Showing posts with label Parents and Children. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parents and Children. Show all posts

6/24/2007

Sorry, mom, you are not my superhero anymore!

by Alice Marasca Wiener

When we are children, we think that our parents are “super parents”. They are always right and their opinion is a universal truth. In my case, it was not different. For example, if my parents said that someone was not a good person, in that time, I would not talk to that person anymore. However, today, I have my own opinion. This does not mean that I do not like to hear their advice or their points of view. This means that I respect them as my parents, but I know that they are not the “owners of truth”.

Living alone X living with parents

by João Luis Filho

The reason why I chose to develop this subject is that I am living alone.
In both situations I analyzed that I ask for money and also, I always have support from my parents. But there are for and against points to be considered in both of them.
First, I believe that when we, young people, live at the parents’ house, we did not worry about cooking. On the other hand, I realized if I do not want to get sick I need to cook. And that is another point.
At home, I had the parents to take care of me in whatever situation, be it sickness or something else. Once I am living alone, I have to take care of myself.
One last thing to be considered is that when I lived at my parents’ house, I had to respect their wishes and it was not just a question of honor but an obligation.
Now that I am far from my parents’ eyes, I have a kind of freedom which is different from that one I had at home. I am free to do whatever I want.
In conclusion, there are things we learn by ourselves when we are living alone but also, we know that there is no place like our home –the place where we grew up.

How to brush children's teeth

by Vanessa Santoro

INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: Allow the children to choose their own toothbrush. The children can choose one as a crocodile, rabbit, bear or a superhero shape.
STEP 2: Let the children to choose the better tasting toothpaste. There are many flavors such as strawberry, grape and chewing gum flavor.
STEP 3: Put the children stand on a chair in front of the sink mirror. This way the children can see themselves.
STEP 4: Put a little toothpaste on the toothbrush. After that wash it a little to make the flavor smoother.
STEP 5: Show the children they have to brush their teeth in circles, very gently.
STEP 6: Move the brush up and down, from backwards to the front.
STEP 7: Say the children they have to spit the toothpaste in the sink. They should not swallow the paste.
STEP 8: After that wash their mouth.
STEP 9: Say them to give a big smile in front of the mirror. So, they can see how clean their teeth are.