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Don’t let your child slide by with C’s when you know he or she could be getting A’s. All children have untapped potential that parents can help bring out. Since students in the United States are in school fewer days and fewer hours than many other countries, this leaves many hours available for parents to step into a role far more influential than they might imagine. Education isn’t just the teacher’s job. A parent is a child’s first teacher from birth to school age. Involved parents can make a difference in their child’s success in school using some common sense approaches that are important to do.

Parents can and should prepare their children to learn and prepare them to do their best in school. Involved parents have several things in common. They make the time to do things with their children. Involved parents display a positive attitude about school and learning in general. By promoting a “can do attitude” in their children, involved parents can be a catalyst to their offspring. Finally, parents can demonstrate that they are life-long learners by modeling certain kinds of behaviors, such as reading and involvement in hobbies.

The key areas that parents should address are: simple things that can be done in the home; activities in which they can get children involved; and how to work with the school and teacher. Parents do not have to be experts in the field of education to be a valuable resource and supporter of it. They do need to find the time and spend that quality time with their children. Remember the general rule of “children thrive on attention, no matter what age.”

The six basic things that parents can do at home with their children are: 1) start with the lifelong skill of reading, read aloud everyday starting with short periods which increase as children grow older; 2) discuss what is being read, asking questions and encouraging comments and predictions; 3) model the habit of independent reading because children will eventually be reading independently, too, and they need to see that; 4) have reading materials available at home which should include books, magazines and newspapers of interest (the public library and the garage sales can be an inexpensive sources); 5) have frequent talks about school and everyday life with children, to help them become good listeners who will be able to follow directions and pay attention in school; and 6) and make children establish a regular homework habit in a quiet, adequate space which can be (and needs to be) monitored frequently by parents. With each of these basic elements the key is consistency and longevity.

Parents play an important part in guiding their children into productive activities that will support learning and the strides that can be made in school. It should go without saying that television time, internet time and video game time should be limited and monitored closely. Parents should encourage activities that promote problem solving and exploration of interests, and this is a major time commitment for parents to make. This could include such things as sports, music, art, family outings to museums. The more mundane, but equally as important, activities that need to be included are: setting up home/family rules; being consistent in enforcement of rules; designating house and yard chores to teach responsibility; providing play time and free time which encourages independence; and monitoring a child’s choice of friends, which is most important the older a child gets.

The last key area in which parents need to involve themselves is establishing a good working relationship with the school and classroom teacher. Parents can start with learning as much about the school as they can and making a commitment to be involved in the school. This could include the following approaches: read the school handbook about rules and expectations; explore the school web site; find out about test scores and how progress is measured; become familiar with state standards; attend school events and parent conferences: volunteer in the classroom; chaperone field trips and other events; and join the parent and teacher organization at the school. Parents should meet with the teacher early in the year and establish a cooperative, open relationship. It is both the teachers’ and parents’ responsibility to discuss noted changes with the other one, and it is important to remember that parents and teachers are partners. When there is a problem, the worse thing that a parent can do is blindly defend their child without getting all the facts and hearing the other side of the story. Positive communication is essential.

Parenting is not any easy job, and being an involved parent takes time and patience. Try to remember the three key areas to concentrate on: making time to involved with children at home; guiding children toward productive activities; and establishing a good relationship with the school and teachers. These will help children reach their potential and will strengthen a family bond that will last a life time. Your “A” student doesn’t have to settle for “C’s”, and parents can take the lead to make sure that doesn’t happen.

To read more about how you can help turn “C’s” into “A’s” see the acclaimed series “Helping Your Child Learn” including booklets on Math, History, Science, and 6 other titles at: http://www.sbmag.org/Helping_Your_Child/Help_Your_Child_Index.html or follow the link on the home page of EducationResourcesNetwork.com.

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Barbara Snyder is a retired California Distinguished School Principal and Coordinator For Human Resources. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She holds elementary education, secondary, community college, and administrative credentials. She is currently the publisher of http://EducationResourcesNetwork.com, co-publisher of Strictly Business Magazine, http://www.sbmag.org.

Of primary concern to all internet users is their actual connection to the internet.

