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tho oxamlnor My Oceanus 1011 School phObia Being klutz state of mind 54ng Dear Ann Landers was very much interested in the let Its why Johnny won By JOHN BRUCE Examiner Staff Reporter Johnny doesnt want to go to schoo today He says he is sick His mother is sorry he doesnt feel well but deep down shes glad he can stay home with her toda She knows he has missed several da of school this year shed rather have Johnny home wi her as much as possible Johnny teacher says he is bright student but he cant do well if he doesn come to school Johnny suffers from school phobia fear of school But it is symptom rather than cause Lynn Lambert attendance commoner for Simcoe County Board of Education describes school phobia as an acute form of anxiety in children caused by separating them from the home The problem is caused at home by an unhealthy relation ship between rent and child he said An over protective parent IS always involved Lambert speaking at seminar on truancy and school phobia at Barrie Central Collegiate Thursday said school gggbic children really fear school because they have never able to break away from the home atmosphere TREATMENT DIFFICULT Dr Copas psychiatrist who participated in the seminar said treating school phobia is very difficult because the family is involved You are facin tightknit unit in which you are stranger he sai It is like walking in the dark in foreign land The family of schoolphobic child has worked out way to handle problems that is different from what the world ex pects Dr Co as said Lambert said he has seen at least one suspected school phobia case every week this year feels intensive family counselling is usually required to get at the heart of the problem He disagreed with Dr Copas suggestion that the first step in treating school phobia is to get the child back to school Lambert said it is important to get the child back into learning situation even in the home if that is where the child will be most comfortable But they have to get back to school eventually he said LEGITIMAIE REASON The ministry of education he added now recognizes school phobia as timate reason for home tutoring Once the child is earning again treatment the over protective parent can begin Lambert said that job can be so difficult he is willing to go to court to get the treatment started Goi to court shouldnt be seen as punishment he said ometimes it will jolt the parents into realizing that they need help In most cases he said he finds it is usually more difficult for the parent to leave the child than it is for the child to leave the parent An ovenprotective parent often comes from broken home or has social oblems To compensate the parent will give everything to is child Lambert said adding that over protective parents often resent the amount of time they give heir chilren Copas and Labert agreed that school his left un treated can have very dangerous res ts Thou the child may have everything he needs his inability to socialize to learn can result in atbuild up of anger in the child which will boil over if left untreated SHOOTINGS SUICIDES Its the kind of thing that shows up as shootings and suicides in families Lambert said The child gets very angry because he cant express his rage to the parents that love him so much he said Until recently he added very few teachers or health care professionals were aware of school phobia how to spot it and ow to deal with it Doctors were pumping these kids full of up rs and downers and sending them home he said That ust com plicates the problem Lambert said all schoolphobic children have problems socializing they tend to stay around the home say they dont feel well especially just before ngsoing to school and have very poor school attendance reco School phobics are very different from the average truants Lambert said he sees everyday Truants have fear of being caught he said School phobics have fear of being away from home because thats where they want to be wedding album Mr and Mrs Richard MacDonald Photo by Favero HURONIA STRIDERS TRACK CLUB RUNATHON SATURDAY OCT IS EASTVIEW COLLEGIATE l0 am Public School Ages 130 pm High School Ages Entry Fee Min Si in pledges Forms available at all Public and Secondary Schools PRIZES AWARDS PUBLIC SKATING For The Season Fridays 830 I000 Eastview Arena Only Saturdays 830 l000 Barrie Arena Only Sundays 130 300 Both Arenas Prices Adults Si 00 Students 75 Children 50 Special Thanksgiving Skating EASTVIEW ARENA ONLY MONDAY OCT l0 200 330 PM Educators turned up at the faculty lounge at Barrie Central Collegiate Thursday night for discussion of truancy and school phobia Dr Copas foreground psychiatrist who has dealt with school phobic children explains thiit treatment of school phobia usually In volves treatment of an overprotective parent as well as the child who is afraid to go to school Lynn Lambert truancy counsellor with the Simcoe County Board of Education and Elspeth Baugh of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia also participated in the discus sions Examiner Photo ter signed Carol The Klutz know the feeling welland Im guy When Iwas in the seventh grade the class voted me The Klutz of the Year All my life peo le have been telling