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maru spune:
of Doamne, Nelia!
Ne rugam pentru voi sa fiti sanatosi, sa nu te imbolnavesti si tu de oboseala!
Sanatate maxima!
noi, de aici din Ontario nu putem face decat galerie, asta daca nu vrei sa pui pe tren 2 fete cucuiete si sa le trimiti la noi pentru vreo luna acolo, cat sa va reveniti
asta asa ca sa probam teoria Anei cu un al doilea, treilea copil la 40 de ani! Ana, vin din urma, cum se linisteste si Victor cu serviciul, cum gata, proiectam plodul 2
Doamne'ajuta!
POZE
http://maru-incotro.blogspot.com/
Cricor spune:
Nelia, multa sanatate. Eu in locul tau nu m-as duce la spital cu bebele dupa mine. Nu de alta, dar e cam mic mic si virusii si bacteriile mici si ei da' multi. Povestiti si voi la telefon.
Olga bine ai venit! Asa-i ca frumos in Cuba? Si mie mi-e placut. Unde ati fost?
Vai Simona, sa dau Toronto cel multicultural pe Montreal cel inzapezit....tz, tz, tz.
Ana eu zic..si-s super patita...daca ai putere si curaj si daca vreti amandoi...why not?
Corina
laurajr spune:
Mersi Ana de raspuns, eu am crezut ca-nseamna lipicios, de aici am dedus ca te lingi pe degete de gustos ce e si ca-n engleza ar fi yummy… .
Mult success la proiectul bebe, da-I bataie, cu cat stai mai mult in cumpana. cu atat gasesti mai multe argumente contra.
Daca n-as fi ramas insarcinata la 6 luni de la sosirea in Canada, cine stie cand as fi gasit timp, iar cu serviciul meu de acum, pp ca niciodata…si zau daca regret vreo secunda ca l-am facut pe David intr-o perioada in care eram cam ca tiganii .
Si frumoasa nora, are gusturi alese Tudor !
Clau, si eu eram sa am accident sambata, s-a bagat un mosh pe banda mea si mi-a taiat calea de-mi venea sa-l busesc la laterala ca-n filmele cu cascadori. Si nici claxonul nu-mi merge fi-r-ar sa fie..ca-l surzeam.
Sper sa n-aiba copiii rubeola, poate inchiriezi o bunica sa stea cu ei, sa nu-ti pierzi jobul…de acasa nu poti lucra ?
AntoIoana, cand au venit bunicile, le-am trimis schitza cu aeroportul, explicatii in romana, tot traseul vama-documente-bagaje detaliat, plus ca ele si si-au luat dictionary .
Dar in general se nimereste macar un roman in avion sa le ajute, nu se pierd ele .
Nelia, felicitari pt Agata, vezi ce copil pregatit de competitii ai ???
Imi pare rau ca Octav are asa probleme, sa dea DD sa se faca sanatos si fara urmari in activitatea sportiva .
Daca Octav e obosit de spital, ii recomand sa vaza Invaziile barbare ( e la BlockBuster) pe mine una m-a dat pe spate filmul ala, ce se poate face in sistemul canadez daca ai bani…numai ca sfarsitul filmului e muuult diferit de voi ( acolo e vb de cineva bolnav in faza terminala) dar e o comedie neagra tare faina.Am impresia ca a luat Oscarul acum cativa ani.
Am citit ca se pare ca mai ai un bolnav in familie, uite-ti trimit o imbratisare virtuala, sa faci fata cu toti copilutzii de una singura 
!
Lorelaim, imi pare rau de ce-ai tras cu Gabi, e bine acum ??? Ce-ai rezolvat cu scoala ? Multa sanatate boboacei !
Maru ce bafta de serviciu poti sa ai…la mine e invers, unde-I greu, hop si eu!
lorelaim spune:
Buna dimineatza fetelor dragi 
Multzumesc din tot sufletul pt urarile de sanatate pt Gabisor ! Pot raporta (cu mandrie pionereasca :-)) ca azi noapte a fost prima noapte FARA TUSE! Am stat in fatza tembelizorului pana la miezul noptzii ca sa "astept" tusea (care nu a mai venit de data aceasta) si sa sar sa o ridic si sa-i dau apa (deoarece ea, in mod obisnuit, avea accesele de tuse din momentul in care se culca pana pe la miezul noptzii, dupa care era cata cat linistita). Deci, cu ajutorul bunului Dumnezeu si cu sirop de ceapa, cu Sinupret (care absolut surprinzator, de data aceasta a functzio) si cu stat acasa (ne-dus in colectivitate) se pare ca reusim sa iesim la liman.
