Adoption: Some Honest Reflections

My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for the past 3 years of our marriage. We actually got pregnant 9 months ago, but my wife miscarried. If there’s any consolation, at least we know that we’re not infertile. We are now just trying and praying to God. In this process, we’ve contemplated adoption. As we’ve considered adopting a child, I’ve stumbled over 3 primary concerns: money, love, and process. I’ll go into these in greater detail. Please keep in mind that these are only my first thoughts on adoption as a possible parent. I haven’t yet done enough research.

Financially, we are tight. We are still trying to get ourselves out of the financial hole due to very bad spending habits during the start of our marriage. I was wanting to wait to have children, but my wife gently reminded me that having a child while tight financially is of more value than not having a child while having a little extra spending cash. Children beat out money. (At least they should.) We’re happy to make the sacrifice. Although this state of mind is just fine for bearing your own kids, I’ll bet that an adoption agency has stricter financial standards for who they accept. Not to mention the adopting fees. As of now, I don’t think we can afford adoption.

When the subject of adoption first was mentioned between us, I didn’t give it much consideration. My heart has always been firm on having my own children from my own seed. I’ve always fancied that part of the love I’d have for my child would be the knowledge that he is from me. (Yes, I’m hoping for a boy.) As I’ve contemplated it further, however, I sincerely believe I could love an adopted child just the same. Love is more a committment of the heart than a mystical feeling of oneness. Additionally the knowledge that I “rescued” this child would provide some great feelings in the process. Maybe I’d even think of myself as a hero!

A third issue I’ve dealt with while contemplating adoption is a fear of the drawn out process. I regularly hear about horror stories of the time and money required to adopt a child. An acquaintance even experienced an ordeal where there was a risk the birth mother could take the child back into custody six months later. I’d want to be sure of the outcome before starting the necessary steps. I also read of occasions of adoptive parents traveling to foreign countries to receive a child with only the expense being a plane ticket. Is it really so simple?

I haven’t researched adoption adequately to know the facts about these money, love, and process concerns. Well, I have figured out I will love whatever child with whom God chooses to bless us. This article is just the first step in my desire to understand these issues. I have set up a website where I plan to receive the written experiences of others considering adoption or adoptive parents. You are invited to submit an article too. You don’t have to be an expert—I’m not! You don’t need to be an accomplished writer. Your experience on the topic is highly valued.

Adoption: Some Honest Reflections

Sugar Free Gummy Vitamins: Even Diabetic Patients can have Fun eating them

Chewing gummy balls are all time favorites of growing kids. Some say that these gummies enhance their style modes; others say that they eat those as they are good for gums. Even you will hear kids saying that they help exercise face muscles so they prefer eating them! Whatever be the case, one thing is for sure that growing kids simply can’t keep their hands off these vitamin gummies. Yet the sugar content in them make them unfit for those suffering from diabetics as well as those on diet. Seeing the craze among young ones many gummy manufacturers have come up with the idea of sugar free gummy vitamins.

What are these sugar free gummy vitamins?

These sugar free gummy vitamins are manufactured by artificial sweeteners. They taste sweet because of it, but are not harmful. People who are health conscious or are diabetics can consume these sugar free gummy vitamins completely tension free. They neither increase the sugar level in blood nor add up to your fat level. These sugar free vitamin gummies are mostly made up of hundred percent healthy ingredients. They have mineral, vitamins, folic acids etc. So they make up for your lost nutrition of the day each time you start chewing one! The taste is great and so is the shape and colour. Kids love these types of sugar free gummy vitamins. So are fit for all age group people. They are fit for eating among young and old equally.

Where can you get one?

These sugar free gummy vitamins are mostly certified vegan products. So now if you are not animal product eaters you still can consume these mouth watering sugar free gummy vitamins. The vegan certificates assure you that no kind of animal product whether big or small are used here. For giving the sticky look pectin is used. They provide large amount of complete nutrition. Many online agencies supply these certified sugar free vitamin gummies. These gummies have great taste and looks. You can order the flavour of your choice. They are healthy and nutritious and their addictions even have no side effects whatsoever. So search the net where you will get ample amount of online suppliers. Order one today and enjoy these mouth watering gummies with your complete family.

Sugar Free Gummy Vitamins: Even Diabetic Patients can have Fun eating them

The Family Pets When the Family Breaks Up: Legal Advice

Lawyers will tell you that when a relationship breaks down it is usually money and children which cause the arguments. That may well be the case but emotional issues and heated exchanges can also revolve around who is to have the family pets. Battles over with which spouse the family dog, cat or even budgerigar will live are far from unknown. The family pets are considered members of the family and when the family breaks up questions of residence for the animals and even contact rights can be contentions.

Applications to the Courts are being made where a judge is being asked to rule on who is to have a pet where “custody” is disputed. Although new to the UK, where there is no certain precedent or relevant law, court battles over family pets are well established in the USA. The American courts have shown that they will follow the principles applicable to children and consider what is in the pet’s best interests. A court in Virginia decided in one case that a cat’s happiness took priority over the property rights of the parties.

The courts in the UK will adopt a more traditional approach in which an animal is considered a chattel and matrimonial property just like anything else. Although this may well be good law, pets are not the same as the family car, washing machine or three-piece suite and things become much more emotional. Disputes over animals have been known to predominates and take over from everything else when otherwise an amicable division of the family assets could have been agreed. The family pet is the sticking point, often providing an outlet to vent personal frustrations which might otherwise not have surfaced.

In most cases a case involving a family pet will settle before it has to be decided by a judge. The costs involved in employing a lawyer for days on end to argue a claim for a favourite pet would be prohibitive. Apart from the cost which would be involved, the best approach is to try and negotiate an agreement over a loved pet. The best interests of the pet will not be considered under the law in England and Wales as it stands at present and your pet will simply be treated as personal property. And as any lawyer will tell you, the best way to divide up personal property is with the toss of a coin.

Where there is a pet to whom you are particularly devoted it is always best to discuss what should happen in the event of a breakup and record this in a separation or post nuptial agreement. Above all, always be realistic about the practicalities of keeping a pet if you are going to be by yourself. Think how it will fit in with your living arrangements and working hours. You should never take a pet away from your children. Be open to a compromise agreement with shared care of the pet. Most important, as with children always remain calm around the pet as they can be very sensitive to conflict which may make them frightened or nervous.

