students themselves can all communicate
better, we avoid a lot of the situations where problems come
up and people wind up thinking it was somebody else's fault
and blame being assigned.' Don Bower with the College of Family
and Consumer Sciences. The most effective systems are where
both the school and parents understand the learning goals of
the student, and work together to help achieve those goals.
That is best done in an environment where power and responsibility
are shared between the school and the parents. John Harrell,
University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| Heat
Safety For Summer Football Practice |
1:44 |
Coaches and trainers need to
do all they can to keep young athletes watered down, when they
practice in the summer heat. |
During August, high school
and college football teams and marching bands begin practice
for the 2006 season. But as young athletes sweat out heated
practice sessions, they need to protect themselves from heat
related illnesses that can kill. Debbie Wilburn, a county extension
agent in Hall County says the situation is more urgent now,
because a lot of athletes are not used to extreme heat when
summer practice begins. "These kids and teens may not have been
as active during the summer, and here they come in all fired
up to get started into practice and sometimes ignore the signals
that they may be in heat stress." Debbie Wilburn with the University
of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who adds working out and sweating in summer heat and humidity
causes athletes to lose a significant amount of body fluids,
which could lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke. To reduce
the chances of heat related illness on the practice field, athletes
should take full advantage of water breaks, and drink plenty
of water. Don't wait until you get thirsty. Drink up and replace
those fluids your body needs to make it through those hot days
of summer practice. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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| More
Hot, Dry Weather Predicted For Late Summer |
1:44 |
Georgian's should be prepared
to sweat out more heat and humidity during the final month of
the summer of 2006. |
Most of Georgia has baked
under scorching summer conditions. Above normal temperatures,
and below normal rainfall have damaged crops, and caused once
green lawns to turn brown. Joel Paz, an agri-meteorologist with
the University of Georgia's College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences says conditions in Georgia should remain stable the
rest of the summer. There are no signs of an El Nino or La Nina
weather pattern developing in the Pacific Ocean. This means
the state's neutral weather pattern will continue, with only
isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms the main hope for
rainfall. "There is high evapotranspiration rates in August
and high water deficits and I'm pretty sure that it's going
to continue this year because I know that we've got this hot
and dry weather the past couple of months actually and we need
more than the isolated thunderstorms that we've had." Joel Paz
with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
who predicts soil moisture, surface and groundwater levels will
remain low, even with a normal scattering of thunderstorms.
With tropical weather activity expected to increase in August,
there is the possibility a tropical weather system could bring
much needed general rains to the state, to ease the moisture
shortage in soils, rivers, and lakes. John Harrell, University
of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences,
reporting from Tifton. |
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| Reducing
Home Purchasing Stress |
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Many people purchasing a house
for the first tine wonder if they will ever get to enjoy their
home sweet home. |
Buying a home is one of
the biggest purchases a person or family will make. For those
buying a home for the first time, the stress and worry can be
tougher. Pamela Turner, a housing specialist with the University
of Georgia's College of Family and Consumer Sciences says for
many people buying a home is the largest purchase they will
make in their lifetime. She adds unexpected expenses will have
to be paid off, as well as monthly house payments. "The big
difference is the home maintenance costs that you're going to
incur. If you're a homeowner you know that every so often something
bizarre happens, and the hot water heater dies, and the roof
gets a loose tile and there's a leak. You spend a lot of time
working on your house." Pamela Turner with the College of Family
and Consumer Sciences. To reduce the stress that comes with
purchasing a new home, shop for a lender, then compare interest
rates, points, and fees. Interview several real estate professional
before making a final decision. Don't hesitate to ask for references.
Read all documents carefully and ask questions. Do not sign
anything you don't understand, so your dream home won't turn
into a nightmare. John Harrell, University of Georgia College
of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, reporting from Tifton. |
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