Week 3 Posting

How can schools help to improve parenting skills in Jamaica?

New Topic For Discussion

Outline THREE well developed reasons why you would or would not support the "Eat what you grow and grow what you eat" campaign launched by the Ministry of agriculture.

Well Done! Few more posts and then we'll be on to some other exam topics

I have been quite pleased with all the comments you have made so far. I am beginning to know how you are thinking. But before we move on to another topic I would like to hear how you managed in any of the last two hurricanes or floods you experienced.

The last Tropical Storm was a bit shocking and challenging because my helper had just left unexpectedly. My baby daughter and my son were in my care. The winds were heavy and when I opened the door branches from trees forced their way in. I managed to close the door but the children howled as loudly as the wind. Even though I tried to calm them, I was not feeling too calm myself. I was terrified because I had no clue this “Tropical Storm” would be so devastating. My neighbour came and despite the fact that the rain and wind had already started. He still found some plywood to batten the windows down. Shortly after the wind got more intense so I was really grateful for his help. These disasters can bring out the best and the worst in us. Did you experience any  heroic acts by any of your neighbours? Would any of your neighbour's intervention have helped? Did you experience any of the looting in your area?  After the impasse I had to hire people to help me clean up but I was really thankful to the Almighty that my son, my daughter and I had survived. I have now come to realization that because hurricanes are so frequent in our country the need arises for us to be ready at all  times as we never know when one will strike.

Hurricane Dean was terrible for me as I was alone with my son. The glass sliding door came apart and the waters came rushing in,I kept trying to pack newspapers to seal the sides. But it was a losing battle. Eventually everything fell apart and I felt helpless. My son tried to be brave and I saw him trying to stay awake to give me old newspapers to block holes where water was coming in. We gave up on that room  after a while and huddled together to keep warm. It was many days before life would return to any kind of normalcy. My door was not fixed until three days later. I felt like I was sleeping outside.
I don't think I will ever forget when my son looked at the expression on my face and said, " Don't think anything negative. Think positive." I kept hope and I think I felt a special bond with him since that day. He was only six years old.

What are some of the preventative measures you suggest that more of us could take before a hurricane strikes? How were you affected in any of the hurricanes you passed through?  I want  to hear more about some of your experiences and personal thoughts as you tried to cope in any disaster? Or how you think you could cope if you had to deal with it?