A user needs to look at all the factors and weigh the benefits and costs

1. Reliability – is the connection available 24/7, or do you get a busy signal?

2. Speed – at what speeds can a user upload and download files?

3. Costs – what are the setup and monthly costs for the internet connection service?

4. Support – is support available 24/7 and is it free or is there a cost associated with it?

5. Availability – is the desired service available at your location?

Available options with good and bad features include:

Local dial up with phone company (local isp) – While this many times is the simplest, often times, they are the most costly and support can be an issue. Speeds are typically the slowest at 26k to 56k connection speeds.

Software file compression- If you only have 26k dialup isp connections available to you or you want to speed up your DSL connections, this is an important option you should take a look at. With this type of software you can increase your internet connection speeds by as much as five times for very little money. Popular software products that accomplish this are ActiveSpeed, PropelAccelerator, Dr. Speed, and SuperSpeeder, Highly recommended solution to increasing your browsing experience.

Local dial up with national firm – This is by far the most popular with companies like AOL, People PC, Juno, EarthLink, and Netzero providing this service to millions of users. These certainly are the most cost effective and provide excellent 24/7 support. With the high speed upgrade options you can approach 112 k speeds. If the company has a local or toll free number available in your area, then this alternative provides the lowest cost isp internet connection.

Cable connection – If cable TV is available in your area, many firms also provide an internet connection for an additional fee. Requires special cable modem. Speeds are anywhere from 512k to 10Mps.

DSL or digital service line – Many local phone companies are providing this service to selected areas. Requires installation of DSL modem on your computer and speeds typically are from 512k to 9Mps. The distance from the local hub also affects your speed. You will pay 2 to 3 times the costs of basic dial up.

Broadband – Is a term loosely thrown around that is applied to a DSL, cable, wireless, or satellite internet connections. Technically broadband is a minimum of 1.5Mbs but is used to market products with bandwidth as low as 512k. When you hear the term broadband used, think like “health food”, an undefined marketing catch word.

Wireless internet connection – This option is available in limited area’s and requires a wireless modem on your computer. Speeds typically are 2Mbps and this is a flexible approach as you do not need to be hardwired or plugged in. Available in many metro area’s.

Satellite internet connection – This is the perfect solution for remote area’s if you require a high speed internet connection. Upload and download speeds are different and in some cases you can only download via satellite and are required to upload via dial up. This is the most expensive alternative, but you can get service basically anywhere in the world. Speeds starting at 500k are available. Contact Directway for dependable and fast satellite internet connections.

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Ray LaFoy has been providing professional web and software development services since 1999. Living in Montana, he has made a career of excelling in marketing.

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Do you have medical coverage for yourself and your family? Are you middle income and do not have medical coverage? What are your options? Read on.

I am furious with this wonderful country we live in the United States of America which it seems has turned its back on the very people who support it.

I had wonderful medical care through my husband’s employment for many years and just took it for granted. I worked most of my adult life now I am divorced and unemployed and do not have any medical care.

Join with me in exploring what options are available for an ordinary person who is a member of the middle class. What happens when this ordinary person needs medical care?

I thought like everybody else that everybody in this country was entitled to medical care but that is not what is happening.

WHY IS MEDICAL CARE FOR EVERYBODY NOT HAPPENING?

HIGH INCOME PEOPLE:

If you have the money you can purchase medical insurance for yourself and your family. It can become a problem if there is a pre-existing condition of one or more of your family members. Maybe, all they have to do is pay higher premiums and that problem is solved or not.

Employment is the way most people obtain medical insurance for themselves and for their families. Today employers in some cases expect their employees to pay a portion of the escalating monthly premiums.

Many employees choose not to be covered simply because they can not afford the escalating monthly insurance premiums. If an employee had to choose between food for their families and monthly escalating premiums food wins hands down.

So what good is the medical coverage if the employee cannot afford it?

Now what do they do for medical care?

What about the thousands of employed people who do not have medical insurance options. These people fall under the category of part time employee or their employer can not afford medical coverage.

What about the employers that feel their employees should be covered under their spouse’s employment?

But what if you don not have a spouse or your spouse does not have medical coverage? Now what are your options?

