The Helpful Pointer

Today between regular stores, department stores, huge hardware retailers and of course the internet, it is possible to find all kinds of items and your perfect outdoor firepit is definitely one them. The options available are countless, and it’s really just a matter of you deciding which outdoor firepit best suits your home and your needs. The number one rule is that the best outdoor firepit is the one that you need, not the one that your neighbor has just bought.

The style, the size and the overall look of an outdoor fire pit are very important, but so are the materials and the price. Due your diligent homework when it comes to make your choice and pick the material that best matches your furniture and the style of your patio or backyard, by your garden gazebo or your garden shack. An outdoor fire pit can usually be made out of wood, metal or stone, but in our honest opinion some of the classiest and more stylish come in copper. The prices have dropped significantly in the past few years; therefore you can make a comparison among different companies and truly select the best pick for your credit card, without jeopardizing your monthly budgets, especially in times like today, when every penny counts.

More about wrought iron and firepits.

If you are aimlessly buying Christmas presents for people with hopes that just one of those things will please them, then you need to read this article. Discover ways to purchase what they desire, or ideally, provide them with a gift card and then enjoy the remainder of the day in each other’s company.

Christmas gets more over-blown and expensive with each passing year. Despite everyone saying that next year will be different, it seems like Christmas is spent cleaning up piles of wrapping paper and trying to fit stuff into cars. It’s fun to receive gifts, especially when you’re a kid, but as adults, do we really need to go bonkers in the mall each year?

The problem is that most people don’t know what everyone wants. The theory seems to be that if you just buy a lot of stuff for a person you will please them because you increased the odds. Do some research prior to choosing a person to date. You need to get opinions from people who are sure of what they are looking for. Over the course of the year, a mild interrogation with in depth and probing questions will aid in identifying a suitable gift. Hopefully, this will keep you from buying them useless trinkets and gadgets. If all these ideas do not work then there is nothing wrong with gift cards. These can be personalized by including a few ornaments or hand-baked cookies or even a personalized card telling them that you wished that they have the last say about their gift. Even if you get to spend all your time surrounded by gifts, the best gift of all is spending time with loved ones.

While gift cards may be considered a bit impersonal, it is better than getting that loved one a gift they do not need or like. Gift cards are a great back-up plan when research and questioning have failed to provide you with any ideas. For the most part people either don’t know what they want, or they don’t know how to express it. There are lots of ways to give pleasure to this group. Here is a great site for some gifts ideas for everyone.

Kids grow up so fast and if you don’t try to capture some of
these wonderful memories through some means, they’ll all slip
through the fingers just in a snap. And scrapbooking is a
fabulous way to preserving those memories, by combining the
photos and journaling of your kids.

As parents, scrapbook pages of your adorable boy or girl
probably fill up many pages. But these are stories told from
your perspective. How about including your child’s perspective
into those pages as well?

Children have many stories to tell and share and through the
shared scrapbooking experiences, he or she will have a mean of
documenting those wonderful stories that impacted his or her
life.

Try scrapbooking not only about your kid, but together with your
kid. As in combined forces and powers of mommy and kid. Your
child’s views will certainly add a heart-rending air of
innocence and specialness to those pages.

Not forgetting that scrapping together with your kid is an
excellent hobby to bring the two of your even closer. And you’ll
become a tirelessly cheerleader and supporter, to encourage your
child to grow his or her art and language skills. Scrapbooking
also enhances the worth and sense of uniqueness in your kid.

If your kid is still very young and hasn’t mastered the art of
doing a basic layout, you can always do the layout while your
child dictates the journaling portion. Consider pointing out a
few layouts options and let your kid do the selection. The ideas
your child has of how the page should look might take you by
surprise!

Journaling is important even if it’s just a few keywords or
short sentences. This can be a fun session with your child. The
creative answers generated from the little brain of your boy or
girl are what make these pages special.

By supporting your kid in expressing his or her own choices and
thoughts, it’s a great way to inspire farther creativity in your
child to want to do more scrapbook pages.

