El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1982 Page: 28 of 36
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Hyperactive Children Need Help
Instead Of Anger And Rejection
El CampoLeader-News, El Campo, TX, Wed., Oct 13,1982 Page 11-C
Children who interrupt
their mother’s con-
versations, run wild in
grocery stores and get
into constant mischief
may be ill, not bad, said
Ben Williams, Ph D , a
psychologist at Baylot
College of Medicine.
As director of the
Hyperactivity
Assessment and
Treatment Clinic at
Texas Children’s
Hospital (TCH),
Williams said these
children have a short
attention span and a
frenzied activity level
Their impulsive acts
often reap kicks and
punches from other kids
and sarcastic remarks
from adults.
Although emotional
problems are not usually
the cause of hyperac-
tivity, such children can
be permanently scarred
by the anger and
rejection their behavior
elicits from others.
It is usually just a
matter of time before
they begin to fight back
at the world they find
abusive. They grow up as
likely candidates for
unemployment,
alcoholism or divorce.
“The tragedy is, we
know how to minimize
these problems if the
child’s condition is
identified early enough,’’
said Williams
While separating the
hyperactive child from
the normal, highly active
child is not easy,
Williams said, one
guideline is how well the
child can obey requests
and follow directions A
history of colic, allergies
and excessive crying can
also alert parents to the
possibility of later at-
tention disorders.
If these problems
develop, parents usually
contend with conflicting
advice from relatives and
friends who think the
father or mother is
responsible Since the
parents have tried many
ways to control the
child’s behavior, they
blame themselves.
Hyperactivity is
seldom caused by bad
parenting, Williams said,
although there is still
controversy about the
origin of the disorder.
Some evidence suggests
that hyperactivity results
from a slight malfunc-
tioning of the brain and
central nervous system.
Statistics indicate one
child in 30 is affected and
boys with the problem
outnumber girls six to
one.
At the Hyperactivity
Clinic, if tests indicate a
child has the disorder,
the professional staff
devises a long-term plan
to meet the child's needs
through grade 12. The
plan may include
medication, which
Williams said is an ef-
fective way to improve
the child's ability to
function. The family is
enrolled in a 10-week
counseling program.
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program like the one at
Baylor TCH can apply
many basics taught in the
counseling sessions
Such families can begin
by consulting the family
doctor to determine if a
special diet or
medication would be
helpful, Williams said
The next step is to talk
with the school principal
and counselor. Public law
94 142, The Education for
All Handicapped
Children Act of 1975,
mandates free special
education and supportive
services for children who
require them. Parents
may request the school to
assess their child and to
devise an individual
educational plan based
on lat assessment
If a child has problems
in school, Williams
suggests teachers send a
daily report home with
the child to be signed by a
parent and returned the
next day. In reviewing
the card, parents should
comment only on positive
aspects. The child should
help set goals and earn
points for each ac-
complishment. On
Saturdays the child
should get a reward
based on points earned.
The reward should be a
“fun” activity shared
with one or both parents
— an hour of swimming
or a movie; not food or
money.
At home, managing a
hyperactive child calls
for regular, structured
routines and an emphasis
on order.
Care in childproofing
the home for safety is
important because
hyperactive children are
constantly moving,
climbing and exploring.
They tend to wander off,
so a fenced yard is a good
investment.
Helping them learn to
schedule time and ac-
tivities, and to keep up
with possessions by
dividing clothing and top
shelves into com-
partments can reduce
frustrations.
To counteract their
tendency to jump from
one activity to another,
these children need
practice in doing one
thing at a time and
completing it. Assigned
chores and family
projects can provide this
practice.
One evening a week set
aside for family games
can help children learn to
plan, sit still, take turns
and follow directions.
Family night is more
likely to be successful if a
parent also spends 10-15
minutes every evening
playing something the
child wants to play. After
a few weeks of sharing
this child-directed play,
parents can begin to take
the lead in directing the
play sessions. The goal,
said Williams, is to help
the child develop the
ability to follow direc-
tions.
Play times can also
help the parent child
relationship.
“They help break the
criticism trap some
parents get into with
their kids,” Williams
said.
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Offers Scholarship
Pioneer Hi-Bred Inter-
national has established
a $4,000 scholarship with
the Texas 4-H program
effective June 1.