LOW INCOME FAMILIES:

(1) MEDI-CAL

There are tight restrictions on Medi-cal. It is dictated by income, bank account and diagnosis.

(2) COUNTY MEDICAL SERVICES (CMS)

There are also tight restrictions on this plan. It is dictated by income, bank account and diagnosis. CMS is also difficult to obtain.

MIDDLE CLASS:

For the middle class just barely hanging on by their fingertips NOTHING, a big fat ZERO, unless you have medical coverage through your employment or through your spouse.

(3) FREE CLINICS ON A SLIDING SCALE:

There are a few free county clinics that work on a sliding scale by income. $35.00 is the highest amount you can pay. If your need is greater than a fast trip to the doctor for a prescription, you will have to pay for that additional care.

I recently visited one of these clinics. The doctor told me I needed a program of Physical Therapy and I would have to pay for it. I am not employed. Physical Therapy is very expensive and I was out of luck. But the bottom line is I needed the physical therapy so I would once again be employed.

I was given a prescription and had it filled at Sam’s Club. I was told it was the most reasonable place to purchase prescription medication when you do not have medical insurance. I did not need a membership for a pharmacy visit.

4) HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS:

Thousands of people now flock to the hospital emergency rooms for everyday medical care. They wait long hours clogging the flow of real trauma cases. It is not unusual for some people to give bogus personal information; therefore, they will never receive a bill. The hospital does require every patient show a form of identification for your file.

What about the people that are honest with there personal information? They can receive a huge bill and if x-rays and lab were obtained at the time of the visit –look out.

What if you require emergency surgery or need to be admitted to the hospital. Your medical bill can become an astronomical amount. If you can’t afford to pay this bill you will go to a collection agency and maybe lose your home or business.

211 TELEPHONE NUMBER:

If you have any questions about any of the information listed above call 211. It is a wonderful new information line for just this information. The phones are manned by volunteers.

WEEKLY POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS:

Have you noticed that many popular weekly television shows are now creating shows about medical insurance issues? I just watched Desperate Housewives for the very first time.

The story line was one of the housewives was divorced and she did not have any medical coverage. She needed surgery to save her life.

The plot was she marries somebody immediately and that could provide insurance coverage and then later get divorced.

What do you think about that? What is this country coming to?

It is making honest people lie, cheat and commit fraud so they can obtain the medical coverage they so richly deserve.

WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP?

We start by educating the public about this enormous problem and what it involves. A little bit of knowledge is very powerful.

Then we start at the local, state and then onto the federal government level.

WE NEED CHANGE NOW! IF THE SYSTEM IN PLACE NOW DOESN’T WORK CHANGE IT! MEDICAL CARE FOR EVERYBODY – NOT JUST A FEW.

We could all move to Canada. They have free health care for everybody but what about the good old USA? The system in place right now is a joke.

I wonder what kind of medical coverage the president of the United States and his family have, plus all the other government officials? Aren’t we entitled to the same?

One thing I can do as an individual to fight back is to write articles and to blog. I have already written several articles on varies aspects of medical insurance problems, maybe someday somebody will stand up and take notice.

I hope you enjoyed my article. Please feel free to check out my other articles.

Copyright 2006 Linda Meckler

Linda does not have medical insurance. She wants to educate the public about available medical help. Currently she is the author of “Ghost Kids Trilogy,” three books in one book. CHRISTY 12, AND HER BROTHER BRAD, 16 MOVE INTO AN OLD HOUSE ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN AND MEET TWO GHOST KIDS. Meet a Magical Blue Vase. Join Christy and Brad on a Pirates’ Treasure Hunt. ADVENTURE/MYSTERY Love, Family Values and Charity burst off the pages.
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Relate the two of people’s chief quests and you are guaranteed to discover a mania named a sportsbook wagers Web property. Would you know of anything that could be more resourceful. Visualize a crowd of fanatics clapping in support of their local sports club, and always wagers will be computed complementing the bluster. Aspiring to catch some of the enjoyment, on-lookers will typically aspire to infer who is the likeliest to win in the coming race. All of this is set to turn into a nice and friendly race called sportsbook wagers Web property. O.Brien can return to college coaching

Ok, so it can appear to be compulsive, but in actual fact sports gambling is really merely diverting and to tie up with one’s fellow sports buddies. Here, you can risk a a minute budget of chips and regardless enjoy an ultra cool time. Beyond this, here are a small number of basics to get going sports gambling.

