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It’s inevitable. A furry member of your family dies after illness or an accident. You and your family grieve your loss. If you have other pets in your home, they, too will grieve. You’ll notice different behaviors and moods from your living pets that might make you wonder what they are feeling. Some actions might help both you and your furry family members accept the loss and – eventually – move on.
Stressed-out plants don't look their best. They might be wilted, their leaves might be yellow, or their flower buds might fall off before they produce fruit. Plants that are stressed are more prone to disease, as well. Plants can become stressed for different reasons. The weather might be less than ideal. For example, hot temperatures stress plants, as does too much or too little water. You might be trying to grow the plant in a spot that's too sunny or too shady for its needs.
Seeing your child through an amputation is a challenge on many levels -- emotionally, physically and financially. While you might feel pressured to put on a brave face, most children appreciate it when adults are honest with them. Harborview Medical Center doctor Douglas G. Smith, writing for the Amputee Coalition, states that children of different ages respond to amputation differently. Some children struggle with a minor amputation more than others struggle with a major one. Your job as a parent is to provide encouragement and love no matter what.
Many issues in life can create family stress, including divorce, illness and financial problems. According to the Florida Department of Children's Services, toxic stress can negatively impact a child's brain development. Recognizing the signs of family stress and knowing how to help a child cope may help reduce the impact it has on the child.
Nothing about a toddler is predictable, except the fact that she's unpredictable. When her behavior is uncertain, taking a toddler to an already sad funeral might make the occasion all the more stressful. Ideally she'll be a comfort to the grieving rather than a distraction, and managing her expectations and having a solid escape plan should keep her from being traumatized, and let all mourners say goodbye in peace.
Children and teens who are bullied either in person on online are more likely to use drugs and alcohol, suffer from depression and anxiety and consider suicide. Bullying has the potential to leave a deep emotional scar that can change a victim’s lot in life, according to HealthyChildren.org, the official website published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Reaching out to bullying helplines can support kids and teens who are pestered by their peers and help them put a stop to further harassment.
Just because your child is a preschooler now doesn’t mean she’s too old to have an emotional outburst. Whether she’s angry that you won’t let her have a second cookie or upset because you are leaving her with the sitter while you enjoy some time alone with your spouse, her outbursts can leave you feeling drained. If you understand that you should not take her breakdowns personally, it might make it easier for you to deal with them.
The topic of bullying is not a new one, but that doesn’t make it any less disturbing. No parent wants to see her daughter become a bully or suffer the wrath of a bully. You cannot control how other children treat your daughter, but you can teach her how to treat others and how to properly react to them.
Whether he likes to grab knick-knacks and décor from the shelves in other people’s homes, sticks his hands in your plate to help himself to dinner or hits his sister, dealing with a child who cannot keep his hands to himself is frustrating. Talking to him about keeping his hands to himself is a good idea, but it may not be enough. Effective discipline combined with positive reinforcement may help even more.
You registered your child for soccer for fun, exercise and teamwork, but when he's being bullied on the field, everything else takes a backseat. A soccer bully who pushes your child on the field, yells names or otherwise harasses other players is probably a bully off the field as well. While your first instinct might be to tell his parents, your child's coach and the opposing coach should act as your mediators to get the bullying to stop, so your child can enjoy playing soccer again.
You can instruct your Asus PC or motherboard to switch to onboard video if the graphics card installed to the expansion slot fails. The motherboard includes a program that controls the configuration of all hardware inside the computer. Change the settings in this application -- and in Windows -- to enable the embedded device.
Enabling a passcode on the NOOK will help prevent just anyone from having access to your device. Find out what "Enable Passcode" means on the NOOK with help from an electronics expert in this free video clip.
The iPad is powerful and flexible, but it can be challenging as a content creation device. If you're a touch typist, you have probably noticed that it's hard to achieve anything near your full speed on the iPad's touch screen. To help you type more effectively, the iPad's iOS operating system supports Bluetooth keyboards. Unfortunately, though, every version of iOS up to and including iOS 6.1.3, released in March 2013, does not include support for a mouse.
Although welcoming home a sweet, energetic little puppy is indeed an exciting experience, one thing can definitely taint it a little: a jealous older dog. Not many things bring out the territorial sides of canines more than the addition of a new fluffy member of the household.
