Exposing the Damage: TV and Kids

Written by Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC


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But you won’t see an outcry fromrepparttar mass media giants in this country. You see, we live inrepparttar 111108 country where “Why TV is Good for Kids” appeared asrepparttar 111109 cover story in Newsweek Magazine in 2002. The same Newsweek Magazine that’s owned byrepparttar 111110 Washington Post Company, which owns a sprawling cable company and six broadcast stations aroundrepparttar 111111 country.

No, you won’t hear too much about these important studies fromrepparttar 111112 Time-Warners ofrepparttar 111113 world. Bad for business, you see.

But if you’rerepparttar 111114 parent of a young child, you need to know this information.

There are about nine million children who take prescription medication for ADHD in this country. The number of kids who take ADHD medication has been doubling every two years. And while TV certainly isn’trepparttar 111115 culprit in all of these cases,repparttar 111116 link betweenrepparttar 111117 number of attention problems andrepparttar 111118 amount of TV watched is undeniable.

The days ofrepparttar 111119 “harmless” argument for TV and kids needs to be put to rest. Parents need to be educated aboutrepparttar 111120 very real possibility of causing future attention problems with their kids.

And young kids across this country need to be given a fighting chance.



Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC, coaches men to be better fathers and husbands. He is the author of “25 Secrets of Emotionally Intelligent Fathers” http://www.markbrandenburg.com/father.htm. Sign up for his FREE bi-weekly newsletter, “Dads, Don’t Fix Your Kids,” at http://www.markbrandenburg.com.




13 ways to save your furniture from cat scratching

Written by Petar Petrov


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4. Keep your cat mentally stimulated and offers her plenty of opportunity for exercise, and she will has less opportunity to be destructive in your home. If your cat is frustrated and bored, she may scratch your furniture or tear your drapes. Give her enough play time. Cats are motivated by smell, sound, texture and movement. The toys you use should aim to cover all these aspects. Discover your cat’s preferences by presenting a variety different sized toy made from different materials and watch her reaction to gauge her preferences.

5. Cuttingrepparttar nails regularly may help keep a cat from scratchingrepparttar 111107 furniture, or at least reducerepparttar 111108 damage done by its scratching. Get your kitten used to having its nails clipped while it is young, praise her while you cliprepparttar 111109 nail and reward her with a treat.

6. Booby traprepparttar 111110 furniture with a soda can with some pennies in it, so that if cat scratches, it makes a noise.

7. Use a doorknob alarm on your curtains. When pinned torepparttar 111111 drapes,repparttar 111112 alarm will sound every time your cat tries to use curtains as a ladder.

8. Consider a window perch for your feline friend. It will give your cat hours of entertainment - especially if you place a bird or squirrel feeder inrepparttar 111113 garden outsiderepparttar 111114 window. Be surerepparttar 111115 window is closed so your pet won’t fall out.

9. When you catch your cat scratching furniture, try squirting her with a water pistol or squirt bottle and use a firm ‘no’. Of course, this won’t stop your cat when you are not around.

10. If your cat is gaining access to a high bookcase by leaping from a nearby chair, moverepparttar 111116 chair. Without her launchpad, your cat will no longer be able to reach her perch.

11. You can also try taping inflated balloons torepparttar 111117 problem areas. When your cat pops one with her claws, she will avoid scratching there again. However, try this only when you are at home, so you can pick uprepparttar 111118 balloon pieces before your cat tries to eat them.

12. There are training devices that keep cats off forbidden areas by making annoying sounds. They are available at pet supply stores, catalogs and websites.

13. If your cat still scratches in appropriate places, use some sprays like bitter apple or actual orange peels, which are good deterrents.

All forms of physical punishment should be avoided since they can cause fear or aggression towardrepparttar 111119 owner, and at best,repparttar 111120 cat will only learn to stoprepparttar 111121 scratching whilerepparttar 111122 owner is around.

It does not matter which method you will choose to prevent your furniture destroying, every cat owner mush know that it is impractical and unfair to expect cats to stop scratching entirely.

The author Petar Petrov is founder of CozyCatFurniture.com. His site together with the cat furniture that offer, try to help people to make their cat’s life better. Visit the site www.cozycatfurniture.com take your free cat newsletter and learn more about Cat Cares, Cat Health, Cat Behavior, Training Cat and Cat Breeds.


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