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Amount Of Stress Can Vary
According To Nature Of Job
Dear Carole: ,
Everything about my job is
stressful but I can’t simply
change jobs.
I think I can put up with what
- goes on around here if I could
figure out what I may be doing.
Could I be making my job more
stressful than it him to be? Can
you give me some tips to help me
feel less stress on my job?
Lennie
Dear Lennie:
You haven’t said what type of
job you have. ,
The amount of stress can vary
according to the nature of the
job. You are correct In con
sidering that your attitude and
work habits ipay also be a source
of stress for you.
Here are a few job-related
stress management suggestions
to try:
1. Begin your day with a nutri
tious breakfast (after a good
night’s sleep);
2. Organize your work by
setting priorities.
3. Limit your caffeine intake.
,4. Make and act on a “to do”
list to avoid overburdening your
memory:
5. Restrict telephone calls and
other interruptions.
6. Form co-worker support re* r
lationships with people you
trust and like. , ■>>
7. Take break times and lunch H
time.
' 8. Be appropriately assertive.
9. Don’t work endlessly; long
hours of work can be non-pro
ductive.
10. Balance your life and time
with activities for fun; be with
people who care about you:
family and friends.
Carole
Dear Carole;
Our nine year old son has been
called a slow learner.
, Teachers and other profes
sionals have told us this. They
say that he is not really re
tarded. There are many things
be can learn but he will only be
able to go just so far in school. He
is in a special class and he’s
doing all right.
What can we do at home to be
sure he’s learning as much or
whatever be can learn?
W.W.
Dear W.W.f
me interest ana support you
show will help you to work with
your son. Build his vocabulary
- by reading to him and with him.
Read everything: food labels,
billboards, comic books, every
thing. r-"
Encourage him to listen to
music and stories on tape or
record players. Increase his
social skills by allowing him to
be with other children. Stimu
late his curiosity about the
world around him. Take him to
—- the roo, the library, the park,
etc.
Have patience with him as he
learns from you and from his
surroundings.
.. / Carole
..Editor’s Note: Carole B.
Ricks. A.C.S.W., is a marriage
and family therapist with a
private practice in Charlotte,
N.C. If you have personal,
parent-child, or marriage pro
blems, write to:
Carole’s Corner
P. O.Box 37107
Charlotte. N.C. 28237 * i
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