We often devote years of our lives to grooming, feeding and enjoying our beloved pets, and the loss of these animals can leave us in despair. Pet owners may become so despondent that they begin neglecting themselves, work or the household. Young children may avoid school or cry frequently. Though it may take weeks or months, families can rebuild their lives as they work through the grief process. Painful memories of a lost pet may soon become cherished ones.
When a teenager is the victim of bullying, the abuse may lead to overwhelming feelings of helplessness and hopelessness, according to the StopBullying.gov website. As a parent on the outside of the situation, you may notice unusual behavior from your teenager if he is being bullied. Know common behaviors of bully victims – they may act out as a result of the abuse.
BitLocker is a specific type of drive encryption that can help make your computer more secure. Enable BitLocker with help from a computer science and media production specialist in this free video clip.
Enabling MMS messaging for the iPhone allows you to send pictures as well as text to friends. Enable MMS messaging for the iPhone with help from an expert in the world of Apple retail in this free video clip.
Enabling a picture lens requires you to make sure that the lens in question is attached to the camera properly. Enable a picture lens with help from an experienced and professional photographer in this free video clip.
Dealing with kids who are very impulsive sometimes can be a bit easier said than done. Find out how to properly deal with kids who are impulsive with help from an experienced parent coach in this free video clip.
Dealing with a friend that manipulates your messages in Facebook can sometimes be easier said than done. Get tips on how to properly deal with a friend who manipulates your Facebook messages with help from a public relations and marketing professional in this free video clip.
Enabling auto-update on a NOOK Color allows you to get any available software updates automatically. Enable the auto-update feature on a NOOK Color with help from an electronics expert in this free video clip.
Enabling voice control on the iPad is also called enabling the built-in "Siri" functionality. Enable voice control on the iPad with help from an Apple retail expert in this free video clip.
Many different children have a tendency to be picky about their clothing - its only natural. Deal with a child who's picky about clothes with help from a New York City psychotherapist with over twenty years experience in this free video clip.
Dealing with an extra clingy and temperamental child is sometimes a lot easier said than done. Find out how to deal with an extra clingy and temperamental child with help from a New York City psychotherapist with over twenty years experience in this free video clip.
Tumblr requires that your GIF be less than 500 pixels by 500 pixels in size. Learn about enabling GIF images in Tumblr with help from an Internet marketing consultant in this free video clip.
Everyone will need to deal with a selfish kid at some point or another. Deal with a selfish kid with help from a practicing therapist in this free video clip.
Handling people who can't make decisions is sometimes a lot easier said than done. Find out how to handle people who can't make decisions with help from an experienced practicing therapist in this free video clip.
Lane assist is a feature that shows you which lane you need to be in to make turns. Enable lane assist on a Garmin with help from The GPS Wizard in this free video clip.
Not every kid is going to love every teacher they come across. Help kids deal with not liking their teacher with help from an education professional in this free video clip.
A child acting up in a store can be a difficult experience for everyone involved. Learn how to deal with people's looks when your child acts up in a store with help from a family case worker in this free video clip.
If you're a supervisor, one of the last things you need is a negative person in your workforce. Deal with negative people in the workplace as a supervisor with help from an accomplished attorney, author and speaker in this free video clip.
Developer allows you to program and test out applications on your iPad. Enable developer on the iPad with help from an Apple certified technician in this free video clip.
One of the best things you can do after a fight is try to get over it for the good of a relationship. Get over mother and sister fights with help from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video clip.
Not all roommates are good ones, and some require more patience than others. Find out how to deal with partying roommates with help from a licensed marriage and family therapist in this free video clip.
The FireDTV FireWire digital TV tuner lets your computer receive a satellite television signal. The device works in conjunction with the MediaPortal application, allowing you to view and capture the programs transmitted to the tuner. When these programs are viewed or captured using MediaPortal, the application must use a DirectShow codec to decode and encode the various video and audio formats. FFDshow is one such codec and it can be enabled directly through the MediaPortal program.
SuperDuper is a Mac OS X application from Shirt Pocket Software that creates perfect duplicates of your hard drives for backup and restoration purposes. The "Failed to Enable Ownership" error can stem from a number of issues, most of which can be resolved without seeking technical support from Shirt Pocket.
