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I love kids books, and have since I was a little kid myself. From the Little Engine that Could, up through Five Children and It, and beyond, I adore almost all of the literature that I read growing up. There is a freshness to new readers. Although kids often lack the sophistication that adults posses, they more than make up for it with an enthusiasm that is really quite hard to match. When you are reading books for kids, you can capture some of this freshness and fascination, in the straightforward, yet imaginative storytelling that is so important in this kind of writing. This is even more the case if you get to read books for kids to the actual youngsters. That way, you can see them amazed by knits, trains, dragons, and genies, the same way that these things fascinated you yourself when you were that age. It is a truly rewarding experience to be able to see the joys of a young reader, and that is no lie.

I am so passionate about books for kids, that I have been working for a non-profit charity dedicated to bringing the best literature to poor and underprivileged children for the past five years. If is not like my books for children job was the only thing that I could get – far from it. In fact, I had left a really good job in the professional world to bring books for kids to those who need them most. Although it has taken its toll on my lifestyle, and stopped me from enjoying some of the luxuries that I used to have, I would say that it is easily worth it. After all, instead of just working to make money, I get to really spend each day pursuing something that I am truly passionate about. I love books for kids, and I can help some of the young ones love them the same as I do.

Of course, not all books for kids are quite the same. In our charity, we try to bring a good mix of the old and the new. There are some really good books for kids being written right now, and I am quite sure that they will be around for many years to come, but some of the other ones will probably fade away soon. That is why it is so important to bring classic books for kids into the lives of children, as well as the new ones.

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The especial province of the mother is the prevention of disease, not its cure. When disease attacks the child, the mother has then a part to perform, which it is especially important during the epochs of infancy and childhood should be done well. I refer to those duties which constitute the maternal part of the management of disease.

COMBATING DISEASES OF CHILDREN
Medical treatment, for its successful issue, is greatly dependent upon a careful, pains-taking, and judicious maternal superintendence. No medical treatment can avail at any time, if directions be only partially carried out, or be negligently attended to; and will most assuredly fail altogether, if counteracted by the erroneous prejudices of ignorant attendants. But to the affections of infancy and childhood, this remark applies with great force; since, at this period, disease is generally so sudden in its assaults, and rapid in its progress, that unless the measures prescribed are rigidly and promptly administered, their exhibition is soon rendered altogether fruitless.

The amount of suffering, too, may be greatly lessened by the thoughtful and discerning attentions of the mother. The wants and necessities of the young child must be anticipated; the fretfulness produced by disease, soothed by kind and affectionate persuasion; and the possibility of the sick and sensitive child being exposed to harsh and ungentle conduct, carefully provided against.

KIDS and CHILDREN
Again, not only is a firm and strict compliance with medical directions in the administration of remedies, of regimen, and general measures, necessary, but an unbiased, faithful, and full report of symptoms to the physician, when he visits his little patient, is of the first importance. An ignorant servant or nurse, unless great caution be exercised by the medical attendant, may, by an unintentional but erroneous report of symptoms, produce a very wrong impression upon his mind, as to the actual state of the disease. His judgment may, as a consequence, be biased in a wrong direction, and the result prove seriously injurious to the welldoing of the patient. The medical man cannot sit hour after hour watching symptoms; hence the great importance of their being faithfully reported. This can alone be done by the mother, or some person equally competent.

There are other weighty considerations which might be adduced here, proving how much depends upon efficient maternal management in the time of sickness; but they will be severally dwelt upon, when the diseases with which they are more particularly connected are spoken of.

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Due to the high cost of living in today’s society, wherever you may be, has made budgeting a priority among families. In today’s inflationary world, nothing is more important than knowing how to wisely spend the meager income that you get.

Financial problems usually arise due to lack of proper budgeting skills, or failure to keep to the proposed budget. No matter how much income you may have, it is still important to keep track of your assets and liabilities, your earnings and expenses.

Secrets of keeping to the family budget
It is ironic but a person who earns thousands will have the same problems with the person who earns by the hundreds. Most often, different kinds of people, with diverse income levels, have budgeting problems. Others who may have been successful in making a budget, usually fail to keep within such a budget.