You can choose a topic and then present it to your kid. “Bobby,
would you like to do a page on your favorite toys?”. “Jeannie,
would you like to do a page on your trip to Paige’s birthday
party at the McDonald’s?”

If your child is excited about the topic, then use a series of
about five to ten prompts to get your child’s answers to them.
Your boy’s or girl’s answers would then go into the journaling
boxes of your page.

If possible, it’s a good idea to get your child to write out the
answers in his or her handwriting. Then another piece of your
child’s uniqueness would be retained on the pages.

The basic idea is for you to help your child scrapbooks the
page, but the words would have to come from your kid. This would
not only put your child’s originality into the page, but would
let others glimpse into your child’s own perspective on the
event or topic.

Many times, you’ll realize that though the two of you
experienced the same event, but would form vastly different
impressions of the same experience. You may be touched by the
loads of affection exchanged between your daughter and her best
friend. But it’s how she finally had the chance to order her
first Oreo cookies ice-cream cone, which left the sweetest
memory on her mind that day.

Having your child’s stories on the pages will reinforce the
self-esteem in your child. How? Your child will begin to
understand that what he or she has to say means something.

There are some general prompts that you can ask your kids to
guide them in weaving their stories:

- What are your favorite ….?

- Why do you like about … the best?

- What do you like to do with it?

- What is so special about … ?

- What would you like to do when you …?

- Can you describe …. and what do you know about it?

- What are your likes about … ?

- What are your dislikes about … ?

- What have you learned from … ?

- What have you learned about … ?

- What do you admire about … ?

- What makes a good … ?

- What’s the funniest thing that happened on … ?

- Where and how did you meet … ?

- What do you do when you meet … ?

- What do you talk about when you are with … ?

- Can you draw a picture on … ?

By combining efforts with your kid, and with little prompts,
meaningful scrapbook pages can be achieved.

In this way, you can capture the early growing phases of your
child on those pages forever. And these scrapbook pages are
bound to light up your kid’s and your faces over the years.

“Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone
else and thinking something different.” - Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

Happy scrapping with your kid!

Free radicals and oxyradicals play an important role in the development and progression of many brain disorders such as brain injury, neurodegenerative disease, schizophrenia and Down syndrome.

Glutathione is the brain’s master antioxidant and plays an important protective role in the brain.

According to Dr. Jimmy Gutman, “The brain is particularly susceptible to free radical attack because it generates more oxidative by-products per gram of tissue than any other organ.”

Many neurological and psychiatric disease processes are characterized by… abnormalities in glutathione metabolism and antioxidant defenses.”

Generation of reactive oxygen species (free radicals) and oxidative damage are an important cause of neuron (brain cell) death from brain injury.

Chemicals that cause toxicity to certain brain cells are known to decrease cerebral glutathione (GSH), making the cells more vulnerable to reactive oxygen species (ROS). (1)

On the other hand, over-expression of the glutathione peroxidase (GPX) enzyme potently decreases cell death from brain injury. (2)

Brain Injury and Glutathione - The Gender Difference

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have found that males and females respond differently to brain injury. (3)

In animal models, levels of glutathione remain constant in females who have suffered a brain injury, but drop by as much as 80 percent in males with the same injury.

When glutathione levels drop, brain cells die much more quickly. This suggests that boys with brain injuries may require different life-saving treatments than girls.

N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC), a precursor of glutathione, already approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people who have overdosed on acetaminophen, may be an effective treatment for brain injury in boys whose brains are deprived of oxygen.

Brain Disorders and Glutathione - A Genetic Cause?

Genetics researchers have found that the glutathione S-transferase gene controls the onset of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and determines, not if we get these diseases, but when. (4)

The glutathione S-transferase gene has previously been linked to the risk for Parkinson’s disease among people who used pesticides.

A previous article covered the importance of glutathione in Parkinson’s Disease.

http://www.1whey2health.com/parkinsons_glutathione.htm

Alzheimer’s Disease and Glutathione

Free radicals and oxidative damage in neurons is known to be a primary cause of degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease.

