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Mom of the
Month
Melissa Voler
By Maureen Leader she takes what many of us see as
Special Features Writer mundane and she mixes it up.
Voler is not afraid to try new
Melissa Voler is a stay-at-home things and challenge herself
mom to three girls: Rebecca, 13; every day. And she does this
Olivia, 12 and Kathryn, 10. The constantly with the knowledge
Voler girls said they all worked that her daughters are always
together to fill out the application watching and always learning
for their mother to be Mom of from her.
the Month. Voler and her husband,
For the question, “What are John live in Denver, PA in
the two best things about this their “very girly household.”
mom?” They answered, “She They have been married for
is always there to help us and 17 years. The couple met on a
loves helping others.” They also blind date set up by her family.
added that their mom “likes “Everyone in my family
gardening, cooking, volunteering knew him except me,” she
and spending time with her remembers. Three years into their Melissa Voler with her daughters, left to right: Olivia, Kathryn, and Rebecca.
children.” marriage they decided to start
That list can seem pretty a family. Voler was a buyer for
much run of the mill stuff for Doneckers and always planned
any mother. And in talking to to be a stay-at-home mother.
Voler you learn that she does To hear all that Voler does for
what all stay-at-home mothers her family and her community
do: keep house, cook, chauffeur makes one wonder if there is
the children to their activities, anything she can’t do. But Voler
and try to help at their schools.
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• Voler’s Favorite season is spring. the Zoo’s ambassadors for this species.
• Voler admits she is at her happiest when she is doing things
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• Though her daughters are very musical, Voler says she is
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Spring allergies
to allergies. They are:
• The “allergic salute” is when a child is constantly taking the
palm of their hand and pushing up on their nose to attempt to
“itch away” the allergies. This leads to an “allergic crease,” if it is
By Dr. Pia Fenimore cut grass. done chronically; that is when there is a horizontal crease across
Special to LancMoms.com Don’t breathe in pollen the bridge of the nose. This crease goes away with time, if the
while you sleep. Shower or nose is left alone and the allergies are treated.
As I write this in early March, bathe before bed, including • Ear infections can be related to allergic symptoms. Anything
the pollen count in Lancaster washing hair where pollen that causes increased mucus production can block the eustacian
County is slowly creeping up. loves to hang out. Sleep with tubes and cause an ear infection. It is much better to have your
For those who suffer from the windows closed and the air child on a daily allergy medication than to have them on lots of
seasonal allergies, the counts are conditioning on, if possible. And antibiotics.
like a poisonous ooze that seep make sure that the filter in your
upward and make us more and air conditioner has been changed • Allergies can be a trigger for asthma. If your child has
more miserable. recently. asthma, make sure his/her allergies are being addressed to prevent
It is not a myth that Lancaster Avoid hanging clothes or wheezing.
County is a terrible place to live sheets outside to dry during Dr. Pia Fenimore • It takes a few seasons to sensitize to our environment, so
if you suffer from allergies. In allergy season. sneezing. They are appealing to allergy symptoms in babies are usually rare. With each season
fact, it made the top 100 worst The allergy counter at your health care providers because they tend to get worse as your antibody levels to the allergens
places in the U.S. for allergy local pharmacy can be a bit they put the medication exactly increases.
sufferers. Why? We have a triple overwhelming. And that is just the where it is needed. They do • Allergies make you irritable. The itchy ears, nose, and
whammy: tip of the iceberg since there are not get absorbed into your mouth are enough to make any school-age kid cranky; then add
• A fairly large volume of many prescription medications blood stream, and therefore in congestion, sneezing and side effects from medicines (most
industries, which translates into available, as well. They fall into have minimal side effects. Stay antihistamines have some drowsiness associated with them),
poor air quality. several categories: away from decongestant nasal and you have a regular beast in your house. Respond to this by
• Lots of farmland, which Antihistamines sprays, which can cause rebound eliminating symptoms when you can, helping your child get more
allows for increased pollen Histamine is a chemical congestion. Nasal Crom is a mast sleep, showering after outside play and nasal washes.