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The Family Pets When the Family Breaks Up: Legal Advice

The Family Pets When the Family Breaks Up: Legal Advice

Lawyers will tell you that when a relationship breaks down it is usually money and children which cause the arguments. That may well be the case but emotional issues and heated exchanges can also revolve around who is to have the family pets. Battles over with which spouse the family dog, cat or even budgerigar will live are far from unknown. The family pets are considered members of the family and when the family breaks up questions of residence for the animals and even contact rights can be contentions.

Applications to the Courts are being made where a judge is being asked to rule on who is to have a pet where “custody” is disputed. Although new to the UK, where there is no certain precedent or relevant law, court battles over family pets are well established in the USA. The American courts have shown that they will follow the principles applicable to children and consider what is in the pet’s best interests. A court in Virginia decided in one case that a cat’s happiness took priority over the property rights of the parties.

The courts in the UK will adopt a more traditional approach in which an animal is considered a chattel and matrimonial property just like anything else. Although this may well be good law, pets are not the same as the family car, washing machine or three-piece suite and things become much more emotional. Disputes over animals have been known to predominates and take over from everything else when otherwise an amicable division of the family assets could have been agreed. The family pet is the sticking point, often providing an outlet to vent personal frustrations which might otherwise not have surfaced.

In most cases a case involving a family pet will settle before it has to be decided by a judge. The costs involved in employing a lawyer for days on end to argue a claim for a favourite pet would be prohibitive. Apart from the cost which would be involved, the best approach is to try and negotiate an agreement over a loved pet. The best interests of the pet will not be considered under the law in England and Wales as it stands at present and your pet will simply be treated as personal property. And as any lawyer will tell you, the best way to divide up personal property is with the toss of a coin.

Where there is a pet to whom you are particularly devoted it is always best to discuss what should happen in the event of a breakup and record this in a separation or post nuptial agreement. Above all, always be realistic about the practicalities of keeping a pet if you are going to be by yourself. Think how it will fit in with your living arrangements and working hours. You should never take a pet away from your children. Be open to a compromise agreement with shared care of the pet. Most important, as with children always remain calm around the pet as they can be very sensitive to conflict which may make them frightened or nervous.

The Family Pets When the Family Breaks Up: Legal Advice

A Father’s Day Smiley for the World’s Best Dads

Would a Father’s Day Smiley say it all?

Sons and daughters, and wives too, who would want to show fathers and husbands how well they are thought about by the rest of the family would consider a hand-drawn Father’s Day Smiley, like the ones found in zaazu.com, decorating their carefully-written love notes for Dads this year. It is unique and simple non-verbal approach (on occasions when words aren’t enough); does not cost anything yet very powerful in conveying a son’s or a daughter’s innermost appreciation for all that Dad has done. As the lyrics of a popular song go “you say it best when you say nothing at all”.

Father’s Day is celebrated annually on the 3rd Sunday of June, and this year has June 15 on “red” in most family calendars. Who would ever forget “Daddy”?

Called by many other names in different languages, “Daddy”, “Papa” or “Abba” stands for the same man who tucks his children to bed at night, reads them stories, teaches them their first bike ride, plays ball with them, or simply one who sets the curfew hour at six. He may not be the same guy for every family in the neighborhood, as even heroes do not come from the same mold, but the mere mention of his name sends back to most children’s minds, flurry of warm images of home: of warmth and acceptance, of security and trust. Regardless of how some Fathers turned out to be, most remain as their daughters’ heroes and their sons’ best friends.

A Daughter’s Love

How did Father’s Day come to be? Unknown to many, Father’s Day idea was hatched on Mother’s Day in 1909. While listening to a sermon about how special mothers were, one daughter in the crowd thought about, not her mother, but her father who dutifully raised all six of them in a tiny farm house. His name was William Smart, a veteran of the Civil War and a young widower.

Sonora Dodd, his daughter, thought that a Father’s Day Celebration was fitting tribute to William, and raised the idea successfully that on June 19, 1910, Father’s Day was celebrated for the first time.

But it was not until 1966 when Father’s Day was proclaimed officially every 3rd Sunday of June by then US President Lyndon Johnson. This was followed by Pres. Nixon, 6 years later, when he signed into law making the annual celebration of Father’s Day permanent. Why June? It was William Smart’s birth month.

Remembering Daddy

Father’s Day gifts come in various shapes and sizes. Aside from an email with a Father’s Day Smiley, here’s a list of Ten (10) popular gifts for fathers on their special day that your piggy-bank savings can afford:

 

1. Necktie



2. Handkerchief



3. A shirt



4. Men’s Cologne



5. Socks



6. Pen



7. Ticket to his favorite sports game



8. Picture Frame



9. Towel in his favorite color



10. Pair of slippers

 

 

The list can go on and on, but more importantly, deliver your gift with love. Most fathers would agree that more than anything else in this world, their most cherished gift is their children’s affection. It is when fathers feel their children adoring them they get the euphoric feeling that despite the flaws they may have had, they were able to accomplish something far greater than themselves – win their children’s love and respect. No Father’s Day gift can surely top that.

A Father’s Day Smiley for the World’s Best Dads

Choosing the Best Home Alarm System For Your Home and Family

In today’s strange and unpredictable world, one thing that’s always nice is knowing that you have a safe and secure house to come home to. But in difficult economic times, it’s more important than ever to take extra measures to protect your home and make sure that it’s not a target for any sort of robbery or crime. When times get tough, it’s difficult to tell if even the nicest neighborhood will be effected, since people are desperate and trying to make ends meet.

Thankfully, figuring out the best home alarm system is a simple endeavor. Most companies will offer you walk-throughs where they provide estimates, though if it seems a little fishy to trust the company themselves with telling you what you need, local police and fire departments also offer simple fact sheets that let you know what they–and the security companies–are looking for when they decide the sort of  home security system that would best serve your home. Another option is to have your insurance company do a walk-through, as they also have experts trained to pay attention to this sort of thing.

One of the biggest misconceptions about home security systems is that there is only one kind, and that the one kind is inevitably expensive. That’s simply not the case, and it’s very easy to find a system that provides the specific services needed for your home. If you don’t have young children or older relatives, for example, there’s no need for the additional health monitoring option, and if your home doesn’t have that many windows, it’s not going to cost as much to put motion detectors by the ones that do exist. Having a home alarm system doesn’t mean breaking the bank, and there are many affordable options to choose from that work just as hard.

When the installation process is underway, be sure to pay attention to what it is that makes the system work. It’s going to require maintenance done by professionals, but if you know what to look out for, you can make sure that it’s always in tip-top condition. Find out what parts require batteries, and how often you need to change them. If there’s a motion-activated light system in place, especially outside, be sure that the bulbs you choose are the ones that last the longest without needing to be changed. Little details like that can have your home alarm system working smoothly and efficiently for years to come.

