Notepad Corner

photo credits: us.ayushveda.com All children lie at some point in their lives but there are varying degrees of lies. Kids naturally want to see what they can get away with and, of course, their first concern is to protect themselves if they feel they could get in trouble. Sometimes they are trying to impress their friends, teachers or others. Through honesty and example, you need to reassure your children that, no matter what, you are always there for them. Children do learn from example and the first step in teaching a child not to lie is by being a truthful role model. How many times have you lied to a salesperson or telemarketer, as well as another adult, and your child is standing right there? A child does not understand why those little white lies are allowed in the adult world when you are trying to set an honest example. A child will not learn the importance of being truthful if you do not model that behavior yourself. Children look up to you when you least expect

Nowadays almost everyone have their own cell phones. Some people own even 2 to 3 cell phones; even kids have their own cell phone. It’s no wonder why business minded people thought about a way on how they can maximize the use of their cell phones to their advantage. Since everyone has it, it will make business advertisements easier. Some businesses especially telecommunication companies use text messaging as their way to advertise their products as well as their promos. Other companies, be it big or small, can also use text messaging as a marketing strategy. So how would they do that?

Moving to a new school to start the high school level is exciting yet at the same time brings many thoughts racing to our kid’s head – fear about the new school policies and teaching procedures, worries in making new friends and conforming to their social norm, nervous in riding the new school bus service and the feeling of being a total stranger in a whole new environment. This is one decision that needs a serious talk between the parent and child because transferring to a new school means adjustments and adaptation.  We need to make them understand the reasons behind why they need to transfer to a new school.  In a short span of time, they can adjust and adapt to their new academic environment by motivating them to relax, smile, be nice to everyone and don’t be shy.

Perhaps you are faced with caring for an elderly parent, someone who is recovering from surgery or even a sick child – these are the sorts of situations which can be made easier with the proper equipment such as a comfortable foam or feather mattress pad or a special bolster pillow. When someone needs to be in bed for any length of time, anything you can do to make it more comfortable is appreciated by the patient and the caregiver. Things like using the bathroom and bathing are equally important and need to be made as effortless as possible.

A whole day tech talk with the theme “Empowering the Youth Through ICT” was conducted by the National Computer Institute (NCI) last June 28, 2012 as a part of the celebration in harmony with the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) month.

photo credits: caronchiro.com When a member of my family got injured from a workplace accident there were many factors I had to consider. In my case these were health risks, high cost of medications and otherfinancial burdens such as household bills. Accidents are never planned and can occur at the most unexpected times. Such mishaps may occur and vary depending on the nature of your job. For corporate offices it may be caused by trips or slips, while industrial misfortunes can be caused by falls or lifting accidents. In my case it was a slip in an industrial warehouse that saw my better injure himself. Workplace injuries may or may not be severe but still can have distressing effect on the worker and their family especially when the injury is serious. The injure d worker may need time off which disrupts the earning capacity. In most cases an injured employee is only entitled to statutory sick pay . The long days of not working will surely cripple the family inco

NIDO FORTIFIED Science Discovery Center- the country’s first technology-based premier science center at the SM Mall of Asia recently opened its doors to welcome kids and kids-at-heart to its newest exhibit—The Robot Zoo.