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Sunday, February 20, 2011
Crib Injuries Land Thousands of Toddlers in ER Each Year

Crib Injuries Land Thousands of Toddlers in ER Each Year
Study shows most involve children trying to climb out and falling on floor
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Each year in the United States, nearly 10,000 children under the age of 2 arrive in emergency rooms with injuries suffered while in cribs, playpens and bassinets, a new report shows.
Most of these injuries involve cribs and are usually caused by kids climbing out and falling on the floor, said the researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
"The most surprising thing to me was the number of crib-related injuries we found being treated in hospital emergency departments," said lead researcher Dr. Gary A Smith, a professor of pediatrics and director of the hospital's Center for Injury Research and Policy.
"This is an underestimate," he said. "We know that children are taken to their private physician and urgent care centers."
Smith noted that only about 1 percent of the injuries involved a parent or sibling: "It appears that most of these falls are children climbing out of the crib and falling."
In most cases, the children landed head first, Smith noted, which "really makes this an issue that we should pay attention to." Children at that age are top-heavy, so when they fall they fall head first and don't have the ability to break their fall these injuries can be serious, he explained.
Smith added that as the children became more mobile, the number of injuries increased. "So, parents need to be cautious when a child is in a crib and can start to pull himself up," Smith said.
When that happens, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, you need to lower the height of the mattress in the crib so there is at least 26 inches between the top of the mattress and the top of the rail, Smith said.
And when the child reaches about 35 inches in height he or she should be taken out of the crib and start using a toddler bed, Smith added.
The report is published in the Feb. 17 online edition of Pediatrics.
For the study, Smith's team used data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to identify the number of children injured in cribs, playpens and bassinets from 1990 to 2008.
During that period, the researchers identified almost 182,000 children under 2 who were treated in emergency rooms for injuries associated with these devices. That came to roughly 9,651 such injuries a year.
The researchers found that 83.2 percent of the injuries involved cribs, while playpens accounted for 12.6 percent of the injuries and bassinets accounted for 4.2 percent.
The most common cause of injury was falling from the crib, playpen or bassinet. These falls accounted for two-thirds of the injuries, Smith's group found.
The head and neck were the areas of the body that were most commonly injured, making up 40.3 percent of the injuries. Most injuries were soft tissue injuries (34.1 percent).
Kids with fractures were kept in the hospital 14 percent of the time and were more than five times more likely to be admitted than children with other injuries, Smith's group noted.
Smith believes the findings are a call to action to build better-designed cribs that protect children and make falls less likely.
Right now, parents should only use cribs that meet current standards. That includes cribs with no drop sides, which have been banned by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. So, parents have to be particularly careful with hand-me-down cribs, Smith said.
Smith also advises that when putting the baby in the crib be sure there is no bedding, stuffed toys or bumpers in the crib. "All these products have been associated with suffocation deaths," he said.
"Young infants need to be placed in a crib that's bare, just the child and the crib," he said. "Just dress the child warmly in a sleeper and place him into a bare crib."
"Despite these findings, cribs are still the safest sleeping environment for infants and young babies," Smith added. Having the baby sleep with the parents increases the risk of suffocation, he noted.
Amy Chezem, a spokeswomen for the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, said that "each year hundreds of deaths occur when children are placed in a sleep environment that is not specifically designed for children. The safest place for a child is in a fully functional, properly assembled crib."
In addition, the association "reminds parents of how important it is to carefully follow the manufacturer instructions, recommendations and restrictions on all sleep-related products to ensure the safest environment possible."
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Be more aware of post-natal depression

MCA Public Service and Complaints Department chief Michael Chong has highlighted a very important area of mental health affecting women who have recently given birth (The Star, Jan 22).
Post-natal blues, where mothers experience spells of irritability followed by bouts of crying due to hormonal changes are fairly common but post-natal depression is more serious and requires treatment.
The symptoms of post-natal depression are more severe and prolonged. It is frequently undetected and untreated, resulting in devastating consequences.
It affects not only the woman experiencing it but also the family, in particular the newborn.
We are happy to note that the issue of early detection of post-natal depression was discussed at the recent Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council meeting (the Malaysian Mental Health Association being a member).
The council was informed of plans to strengthen training for front-line staff at community and health clinics, and also of putting a mechanism in place to ensure proper screening of post-natal mothers for any depressive illness.
In relation to this, the Health Ministry should consider including the topic of post-natal depression at its ante-natal classes.
As a large proportion of deliveries and post-natal care occur outside the ministry’s facilities, it is essential that private maternity homes and private hospitals also institute a similar mechanism.
Greater public awareness of depressive illness and mental illness in general as medical conditions will help those suffering from them seek early treatment.
DATIN DR ANG KIM TENG,
President,
Malaysian Mental Health Association.
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Kertas kabinet mengenai cuti bersalin swasta dibentang Januari ini

Beliau berkata kertas kabinet mengenainya akan dibentangkan untuk mendapatkan kelulusan Jemaah Menteri bagi membolehkan Kementerian Sumber Manusia meminda Akta Pekerjaan 1955 dalam usaha memberi jumlah cuti bersalin yang sama kepada pekerja swasta, seperti yang ditetapkan bagi pekerja sektor awam.
"Kita sedang menyediakan kertas kabinet dan selepas dua minggu dalam bulan Januari ini ia akan dibentangkan. Jadi selepas itu mereka (Kementerian Sumber Manusia) kena bawa ke Parlimen," katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis perasmian Sidang Kemuncak Wanita 2010 oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin di sini hari ini.
Shahrizat berkata kementeriannya juga akan membawa satu lagi kertas kabinet berkenaan isu meningkatkan penyertaan wanita dalam lembaga pengarah syarikat-syarikat.
"Saya amat tidak puas hati bila tengok wanita yang diberi tempat dalam board (lembaga) termasuk GLC (syarikat berkaitan kerajaan). Kenapa tidak (diberi tempat) walhal wanita ramai sekali yang mempunyai kebolehan.