The scholarship will be
managed through the
Texas 4-H Foundation,
said H T Davison, the
foundation’s executive
director and 4-H and
youth specialist with the
Texas Agricultural Ex-
tension Service, Texas
A&M University System.
It will be available to 4-H
members who are
graduating high school
seniors.
Candidates for this
scholarship must be plan-
ning to major in
agriculture or home
economics and must at-
tend a Texas college or
university, Davison said.
A major objective for the
scholarship is to en-
courage competent
young people to study
and remain in the fields
of agriculture and home
economics
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Plainview, spokesman
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Region Division, said the
intitial scholarship to be
presented in 1983 will be
the first in a series of four
to be awarded in con-
secutive years.
“We are pleased that
Pioneer Hi-Bred Interna-
tional has elected to fund
a 4-H scholarship in
Texas,” said Dr. John
Pelham, state 4-H and
youth leader with the Ex-
tension Service. “Even
though scholarship stan-
dards are high, several
hundred young people
compete annually for the
more than 70 scholar-
ships available through
the Texas 4-H Founda-
tion.”
The Texas 4-H Founda-
tion is a non-profit educa-
tional organization which
works cooperatively with
the Texas Agricultural
Extension Service to
develop private sector
support in behalf of the
4-H programs, he said
Davison said that about
$350,000 in scholarships
will be available to
graduating 4-H members
in 1983 4-H members
may apply for these
scholarships by securing
an application from their
local county Extension
office after Jan. 1, 1983
Washington — Here’s
how area members of
Congress were recorded
on major roll cal! votes in
the days before the
current recess
U.S. HOUSE
Balanced Budget: by a
vote of 236 for and 187
against, the House failed
to achieve the two-thirds
majority needed to ap-
prove a proposed con-
stitutional amendment
requiring a balanced
federal budget.
Under the proposal (HJ
Res 350), deficit spending
in a liseal year could
occur only during war or
when three-fifths of both
houses voted to allow the
redink.
The Senate earlier
passed a similar
measure, and a favorable
House vote would have
virtually cleared the way
for ratification votes in
state legislatures.
President Reagan, a
supporter, said after the
vote that constituents
“should count heads and
take names. In
November, we must elect
representatives who
support the amend-
ment”
Opponent James
Oberstar, D-Minn., said
the president and the
GOP were advocating the
constitutional amend-
ment “to divert the
public's attention from
the crushing burden of
recession . . . and the
numerous other ills of our
society brought on by the
abject failure of the
Administration’s
economic program.”
Members voting “yea”
favored language in the
Constitution regarding a
balanced federal budget.
Reps. Samual Hall, D-
1. Charles Wilson, D-2.
James Collins, K 3.
Ralph Hall, D 4. Phil
Gramm, D-6, Bill Archer,
R-7, Jack Fields, R-8,
Jake Pickle, D-10, J.
Marvin Death, D-ll, Jack
Hightower, D-13, William
Patman, D-14, Rika de la
Garza, D-15, Richard
White, D-16, Charles
Stenholm, D-17, Kent
Hance, L) 19. Tom
Ixieffler, R-21, Ron Paul,
R 22, and Abraham
Kazen I)-23. voted
"yea.”
Reps Jim Mattox, D-5,
Jack Brooks, D-9, James
Wright, D-12, Mickey
Leland, D-18, Henry
Gonzalez, D-20 and
Martin Fro6t, D-24, voted
"nay.”
Fetal Research: The
House adopted 260 for
and 140 against, an
amendment banning the
use of National Institutes
of Health funds for ex-
perimentation on aborted
fetuses The amendment
later was voided when
the House rejected the
substitute bill to which it
was attached
The vote occurred
during debate on
legislation authorizing $ 4
billion for the Mill over
three years The bill (HR
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Sponsor William
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that our society should
stand for is a respect for
human life.”
Opponent Henry
Waxman, D-Calif ., called
the amendment “an
ideological statement”
that was unnecessary
because "present law
already deals with the
dignity of life, including
the fetus.”
Members voting “yea”
wanted to ban NIH
research involving
fetuses that have been
aborted
Sam Hall, Ralph Hall,
Gramm, Archer, Fields,
Lea th, Hightower,
Patman, de la Garza,
White, Stenholm, Hance,
Loeffler, Paul, Kazen and
Frost voted “yea.”