If you want to place a bet, you will want to call on a sportsbook wagers Web property, which is a place that takes in sportsbook wagers Web property. In the U.S., there’s four states where to do sports gambling legally, but inofficially you can go for it practically anywhere providing you locate a bookie and you are of legal age. Amongst the sports competitions you can choose to bet on are pro plus, also, college football & college class basketball, professional baseball and hockey, plus, also, horse and dog racing. You’ll have a choice of risking some money on the whole result of a contest or game, at which point a given competitor will be vanquished, and even if a given tossed coin in a contest or game will come down either heads or tails.

The bookies count on statistical methods make it easier for you come to a decision which sports club you believe is the likeliest to win. First we have the spread, i.e. points leverage tallied to the trailing side presumed to take a licking by x number points. This comprises the bookmaker’s technique of enabling level antes for a sports book. For a practical example, you can choose to risk some money on a party presumed to take a licking and and regardless make money on that bet providing the side is beaten by x number of points.

There will be diverse brands of bets- straight bets, teasers, and many more, the straight bets being the dominating one in sports gambling. Well, why not have a crack at it, and enjoy yourself as well. But make certain that you won’t get too carried away and blow your total social security checks on a bee. If not, you’ll probably find yourself feeling sorry for yourself till the end of your life.

There are various reasons that will make the lovely hair on your hairline shed, the greatest one is hereditary baldness. Male pattern baldness might damage as many as 4.5 in 10 of guys under the age of 34 years old. The average bloke has over 100000 hair follicles on their scalp and could very easily cast seventy to 1 hundred hair strands per day through brushing, washing, and exercise. This can often feel like too many but actually it is pretty normal. Get expert assistance in hairloss from Advanced Hair Studio now.

The abnormal rate of hair loss is when folk are losing more hair than what is coming back out. And you will soon realise you have abnormal hair follicle loss when people start to see your crown growing. It is always best practise to go check with a hair loss professional to make sure folk are not suffering from any hair diseases or under immense illness.

The most common cause though is hereditary baldness. This occurs when the genes in your hair force the hair follicles to shrink down. This shrinking effect makes the hair unable to grow.

If you are concerned you will often go and communicate to a male pattern baldness specialist and see what sort of hair strand loss you are suffering from and also identify what astonishing hair follicles loss treatments are available to balding folk.

The greatest way you yourself can often do to help the damaged environment is to green your home, just now you might actually be given an insulation home grant if you’re going to make your home environmentally friendly. Although this could be like a great challenge it is incredibly effortless and not all of it will cost you yourself tons of cash. now that is incredible. Make sure before you try any ambitious home projects such as buying and putting in roof solar heaters it is worth checking to explore if you qualify for achieving this awesome cavity grant. When you discover what is the greenest project for your residence using the DTI’s eco programme, this can help with most sorts of green efficiency, this eco firm has had more than six and a half thousand applications worth approximately four million to qualify for the home grant you yourself must make sure you insulate your floor and cavity walls, fit eco friendly energy lights and install radiator controls and thermostats. Save money and the environment with Cavity Insulation in your home.

Cavity installation is a wonderful place to start. I understand this may look like a hard going process I can promise you its not, home insulation is a wonderful approach to improve the energy efficiency of your house. The majority of residences around today were put together after 1924 the walls are made up of two layers with a small air cavity in between the two layers, if you have an unfilled cavity wall then you will probably be losing a hefty level of the heat in your residence. Cavity space installation is definitely something you want to think about if you wish to improve your living. Wall insulation is magnificent for the world.

By insulating the walls you yourself will discover that you yourself might be helping to reduce climate change and emissions and help to save the universe one residence at a time which is marvellous. With the climate change and emissions we are facing, every residence in the county should be as eco proof as humanly possible. You yourself will also help to eco proof your home with floor insulation as well as using green friendly oven cleaner products. For other magnificent eco friendly proof tips please visit BBC Green – the eco site.

