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Volume 2  Issue 1                                       January 2004


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Thought Of The Day: "Learning 'how' is more important than learning 'what'."


Experts Urge Parents To Nurture, Discipline Kids


Effective parents know how to reach a balance between disciplining their children while nurturing their development, pediatric behavior specialists say.

Dr. Richard Solomon, chief of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Michigan, says parents face three types of childhood behaviors: good, bad (rule-breaking) and ugly (annoying but not rule-bending). Parents should give much attention to good behaviors, ignore the ugly ones and discipline those that break rules.

"The reason disciplining children is difficult is because they are so wonderfully defiant, which is a part of human nature," Solomon said. "And if you deal with it well, you'll channel that energy into a wonderful human being who can cope with his or her own difficulties and impulses to become a very compassionate and well-behaved adult."

Otherwise, other behavior problems, including aggression, can ensue. Toddlers under age 2 typically require guidance rather than discipline, Solomon advises. Temper tantrums are natural, and best ignored -- unless they threaten the youngster's safety. "Over time, the child will learn that there are certain things around the house he can't do," Solomon said.

To effectively discipline a child, parents must set rules and have reasons to back them up. Solomon recommends that parents sit down as a family and write down a basic set of rules, the reasons for them and the positive and negative consequences for following or not following the rules.

Copyright 2003 by United Press International.
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Aerobic Fitness Means Fewer Sick Days

Physical activity actually may help boost kids' immunity to the barrage of bacterial infections and viruses they are exposed to at school.

Canadian scientists find children who spend more time playing sports and who have better aerobic fitness tend to have fewer sick days than children who have more than 25 percent body fat. The study -- conducted among 10- and 11-year old children at Brock University in Ontario -- also finds more sedentary children and those with higher body fat are more likely to contract upper respiratory infections.

The study authors suggest: "Don't go outside with your hair wet -- but do go out!"

Copyright 2003 by United Press International.
All rights reserved.


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Art of Being Flexible

Carol Halsey
Business Organizing Solutions

There is the misconception among many that each day, every minute must be scheduled for some task, meeting or appointment in order for it to be a productive day. Nothing could be further from the truth.

This only leads to stress and frustration. How many times have you planned a full day only to discover that not nearly half your tasks were completed. I'd guess that your next reaction would be, "I didn't get anything done today!"

You can usually count on the fact that on most days, some unexpected crises or event will occur that will disrupt your well planned schedule.

Or some tasks will take more time to complete than you anticipated.

Or an appointment or meeting runs longer than scheduled.

This is why it is important to leave some flex time, or unplanned time in your schedule each day.

If an unexpected event presents itself, you have the ability to juggle your planned tasks to take care of it.

If a day goes smoothly without the intrusion of the unexpected, there is time to accomplish more than you had planned. There are usually more tasks on a master list that can be tackled.

By allowing this free time in your schedule, you will feel good at the end of the day because you will have accomplished your planned goals. And possibly something unexpected as well. And of course, you will be less stressed.

How much flex time to allow each day will be different for everyone, depending upon the scope of your responsibilities and position. You may want to start with a half hour in the morning and another half hour in the afternoon. See how it works, and go from there.

 

 

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