Also make sure that every single member of the family understands how the system works, how to turn it on and turn it off, and where the panels are. Choose a password easy for your family members to remember, but difficult for outsiders to figure out, and make sure that the alarm panels are placed at doors you actually use frequently, in case there’s ever a false alarm and you have to rush to the panel before the police are dispatched. Making sure to include the entire family in the installation process of your home alarm system makes it a lot more likely that the system will be used properly. That’s a huge part of its effectiveness, too.

So if you’re on the fence on home security, consider this: your home is more than just an investment, and in times where your own economic future might be uncertain, the last thing you need on top of everything else is the devastating blow of being robbed. Invest in a way to protect your home for your happiness and your future.

Choosing the Best Home Alarm System For Your Home and Family

Nanny Agencys - Find a Nanny Agency in Your Area!

Thinking of hiring a nanny and don’t know where to start? Nanny Agencys could be the perfect solution for locating, screening, and hiring a great childcare provider who truly fits your family’s needs. There are many advantages to using this type of service when compared to conventional nanny placement solutions. Would you like to get useful advices of this matter? Read on the following short guide.

Using an online locator

Nanny Agencys enables parents to define the profile of the nanny they’re looking for, and run a thorough search for the most suitable candidate. After finding your top candidates, you have the option of contacting them in order to take the search process to the next level: screening. Alongside the main service provided, a professional locator tool will also be able to guide you in other important aspects of hiring a personal caregiver such as – running a nanny criminal search, help and support on the best way to ultimately screen the best nanny for your family and also provide advices on how to establish an optimal working relationship between both sides.

Why use an online matching tool?

The bottom line of the advantages this service provides is:

(1) Provides parents clear guidelines on the best way to locate and hire the most suitable nanny for their children.

(2) Provides a hassle-free, effective solution for busy families with limited time to search for and find a great nanny.

(3) Eliminates the need to handle a non-online placer service, which requires more time and effort on the parents’ parts.

Final words

Finding a reliable nanny is not simple. That’s why a Web-based solution like Nanny Agencys simplifies the process, transforming it from a headache to “crossed off our list”. Furthermore, families find this solution to be the most straightforward and helpful in searching for that elusive super-nanny. In order to accomplish the process effectively, it’s recommended following the above tips as you move forward in the seeking process.

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Writing a Fantasy Book

Fantasy novels are the most exciting stories to write. Writing fantasy gives the author so much freedom about every character and event of the story. Fantasy stories allow authors to play with their imagination to the fullest. Writing fantasy is like playing God. Every element is under your control. You dictate the setting, the scenario and the characters’ traits and skills.

To excel in writing fantasy, you must create a story close to life. Yes, it is fictional and fantastical, but still — readers might criticize you if your story is pure invention without basis of history, science and common sense. Readers are smart and intelligent. They may readily throw a book in the fire if they think your story is stupid. And believe me, they know one when they see it. As a fantasy book author, you should be prepared to do your assignment like a good student.

Tip 1: Know your main character, or main characters.

Know your characters thoroughly because the whole story will evolve around them; all sub-stories will have relation to them and their quest. Build your characters completely well. To achieve this, you can write a biography of your characters on separate sheets of paper that will guide you in writing the story. This will ensure you don’t go astray from their personalities. You characters should act and make decisions in accordance to each of their personality traits and life history. A smart reader will notice things that are done out of character. So be careful with that.

Tip 2. Arrange your history clearly.

Properly construct your story’s chain of events. Create a separate record of events so you don’t mix up your events. Create a timeline to avoid overlapping of occurrences. Make sure each of your character’s age progresses with the chronology of events. Draw a family tree of your related characters. In most fantasy novels, the bloodline is a very crucial element.

Tip 3. Know every detail in your fantasy world.

A fantasy world without details is empty. You are the God of this world; you have the power to create and destroy. You have the authority to create the rules. Even though your fantasy world is entirely made-up, you still need to make it believable and logical. Do your research.

Writing A Children’s Fantasy Book

You are a very good bedtime storyteller and want to take it to another level by a writing a children’s book. You think it’s that easy? Well, think again.

If you think it’s easy to write children’s books because they are short with large fonts and many pictures, you thought wrong. To write for a child, you have to think like a child. Most adult authors have trouble relating to what children want to read and learn these days.

Writing children’s books have many restrictions. Vocabulary is limited. You need to use simple language to create a fascinating story. Yes, pictures help but you still have to deliver a great story. Children, 6 to 12, have varying preferences in reading materials. As the author, you need to target one age group per book or story, otherwise you risk alienating your readers.

For example, beginners, ages 5 to 6, are interested in easy reading and more picture; ages 7 to 8, want scary but simple stories; and 9 to 12 want fantasy, like Harry Potter, Series of Unfortunate Events, and so on.

Before writing a children’s book, consider the age of your target audience. Kids do not have long attention spans. They get bored easily. To help you decide what to write and how to write it, read different children’s books. Spend some time in a bookstore reading and absorbing different styles of authors. Read everything from the good, to the not so good, to the bad. This way, you will learn what to do and what not to do. You can also ask the opinions of experts. You can have a writer’s group or a college professor review your work. Even better, you can have grade school children read your work and ask them what they think. After all, they are your target audience and their opinions matter most.

Writing a Fantasy Book

Ways To Make The Best Of Holidays With Children

Taking your kids on vacation is not always easy.  When planning for holidays with children, there are plenty of things to consider.  Looking for a kid friendly resort is the key to making sure your trip is full of fond memories instead of splitting headaches.   

1.  Take the kids to the happiest place on earth.  Yes, Walt Disney World, located in central Florida.  The number one choice of little ones the world over, it can also be a great experience for the adults of the family unit.  With so many theme parks to choose from and animated characters to meet, the experience could hardly be called boring.  If parents are looking for less child-centered activities, they can take a tour of Pleasure Island or explore the shops of Downtown Disney.  Of course, there are enough eateries around to satisfy everybody’s tastes.  

2.  If theme parks are not your cup of tea, perhaps a tropical location is closer to your ideal vacation spot.  If this is the case, check out the Atlantis Resort.  Located on Paradise Island (of the Bahama Islands fame), this resort caters to the entire family.  With eleven pools and plenty adventurous slides to choose from, your children will be happy little swimmers.  Or, mix education with pleasure by taking them to the Discovery Channel camp, where they can learn about the local ecosystem, explore their creativity through arts and crafts or take guided tours of the island.  Adventurous adults can partake of snorkeling and water skiing activities.  At night, go to the casino or even hit the clubs.  At Atlantis Resort, there is a plenty of something for everyone.  

