Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 25, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba 4 Winnipeg free press saturday april 25, 1981 parents lose control disciplining their children cupping can cause ugly bruises often mistaken for abuse cupping and coining can cause ugly bruises not All welts and bruises suffered by children Are the result of child abuse. Cupping and coining for example Are two ancient Healing methods used on children which have been mistaken for abuse. Both practises cause ugly bruises but these disappear after a few Days. Last year almost 60 cases of Coin ing also known As Cao gip were reported in Manitoba said or. Joseph do a Winnipeg paediatrician and a member of the local vietnamese Community. The practice originated in South East Asia and involves applying men Tho lated Oil or Balsam along the spine base of the neck and in be tween the ribs of the sick child. The area is then rubbed with a Coin or an egg until bruises appear. The skin is not broken and the bruises disappear within a few Days. Cupping is another Folk Healing practice common to Mediterranean cultures and sometimes mistaken for abuse. A open ended Glass bulb is warmed with a Candle and applied to the skin. As it cools the skin is sucked into the bulb causing bruising and swelling. Both practices Are supposed to help rid the body of bad winds of coining and cupping have been practice among cultural groups for thousands of do said. It s a cultural Gap. It s very difficult to change people who have been doing this for he said More people in Winnipeg Are now aware of the practice but i Don t think it s generally Well known in other areas. I think before they jump the gun they should ask for he someone finds something unusual they should not mongolian spotting is another condition which is often mistaken for child abuse. Common to Indian Metis and Oriental children it appears As Large bruises. But these Are bluish birthmarks which usually Dis appear. Two less frequent conditions which have also been mistaken for abuse Are Osseo Gerbesis imperfect or Brittle Bone disease and a blood problem called transient clotting inhibitors. Continued from Page 1 in Many cases the parents have difficulty disciplining their children and lose control. One Mother took a Belt to her hyperactive seven year old son after he refused to Stop drinking water from a toilet. The boy had bruises on his Back buttocks and thighs. No charges were Laid but the Mother did seek help and her child was returned to her. In Tanya s Case counselling for her and her husband revealed Many underlying problems. Tanya had been emotionally abused As a child. Her weight prob Lem was a source of ridicule for family and friends. She married into a traditional european family who did not readily accept her. With her own family out of the province and few parenting skills she had Little support. She also faced isolation from Many sides after abusing Jeremy. Hospital staff were cold child care authorities at first held Little Hope for her since she refused to admit her at tons. Her husband began to turn on her As did some of her own family. This is not unusual in a society that worships the family As its Cornerstone. But economic realities have chipped away at that Cornerstone. Modern mothers often face the responsibility of a career and raising a family. Increased mobility has made extended families the exception rather than the Rule. Gone Are the Community supports of past generations. Can t Cope parents Are expected to Cope with their problems. But Many can t. The family is not an impregnable fortress. No longer is the extended family involved in Rais ing the said Rick Sloan of the social planning Council of Winnipeg. These pressures result in Many child abuse cases say child care professionals. And while reports of abuse Are increasing As the Public becomes More aware of the Issue no one knows the full extent of the problem. Physical abuse is Only the tip of the said or. Ken Mcrae director of the child development clinic at children s Hospital. Emotional abuse is Only now being recognized he said. In Winnipeg an and hoc committee composed of physicians social work ers Crown attorneys and members of the Winnipeg police child abuse unit meet at least twice a month to discuss individual cases. Mcrae has proposed establishing a Manitoba Protection Centre located at children s Hospital to Deal with abuse cases in Manitoba. It would also be a Centre for research development of treatment programs Edu cation for child care professionals and for clinical treatment. That proposal will soon be presented to the health sciences Board and to the provincial government later this month. Next sexual abuse this baby has severe bruises on its Bottom. The injuries Are a result of abuse by its Mother damage in t All visible continued from Page 1 studies have shown emotional abuse can cause children to develop a Low self image. This can Lead to aggression anxiety and Low impulse control. They May also become self destructive and antisocial. Some Are slow in developing mentally and emotionally. Language perceptual and motor skills May be so underdeveloped abused children have fewer chances of succeeding in life. For these reasons abused children often become abusing parents. Social workers refer to the Cycle As the world of abnormal rearing. Wrong reasons studies also show people who were abused in their childhood often conceive children for the wrong Rea have a child to meet their unsatisfied emotional needs. Most of these parents have Little understanding of an infant s needs and capabilities. Their expectations for their child Are often unrealistic. Some Young mothers in these circumstances have expected three month old infants to feed or dress themselves. When the child cannot live up to the unreal expectations or provide the affection the Parent desires they feel rejected and often become angry with the child. The child soon begins to experience abuse at the hands of the angry Par ent. Over the years the child learns to meet the needs of the Parent by smoothing out problems to avoid the Wrath of the Parent. For this reason abused children Are often mistaken for mature children. With time a child in this relation ship May develop into a person who trusts no one who has Little self esteem and who has huge emotional needs. According to social workers they often select mates with similar Back grounds of abuse and conceive Chil Dren As their parents did to provide