transport and ragweed growth. released from mast cells in cell stabilizer and is an OTC (over
• Soil type, which allows the the body, which causes the the counter) spray, which can like to hang out in your nasal get this type of immunotherapy
so called “pollinating trees” symptoms associated with an help. There are also OTC saline passages and cause trouble, a as a way to avoid long term
(maple, oak, beech) to thrive. allergic reaction. Antihistamines sprays, which help by flushing neti pot or other nasal wash medication use. The shots
attempt to block the release out allergens from the nose. But mechanism can be very helpful. provide a low level of consistent
Before you move from most of the allergy nasal sprays
our beloved Lancaster to the of histamine, and therefore These nasal washes are safe in exposure to the allergen with the
block the symptoms caused require a prescription (Nasonex, children, if done properly, and effect being a desensitization
tundra, remember there is pollen Flonase, Patanase, etc).
everywhere. So don’t uproot; by histamine. There are short help to remove offending agents. of the patient. The key to their
instead, get smart and tackle the acting antihistamines (Benadryl, Eye Drops Don’t discount this just because success is consistency. This
allergies with the following tips. diphenhydramine) and long The itchy, red eyes are the its messy; it works, and there are means that the patient must
acting antihistamines (Zyrtec, number one most annoying no side effects. receive a shot once a week during
Choose your time to be the initial build up phase, which
outside carefully. Allergy loratadine, Claritin, Allegra). symptom for people. There are So when do I need an
Some are approved down to OTC eye drops, and there are allergist? lasts 6-12 months. Then they
suffers should spend their time enter the maintenance phase,
outdoors in the morning because age six months, but all of them prescription strength. They all The Lancaster County area
should only be used with advice help to relieve the itch. But most is blessed with many excellent which means one shot every four
that is when pollen counts are weeks for three to five years.
the lowest. Choose moist, cooler from a health care provider. of them do not last long enough. physicians trained specifically
days to play or work outside. A Nasal Sprays Many people have more success in allergies. Your primary doctor Children as young as age five
warm, dry, windy day will expose There are many studies that treating their eye symptoms may refer you or your child can start allergy shots. Your child
you to the most allergens. suggest that nasal sprays are more with an oral medicine or a nasal to one if: it is difficult to find is ready for allergy shots, if she/
effective than oral medications spray. a medication regimen which he can communicate symptoms
Don’t cut the grass, if you clearly and can tolerate a shot once
are an allergy sufferer. And do for allergy symptoms. This is Alternative Treatments works for you; there are other
especially the case for chronic Your local natural foods store problems, like asthma; or, it a week without too much fear.
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and sulphur, two agents found Allergists can do skin testing trees and roll down grassy hills.
Educating Lancaster’s Children for over 25 years! in some homeopathic allergy or scratch testing, which is a These activities may lead to
supplements, have been studied process by which they identify allergy symptoms. Don’t fret,
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results in treatment of allergy allergies. This is helpful get help from your healthcare
symptoms. Herbs that are used information for understanding provider, if needed, and don’t let
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Autism
information that we see. A basic “It is vital to understand that
tenet of this work is that we all children with autism may have
do not see the same things, even normal eyesight (20/20) yet
though we may be looking at the benefit from office based vision
In a previous article, we minds exist — almost in a world same visual data. therapy by a qualified Vision
discussed autism and I promised of their own. They also have Case in point, six people Therapy Fellow.”
to continue the discussion. The visual processing difficulties and, observe an auto accident on Determining what therapeutic
Mayo Clinic defines autism thereby, often are hypersensitive Duke Street. The police come interventions are most important
as one of a group of serious to touch and sound, and easily and interview individually the is critical in aiding the
developmental problems called overloaded by stimulation. The six people who observed the autistic child to develop. The
autistic spectrum disorders neural networks appear to be auto accident. The officer is aforementioned are targeting
that appear in early childhood, overactive. amazed that there are three a better understanding and
usually before 3 years of age. This, then, brings to mind different accounts of this interpretation of the world they
The autistic spectrum disorders several types of therapeutic accident reported, as well as live in, as well as the behavioral
are usually associated with an interventions that might be very many different details noted aspects of themselves and their
even larger diagnostic group, helpful in the development of the and relayed to him by the six interaction with others.