3.  If you would rather ski the slopes than the ocean, then book your stay with Snowbird Resort in Utah.  Kids under twelve ski free, but the fun doesn’t stop there.  Try snowboarding, ice skating or snow tubing.  If you can think of a snow-related activity, Snowbird probably has it.  Indoors, the resort is host to live music performances all year.  Parents can also take advantage of the fitness club and spa.  

4.  When your family needs adventure, pack up and head to the Treesort in Takilima, Oregon.  Take part in a true Swiss Family Robinson experience by lodging in the trees.  Choose from one of eighteen different nests to sleep in, and spend your days climbing through the resort’s various elevated amusements.  You can find a pool on the ground, as well as camp sites, but that’s about it.   

5.  When planning a vacation that is part fun and part educational, look no further than the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia.  This resort is sure to offer a family package that suits your needs.  The resort itself offers children’s camps that feature swimming, games and even yoga.  In addition, you will find gulfing courses and tennis courts, and a marina.  Best of all, Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens are just a car ride away.

Ways To Make The Best Of Holidays With Children

Holding Families Together with Family Motivation

As many people know from experience, the family unit can be a strong source of stability, security, and happiness. It can nurture support, love, and togetherness. However, when things go wrong within this unit, it can become the opposite: a source of great stress and tribulation. Family motivation is the desire to preserve the family unit and keep it intact.

Husbands and wives:
It is no joke that newlyweds are often in for a shock during the first year or so of marriage. Even though a couple may have dated for several years, more often than not marriage tends to change things. Once a couple becomes husband and wife, their two separate lives merge into one. Sharing chores, bills, responsibilities, and intricate parts of each other’s lives can be a tough adjustment at first. Family motivation, or the desire to keep a family together, is a very delicate balance of communication and compromise. It is not an easy task, but when two people are committed to each other and want to stay together, family motivation is the tie that binds the family structure.

When couples have problems, family motivation comes into play. If a husband and wife truly want to make the marriage work, they have to be willing to make sacrifices for each other. Staying together is their motivation. They cannot be self-centered, greedy, or stubborn. They have to learn to work together to achieve goals and be a team. If they are unable to do this, their relationship will fall apart.

If couples have a hard time solving their issues alone, family motivation may push them to seek marriage counseling from an outside source. Couples can visit a certified therapist or even a member of a religious clergy (if the couple is associated with a particular religion). Taking these steps can bring a couple closer together.

Love, marriage and children:
For couples that have one or more children, family motivation is especially important. A couple no longer has just their own relationship to work on, but they must also be concerned for their children. Children bring a great deal of responsibility into a relationship. Children must be raised, educated, and given good examples of how to live. Children learn primarily from their parents. Therefore, couples must make their lives an example for their children to live by.

Each parent has a certain responsibility to the children they are raising. A parent should be reliable, consistent, loving, patient, generous, and be willing to give their undivided attention whenever it is needed. Parents should also be firm with their children. All of these parenting traits will help to raise a child that is well adjusted and disciplined. This is family motivation for a parent to succeed. Family motivation will inspire a parent to be responsible, keep a job, pay bills, and save money for the sake of the child’s future education or needs.

Family motivation keeps all types of families intact. Without it, family ties easily unwind.

Holding Families Together with Family Motivation

Honoring Your Past - What if you could fully embrace your family?

What if you could fully embrace your family, receiving the greatest gift you could ever receive which is the gift of life? What if you could hand back the burdens or issues that you have been carrying that were passed down through the generations, would your life look any different?

Inner Resolution Facilitation is based on what I will refer to as the Orders of Love. These orders are part of a natural phenomenon that occurs within a family system.

The first order is that everyone has the right to belong in the family. Anyone who has been excluded from the family needs to be re-included in order for the health and well being of the individual and their family.

The second order is that of equal give and take. This means that the responsibility of the parent is to give love to their children and the responsibility of the child is to take that love.

The third order of love is that everyone has his or her place. Having a place has nothing to do with dominance rather this is how this particular approach to family systems work. When everyone is in their place, everyone knows their role. The “proper” placement is that the father is to the right, the mother to the left of him and the oldest child to the left of his/her mother. When people are out of their place within the family it creates chaos and disorder.

I invite you to imagine in your mind’s eye those within your family that have been excluded, whether there is the equal give and take and if everyone is in their place. By simply becoming aware of this, one can begin to bring balance back into their system.

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Honoring Your Past - What if you could fully embrace your family?

Honoring Your Past - What if you could fully embrace your family?

What if you could fully embrace your family, receiving the greatest gift you could ever receive which is the gift of life? What if you could hand back the burdens or issues that you have been carrying that were passed down through the generations, would your life look any different?

Inner Resolution Facilitation is based on what I will refer to as the Orders of Love. These orders are part of a natural phenomenon that occurs within a family system.

The first order is that everyone has the right to belong in the family. Anyone who has been excluded from the family needs to be re-included in order for the health and well being of the individual and their family.

The second order is that of equal give and take. This means that the responsibility of the parent is to give love to their children and the responsibility of the child is to take that love.

The third order of love is that everyone has his or her place. Having a place has nothing to do with dominance rather this is how this particular approach to family systems work. When everyone is in their place, everyone knows their role. The “proper” placement is that the father is to the right, the mother to the left of him and the oldest child to the left of his/her mother. When people are out of their place within the family it creates chaos and disorder.

I invite you to imagine in your mind’s eye those within your family that have been excluded, whether there is the equal give and take and if everyone is in their place. By simply becoming aware of this, one can begin to bring balance back into their system.

Honoring Your Past - What if you could fully embrace your family?

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

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Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

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Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

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Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Your Children And Swine Flu – Why They’re At Greater Risk

It was recently reported that the swine flu may kill three times as many people as the ordinary seasonal flu. But the news is not all bad. In fact, there is good news and bad news regarding your children and swine flu. The good news is that the government indicates that a vaccine for swine flu may be ready soon. But unfortunately, flu season generally begins in September as our children are just going back to school. This means that your child may be exposed to the H1N1 before a vaccine is available. So what are the risks and what can you do now regarding your children and swine flu?

School age children that have certain diseases, have a higher likelyhood for severe complications or even death if they get the swine flu. These high risk diseases include; frequent chest colds, asthma, copd, emphysema, and other respiratory conditions. Sometimes, youngsters can have a very mild case of asthma even though they’ve never had an asthma attack. When this occurs, swine flu can be an extremely dangerous situation. In the event that your child has any of the conditions that are itemized here, you should call your family doctor right away and discuss precautions regarding your children and swine flu before they go back to school.