Nelia - imi pare bine ca Lisandru e sanatos, Agata e in plina forma doar un picutz racita (pt a ataca pe cat posibil acest inceput de raceala incearca sa-i faci rapid un sirop de ceapa cu miere si da-i cate 3 -5linguritze/zii dupa ce mananca). Imi pare rau ca esti ingrijorata pt Tudora. Imi permit sa te sfatui sa faci cum am procedat eu cu Gabisor... Desi e copil MARE (ma refer in primul rand la varsta) eu i-am dat si ii dau fructele sub forma de "nectar". Stiu ca suna ciudat si probabil ca multe dintre voi o sa spunetzi ca sunt "shu-shu" dar... merge treaba. Gabisor e fost tare matzaita la mancare cand a fost vorba sa manance ce nu-i place... Adica daca ii dau salam, sunca, cremvusti, popcorn, pizza, masline, rosii CU SARE, morcovi mici cruzi, cornflakes, alune, nuci (e ca o rozatoare :-)) si cioco - le mananca ca un LUP! Daca-i dau fructe si legume... putem muri incet... si sigur... si eu si ea... in fatza farfuriei... Deci daca tu crezi ca potzi, ai timp si doresti - scrie-mi pe e-mail si itzi dau toate retzetele mele de "nectar" si modul cum i le dau... Eu inca ii dau 5 mese pe zii - aprox la fiecare 3h. NU vrea mancare gatita (in afara de carne)... Accepta sa manance gatit DOAR daca conditzionez: papi tot si dupa aceea ai dreptul sa te uitzi la tembelizor - de ex. Multa-multa sanatate lui Octav si tzie (Kristin te-a sfatu f bine sa mergi sa-tzi faci un control si apoi sa obtzii un tratament adecvat pt infectzia ta rebela la ochi - nu lasa lucrurile sa evolueze ca nu ai nevoie de complicatzii)
Ca sa raspund cum se cuvine in continuare voi incepe mesaj nou... ca acesta e tare lung :-)
Lorelai
http://community.webshots.com/user/UndevaCandva
"Daca dragoste nu e... nimic nu e..."
lorelaim spune:
Ei - acum m-am apucat temeinic si serios de raspuns - adica am deschis doua ferestre in paralel :-)
Olga - imi pare bine ca atzi avut vreme faina si v-atzi distrat bine in Cuba. Noi inca nu am ajuns... desi sotzul tot imi promite ca atunci cand revenim ma duce... "peste tot" :-) adica Cuba, mexic, Rep Dominicana :-)... Vise... vise... Sarcina usoara in continuare!
Magda - cum te simtzi? Ai reusit sa ajungi la medic?
Kristin - imi pare rau ca si tu ai viroza :-( Cum e frumusica carliontzata Yasmine? E mai bine?
Cristina (cge) - cum scri tu acolo de Bidome - incepe sa-mi fie crunt de DOR de Montreal! Vreau si eu la Biodome si la Gradina Botanica! Ce simptaicici sunt Ancutza si Victoras - ar trebui sa scri undeva "perlutzele" lor sa le ai pe cand or mai creste si sa va amintitzi cu drag de aceste momente! Un tzuck pt ei 
si sa ne mai scri ca-s tare haiosi :-)
Lorelai - multa sanatate Mayei si Liviei! Da ai perfecta dreptate - si eu, acum vreo 2 capitole, spuneam ca pe fondul de oboseala si stress de la gradi, organismul micutzilor e mult mai vulnerabil la imbolnaviri! Apropo de "Einstein" - eu de asta vorbeam: http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=little+einsteins&Go.x=9&Go.y=8 - pt toddler-asi. Si noi avem Brainy Baby - da' lui Gabisor i-a placut doar cel cu pictura si culorile...