Beliau berkata perincian kertas kabinet itu juga akan memasukkan pelan strategi dalam masa beberapa tahun tentang jumlah peratus wanita yang mesti berada di dalam barisan anggota lembaga pengarah syarikat di bursa saham.
"Kita akan mengambil kira tentang situasi pasaran dan strategi dalam perkara ini. Contohnya dalam masa lima tahun di mana wanita akan berada dalam tempoh berkenaan.
"Bukan (permintaan secara) mendadak, sebab tak boleh buat macam itu kerana ia akan menjejaskan pasaran dan lain-lain. (Cadangan ini) supaya semua pihak boleh membuat persiapan," katanya.
Beliau berkata selepas 10 tahun kementerian itu diwujudkan, agenda wanita semakin dipandang serius di mana ia sudah menjadi satu agenda kritikal di dalam kerajaan, politik, ekonomi dan semua aspek pembangunan negara. -- BERNAMA
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Call to extend breast screening

Health reporter, BBC News
Annual screening for women in their 40s with a family history of breast cancer may save lives, research suggests.
The NHS breast screening programme currently offers mammograms to women aged between 50 and 70.
But UK researchers say a pilot study suggests regular mammograms should be given to younger women who have relatives with breast cancer.
A cancer charity said more data was needed to weigh up risks and benefits.
The study, published in the journal Lancet Oncology, looked at women deemed at moderate risk of breast cancer because they have relatives with the disease.
Screening is considered unjustified in women with no family history of breast cancer because of the risk of a false-alarm.
Women at high-risk - because they are thought to have a gene mutation associated with the disease - are already closely assessed, with many given MRI scans or offered early surgery.
False alarms
The study recruited 6,710 moderate risk women across the UK who were given mammograms to check for signs of breast cancer every year for four years.
These women are not currently included in the main NHS breast screening programme, which offers mammograms to women aged 50-70 every three years.
The researchers, led by Professor Stephen Duffy of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, compared cancer rates and deaths in this group with women from other trials who were not given annual screening.
They say the women given screening were significantly more likely to be alive 10 years after a diagnosis of cancer than women in the two control groups.
Professor Duffy told the BBC: "It means that annual mammography does reduce the risk of dying of breast cancer in this group of moderate risk women.
"It means they can go and seek medical help knowing that there is something that can be done."
Rough figures suggest that it would probably save an extra 50 lives a year, he added.
"It doesn't sound like much but it means alot to the people who are in that group because they have relatives who have had breast cancer," he explained. "It's not a huge expense to the NHS."
Surveillance
But Hazel Nunn, senior health information manager at Cancer Research UK, said the full picture was not yet clear.
"Since it seems 5,000 women would need to be screened to save one life, it will be important to weigh up these benefits carefully against potential risks of routine mammography before deciding whether screening really is the best course of action for this group," she said.
"We await the results of further research measuring the risks."
The NHS Breast Screening Programme said plans were in place to extend screening to women with a family history of breast cancer in the future.
Assistant Director, Sarah Sellars, said current guidelines for women at risk of breast cancer because of their family history recommend that certain women should be offered surveillance.
She said these services were currently commissioned locally but in the future would be run by them.
"In the future, the NHS Breast Screening Programmes will be taking on responsibility for routinely screening higher risk women under 50," she said.
"Several breast screening sites are currently testing the software to be able to manage these women effectively.
"This service will sit alongside our current breast screening programme for women aged 50 years old and over."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11780186
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Friday, November 12, 2010
Sarawakian woman rescues lost child on bus

NOBLE DEED: Nur Asyikin receiving a letter of commendation from Abdul Rahim for rescuing the lost toddler
KUALA LUMPUR: If it was not for a mother-of-two, three-year-old Mohd Amin Rozi may have disappeared forever after boarding a bus alone on Wednesday morning with a milk bottle in hand.
Nur Asyikin Rufi became concerned when she noticed the boy looking lost and restless as he was constantly changing seats.
The Sarawakian, in her 40s, was sitting at the back of the bus and became suspicious when she saw a foreigner speaking to the boy.
"I did what any mother would have done," she said, walking forward to rescue the child. "The boy was unresponsive when I asked him questions. So, I called 999."
Nur Asyikin then got off at Jalan Tun Hussein and carried the boy to the police station, as advised over the phone. She also lodged a report after handing the child to police officers.
"I hope this is a serious lesson learnt by every parent as such young children are naive and vulnerable."
Expressing disappointment that no one aboard the bus tried to help Amin, she said: "We should also look out for other children around us."
The police took photographs of the boy before handing him over to the Welfare Department in Jalan Pahang. Copies of his photo were distributed at the Sri Sabah flats area, where the boy was seen waiting before boarding the bus.
At 5.30pm on Wednesday, a couple arrived at the Cheras district police station, claiming their grandchild had gone missing. The boy, whom they called Amin, had apparently been sleeping while the grandfather was washing his car.
Neither of them realised the boy had woken up and wandered off. Amin's mother also arrived at the police station later to retrieve her child, but police refused to release him until a DNA test was conducted.
When the test results confirmed the grandparents and mother were indeed related to the boy and the necessary documentation were produced, Cheras acting police chief Supt Abdul Rahim Hamzah Othman allowed the child to be reunited with his family yesterday.
"What happened here is typical curiosity of children at such an age. As adults, we should be more aware of their tendencies and look out for them," said Abdul Rahman, who gave a letter of commendation to Nur Asyikin yesterday.
It was learnt the bus driver was not aware of the boy's presence as Mohd Amin was hidden among the passengers when he boarded the bus. The bus had travelled 10km before he was noticed by Nur Asyikin.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported the boy was suffering from a hyperactive disorder. His mother, Norhaslinda Hashim, 23, said she was working when informed by her mother about her missing child at about 1pm.
Norhaslinda said she would try to keep a close watch on her son from now.
http://www.mmail.com.my/content/54869-sarawakian-woman-rescues-lost-child-bus
THASHA JAYAMANOGARAN
Friday, November 12th, 2010 04:51:00
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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Kisah menyayat hati

Semoga Allah merahmati roh-roh mereka dan semoga kita semua dijauhkan dari dugaan berat seperti ini.
