Save Water

Water is a very important part of our environment. It is found covering nearly three quarters of the Earth's surface. It is fun to splash in and it is also needed for life. In fact, we can survive much longer without food than without water to drink. Every living thing needs water. Without it, plants and trees will not grow; fish, clams, dolphins and other aquatic life will have nowhere to live; and animals like otters who find their food in the water will have nothing to eat.

And did you know that when we drink water, there are some nutrients and minerals dissolved in the water? Fluoride is commonly added to drinking water in the United States to help prevent cavities from forming in our teeth. Plants "drink" water as well by absorbing it through their roots. Minerals and other nutrients enter the plant with the water. When we eat plants, some of these same nutrients give us energy to run, play and think.

The three forms of water are solid, liquid and gas. Did you guess right? Solid water is frozen and known as ice. When water is boiled, or the sun heats the surface of a body of water, its molecules can absorb enough energy to evaporate into the air-that is, to become a gas called water vapor. Up in Earth's atmosphere, water vapor cools and collects into clouds.
When enough clusters of cloud particles stick together, they tumble back down to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet. This process of water evaporating, condensing and falling to Earth is the water cycle. Water on the Earth can flow above the ground in a stream or river. It can run underground, too. And water can also be frozen into large glaciers. Whichever form it is in, it can be a powerful force, changing the shape of the land as it erodes mountains and carves valleys.

We cannot survive on Earth without water-so we must all do our part to take care of it. People use the fresh water of lakes and rivers for drinking, washing, cooking and growing food. Did you know that most of the world's population does not have direct access to clean water? We are very lucky to live in a country where clean water is "streaming" from our faucets.
It is up to us to be responsible users of the water available on Earth.

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How to handle difficult children

Every child is unique and has different needs.Some children are easy to handle and some are difficult to handle.Different techniques need to be implemented in order to handle difficult children.Parents play an important role in handling such children. Every child has a set of expectations from their parents. Parents require a lot of concentration for fulfilling the child’s expectations.
Few steps that could be helpful for parents in order to  handle difficult children are listed below:
Awareness
Parents should be aware of their child’s behavior. They should know what are their child’s likes and dislikes.  What activities he enjoys doing? Parents should encourage him to do such activities more as compared to other ones.
Spending time together is also an important factor in this situation. Both mother and father must try to spend at least a fixed number of hours with the child, for example- They must have breakfast and dinner together. If possible accompany the child to  picnics or outings.This enables maximum chances of interaction.
Choices        
Parents need to give choices to difficult children, for example- what would he like to have for breakfast? Bread or milk; what would he like to play? Kids Online Games or outdoor games. Choices matter a lot while handling difficult children as it provides flexibility to them. A difficult child doesn’t like forced decisions. So the parents should be careful about all this. Children do not like decisions imposed on them and it may make them angry. Such scenarios may worsen the situation.
Voice tone
The voice tone acts as a catalyst while making a child understand something.Sometimes the voice tone may also have negative effects. So the tone should be moderate so that the child may not interpret anything in a negative manner.
Set boundaries and rules
Set boundaries and rules for the children and follow them everywhere. The rules shouldn’t be confined to home, rather should be followed outside as well.
The above mentioned ways are only a few. But there are many different ways of handling difficult children depending on their personality and requirements.

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