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Growth & Development

I've noticed that the more sternly I speak to my kids — for example, after they've run into the street without looking — the more distraught they get. How can I make sure they understand the seriousness of certain situations without making them feel worse? As the saying goes, "Desperate times call for desperate measures." When your child's safety is at risk — whether he's run into the street, reached for an open flame, or gotten dangerously close to a pool — yelling, screaming, or crying out is a perfectly normal (and necessary!) response. After all, at that moment, you would do anything possible to get your child's attention and get him out of harm's way. After an episode like this, it's natural for kids to cry — and for you to want to apologize. But the truth is, your kids are likely crying in response to the fear and urgency in your voice, not because you've been "too stern." At times like these, it's OK to comfort them without

Budgeting

Budgeting is an important aspect of film production. During script development, filmmakers produce a rough budget to convince film producers and film studios to give them a greenlight for production. During pre-production, a more detailed film budget is produced. This document, which could be over 150 pages long, is used to secure financing. Multiple drafts of the budget may be required to whittle down costs. A budget is typically divided into four sections: above-the-line (creative talent), below-the-line (direct production costs), post-production (editing, visual effects, etc), and other (insurance, completion bond, etc). # The budget as an advertising tool Going over budget In the US film production system, producers are not allowed to exceed the budget. Exceptions have of course been made, one of the most notable examples being Titanic. Director James Cameron ran around with the budget and offered his fee to the studio. In other countries, producers who exceed their budget tend to

Without missing a beat !

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they were drawing. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's work. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the girl replied, "They will in a minute."

Reasons not to mess with children.

A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though it was a very large mammal its throat was very small. The little girl stated that Jonah (in bible) was swallowed by a whale. Irritated, the teacher reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was physically impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven I will ask Jonah". The teacher asked, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him".

I am a 20

[ FAQ ] ----------------------------------------------I am a 20-yr old graduate girl. I get angry without any reason and then start crying. I hurt people knowingly and later regret it. My parents want to marry me off but I don't want to. I have done badly inmy exams also and my brother teases me about all this. I feel inferior to everyone and want to die but I am afraid to. Help.

QUESTIONS by Blog followers

[ FAQ ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My son. who is 12 years old, just doesn't like to eat food, a problem present from his childhood. He takes about 1-2 hours to finish his meal, and does not eat vegetable, dal, curds, etc. He eats chapatis with salt. He wastes a lot of time in eating and it affects his studies. He is extremely slow in other activities as well and seems lost in something. He is also very irritable and impulsive. I have to keep on telling him and scolding him to pay attention to what he is doing, but it doesn't affect him. Guidance. - Rina 01:27:54