me Slow Down Dont Hurry atch out theres lant there Look up youre going to walk into the fire by rant ave accidentally tri waitresses run into the bishop of our church with my ike spilled soup on my rich aunt tom the sleeve out of the neighbor ladys dress by just pulling loose thread How did know it was something she crocheted herself once drop the whole Thanksgiving turkey trying to help in gran other That same night stumbled and fellface irst into the pumpkin pic am what you called starcrossed and nothing can be done about it Now that Ihave accepted my fate Iam lot ha pier but Istill do some awfully klutzy thin you take good look at this letter youl see started Dear Abby and crossed out her name and wrote yours know you cant help me but you can at least wish me luckKing Of The KIutzes Dear King do wish you luck but Istill say as long as you resign yourself to being klutzy youll be one The day you announce Ive done the klutz number long enough from now on shape up youll see big improvement Dear Ann Regarding your answer to Jerry in Yonkers who doesnt need to work to be happy and whose statement workwhich Ihate ou found so revealing Its too bad YOU di get YOUR problem resolved ear lier Anyone who finds leisure hell exhibits terrible em tiness For one whose work is sed to give her such oy your lack of perception is astonis ing Hooray for Jerry who hates work and will settle for can of beer and story by Faullmer Down with Philistines like you Rebecca In Pittsburgh Dear Pitts Go back and read that column ain please Idid not say leisure is hell Isaid My idea hell would be life of leisure And thats exactly what meant If person who enjoys work is Philistine than plead guilty as chargedand make no apologies Dear Ann Lenders am 26 years old wear size five dress and have baby face To look at me youd think Iwas 16 even though have two sons One is seven the other is six The problem is that whenever my husband and go out am taken for his daughter When the kids are with is people think they are my little brothers Clyde is only 37 years of age but he is bald on top and his love of beer shows He has potbelly that han over his belt Dont est at wear more sophisticated clothes hate high eels and frilly lady outfits feel as if am playing house Clyde never says anything but know it must ave hurt him when tlh waiter asked last night And what ter would your daugh Any suggestionsIdaho Falls Dear Ida My suggestions are for Clyde Hes the one with the problem He should lose weight and keep his hat on whenever possible McAuIeyMacDonald Elmvale Presbyterian lengthveilofwhitelace Church was the setting for the Matron of honor was Judy wedding of Mary Lillian Carrie Barrie and the McAuley and Richard Wayne MacDonald on Oct The bride is the daughter of Alexander Mr and Mrs McAuley of Barrie and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert MacDonald also of Barrie Rev Sydne McDonald of ficiated at service and Willis Thompson uncle of the mom Barrie was the soloist He was accompanied by Jack Ritchie The bride wore floor length longsleeved gown of ite organza accented by floor bridesmaids were Beth Hoare North Bay and Sharon Beebe Big Bay Point Junior bridesmaids were Stacy and Patti Forbes Barrie The best man was Tom Smith Brampton and the ushers were Alex McAuley Toronto and Harry Beebe Big Bay Point The mother of the bride welcomed the guests at recep tion held at the Continental Inn Barrie The couple later left on honeymoon to the New Eng land States They will live at RR Hawkestone people places 0n Mission Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Laterday Saints Mormon recently bade farewell to 19yearold Peter Rooyakkers as he left for his two year mission The son of Mr and Mrs Rooyakkers of Farmin dale Cr Barrie he will spen two months at the Churchs language training mission in Provo Utah stu ying French before leaving for northern France where ewill spend the balance of his time Rooyakkers is the second young man to leave the Barrie ranch to serve as fulltime mission Kevin Addy of Utopia left the area July and is cur rently serving in the Italian missmn PETER ROOYAKKER to France Guest speaker The annual banquet of the Barrie Horticultural Society will be held at Central United Church Oct 13 and will feature Rev Finlay Stewart as guest speaker Rev Stewart was stor of St Andrews Pres yterian Church Kitchener for 38 years He received an honorary degree as Doctor of Divinity from Knox College in 1955 and in 195657 was the youngest Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Canada He was chosen by the Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Com merce as citizen of the ear 1970 and in 1972 receiv an Honorary Degree as Doctor of Laws from Waterloo Universi ty After his retirement in 1974 Rev Stewart moved to Lake of Bays Muskoka where he lives with his wife the former Molly Maclnnis RN of Huntsville Plaque Unveiling The Midhurst Historical Society will unveil laque on the site of the first acksmith shop in the village on Oct 23 at 130 pm Perfect Hand Jack Olmstead of Barrie got in rfect hand while Jflay cri bage Thursday wi ree partners at the Barrie Rugby Football Club 185 BradfordSt Olmstead had three 5s and the Jack of Clubs and the of Clubs then turned up