Archives for January, 2009
Nevermind if the baby section from your favorite department store sells a package with all sorts of pillows for infant and toddlers. Fact is, babies sleep better without pillows. Pillows is a major cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). Children don’t need pillows. Children suffocate from pillows, if at all and claim the lives of almost two thousand infants per year.
A premature baby will benefit if he will be allowed to listen to music every so often. Studies have shown that whenever music and lullubies are played in the nursery section of a hospital, premature babies respond positively. Blood oxygen goes up, which is an effective key to measure how healthy an individual is and whenever the music is turn off, their blood oxygen goes down.
This is probably one explanation about the Mozart effect to babies who were allowed to listen to music even from when they were in utero.
There is more to coolness than having kids wear sunglasses. Kids should be made to wear sunglasses whenever they step outside where there will be sunlight reflected into their eyes. A child’s eyes have less light filtering system than that of an adult’s.
Protect your child’s eyes by having him or her wear glasses when he steps outside during day time.
Do you know that in a study of 400 New York City preschoolers, there were 10% of them that were found to drink softdrinks and iced tea every day which is equal to an adult drinking two cups of coffee. This will cause children to be inattentive and hyper.
Children should not be given softdrinks whenever possible. Give alternative drinks.
The key to having your advice taken to heart are these:
Make sure you understand where the person is coming from. Quit thinking of throwing in all the facts that you can give out to your counselee, but focus more on what the person’s problem is. Listening is the key. This wil spell out how the person will open up to you. Encouragement for your counselee to discuss the problem in your own way. Make sure that what your listener want is advice and not just a listening ear. Otherwise, whatever it is you say will not be heard. It will also help to evaluate yourself first, if you are equipped to help the person you are talking to.
The second thing to do after you have established your relationship with your counselee is to evaluate options and let them know each and everyone of them together with their pros and cons. The option should come from him or her. Inasmuch as you think that you know what he or she should be deciding on, the choice has got to come from the person who needs help. That will be the third process. Letting him or her make the decision.
Advice is a form of art. To be an adviser, it is not enough that you know a lot of facts and be able to let your listener know what he or she needs to know. Relationship should be built before breaking through the person you give advice to. People give advice for a number of different reasons.
If you happen to do this professionally, then this might be a source of your income. But if not, then there should be more to giving advice than just being nosey. A lot of times, it is because of concern. Parents advice children, while superior advice subordinates.
Give yourself no more excuse to put off being healthier. Here are easy to follow steps to a healthier you. This will not take so much of your time per day.
1. Get hold of a scent that will boost your spirit. Lemon and peppermint are two of the most energizing scents. chew a peppermint gum when you can or drink a lemon tea. Light lemon or peppermint candles.
2. Ice water will energize you. It helps you raise your metabolism to keep your body temperature from falling.
3. One breath meditation. There is no special kind of meditation that needs to be learned. It’s easy. Sit in a chair and straighten your back. Allow your shoulders and body to relax and take a deep breath. Breathe deeply and feel the air fill every single cell of your body. Hold your breath for a bit and slowly release all the tension away.
4. Tone down the noise at home and work, whenever you can. Loud noises cause our mind and body tension.
5. Face the sunlight. Try to move your work desk towards the light. It will energize you throughout the day. If this will be too much for you. Take a five minute walk outside.
6. Do crosswords or sodoku.
