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PAGE 8A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 2021
Appalachian CASA welcomes
newest CASA volunteers
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CASA of The Appalachian Judicial Circuit welcomes four new Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). From
left to right: Honorable Judge Jan Wheeler, CASA Scott Siegel, CASA Eve Sauer, CASA Jim Rozelle, CASA Marty Bul
lock.
Congratulations to our
newest CASA Volunteer
Training graduates sworn in
on June 3 by Honorable
Chief Juvenile Judge Jan
Wheeler. We appreciate your
willingness to positively in
fluence a child’s life and look
forward to watching you
grow as wonderful advocates
and voices for children.
Many more child advo
cates are still needed. Two
out of every three abused and
neglected children is waiting
for a CASA volunteer to
change their story. You too
can change a child’s story -
Become a CASA volunteer.
Court Appointed Special
Advocate (CASA) volunteers
are making a tremendous dif
ference in the lives of abused
or neglected children in the
foster care system. Ap
palachian Judicial Circuit
recognizes the positive dif
ference that CASA volun
teers have made to children.
These children are faced with
tough situations and entering
the foster care system can be
traumatic. They aren’t just
removed from their homes,
but most times are removed
from their schools, friends
Family Matters
Babies: Why do they keep crying?
By Mary Migliaro
Parent Mentor
There is one thing all ba
bies have in common, and
that’s a tendency to cry. At
first all cries will sound the
same, but, gradually, you will
hear how the “I’m hungry”
cry is very different from the
“I’m tired” cry.
According to Darcia Nar
vaez, PhD, a professor of
psychology at the University
of Notre Dame, these are 11
of the most common reasons
why babies cry.
1. Hunger - Keep a regular
schedule of feeding times to
avoid this issue.
2. Sleepiness - Even if it’s
not baby’s usual naptime, if
she seems tired, go ahead and
put her down.
3. Dirty diaper - Do a quick
check to determine if diaper
discomfort is to blame.
4. Need to burp - If you no
tice baby crying right after
feeding, he needs to be
burped. Many babies may
also need to be burped after
sucking a pacifier, having the
hiccups or crying.
5. Tummy troubles - Ac
cording to Preeti Parikh, MD,
a pediatrician at Pediatrics of
New York, “Hold baby on the
left side or on her stomach to
help with digestion. If baby is
gassy, bicycle her legs and
push them up to her chest to
help relieve the gas.”
6. Teething - Signs of
teething are excessive drool
ing and gnawing on anything
within reach. Try giving baby
a gum massage or letting him
chew on frozen or refriger
ated teethers.
7. Overstimulation - Over-
stimulation can occur when
the baby is getting passed
around by aunts and uncles at
a family party or toted along
to the grocery store.
8. Need for attention - You
should have baby spend
some quiet alert time on a
playmat or in a safe baby
swing or bouncer from time
to time.
9. Illness - If your little one
is feeling ill, look for symp
toms like fever, vomiting,
lack of weight gain and bring
it to your pediatrician’s atten
tion.
10. General discomfort - If
your child is still unhappy
after napping and being fed,
burped and changed, inspect
for itchy tags or other small
things that could be wrong.
11. Colic - Colic is defined
by the American Academy of
Pediatrics as a condition
where an otherwise healthy
infant cries more than three
hours a day, more than three
days a week, for more than
three weeks in a row.
If you still have a crying
baby after checking for all
the common culprits men
tioned above, try the “Five
S’s”—general soothing tech
niques pediatrician Harvey
Karp, MD, outlines in his
book Happiest Baby on the
Block:
• Swaddle. Wrap them in
a snug (but not too tight!)
swaddle with baby’s arms at
her side.
• Side or stomach posi
tion. Hold baby on his side or
on his tummy over your arm.
Both positions can help re
solve gas and other tummy
tssues.
• Shush. Make a gentle
shushing sound directly into
baby’s ear, which is like the
noises she heard in the
womb.
• Swing. Try swinging or
gently jiggling baby to get
him to calm down, while al
ways taking care to support
baby’s head and neck.
• Suck. A lot of fussy ba
bies deeply relax when they
suck on something. Try nurs
ing or using a pacifier once
baby starts to calm down a
bit.
When your baby won’t
stop crying, it is important to
develop some strategies for
taking care of yourself.
• Recognize your
limits. Pay attention to inter
nal warning signs when you
are feeling overwhelmed.
Plan a break, an excursion
outside, or a quick pep talk
from a friend or loved one.
• Reach out for sup
port. Say yes when people
offer to help with housework,
meals, or babysitting.
• Remember that time
is on your side. For most ba
bies, crying peaks at six
weeks and then gradually
eases off.
Parenting is not about per
fection. Don’t worry about
getting it exactly right all the
time. Instead, try to relax and
enjoy the times when your
baby isn’t crying.
[Mary Migliaro, M.Ed. is
an educator and Parent Men
tor. She may be contacted at
m arym igliaro @a ol.com.]
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Court Appointed Special
Advocates are trained com
munity volunteers who are
appointed by a judge to advo
cate for an abused and neg
lected child in juvenile court
deprivation proceedings.
Volunteer advocates speak to
everyone involved in the
child’s life, including their
family members, teachers,
doctors, lawyers, social
workers and others; and
makes written recommenda
tions to the court as to the
child’s best interest. The ad
vocate is often the only con
stant adult presence in the
child’s life.
If you are interested in
learning more about becom
ing a CASA volunteer and
the rewards that come along
with serving as the voice of a
child, you can visit our web
site at appalachiancasa.com
or email us at advocacy@ap-
palachiancasa.com. Our next
training session will begin
August 13. For more infor
mation please feel free to
contact Recruitment and En
gagement Specialist Destiny
Morgan at 706-276-2272 or
advocacy@appalachian-
casa.com
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