Next Meeting The next meeting of the Sim coe County Historical Associa tion is scheduled for pm Tuesday in the cultural wing of the Simcoe County Museum Highway 26 west of Barrie The Innisfil Historical Society its activities and projects will be the topic of the program Country Club executive The ladies section of the Barrie Country Club recently held its election of officers for next year Front from left are Betty Coffeey twilight chairman Pat McKerral social chair man Norma Cohan president and Joyce Best vicepresident Second row from left are Ruth Currie treasurer Betty Meger assistant captain Shirley Macdonald captain and Grace Augh past president Third row from left are Wilma Anderson vice captain Peggy Green handicap chairman and Marg McGrath assistant handicap chairman Back row from left are Fran Garlough captain of the nine hole section Joan Robillard publicity chairman and Marg Thompson assistant social convener Examiner Photo neighborly news wkestone urlol Hart are in need of help They meet Diane Mawdsley at 3259752 or each Tuesday evening at 630 Sharon Smllhat4872088 pm in the community hall Mrs Hart attended the If you can assist will you District Directors meeting please get in touch with either Sept 26 at the CoOp Building Mrs Jack Prigsley has retumed home after spending several weeks in Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Orillia Guide and Brownie leaders Community programs said best for retarded TORONTO CP Mel Knowlton coordinator of com munity living arrangements with the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Retardation says large impersonal institutions for the mentally retarded should be replaced with com munity residential programs Knowlton was speaking dur ing the weekend to seminar sponsored by the Canadian and Ontario Associations for the Mentally Retarded You people have to make up your mind where you want your priorities to bcLin buildings or people Knowlton said refer ring to 150bed centre for the mentally retarded that is plan ned for the Metropolitan Toron to borough of Etobicoke During panel discussion James Turner president of the Metro Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded was asked by parent how his asso ciation planned to fight the building of the Etobicoke cen tre Turner said the association proposes several smaller resi dences that would house six to eight people each Knowlton said his agency has tried residences for six or eight people and found the residents did not get enough attention With the money it takes to build $500000 residence to deal with 24 people can pro vide community services for 270 Knowlton said Knowlton said that in tegrating mentally retarded people into the community is whole idea behind resi dences and six or eight people in one home is not natural situation Bazaar plans completed at Angus CWL meeting The Angus Catholic Womens League met at Our Lady of Grace Church Oct for the monthly meeting Father McRae opened the meeting with prayer The group agreed to send $25 to Father Petrins Catholic mission in West Bengal India Discussion took place on the Worlds Day of Prayer which will be held at Our Lady of Grace Church March 1978 Plans were finalized for an Autumn leaves Bazaar which will be held Nov 19 from 12 to Olive McKinnon vice president of the group will con vene the event Some members will attend the regional meeting to be held on Oct 12 at St Marys Church Barrie zoao The doctor game Many reasons for use of estrogen Part Recent weeks have brought deluge of questions about estrogen Women across Canada have written to this column askin if estrogen causes cancer Countless atients have call my office enquiring whether they shou stop taking this hormone Other patients who need estrogen before surgery have been hesitant to take it And some patients have bluntly asked why put them on estrogen in the first lace The furore be an when report appeared in the New England Jouma of Medicine linking estrogen to the development of uterine cancer It became an instant headline around the world and has caused the biggest backlash ever to hit the estrogen market The reverberations of these stories wont stop for long time particularly in Canada and the US Tens of millions of North Americans have been on estrogen for more than 30 years Most women have been taking the socalled natural estro en It has enjoyed this po ularity because it has been large troublefree drug an rarely causes nausea like synthetic estrogens In England and many other countries doctors have been slow to recognize the benefits of estrogen treatment IN GOOD FAITH patients followed their doctors advice that estrogen was desirable for the longterm treatment of the menopause Small wonder they are now asking detailed questions about this hormone Is there any truth to this Boston study Or is this the start of another estrogen witchhunt have been vitally in terested in this topic since reading the report Why Because Ive always been strong advocate of prolonged estrogen treatment Like other doctors have no desire to lead my patients in the wrong direction Nor the several thousand readers of this column There is little point in discussing the cancer scare unless you first understand something about estrogen This is the