A budget refers to a financial plan, taking the incoming and outgoing monetary resources into consideration. A good budget should not only mean a balance or equity between income and expenditures. It also means lesser expenses, and making an allowance for savings.

If you earn a thousand dollars per month, you should map out all the necessary expenses you will have to incur during the month such as payment for your house, food and transportation. Of course, this is presuming that your tax liabilities have already been settled. What remains after you deduct your total expenses from your income is your savings.

Family Budget
What you do with your savings will make a difference later on, when the need arises. You can choose to keep your savings in a piggy bank or place it in a bank where there is minimum interest rate but at least your money is safe from you and from intruders. With a bigger savings, you can get the services of a financial adviser who can give you higher-yielding investment options

Here are tips to make sure that you keep within the family budget:

1. Maintain a logbook where you can list your income and expense account on a weekly or monthly schedule.

2. Buy your groceries at one time. To do this, make a list of all the things that you would need for your target period and purchase them at one time. Sometimes, there are discounts if you buy by the dozen so take advantage of this.

3. Avoid going to the supermarket and shops if you do not need to buy necessary items. This will keep you from making unnecessary purchases and keep you from straying away from your budget.

4. Think twice before you buy something. By doing this, you will realize that it is not really a necessity but a whim. More on Family Budget Info.

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Most family Easter traditions start with a late morning Easter egg hunt followed by brunch. Ours unfortunately begins a little earlier in the day, my son is always extremely impatient when ever chocolate and a bunny are involved.

I have decided to cut down on both his ’sugar’ intake and my spending this year, so I am going to close my eyes, take a deep breath and try my hand a baking. Know, if you knew me you would be rolling on the floor, laughing with tears streaming down your face. I don’t bake, cooking is a chore as it is, but this year I have made a firm decision to change things. We shall see and I will definitely let you know what the outcome is.

I have found a couple of really nice ‘easy’ sounding recipes for some Easter tea time treats, I especially like the sound of the ‘Frosted Tea Ring’ and the ‘Spicy Easter Muffins’ although the ‘Cranberry, Cinnamon and Orange Hot Cross Buns’ might be bit beyond me! But at least I have time on my side and I will definitely be using some of it for a few practice runs before Easter Sunday.

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There is nothing better than spring, when everything has been renewed. The trees are in full bloom, the grass is greener and the depression of winter has been left behind. But there is one unfortunate condition of spring that a lot of us find hard to live with and thats the allergies.

Having a five year means that when spring arrives there is no excuse but to go outdoors and enjoy the fresh air and spend time rough and tumbling on the grass. These fun afternoons lead to one major set back and that is that it tends to trigger his allergies.

Commonly it’s the itches, followed by a lot of sneezing and then a runny nose. This often gets worse in the evenings and early mornings. Another good ‘tell’ or sign that you child is suffering from allergies is mouth breathing and dark circles under the eyes.

Some good ways to avoid this spring time bane is to keep an eye on your areas weather reports, if the pollen count is high, try to keep the windows in both your car and home closed. Use a tumble/clothes dryer or rather hang wet clothes inside than outside to dry. Another good trick is to make sure that bath time is just before bed time, this will help by washing away any allergens your child might have picked up during the day and prevent the nighttime sniffles.

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I realized to my horror last week how time really has flown. It’s almost Easter and I have been so busy ‘working’ it totally slipped my mind. My five year old was the one, of course, who reminded me. After all it is every where, in every store, constant reminders easter eggs, easter bunnies, easter gifts and easter wishes. I am guessing that I subconsciously choose to ignore all of the signs. It took a rather earnest yanking on my arm and a Mummy I want… for me to realize that I had better get my act together or else there was going to be a very disappointed 5 year old over the Easter weekend. After some research I have decided to take a double sided approach this year, do my best to avoid the inevitable sugar high at all costs, and two to teach my little ‘munchkin’ at bit more about Easter and what it all means.

