European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Munching on fruit parents need t worry about youngsters erratic eating patterns. Children regulate own by Robert Stein Brook los Angeles times anxious parents should not worry about the  patterns of Young children. A a a a a a because youngsters have an innate ability to compensate for meal to Urieal variations by a regulating their Overall food intake according to a new. Report a a a a  the detailed study of 15 Normal preschool children in a Illinois found that each child had a. Relatively constant a daily caloric intake despite a highly variable intake at. Individual meals Quot the successful feeding of children is Best accomplished by providing them with a variety of healthful foods and allow inc them to eat what they wish a the researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign and the Proctor amp Gamble company wrote in  England journal of Medicine a a Quot As a Parent with a 3-year-old and a 5-year old i -. Certainly makes me feel better a said Leann i . Leader of the research team. Quot it is Clear from this study. That you can to look at individual meals and draw  n Many parents As the researchers Point out become. Distressed because their youngsters eat Quot like a Birds none occasion and Ike a horse at another time. A a moreover the. Foods that Are gobbled up one Day May to. Quot rejected the next c a. A Asa result parents often try to Force children to Eab a with greater regularity  that the researchers termed  a. In designing the study the researchers conjectured that the swings in eating from meal to meal May not to of great significance ver the course of a Day. A a the. 15 children studied a seven girls and  s ranging in age from 2 to 5 years a were free to eat what a they wished from Standard menus of food that the researchers provided it a a. ,. -. The  food intake was measured by a weighing every Lood serving both before and after meals and snacks on each of six study Days Over a three week a period. A. A. A a a from Day to Day a child s caloric intake at a particular Cneal or snack varied by As much As 100 percent e3ut. Overall daily calories varied far less typically about 10 percent according to Tho study. Washing baby s Kari by Modena Wilson and Alain Joff Baltimore Sun question is it of for me to Wash my baby a soft spot in be always been a Little afraid to touch it. A it  Fine for you to Wash your baby a Scalp Alt Over including the skin Over the soft  though the Skull Bones Are not completely formed for some months after birth a very Tough material is present where Bone will be it provides plenty of Protection for the brain during Ordinary child-car6 activities. A a a. A a a a a a. The Skull is made up of a number of Bonds that gradually enlarge and then grow together As a child a brain reaches its full adult size gaps Between the Bones permit this important brain growth and also make the head somewhat pliable As it passes through the birth canal soft spots Fontanes Bridge the gaps Between the Bones but Only the Anterior Fontanel a the one right above the forehead on top of the head a is Large enough to be noticeable the size and shape of the Anterior Fontanel vary from infant to infant. Most brain growth occurs in the first few months of life. As the Skull matures the Anterior Fontanel gets smaller and smaller and is usually completely filled in by 2 years of age. It. Is Poison Ivy contagious is there any immunity to it what is the Best cure Poison Ivy results from an allergic reaction to the chemical "urushiol1�?T located inside the Poison Ivy Plant. This reaction affects the majority of people in the United states. It occurs when they come into Contact with sap exposed from a broken bruised or dead Plant. Many people correctly believe that Contact with the Blister fluid from a Poison Ivy rash can spread the rash. Poison Ivy is Only Quot contagious by direct Contact with Tho sap. Sap that adheres to clothing or pets can trigger a reaction. So can Plant particles carried by Smoko . Campfire. A a a a a. A. A immunity to Poison Ivy does not develop. In fact. Repeated contacts to Urush Iol increase the. Likelihood of. Significant reactions. The Best strategy is avoiding Thea plants. A a a a a. A a a a a a -. A. If Contact does occur scrub the area with soap and. Water within minutes if possible to avoid the reaction for mild cases use Calamine lotion or topical steroid creams or sprays. If the rash is widespread but not severe colloidal Oatmeal Baths can give Relief. In severe cases a steroid such As pred Isone can be taken orally but the risks of this treatment must be weighed against the benefits. Desensitization or Hyp sensitization therapy similar to allergy shots a is not yet a proven treatment or. Modana Wilton Wadl Rector of pad Latrac primary Cara of tha Job a Hopkins child ran a can Lar in Baltimora or. Alain Joffa a do Rector of Adola cant mad Llna. The True Story of a courageous her iranian woman in August 1984, Michigan housewife Betty Mahmoodi accompanied her husband to his native Iran for a two week vacation. To her horror she found herself and her four year old daughter Mahoob virtual prisoners of a Man rededicated to his shiite moslem Faith in a land where women Are near slaves and americans Are despised. Their Only Hope for escape Lay in a dangerous underground that would not take her child. A a not without my daughter is now available in paperback for $4.95 at most stars and stripes bookstores. Tuesday january 29, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a Page 17