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Hearing Loss can be the Result of Second-Hand Smoke

July 15, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

There are so many adverse side effects of second-hand smoke that everyone is well schooled in them. However, studies are still being done and new effects are being discovered all the time.

One newer studydone by Dr. Anil K. Lalwani, a professor of otolaryngology and pediatrics at the NYU Langone Medical Center, says second-hand smoke exposure also causes irreversible hearing loss.

It’s not the only adverse side effect, just the latest one, and it agrees with previous studies done on the subject. Children raised in a home with second-hand smoke are more prone to get Otitis Media, a middle-ear infection that eventually clears up without leaving behind any permanent damage. Not so when Otitis Media is caused by second-hand smoke; the damage is irreversible.

Tender Ears are in Danger

Smoke being directly blown into the ear has been known to cause infections, but, unlike those infections, this loss of hearing is caused by the chemicals in the smoke that are breathed and then introduced into the blood stream. Then in normal blood flow, the chemicals are taken to the middle ear where irreversible damage is done.

More research needs to be done, but it’s been long known that breathing nicotine smoke is dangerous and causes cancer along with a myriad of other maladies. But, this is new and important information to be added to the list.

All parents in the civilized world should know by now that cigarette smoke is dangerous to children, teens, adults and even animals. It does damage that’s irreversible in so many ways that still it’s being studied and analyzed, decades after being started.

Filed Under: Drugs, Family Support, Parenting, Teen Development Tagged With: NYU Langone Medical Center, Otitis Media, Passive smoking

Girls More at Risk for Behavioral Problems if Mom Doesn’t Work Outside the Home

July 10, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

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It’s an argument as old as dirt. Kids need two parents, with one of them staying home to take care of kids and the house. Healthier, more well-adjusted people come from homes where one parent takes care of the home and the kids. Well-behaved children come from homes where one parent raises themand the other works.

Wrong. Many studies have been conducted in the last several decades, and the information coming out is that the old school of thought is valueless.

The study was published in the 2010 Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Senior researcher at University College London, Anne McMunn, PhD, reports that there are no detrimental child’s behavior associated with the mother working outside the home.

Girls are More in Danger of Behavior Problems

In fact, the studies strongly suggest that children in homes with two working parentsseem to fare the best. However, the studies also suggest that for some reason, girls are twice as likely to have behavioral problems at age 5 if the mother stays home. No such effect has been discovered for boys.

McMunn said that working mothers should not feel guilty leaving their kids to work. Mothers worry about the emotional development of their children, when in actuality, they’re doing their kids a service by working outside the home, in regards to additional income for the family and positive effects on the children.

The latest study looked at information when the children were infants, when they were three and again at five years of age. It’s a UK study, but children are children, and the study results are likely in any country.

Filed Under: Family Support, Parenting Tagged With: Behavior, Parent, University College London

Preparing for Motherhood

March 19, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

There is a lot of preparation that goes into becoming a mom. Just because you have a baby doesn’t mean you can become a mom. Being a mom is almost an art. It takes talent and skill. You can begin preparing for becoming a mom before you are even pregnant with your first child.

If you are going to become a parent, it is a lot easier when you are settled down before you become pregnant. Find a place to live and a steady job before you try for your first child. Make sure that you have a steady income to be able to take care of your child. Make sure your life is easy for you at the time before you try to get pregnant. A child is a lot of work and you have to know that you can handle it.

Know what type of mother you want to be. Take note of the women around you that are mothers. Know how you want to treat your children and how you aren’t going to treat them. If you set these goals now, you will be able to follow them once you have your first child.

Once you become pregnant, prepare for the coming of your child by making a room for them, buying necessary items, and know what to do before they arrive. It’s always good to take classes for your first child so that you can prepare before they arrive.

It takes a lot of preparation to have a child, but even more to become a mom. Learn what you can do to give your child the best life. Being a mom takes years of preparation, not just nine months.

Filed Under: Family Support, Parenting Tagged With: Child, Mother, Parent

Time to Yourself

March 5, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

As a mother, it is difficult to juggle your time between your children’s activities, work, and time for yourself. Once you become a mother, you don’t have the time that you used to have. Your children require much of your attention, but it’s okay to take a few hours a week for yourself.

If you need a break, try to set time aside for you and your husband to go out on a date every now and then. This doesn’t have to be that often, but it will give you both time to relax. You don’t have to take a long date, either. Just a few hours will give you time to talk to each other. Hire a babysitter for a few hours while you and your husband are out so you don’t have to worry about your children while you’re on your date.