An arbor on a deck provides a shaded area in which to place a seat or some plants that cannot withstand too much sunlight. You can build an arbor in a similar manner to how a porch frame or other deck covering is built, only on a smaller scale. Adding an arbor to a deck that will last for many years can be achieved using standard DIY materials, and without breaking the bank.
Home alarm systems are important for the safety of families and individuals and they can even save you money on your home insurance premiums. Alarm signals are triggered when the receiving equipment has its signal broken. A Carrier Group Alarm or CGA results when the digital signal carrier is no longer connected. Receiving a CGA is a matter of properly connecting the alarm system to a working signal.
Enabling a playlist to your Tumblr is something you can do in just a few quick moments. Enable a playlist to your Tumblr with help from a web and graphic specialist in this free video clip.
Unless you’re a true fitness fanatic, working out can be, well, hard work. In fact, with all the lifting, running, sweating and struggling, it can be downright difficult. The physical demand could be a little easier if you wear clothes suited for the task. That includes athletic undergarments with wicking capabilities. Wicking underwear can at least make a hard workout a light and dry exercise.
LG Neon is a touch screen smartphone with AT&T as its primary service provider. The original model was upgraded to LG Neon II and launched in 2011. The Internet browser on the mobile phone is called Media Net, and it allows you to stream videos onto the device. Note that Media Net is part of the broadband Internet service provided by AT&T, so you will incur additional monthly fees when you open a mobile Internet account.
Dr. Joyce Brothers has heard it all. The therapist is known for dishing out relationship advice to men and women of all walks of life, so when she received a note from a “Seattle Post-Intelligencer” reader complaining about an unbearably competitive roommate, she delivered sage advice. It’s anyone’s guess which tactic suggested by Brothers worked best for the writer, but if she follows Brothers’ pithy philosophy – that “Life is too short to live at the bottom of the totem pole!” – she probably found a creative way to move out and move on.
The Workflow Background Process concurrent program allows you to transmit notifications and alerts based on system events, explains Oracle in “Oracle Leads Management Implementation and Administration Guide Release 11i.” The Workflow Background Engine acts as a process server for deferred tasks, including tasks that are waiting to be processed or have timed out. By enabling the workflow background process program, you are permitting the resubmission of deferred tasks to be processed by the Workflow Background Engine.
Your wedding should be one of the happiest days of your life, but it also can be one of the most stressful days you may ever experience. Managing the friends and family involved in executing the ceremony and reception takes patience and finesse to avoid hurt feelings and conflict. If you find yourself dealing with a difficult bridesmaid on your special day, keep in mind a few proven tricks for handling challenging people.
"Hold" and "mute" are telephone terms that can mean different things to different users. In the world of smartphones, particularly iPhone users, there may be some confusion on exactly what the difference between the two is. For landline phones, hold and mute are fairly distinct "commands." In either case, both functions prevent the person you're talking to from hearing you, and there are a few reasons why you'd want to use either function.
Warkeys is a tool that lets you change in-game hotkeys in "Warcraft 3." Although you can also do this by editing the customkeys.txt file in the game's folder, Warkeys provides a GUI that is helpful for beginners. Customizing the hotkeys gives you more control over Inventory keys, which is helpful for advanced players. It works with Warcraft 1.26 and previous versions, including the expansion. Extra features include the ability to force the cursor in the window while playing in Windowed Mode.
Romantic relationships can induce feelings of jealousy in one, or both, partners involved. Jealousy is a complex emotion that has internal roots and can be traced back to events that happened during a person's childhood and upbringing. However, if you find yourself in a relationship with someone who is jealous, it's important to address and deal with the jealous emotions so that you can support your partner and work through the jealousy.
Once you've completed the pieces of a knitted and crocheted a sweater, you must put them together to form an item that you're able to wear. Attaching the separate parts of your sweater is usually done in a certain order. If you can't refer to the directions that accompany your sweater pattern for the specific order, you can follow a general sequence. If you regularly knit or crochet, the items you need to put a sweater together are likely ones you already have.
Brick stairs may look like a simple structure, but actually building a brick stairway is a complex project. Properly constructed brick stairways are built on concrete blocks, assembled over a concrete foundation. Without a strong foundation, your brick stairs may crack or sink with time. When the project is fully complete, your brick stairs will add a finished, sophisticated look to your front or back yard.
