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6A WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007 Some kids take longer to find their stride QUESTION: My two kids are as different as night and day. You’d never even know they were bora to the same parents. One of them is having trouble in school and the other is something of a superstar. I’m very worried about this. Do some kids start out doing poorly and then catch fire? DR. DOBSON: Thank goodness they often do. Let me give you an encouraging illustration. Several years ago I attended a wedding ceremony in a beautiful gar den setting, and I came away with some thoughts about parents who are raising a child like your son. After the minister had instructed the groom to kiss the bride, approximately 150 colorful, helium-filled bal loons were released into the blue California sky. Within a few seconds the balloons were scattered all Mdaughlin earns Store award Special to the Journal Beth McLaughlin was presented the 2007 Storz Memorial Membership Award at the Air Force Association’s national con vention held in Washington, D.C. in September. She was selected by the National Awards Committee as the AFA member who did the most to promote member ship last year. “This is a tremendous honor,” said Lynn Morley, 2007 Georgia State AFA President. “Beth was cred ited as the one AFA member worldwide who made the big gest difference in member ship in 2006-2007, and AFA has about 124,000 members and 215 chapters! She can always be counted on to help however needed. She is ener getic, professional and a true go-getter.” ' According to the awards committee, the award “is presented annually to the individual AFA member who, in the judgment of the com mittee, has done the most to promote AFA membership, over and above that normal ly expected of an individual, WATER From page iA having given the same pre sentation to the city’s Public Works Oversight Committee earlier. Under the terms of the proposal all old water and gas meters would be replaced with more efficient meters. One option would be to have drive-by radio readings, which would decrease the time taken by meter reader and increase accuracy. FIRST From page 4A schools don’t explode with new children overnight, because if you don,t, The entire city of Warner Robins will begin to look like the intersection of Perry Family Medical Associates fc . w New Patients Welcome 938 Carroll Street • Perry 987-2212 across the heavens, some of them ris ing hun dreds of feet over head and others cruising toward the horizon. Dr. James Dobson Focus on the Family A few balloons struggled to clear the upper branches of the trees, while the show offs became mere pinpoints of color on their journey to the sky. How interesting, I thought, and how symbolic of children. Let’s face it: Some boys and girls seem to be bom with more helium than others. They catch all the right breezes and they soar effort lessly to great heights, while others wobble dangerously close to the trees. Their fran tic folks run along under neath, huffing and puffing to frfjU&’Yi "Y' f | J|t Wf* | * HHHHHI during the most recent- lv completed AFA mem bership year, and by doing so, has con- trihut ed to the effec- tiveness and betterment MCLAUGHLIN of the Association.” McLaughlin has just com pleted a two-year term on the AFA National Board of Directors where she served as a leadership develop ment director. In this vol unteer capacity, she worked to promote the local, state, and national Air Force Association mission - “to support, educate and advo cate for the Air Force, its community and people.” While on the committee, she wrote a Marketing Plan to grow membership which was distributed to every attendee at the 2006 AFA national con vention. Previous AFA honors she has recieved include the national Exceptional Service Award (2006), national Medal of Merit (2005), Georgia Medal of Merit (2004) and a The cost of the drive-by system would be $2.79 mil lion with annual payments of $303,000 a year. Smith and Fero said that the city would gain $743,000 in rev enues from having greater accuracy. A second, more expensive plan would be the Flex Net Fixed Base AMR, which would eliminate all manual reading, and would work from thee satellites with information retrieve on a city hall computer system. This system would include alerts regarding any one Buford Highway and 1-285. Trust me, you DO NOT want that to happen. So, I say, it is the responsibil ity of the city/county officials to plan and regulate growth. If they don’t, Houston County will become an unbearable place to live and it will be a disaster in the making. Just look north. Think about it. Richard Powers, Cumming Announces the addition of Jody Velie, MD Board, Eligible, American Board of Family Medicine Specializing in Women’s <SI Children’s Health OPINION/NEWS keep them airborne. It is an exhausting experience. In short, I have words of encouragement to you and all the parents of low-flying kids. Sometimes the child who has the greatest trouble get ting off the ground eventually soars to the highest heights. That’s why I urge you as par ents not to look too quickly for the person your child will become. QUESTION: I hear so much about children who have ADHD. Can you describe this problem for me and tell me how I might recognize it in my son? DOBSON: The term ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which is an inherited neuro logical syndrome that affects approximately 3 to 5 percent of children in the United States. It refers to individuals who Chapter Citation (2006). She has served as the AFA Carl Vinson Memorial Chapter’s Vice President of Public Affairs since 2002 and as the AFA Southeast Region Vice President of Communications since 2004. McLaughlin is the Director of Community and School Affairs for the Houston County Board of Education. After graduating from Warner Robins High, she earned an Associates of Science from ABAC, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from the U niversity of Georgia and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia College and State University. An active volunteer, in addi tion to AFA, she contributes her time to United Way of Central Georgia, Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, Warner Robins Area Chamber of Commerce, Georgia School Public Relations Association, Relay for Life, Southside Baptist and education advi sory committees. She and her husband, Mike McLaughlin, and son, Zachary Burris, live in Bonaire. leak, backflow, and any other problem with the meter, and would help the customer service representative help the customer with any ques tions dealing with a leak or problem with their utility bill. The cost of the Flex Net system would be $3.23 mil lion, with annual payments of $350,000 a year. The posi tive cash flow over 12 years was estimated at $171,000. The council has voted to have a detailed proposal from the companies and to proceed with studying his option. are easily distracted, have a low tolerance for boredom or frustration, and tend to be impulsive and flighty. Some of them are also hyperactive. Children with ADHD have a pattern of behavior that sets them up for failure in school and conflict with their parents. They have difficulty fin ishing tasks, remembering details, focusing on a book or assignment or even remain ing seated for more than a few minutes. 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