Her daughter Jeana, 8'/2, has to
use three different inhalers on
"good" days three or four times
a day. And that "day" is whether
or not the fourth-grader is at
home or in school.
"As a parent, you are nervous
about sending your child to
school," said Mrs. Beneson. "But
you know that if the teacher and
the school know about your
child's condition, and more im-
portantly, if your child knows
how to handle an asthma attack,
then you've done everything you
can do."
"You absolutely
don't want a child to
feel left out."
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IIIINGY011 COULD DO?
For students entering 10t h or 1 Ph grades:
spend your second semester in Israel
on Project Discovery.
I et Israel become your hands-on classroom.
— Mara Beneson
Mrs. Beneson tries not to
make the issue of her daughter's
asthma a big deal, because she
doesn't want her to feel any dif-
ferent than the other kids.
Self-image is extremely im-
portant to a child, according to
nutritionist Pamela M. Thomas,
who advises families on these is-
sues.
"You absolutely don't want a
child to feel left out," she said.
"It's important to have medicines
handy. If that means at the
nurse's office in school, then a
child should be made to feel com-
fortable. Some children have to
take a diabetes insulin injection
or a puff from an inhaler during
the day in school, so it's impor-
tant to consider their needs." ❑
Your Brain
At Work
Bring your sense of curiosity and adventure
along with your parents to the
Project Discovery '9 6 meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 12
Scientists have long thought that
men's and women's brains func-
tion differently. Now Yale Uni-
versity School of Medicine
researchers have used high-tech
imaging techniques to watch the
brain at work, and it's true —
there are significant gender dif-
ferences when it comes to brain
function.
For example, women's brains
show more metabolic activity in
the region responsible for sym-
bolic expressions of emotion, such
as shouting, whereas men's
brains have more activity in the
region controlling action-orient-
ed expressions. ❑
7 p.m.
Max M. Fisher Building
6 735 Telegraph, east side of Telegraph, just south of Maple
Alumni will answer all of your questions about the
greatest 4 1/2 month adventure in Israel
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Little Time
For The Kids
According to the Whirlpool Home
Management Survey, 20 percent
of household time is spent on ac-
tivities with children. ❑
AMM.
To attend the meeting, call
Michigan/Israel Connection at 810- 645 - 7 8 7 8
ZHIGAN I ISRAEL Can't make it? Call anyway for information.
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