Amyloid- peptide (A) accumulation in senile plaques, a pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has been implicated in neuronal degeneration.

Amyloid plaques encroaching on the brain increase the production of free radicals, or oxidative stress. Antioxidants, such as vitamin C and E “mop up” the damaging free radicals.

Glutathione (GSH) precursors can prevent death of brain cells induced by amyloid plaques in Alzhiemer’s disease, while substances that deplete GSH increase cell death. (5)

Evidence has been piling up over the link between the amount of an amino acid called homocysteine in the blood and the chance of developing Alzheimer’s.

For people not genetically predisposed to developing Alzheimer’s, cholesterol and homocysteine, largely caused by an unhealthy lifestyle, are the core causal factors.

Welsh GP, Andrew McCaddon, showed that the more homocysteine that patients with Alzheimer’s had, the worse their mental performance, and the worse their “cognitive impairment,” the less they had of the antioxidant glutathione. (6)

Glutathione and Mood Disorders

Studies have found that the mood stabilizing drug, valproate, used to treat epilepsy and bi-polar disorder, regulates expression of the genes that make glutathione-S-transferase (GST).

In addition, chronic treatment with lithium, another commonly prescribed mood stabilizer used in treating manic-depression, also increased levels of GST.

These findings led researchers to conclude that glutathione S-transferase may be a novel target for mood stabilizing drugs. (7)

Alcohol Consumption and Glutathione

Alcohol abuse is known to impair memory and other brain functions and increase brain cell death. A new study in rats has shown that alchol consumption causes fewer new brain cells to form and results in greater cell death. (8)

But rats that were fed alcohol along with Ebselen - a glutathione peroxidase mimic that acts as a free radical scavenger - showed no similar reduction in brain-cell formation and no increase in cell death.

Substances that Boost Glutathione Levels and Protect Brain Cells

Taking glutathione itself as a supplement does not boost cellular glutathione levels, since it breaks down in the digestive tract before it reaches the cells.

However, intravenous glutathione therapy and glutathione precursors or dietary supplements are effective in boosting intracellular levels of glutathione.

Intravenous Glutathione Injections: Intravenous glutathione injections have been shown to produce amazing and rapid results, in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Following even a single dosage of intravenous glutathione, many of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease rapidly improve, often in as little as 15 minutes.

Glutathione Precursors: In the Alzheimer’s study conducted by Welsh GP, Andrew McCaddon, adding the glutathione precursor, N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) to a protocol that lowered homocysteine levels by simple supplementation with B12 and folate, resulted in prompt, striking, and sustained clinical improvement in nearly all the patients. (9)

Cucurmin (turmeric): Studies have shown that the Indian curry spice, cucurmin, has neuroprotective effects because of its ability to induce the enzyme, hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1), which protects neurons exposed to oxidant stress. Treatment of brain cells called astrocytes, with curcumin, increases expression of HO-1 protein as well as glutathione S-transferase. (10)

Ebselen: Ebselen is a glutathione peroxidase mimic and potent synthetic antioxidant that acts as a neuroprotective agent and an inhibitor of free-radical induced apoptosis (cell death). It can protect brain cells from the neuro-toxic effects of alcohol consumption. (8)

Undenatured Whey Protein: Undenatured whey protein provides glutathione precursors, has been shown to raise intracellular glutathione levels in clinical trials, and has anecdotally been reported to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

References:

1. Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 88, No. 3, 2004 513-531

2. Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 87, No. 6, 2003 1527-1534

3. Researchers Find Brain Cells Die Differently in Males and Females; Pediatric Academic Societies Press release; 21-Apr-2004

4. Human Molecular Genetics, 2003, Vol. 12, No. 24 3259-3267

5. The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 164, Number 1, 123-131; 5 January 2004

6. Biol Psychiatry. 2003 Feb;53(3):254-60

7. Journal of Neurochemistry, Vol. 88, No. 6, 2004 1477-1484

8. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2003 Jun 24;100(13):7919-24. Epub 2003 Jun 05.

9. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2003 Mar-Apr;11(2):246-9

10. Can Curry Protect Against Alzheimer’s?; American Physiological Society (APS) Press Release; 16-Apr-2004

Copyright © 2004 Priya Shah

About the Author

This article was first published in the May 2004 issue of The Glutathione Report, http://www.glutathione-report.com, a newsletter featuring regular updates on the health benefits of glutathione. Get a Free report on Glutathione in Health and Disease http://www.1whey2health.com

One of the easiest ways to get into the telecommuting industry
is to get a phone job. These phone jobs are more readily
available than other telecommuting jobs and usually pay pretty
well.

When you first start working on the phone from home, keeping the
kids quiet can be a bit of a challenge. There is a fine line
between keeping your child quiet and stifling the fun that kids
should have every day. Here are some age-appropriate ideas on
what you can do to make sure you get at least some quiet phone
time in each day.

For Babies:

1. Keep them busy with some soft toys that make little or no
noise. Fabric dolls and stuffed animals are a good choice. You
can also use the stackable plastic rings. I found a soft, fabric
covered box that came with a set of 4 finger puppets. The box
had different openings and a mirror on one side. My baby spent
hours putting the animals in and taking them back out.

2. Wear your baby in a sling. You will be able to nurse her
while you work and she can take a nap in mommy’s lap. Get her
used to the noise of everyday life in your house from the day
you bring her home from the hospital. Don’t keep everyone in the
house quiet. The baby will get used to hearing your voice and
will be able to sleep even when you are talking on the
phone…in fact she will find comfort in it.

3. Work while your baby naps. Try to get your baby on a good
sleeping schedule that works for you and your job. Make sure you
have something around that will sooth her quickly - like a
favorite stuffed animal - should she wake up early while you are
on the phone.

4. Work when someone else can watch the baby. You can get a few
hours of work in while your husband is home. Ask a relative if
she would be willing to watch the baby a few hours a week. You
can also trade babysitting with a friend or neighbor. Offer to
watch her child for a few hours a week, if she will do the same
for you.

For Children:

1. Get your children on a sleeping schedule and work while they
nap. Don’t let them sleep too late in the afternoon, or you will
have a hard time getting them down at night.

2. Work while you husband or significant other is home, or ask a
relative if she would be willing to watch your children for a
few hours a day. You can also look for a Mom’s morning off
program in your area. Your child will get to play with other
kids while you work. Trading babysitting or arranging play-dates
will work as well.

3. Give your kids a special game to play. Many board games work
well, or if you have an additional computer you can pick up some
age appropriate software. The key is to find something that
doesn’t make a lot of noise and will keep their attention for a
little while. Make sure you don’t use any given game too often,
or your child will get board with it quickly.

4. Use a noise-quieting headset. If your kids do get loud from
time to time - and believe me they will - the headset will
cancel most of the noise. It’s well worth the small investment.
Be sure to invest in a good quality headset though.

5. Work in short intervals while the kids are around. Kids can
only be good and quiet for so long. Make sure you take frequent
breaks to play with them. Have a tickle session, take them out
to the yard to play catch, play hide and go seek for a few
minutes. Just let them be kids and get rid of some of that build
up energy.

6. Teach them that they need to listen to you when you ask them
to be quiet. They will learn to respect your need for some time
to work. Make sure you give them something interesting to do and
pay them lots of attention when you are not working. This should
work as long as you don’t ask them to stay quiet for hours at a
time. Just be firm and stick to your guns when they do get noisy
while you work.

Always remember that kids will be kids. Keep your sense of
humor. It’s not the end of the world if you have to excuse
yourself from a phone conversation to break up a fight or attend
to a child that needs you. Your kids will get noisy from time to
time. Try your best to keep them quiet, but not at the expense
of stressing yourself out or expecting too much from your kids.