Apropo de toddler-asi - pt cei interesatzi, a caror copilasi, chiar mai marisori, baga inca obiecte in gura si sunt tentatzi sa "guste" totul, si/sau au alergii (rinta alergica la parfumuri) - am descoperit pe I-net o retzeta simpla de home-made play-dough (modelling-clay) care nu e periculoasa (chiar daca din intamplare ajunge in guritza) si care nu are mirosuri care pot provoca stranuturi. I-am facut lui Gabisor "plastilina" si de 3 zile se joaca si modeleaza si decupeaza forme de nu-i adevarat! Eu gatesc - de ex - si ea modeleaza pe masa din bucatarie :-)
Diana - cum se mai simte micutzul Victor? E mai bine? La noi burtica se repara doar cu regim (traditzionalul mucilagiu de orez cu morov)... multa sanatate in continuare!
Maru - deci va ganditzi si voi la bb2 :) deci o sa fie plin de burtici prin Sezatoare :-) Spor la treaba :-)
Ana - multa bafta pt bb2 si nu mai fii suparata cu serviciul... o sa vezi ca bunul Dumnezeu itzi va ajuta sa gasesti ceva care sa-tzi placa :-) "ce-i al tau e pus de-o parte" multa sanatate sotzului - sa plece cat ma repede scarlatina din casa voastra!
Laura - bine ca ai reusit sa evitzi accidentul - Doamne fereste! Multa bafta cu serviciul! Dupa ce faci vre-un an experientza la ei - musai tre' sa incerci sa gasesti ceva mai aproape. Ce fac Ioana si David? Atzi scapat de alergii?
Va doresc MULTA-MULTA SANATATE tuturor si o sapt usoara (pe cat posibil) in continuare.
Va tzuck si fug sa pregatesc micul dejun - nu inainte de a va spune ca omul meu e... PROFUND DEZAMAGIT de Genova :-) Mi-a spus la telef: "Mami - e mai multa mizerie si galagie decat in Ro!" :-) Dragul de el - asa visa la Italia! Ca pe viitor poate-poate o sa ne re-locam pe-acolo pe undeva :-) Ehhh... Genova nu inseamna toata Italia... Poate-poate mai sunt si locsoare curate, nu?
Lorelai
http://community.webshots.com/user/UndevaCandva
"Daca dragoste nu e... nimic nu e..."
OlgaTarziu spune:
Diana eu cand a facut Tony la 11 luni o diaree crunta de cateva luni i-am dat niste prafuri din tara, biobabyparca se numeau. Si mai pe la 2 ani inca o tura de probiotice praf. Le gasesti in partea dreapta a lactatelor, in zona laptel;ui organic. Sunt probiotic si probiotic junior ( care sunt pt copii)Eu le-am luat de la Fortinos.
Olga
oricat incerc sa folosesc highliths sau bond nu ma lasa. Voi cum faceti? Ca inainte iesea fara probleme.
Fericirea nu este nimic decat sanatate buna si o memorie proasta.
Albert Schweitzer
lorelaim spune:
Un articol care mi s-a parut f interesant:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/weekly-checkup/kids-money.html
Kids and money: Learning the value of a buck
April 2, 2008
by Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych.
When you think of your kids and money, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Okay, yes, they are expensive. What's the second thing? Perhaps your mind turns to allowance and, by extension, how kids learn to earn money, spend it and save it. If your children are older, you may be thinking about how they will eventually earn it when they join the workforce.
Money concepts begin to develop when a certain level of cognitive readiness paves the way for numeracy, learning how to count and recognize denominations of money. As soon as kids are old enough to consciously observe their parents' spending habits, they begin to form similar impressions of the value of money. Essentially, what kids need to learn about saving money, making it grow and spending it wisely begins at home.
How can we help kids differentiate needs, wants and wishes and prepare them for making solid financial decisions? When I was growing up, I learned the value of a dollar through trial and error. I was encouraged to earn money through babysitting and summer jobs in my early teens. Yet as I progressed to more substantial jobs through college and university, my knowledge of comparison shopping, bargain hunting or, for that matter, saving and investing came from the experiences of daily life, observing those around me and lessons learned from my more savvy friends.
This is sort of like learning about sex on the fly — not necessarily the approach we want to be taking when we could be helping to prepare our kids for a healthy financial future.