Pervasive Developmental autistic child. The most obvious observers. Therefore, if the
Disorder ( PDD ). of which is psychological. And autistic child can be taught to Dr. Arthur Seiderman
In his book, “The Brain That while psychological therapy for visually interpret the world (Leola, PA) an optometrist and
Changes Itself,” Norman Doidge, the child may be very helpful, around them, obviously that will psychologist, who is a graduate
M.D. writes, “The mystery of I think parental counseling is be enormously important in their of The Gesell Institute’s program
autism — a human mind that equally important. Why, you Dr. Arthur Seiderman development. of Child Developent at Yale
cannot conceive of other minds may ask. Well, parenting is one Dr. Temple Grandin wrote in University, has written several
— is one of the most baffling of the most difficult tasks we therapy is occupational therapy.
Sensorimotor integration and her book, “Thinking in Pictures: books, lectured throughout the
and poignant in psychiatry have in our lifetime. Yet no one My Life With Autism,” “If USA, Canada, and Europe.
and one of the most severe ever teaches us how or why. No various types of brushing
techniques can be used to visual processing problems are His work has been translated
developmental disorders of courses in school are offered, suspected, the child should see a into six languages. He taught
childhood. It is called “ pervasive etc. Now parenting a child who help the child develop a better
understanding of the world developmental optometrist. This graduate level courses at Penn
developmental disorder” because has no problems or is an average is a special eye doctor who can State University for many
so many aspects of development child is admittedly difficult. Now around them; and, become less
tactile defensive. do therapy and exercises to help years, is a past president of
are disturbed: intelligence, think about parenting an autistic the processing problems that are The Disabled Reader Group
perception, socializing skills, child, who is completely different Vision therapy, as described
in my book, “20/20 Is Not inside the brain. In many of these of The International Reading
language and emotion.” in almost every way. Wilfull children, the eye itself is normal Association (IRA), and
The autistic child has misbehavior? Or, the response of Enough,” talks about the
therapeutic intervention which but faulty wiring in the brain is maintains his private practice
difficulty connecting with a child who perceives the world causing the problem. in Leola.
others socially. They may treat completely differently? How teaches children how to interpret
people like inanimate objects, in does the parent handle all of the world around them in a more
extreme cases, neither greeting these confusing issues? Thus, the efficient way. Processing visual
them; or, even acknowledging
their presence. At times, it seems
need for parental psychological
counseling.
information really defines much
of who we are. And, in fact,
Hop into Accents for
that they have no sense that other Another possible helpful how we respond and react to the
the latest Spring Styles!
Mom’s the Word
- continued from page 2 easily fixed things for children Barbara Hough Roda is mom
when they were little, become to Faith and managing editor
others wonder how it could be of the Sunday news. She can be
that their children are 30, 40, insufficient salve as they grow
older. reached at 481-7335 and by email
even 50 years old. at broda@lnpnews.com. Check
Are parents ever really at ease Exhilarating adventures
await. So, too, peer pressure and out her blog at LancMoms.com.
with the passage of time. And as
we celebrate the joys, does the bullying. Will I have adequately
worry ever stop? prepared her for all that is to
My daughter thinks my come? Will she be safe? Will she
anxiety about her growing up remember the person she was
is really apprehension about brought up to be?
my own — to put it delicately “Just wait until you’re a A mother
— advancing maturity. mother,’’ my own mom always is not
“You are getting older, Mom,’’ told me. Now I know what she a person to
she matter-of-factly reminds me. meant. lean on,
True enough. When I quizzed my daughter but a
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Day Trippin’
Enjoy the outdoors at
Middle Creek
By Rochelle A. Shenk May 16 through Sept. 14. “We the Artic Circle.