The Braun D410 Digital Camera

Pros A camera compact in shape and function - size of a packet
of 20 cigarettes. Designed for simplicity in use and the ladies
handbag with a neat case included 4MByte sensor - very
respectable: and a three times optical zoom - a good lens.
Simple to use and gives excellent results - prints of up to 10 x
8 inches are feasible on best settings.

Cons Only space for two AA batteries - but the case is small! -
take some spares. Lacks an optical viewfinder, LCD display
difficult to see on a sunny day. Flash is good up to 10 feet max
- but then that is true of most on camera flashes.

The Braun D410 is a compact camera that comes compete with
batteries and camera case - rare nowadays - and a set of leads
for connection to your PC or to your TV. While this is a still
picture and a movie camera, this review is more concerned about
the still picture capability of the Braun D410.

I was able to operate the camera from the box - but then I am a
photographer.

Reading the first few pages of the manual will get you going -
and that will probably be all you require. As with all things
electronic, there are many functions included, most of which you
will never use. Indeed the camera manual - printed in 7
languages - is considerably larger and heavier than the camera -
so leave it at home! Same applies to the CD Rom containing
software for your PC.

Inserting a 256Mbyte SD Memory card allows the camera to store
in excess of 100 images at its highest resolution - 4Mega
Pixels. This card can be used to transfer images to your PC or
can be taken to a photo lab to get the images printed. The
camera will take either Secure Digital or Multimedia memory
cards - they are physically identical. The only difference is
that the SD card has a small switch in its side to lock the
contents of its memory. Take care when inserting batteries or
cards. This is a small and delicate piece of equipment! The
cards can be inserted the wrong way around - but the battery
cover will not fit back into place!

Switch on the Braun D410 camera by pressing the small button at
the centre of the command dial at the top of the camera. The
dial sets the mode of the camera - fully automatic or a range of
options including landscapes, portraits, sport subjects (rapidly
moving) and night photography.

The controls are intuitive to operate starting with the upper
toggle switch on the rear of the camera switching between wide
angle and telephoto. The image you are focussing on is displayed
on a small screen on the rear of the camera - there is no eye
piece as such.

Slight pressure on the picture taking button causes the camera
to focus and calculate exposure - a full press causes the camera
to take a picture - there is a small delay between pressing the
button and taking the shot - so keep the camera still!

Most users will use the fully automatic mode which involves no
thinking or playing. The built in flash gun switches itself on
as and when needed for individual groups or small portraits. Do
not expect it to fill a hall though - this is a compact camera!

The screen on the back of the camera is able to review images
taken and stored in memory. Press the playback arrow button to
go into review mode - press it again to go back to photograph
mode. Use the lower toggle switch to step through the shots you
have taken. Individual images can be deleted - and taken again -
if required. I found the screen difficult to use on a very
bright sunny day.

A drawback of any small camera is that there is little room for
the batteries. The Braun D410 accepts 2 AA size batteries. So
take some spares with you as they soon run down should you be
making use of the camera over a period. The motors for the
telephoto lens, flash and other circuits drain the cells.

I am not going to go through all of the options and control
functions of the camera. The manual does that very well. So I
would suggest that should you buy this camera you spend half an
hour reading the manual and then put it to one side and take
some photographs! The advantage of digital is that you are not
exposing film - and you can delete the images you do not want to
keep.

The camera can take short bursts of video as well, but I am not
going to describe that!

In summary The Braun D410 is a very competent consumer camera
which will delight the user in its simplicity and quality. Ideal
for the ladies and their handbag!

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Are you invited to a baby christening and looking for a baby
gift idea? Our gift guide will give you lots of ideas to help
you choose a special and unique baby gift.

Embroidered Gift Ideas - choose from soft cotton,
chenille or hand knitted blankets. Your baby blanket can be
embroidered with baby’s name and birth date. Or go for something
different and choose a baby quilt which can also be customized
with your own wording or design.

