Imagine peering into a desk or locker that is a mass of paperwork, broken crayons, random playground bits, or accumulated jackets, and trying to complete a task before the period bell rings or the next step in an explanation is missed. It means that the student - who already has to …

No adult has to chastise him; If unsure about how, precisely, to dissect tasks that have become automatic to you, the Montessori Primary Guide website (available at www. The North American Montessori Center even sells practical life manuals for children aged three through adolescence (see its website www. Each carefully …

And I haven't had a single thought about money. Actually, that's not true. I still think about money. Everybody does. But as soon as I think, I have enough money in my savings account, I stop thinking about money. No matter what happens, if you have enough money to survive …

Preparing, serving, and cleaning up the daily snack (at home or in school) using appropriately sized kitchen tools is a fabulous way these applied skills can work their way into real-life situations. Trimming, cleaning, and arranging flowers requires scissor-work, patience, and a developing aesthetic appreciation - not to mention a full …

Playing with your child helps them to feel special. Rather than focus on their worries, it gives you and your child a chance to spend some valuable time together and reduces some of the tension that accompanies anxiety. Child-parent play also lays the foundation for working through challenges together. Sadly …

It's not an optional part of children's lives, but is absolutely crucial for every aspect of their physical, emotional, social and cognitive development. Play guides children's development, and they can be trusted to choose the right kind of play for that moment in their development. Because play is a child's …

There's nothing like a good auld tickle, a crazy dance around the kitchen or a competitive board game to bring out the child in everyone. It's all about purposefully creating a space in which to relax and to forget - if only for a few minutes - about the routines that can …

It means pride, increased dexterity, enhanced concentration, improved sense of self, better coordination, and greater self-sufficiency. Let her repeat any activity as many times as she needs to feel capable and complete; Above all, the involved adult's goal must be to teach rather than to correct. Getting frustrated with a …

It's meant for reflection and learning. If you don't know what to write about--write your life story. I'm sure you'll learn more about yourself with every paragraph you write. I journal and make sure to read my notes once a week. That's all I mean when I talk about reflecting …

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But the finite nature of each, enhanced further by immediate gratification and tangible results, make flower-arranging, chopping veggies, or polishing a banister as satisfying for young people today. I have seen it first-hand. And it's why students like having jobs in school - even secondary students. Given a task and a …

And ask myself: Is this really me? Very often, the answer is no. I've found that most things in life are not for me. Most jobs, opportunities, countries, people, parties, lifestyles, articles--they're all not for me. It's about finding the things that are for me. Believe it or not, that's …

My ex-girlfriend wanted to travel the world and live in different countries. I hate that idea. I want to stay close to my family and best friends. I don't feel like I'm missing out on something if I don't live in other countries. Having a home is what makes me …

If it's a person, you may wish to see him or her next to you. Would you like to see this person taking your hand? It's so nice to know you're not alone, and it's also so comforting to know that you're in control. That's right. If you see a …

He had a happy decade of retirement before his lifestyle caught up with him in the shape of a large intracerebral bleed. It is always harder to witness the suffering of someone you know well or have worked with. A few days after his stroke his family produced Paul's living …

See yourself at the top of this escalator. That's right. You can see it, can't you? What color is it? You already have a sense that this journey will be a calming and comfortable one. See and feel yourself gliding down this escalator now. Beginning to feel a deep sense …

Doing this several times, I felt that the soreness in my throat had been greatly relieved. It was faster and more effective than taking a throat lozenge. When a woman feels dry, her face will lack luster or even desquamate, and as time passes, she may develop wrinkles earlier than …

Just take all the time you'd like here to enjoy this type of experience you're feeling now. That's right. Now that you've felt the body make its way down the escalator, you've probably noticed the brain begin to slow itself down into a state of healing relaxation. In just a …

It's almost as if every floor this escalator glides down helps you to become two or even three times more relaxed and comfortable than you were on the floor before. And when that happens, I wonder if you'll notice how nice this all feels. Halfway down now. That's right. Letting …

The symptoms include fever, headaches, yellow nasal mucus, dry mouth, swollen and sore throat, yellow phlegm, yellow tongue coating, and similar symptoms. The patient can treat this with the tea therapy described below. Prepare 10 g of honeysuckle and chrysanthemum each, 30 g of folia pleioblasti, 5 g of mulberry …