Wilson, Brooks, Pickle,
Leland and Gonzalez
voted “nay.”
Collins, Mattox and
Wright did not vote.
House Historian: By a
vote of 132 for and 180
against, the House
defeated a measure (H
Res 581) to provide the
House with a historian,
whose duties would in-
clude planning Congress’
bicentennial celebration
in 1989 The Senate has a
historian’s office that
costs taxpayers about
$150,000 annually.
Supporter Lindy
Boggs, D-La., said “we
will be in good shape for
the celebation of our
bicentennial” if the office
of historian is created.
Opponent Delbert
Latta, R-Ohio, said the
Library of Congress, the
National Archives and
the Architect of the
Capitol have adequate
resources to provide
historical services to the
House
Members voting “yea”
wanted to establish the
office of House historian.
Sam Hall. Wilson.
Brooks, Leath,
Hightower. Patman, de
la Garza. White and
Gonzalez voted “yea."
Ralph Hall, Gramm,
Archer, Pickle,
Stenholm, Ixieffler, Paul
and Kazen voted “nay.”
Collins, Mattox, Fields,
Wright, Iceland, Hance
and Frost did not vote.
U.S. SENATE
Jobs: By a vote of 60 for
and 37 against, the Senate
tabled and thus killed an
amendment to create an
estimated 200.000 public
service jobs at a
projected one-year cost
of $1 billion The vote
came during debate on a
bill providing stopgap
funding of the govern-
ment during the first part
of fiscal 1983
The bill (HJ Res 599)
later was passed and
signed into law The
Democratic-sponsored
jobs program was to have
given the unemployed
temporary work on
public works projects
such as rebuilding roads
and bridges Its concept
was similar to that of the
Com prehensive
Employment and
Training Act (CETA).
Sen Dan Quayle, R-
Ind , who favored tabling
the amendment, said
“this is not the right time
to start talking about
CETA public service
employment It has been
repudiated ”
Sen Edward Kennedy,
I) Mass., who sponsored
the amendment, said
“Our number one
problem, unemployment,
can be addressed by
putting the jobless to
work another im-
portant problem facing
the country — rebuilding
the decaying in-
frastructure of our cities
and towns ”
Senators voting “nay”
favored the jobs
program.
Sens Lloyd Bentsen, D,
and John Tower, R, voted
"yea.”
MX Missile: By a vote
of 50 for and 46 against,
the Senate tabled and
thus killed an amend-
ment to freeze already
appropriated funds for
the MX missile until the
Administration deter-
mines how the missile
will be based.
Critics of the missile
say it will be vulnerable
to Soviet attack unless
the Pentagon devises a
basing system more
secure than any it has yet
proposed. The vote oc-
curred during debate on
HJ Res 599 (see
preceding vote).
Sen. John Tower, R-
Tex., who favored killing
the amendment, said that
the Administration’s
posture in arms-
reductions talks with the
Soviets will be weakened
if Congress ties its hands
on the MX issue.
Sen. Ernest Rollings,
D-S.C., who sponsored
the amendment, said
“there is absolutely no
justifiable reason for
allowing production of a
missile if you have no
idea how you are going to
deploy it.”
Senators voting "yea”
wanted to proceed with
development of the MX
missile.
Bentsen and Tower
voted "yea ”
Construction Wages:
The Senate tabled and
thus killed, by a vote of 52
for and 44 against, an
amendment to water
down some provisions of
the Davis-Bacon Act
requiring union-scale
wages on federal con-
struction projects
The amendment would
have exempted some
projects from the wage
requirements, set new
standards for calculating
pay scales and permitted
a new category of lower
paid construction
“helpers.” The amen
dment was proposed to H
J Res 599 (see vote
above).
Sen Edward Kennedy,
1)-Mass., who supported
killing the amendment,
said the current law
“prevents fly-by-night
contractors from using
cutthroat wage com-
petition to win contracts
which they will never be
able to complete.”
Sen. Don Nickels, R-
Okla., sponsor of the
amendment, said it
would save the gover-
nment money and “profit
the present practice of
importing urban wage
rates into rural areas."
Senators voting “yea”
opposed relaxing the
Davis-Bacon Act.
Bentsen and Tower
voted "nay.”
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Barbee, Chris. El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 58, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 13, 1982, newspaper, October 13, 1982; El Campo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1006669/m1/28/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Wharton County Library.