Relax for a few hours watching a movie. It’s okay to take an hour or two every Friday night to have time to yourself in order to relax. Find a movie that you will enjoy and have fun with it. You may want to wait until your children are asleep so that you can have freedom while watching your movie.

Don’t be afraid to take a girl’s night out. Have someone watch your children for a few hours while you spend some time with your friends. You can do whatever you want, but try to do an activity that is relaxing and will get your mind off other things.

Everyone needs some time to himself or herself every once in a while. Just because your children need so much of your attention doesn’t mean that you have to stop giving yourself attention. There are plenty of other activities that you can do to relax. Find something that you enjoy doing and spend a few hours doing it.

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Showing Your Mother You Love Her

February 5, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

There’s a lot that a mother can do to show her child she loves them. Children have this same responsibility of showing their mothers how much they love them also. If you’re not sure where to start, here are some places you can begin.

Talk to your mother about your problems. Your mother will appreciate that you’re turning to her for help. She will recognize that you need her help. This will show her that you love her because you are putting your trust in her to help you with your problems.

Help take some responsibility off her shoulders. Help her cook and clean whenever possible. Mothers do a lot for their children and if you can do something in return, they will notice. This shows your mother you love her because you are willing to help her out and give her some support

Give her gifts on holidays. Many of us forget our mothers on holidays such as Christmas or Valentine’s Day. We tend to focus our attention on our significant others or our best friends. If you remember to give your mother a simple gift or a card, she will know that you are still thinking of her. You may want to even take her out on her birthday and Mother’s Day to show her you appreciate her.

Thank her for what she has done for you and tell her that you love her often. Too many people forget to tell their loved ones that they love them. Give her a hug every now and then and tell her that you love her. Saying it out loud will reassure her that you really love her and are thankful that she is your mother.

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Helping Out Your Parents

January 10, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

There are moments in a child’s life where they need their parents. They need a shoulder to cry on and for someone to care. We never realize that our parents need their children, too, to help them feel alright. But parents can’t cry on their child’s shoulder because it would only hurt them to see this. As children, we can sense when our parents are having a bad day. What can we do as sons and daughters to help our parents out a little when they need a pick me up?

You can start out by taking something off of their hands. Your mother is probably the one that cooks and cleans. When she is having a bad day, you can help by cooking dinner or doing the laundry so that she has one less thing to worry about. Clean up after dinner so that she doesn’t have to worry about it.

You can offer to spend time with them. Perhaps you will offer to play a game or pop in a movie. You may even want to offer to leave the house and do something together. They may blow you off, but they will be glad that you offered and that you’re not ignoring them. If they agree to spend time, try to indulge in conversation to take their mind off of whatever they are stressing over.

Don’t stress them out more by asking them for things. For example, if you need money for something, try to wait until they are in a better mood before you ask them. Chances are, your parent is stressing over money along with other things, so try to avoid talking about things that they are stressing over when they are in a bad mood.

There are plenty of things you can do to help your parent out. Just like parents try to help their children out when they’ve had a bad day, you can help them, too. Try to stay positive and help them relax. You don’t have to talk to them about their problems, just try to take something off their shoulders.

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Preparing for Motherhood

January 4, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

For many parents, children were unexpected. In some families, the idea of having children was never even discussed. Just because you’re capable of conceiving children, does not mean you’re capable of being a good parent. So when you find out you are pregnant for the first time, what can you do to prepare that child to have a good mother?
When you look back on your childhood, you may ask yourself what you liked and disliked about how your parents brought you up. This may help you realize their reasoning behind why they did many things, and even though you didn’t like it at the time, you may want to treat your child similar, or completely the opposite. Before you have your child, decide how you are going to treat them and what will benefit them the most. Consider what you can do to give them the best life.
Prepare yourself for common motherly tasks while you are pregnant with your child. For example, you may want to take certain classes, such as an introduction class to taking care of your child, or cooking classes. You will get better at tasks such as cooking and cleaning as you and your child grow together, but try to get in these habits, such as cleaning, early.
Show your child you love them even before they are born. A great example is to create a scrapbook of your pregnancy. You can take pictures of your belly and place them in a scrapbook. You can write journal entries about your pregnancy or keep tokens from hospital visits such as ultrasound pictures.
Try your best to sort out your life before the child is born. If you don’t have a job, try your hardest to get one. Find an apartment or a friend you get along with to live with if you are not married. This is one of the most difficult parts of preparing for your child’s birth. If you want to do your best as a mother, make sure your child will grow up in a stable home.

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A Successful business in not only what you need! Be a great parent too

December 18, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Are you and your kids tired of your busy routine? Are you the one who is always stuffed up with loads of work? A person who forgets to do his/her domestic tasks because of the business meetings? If answers of the above question are yes, then you are the one who is up to some extent responsible for your over-scheduled life. You really need to give a deep thought to your business routine. You must list ways to cut down your responsibilities to have much time with your kids.