Rentung bersujud
Oleh Ibrahim Isa
MUSNAH...Rusidah dan Asaari melihat katil mangsa yang rentung dalam kebakaran, semalam.
BATU PAHAT: “Tolong mak, tolong Nini mak,” itulah jeritan akhir ibu tunggal, Lenny Mariyana Daud, 29, sebelum ditemui rentung dalam kedudukan bersujud sambil memeluk anak tunggalnya, Nur Sabihah Qasreena Mohd Nizam, 3, yang turut maut dalam kebakaran di Kampung Seri Paya Darat, Ayer Hitam di sini, awal pagi semalam.
Dalam kejadian jam 1.30 pagi itu, Lenny dipercayai hanya sempat menjerit meminta bantuan buat beberapa saat disertai tangisan kuat Sabihah ketika cuba menyelamatkan diri dari biliknya.
Lenny yang bakal mendirikan rumah tangga buat kali kedua hujung tahun ini dipercayai gagal melarikan diri dengan anaknya melalui pintu dan tingkap bilik akibat asap tebal selain api marak.
Melihat api marak selain kesukaran menyelamatkan diri, Lenny dipercayai hanya mampu membongkok seperti bersujud sambil memeluk anaknya sebelum dua beranak itu ditemui rentung di sudut tepi katil oleh anggota Bomba dan Penyelamat, kira-kira jam 4 pagi.
Kakaknya, Ratna Dewi, 35, berkata Lenny pulang ke rumah selepas membawa ibu mereka, Saringatin Jalal, 65, berurut di kampung bersebelahan pada kira-kira jam 12 tengah malam.
“Selepas itu, Lenny membasuh baju dan bersolat sebelum tidur di biliknya pada jam 1 pagi. Kira-kira setengah jam kemudian, ketika berehat di ruang tamu, saya terdengar bunyi hentakan kaki ke lantai.
“Pada mulanya, saya ingatkan dia mengigau dan tidak mengendahkan bunyi berkenaan, namun ia semakin kuat diikuti jeritan Nini meminta tolong serta tangisan anaknya.
“Saya dan ibu bergegas ke bilik dan membuka pintu, namun api marak menyebabkan kami gagal membawa mereka keluar,” katanya di lokasi kejadian, semalam.
Ratna berkata, tidak lama kemudian jeritan meminta tolong dan tangisan anak saudaranya itu tidak lagi kedengaran dan dia terus menjerit meminta enam lagi ahli keluarga yang lain menyelamatkan diri apabila melihat api semakin merebak.
Ratna berkata, abangnya cuba memadamkan api dengan menyimbah air di tingkap bagi membolehkan Lenny terjun menyelamatkan diri, namun api terlalu marak.
Sementara itu, adik bongsu mangsa, Seri Rusidah, 25, berkata, dia hanya sedar berkaitan kejadian apabila terdengar jeritan ibunya mengatakan rumah terbakar.
“Ketika itu saya dan suami, Asaari Mohd Muji, 26, nyenyak tidur sebelum pintu bilik di ketuk ahli keluarga yang meminta kami melarikan diri kerana rumah dijilat api.
“Saya bersama suami terus keluar untuk mendapatkan bantuan, malangnya apabila kembali, rumah sudah hangus manakala kakak serta anaknya gagal diselamatkan.
“Sayu hati kami melihat dua beranak berkenaan rentung dengan arwah kakak dalam keadaan bersujud memeluk arwah Sabihah,” katanya.
Oleh Ibrahim Isa
MUSNAH...Rusidah dan Asaari melihat katil mangsa yang rentung dalam kebakaran, semalam.
BATU PAHAT: “Tolong mak, tolong Nini mak,” itulah jeritan akhir ibu tunggal, Lenny Mariyana Daud, 29, sebelum ditemui rentung dalam kedudukan bersujud sambil memeluk anak tunggalnya, Nur Sabihah Qasreena Mohd Nizam, 3, yang turut maut dalam kebakaran di Kampung Seri Paya Darat, Ayer Hitam di sini, awal pagi semalam.
Dalam kejadian jam 1.30 pagi itu, Lenny dipercayai hanya sempat menjerit meminta bantuan buat beberapa saat disertai tangisan kuat Sabihah ketika cuba menyelamatkan diri dari biliknya.
Lenny yang bakal mendirikan rumah tangga buat kali kedua hujung tahun ini dipercayai gagal melarikan diri dengan anaknya melalui pintu dan tingkap bilik akibat asap tebal selain api marak.
Melihat api marak selain kesukaran menyelamatkan diri, Lenny dipercayai hanya mampu membongkok seperti bersujud sambil memeluk anaknya sebelum dua beranak itu ditemui rentung di sudut tepi katil oleh anggota Bomba dan Penyelamat, kira-kira jam 4 pagi.
Kakaknya, Ratna Dewi, 35, berkata Lenny pulang ke rumah selepas membawa ibu mereka, Saringatin Jalal, 65, berurut di kampung bersebelahan pada kira-kira jam 12 tengah malam.
“Selepas itu, Lenny membasuh baju dan bersolat sebelum tidur di biliknya pada jam 1 pagi. Kira-kira setengah jam kemudian, ketika berehat di ruang tamu, saya terdengar bunyi hentakan kaki ke lantai.
“Pada mulanya, saya ingatkan dia mengigau dan tidak mengendahkan bunyi berkenaan, namun ia semakin kuat diikuti jeritan Nini meminta tolong serta tangisan anaknya.
“Saya dan ibu bergegas ke bilik dan membuka pintu, namun api marak menyebabkan kami gagal membawa mereka keluar,” katanya di lokasi kejadian, semalam.
Ratna berkata, tidak lama kemudian jeritan meminta tolong dan tangisan anak saudaranya itu tidak lagi kedengaran dan dia terus menjerit meminta enam lagi ahli keluarga yang lain menyelamatkan diri apabila melihat api semakin merebak.