If an outbreak of H1N1 occurs and one of your children has a lung condition like asthma, your son or daughter will be at risk for dangerous complications or even death. It is well documented that those who suffer from asthma have a much higher risk of getting serious swine flu complications than others.

In fact, nearly 41 percent of individuals hospitalized in New York suffered from asthma. And recently, seven deaths relating to swine flu were reported in New York. Of those seven deaths, 6 of them involved people who had asthma. If you are concerned about your children and swine flu regarding an asthmatic condition, you should call your doctor and see if he recommends any special precautions regarding the your children and swine flu even before an outbreak occurs in your area.

The Swine flu is a virus that induces influenza in people. The pathogen has gone thru a mutation into its present form. Due to this mutation, we have no protection from the virus. This is why governments worldwide are concerned about the chance of a pandemic.

Like the seasonal flu, severe illnesses and even death has happened as a consequence of illness associated with this virus. Just in the U.S., about 36,000 people die yearly from flu related issues. But alarmingly, the U.S. gov’t has indicated that 90,000 individuals could die from swine flu this year. That is almost three times the death rate of the oridinary seasonal flu. For this reason, swine flu is very dangerous..

If you worry about your children and swine flu, the safety your family, or if you have one of the special risk factors listed above, do some swine flu preparation before an outbreak ocurrs. Take steps today to guard yourself and your family from the swine flu. Once an outbreak occurs, medical facilities will be swamped and it may be too late to do anything.

For more information regarding your children and swine flu, download my newest system on How To Reduce Your Risk Of Swine Flu Infection By 98%. You can download my comprehensive system at Your Children And Swine Flu !

Your Children And Swine Flu - Why They Have More Risk

Divorce: How about the children?

Divorce is the legal breakup of a marriage. Like every major life change, divorce is stressful. It affects finances, living arrangements, household jobs, schedules and more. If the family includes children, they may be deeply affected.

Couples often get caught up in their own anger, drama, the messy divorce process, the papers, the desire for revenge and the division of property and finances.

But, who is looking out for the children? It isn’t just about the couple separating. What will be the divorce’s effect on the children?

It is important for parents to foster children’s long term adjustment to divorce. It is the parent’s responsibility to responsibility to safeguard and reassure them that it was not their fault and that everything will be fine. Aside from that, the children should never be used as pawns in negotiating.

It is recommended that couples build and nurture a good relationship with their children during the turbulent divorce process. This may mean spending lots of time with your children, meaning even more time than usual, if necessary.

Just because a couple is going through a divorce, the children should not be compromised. The whole process may be struggling for the couple but this is also the time that the children will need their parents more than ever.

Don’t bad mouth the other parent! This temptation is hard for some adults to overcome.

Remember, the children won’t always feel the way a parent does to his or her spouse. Whatever happens, your spouse is still the mom or dad to your children. Listen to your children. More importantly, do not get them to take sides, your side that is. This impulse must be resisted.

Again, in all aspects, communication is very vital. Keep an open one with your children. Accept how your child feels. Keep stability in your home and in your life. Children need structure. Limit the amount of changes you make in your children’s lives as you go through a divorce. And if such changes are inevitable, do them gradually while maintaining family routines. Make yourself always available for your child. Often, couples should not only consider counseling for themselves but for the children too.

As parents, you can’t always protect your children from divorce, but you can comfort them, provide them with support and the tools necessary to understand, and to hopefully overcome the pain of divorce. Remember, divorce is a family affair. You and your children are in this together.

It’s not only about you! Don’t let your children get lost in the process!

Divorce: How about the children?

Divorce: How about the children?

Divorce is the legal breakup of a marriage. Like every major life change, divorce is stressful. It affects finances, living arrangements, household jobs, schedules and more. If the family includes children, they may be deeply affected.

Couples often get caught up in their own anger, drama, the messy divorce process, the papers, the desire for revenge and the division of property and finances.

But, who is looking out for the children? It isn’t just about the couple separating. What will be the divorce’s effect on the children?

It is important for parents to foster children’s long term adjustment to divorce. It is the parent’s responsibility to responsibility to safeguard and reassure them that it was not their fault and that everything will be fine. Aside from that, the children should never be used as pawns in negotiating.

It is recommended that couples build and nurture a good relationship with their children during the turbulent divorce process. This may mean spending lots of time with your children, meaning even more time than usual, if necessary.

Just because a couple is going through a divorce, the children should not be compromised. The whole process may be struggling for the couple but this is also the time that the children will need their parents more than ever.

Don’t bad mouth the other parent! This temptation is hard for some adults to overcome.

Remember, the children won’t always feel the way a parent does to his or her spouse. Whatever happens, your spouse is still the mom or dad to your children. Listen to your children. More importantly, do not get them to take sides, your side that is. This impulse must be resisted.

Again, in all aspects, communication is very vital. Keep an open one with your children. Accept how your child feels. Keep stability in your home and in your life. Children need structure. Limit the amount of changes you make in your children’s lives as you go through a divorce. And if such changes are inevitable, do them gradually while maintaining family routines. Make yourself always available for your child. Often, couples should not only consider counseling for themselves but for the children too.

As parents, you can’t always protect your children from divorce, but you can comfort them, provide them with support and the tools necessary to understand, and to hopefully overcome the pain of divorce. Remember, divorce is a family affair. You and your children are in this together.

It’s not only about you! Don’t let your children get lost in the process!

Divorce: How about the children?

Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

If so, you are part of one fourth of American families who are caring for an older family member, an adult child with disabilities, or a friend. According to the AARP, you are one of more than 22.4 million Americans who are now caregivers to older adults, a number that has tripled in the last 10 years alone. The average amount of time these Americans spend on caregiving is about 20 hours per week with many of these hours spent in physically demanding work. With the life spans raising over the past century from 49 -77, some children are actually caring for invalid parents 20 years, longer than the parents spent raising them.

I would like to ask you a question? How is your own personal health? One third of caregivers describe their personal health as fair to poor, and many worry that they won’t outlive the person for whom they are caring. As you and other caregivers struggle to balance caregiving with other responsibilities, including full-time jobs and caring for children, constant stress can lead to “burnout” and health problems. You may feel guilty, frustrated, and angry from time to time, suffer from depression, and become ill easily yourself. Caring for even the most beloved parents can seem like a burden when your own health collapses from endless hours of caring for their needs.

