Attention Parents: For the Future of Your Children Don't Be Their Best Friend, Be Their Parent!

One of the worst things you can do for your child is treat them like best friends. You want to be a best parent — not best friend. Your job as the parent is to teach, nurture, advise, discipline and support. . . not be the BEST FRIEND. Often times, you can spot the parents that are friends rather than parents — their kids are unruly, talk back and just plain disrespectful.

Don't let your child become like this: Being a parent requires you to make some tough and often unpopular calls, but that's your job. You're the parent, not children!

Here's how you can become a respected parent and not BFFs:

Parent Your Children 'Old School'

Often referred to as "old school" is the parenting style that parents have strayed from in recent years. Over the past 20 years parents have become too permissive and over indulgent. As the parent, it's your job to make the tough calls, which is to say "NO," more than you say "yes." Old school parents were taught their parenting skills from grandparents, and all of their words of wisdom passed down from generation to generation.

The reputation of old school parenting is generally parents with strict guidelines and rules, and they never seem to indulge their children with lots of extras. And this has worked. . . now parents talk to their children through mobile devices and computers. Pastor Ed Young had a very traditional method of teaching and disciplining his children with his wife. A successful father, husband, pastor and author. Ed Young wrote the book "The 10 Commandments of Parenting: The Do's and Don'ts for Raising Great Kids." Some tips include:

• Thou Shalt Discipline Thy Children
• Thou Shalt Encourage Thy Children
• Thou Shalt Not Be a Passive Parent
• Thou Shalt Teach Thy Children

Your Kids Will Hate You

Joan Robach, a mother and grandmother, said that she was very disciplined with her kids when they were growing up and often said no.

"My kids didn't like me when they were teenagers and that's OK, that's a good sign,” Robach said in an interview with CafeMom (.com). “If your kids love you and think you're just the coolest mom ever, you're probably making a lot of mistakes."

Yes, hearing your children utter the words "I hate you!" or "you're the worst mother in the whole world!" will hurt. A lot. But they don't actually mean those words. Often times, teenage hormones take control and they just blame all their aggression and anger towards the “mean parents.” 

Be Tough, Not Timid

Oprah Radio host Rabbi Shmuley says that it's downright irresponsible to be your child's best friend. You should never parent out of fear. If you don't act like you're the one in charge and, in turn, show them your weak side, they'll disrespect you.

Author: Athena Newton. A recent MFA graduate, Athena writes about fashion and celebrity trends in the U.S. and Europe. She loves following trends and seeing how history repeats and reinterprets itself through fashion.

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Reputable Sheet Metal Los Angeles Supplier

As you may already know, sheet metal is simply metal created into thin and flat pieces. Sheet metal can be produced from different metals like aluminum, steel, copper and brass. As one of the basic structures that widely used in metalworking projects, sheet metal can be cut and bent into different shapes and thickness. Derived from this material, there are limitless objects can be made!

If you’ve noticed things around, probably you’ll see an application of any sheet metal. Metal artworks, vehicle bodies, plane wings, hospital tables and building’s coverings are only a few examples that easily to see. In today’s modern world, high quality sheet metal stock is highly needed to complete different projects and to handle various markets’ needs.

Whatever project that you plan to do, make sure that you’ll get perfect material.  If you live in Los Angeles, there’s no need to search anymore; you can count on the Industrial Metal Supply Company, the reliable sheet metal los angeles supplier that have provided a wide variety of metal solution since 1948.

 

Besides Los Angeles, the Industrial Metal Supply Company also serves other areas in Southern California and Arizona; metal buyers can benefit from their stores in San Diego, Orange County, Inland Empire, Phoenix and Tucson. Whatever your metal requirement, you’ll find it! They offer finest different metal products –including aluminum, brass, steel, stainless steel, copper, cast iron, cerro bend, lead, silicon bronze, tool steel and zinc- in various sizes, shapes and profiles.  You can use their online pricing tool at the website to submit your detailed product specifications and then obtain a price quote.

 

If required to meet your specific metal processing needs, you can apply their custom services from hi-def plasma, laser cutting, precision plate sawing, production shearing to cutting and band sawing services. It’s not only ISO-standard products and services, they also provide you with workshops and training materials like DVD’s and printed tutorial matters. Choosing the Industrial Metal Supply Company to get comprehensive metal solution wouldn’t be a wrong decision. Visit the website to know more other benefits that you may get!

 

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Exercising Safely During Pregnancy

Having a regular exercise during pregnancy can aid a woman to remain healthy and feel fit. Exercises improve the body posture and eradicate body discomforts and aches. Scientific studies have evidenced that pregnancy exercises prevents an attack of gestational diabetes. They also reduce stress and offer the necessary stamina required during labor and delivery. Women who exercise regularly should continue the regimen though in moderation. This is because strenuous exercises may affect the unborn child, or lead to a miscarriage. There are several rules that a pregnant woman can follow so as to exercise safely during her pregnancy. 