Ratna berkata, abangnya cuba memadamkan api dengan menyimbah air di tingkap bagi membolehkan Lenny terjun menyelamatkan diri, namun api terlalu marak.
Sementara itu, adik bongsu mangsa, Seri Rusidah, 25, berkata, dia hanya sedar berkaitan kejadian apabila terdengar jeritan ibunya mengatakan rumah terbakar.
“Ketika itu saya dan suami, Asaari Mohd Muji, 26, nyenyak tidur sebelum pintu bilik di ketuk ahli keluarga yang meminta kami melarikan diri kerana rumah dijilat api.
“Saya bersama suami terus keluar untuk mendapatkan bantuan, malangnya apabila kembali, rumah sudah hangus manakala kakak serta anaknya gagal diselamatkan.
“Sayu hati kami melihat dua beranak berkenaan rentung dengan arwah kakak dalam keadaan bersujud memeluk arwah Sabihah,” katanya.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Bayi dijual RM10,000 perkg.
KUALA LUMPUR: Mengejutkan, hospital swasta di Jalan Ipoh, yang diserbu polis kerana dipercayai terbabit dalam sindiket penjualan bayi petang kelmarin, didapati sudah tamat tempoh lesen operasinya sejak April lalu.
Selepas serbuan polis yang membongkar aktiviti haram itu, tinjauan Berita Harian semalam mendapati hospital berkenaan berkunci dan diletakkan tanda “ditutup”.
Tindakan itu dikatakan berikutan penahanan enam suspek termasuk pemilik hospital yang juga seorang doktor bergelar Datuk, isterinya dan anak perempuan mereka juga doktor serta tiga jururawat hospital itu. Mereka ditahan reman selama tiga hari mulai semalam.
Sumber Kementerian Kesihatan memberitahu, hospital itu kini pada peringkat rayuan untuk memperbaharui lesen, namun enggan mendedahkan sebab lambat mendapat kelulusan.
“Hospital itu ada membuat permohonan memperbaharui lesen, namun disebabkan beberapa isu, kita masih belum meluluskannya,” katanya yang enggan mendedahkan butiran lanjut.
Berita Harian semalam mendedahkan, Unit Anti Pemerdagangan Orang Bukit Aman menyerbu hospital itu dan menahan enam suspek berkenaan kira-kira jam 4.15 petang selepas selesai urusan menjual seorang bayi perempuan berusia seminggu di hospital itu kepada sepasang suami isteri dengan harga RM21,000.
Dalam kejadian itu, polis juga berjaya menyelamatkan seorang bayi lelaki berusia kira-kira empat bulan. Kedua-dua bayi yang diselamatkan itu kini diletakkan di se-buah pusat perlindungan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat.
Sumber itu berkata, pihaknya banyak menerima aduan mengenai salah laku hospital dan klinik swasta yang dipercayai menjual bayi itu, namun sehingga kini tiada sebarang laporan diterima.
Katanya, jika hospital itu didapati bersalah menjual bayi, Kementerian Kesihatan mungkin menarik semula lesen operasinya, sementara pembatalan bagi lesen perubatan doktor berkenaan adalah di bawah kuasa Majlis Perubatan Malaysia (MMC).
“MMC akan membuat inkuiri dalaman dan akan memanggil doktor berkenaan untuk membela diri. Jika terbukti bersalah, mereka akan membuat keputusan sama ada untuk menggantung atau membatalkan lesen terbabit,” katanya.
Sementara itu, jurucakap MMC berkata, doktor itu sememangnya berdaftar di bawah majlis berkenaan.
Dalam operasi polis kelmarin, polis turut merampas sijil lahir bayi perempuan itu dan wang tunai RM21,000 dipercayai dibayar suami isteri berkenaan.
Siasatan awal polis mendapati pasangan itu, membeli bayi perempuan berkenaan selepas berurusan sejak sebulan lalu.
Hospital itu dipercayai memalsukan maklumat ibu bapa kandung bayi itu bagi membolehkan pasangan suami isteri terbabit mendapatkan sijil kelahiran yang mereka perolehi pada hari yang sama dengan dibantu kakitangan hospital itu.
Difahamkan, harga bayi dijual sindiket itu boleh mencecah lebih RM30,000 mengikut bangsa dan jantina. Harga bayi lelaki dikatakan lebih mahal yang biasanya dijual antara RM15,000 ke RM20,000. Bayi berbangsa Cina pula paling mahal dan dijual mengikut berat, iaitu RM10,000 sekilogram berikutan permintaannya tinggi dan sukar diperoleh.
http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/LesenhospitaltamatAprillalu/Article/
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
Pantau anak marah
Pakar psikologi Universiti Teknologi Mara, Prof Dr Amelia Abd Aziz berkata, remaja sememangnya mudah terpengaruh dengan apa yang mereka lihat dan dengar serta akan mengaplikasikan perilaku itu apabila berdepan perkara yang membuat mereka marah.
“Baik remaja mahupun orang dewasa, apabila diselubungi perasaan marah, mereka akan bertindak di luar pemikiran waras sehingga melakukan sesuatu yang buruk tanpa sedar.
“Mereka sedikit sebanyak akan mengikuti perlakuan yang pernah dilihat sebelum ini,” katanya.
Beliau mengulas muka depan akhbar ini semalam yang melaporkan kejadian remaja berusia 14 tahun mati akibat terkena serpihan kaca yang diacukan oleh kakaknya selepas pertengkaran berebutkan alat kawalan jauh televisyen.
Menurutnya, mungkin suspek tidak berniat membunuh mangsa namun apabila berada dalam keadaan marah dan tertekan, dia terdorong untuk bertindak sedemikian.
Katanya, pertengkaran yang berlaku sehingga terjadinya cabar mencabar juga mungkin menyentap kesabaran suspek sehingga bertindak mengacukan serpihan kaca kepada mangsa.
“Keupayaan untuk mengawal kemarahan adalah penting supaya mereka dapat mengendalikan emosi dengan baik.
