Teenagers Taking Risks

Written by Carol Shepley


It can be hard being a parent with a teen going through what I termrepparttar 'I'm Invincible’ phase. This isrepparttar 135776 phase when teens start doing scary and dangerous things (according to us parents) as a way of testing out their physical limits.

This is not surprising given that, at adolescence, teenagers are effectively given a new body, one which has many improved features from that of their childhood body. It's no good as parents thinking we can tell them aboutrepparttar 135777 limits of this body; just as a toddler needs to work out for themselves how to balance to walk so a teen needs to work out for themselves how to use their changed body.

Pushing themselves that little bit further each time is necessary forrepparttar 135778 teen to find out what happens. They need to make mistakes so that they can self-adjust. They need to know just how fast, agile and strong their body is so they can use it appropriately inrepparttar 135779 future. Not knowing their own limits is potentially much more dangerous.

However some teens also use this phase to prove themselves. In today’s competitive society, teens have been brought up to want to be better than someone else at something. For some teens this will be inrepparttar 135780 classroom, others onrepparttar 135781 sports field or throughrepparttar 135782 performing arts but for some teens none of these avenues are available.

The only way they can prove themselves to be better is through some daredevil type of physical activity, where they can show they are braver, can bear more pain or can think up some more elaborate plan. This is where these teens get their feelings of success, their sense of achievement, their sense of self-worth.

The 'I'm Invincible' phase is a crucial learning phase; it's all about taking risks and making judgements about risk. As parents, it's hard for us to let our teens take risks, we naturally want to protect them, but in attempting to protect them we are in reality often holding them back.

Taking risks is a necessary part of adult life; leaving one job for another, starting a business, asking someone out on a date all require a certain amount of risk. Althoughrepparttar 135783 risks inrepparttar 135784 'I'm Invincible' phase are primarily based inrepparttar 135785 physical, they give a good foundation for taking risks inrepparttar 135786 emotional and cognitive realms inrepparttar 135787 future.

Baby Nursery Furniture

Written by Anita Frogel


You are expecting your first baby and are wondering what type of nursery furniture you will need to make your life easier and your little one comfortable. You will find that there are an array of cribs in all types of designs, styles and colors to fit with any décor you choose for your nursery.

The main nursery furniture items you will need include a crib, changing table, a chest or dresser, and a rocking chair. These arerepparttar basics.

Findingrepparttar 135764 right nursery furniture will be fun and exciting. You just need to know how to shop for furniture that will be right for you. When looking for a crib, you will want one that you will be able to place a sleeping baby in without needing to hassle withrepparttar 135765 sides ofrepparttar 135766 crib. You will want a firm mattress and adjustable mattress heights for when your baby gets older and may try to crawl out ofrepparttar 135767 crib. Look for durability. How easy doesrepparttar 135768 crib shake? You want your crib to last at least until your new little one is ready for a toddler bed. As he gets older he will stand and shakingrepparttar 135769 crib and trying his best to learn to climb out of it.

You may decide on a 3 n 1 crib for your nursery furniture choice. These are very unique cribs that can be converted from a crib into a toddler bed and then into a day bed or full size bed. These cribs are designed to last. Conversion is usually pretty simple andrepparttar 135770 hardware and all needed parts are included for each bed when you purchaserepparttar 135771 crib.

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