Creative Gift Ideas - why not make up your own baby gift
box. You can then choose which items to put into your box. If
you know Mom and Dad well you can put together a selection of
items you know they will appreciate. One idea is to select some
lovely natural bath time items. This could be a lovely soft
cotton hooded towel with some natural baby bath oil and creams.

Unique Gift Ideas - how about a baby’s first golf club,
a baby keepsake memory book, a first tooth and curl set or a
pewter baby cup or birth plate. You can also personalize each of
these gifts with baby’s name, birth date or your own special
verse or favorite baby poem.

Homemade Gift Ideas - if you are crafty then this is the
perfect idea. You could knit a beautiful shawl or a little
cardigan. Or make a baby pillow for baby’s nursery and customize
with appliqué.

Silver Gift Ideas - choose from silver necklaces,
bracelets, rings or pendants. Or go for a more traditional gift
of a silver baby cup and spoon set or a religious silver cross
pendant. Make your silver gift truly special by having your item
engraved with baby’s name and birth date or your own special
message.

Personalized Gift Ideas - favorite ideas include a
pewter birth plate, baby name meaning print, silver engraved
gifts, a personalized receiving blanket or a lovely fleece baby
custom quilt. Or why not choose a personalized name frame,
jigsaw, clock or alphabet picture.

So when was the last time you lost your patience with your
children? To answer that, would you be looking at your calendar
or the second hand on your watch?

The problem with having children is that by the time you’ve
learned everything you need to know to raise them, they’re
almost grown. By the time you’re wise enough, you’re too tired.
One thing I have to say about having children is that it makes
you appreciate your own parents.

A frequent source of conflict between children and parents is
that they do not think alike, much to the consternation of
parents. For instance, I like putting things back where they
belong so I can find them the next time I need them. My children
don’t seem to have this same tendency. When things get out of
place, I can easily get out of sorts. But after much trial and
error, I realized that it’s not worth raising your blood
pressure over a $40.00 power tool. Nor is it worth damaging the
self esteem of your children (now that’s an overused word I bet
you’ve heard before)! One way to abate the anger you feel from
having your personal possessions and tools strewn out all over
the lawn is to remember that it’s probably divine retribution
going back to when you were a child and did the very same things
to your parents!

In all honesty, losing your temper is easy. Some people seem to
lose it a lot more than others. Incidentally, why is it that
those who lose their temper the most always seem to find it
again? Maybe it should’ve stayed lost!

Actually, losing your temper is the most counterproductive thing
you can do as a parent. It’s admitting to your children that
you’re not in control. But in any dispute between emotion and
common sense, it seems that emotion almost always wins out.
Maybe your best bet is to try another approach when things start
to get tense before you vent your anger. It’s easier to maintain
control of your temper than to wait until it’s unleashed and try
to reign it back in. Once you’ve gone past the point of no
return, it’s sort of like jumping off a house and trying to stop
halfway. Too late!

Dealing with children isn’t supposed to be easy. In case you
thought otherwise, your children will subtly remind you over and
over again! There will be times that you won’t always know the
best thing to do, especially when it comes to the issue of
discipline. Unfortunately, children don’t come with
instructions–if they did, you wouldn’t have time to read them
anyway! Children, however, need some direction from you as a
parent. And instruction. And because of time constraints,
sometimes parents will skip over the instruction that children
need and go straight to the punishment phase.

Regrettably, discipline is a part of every child’s upbringing,
regardless of how you feel about it. No parent relishes the
thought of having to discipline their children so we generally
procrastinate doing so until we’re about to lose control. And
that’s precisely when we need it the most. So, in order to act
in their best interest, it requires that you remain in control
of your emotions. Don’t be ashamed if you need time to cool off
or to get help.

Now I don’t claim to be an authority when it comes to raising
children but I’ve learned a few things from my own personal
experiences–or did I really mean to say, tribulations. From my
observations, it would appear that raising children is
synonymous with raising your voice. Fortunately there is always
help available, if you’ll just buy the latest book some expert
wrote! Now, I’m not against ‘experts’ but have you ever noticed
that they don’t always agree? Maybe they should all get together
and read each other’s books? This way you’d only have to read
one. I believe in consulting books and getting information but
it always has to be in the context of common sense. After all,
who really knows you’re child better than you?