Children's understanding of money concepts increases with age, as shifts occur in their cognitive development. One perspective, based on the theories of the late developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, suggests that children's quantitative abilities before age 6 or 7 are rudimentary at best. At some point between 5 and 7, both their interest in and a rational understanding of money increase dramatically. By 7, children become especially interested in money and are much more reluctant to part with it.
Even before starting school, children build up a considerable amount of mathematical knowledge through experiences and interactions in familiar everyday routines that form the context of their early cognitive development. The early learning that takes place within the home environment provides an important base on which future learning will be built in school. And of course, school will teach numeracy and mathematics, but it is up to parents to teach kids monetary values and strategies for saving, spending, investing and, hopefully, staying out of debt.
The toddler years: 12 months to 3 years
For many kids, experience with money of "their very own" begins with an allowance. Allowance has not been a steady feature in our household; we have opted instead to make purchases when the need (or desire) arises. Yet an allowance can be a useful tool regardless of whether your child is old enough to spend it. Some recommend associating allowances for toddlers with an event rather than a regular schedule. For instance, an upcoming outing provides an opportunity to give your child a set amount of money to spend. Determine ahead of time how much you are going to make available to your child for spending, and stick to your limit.
The best way to avoid the "buy me" syndrome is to encourage behaviour that eliminates it from an early age. If you really want to make your toddler beam, provide him or her with a wallet or purse — some prefer a hand-me-down from mom or dad. This will teach them to keep their money in a safe place.
As with other socially learned behaviours, children will develop values about money based on observing how we save it and spend it. Shopping with your child offers opportunities to make distinctions between things we want, things we need and things we wish for in the future. As they learn to help you with grocery shopping, they can be learning how to purchase the items of best value.
Preschool: ages 4–6
The lives of preschoolers are increasingly directed by rules, and so they will quickly come to learn that a desired item requires an exchange of money. Playing "store" is a great way to interact while teaching your child money concepts. At this age, you want them to experience the relationship between buying and spending. Continue with the strategies you used when they were younger and talk to them about your own purchases and decisions that affect what you buy.
Allow them to put the coins in the parking meter so that they can relate the payment of coins to the cost of parking; little kids love doing this. This is also a good age to begin discussing products advertised on television, in stores and in print media. Children are often the target of these ads, after all, so better they learn to master consumerism early.
Developmentally, preschoolers understand the idea of saving when they see and touch an amount of money, and they begin to see money as a way to get things they want. That said, they generally see all money as having the same value and might think coins have more value than paper money. They will tend to observe and imitate parents' spending habits, and this is tricky at a time when they cannot be expected to curb their own spending impulses. They are often not fully aware that they need to pay for items they see in the store.
Middle childhood: ages 7–12
Children of this age will be learning a lot about numbers in school, including how to work with different denominations. They begin to associate money with excitement, have a growing interest in it and recognize that money is valuable and "belongs" to people.
These are the years when it is important to teach kids how to save. They will provide you with natural opportunities for this lesson as the list of items they wish for but cannot afford grows. Help them to save their allowance or holiday money toward a special item. This teaches them the benefits of planning for an expenditure and the success associated with saving over time. They also understand that things cost different amounts and so will learn to make sense of prices and determine whether they have enough money to purchase what they want.
Children of this age also develop greater social awareness and learn that some children and their families have more money than others. This is an important time to talk to them about core family values and what really matters. They are now capable of long-term planning for spending and saving — over a year, for instance. They're interested in finding ways to earn money and are excited at the prospect. They have come to understand that money is limited but continue to need guidance to know the value of things.
To help a child of this age develop monetary skills consider providing them with a learning allowance. The amount should be appropriate to the child's age and the family's income, and it should be regular so that your child can rely on it coming on a particular day — $5 on Saturday for instance. You can give them money in denominations that encourage saving: $5 given as five loonies, with one loonie to be put aside in savings. Saving teaches kids a way to get what they want or need and introduces them to the "pay yourself first" concept.
Note that a learning allowance should be controlled by the child. You could encourage common sense by using the "spending-by-choice” technique, which involves selecting at least three things the money could be spent on, setting aside money for one of the items and then making a choice of which item to purchase. Household duties should be perceived as a child's contribution to the family, but you could offer pay for extra work that is needed around the house or in the community, such as helping with a family renovation project or shoveling snow for elderly neighbours.