For example, caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other kinds of dementia at home can be overwhelming. The caregiver must cope with declining abilities and difficult behaviors that affect even basic activities of daily living and often become hard to manage for both the care receiver and the caregiver. As the disease worsens, the care receiver usually needs 24-hour care.

In addition to the constant care required, caregivers of parents with this type of problem also suffer from the emotional pain of losing communication with parents who no longer recognize them. To sustain this, and other types of prolonged stress and care, you need to call upon other family members, friends, and neighbors for help. If other caregivers aren’t available to fill in, respite care services may be available in the community to help you. Respite care can be a good way for you to get a break (respite) from constant caregiving.

Some caregivers are still raising their own children and feel torn between the needs of their children and the needs of their parents. In fact, in this day of small families, many Americans may have more parents than children. They also feel torn between their own needs for work, vacations, privacy, hobbies, or friends and feelings of guilt, resentment, or even depression or martyrdom. Both aging parents and caregiver children lose independence and privacy. Even the most congenial relationships can suffer from these loses.

Here are some recommendations to help you take care of your own health:

• Eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of water. Avoid sugars, fats, and salt. Include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Follow the guidelines of the government’s food pyramid for proper amounts and food types to include in your daily menu. Take a good multivitamin for extra protection.

• Get plenty of rest and sleep, even if you have to enlist help to care for your parents while you rest. Spend some time unwinding and relaxing during the day as well.

• Get regular, healthy exercise at least three days a week. Regular exercise not only reduces stress and improves health, but also produces endorphins, which add to a good feeling mood.

• Keep your own health care up to date, including yearly checkups. If you experience negative feelings, get counseling from doctor or therapist, or share your feelings with good friends.

• Speaking of friends, keep your social life active in order to stay connected with your community and to give an outlet for stress. Seek comfort and support in your faith-based group as well.

• Remember you are not alone. Seek support groups for caregivers, especially if you are caring for a loved one with a disease. Look online for government or state supported groups and help departments. Find community support groups.

• Make arrangements for your own vacations and retreats, for regrouping and refreshing yourself, your spouse, and your own children. Remember, you are not the only one affected by your live-in parent situation. Your entire family experiences changes and stresses along with you. Arrange for someone to stay with your parent and spend some time as a family away from home and those extra responsibilities.

• Remind yourself of the care that your parent lavished on you as a child and how you felt about that parent then. Often, we get so busy that we forget how much we really love our parents, especially in the throes of caring for them. Try to revisit happier days with them and remind both them and yourself of those times. Bring out family pictures and relive happy days together.

If you are a caregiver, remember to care for your own health as well as that of your loved one. Seek comfort, help, time to refresh yourself, and regular exercise to ensure that you will remain able to give that care and still maintain your personal wellness.

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Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

If so, you are part of one fourth of American families who are caring for an older family member, an adult child with disabilities, or a friend. According to the AARP, you are one of more than 22.4 million Americans who are now caregivers to older adults, a number that has tripled in the last 10 years alone. The average amount of time these Americans spend on caregiving is about 20 hours per week with many of these hours spent in physically demanding work. With the life spans raising over the past century from 49 -77, some children are actually caring for invalid parents 20 years, longer than the parents spent raising them.

I would like to ask you a question? How is your own personal health? One third of caregivers describe their personal health as fair to poor, and many worry that they won’t outlive the person for whom they are caring. As you and other caregivers struggle to balance caregiving with other responsibilities, including full-time jobs and caring for children, constant stress can lead to “burnout” and health problems. You may feel guilty, frustrated, and angry from time to time, suffer from depression, and become ill easily yourself. Caring for even the most beloved parents can seem like a burden when your own health collapses from endless hours of caring for their needs.

For example, caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other kinds of dementia at home can be overwhelming. The caregiver must cope with declining abilities and difficult behaviors that affect even basic activities of daily living and often become hard to manage for both the care receiver and the caregiver. As the disease worsens, the care receiver usually needs 24-hour care.

In addition to the constant care required, caregivers of parents with this type of problem also suffer from the emotional pain of losing communication with parents who no longer recognize them. To sustain this, and other types of prolonged stress and care, you need to call upon other family members, friends, and neighbors for help. If other caregivers aren’t available to fill in, respite care services may be available in the community to help you. Respite care can be a good way for you to get a break (respite) from constant caregiving.

Some caregivers are still raising their own children and feel torn between the needs of their children and the needs of their parents. In fact, in this day of small families, many Americans may have more parents than children. They also feel torn between their own needs for work, vacations, privacy, hobbies, or friends and feelings of guilt, resentment, or even depression or martyrdom. Both aging parents and caregiver children lose independence and privacy. Even the most congenial relationships can suffer from these loses.

Here are some recommendations to help you take care of your own health:

• Eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of water. Avoid sugars, fats, and salt. Include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Follow the guidelines of the government’s food pyramid for proper amounts and food types to include in your daily menu. Take a good multivitamin for extra protection.

• Get plenty of rest and sleep, even if you have to enlist help to care for your parents while you rest. Spend some time unwinding and relaxing during the day as well.

• Get regular, healthy exercise at least three days a week. Regular exercise not only reduces stress and improves health, but also produces endorphins, which add to a good feeling mood.

• Keep your own health care up to date, including yearly checkups. If you experience negative feelings, get counseling from doctor or therapist, or share your feelings with good friends.

• Speaking of friends, keep your social life active in order to stay connected with your community and to give an outlet for stress. Seek comfort and support in your faith-based group as well.

• Remember you are not alone. Seek support groups for caregivers, especially if you are caring for a loved one with a disease. Look online for government or state supported groups and help departments. Find community support groups.

• Make arrangements for your own vacations and retreats, for regrouping and refreshing yourself, your spouse, and your own children. Remember, you are not the only one affected by your live-in parent situation. Your entire family experiences changes and stresses along with you. Arrange for someone to stay with your parent and spend some time as a family away from home and those extra responsibilities.

• Remind yourself of the care that your parent lavished on you as a child and how you felt about that parent then. Often, we get so busy that we forget how much we really love our parents, especially in the throes of caring for them. Try to revisit happier days with them and remind both them and yourself of those times. Bring out family pictures and relive happy days together.

If you are a caregiver, remember to care for your own health as well as that of your loved one. Seek comfort, help, time to refresh yourself, and regular exercise to ensure that you will remain able to give that care and still maintain your personal wellness.

Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

If so, you are part of one fourth of American families who are caring for an older family member, an adult child with disabilities, or a friend. According to the AARP, you are one of more than 22.4 million Americans who are now caregivers to older adults, a number that has tripled in the last 10 years alone. The average amount of time these Americans spend on caregiving is about 20 hours per week with many of these hours spent in physically demanding work. With the life spans raising over the past century from 49 -77, some children are actually caring for invalid parents 20 years, longer than the parents spent raising them.

I would like to ask you a question? How is your own personal health? One third of caregivers describe their personal health as fair to poor, and many worry that they won’t outlive the person for whom they are caring. As you and other caregivers struggle to balance caregiving with other responsibilities, including full-time jobs and caring for children, constant stress can lead to “burnout” and health problems. You may feel guilty, frustrated, and angry from time to time, suffer from depression, and become ill easily yourself. Caring for even the most beloved parents can seem like a burden when your own health collapses from endless hours of caring for their needs.

For example, caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other kinds of dementia at home can be overwhelming. The caregiver must cope with declining abilities and difficult behaviors that affect even basic activities of daily living and often become hard to manage for both the care receiver and the caregiver. As the disease worsens, the care receiver usually needs 24-hour care.

In addition to the constant care required, caregivers of parents with this type of problem also suffer from the emotional pain of losing communication with parents who no longer recognize them. To sustain this, and other types of prolonged stress and care, you need to call upon other family members, friends, and neighbors for help. If other caregivers aren’t available to fill in, respite care services may be available in the community to help you. Respite care can be a good way for you to get a break (respite) from constant caregiving.

Some caregivers are still raising their own children and feel torn between the needs of their children and the needs of their parents. In fact, in this day of small families, many Americans may have more parents than children. They also feel torn between their own needs for work, vacations, privacy, hobbies, or friends and feelings of guilt, resentment, or even depression or martyrdom. Both aging parents and caregiver children lose independence and privacy. Even the most congenial relationships can suffer from these loses.

Here are some recommendations to help you take care of your own health:

• Eat a healthy diet and drink plenty of water. Avoid sugars, fats, and salt. Include plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. Follow the guidelines of the government’s food pyramid for proper amounts and food types to include in your daily menu. Take a good multivitamin for extra protection.

• Get plenty of rest and sleep, even if you have to enlist help to care for your parents while you rest. Spend some time unwinding and relaxing during the day as well.

• Get regular, healthy exercise at least three days a week. Regular exercise not only reduces stress and improves health, but also produces endorphins, which add to a good feeling mood.

• Keep your own health care up to date, including yearly checkups. If you experience negative feelings, get counseling from doctor or therapist, or share your feelings with good friends.

• Speaking of friends, keep your social life active in order to stay connected with your community and to give an outlet for stress. Seek comfort and support in your faith-based group as well.

• Remember you are not alone. Seek support groups for caregivers, especially if you are caring for a loved one with a disease. Look online for government or state supported groups and help departments. Find community support groups.

• Make arrangements for your own vacations and retreats, for regrouping and refreshing yourself, your spouse, and your own children. Remember, you are not the only one affected by your live-in parent situation. Your entire family experiences changes and stresses along with you. Arrange for someone to stay with your parent and spend some time as a family away from home and those extra responsibilities.

• Remind yourself of the care that your parent lavished on you as a child and how you felt about that parent then. Often, we get so busy that we forget how much we really love our parents, especially in the throes of caring for them. Try to revisit happier days with them and remind both them and yourself of those times. Bring out family pictures and relive happy days together.

If you are a caregiver, remember to care for your own health as well as that of your loved one. Seek comfort, help, time to refresh yourself, and regular exercise to ensure that you will remain able to give that care and still maintain your personal wellness.

Caring for Aged Parents? Beware Caregiver’s Stress

What happens when you violate probation?

If the parole violation is not too serious, the defendant may be given a second chance; however, violating your parole can result in arrest and incarceration. Whether you are arrested or notified of a parole violation by mail, a court hearing will be scheduled during which the prosecutor must prove that you violated the terms of your probation. If the court finds you in violation, it can revoke, reinstate or extend your probation. Additional consequences can include jail time, additional probation terms, community service, physical labor, rehabilitation, counseling and other treatment programs.

In cases where there will be a jury trial, other pretrial issues are also addressed at the pretrial conference. The judge asks the parties if they will be filing any pretrial motions, and sets a deadline for motions to be filed and heard by the court. (An example of a pretrial motion is a motion to suppress evidence, where a party filing the motion asks the court to decide prior to trial if certain evidence can be used at trial.) The judge also asks the parties if there is any discovery that has not been completed, and sets a deadline for completion of discovery. (Discovery is a formal procedure for the exchange of information between the parties.) The judge also addresses any other issues that need to be resolved before trial.

Violating a protective order has criminal and financial consequences, depending on the severity of the situation. However, to effectively prosecute these cases, it’s necessary to make regular police reports each time the protective order is violated. A violation can be anything from trying to contact the protected person through a family member to showing up at the person’s home or work. In most states, violating a restraining order is a misdemeanor crime punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $5,000.

If someone commits a crime while violating a restraining order, he will likely be charged with additional crimes. For example, if someone assaults his ex-girlfriend while under a protective order, he will likely face misdemeanor or even felony.

Juvenile courts deal with children and teenagers in cases involving child abuse and neglect, abandonment by parents, termination of parents? rights, and adoption. All delinquency and incorrigibility cases are handled in juvenile court. Miscellaneous hearings covering name changes, mental health issues, and abortion may be conducted in the juvenile court.

A fairly new aspect of rehabilitation is juvenile boot camp, or what some states call “shock incarceration.” It?s designed for older juvenile offenders (fifteen to seventeen years) and is used as a last resort. Boot camp often takes several months and is highly structured; juveniles are subject to firm discipline and strenuous exercise. Upon completion, there?s a second phase of rehabilitation, with less supervision and greater freedom. The goal is to eventually release the offenders from all court and probation supervision, with little risk to the community.

In the no criminal cases in juvenile court (abuse, neglect, and adoption), you may be involved as a witness. These are considered civil cases, meaning that you won’t receive any time in detention or with the department of corrections.

What happens when you violate probation?

Summer Time Trip Destinations with a Give Consideration to Families

Choosing the right summer season vacation will be troublesome, especially when you’ve got a family. There area plenty of vacation locations that could be considered “household friend,” however not all are. As a guardian, you might be wondering how you’ll find the proper summer time trip vacation spot for your family.

When traveling with kids, the rules used to select a trip destination change. Instead of choosing an inexpensive trip destination or one that is assured to offer excitement, you’ll need to maintain your family in mind. You are in a position to do so by concentrating on your summer trip destination to the ages of your children. There are a lot of trip actions that are only suitable for children of a sure age. You may be suggested to maintain these actions in mind when choosing a destination.

