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- Teens Tweens or Children? Talking Effectively with your Kids about the Internet - by Talking effectively about the internet with your kids, and setting rules that will stick, requires an appreciation of their age and maturity. You of course know your kids best, and may already have had effective discussions with them about family rules for using the internet, but here are some ...
Views: 1179 - Parent-Child Internet Agreement - by The Kid's Agreement
I, ________________________________________ agree to the following rules for using the internet:
1) I will not hide things that I am doing online from my parents.
2) I will never give out my full name, my home address or telephone number, or my school name, to anyone ...
Views: 941 - What To Do If Your Child Is Being Sexually Exploited On The Internet - by Discovering that your child is being sexually exploited through the internet is a highly traumatic experience for both parent and child. Your child may be panicking, frightened that they have done wrong and will be punished, so much so that it may be hard to get any information from them. ...
Views: 1793 - Crush Sites - Something else to prepare your teens for - by "Someone has a crush on you"
Have you or your teens ever received an email that begins like that? Hugely popular with teens, these emails are from websites that are known as "Crush sites".
Presenting themselves as websites about dating, Crush sites are basically services that collect email ...
Views: 7689(1 vote) - Are You in an Abusive Situation? - by An abusive relationship is a non-consensual relationship where you are forced against your will to comply with another's demands and expectations, to the detriment of your health, happiness, confidence and well-being. You may comply because you are afraid of the consequences of refusing to ...
Views: 1466 - Water Safety Tips - by The Summer vacation is a great time for swimming for kids. Keep it fun by considering the following water safety advice from SafetyEd International
SWIMMING POOLS
Never allow children to be alone around swimming pools. This also means you should not be chatting on the phone or reading a book ...
Views: 896 - It's Official!- Internet Addiction is Real - by Recently psychologists in America concluded that it is indeed possible for your child to become psychologically addicted to the Internet. The addiction has been named Internet Addiction Disorder, or IAD. To be diagnosed as a "Dependent Internet User" with IAD, a child must meet at least four or ...
Views: 1324 - Do You Have Faith in What You Are Doing? - by Starting out on any venture whether it's a new business or a trip to the local supermarket requires faith.
We live by faith or we do not live at all. Either we venture or we vegetate. If we venture, we do so by faith, simply because we cannot know the end of anything at its beginning. ...
Views: 807 - New Pelvic Toner for Women Helps Prevent Urinary Incontinence and Enhances Sexuality - by Venice, FL-Dec.16--Urinary incontinence is one of the major problems today for millions of women. The condition is embarrassing enough to drive women to try secret, even dangerous, remedies that may or may not help. Childbirth, obesity, menopause, hysterectomy and a number of medical conditions ...
Views: 1154 - Are You Trustworthy? - by Trust is a very difficult thing to establish or maintain. Our senses are daily bombarded with all kinds of messages and stimulations that would have us believe that we should accept everything we see or hear.
Most of us know better than to take at face value some of the advertising that we are ...
Views: 719 - How To Successfully Sabotage That Great Idea Of Yours - by I'm sure that you can recall many times when you have had a brainwave, a bolt from the sky, a sudden idea or an intrusion that you never brought to fruition for any number of reasons.
Maybe you initially thought the idea was so brilliant that it seemed to be the answer you have been looking ...
Views: 875 - Dying to Fit In- Learning to Love our Bodies and Ourselves - by Today in America you can be whatever you want to be - any dream can be accomplished as long as you pursue it. We have economic security and we live in a peaceful and prosperous nation! We live in the land of opportunity, rich with culture and diversity, the land of the free! The question I pose ...
Views: 1057 - Dying to Fit In - Literally! - by Today in America you can be whatever you want to be - any dream can be accomplished as long as you pursue it. We have economic security and we live in a peaceful and prosperous nation! We live in the land of opportunity, rich with culture and diversity, the land of the free! The question I pose ...
Views: 1318 - Finding Resources for Eating Disorder Treatment - by If you or someone you care about is affected by an eating disorder, it is important to seek help!
Admitting you have an eating, exercise, or body image problem that requires treatment is difficult. We understand that taking those first steps to seeking help are filled with fear, anxiety, but ...
Views: 911 - How to Find and Evaluate a Therapist - by Eating disorders are extremely complex disorders that can be life threatening. It is important to seek the help of a qualified professional to assist you in the recovery process. Having a good support system of friends and loved ones is extremely helpful, but it is vital to have a professional ...
Views: 2419 - We are called to a path of spiritual evolution - by These days bring a certain amount of uncertainty and chaos. As we are forced to evolve, our resistance to change threatens our very progress as individuals, cultures, nations, and as a species. We somehow thought (because we are a thinking species) that we were exempt from the natural ...