Special Features Writer also have a lot of activities for “People always ask when the
families at the Visitors Center snow geese and tundra swans
Middle Creek Wildlife including a scavenger hunt will be here. There’s really so you’ll have a clear view of There are also three picnic areas
Management Area is one of for children and a variety of no specific date — they could the nest, and the young will be located throughout the facility
our area’s gems. Owned by the workshops,” says Al Keith, arrive anywhere between mid- getting older and are more easily as well as a covered pavilion
Pennsylvania Game Commission, visitors center coordinator February to late-February. We visible. Children are always at the observation point at the
this 6,254-acre facility created for the Pennsylvania Game tell people: ‘if you look outside fascinated by nesting birds, and end of the Willow Point Trail,
in 1973 straddles Lancaster and Commission. your window and see a covering bald eagles are really neat to a level path which is handicap
Lebanon counties and is set aside Middle Creek is a popular of snow on the lawn, it’s not time, watch,” he comments. accessible so feel free to pack a
for the protection, propagation, spot for bird watchers, so Keith but if the snow has melted and In the spring and summer it’s lunch to enjoy with the family.
management, preservation and says be sure to bring binoculars. there are patches of clear area, possible to see wading and shore Two trails are perfect for
controlled harvest of wildlife. It Nesting islands have been built you may want to take a drive to birds including great blue herons, children. The Conservation
includes a 400-acre man-made in the lake for Canada geese, so Middle Creek. They like to be on little green herons, American Trail is a 1.4-mile loop from
lake, an oak-hickory forest and a large population can be seen the lake, and the fields offer both egrets. Throughout the year you the Visitors Center, up a
open meadows. year-round. In mid-February food and shelter for them,” Keith may also see ringneck pheasant, ridge, through forest, field and
It can be an outdoor through March, it’s a haven for explains. bobwhite quail and rabbits in the wetlands. Spicebush Trail is a
extravaganza for those who love flocks of migrating snow geese While that’s a tip to keep in farmland areas and songbirds, 0.7-mile trail that starts opposite
or would like to learn about and tundra swans. The lake mind for next winter, there’s whitetail deer, ruffed grouse Sunfish Pond Dam, follows a
nature. There are 20-miles of and fields may by covered with plenty to see at Middle Creek (PA’s state bird), or woodcock in small stream through wetland
hiking trails, picnic areas and thousands of these beautiful right now. Keith says that Middle the forest or along its edges. and forest.
a driving trail around the lake. creatures who stop here on Creek currently has nesting bald If you’re walking or hiking An Interpretive Guide is
Fishing is permitted within their 4,000-mile one-way flight eagles. “The best time to see the trails, be sure to bring water, available for both of these trails.
a designated area, and non- between their winter home in the them is mid-April. The leaves and wear appropriate clothing. About 9 miles of Horseshoe
motorized boats are permitted south and their breeding areas in on the trees will not yet be out, Also be aware of poison ivy.
- continued on page 9
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Understanding
need to take a stand on it.”
According to Freitag Murray,
use of these types of drugs can
your children
eventually lead to truancy, sex,
low self-esteem and a disconnect
with family.
But, Freitag Murray
By Amy Balestier She’ll field questions on social emphasizes, let’s not forget all
LancMoms.com moderator and developmental issues, such the good that’s going on out
as bullying and risky behavior there. “There are loads and loads
If only your child came in teens, tantrums and timeouts of parents who are doing a great
with a manual. How often has in younger children and sibling job, and tons of teens making
that been said? Sure, parenting rivalry that can sometimes arrive good choices,” she adds. “That’s
manuals are great, and certainly with a new baby. not said enough.”
in abundance, but there is no one Freitag Murray has made a The issues that Freitag Murray
magic road map to navigating career out of understanding what will address within her “Ask
the twisty (sometimes bumpy) makes children tick. In addition an Expert” column are issues
journey of rearing children. Each to raising three children of her that are confronting parents
child is different. Each has their own — Sam, 21, Elise, 17, and Kirsten Freitag Murray
and children everywhere. And
own road map. Julia, 15 — with her husband just as simple as spending time perpetually working towards she hopes that parents in the
That’s just the thing that Michael, she was formerly with your child. independence. But, she cautions, Lancaster area will open up and
Kirsten Freitag Murray — a Family Life Education “It’s about spending it’s not time to let them face share their struggles.
