Five After School Jobs For Your Child To Try Out

30.April.2013 By Leave a Comment

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If your children are teenagers, then you may want to consider allowing them to have a job. Jobs not only help kids keep money in their pocket, but it also helps teach them responsibility. Below are some of the jobs that your children can get:

Babysitting

This is a great first-time job for teens because busy parents always need someone to watch their children. Before you allow your teenagers to babysit, you should enroll them in a babysitting course. Babysitting courses are taught by many non-profit organizations. It may be easier for your teenagers to find babysitting jobs because parents will feel more comfortable with leaving their children with someone who has received the proper training.

Waiter/Waitress

If your children enjoy interacting with other people, then a waiter or waitress job would be a good choice. Waiters and waitresses are not paid that much per hour, but they have the opportunity to make a lot of money in tips. However, it is important to note that waiters and waitresses may be required to work late at night and on the weekends.

Tutor

Tutoring is an excellent choice for teens who enjoy working with young children. One of the advantages that come along with being a tutor is that they have the opportunity to set their own schedule. There are also online tutoring jobs available. Additionally, tutoring can prepare an aspiring teacher for a future career.

Yard Work

Many busy homeowners need someone to do some yard work for them. They need someone to rake leaves during the fall, shovel snow during the winter, plant flowers during the spring and mow the lawn during the summer. Therefore, yard work can be a year-round job.

Your teenagers can find cashier jobs at grocery stores, fast food restaurants and department stores. The requirements needed to get a job as a cashier can vary, depending on the place of employment. Many places will hire a high school student, but others require that an interested candidate have a high school diploma. It is also important to note that some work experience may be required to get a job as a cashier. You want to make sure that you check the requirements before you encourage your teen to apply for a cashier job.

Getting a job is one of the first steps to becoming independent of one’s parents. Babysitting, waiter/waitress, tutoring yard work and cashier are just a few of the many jobs that are available for teens. Your teens will be able to grow into responsible adults if they start working early.

Author Bio: Nicole is a recruitment agent and has been for the past 5 years. She aims to help her clients find jobs and guide them in the right direction. She started writing blogs to share her knowledge to others who are looking for general help and ideas to get them started on their career.

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Cough Symptoms to Look Out For in Your Child

23.April.2013 By Leave a Comment

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Cough and cold symptoms go through schools and daycare facilities like wildfire, and sometimes it’s difficult to know when your child’s cough is a symptom of a minor bug and when it is more serious. Children, especially when they are very young, often cannot verbalize their symptoms effectively to tell you what they are feeling. Here are a few symptoms to look out for that could mean your child’s cough is serious.

Cough With Fever

When your child’s cough is accompanied by fever, this is a sign that you are dealing with more than a simple cold. Fever is associated with the flu and other viral and bacterial illnesses that can rapidly become serious enough to require hospitalization. If your child is less than three months old and has any fever associated with cough, or if your child is older and has a high fever (greater than 38.2 degrees), it’s time to consult your physician.

Cough With Cyanosis

Cyanosis, or a bluish tinge to the lips and fingernails, occurs when your child is unable to take in adequate amounts of oxygen. If your child has a cough, this may be due to either coughing so hard that he or she is having difficulty breathing, or due to the disease that is causing the cough making air exchange inside the lungs difficult. You may also see your child struggling to breathe or breathing much harder or faster than usual. These are all reasons to consult a physician immediately.

Cough With “Whooping” Sound

If your child has continuous fits of coughing, after which he or she takes a deep breath with a “whooping” sound, he or she may have whooping cough. This is a serious and highly contagious infection caused by the Pertussis bacteria, which often occurs in regional outbreaks. Although immunisation is recommended, sporadic whooping cough outbreaks still occur, and in young children, can cause brain damage and even death.

Cough With Blood

Coughing up blood is a sign that your child’s cough is severe enough to cause damage inside the airways and lungs. This damage makes it easier for bacteria to cause pneumonia, which can rapidly become serious and even life-threatening. It also can cause damage that is severe enough to cause scarring in the lungs and respiratory problems later in life. If your child is coughing up blood, consult a physician immediately in order to protect your child’s ability to breathe efficiently both now and later in life.

When your child coughs, look out for these symptoms to help you decide if your child has a simple cold that will soon pass and are able to use an over the counter cough medicine, or if he or she needs to see a physician for something more serious. When you know the signs of danger, you can feel more confident that you making the choice that is best for your child, and when in doubt, always consult a trusted healthcare provider.

Mandy is a stay-at-home mum with 2 children in primary school, in her past time she loves to garden, travel, bake and write blogs for other stay at home mums or just anyone who is interested in arts and crafts ideas.