This is also a good age to learn real-world skills such as opening a bank account, making deposits and withdrawals at the ATM, and paying for purchases by direct debit. Where children store their money for safekeeping can become even more important, especially if they are industrious babysitters or parents' helpers and are earning money. They can start to keep track of the money spent and saved and learn to use a spreadsheet at the same time, allowing them a visual record of the money flow — this can be a very powerful tool.
Teenage years: ages 12–18
The lives of teenagers begin to change with middle school, and expenses also make a shift. Teens may need to manage purchasing transit passes; contributing to cell phone expense; and buying lunches or snacks on school days. Then there are the social expenses, such as movies, clothes and desired items that will keep them in good standing with their peers. These, of course, are all negotiable and should be discussed ahead of time and with firm expectations. These discussions allow you to be open about the family's finances so that your teenager can set realistic expectations about your ability to support his or her expenses and spending habits.
By discussing costs and teaching them the concept of borrowing money, say for a car or house purchase, teens learn that borrowing costs money; that borrowed money needs to be paid back; when it is and isn't appropriate to borrow money; and the idea of credit limits. If you decide to lend your teen money for a purchase, never lend them more than they can repay, which would force you to forgive the loan. Keep the amount realistic for their financial means.
Having a way to earn money enables teenagers to learn job responsibility and gain a sense of industry and personal accomplishment. Earning teaches kids a sense of freedom and recognition; financial independence; work standards and habits; how to evaluate job alternatives; and the relationship between money, time, skills and energy. Depending on your family situation, they may even contribute to family expenses in their late teens and early twenties.
Teenagers have an even greater need for an allowance, but there should be rules set out in order to avoid difficulties. This is the time to increase the learning allowance to cover essentials, like school supplies, transit passes, basic clothing. You may choose to make more expensive purchases together, such as coats, boots, bikes, and such. If they haven't yet obtained a bank card, now is the time. You could also introduce lessons on managing credit by getting them started with a card that has a $50 limit. Opportunities to spend money independently teach kids the differences between wants and needs, how to compare alternatives, how to make decisions and assuming responsibility for them, and how to keep records of their expenditures.
After-school jobs might be a good idea, but it will depend on your child's level of success in school. You definitely don't want to encourage this if it will jeopardize their academic progress. Some kids are able to juggle both, and for others it may be an economic necessity. As for summer jobs, your child may be the type to want and find their own, or they may not be interested at all, preferring to spend the summer months "playing" with their friends. Again, this decision is one to be made by individual families, who are aware of their values and family situation and who know their child best.
Whatever strategies you use to help your child develop good money skills, you need to consider their developmental abilities and the family, peer and social context. Parents are an important resource for teaching these skills, and there are some very good resources that kids can access on their own. I recently picked up Nancy Holyoke's A Smart Girl's Guide to Money: How to make it, save it, and spend it published by American Girl. I wasn't sure how interested my 12 -year-old would be, but it was worth a shot. Lo and behold, she's reading it, and I hope she'll have some things to teach me when she's done.
Dr. Melanie Barwick is a registered psychologist with a primary role as a health systems scientist in the Community Health Systems Resource Group at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Lorelai
http://community.webshots.com/user/UndevaCandva
"Daca dragoste nu e... nimic nu e..."
lorelaim spune:
Si, de aceeasi autoare:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/weekly-checkup/kid-phones.html
Kids and cellphones
Feb. 26, 2008
By Melanie Barwick, Ph.D., C.Psych.
Is it time to buy your kid a cellphone?
If you have not yet covered this issue with your child, you probably soon will. A growing number of parents are having to deal with the possibility of buying a cellphone for their child or teenager, whether out of concern for their safety, or due to the incessant pleadings of their son or daughter.
Seven years ago, just 5 per cent of 13- to 17-year-olds carried cellphones, compared to 56 per cent today, according to the Yankee Group, a Boston-based industry analyst firm.
From my perspective, it's a safety issue. With my daughter, almost 12, heading to middle school for Grade 7 in September, I have some safety concerns. For the first time she is not going to be with an adult every moment of the day ,and although she will be instructed to buddy up for walks to and from school, I know I would feel more at ease if she is within text or voice reach and can call for help on 911.