“Justeru, ibu bapa perlu memahami perilaku anak mereka dan perubahan yang berlaku terhadap tingkah laku mereka perlu dipantau,” katanya.
http://www.hmetro.com.my/articles/Pantauanakmarah/Article
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Reports over bosses mistreating pregnant staff on the rise
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been an increase in the number of reports from women workers who claim their employers discriminate against those who are pregnant.
Among complaints normally given by employers is that pregnant women under-perform in their duties.
MCA public services and complaints bureau head Datuk Michael Chong said he has received six complaints from women who alleged their bosses gave them a hard time, leading them to resign from their jobs.
Citing an example, Chong said one woman complained that her employer always nagged her for going to the toilet so often.
“She had to explain that she could not avoid it as she was pregnant,” he said, adding that the complainant also alleged she was put in “cold storage” by not being assigned the tasks she usually did before her pregnancy.
“Unable to take it any more, she resigned from her job,” Chong told a press conference here yesterday.
He said it was traumatic for pregnant women, who had worked to support their husband or family, to eventually lose their source of income.
“The department is contemplating legal action against employers who harass pregnant women under their payroll,” he said, adding that among those who had lodged complaints with his department were women who were still under probation at the work place.
Others had worked for two or more years with their employers.
Chong said he was worried that with the extension of maternity leave to 90 days for working mothers, there would be an increase of such victimisation.
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/21/nation/7259530&sec=nation
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Monday, May 24, 2010
More women giving birth after 40
When it comes to changing diapers, breastfeeding and swaddling, 40 is the new 30.
A recent national report found birth rates falling in virtually every age group of women in their childbearing years — except for those between 40 and 50. The group aged 40 to 44 had its largest birth rate since 1967.
Benefiting from improvements in reproductive technology and the fact that most Americans are living longer, more women 40 and over are choosing to have children in later life, particularly after they've accomplished career goals.
That means that as the nation celebrates Mother's Day, over-40 moms are still scheduling visits with the pediatrician while some their age have become grandmothers. Yet several local over-40 moms said they'd have it no other way; the births come when they're more settled, selfless and focused on family.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
No milk, please: The lowdown on feeding newborns cow’s milk.
MANY Malaysian mothers do not breastfeed their newborn babies. The babies are given bottled milk at birth or within a few months after birth. The bottled milk is usually derived from cow’s milk which comprises protein, fat, sugar, vitamins and minerals mixed with water. Some babies are allergic to the proteins in cow’s milk. This occurs despite the efforts of the milk manufacturers to produce bottled milk that is as close to mother’s breast milk as possible.
It is generally accepted that about 1% to 5% of infants are allergic to the proteins in cow’s milk and its various formulations.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Bayi tercekik bebola ikan
TAMPIN: Seorang bayi lelaki berusia sembilan bulan maut dipercayai akibat tercekik bebola ikan di sebuah taman asuhan kanak-kanak (taska) di Jalan Cantik di sini, pagi semalam.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 9 pagi, mangsa, Wan Nur Alif Wan Arif Fadhla terpaksa dikejarkan ke Hospital Tampin kira-kira 50 meter dari taska itu untuk mendapatkan rawatan. Bagaimanapun, dia disahkan meninggal dunia sejurus tiba.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 9 pagi, mangsa, Wan Nur Alif Wan Arif Fadhla terpaksa dikejarkan ke Hospital Tampin kira-kira 50 meter dari taska itu untuk mendapatkan rawatan. Bagaimanapun, dia disahkan meninggal dunia sejurus tiba.
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Shahrizat Gesa Pengajaran Kesihatan Reproduktif Disegerakan
KUALA LUMPUR: Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil menggesa agar pengajaran mengenai kesihatan reproduktif kepada pelajar sekolah berumur seawal 12 tahun disegerakan.
Beliau berkata subjek berkenaan perlu dipercepatkan kewujudannya bagi membendung gejala kelahiran dan kehamilan luar nikah yang menjurus kepada kes pembuangan bayi yang semakin meningkat kini.
"Saya minta Kementerian Pelajaran supaya mengambil berat isu ini, walaupun pada masa ini ada subjek atau pengajaran tentang kesihatan reproduktif tetapi ia tidak cukup mendalam.
"Kita mesti ajar mereka (pelajar) secara ilmiah, saintifik dan berhemah. Jadi kita minta kementerian berkenaan tingkatkan masa yang diajar untuk subjek itu," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melancarkan kempen 'Kami Prihatin' di sini semalam.
'Kami Prihatin' merupakan inisiatif akhbar Utusan Malaysia untuk mencetuskan rasa keinsafan dan menebalkan kembali nilai kemanusiaan di kalangan masyarakat dalam usaha menangani kes penderaan kanak-kanak dan buang bayi.
Beliau berkata kementerian itu telahpun mengesyorkan modul kesihatan reproduktif ini kepada Kementerian Pelajaran, tetapi sehingga kini masih tertangguh kerana ramai yang menganggap isu itu sebagai sensitif dan tabu.
"Selalu kita lihat kes-kes kehamilan ini berlaku kepada anak-anak muda kita berumur 14, 15 tahun...jadi sebelum hormon dan biologi mereka menimbulkan masalah, mereka mesti dah tahu, jangan terlambat.
"Kita dapati ramai remaja kita tidak mengetahui tentang risiko apa yang akan berlaku jika pasangan itu membuat hubungan intim. Saya percaya kalau ramai remaja kita tahu apa akan terjadi kepada badan mereka, maka perkara seperti kehamilan luar nikah dapat dikawal," katanya. - BERNAMA
Beliau berkata subjek berkenaan perlu dipercepatkan kewujudannya bagi membendung gejala kelahiran dan kehamilan luar nikah yang menjurus kepada kes pembuangan bayi yang semakin meningkat kini.
"Saya minta Kementerian Pelajaran supaya mengambil berat isu ini, walaupun pada masa ini ada subjek atau pengajaran tentang kesihatan reproduktif tetapi ia tidak cukup mendalam.
"Kita mesti ajar mereka (pelajar) secara ilmiah, saintifik dan berhemah. Jadi kita minta kementerian berkenaan tingkatkan masa yang diajar untuk subjek itu," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melancarkan kempen 'Kami Prihatin' di sini semalam.
