may 30

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/simple-tree-branch-filter-makes-dirty-water-drinkable

tree as water filter

http://www.janetlansbury.com/2013/05/did-my-high-need-child-need-to-cry-guest-post-by-jane-roets/

magda gerber.org  and  http://outofthenest-jane.blogspot.com/

exlnt  Connective Parenting: Principle #5 — Connection Strengthens Relationship. 
Any obstacle in your child’s way of success is your opportunity for connection. Connection means acknowledging, understanding, and validating your child’s experience. Negative emotions are normalized when we can say, I get it or I‘ve been there, too. The child feels understood and is more willing to manage his behavior cooperatively. Connection is THE preventive measure against risky, rebellious, and defiant behavior. Reconnection can happen hours, days, weeks, even months or years later—it’s never too late.

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To raise a problem-solver:

• Engage your child in thinking through how she might handle a problem rather than imposing how you would handle it.
• Encourage you child to speak up for herself, say “no” when she doesn’t want what is being offered or pressured, be aggressive when called for. That means allowing young children to say “no” to you when they don’t like something you have said or done.
• Teach your children how to walk down the street with confidence. Encourage self-defense programs and body language awareness.
• Allow your children to experience situations in which to solve problems.
• When children express distress over happenings in their lives, ask what they might like to do to take action. Ask, “What can you do to change that?” Even if nothing can be done, allow expression of anger or outrage.
• Focus on the good and look for the heroic stories to tell your children. For instance, Bostonians opened their homes for meals, couches and beds for those stranded at the airport. Many ran to the scene to help those hurt.
• Ask, “What do you think you would have done if you had been there?”

We must keep the perspective that tragedies have been happening for as long as the world has been. Plagues and wars, disease and death, violence and evil have always been in the world. And even though the media may tell a different story, tragedies remain infrequent. Let’s not allow those who are determined to hurt and kill to ruin life for all of us.

- See more at: http://bonnieharris.com/wordpress/in-time-of-tragedy-look-to-yourself-first/#sthash.k3BivXD4.dpuf

5 min yoga for yp

http://blog.gaiam.com/5-minute-a-day-yoga-routine-for-kids/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Life&RMID=Life_2014_05_29&RRID=57451499

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/1464790938cd431c  yoga for balance