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Have You Seen This? How to hold a baby
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Watsons canon is by no means comprehensive, but it will give new parents a solid base for safe and easy baby holds until you are comfortable modifying and creating your own holds (with the proper caution baby handling requires, of course.) - photo by Martha Ostergar
Martha Ostergar
KSL
Published: Jul 6, 2015, 3:30 PM
INFANTVILLE Its the exasperated joke of every generation of new parents: I wish babies came with a manual.

Well, consider today your lucky day if you are new or future parents! As my gift to you, Ive scoured the Internet and found a video manual called How to Hold a Baby.

Heres what you need to get started: a baby and this video.

Australian YouTube user, Jordan Watson, is the no-nonsense (and deadpan) instructor who quickly and clearly names and demonstrates each hold. The holds are easy and practical, including basic holds, helpful holds for the body conscious and best-views-of-the-baby holds.

Watsons canon is by no means comprehensive, but it will give new parents a solid base for safe and easy baby holds until you are comfortable modifying and creating your own holds (with the proper caution baby handling requires, of course.)

Good luck new parents, and all us others will now wait for bated breath for the day when you can use the exasperated joke of how you wish teenagers came with manuals. Hopefully Mr. Watson will add more perfect video instructionals as his baby grows to help you along the way.

(No babies were harmed in the making of this video.)
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Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program announces grant
Funds earmarked for Share the Road initiatives
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Bryan County News
Updated: Dec 1, 2017, 7:02 PM
Published: Nov 28, 2017, 7:08 PM

Grant funding totaling $93,458 has been awarded to the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The approved funding will be used to increase motorcycle safety awareness and outreach by encouraging all motorists and motorcyclists to Share the Road.

“The need for motorcycle safety programs is greater than ever, and this support from GOHS enables motorcycle safety programs and impaired riding initiatives to reach riders and non-riders alike” said Commissioner Spencer R. Moore. “Thank you GOHS for helping (the Department of Driver Services) and GMSP educate and encourage all Georgia drivers to ‘Share the Road.’”

The grant allows DDS to further develop the Motorcycle Safety Outreach Program by continuing to fund a position to promote state and national safety initiatives. The GMSP outreach coordinator researches, coordinates and helps maintain an adequate presence at industry events, local schools and colleges, regional meetings and festivals to increase awareness of motorcycles on the roadways and provide the most current information on motorcycle safety initiatives.

Visitors to a GMSP event display are also encouraged to sign up for regular newsletters which provide additional safety information, as well as review the motorcycle safety message on other social media platforms.

GMSP regulates motorcycle training for new riders, as well as seasoned riders, who want to learn how to ride a motorcycle legally and safely. The program is based on a continuum of learning and therefore offers three entry points to rider education.

Students participating in the Basic Riders Course do not need specialized motorcycle equipment, as the GMSP provides both a motorcycle and a helmet to class participants. Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive a 90-day license waiver card that exempts them from both the written and on-cycle skills tests needed to obtain a Class M license in the state of Georgia.

Please visit the DDS website at www.dds.georgia.gov for many online services including the convenience of enrolling in a GMSP training class and accessing many licensing services.

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