Planning a family vacation around your kids may seem tough, but it’s something that every one mother and father must to. If you are involved with the limited number of activities that your baby could possibly participate in, you might work to develop their ability to participate. For instance, if you’re fascinated about vacationing on the beach, but your youngster doesn’t know how you can swim, you can simply teach him or her. This action might make a seaside trip doable to your family.

Upon getting decided which sort of family vacation you’d wish to take, you can start selecting a destination. When deciding on a vacation spot it is usually necessary to examine the vacation spot’s capability to accommodate children. For example, if you are curious about taking a seaside trip, many families choose to steer clear of the South Beach space of Miami. Of course, you probably can schedule your next trip there if you occur to’d like; nonetheless, the realm is well-recognized for its famous nightlife.

In case you are in search of a trip vacation spot that particularly targets families, you might want to examine vacationing at an amusement park. Amusement parks are positioned all around the world and they are available all kinds of various sizes. For shorter holidays, you possibly can visit a smaller amusement park. For longer vacations, you possibly can select an amusement park that’s large in size and has overnight accommodations. These amusement parks are often not restricted to, however are likely to include, Orlando Studios, Six Flags, and Disney World.

Amusement parks are nicely-known for being “family friendly.” Virtually all amusement parks offer a variety of rides and points of interest geared in route of people of all ages. Along with concentrating on adults and teenagers, many amusement parks offer rides and points of interest for infants and toddlers. In some areas of the world, amusement parks are the one summer vacation destinations that provide actions that are designed to focus on toddlers and other small children.

In addition to amusement parks, many families determine to choose a campground or state park as their next summer time vacation destination. Camping is a popular out of doors activity. Youngsters of all ages get pleasure from camping close to a lake, pond, stream, or within the woods. Along with tenting, many campgrounds provide activities reminiscent of fishing, boating, and outdoor sports. Households with a toddler might wish to intently look at their choice to trip within the wilderness. Toddlers have the ability to rapidly move and sneak around. Being outside, unsupervised, is unadvised and poses as a hazard for loads of children.

Vacationing at a effectively-know campground, state park, or amusement park is ideal for households trying to plan a summer vacation. While they are all fashionable vacation locations, you will want to keep in mind that they are not the one destinations available. When touring with kids, you can still choose the vacation vacation spot of your choice. Nonetheless, whereas doing so, you’re encouraged to use your greatest judgment.

With a small quantity of analysis, it’s attainable to plan the family vacation of your dreams. There are a large quantity of popular summer vacation locations that concentrate on households as a whole. Booking a vacation at one in every of these standard locations is the easiest way to be sure that that everybody will be succesful of enjoy their summer.

Summer Time Trip Destinations with a Give Consideration to Families

10 Important Tips for Getting Children to Read

A child who reads becomes an adult who reads. Most adults who begin reading at an early age continue to learn by reading throughout their lives. Reading is more than a necessary skill – it’s a source for learning, entertainment, enjoyment and comfort. The skill of reading can be one of the most valuable gifts that you give to your – or any – child.

Still, the question remains: How do you get children to read? There are so many distractions in today’s world – television, cartoons, and video games, to name a few – that it may seem impossible to get your children to sit down and read, let alone turn them into reading enthusiasts. As a mother who has raised five avid readers, I can tell you that it’s nowhere near as hard as you might think. Here are ten important tips for getting your children to read – and loving every minute of it.

1. Let them see you read.

I’ll bet you thought that #1 would be “Read to them”, didn’t you? That’s important (and it will get its own tip), but the single most important thing you can do to raise children who love reading is to be a reader. It doesn’t matter if you read magazines, newspapers or books. What is vital is that your children, from an early age, see reading as a valuable and fun thing to do – and the best way to show them that is to read in front of them.

2. Read to your children regularly.

Bedtime stories are an enduring childhood ritual, but don’t stop reading when your kids outgrow being tucked in at night. In our house, we made nightly reading a part of our evening – not at bedtime, but in the living room. Even when they reached their teens, my kids would often wander out into the living room to listen if I was reading to younger brothers and sisters.

3. Talk about what you read.

I am not suggesting that you should give your kids a reading comprehension quiz every time you read a story to them. Instead, get used to talking about the books that you read in casual conversation. Mention how excited you are that your favorite writer has just published a new book. Ask them how they think Ramona (or Harry Potter) would handle a situation. Remind them about scenes in stories that you read to them when you run into similar scenes in real life.

4. As soon as they’re old enough, get them a library card.

Your public library is still the very best source of reading material. Take your kids to the library often. Hang out with them in the kids’ room and let them choose their own books. Get them familiar with the librarian, and let them see other people enjoying books.

5. Make a big deal of their personal writing.

Writing gives kids an appreciation for the written word and deepens their enjoyment of reading. When children and teens start writing their own stories, they stop viewing books as something magical and unusual, out of their reach. If your children write, treat their writing as you would any other book. Buy them a journal. Help them create and bind their own books. Put their books on the bookshelf next to their bought books.

6. Subscribe to children’s magazines.

Books are fun, but magazines offer a different kind of reading and engagement. Too often, even we adults only consider it “reading” if it’s in a book. Magazines are colorful, topical and fun. Many children who consider reading a chore when the reading comes in book form will eagerly snatch their favorite magazine from the post box the moment it arrives and not put it down till they’ve read every last page.

7. Make books and magazines accessible – in every way.

Buy books and magazines for your kids as gifts. Make sure that there are books around the house in places that are easy for them to reach. Make sure, as well, that the books you choose are accessible – written for the right age level, and geared to their interests.

8. Institute family reading time.

When your kids start thinking they’re too old for read-aloud, institute a family reading time. It can be as little as twenty minutes a day, or an hour two or three nights a week. The only rule is that everyone in the family participates – shut off the televisions and computers and everyone reads.

9. Show an interest in what they’re reading.

The single most valuable reward for most kids is attention from their parents – so pay attention when your kids read. Notice it when they read a book that you remember. Ask them what the story is about. Talk to them about the books that they like.

10. Watch movies based on books – and then read the books together.

The other way around may work as well. Television and movies don’t have to be the enemy. When you read Charlotte’s Web, rent the video and watch it together – then talk about how well it captured the book. Or reverse the process – watch Harry Potter, then read the book together and talk about how much more depth there is in the book. Either way, you’re fostering a critical eye and showing your children that behind every movie or television show is a writer and often, a book.

10 Important Tips for Getting Children to Read