reason The Doctor Game is devoting two articles to this sub ject Most women forget that the menopause is relatively new disease compared to cancer heart attacks and other pro blems For instance patients who were born in 1900 only had an average life expectancy of 48 years Large numbers of women therefore never experienced the menopause Moreover those who did live to ripe old age never had decision to make about estrogenit wasnt available until the 19405 WllY DII DOCTORS BOTHER about estrogen in the first place Why did they begin to reject the common notion that the menopause was natural process Some of the seeds of doubt were planted by elaborate experiments But the best evidcnce of all didnt require costly tests merely the use of their eyes Doctors had always known that as women age many develop condition called Senile Vaginitis Its thinning of the vaginal lining and starts when the ovaries decrease their production of the female hormone estrogen At times the lining becomes so thin that small ulcers appear This causes varying degrees of painful intercourse and has plagued women for centuries It was looked on as natural part of agin because doctors had no way to treat it and that is when ysicians opened their eyes to its various possibilities Estrogen has been aptl described as the hormone that makes girl girl It ocs many things Yet the most dramatic was how it quickly cured the aging vagina by restoring the lining to its normal thickness DOCTORS HAD TO ASK themselves very simple and direct quedstion Is senile vaginitis that results in years of painful intercourse dischar and irritation good for women If doctors can cure symptoms and relieve the marital discord is this bad for patients The medical profession would consider it criminal to deny insulin to diabetic patients Similarly it would seem totally unreasonable if ophthalmologists refused glasses to patients with aging eyes Why therefore should gynecologists turn thumbs down on estrogen Surely if this hormone could alleviate human suffering it mist have some merit Besides if senile vaginitis could be cured by estrogen was it really natural component of aging Maybe the menopause was disease after all as obsolete as the Model Ford Common sense also indicated that menopausal women need estrogen for the long pull Why Because if you stop it the senile vaginitis recurred The menopause wasnt ike an infection that could be cured by single course of an tibiotics Rather it was deficiency disease like diabetes that requires insulin indefinitely CLINKIANS ALSO SOON realized that estrogen had beneficial general effects It stopped the annoying hot flushes insandneedle sensations and often removed the nervous irritability that is so often part of the meengpause It didnt seem logical to allow women to suffer lessly from these complaints Research scientists using intricate tests also began to come up with some interesting facts about estrogen Evidence appeared that estrogen could slow down the aging process in er parts of the body For example as women age the bones become thinner and more brittle and more li ely to fracture in fall Many studies have now shown that estrogen helps to counteract this problem And there are also some researchers who suspect it may be retard hardening of the arteries Yet others argue that too much has been attributed to estrogen But practising physicians sometimes have an edge on test tube scientists They have their patients to observe For in stance vividly recall one 75yearold woman who had seen number of eye doctors because of constant burning of the eyes For several years she had been given variety of cor tisone and antibiotic ointments without relief One day saw her for severe case of senile vaginitis And as was writing out prescription for estrogen she was con tinually rubbing her eyes Asked if could give her some medicine for the eyes told her had no idea what was wron with them month later she returned saying had our her eye problem and how bad Idone it SOME EYE DOCTORS after much enquiring told me there were reports showing that estrogen can help the Dry Eye Syndrome Yet it was obvious that many ophthalmologists were not aware of this fact We also know that estrogen can occasionally help elderly women who have thin irritated bladder lining resulting in recurrent urinary infections Antibiotics along with estrogen may work better than antibiotics alone No one has ever su gested that estrogen is Ponce de Leons fountain of Yout It merely seems to soften the pro blem of aging This is the reason an increasing number of doctors have prescribed estrogen over the years Next week Ill tell you why believe estrogen doesnt cause cancer of the uterus Ive read vast amount of material presented to the Food and Drug Administration in Washington Ive talked to scientists and other doctors Hopefully Ive done some commonsense thinking about it In my opinion this question has all the earmarks of an estro en witchhunt Un ortunately the backlash will cause good deal of needless worry and confusion And some patients who need estrogen wont receive this hormone GiffordJones is the pseudonynflor practising physician He expresses opinions only and in general terms not to be considered advice to anyone who may have medical problem