She's a great kid and my concerns are not based on harms she may place on herself, but rather what may befall her when least expected. Navigating the path of least restrictive parenting is tough at times, and we all struggle with allowing them opportunities to try their wings. My concerns relate to both how long she will be 'unsupervised' and the possible dangers that may lurk along the way. Specifically, she will have to walk a greater distance, part of which is on a major Toronto street where there have been known attempted child abductions in the past several years. That's enough to make any parent's heart palpitate and cause their imagination to run amok!
Making the decision to buy a cellphone involves considering a few important features: ease of use, ability to limit the number and duration of calls, and cost.
A quick scan on the web will bring you to some useful information on consumer issues such as types of phones most recommended for kids, and costs for phones and plans. I suggest you speak to your own provider and see what options they have available.
Briefly, though, you will be able to pick from family plans, pre-paid plans where you buy a phone and then buy minutes as you need them, and disposable phones that would seem to be the least environmentally friendly option but may be the right choice for the kid who loses everything.
The downside
Parents need to be aware of some of the negatives related to their children's cellphone use. These include the child's safety, their privacy and the privacy of others, economics, and health considerations.
There are some people who are concerned that cellphones provide a means with which pedophiles can contact children. As with chat rooms and social networking sites, kids need to be careful about who they send messages to, and what they say. They need to be cautioned about sending text messages to strangers, as this can put them in harm's way. They should communicate only with people they already know.
General safety considerations for keeping your child safe on the web are now relevant to cellphones that come with internet capability. Kids should never respond to texts or messages from anyone they do not know; nor should they agree to meet someone who has contacted them through these means. Under no circumstances should they ever give out personal information, and parents should make sure their children know this includes their name, address, gender, e-mail contact, passwords, phone number or credit card information.
Remember that you have access to the bill, because you're paying it and you should review who they are communicating with. Look for telephone numbers that are unfamiliar to you and speak to your kid about any 'questionables'.
With the rise in technological sophistication of all gadgetry, it is not difficult to imagine a time when cellphones could become a vehicle for advertisements, ultimately reaching into parents' wallets and exposing children to unwanted, inappropriate imagery and content. Figure out whether this is a likely function of their phone and have a chat about this with your child before it becomes a nagging issue.
On a related note, discuss their use of premium services that will certainly add some weight to your phone bill. This means cautioning against voting for popular television shows and accessing costly phone services.
There are also concerns about the potential health risks of cellphone use, such as radiation and brain tumors. A recent science review of whether electromagnetic fields (EMF) play a role in children's environmental health published in 2007 in the International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health states that while final results of the INTERPHONE study on the risk of brain tumours, acoustic neurinoma and parotid gland tumours associated with the use of mobile phones will be soon available, preliminary results do not seem to indicate a substantial increase in risk. There are currently no scientific data supporting the concept of a special vulnerability of children and adolescents to high-frequency EMF.
Many cellphones today come with a feature that allows the user to access social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. That's very appealing to some users, but parents and kids need to know that cellphones have an IP address as do fixed internet setups. This means that kids need to know who they're talking to and make sure not to reveal private information, including details that could help someone find them in the physical world.
There are now services that use the cellphone's GPS features to enable friends and family to identify the physical location of the caller. While this is essential for 911 caller identification and might also be appealing to you as a parent, it means your child can be found by 'unfriendlies,' which is exactly what you don't want. Find out how to use these features if they comes with the phone, how to disable them if need be, and make sure your kid knows about the risks associated with the use of GPS-based features.
In today's world spontaneous imagery is often fodder for global gawking within moments of being posted on common websites. Many cellphones come equipped with still and video camera capability and as with all technologies, this can be misused. Teach your kid the importance of privacy — theirs and others. Ask that they refrain from taking pictures of others in embarrassing, compromising, or inappropriate situations, and that they not allow others to do so of them.
The upside
Let's face it; the beauty of cellphones is that they let you stay in touch with your child almost all the time. Important note here: Do not abuse that privilege.
Communication is a two-way street, and texting or calling them incessantly will quickly lead you to being ignored. You want them to reply to your communication and you want them to have means of contacting help should they need it. Having a cellphone provides them with this means.
For teens who regularly travel to and from school on their own, or older teens who have distances to drive between home and work or school, a cellphone is an important tool.