On my search I found this great report called ‘Easter Family Fun’ filled with tips and ideas for this Easter with some background info too - definitely a must if you are stuck for ideas this Easter. And as solution to the nightmares created by that sugar overload I came across some great tips and recipes that you can use to replace all of that sticky ‘delicious’ monster inducing candy with, so this year I am going to try to celebrate Easter the natural way.

Of course there will have to be some candy, just not the usual truck load, it’s not like I can magically create a ‘chocolate’ easter bunny out of something healthy and actually think I can get away with it…… I am good, but not that good!

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I love to read - it’s my most favorite escape. That and watching movies of course. Give me either and all the dishes, washing and general mundane household tasks get put on hold. I have always encouraged that in my son. Since he was a ‘tiny tot’ I have read and reread many a story to him. There is barely a night that has gone by over the last few years that we haven’t read a story together before bedtime.

Recently my son was given a KnowlegdeBase computer game and of course I looked them up on the net and just like any other dedicated Internet Marketer I subscribed to the newsletter. WOW!! was I pleasantly surprised to find out that John Lithgow - who kept me laughing for hours on end in 3rd Rock From The Sun, shows kids how to make their own book (for kids ages 8 and up). They can also publish it when they are done!

Now that is a FANTASTIC idea as far as I am concerned, if it grabs you as it did me take a look at http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/booksbyyou/

Perhaps it’s something you could try over the holidays. Enjoy!

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I am ‘happy tree hugger’ by nature, a dreamer; I tend to walk around with my head in the clouds as all of my friends will attest. I have this fluffy hazy outlook, believing that no matter what everything is going to be just roses. Well this year has brought that crashing down around my ankles.

It’s been tough, but as they say if life gives you lemons make lemonade! Well, so much for that! My beautiful 7 year old godson was diagnosed with cancer last year, my marriage ended in divorce and now to add insult to injury my ex Mum in Law, a very proud almost fierce woman that I have come to love and adore over the last 16 years has been diagnosed with cancer too.

What is it about life that it decides to keep you in nice comfortable bubble for years and then all of a sudden throw it at you -  and all at once to! I suppose it’s natures way of waking you up, reminding you that you are alive and to take notice of the things going on around you - that life doesn’t just happen to some unknown person, it happens to all of us.

It’s time to start living again and BOY does reality bite!

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So, you haven’t heard from me in ages. The reason - www.HeroDesk.com. When I started this blog, I mentioned about how I was going to change my life and boy, have I!

I quit my 8 to 5, 5 days a week, offline, boring old office job, a kinda going no-where fast scenario, to try my hand at Internet Marketing. The reason - my 15 year relationship was in tatters and I was miserable, I hated my life and who I had become. The solution - my friend, Marvin Haycock, www.secretagentreports.com , and an invitation.

Okay so I was dubious, who wouldn’t be. You spend you life being brainwashed into believing you need to be like everyone else, finish school and go out in to world and GET A JOB! Wonderful, thanks society for breeding a totally mindless population. Almost every successful person out there came from nothing and just didn’t settle for the low paying basic wage and get on with their lives like the rest of us. They all wanted more and made sure that they went out there and got what they wanted. Sure, most have them have failed, many times, but in the end they find their niche and they are off on that journey that ends in success and self-fulfillment.

Me, I was just plain miserable and couldn’t stomach the thought of doing the same again for the next 15. So I packed my bags, took my son by the hand, and left for new shores. It took a 15 minute conversation for me to realize that the only person stopping me from living the kind of life I want to live was me. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but once you have gotten past the bad taste in your mouth there’s no stopping you.

It’s been around 3,5 months. I started slow (best advice I ever got), in fact I am still going slowly, just growing my online business in small manageable chunks and I am loving it. It’s hard work, I probably haven’t worked this hard in my life, but the rewards are endless.

No longer does my 5 year old son have to spend the whole day (7 -5) in someone else’s care, I NEVER set my alarm clock, ever, :-). And I get to choose when I work, where I work and how I work, I get to meet interesting people and swap interesting ideas.

I get to spend my time working on me!

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