Relating experiences about childraising doesn’t necessarily have
to described in technical terms nor does it require a string of
degrees to understand. In fact, the last time I checked, they
don’t even give out a certificate for cleaning the bathroom
floor after a sick child threw up at 3:00 A.M. in the morning.
Not even when you had to be at work at 6:30 the same day. If
they do, then I want mine! No, I didn’t get a diploma to hang on
my wall nor did I get to walk across a stage with one of those
square hats and a tassel.

In our primordial state, we balanced our feelings of frustration
or anger by striking out in retribution against whatever caused
it. But in the family situation there is no foe to vanquish. So
against our invisible feelings of frustration, we sometimes
subconsciously designate someone visible to be the foe. When
this happens, we feel vindicated by subjecting our children or
our spouse to being the object of our anger. This type of
reaction only exacerbates a situation where others are depending
on you to react in a mature manner.

In summary, you should correct your children because they need
it, not because you’re angry or lost your patience. Instead of
lashing out in frustration against your spouse, seek their
support. In the arena of conflict and resolution, there is no
foe unless you create one. But there is one consolation.
Eventually you will get even with your children. Because one day
they will have children of their own. And it will be their turn
to appreciate you.

write about children, wives, financial affairs, relationships,
etc.

Don’t know anything about raising children? Your children will
teach you! The only problem is that by the time you’ve learned
all you need to know, the kids are grown.

Losing your temper is the most counterproductive thing you can
do as a parent

sometimes parents will skip over the instruction that children
need and go straight to the punishment phase

No parent relishes the thought of having to discipline their
children so we generally procrastinate doing so until we’re
about to lose control. And that’s precisely when we need it the
most.

Raising children shouldn’t be synonymous with raising your
voice. In the arena of conflict and resolution, there is no foe
unless you create one.

Your head is spinning with visions of your glorious wedding day. Your heart skips a beat every time you think about it. Your mind is going a mile a minute with ideas and plans. You are soooo excited. Now don’t get ahead of yourself. Before doing anything you should grab a pen and paper and follow these simple steps.

First you need to make a list of the things you need to discuss with your fiancée. Don’t go any further until you’ve done this. Although you might be inclined to rush out and start planning. Remember this is his big day too, and he should have a say in the planning of it.

You’ll need to discuss:
• the maximum amount your going to spend
• How many people your going to invite
• How you are going to finance your wedding
• What type of wedding your going to have - big, small, formal, informal
• How many people will be in your wedding party

Once you’ve got some of the basics covered you’ll want to meet with both sets of parents to further discuss the items above. You need to find out how much, if any, finances parents will be contributing. You’ll need to know who is important to them to place on the invite list, and you’ll need to fill them in on the type of wedding your planning.

Third, you’ll need to set your wedding date. These days it’s advisable to book facilities such as churches and reception halls a year in advance. You’ll want to take into consideration the time of year you plan to get married, any holidays, vacations, or family events that might not work with your date. Once you’ve determined a date that works for your bridal party and family members, as well as yourself, you can move ahead. It never hurts to have a couple of date options

Now you can get those creative juices flowing. Your wedding should fit both your style and your fiancée’s style. Will it be a trendy wedding, traditional, beach, park?? Get ideas from bridal magazines, books, and the internet which has a wealth of free information available. Start a scrap book. Add items and ideas you like to the scrap book. Then you can use your scrap book for reference as you start to fine tune.

Get yourself organized. The more organized you are the easier it will be to plan, and you’ll be under a lot less stress. Keep a day timer of what you’ve done and what needs to be done on or before specific days. Use to do lists - scratch completed tasks and add new tasks. It’s important to keep your list up to date. There’s also some very good wedding management software packages available on the market.

Your wedding is one of the most important events in your life. Be prepared and enjoy planning for this very special day!

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