Depending on the age of your child, you will likely want to define some rules of use and perhaps set some limits. Here is where it will be important to consider not only your child's age, but also their sense of responsibility and impulsiveness. If there is any question that the phone will be 'abused' you need to have laid out some repercussions and reparations. For some kids, you might consider writing down these rules so that you have something to come back to should a disagreement arise in the future. This agreement should cover what your expectations are, the ultimatums, rewards and consequences.
Since you are likely also footing the bill on this one, you need to have a talk about how much money you are willing to spend on the phone and the monthly charges. For older teens with part time jobs, it would be good to discuss what you would like them to contribute financially. You may also agree to a child contribution that would come out of their monthly allowance.
P.S. — When my eldest daughter read this piece she gleefully asked, "So, does this mean I'm getting a cellphone for grade seven?"
"Yes," I told her, "yes you are."
Am I the best mom or what!
Lorelai
http://community.webshots.com/user/UndevaCandva
"Daca dragoste nu e... nimic nu e..."
nelia spune:
Ma simt mai bine. Am dormit de la 10 (ceea ce mi se intimpla foarte rar sau niciodata) pina la 6.45 dimineata. Apoi am dus fetele si am venit inapoi pe jos, prin parc... e primavaraaa! Am vorbit cu Octav, e mult mai bine si ii da drumul acasa miine sau poate chiar astazi.
Lorelaim, pai Tudora maninc fructe la greu! Si legume, nu asa ca pe fructe, dar maninca. Asta a mincat de cind o stiu, lapte si fructe. Nu papa carne, nu papa mincare gatita, brinzeturi, poate iaurtul ce-l mai agreeaza. Eu ii fac analizele pentru ca vreau sa stiu ca are totul ce trebuie in organism la valori normale, ca nu are infectie urinara (ca rosie citeodata si cam ustura cind face pipi) si ca nu paraziti intestinali. Daca e sanatoasa tun, mai putin urechea, care e inca un pic rosie, o las in pace, asa e ea, cum asa e si cealalta. Agata e foarte rezistenta, dimineata era deja bine. Si Lisandru pare rezistent, am fost peste tot cu el si in afara de un nasuc infundat, poate si un pic de tuse din cauza secretiilor, nu a luat nimic pina acum. Cricor, de aceea am avut curaj sa ma duc la spital, ca bebelusul asta a fost in atitea locuri de cind s-a nascut, incit ce mai conteaza un spital in plus. A fost peste tot la activitatile Agatei, unde sint numai copii, si bolnavi girla, ca a fost iarna, apoi la pediatra sau la clinici de cite ori m-am dus, cu el dupa mine... la universitate, cumparaturi, scoala Agata, gradinita Tudora... zilnic! Il schimb pe unde apuc, ii dau sa suga la fel, nu zice nici pis, e numai un zimbet tot si tot timpul. Altfel... as fi putut eu sa fac singura toate!?!
Clau, ce mai fac copiii? Au rubeola? Cum te-ai descurcat?
Laura, ma bucur ca ai evitat accidentul. Multumesc pentru pupici, am nevoie, sa stii.
Ana, Maru, va facem galerie aici!
Eu sint pentru copii intotdeauna. La urma urmelor, oricit de greu ar fi sa-i faci si sa-i cresti/educi... ce poate fi mai frumos si mai complet pe lumea asta, pentru noi, oamenii de rind, decit a avea copii, de a trai pentru si prin ei, de a vedea viata si altfel, asa cum o vad ei!?! Stiu ca sint o gramada de lucruri pe care le poti face in viata si nici unul nu e mai prejos daca le faci cu pasiune si iti aduc satisfactie, dar parca totusi, orice ar zice oricine (nu contrazic), in fata faptului de a fi mama sau tata palesc toate. Eu asa simt!
CORNELIA , mami de www.dropshots.com/Aurice#date/2008-02-23/18:30:04" target="_blank">AGATA, www.dropshots.com/Aurice#date/2007-12-02/10:49:08" target="_blank">TUDORA si www.dropshots.com/Aurice#date/2008-01-20/18:33:43" target="_blank">LISANDRU
lorelaim spune:
Nelia - imi pare tare bine ca suntetzi spre cale de vindecare (sau vindecatzi deja :-)) cu totzii mici si mari. Multa sanatate in continuare!