'Kami Prihatin' merupakan inisiatif akhbar Utusan Malaysia untuk mencetuskan rasa keinsafan dan menebalkan kembali nilai kemanusiaan di kalangan masyarakat dalam usaha menangani kes penderaan kanak-kanak dan buang bayi.
Beliau berkata kementerian itu telahpun mengesyorkan modul kesihatan reproduktif ini kepada Kementerian Pelajaran, tetapi sehingga kini masih tertangguh kerana ramai yang menganggap isu itu sebagai sensitif dan tabu.
"Selalu kita lihat kes-kes kehamilan ini berlaku kepada anak-anak muda kita berumur 14, 15 tahun...jadi sebelum hormon dan biologi mereka menimbulkan masalah, mereka mesti dah tahu, jangan terlambat.
"Kita dapati ramai remaja kita tidak mengetahui tentang risiko apa yang akan berlaku jika pasangan itu membuat hubungan intim. Saya percaya kalau ramai remaja kita tahu apa akan terjadi kepada badan mereka, maka perkara seperti kehamilan luar nikah dapat dikawal," katanya. - BERNAMA
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Budak maut tertelan anting-anting
REMBAU: Seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berusia empat tahun maut akibat tertelan sebentuk anting-anting di rumahnya di Taman Pedas Indah, di sini.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 2 petang Rabu lalu, R Arrokiya Nathan dipercayai mati ketika dalam perjalanan ke Klinik Kesihatan Pedas, dekat sini kerana anting-anting berkenaan tersangkut sebelum mencucuk kerongkongnya.
Ketika kejadian, kanak-kanak itu dikatakan bermain dalam bilik bersama seorang adik perempuannya berusia tiga tahun, manakala ibu saudaranya berusia 30-an sedang tidur di bilik sama.
Ibu saudara kanak-kanak terbabit yang terjaga dari tidur terkejut melihat anak saudaranya batuk dan muntah darah lalu memberitahu ahli keluarga lain.
Berikutan itu, mangsa terus dikejarkan ke sebuah klinik desa berhampiran untuk mendapatkan rawatan sebelum kanak-kanak itu dirujuk ke Klinik Kesihatan Pedas dan mati ketika dalam perjalanan.
Ahli keluarga pada mulanya tidak mengetahui punca sebenar kanak-kanak itu mengalami muntah darah sehinggalah satu anting-anting ditemui dalam kerongkong mangsa.
Ketua Polis Rembau, Deputi Superintendan Mizan Md Dom berkata, mayat kanak-kanak berkenaan kemudian dibawa ke Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban (HTJS) untuk dibedah siasat bagi mengetahui punca kematiannya.
“Hasil bedah siasat mendapati kanak-kanak itu mati kerana tertelan anting-anting yang tersangkut dan mencucuk kerongkongnya.
“Polis mengklasifikasikan kes berkenaan sebagai mati mengejut (SDR) dan menolak wujudnya unsur jenayah di atas kematian kanak-kanak itu,” katanya kepada Harian Metro di sini, semalam.
Beliau berkata, polis yang menjalankan siasatan di tempat kejadian tidak menemui sebarang unsur jenayah terhadap kematian mangsa.
Menurutnya, polis menasihati ibu bapa supaya lebih berhati-hati bagi mengelak tragedi dialami kanak-kanak itu berulang pada masa akan datang.
“Ibu bapa dinasihatkan supaya menyimpan barang-barang yang berbahaya di tempat selamat bagi mengelak ia disalahgunakan sebagai alat permainan untuk anak-anak kecil mereka.
“Mereka (ibu bapa) mesti menitikberatkan aspek keselamatan dan memberikan pengawasan yang lebih terhadap anak kecil bagi mengelak kejadian sama berulang,” katanya.
http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Budakmauttertelananting-anting/Article
Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 2 petang Rabu lalu, R Arrokiya Nathan dipercayai mati ketika dalam perjalanan ke Klinik Kesihatan Pedas, dekat sini kerana anting-anting berkenaan tersangkut sebelum mencucuk kerongkongnya.
Ketika kejadian, kanak-kanak itu dikatakan bermain dalam bilik bersama seorang adik perempuannya berusia tiga tahun, manakala ibu saudaranya berusia 30-an sedang tidur di bilik sama.
Ibu saudara kanak-kanak terbabit yang terjaga dari tidur terkejut melihat anak saudaranya batuk dan muntah darah lalu memberitahu ahli keluarga lain.
Berikutan itu, mangsa terus dikejarkan ke sebuah klinik desa berhampiran untuk mendapatkan rawatan sebelum kanak-kanak itu dirujuk ke Klinik Kesihatan Pedas dan mati ketika dalam perjalanan.
Ahli keluarga pada mulanya tidak mengetahui punca sebenar kanak-kanak itu mengalami muntah darah sehinggalah satu anting-anting ditemui dalam kerongkong mangsa.
Ketua Polis Rembau, Deputi Superintendan Mizan Md Dom berkata, mayat kanak-kanak berkenaan kemudian dibawa ke Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar Seremban (HTJS) untuk dibedah siasat bagi mengetahui punca kematiannya.
“Hasil bedah siasat mendapati kanak-kanak itu mati kerana tertelan anting-anting yang tersangkut dan mencucuk kerongkongnya.
“Polis mengklasifikasikan kes berkenaan sebagai mati mengejut (SDR) dan menolak wujudnya unsur jenayah di atas kematian kanak-kanak itu,” katanya kepada Harian Metro di sini, semalam.
Beliau berkata, polis yang menjalankan siasatan di tempat kejadian tidak menemui sebarang unsur jenayah terhadap kematian mangsa.
Menurutnya, polis menasihati ibu bapa supaya lebih berhati-hati bagi mengelak tragedi dialami kanak-kanak itu berulang pada masa akan datang.
“Ibu bapa dinasihatkan supaya menyimpan barang-barang yang berbahaya di tempat selamat bagi mengelak ia disalahgunakan sebagai alat permainan untuk anak-anak kecil mereka.