First, it is always advisable to confirm with a health provider before commencing exercises. A doctor will be able to offer beneficial advice about the right types of exercises to take. This is highly recommended for people who have delivery complications. In such cases, taking exercises may endanger their lives and even those of their unborn children. However, women who were active in exercises before pregnancy may be advised to continue with them. A routine check-up should be performed to monitor the state of their unborn babies. 

An exercising mother should take a lot of calories to compensate for the lost strength in the body. Physical exercises burn a lot of calories from the body. If a pregnant woman takes a lot of exercises and eats less, her body will become weak and unable to support a fetus. A pregnant woman gains weight as the fetus continues to develop. A regular intake of body building food is essential to ensure she has the strength to carry the baby. However, it is good to take regular exercises to avoid becoming overweight. A doctor can be able to monitor the body weight during pregnancy and remedy the safest exercises to keep fit. 

It is extremely important for pregnant woman to steer a way from dangerous sports. They should avoid contact sporting activities which could throw them off balance. Examples of such sports include; biking, horse riding, skiing, among others. These vigorous exercises should be avoided since there is an elevated level of hormones during pregnancy. Hormones during this period relax the pelvic joints in order to prepare for child birth. They also loosen the body ligaments and joints which makes a woman susceptible to injuries from falls and sprains. 

Lastly, it is always advisable for a pregnant woman to take a warm up exercises before commencing on the strenuous practice. This helps in preparing the muscles and joints. It also builds up the rate of the heart gradually thus minimizing chances of attaining a heart attack. Starting the exercises instantaneously before the body is prepared could damage the muscles and ligaments. A woman can also experience post work out discomforts such as backaches and headaches. 

The pregnancy period can run on smoothly if handled with caution. Exercises are necessary to facilitate a normal body metabolism. However, it is always advisable to participate in the right sports. This is to avoid accidents such as hurting the unborn child. 

About this article: This article has been written by Mary Murphy, the communications manager for Irish based website www.eumom.ie - Ireland's largest online community website for mothers with over 100,000 members. The website publishes regular articles, tips and advice on pregnancy and articles about parenting. Feel free to visit the website and join our happy community – www.eumom.ie

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An Innovative Technique of Developing Mathematical Skills

Now it is possible to make our children calculate faster than a computer. Sound it may bizarre but now this is possible by following simple, proven and age old methods of doing mathematical calculations. Many students in India and abroad share the similar fear of the subject Maths. A fair percentage of students is not comfortable doing simple arithmetical problems involving basic mathematical operations like addition, subtraction, division or multiplication.

Children powered with proper guidance and training to face the subject and solve fundamental arithmetical problems right from the beginning are steered automatically in the direction of achieving academic excellence. Students introduced to abacus or Vedic maths concept are better equipped to face even most complex calculations with ease and confidence.

Abacus training reduces the dependence upon calculators and increases the child's ability to do mental calculations. In addition, abacus education impacts the child and aims at all round development of the personality by boosting self confidence, attentiveness, listening abilities, concentration and imagination. Use of abacus device stimulates fingers and mind simultaneously.

The movement of fingers on the beads of the abacus device along with stimulation of the bran creates a pictorial memory in the mind of the children. The simultaneous use of both the hands along with both parts of the brain (the right brain and the left-brain) conditions and grooms them as quicker and accurate problem solver.

Anyone can become a part of the growing Abacus franchise family and participate in the movement of improving children's overall personality. The concept of abacus is adaptable to blend into any teaching pattern followed at various schools.

The system helps all children alike to improve their grasp over all calculations including multiplication, division, subtraction, and addition. Many international as well as national level competitions including CAT, MCAT, DAT, or GMAT do not allow the use of algorithms or calculators, wherein abacus training from an early age can come in handy.

There is no ideal age to begin with abacus training, even the kids as small as four (kindergarten goers) can grasp abacus concepts, as every module is designed keep in mind the average age of the group taking classes. Another misconception among parents regarding abacus training is that the child already achieving A's does not need the training.

However, the prerogative of sending the child for Abacus classes remains with the parents, an intelligent child can improve upon her /his abilities by accelerating the calculation process thus saving on precious efforts and time. The popular belief that sending the child for an extra class apart from school would create unnecessary pressure is again a myth. In contrast to this myth, students rather find the classes interesting, fun-filled, and stimulating.

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Happy Monday

How’s your weekend, guys? Ours was nice.

My brother came again to our home last Saturday morning to undergo his weekly massage treatment. On Saturday afternoon, we watched a movie –Gangster Squad- at a cinema. If you like action movies, especially American mafia themed ones, you should see this movie. We also had an enjoyable dinner at a Thailand restaurant that we’ve tried for the first time that night.  The steamed fish and tom yum soup that we ordered tasted so delicious.

For Blue Monday, I share a picture of a hanging bridge that decorated with colorful flags (location: Ah Poong Floating Market Sentul City Bogor, Indonesia). You can see blue flags and a beautiful blue dome of a mosque on the background.

Happy Monday to all!

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