Uite aici un art care m-a uns pe suflet... si care arata o data in plus ca atunci cand am facut - de ex. - afirmatzia ca Jardin Botanique din Montreal e de mii de ori mai frumoasa si mai bogata decat gradina Botanica Bergianska din Stockholm - NU am facut-o cu "rautate" la adresa Suedie si nici nu am fost partinitoare :-)
Top 10 botanical gardens
Reuters
SYDNEY - For travelers with little interest in beaches, golf or spas but a passion for horticulture, Travel + Leisure magazine has come up with a list of the world's top 10 botanical gardens.
Elizabeth Scholtz, director emeritus of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, said there's been a huge increase in garden travel.
"Gardens are such a wonderful refuge, and more and more, people are looking for a haven from the stress of modern life," said Scholtz.
Following is Travel + Leisure top 10 gardens list (http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/great-botanical-gardens-of-the-world) which is not endorsed by Reuters:
1. Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York
Founded in 1910, this 52-acre New York institution boasts 12,000 resident plant species as well as the Steinhardt Conservatory, Shakespeare Garden, and the C. V. Starr Bonsai Museum. It also boasts a unique claim to fame as in 2006, one of the rarest, largest and stinkiest flowers, the Sumatran Amorphophallus titanium or corpse flower, blossomed there.
2. Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Western Cape, South Africa
An 89-acre spread in the eastern slopes of Cape Town's Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch is remarkable aesthetically and historically. Founded in 1913, this is the first national botanical garden established for the express purpose of local flora conservation. Perhaps most famous is the garden's trademark Crane Flower, a yellow version of which is named Mandela's Gold.
3. Kyoto, Japan
On what was once a country estate on the outskirts of Kyoto, this 4.9-acre garden is as of 1994 on UNESCO's World Heritage list. An 11th-century temple complex created for the worship of Buddha Amida, Byodoin blends Chinese- and Japanese-style pavilions, a pond, and a circuit of bridges.
4. Jardin Botanique de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Established in 1931, this 185-acre garden has adapted admirably to the Quebecois winter. The outdoor and indoor offerings are equally compelling. The Insectarium, with its 160,000 live and preserved specimens, is a favourite with its standout resident and collection's mascot, the monarch butterfly.
5. Reid's Palace, Madeira, Portugal
This seaside spread, established in 1891 by wine baron William Reid and since acquired by Orient-Express, reinforces Madeira's reputation as the Garden of the Atlantic. Set atop a cliff, the Palace is surrounded by 10 acres of semitropical gardens where Winston Churchill reportedly contemplated his memoirs and George Bernard Shaw learned to tango.
6. Claude Monet Foundation at Giverny, Normandy, France
No matter how many times you've seen Monet's Water Lilies, there's no preparing for the living painting that is Giverny. Created in the 1880's and 90's and inspired by Monet's fascination with Japanese pastoral prints, this 2.5 acre estate is where the artist lived, painted, and gardened until his death in 1926.
7. Seychelles National Botanical Gardens, Seychelles
The Seychelles' national tree, the coco de mer, is a highlight of the 15-acre, 107-year-old National Botanical Gardens. It's surrounded by cabbage palms, walking palms, and Latanier Hauban palms and an endless assortment of tropical flowers but however impressive the plants, they're rivalled by their backdrop Ñ a range of jungle-smothered mountains.
8. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
Built at the turn of the 20th century by George Washington Vanderbilt III, he hired the so-called founding father of U.S. landscape architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, to design the grounds. Now the estate's 8,000 acres encompass an Italian garden, an English walled garden, and an Azalea Garden.
9. Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
Tohono Chul is a 49-acre study in colour and variety. From the Hummingbird Garden's indigenous salvia and honeysuckle to the flowering desert ironwood trees that stand outside the property's 1937 adobe house, life abounds. Plants used medicinally and ceremonially by the Tohono O'odham people make up the garden.
10. Andromeda Botanical Gardens, St. Joseph, Barbados
Set along a stream, embellished with ponds and waterfalls, and overlooking the Atlantic, this six-acre enclave has amassed one of the Caribbean's best collections of indigenous and imported tropical plants since horticulturist Iris Bannochie began her work here in 1954.
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