“Mereka (ibu bapa) mesti menitikberatkan aspek keselamatan dan memberikan pengawasan yang lebih terhadap anak kecil bagi mengelak kejadian sama berulang,” katanya.
http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Budakmauttertelananting-anting/Article
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Program susu sekolah ditangguh sehingga pengilang patuhi syarat
KUALA LUMPUR: Program Susu Sekolah (PSS) akan ditangguh sehingga pengilang terbabit mematuhi syarat yang ditetapkan bagi mendapatkan sijil "Hazard Critical Control Point" (HACCP), Dewan Rakyat diberitahu hari ini.
Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong, berkata satu jawatankuasa bersama telah ditubuhkan antara kementeriannya dan Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) dan menetapkan pemerolehan sijil tersebut bagi mengelakkan berulangnya kes keracunan susu di sekolah.
"Sejak dua tahun lalu, kementerian dan KKM sudah mengadakan beberapa mesyuarat dan lakukan audit ke atas pengilang tetapi sampai hari ni pengilang masih belum buat penambahbaikan atau pengubahsuaian seperti yang disyaratkan oleh pensijilan HACCP.
"Oleh itu adalah wajar program ini ditangguhkan sementara waktu," katanya menjawab soalan Chua Tee Yong (BN-Labis) yang ingin tahu bila PSS akan disambung semula dan langkah untuk mengatasi masalah keracunan susu, di sini.
Wee juga berkata, hanya terdapat satu pengilang susu di Semenanjung Malaysia iaitu Dutch Lady dan selepas tiga pengauditan dibuat dalam tempoh dua tahun, KKM telah menghantar surat kepada Kementerian Pelajaran bahawa kilang tersebut masih belum mematuhi syarat seperti yang dijanjikan.
"Maka disebabkan itu, kita tidak dapat meneruskan program ini," katanya.
Selain pengilang, katanya kerajaan turut menitik beratkan rangkaian pengagihan susu ke sekolah termasuk cara mengangkut dan menyimpan bekalan susu yang telah diterima.
"Tiga aspek ini perlu diberi perhatian. Kalau sekolah yang besar, 'chiller' perlu dibekalkan untuk memastikan susu yang segar, bukannya susu basi dibekalkan kepada pelajar miskin," katanya. - Bernama
Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran, Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong, berkata satu jawatankuasa bersama telah ditubuhkan antara kementeriannya dan Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) dan menetapkan pemerolehan sijil tersebut bagi mengelakkan berulangnya kes keracunan susu di sekolah.
"Sejak dua tahun lalu, kementerian dan KKM sudah mengadakan beberapa mesyuarat dan lakukan audit ke atas pengilang tetapi sampai hari ni pengilang masih belum buat penambahbaikan atau pengubahsuaian seperti yang disyaratkan oleh pensijilan HACCP.
"Oleh itu adalah wajar program ini ditangguhkan sementara waktu," katanya menjawab soalan Chua Tee Yong (BN-Labis) yang ingin tahu bila PSS akan disambung semula dan langkah untuk mengatasi masalah keracunan susu, di sini.
Wee juga berkata, hanya terdapat satu pengilang susu di Semenanjung Malaysia iaitu Dutch Lady dan selepas tiga pengauditan dibuat dalam tempoh dua tahun, KKM telah menghantar surat kepada Kementerian Pelajaran bahawa kilang tersebut masih belum mematuhi syarat seperti yang dijanjikan.
"Maka disebabkan itu, kita tidak dapat meneruskan program ini," katanya.
Selain pengilang, katanya kerajaan turut menitik beratkan rangkaian pengagihan susu ke sekolah termasuk cara mengangkut dan menyimpan bekalan susu yang telah diterima.
"Tiga aspek ini perlu diberi perhatian. Kalau sekolah yang besar, 'chiller' perlu dibekalkan untuk memastikan susu yang segar, bukannya susu basi dibekalkan kepada pelajar miskin," katanya. - Bernama
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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Kindy safety
Kindy safety
By PRIYA KULASAGARAN
educate@thestar.com.my
It is impossible to live in a state of fear, but early childhood education providers are taking greater precautionary measures to keep their premises safe.
IT is unfortunate that certain issues only seem to merit serious widespread attention after a tragedy occurs.
The recent horrific attack on three children at Tadika Sinario in Muar, Johor has sparked questions on just how safe children are in their schooling environment.
A man armed with a hammer had barged into the kindergarten and bludgeoned three six-year-olds, after attacking the kindergarten operator who was present.
While the pupils survived the ordeal, the violent episode has only worried parents abouthow they can protect their children from it.
Johor State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee chairman Dr Robia Kosai had earlier this week called for all kindergartens in the state to hire at least one security guard, while State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff urged for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
But as an early childhood education provider in the Klang Valley quips, “No system is 100% foolproof. If some psychopath is bent on harming children, he will find a way to do so.”
Malaysian Association of Kindergartens chairman Jayawathi Perera thinks that in such unprecedented situations, parents and teachers should be careful to not play into knee-jerk solutions.
“While the Johor case was a brutal example of how twisted some individuals can be, this does not mean we should lock up our children in cages,” she says.
“We can’t live in a perpetual state of fear, because that will be equally damaging.
“The best measure is to be alert and vigilant all the time, to never let your guard down.”
She thinks that a blanket rule to enforce safety in kindergartens and preschools might not be entirely appropriate.
“The basic precautions aside, such locking up gates and employing security guards, each preschool is different and therefore each will have its own individual needs.
“This is where parents and teachers can work together in discussing the most effective solutions.”
Jayawathi adds that safety is a continuous community effort.
“We can’t just talk about the safety of children, as it also affects everyone in the neighbourhood. We need our communities to be close-knit and supportive to combat crimes like these.”
Angela Toh, the principal of Tadika and Taska Kinderland in Ipoh, says that many parents have voiced their concerns about her kindergarten’s safety precautions.
“We’ve already had in place plenty of security measures,” she says.