for their own emotional needs. And so the Cycle continues. Police in Winnipeg also have Evi Dence of the problems facing abused children on their Road through life. Sgt. Marshall Chiborek a member of the department s child abuse unit formed in 1976, said abused children often run into trouble with the Law in later life. I be seen abused kids i dealt with four years ago end up As our juvenile delinquents Burns to the baby s hands Are common in cases of child abuse Grain sales Likely continued from Page 1 Viet import Export Agency in Moscow he admitted there were expectations of sales at higher returns than when the embargo was in Force. Canada initially supported the ., but then made sales to Russia which exceeded Long term averages consid ered by american exporters to have been a breach of the embargo. However the amounts were modest compared to soviet demands Grain Trade sources said. Negotiations with the soviet Union now Are expected to yield a new five year Deal to Supply up to five Mil lion tonnes of Canadian Grain annually the free press has Learned prices on a Canadian Deal for about three million tonnes of wheat and More than a million tonnes of Barley a year would be fixed Semi annually Over the life of the shipments but the value is estimated at More than billion a year at today s prices. Grain Trade sources say High level talks with North american Trade officials involve increased shipments of wheat Barley com and soybeans from both the And Canada during the next several years. The current Outlook is for Good world Grain crops this year put even with High output in recent years the soviets have been falling Short of targets especially to Supply Niobe livestock feed for expanding meat production. In a statement Reagan said after weighing All options carefully and con Ferring fully with my advisers the embargo was being lifted. . Department of agriculture for eign service reports indicate the soviet Union has been unable to build up stocks to desired Levels and has been seeking import Levels which would in effect break the Embargo. Description Case single person renting Gross for tuition fees Case it 2 husband and wife both Over age 65 homeowners family Gross Case single person Homeowner Gross for an resp for tuition fees Case husband and wife with 2 Small children homeowners Gross deductions is ,270 for a pension for Union dues British maw noun Columbia Alberta sask. Manitoba Ontario Quebec brun8wlck . Total payable Federal Tai total pet be tax Van y tax total Pyatte Ite Tafili a Tamal Federal r 358 614 170 170 614 104 208 614, 358 159 813 240 100 nil 456 480 633 150 963 nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil 614 472 nil nil nil nil nil nil Manitoban getting better income tax Deal continued from Page 1 Only four provinces actually pro vide a rebate to taxpayers when they have not contributed any tax dollars to government coffers. Alberta has no tax credit program for elderly Home owners. Maybe people will like Manitoba better said Lola. The couple s total income made up of pension and old age Security pay. Ments was while a television car and entertainment Are out of reach they say they have no problems making ends meet. Lola 70, and Jim 72, have lived in their Home for 31 years and feel no urge to move to Greener pastures. Jane however is already making plans to move to a province where she believes there Are More opportunities for High paying jobs. Just beginning her career As a Law yer she earned in 1980. But she had to pay in rent. Jane was Able to claim a deduction of for tuition fees on her income tax form. But again it was the tax credit program which came to her Rescue. Jane received a total of from the tax credit program. Yet despite her Low income she earned Only from the Cost of living tax credit. Her total tax Bill was higher than it would have been in Alberta and less than it would have been in Newfoundland. British Columbia her goal would have charged her an extra in taxes last year. But Jane said not even the equitable tax Levels could keep her in Manitoba. I just Don t feel that this is the province of the tax credit programs have Only a minimal effect on higher income earners. Ian a single Homeowner did qualify for the minimum property tax rebate. But with a total income of his tax Bill was the same As those levied in British Columbia and Ontario. Alberta taxes for a Homeowner in the same situation would be Paul Sullivan free press columnist Homeowner and father of two turned Over in taxes last year. Because his wife Elizabeth does t work Sullivan was Able to claim in exemptions. The family s two Chil Dren accounted for an additional deduction of residents of British Columbia Al Berta and Ontario who also earned would have paid fewer taxes than Sullivan. But Sullivan said the tiny difference in tax Levels from province to province could t be blamed for the out Migra Tion of residents from Manitoba. I could hardly afford to move to Alberta for the i would save in he said. However Sullivan said he did think the government should be held accountable for what it does with the taxes it collects. I d really like to know where my Money is he said. I m Perso Nally attached to that Manitoba s tax credit schemes appear to be the most generous of those offered in Canada. In 1980, the minimum property tax credit was and the maximum the three per cent Cost of living tax credit was maintained although a new calculation reduced benefits. Benefits under the Manitoba ners school tax assistance program were increased last year by and offered to retired renters and pension ners Between the Ages of 55 and 65. And new child related and shelter allow Ance programs were introduced. None of the maritime provinces has any sort of tax credit scheme. British Columbia offers renters up to in Aid. Apartment dwellers in Alberta Are eligible for a minimum of and a maximum of in Aid. Saskatchewan reimburses its Home owners up to in credits based on 25 per cent of Money paid toward Mort Gage interest payments. Saskatchewan residents also Are Eli Gible for a Cost of living credit. High income earners Are subject to a sur tax. Credits above the actual taxes paid Are not refunded. The Ontario government offers its homeowners unlimited credits based on a formula of plus 10 per cent of property tax paid. Renters Are also granted a shelter credit based on plus two per cent of rent Ontario residents further Benefit from a Cost of living credit equal to one per cent of total personal exemptions ;