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Team of Experts Sheds Light On Avoiding Potential Holiday Dangers

30 November 1999

Team of Experts Sheds Light On Avoiding Potential Holiday Dangers Facing Kids and Their Parents

    HOUSTON--Nov. 30, 1999--For millions of families, this holiday season will see trips to crowded malls, long car rides on wintry days, and toy wish lists scrawled in crayon -- or developed on the Internet. Now more than ever these activities present parents with concerns for their child's safety. Kid Tips(R) Magazine highlights a panel of national child experts to address these parental anxieties and offers other useful advice. The magazine is free of charge at more than 1,900 Jiffy Lube locations across the nation and can be read online at http://www.toytips.com.

    LIST OF EXPERTS & TOPICS TO CHOOSE FROM OR ASSEMBLE AS A GUEST PANEL:
    These expert spokespersons, in collaborating for Kid Tips(R), are now available as complimentary guests for editorial content or child safety-themed show purposes.

    Marianne Szymanski -- Publisher of Kid Tips(R) Magazine and president of Toy Tips Inc.
    An expert on the value of toys and playing, she can discuss how to choose the best toys for your children, what makes a good travel toy -- even toys for grown-ups.

    Ken Wooden -- President of Child Lures Prevention
    Wooden can address how to teach your child about personal safety, including how to protect yourself and your children in crowded malls, on the Internet or while traveling. Wooden discusses common "Child Lures" and how parents can prevent their children from falling victim.

    Lucille Treganowan -- America's most trusted mechanic
    One of the nation's premier automotive experts, Treganowan can provide advice on how to get your family car ready for the holiday season and show your viewers a roadside survival kit every family shouldn't leave home without.

    Suzanne Silverstein, M.A., A.T.R. -- Co-founder and president of the Psychological Trauma Center
    Our psychologist can discuss how to help your children following traumatic events such as natural disasters, divorce, illness and death. Silverstein can also give parents advice on how to help their children maintain their focus while at school.

    Kathleen Allen, Ph.D. -- Professor and coordinator of a nationally ranked entrepreneur program
    Allen teaches children how to take charge of their lives, to manage resources, and to recognize and create opportunity.

    Cheri Riehle, OTR -- Occupational therapist and program director of Project P.L.A.Y.
    Riehle can advise parents on the benefits of taking time to play with their children and the importance of play. She can also offer valuable insight into selecting toys for families of children with special needs.

    Dr. Lillian Carson, D.S.W, L.C.SW. Board Certified -- Psychotherapist
    Our resident grandparent expert can discuss the growing trends of grandparents raising their grandchildren and the effects it has on the grandchildren.

    William J. Winslade -- Author of Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope and Healing
    Winslade is our brain injury treatment and prevention expert. He can tell your audience about his own story of surviving a serious childhood brain injury, give parents tips on how to prevent traumatic brain injury and discuss some of its causes and consequences.

    For more information or to schedule interviews, please contact Stephanie Mouton (steph@vollmerpr.com) or John Taylor (john@vollmerpr.com) at 713/546-2230.