Views: 786 - What to do when you realize you've been going in the wrong direction - by With age comes wisdom and so as we mature and begin to look back on our lives, we see that every juncture was an opportunity to choose an outcome. The choices that we made culminate into the life we are presently living. For better or worse, with intention, or not we were at the helm when the ...
Views: 887 - Life be design; not by default - by Imagine that right now, right here, today… there is within your grasp not one but several opportunities to redesign specific aspects of your life so that the sum total is a life you absolutely love. Then imagine that the only thing standing between you and your opportunities is a closed mind, ...
Views: 913 - The Innersense Game' for Life Guidance - by Based on The Enlightenment Pack by Chuck Spezzano, and the work of Psychology of Vision, "The Innersense Game" is designed to help people unblock their lives, solve their problems and live in a happier more fulfilled way, in a psychology-based ‘reading’ format.
To play 'Innersense' is simple. ...
Views: 1334(1 vote) - Meditation is Simple - by As meditation became popular in the West, beginning in the late 1960s and 1970s, and many different meditation approaches were introduced to the West, a lot of misinformation was spread. At Centerpointe, we talk to a lot of people everyday interested in meditation -- some of whom have been ...
Views: 1009 - Sinus tips for relief - by "Sinusitis, commonly called a sinus health disease, is an inflammation of the air passages connected to the membranes of the nose.
A cool mist vaporizer or humidifier running day and night in your bedroom will release moisture in the atmosphere for reducing mucous drainage and promoting nasal ...
Views: 983 - Coughing tips for relief - by Coughing is an interference of the breathing responses to airflow. A natural air effect common to a respiratory condition, coughing is the airway to breathing congestion and sensitivities.
There are many different kinds of treatments prescribed for coughing. My prescription includes (a) ...
Views: 2692 - How to be Efficient and Effective - by Do you feel your life is in chaos, that everything you try to do takes so much effort? You want to be organised, but you haven't got the time to clear up the mess so that you can be.
Do you wish that you could be more efficient and effective in your daily life and have free time to enjoy what ...
Views: 5693 - Global Love Feast Day - 22nd November 2001 - by Here is a date for your diary for THE event of the year :
GLOBAL LOVE FEAST DAY - 22nd November 2001
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THIS IS A DAY dedicated to LOVE -- be love, give love, share love, make love!
THIS IS THE DAY to tell your family that you love them - go on, blow ...
Views: 1067 - Destination : The Stars - by Who am I?
What am I?
Where am I going?
Three important questions, which people have been trying to find answers to for the past few millennia.In a physical sense, science has answered these questions to a large extent. We know a great deal about the miracle of the human body, it's conception, ...
Views: 753 - What Is Applied Faith? - by One of the principles of success is Applied Faith. What does that mean to you? The American Heritage Dictionary defines Faith as "1. Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, an idea, or a thing. 2. Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. The ...
Views: 7102 - Borderline Personality Disorder (BP): A Profile - by According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994)?the essential feature of Borderline Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects and marked ...
Views: 9370 - Ingredients of a Successful Relationship: An Interview with Paul J. Hannig, Ph.D. - by In this excerpt of a full length interview with Dr. Paul Hannig, the basic elements for success in love relationships and working on your self will be explored. Utilize the suggestions in the article and you may find them helpful in all areas of your life.
R: What makes for a good, long term ...
Views: 1627 - Life in Living Color - by If you’re like most people seldom does life kick on all cylinders all the time. You might just chalk it up “that’s the way life goes.” But what if there was a planned, intentional, systematic approach to a more balanced life? What if this plan was easy to understand and incorporate into your ...
Views: 969 - How Security Camera Systems Work - by Security camera systems work via closed-circuit television (CCTV). This CCTV differs from broadcast television because all of the components of the cameras and televisions are linked with cables or alternate direct means. CCTV can be viewed in real-time, and there is no need to broadcast a ...
Views: 948 - Quiet Your Mind and Improve Your Life! - by Most of us go through each day tolerating a running chatter in our minds. Although it is unique to each of us, this mental chatter often takes the form of imaginary arguments, ceaseless catch phrases, parts of songs, fear based scenarios, and an unlimited number of other habitual thought ...
Views: 3528 - Vocal Power - by DEVELOP A PLEASING VOICE
In our highly visual culture, many of us underestimate the power of our voices. The sound of our voice will either draw people toward us, or repel people away. Our voice is a very strong, often unconscious, motivating factor. It can help people decide whether or not ...
Views: 5130 - Multidimensional Personal Brands - by To know ourselves, we must transform the limited surface of our intellect into the multidimensional intelligence of our soul. This is challenging because it requires us to shift our fear-based ego thinking to soul-centered thinking.
Ever ask yourself “What’s really motivating my personal ...
Views: 1190 - How to Tackle Challenges That Make You Feel Overwhelmed - by How To Tackle Challenges That Make You Feel Overwhelmed You have most likely heard it said, many times over, that the best way to tackle a large project or task, is to break it down into small tasks. There is a saying that I saw on a small poster many years ago that read, “Life’s hard by the ...
