March 5th, 2010
Being a parent is not easy. Yet, it should not make you give up, especially in difficult situations, such as when you feel so desperate on how to build a good relationship with your kids.
Check out this article below as it contains helpful information for your problem.
Five Ways To Build Super-Strong Relationships With Your Children
By Michael Grose
One of the questions I ask in parenting presentations is “How do you show your children you love them?”
Participants usually cite verbal and physical ways of showing affection as the most common means of showing love. These ways work well for children of certain age groups and children with those relational preferences, but how do you relate to a child or young person who becomes a ‘conversational clam’ or one who doesn’t like physical closeness?
Conversely, it is easy to miss the relational signs of children if their ways of relating fit outside our frame of reference. I remember Michael, behaviourally the most challenging child that I taught, would meet me in the car park each morning and carry my bag to the staffroom door. He would bid me farewell and we would spend most of our contact time jousting with each other. The bag-carrying was just Michael’s way of saying that he liked me. His relational preference was through acts of service, which is similar to mine so we were on the same wavelength.
According to Gary Chapman author of Five Languages of Children there are five different ways to develop a connection (show them you love them) with children. As you read them consider your preference and the preferences of children in your family or immediate confines:
1. Acts of affirmation, praise and recognition
The best way to develop a relationship with some children is through your praise, affirmation and recognition. Let them know they are wonderful, that their efforts at home hit the mark and their behaviour is appreciated and they will know you think the world of them. This is obviously easy for some children who naturally do well or behave appropriately but what of those children who are NOT ‘affirmation magnets’? We need to try something else…
2. Acts of service and shared activity
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March 3rd, 2010
Today, the simplest way and the cheapest way to buy home insurance is by going online. First of all, we can find reputable websites that provide services in home insurance. Secondly, we then can ask for as many quotes as possible. To get home insurance quote, we will only need to enter our ZIP code. Thirdly, after receiving several quotes from different insurance companies, we can then compare them. Fourthly, we can then see which offers the lowest rate home insurance. By doing this, we can save up to hundred dollars. However, before making any decision, please also check the credibility of the insurance companies, because the cheapest does not always the best.
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March 1st, 2010
Preterm Birth Rate Continues Rise; March Of Dimes Calls For Congress To Pass PREEMIE Act
“The preterm birth rate edged up again, continuing a nearly 25 year trend. Preliminary statistics released today by National Center for Health Statistics showed that the number of babies born before 37 weeks completed gestation was more than 520,000 last year, raising the preterm birth rate to 12.7 percent of all births, the fifth consecutive annual increase.”
Parents Reminded To Monitor Infants’ Fluoride Consumption
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it will permit bottlers to make claims that fluoridated water may reduce the risk of tooth decay. The FDA’s decision means bottlers may now claim what dentists have long known — that optimally fluoridated water helps prevent tooth decay.”
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February 27th, 2010
Your kid feels weak and tired and has a sore throat, high fever, headache, and dry cough. Those are the signs that she has flu.
Flu is caused by viruses. Thus, there’s no particular medical treatment for it. You cannot heal flu with antibiotics since they are used to kill bacteria, and not viruses.
How to treat the flu then?
1. Tell her to take a lot of fluids: water, fruit juice, hot soup. This will keep her from dehydrated caused by the high fever.
2. Give her acetaminophen to relieve her pain and fever.
3. Suggest her to have a lot of rest. Sleeping is a very good help. But, if she is tired of sleeping, tell her to stay in bed and provide her with things she likes, such as her favorite magazines, books, a music player, movie, or anything.
However, if these symptoms get worse, such as your kid has a prolonged high fever, a breathing trouble, and changes in behavior, it is recommended to take your child to a doctor.
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February 19th, 2010
Just like the name, neck acne is acne that attacks the neck. While this acne is not dangerous and actually more hidden than face acne, logically it is more annoying and painful though. Our neck keeps moving, so the acne will be like stretched all the time, which makes is quite painful. Not to mention that acne on the back of the neck will forever scrub with the shirt’s collar. How can we cure it? Basically we can cure it with the usual acne treatment. The light case of neck acne can be helped with a product containing alpha hydroxy acid, while the more severe case might want to use 2.5% benzoyl peroxide and 10% alpha hydroxy acid.
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February 15th, 2010
It is a fact that 1 out of 5 adults suffer from unhealthy cholesterol levels. And, although not all cholesterol is bad for the body (HDL), the high level of bad cholesterol (LDL), that can be considered the bad fat, in our blood vessel is very dangerous. Those wishing to reduce their cholesterol through a change in diet should aim to consume less than 7% of their daily calories from saturated fat and less than 200 mg of cholesterol per day. If that is not enough, then cholesterol supplementis needed. In fact, it is advised for people with high level of cholesterol to take the supplement on regular basis to avoid any unnecessary surprises.
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February 15th, 2010
Basically, the best way to use when dieting is to do some natural efforts. Firstly, you need to exercise regularly. If that is not enough, there are several specific exercises that can be used for losing weight, losing belly fat, or something like that. Secondly, changing eating habits is very important. If you are used to junk food, alcohol, soda, fatty foods, and all, changing them into healthy foods with lots of fibers and natural vitamins is much better. Now, when all is done and still cannot lose weight, then you may use the support of diet supplements. What you must remember is that diet supplement alone is not sufficient for weight loss. You must only use it as support to exercises and healthy eating.
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February 15th, 2010
If your teen kids suffer some acne problems, especially the quite severe ones, do not underestimate them. Acne might not be endangering their life, but aside from scarring, its main effects are psychological, such as reduced self-esteem and, according to at least one study, depression or suicide. More over, teen years are when people already tend to be most socially insecure. Finding the best acne solution can be a very long process. But do not give up. Among those junk products, there are true gems. And when your teen kids are cured of their acne and get back to their cheerful teen life, you will feel that their happiness is really worth the troubles.
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February 14th, 2010
Suffering acne is a problem. But, acne scars that are left when the acne is healed are bigger problems. While healing acne is difficult, riding of the acne scars is even more difficult. Of course there are a lot of acne scar removal products that can be bought easily at most drug stores and supermarkets. But most of them just cannot work effectively. So, how can we heal acne as well as remove the acne scars effectively? There is no other way except finding what other consumers say about certain products. Products with more positive reviews most probably work better than products with less positive reviews.
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February 14th, 2010
There are so many fitness equipments in the market nowadays, with treadmills, ellipticals, static bikes, and incline trainers being the most popular ones. However, it is also a fact that we cannot buy all these things and put them all at home, right? And God knows that we do not have time to go to the gyms frequently enough. After considering all the benefits, still the best fitness equipment that we can own is treadmill. Treadmills are still considerably cheaper than any other equipment, and we can have so many benefits out of them, from cardio workouts, fitness, slimming, and still many more. Of course, we have to admit that some of us might need different types of exercises due to specific conditions.
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