The document was rambling and completely devoid of any legal input but it none the less served to make his views clear to everyone involved in his care. He died a few weeks after his stroke and there were no life-prolonging interventions. Things can be harder with younger patients. Ramesh …

Olga, his wife, recalled that he suddenly sat up in bed and announced that he was dying. The doctor was called, gave an injection of camphor and ordered champagne. It was traditional for doctors to give champagne to a dying medical colleague. Chekov took a glass, smiled and drained it …

When they do have phlegm, they find it hard to get rid of it, which makes them feel miserable. In traditional Chinese medicine, this is known as an irritating dry cough, which is characterized by a dry cough without phlegm or slight but thick phlegm that cannot be totally eliminated …

High Blood Pressure Cerebral vessel raptures and myocardial infarctions, which cause great harm to the human body, are chiefly brought about by high blood pressure. The blood vessels are like a dam, and the blood is like the river water. When the blood pressure increases, the river begins to overflow …

Of course, I'll help you build a bridge to carry this experience into waking life. have an image or a sound that will trigger your brain's inner pharmacy whenever you need a dose of GABA to calm you. Won't that be so nice? could have a built-in drip for Xanax …

Those who suffer from high blood pressure can drink a cup of this tea every day. They can also bring this tea with them when they work or travel. Hawthorn berries. Respiratory System Shaolin masters often drink Zen tea, when means that when the tea is ready, they first take …

With Dad it was less of a question of how he died than how he stayed alive for so long. When we are babies our world is tiny. We eat, drink, piss and shit. A few faces appear, and these faces do things to us. When we are uncomfortable we …

Allowing the breath to breathe you. Can you feel the breath rocking you? Can you feel the place where the breath feels the most peaceful? Allow that feel-good or soothing sensation to spread through the brain and body. That's right. As you tune in to your senses, rooted in this …

You are big now and need to be hoisted on to a commode. As a baby, at least you were small and developing, now you are large and declining. If you are in a residential or nursing home, you will exist in an environment free of any extremes of sensation …

Ever so easily invite yourself to simply notice what's on your mind--right here and right now. Ever so gently inviting yourself to simply notice what's on your mind--right here and right now. Instead of judging the thoughts, clinging to them, reacting to them, or becoming one with them, you can …

Then we make a castle out of sand and knock it down with a spade. Ice cream tastes nice and we cry when it falls off the cone on to the sand. Sitting in a tiny red car on a merry-go-round is the most fun any child could ever have …

They often experience headaches, dizziness, ringing in the ears, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, palpitations, irritability, insomnia, and forgetfulness, and their tongues are red and dry. At this point, you might have felt a little confused. Aren't these symptoms the same as high blood pressure caused …

Angina Pectoris Angina pectoris can cause paroxysmal chest pain, usually behind the breast bone. Although it does not last long, the patient feels as if a huge stone were placed on his chest, and some may even experience crushing pain, like a knife being twisted in the hearts. Others may …

Sure enough, the subjects reacted as if they didn't know how to read English. The Stroop test and a brain scan verified the magic (science) of the subconscious brain. And if the suggestions of not being able to read English could stick for days in these subjects' brains, imagine how …

When you can understand the origin of fear, you can make sense of your experience. As you learned in the last article, that's the left side of the brain turning down the overactive right side of the brain. Then, the boost in gamma waves allows aha moments to turn gasps …

Too much water will add a burden to the kidneys, which will cause kidney problems in the long run. I recommended he eat celery. After eating celery for a month, he told me, Master, my lupus erythematosus is gone. I was surprised at his words, but then understood. Lupus erythematosus …

Wouldn't it also be interesting if I suggested that the subconscious will continue to work on these issues for you? Interestingly, people who practice SVT regularly often report that the healing continues in their dreams--the playground of the subconscious. You need not give it any conscious effort at all. Help …

Heart blood stasis endangers the patient's life, because it can easily result in blood vessel blockage and cause cardiac infarction. The painful point is the precise spot where the blood stasis is located. The patient can rub with force on the Danzhong point with the thenar eminence every morning and …

Invariably, at the moment his name was called, Dad would want to go to the toilet. That would be another half-hour gone. He would make a mess over the toilet floor and his trousers would be wet with urine. The patience of the staff was astonishing. Nurses spent hours trying …

Dad would fall out of bed and ambulance staff would spend an hour assessing him for fractures and infection and hoist him back in again. After four such falls in eight days, I had to accept that he should be admitted to hospital. We had always hoped this could be …