Views: 688 - Aligning Goals With Your Values - by I read an article recently about why it is important to align goals with our values. It seems this salesman set his goals for the coming year. He had a target for volume of sales and acquired new business. He then planned his work schedule to accomplish these goals. It would involve a great deal ...
Views: 868 - FOUR REASONS WHY WE PROCRASTINATE - by Have you ever spent time thinking about a task you need to tackle but keep putting off, then spend time telling yourself you just must get started and wondering when you will start it, and then feeling guilty because you are working on other tasks instead. Yet this one keeps hanging over your ...
Views: 1017 - Explosive Presentations - by The 14 points
You're seated at your desk, reviewing that day's sales calls when your phone rings. You answer it anticipating a potential customer.
"This is Frank, how can I help you."
"Great news Frank, I just nominated you as our keynote speaker for the World Wide Business Convention." It's ...
Views: 1599 - Sizzle in Schools - by One day I was called by Stuart, a manager within “Business in the Community? to go to a meeting at the local council offices. “We have a project you might be interested in?he said (which was code for “How much free time have you got?. As you can imagine, the thought of a late night meeting with ...
Views: 1116 - Choose Collaboration Instead of Competition - by COLLABORATION REPLACES COMPETITION FOR SUCCESS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
The basic assumptions upon which traditional marketing approaches are built could use some updating. For example, what if we asked whether businesses actually have to compete for customers. Does that seem silly? The answer ...
Views: 889 - What's In From The Outback - by Packed for vacation? Got all the essentials, flip flops, towels, beach chairs, emu oil? EMU OIL??
Yes, emu oil, a staple of Aboriginal life, the age old, "bush recipe" of the inhospitable Australian Outback. Now, half way around the world, doctors and their "over dun" patients are discovering ...
Views: 1030 - Athletes and Emu Oil, A new way to relieve pain, stains, stiffness - by DALLAS, TEXAS-- Jeff Berthelsen, a 26-year-old triathlete, has had chronic knee problems since high school. After intensive training sessions, using emu oil on his knees helps alleviate pain and stiffness. Ronald Thoma, a senior triathlete, also uses emu oil to maintain flexibility and for back ...
Views: 991 - Meditative Sexuality - by In contrast to the sex as sin attitude, I would maintain that sexuality is a spiritual act as potent as prayer and meditation. Indeed, I would say sexuality is a form of meditation and prayer. The sex act (be this heterosexual or not) is a mother to spiritual renewal. To understand this, ...
Views: 1160 - Balancing Your Life to Your Personality - by Given that I produce an ezine called "The Balanced Woman" I probably spend more time than most thinking about how to create a life of balance. I have searched and searched for that one magic formula that will work for everybody all the time. What I have found instead is that the basic core of a ...
Views: 1397 - Independence Day: A Woman's Issue - by In reflecting upon our country's Independence Day it occurred to me that we could all probably use our own, personal Independence Day. Not an Independence Day from our countries, our politics or our economics. One that has more to do with our independence from the roles we play every day for ...
Views: 1089 - A Balanced Woman - by "What is a Balanced Woman?" I've asked myself over and over again. I have searched for answers. I have asked others. I have surfed the web. But the answers I've come up with have more to do with what a Balanced Woman is not. And then it occurred to me that perhaps through exploring what it is ...
Views: 961 - The ABC's of Time Management - by Time Management. This seems to be the focus of the 90’s and probably the new millenium as well. We have more time saving devices available to us yet we seem to have less time. We spend millions of dollars annually on time management books and seminars but we still seem to have too much to do in ...
Views: 2053 - The Groundhog Day Technique - by The Groundhog Day Technique: © 2002, Roger Haeske
I've found an interesting technique that is helping me improve my life. Part of this technique, I gleaned from the book, Awakened Imagination, by Neville.
He has a chapter on forgiving yourself and recreating your day the way you would have ...
Views: 960 - Hi! My name is Donald - by Hi. My name is Donald. Last February I turned 40.
Hey, I didn’t mind. Life has never been better. Personally, I live with a loving and caring partner and my life is rich with family and friends. Professionally, I am in my second season of my column, DISHing With Donald, which appears in an ...
Views: 729 - 15 Tips for Writing Winning Resumes - by The thought of writing a resume intimidates almost anyone. It's difficult to know where to start or what to include. It can seem like an insurmountable task. Here are 15 tips to help you not only tackle the task, but also write a winning resume.
Determine your job search objective prior to ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - Weight Loss - It's in Your Head - by When you truly consider the weight-loss process, the battle waged is mostly in your mind. “Should I eat the corn muffin with butter or would it be better for me to have margarine or better yet, have jelly? What am I doing eating this muffin anyway? It’s so caloric and filled with saturated fat. ...
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