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Battling Micronutrient Deficiency In The Philippines

13.March.2013 By Leave a Comment

By their very name, micronutrients are vitamins and minerals that are needed only in very small amounts, but their impact on our health is huge.

Micronutrients like iron, zinc, Vitamin A, and many others are responsible for the vital functioning of our body’s systems, from physical growth and vision, to brain vigor and increased immunity. When the body fails to receive the small quantities of micronutrients that it needs, serious health problems can result in a condition widely regarded as micronutrient deficiency or “hidden hunger”.

The nutritional makeup of the Philippines continues to be characterized by the severity of micronutrient deficiency. According to the Food and Nutrition Research Institute- Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), 70-90 percent of Filipinos lack iron and Vitamin A in their usual diet.

Two out of ten schoolchildren suffer from iron deficiency anemia, and the incident rises with age. Following closely are those lacking adequate amounts of Vitamin A in their diet. One out of ten from the same group is Vitamin A deficient.

The same study also shows that two out of ten children are zinc deficient. Zinc is a trace mineral that plays a role in body metabolism, reproductive health, immune function, and more than 200 important chemical reactions in the body.

Inadequate intake of these three important micronutrients may lead to several nutritional problems, including stunting, fatigue, poor concentration, lack of focus and other signs of impaired physical and cognitive development. These may be reflected among schoolchildren who suffer from poor mental and physical performance and frequent absenteeism as a result of impaired immunity. It is also important to have plenty of Vitamin C, which is a powerful antioxidant that boosts immunity, prevents cardiovascular disease, and contributes to healthy skin, among many other benefits.

“Making the right food choices is one of the ways to address the problems of micronutrient deficiency,” said Dr. Imelda Agdeppa, Assistant Scientist of FNRI-DOST. “Unfortunately, the inaccessibility of food and money in the majority of Filipino households puts many families at a high risk of getting sick. The good news is there are many products in the market that are affordable and fortified with these micronutrients, and many families are already benefiting from these.”

Experts from FNRI recommend that when there is an inadequate intake of these nutrients, the consumption of foods that are fortified particularly with the three micronutrients primarily lacking in the Filipino diet—Vitamin A, Iron, and Zinc—is encouraged so as to address nutrient gap.

In response to this dietary concern, Nestlé Philippines is intensifying its campaign to promote nutritious and affordable sources of important nutrients especially needed by children, such as BEAR BRAND Powdered Milk Drink. It is fortified with tibay resistensya nutrients like Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin C plus Calcium that kids need for proper growth and to perform well in school.

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Tips On Caring For Your Little One’s Pearly Whites

7.March.2013 By Leave a Comment

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Caring for our little ones pearly whites starts long before their first tooth erupts. As early as possible, parents ought to introduce them to good oral hygiene, yes, even when they’re still so tiny that they cannot hold a toothbrush in their hands for a second or two. Babies healthy gums, after all, paved the way for healthy milk teeth, which later on yield healthy and strong permanent teeth onto our little one’s adult life.

You might think a little baby will put up such a fuss whenever you try cleaning their mouth after every feeding time, but mums should not give up and carry on cleaning our babies gums and teeth as long as we could. We must instill in them a good oral hygiene to prevent toothaches and scary dental visits in the future.

Here are a few tips on how to protect your child’s teeth:

  • Always clean your baby’s mouth after feeding and before going to bed ~ With or without those pearly whites, it is of utmost importance that we clean our babies’ mouth before they turn in at night. For infants, simply dampen a piece of soft cloth and wipe their tongues and along the gum lines, too. For bigger babies, there are various gum brush available in the market which you can use to clean your baby’s mouth.
  • Visit the dentist when the baby turns 1 ~ This is most ideal as the dentist can guide you on how to properly care for your little one’s teeth. You can also do your visit as soon as your child’s first tooth erupts so that the dentist can give you instructions on how to keep your child’s tooth in the pink of health
  • Introduce toothbrush as soon as the first tooth erupts ~ As I’ve mentioned, even if the little ones will only chew on it or play with it, get them accustomed to using toothbrush soon by introducing it to them as soon as possible. Make sure you buy dentist-approved Extra soft toothbrush that will protect your little one’s delicate gums.
  • Go easy on the sugary drinks ~ these drinks contain acid that will make your child’s teeth susceptible to decay. Instead of sweet juices, fill his bottles with water.
  • Improve mum and dad’s oral hygiene, too ~ tooth decay is contagious and if the parents are not careful they can pass this on to their children, too. So parents must book for dental appointments, as well, and brush as religiously as they can.

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