First of all you need to get services of a good reputable business property management company like Sacramento property management. Property management companies take good care of your property and help you in earning huge volumes of money. These services reduce the burden from your back and give you some free time to spend with your family. You will of course have to pay them for these services but that is not a bad deal at all.

Let us learn about some other ways to cut down on your business responsibilities to have more time to play with the kids. Do not spend too much time fulfilling others requests and favors. If you are trying to make others happy all the time, you will be left with no time to entertain your family. You can simply say them, “I am sorry, I am already very much occupied” and they will understand your problem without any offenses. Do help others but only when you think you have time. Your family along with your business should be your first priority!

Another way of making your self a bit free to play with your kids is balancing. Balancing is simply to subtract one task from your schedule and subtract another with lease priority. But this addition and subtraction rule does not apply to the task which is at highest priority and that task is “quality time to your kids” in our case.

Using property management services along with these two techniques can help you getting lots of free time to play with your children

Filed Under: Family Support Tagged With: Business, Business and Economy, Commercial property, Management, Property, Property management, PRWEB, Real estate

How to keep your relationship healthy

December 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

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While we may not always have the time, there are countless books, TV shows and web sites were women are told to relax, rejuvenate and concentrate on ourselves. But in reality, there are few people who tell men to relax and rejuvenate. Now you may think that this is a given and that men already do this without any encouragement. Well I beg to differ. My husband is a great guy and he definitely does his share in the relationship, and sometimes more than he should, to be honest. There are times when we all neglect our husbands and when we see that, maybe they need some fun alone time too.

If you feel the man in your life, whether boyfriend or husband, needs to get some relaxation time then there are several ways you can go about this. First, if your man loves sports then let him watch some TV programs. Remember the last chick flick you watched. The one that was therapeutic, calming and brought a smile to your face. Well, the same can be said if your man loves his sport and can watch it freely and without guilt for spending 3-6 hours in front of a box instead of with you. And if he has a knack for picking the right team, then maybe he should go to some sports betting sites and see if he can bring back some money to the family for having fun.

Another way to surprise your man is to tell him to go hang out with his friends whenever he wants. You’d be surprised to know that, for the most part, that doesn’t mean he will be off and out of the house every night. In fact, most men say that if they had the opportunity, they would still spend most of their time with their significant other rather than their friends. The key to any successful relationship is to remember that everyone needs their space and to an individual.

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Preventing a Miscarriage

December 4, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

If you’ve experienced a miscarriage, or have a condition that puts you at greater risk to miscarry, you’ll want to take extra steps to ensure the healthy delivery of a full-term baby.

Avoid cigarette smoke, even secondhand. Just breathing it in can double problems with the placenta and could lead to a low birth weight or premature baby.

Try to get regular exercise and eat healthy. Just walking comfortably for half an hour a day is beneficial, and the fresh air is good for your emotional health. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and stay away from junk food. You’ll crave weird and often unhealthy combinations, but remember the needs of your baby. If you have any health conditions, such as diabetes, make sure you’re keeping them in check and following your doctor’s recommendations. Don’t drink caffeine or alcohol. Drinking coffee doubles the risk of miscarriage, so don’t even take that chance. Drink water instead.

Consider your zinc intake. A zinc deficiency is a common cause of miscarriage. It’s required to keep the body able to maintain a pregnancy, and it’s also necessary to produce healthy sperm for men. Try taking a supplement and boost your intake of zinc sources like lean meat, egg yolks, whole grains and oysters.

If you think your progesterone levels may be low, talk to your doctor about using progesterone cream along with prenatal vitamins. Try to learn the signs of your body and what’s normal for you.

Always get enough sleep and enjoy a daily nap. You’ll feel extra tired anyway, especially during the first trimester, so relax whenever you can.

Keep your scheduled doctor’s appointments and don’t be afraid to bring up anything you may think is abnormal. Even the slightest thing such as a change in cervical fluid could tip your physician off to a potential problem.

Filed Under: Family Support, Parenting Tagged With: Birth mass, Health, Miscarriage, Pregnancy

Hearing Loss can be the Result of Second-Hand Smoke

Girls More at Risk for Behavioral Problems if Mom Doesn’t Work Outside the Home

Preparing for Motherhood

Time to Yourself

Showing Your Mother You Love Her

Helping Out Your Parents

Preparing for Motherhood

A Successful business in not only what you need! Be a great parent too

How to keep your relationship healthy

Preventing a Miscarriage

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