“This includes restricting who goes in and out of the compound and making sure that all pupils are escorted by a teacher during dismissal time.
“All our staff stay involved in maintaining the safety of the children.
“But of course, the parents’ worry is understandable, so we immediately responded by hiring a full-time security guard.”
Madeleine Kindergarten director Jeffrey Chew has even stricter procedures enforced at his kindergarten in Petaling Jaya, including CCTV cameras.
“We have one security guard each for the day and night shifts, and parents have to sign in to get a visitor’s pass before they can enter the premises,” he explains.
“If the parents don’t inform us that someone else will be picking up their children, we will not release them until we get clearance from the parents.
“Also, we have an intercom system that links all the classrooms to the main office, so that everyone will be immediately alerted if anything goes wrong.
“In the future, we hope to connect this intercom service to the nearby police station.”
He adds that he has yet to receive comments from parents questioning the safety of their children.
“This may be because before the semester begins, we request for parents to attend an orientation so that we can brief them on all our security measures.
“Having this sort of cooperation with the parents really helps us enforce our safety system.”
Parent Theva Rajendren agrees that parents should do their part to protect their children.
“Even so, this doesn’t absolve kindergarten operators from taking responsibility,” he says.
“We are entrusting our children in their care, so they should take every step necessary in ensuring their safety.
Lum Soon Heng meanwhile, is concerned by parents enrolling their children in what he deems to be “dodgy” nursery schools.
“It’s well and good to say that we must enforce security measures, but what if these kindergartens are illegal to begin with?” says the father of two toddlers.
“How will the authorities adequately monitor the security of these places when they are operating without a licence to begin with?”
Parent Fatimah Karim echoes this sentiment, but says that cost is an issue for a significant number of parents.
“Measures such as installing CCTVs and employing enough security guards will obviously be good, but are additional costs. Most parents will ultimately feel the pinch as it will be incorporated into the fees.
“I just hope that steps will be taken to ensure that every parent is able to send their children to a kindergarten or nursery that is safe.”
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2010/3/21/education/5889217&sec=education
By PRIYA KULASAGARAN
educate@thestar.com.my
It is impossible to live in a state of fear, but early childhood education providers are taking greater precautionary measures to keep their premises safe.
IT is unfortunate that certain issues only seem to merit serious widespread attention after a tragedy occurs.
The recent horrific attack on three children at Tadika Sinario in Muar, Johor has sparked questions on just how safe children are in their schooling environment.
A man armed with a hammer had barged into the kindergarten and bludgeoned three six-year-olds, after attacking the kindergarten operator who was present.
While the pupils survived the ordeal, the violent episode has only worried parents abouthow they can protect their children from it.
Johor State Women, Family, Health and Community Development Committee chairman Dr Robia Kosai had earlier this week called for all kindergartens in the state to hire at least one security guard, while State police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff urged for the installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
But as an early childhood education provider in the Klang Valley quips, “No system is 100% foolproof. If some psychopath is bent on harming children, he will find a way to do so.”
Malaysian Association of Kindergartens chairman Jayawathi Perera thinks that in such unprecedented situations, parents and teachers should be careful to not play into knee-jerk solutions.
“While the Johor case was a brutal example of how twisted some individuals can be, this does not mean we should lock up our children in cages,” she says.
“We can’t live in a perpetual state of fear, because that will be equally damaging.
“The best measure is to be alert and vigilant all the time, to never let your guard down.”
She thinks that a blanket rule to enforce safety in kindergartens and preschools might not be entirely appropriate.
“The basic precautions aside, such locking up gates and employing security guards, each preschool is different and therefore each will have its own individual needs.
“This is where parents and teachers can work together in discussing the most effective solutions.”
Jayawathi adds that safety is a continuous community effort.
“We can’t just talk about the safety of children, as it also affects everyone in the neighbourhood. We need our communities to be close-knit and supportive to combat crimes like these.”
Angela Toh, the principal of Tadika and Taska Kinderland in Ipoh, says that many parents have voiced their concerns about her kindergarten’s safety precautions.
“We’ve already had in place plenty of security measures,” she says.
“This includes restricting who goes in and out of the compound and making sure that all pupils are escorted by a teacher during dismissal time.
“All our staff stay involved in maintaining the safety of the children.
“But of course, the parents’ worry is understandable, so we immediately responded by hiring a full-time security guard.”
Madeleine Kindergarten director Jeffrey Chew has even stricter procedures enforced at his kindergarten in Petaling Jaya, including CCTV cameras.
“We have one security guard each for the day and night shifts, and parents have to sign in to get a visitor’s pass before they can enter the premises,” he explains.
“If the parents don’t inform us that someone else will be picking up their children, we will not release them until we get clearance from the parents.
“Also, we have an intercom system that links all the classrooms to the main office, so that everyone will be immediately alerted if anything goes wrong.
“In the future, we hope to connect this intercom service to the nearby police station.”
He adds that he has yet to receive comments from parents questioning the safety of their children.
“This may be because before the semester begins, we request for parents to attend an orientation so that we can brief them on all our security measures.
“Having this sort of cooperation with the parents really helps us enforce our safety system.”
Parent Theva Rajendren agrees that parents should do their part to protect their children.
“Even so, this doesn’t absolve kindergarten operators from taking responsibility,” he says.
“We are entrusting our children in their care, so they should take every step necessary in ensuring their safety.
Lum Soon Heng meanwhile, is concerned by parents enrolling their children in what he deems to be “dodgy” nursery schools.
“It’s well and good to say that we must enforce security measures, but what if these kindergartens are illegal to begin with?” says the father of two toddlers.
“How will the authorities adequately monitor the security of these places when they are operating without a licence to begin with?”
Parent Fatimah Karim echoes this sentiment, but says that cost is an issue for a significant number of parents.
“Measures such as installing CCTVs and employing enough security guards will obviously be good, but are additional costs. Most parents will ultimately feel the pinch as it will be incorporated into the fees.
“I just hope that steps will be taken to ensure that every parent is able to send their children to a kindergarten or nursery that is safe.”
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2010/3/21/education/5889217&sec=education
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