The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 9, 1993 - Page B7 -— HELPING HANDS ” SITTIN ae ay Td ONY Gl _-FRO M | CALEDONIA CONSTRUCTION 12 ) students Sean Buitas, Joey Watts, Jon Hildebrandt and Randy Menz are building this table to be auctioned off in support of the Children’s Haven Pro- ject In Olinda, Brazil, Project organizer Bob Bussanich says construction is nearing completion on the new school house for street kids there. They’ ra expecting to get word shortly of a quad- rupling of matching funds from CIDA for the project. It's basically a transitional school and eight of the street kids who have started there have now moved on to public school. Watch TV viewing particularly high in fat. - fluence what we eat while. we’re “watching it, ‘but it also influences - “what we buy at the grocery store. = Most parents are familiar with the .- pressures a child can bring to bear Jo to purchase an advertised pro- i duct.; -2Try. limiting TV watching to OW DOES watching TV affect your chil- dren? Without even talking about what they are watching n violence, and the morals), TV watching can have alot of effects “on health all by itself. The most notable thing about , television is the relationship be- tween too-much TV and being - -overweight. A. varlety of studies _ have shown that the more people -watch TY, the more. likely they . are..to: be overweight, On the “average, children spend about 22 - to 25 hours a week watching tele- ‘ vision. Compare that to about 25 hours per week in school! «And there are other statistics: about ‘one. third of children have no’ limits whatsoever placed on their: TV watching. In 16% of homes the television is on all day long. Preschoolers are likely to . watch much more TV than school . age children. Men | who watch more. than hours Say, areitw ie és likely io. ETN fa a) ee those who watch less than an 0 Sr de hour. The people who did the study: weren’t sure whether this was because men who walch TV a‘lot.are less active, or if they end to eat. more high caloric foods, Some people even think it’s.a: combination of these two : things. On the other hand, a study that looked:at how much TV children watched. found that the more TV kids watched, the heavier . they were ‘likely to be. Some studies - found ‘that ‘the ‘chances of teens being - “overweight increased by , about 2% for each hour of telewvi- sion watched per day. ~The relationship between TV and being overweight has alot to do. with the. inactivity of watching television, But you also have to = . look at the amount and types of foods eaten while watching. - “ Many of the foods advertised on TV are high in calorics, and “Not only does television in- “So what to do about televislon? those programs which you and your child have agreed upon. Al- low lime, for special program- ~maing;: but. ‘discourage watching TV. for long periods of time. Watch ‘shows with your chil- n, “pnd talk about the content of the shows. Ask them what they. — think, and tell them how you feel. Point out the differences between ocial‘reality and TV. Ifa social problem is shown on TV, talk bout how if was solved, and dis- 3 s how. it might be solved in Teal. Ife. : To. reduce excess viewing, ity keeping your TV in. a location here it won’! be turned on ex- spt- when someone’ wants to tch a ‘specific: program. Thero’s. a varlety of excellent ing svailable, but it’s (xed int id frum of TE Ae biveatieg, youl 4832 Lakelse Ave. Terrace PROUD TO BE A “COUNTRYWIDE” DEALER ut what Se intb of ng .. Phone 635-2561 , Since 1963 is ABagh Dalry Procect Did you know thai... Courtesy Skeena Health Unit TOR sATRER = He'll feel like a . king when you give him a recliner, reclining sofa, chaise recliner, or.sofa bed for Allan Banner UPHOLSTERY CLEANING We will gently extract ground-in soil to help freshen your upholstered furniture and keep it looking its best! oa Free Estimates es ary ‘ 5-3 ono ae} © vs Sc EROS : lip olf ATA u a Le creamy chocolate and vanilla D&’ soft serve. ‘Father s Day! LA-Z-BOY CHAISE RECLINER. essesee 849 LA-Z-BOY SOFA BED.wroninninnnninennnn LOD” LA-Z-BOY LEATHER RECLINER.........° 1 079 LA-Z-BOY RECLINING LOVE SEAT.....°1,099™ id Hae Reserve a seat for Dad now, while there's stil plenty of time for fever befor Father S Say! GENUINE LAZBOY ‘It's the best thing to happen to WITHA DAIRYQUEEN’ wicicncerts ace with light, chocolate cake crunch. Cool and FROZEN CAKE Plus rich, cold fudge and delicious icing. You can have It decorated for any occasion, too. The Dairy Queen’ Round Cake, Frozen and Pexper for easy take home. ; ick up one today, . ifastorCord B taser, WE TREAT YOU RIGHT” NA FURNITURE & APPLIANCE lip” n® stores are ‘proud ae of the Children’s Miracia Network ; - Telethon, which benarit local | hospitals fi for. childrer awed e 4501 1 Lakelse. Ave. Terrace,B.C. 638-1158.