Many Network Marketing distributors overlook for some reason the small business owner and professional. They don’t attempt to talk to them about their products and business as many believe they simply would not be interested. That is not the case with many small business owners. Many are always looking for additional cash flow and ways to create a secondary revenue source.

Small business owners and small business professionals are a Gold Mine in Network Marketing and MLM. They bring to the table many things that the average person does not:

1) They bring A DIFFERENT Perspective to the marketplace and MLM. They understand business, and also how to run one, and have a business attitude when working in the marketplace, not just an employee attitude.

2) They bring EXPERIENCE to the marketplace and MLM that the average person does not have. Experience in running a business, networking, making things happen, and succeeding.

3) They bring DETERMINATION to the marketplace and Network Marketing. They MUST be determined to succeed in their business, and bring the same determination to MLM. Most small business owner and professionals are very FOCUSED on what they are doing, and determined on where they are going.

4) They bring CONTACTS and NETWORKS to the marketplace and MLM. Most business owners belong to state and national associations with other business owners, and thusly, have formed relationships with many other small business owners and professionals, a Gold Mine in MLM.

5) They bring a CREDIBILITY that the average person does not have to the marketplace and MLM. Credibility as an owner, and a professional in the marketplace. This alone is a Gold Mine in Network Marketing.

Business owners and professionals are incredible prospects for MLM, but unfortunately, can be quite difficult to approach, at least from the normal approach of Network Marketers.

How can you then plug into all they can bring to Network Marketing? How can you recruit them, but do it with a very professional approach that they will be curious about, instead of turned off like so many are?

The best way to approach them is in a VERY Professional manner and with a VERY Professional verbiage. You DO NOT approach them like you would your aunt or cousin,or best friend. Many times, with family or friends, we all have a tendency to say too much as we are excited, and want to tell the world about what we are doing.

INFERNO Secret:

The less you say, the more chance you have of getting an appointment, warm market or not.The more professionalism you have, the less negative responses you will get.

Here are several SCORCHING approaches for the telephone/Face to face for the small business owners:

WARM MARKET:

“Hello Ben? This is Mary, and I need your help on something.I am introducing into the business community a new idea that could really impact revenues for small business owners. I would like your input and insights as to how it could be applied to this community. When do you have 10 minutes?”

“Hello Ben? This is Mary. Listen, I have run across an idea that I believe can increase revenues for many small businesses in our community. It has tremendous value, and I need your help and input as to how to introduce it into our Locale. When do you have 10 minutes?”

” Hello Ben? This is Mary, and do you feel that increasing revenues in your business would be something that we could spend 10 minutes discussing?”

“Hello Ben? This is Mary.I really need your expertise on something.I have run across a way that small business owners can substantially increase their revenues and am looking for the best way to introduce it into the marketplace.When are you available for about 10 minutes?”

“Hello Ben? I need your help on a project I am getting ready to introduce into the business community. You are very well versed in business, and I want to run an idea past you and you give me your thoughts on the value of it as a secondary revenue stream to small business owners.”

COLD MARKET:

Calling small business owners cold is not easy, but a great excercise for building your skill set. Here is one way we approached thousands of business owners we did not know on the phone, or especially face to face, which worked well for us:

“Hello. My name is Doug, and like you, I am a Business owner in this community. I am simply introducing myself to folks like yourself, and also an idea that has proven to increase revenues substantially for small business owners like you and me. May I drop in for a 5 minute visit this week to simply introduce myself? I would love to meet you and learn more about your business, and share an idea that has proven to increase profitability with many business owners such as your self.”

Also, you can send out a short letter/ email simply saying basically the same thing.

Dear Jamie.

My name is Doug, and like you, I am a small business owner here in the local business community. The reason for the letter, I have found an idea that can help increase
revenues for small business owners substantially. I simply would love to meet you, learn a little about your business, and share an idea that has helped me. I will be in touch to see when what day would be convenient.

Professionally Yours.

Doug

Follow uo within a couple of days, and see about scheduling a drop in visit.

These are just a few of the hundreds of ways you can approach small business professionals in MLM and Network Marketing.

Blessings…doug

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