contributor to LancMoms.com’s Supervisor at COBYS and an intentional time, where you’re tough choices alone; the brain With sharing, comes support,
“Ask an Expert” feature — wants elementary school teacher. pursuing a deeper relationship isn’t anywhere close to being even if it’s by answering one
parents to understand. Currently, she facilitates the with the child,” she says. For able to make big decisions at 13- question at a time.
“You need to know what class “Strengthening Families example, discovering their likes or 14-years-old. Parents need to If you are interested
makes your child tick,” Freitag Program 10-14” as a Parenting and dislikes, which are not be a part of the decision-making in learning more about
Murray explains when talking Development Coordinator with always so obvious, is one step process. participating in Compass Mark’s
about how parents can better Compass Mark, Inc. The free towards gaining that special “They’re not ready to do it Strengthening Families classes,
understand their children. “In classes bring together parents understanding. on their own, [but] they need the please contact Kirsten Freitag
which setting is your child and their 10- to 14-year-olds for And knowing your child practice,” she explains. Murray at kf_murray@fandm.
confident and calm or agitated. communication building, family includes knowing what they Additionally, Freitag Murray edu Strengthening Families
And, you have to stay on top of cooperation development, are up to — at all times. “When disregards the old notion that is supported through grant
their developmental changes.” goal setting, and identifying parents decide this is too hard,” risky behaviors are just part of money in partnership with
As a LancMoms expert, expectations and boundaries. Freitag Murray says, “that’s growing up. Elizabethtown Area Middle
Freitag Murray hopes to guide Creating a positive when we see things falling “I still see a prevalent attitude School, Elizabethtown Area
parents in building strong relationship with your child, as apart.” among parents that using Communities That Care and
relationships with their children. Freitag Murray advocates, is not Most young teens are tobacco, alcohol and marijuana Compass Mark, Inc.
Bike maintenance
(ARA) — Bicycle riding both wheels. If it’s hard to clean, Brakes — Check your brake
is a favorite pastime for all use mild soapy water. Never use pads. If they are worn beyond
ages during the warm weather a hose or harsh cleaners to clean the indicator line, they will need
months. your bike. to be replaced.
Whether you have had your Frame — Clean the bike Bolts — Make sure all of the
bike in storage or it hasn’t had a frame and components starting bolts on the bike are tightened,
recent tune up, spring is a great at the handle bars and work your but be careful not to over tighten.
time to make sure your bike is in way back. Use mild soapy water This includes your handlebars,
good working order. to loosen hard-to-remove grime. seat, pedals and shifters.
There are a few simple steps As you’re cleaning, inspect Clean the chain — One
you can take to make sure you the frame for any cracks or of the last items in your bike
have a pleasant ride. damage. If you see any cracks, maintenance would be to clean
Wheels and tires — Check you should take your bike to a and lubricate the chain. Clean
your tires for wear, cracks and bike shop for repair. Be sure to the chain of dust and dirt with
proper inflation. Bicycle tires are also inspect your brake and shift a solvent-soaked rag. After
no different than car tires, and cables. inspecting the chain, use a chain
should be replaced if the tread Lubrication — Apply a light lubricant
is worn or the rubber is cracked lubricant to the inside of your Test drive — The final step in
or dry-rotted. Clean between the cable housings and all of the your spring bike prep is taking a
sprockets using a rag or a proper pivot points on your brake and test ride. Check the gears and
cleaning tool. shift components. Avoid getting brakes. Make adjustments if
Using a dry rag, wipe down any oil on your brake pads, and necessary and then get your
the hubs, spokes, and rims on wipe off any excess. helmet and enjoy the bike ride.
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Cruisin’ the
That is, until he fell out of the on the screen. Though the film arrow sticking out of his eye.
car while his family was moving is animated as in any other kids’ Along with the realistic
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