The effect of Divorce on Children The effect of Divorce on Children is determined by the age and gender of the child and also on other factors like the ability of the child to cope with stressful events. Some of these effects emerge immediately, others appear over the first years and decrease later while some emerge later in life. Some children may recover quickly from the effects of divorce but these may emerge later in life due...more
Sending Your Child to University There comes a time in every parent's life when it is time to pack up the car, head out to the motorway and take your child to university. This is a very important, emotional and trying time for many people as it is the most obvious sign that your kid has truly grown up. There are lots of ways to get through this task, but just to be helpful here are three things that will help you get through this...more
History & development of Bottom Loading Skids The design of petroleum bottom loading equipment in this country takes its origins from the American specification API 1004, devised in the late 50's & early 60's. The UK based institute of petroleum adopted the specification and modified it to suit the UK market. The major oil companies were the first to adopt the standards and equip their tankers and terminals with the relevant equipment. During the 70's & 80's all the major UK oil companies converted their trucks and terminals by replacing the old top loading equipment with the new bottom loading systems. At first most of these fixed asset conversions were done by building all the required new arms & control systems in place. As time went by however several companies recognised the benefit of a skid build system where all the equipment could be installed on one moveable frame, delivered to site and up & running in days rather than weeks. This also made good economic sense as the skid became a moveable asset that could easily be de-commissioned and moved to another site or sold on. Early exponents of this method were Mobil Oil at their Kingsbury depot & Shell Oil at...more
Kids baking Teaching your kids to bake is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have as a parent. It's not always easy, but kids have a way of making time spent together in the kitchen a lot of fun. Yes, it can also be a whole lot of mess, but that gets better the more they learn their way around the kitchen and the older...more
Kids cooking Do your children like to spend their time making awesome mud pies or are they constantly stirring up some of their best grass soup? Then maybe it's time to let them loose in the kitchen with these fun kids cooking activities.1. Allow your kids to create a new recipe. Pick out 5-7 ingredients that you think might go...more
Kids knives You love to cook and your family and friends enjoy the culinary creations that you make. You have a level of culinary skill and kitchen knife skills and you use the best kitchen knives possible as well and this makes the presentation of your creations that much more satisfying. These are all good skills to have especially if you love to cook as much as I do! Besides all of the skills you possess in the kitchen and the kitchen knife skills that you have, you would be totally shocked at the number of kitchens in America have inadequate safety and security measures in them. I know what you are thinking: "Safety and security?" Sounds like a big government top secret installation under a defcon condition. It is not, it is your kitchen. The kitchen is the most creative place in your home and in turn can be one of the most dangerous places in your home. Safety and security in your kitchen is something that really needs to be addressed in order for you to have a safer home. Here are five very simple kitchen safety tips to make your kitchen more secure.Always have multiple fire extinguishers in the home and that means one in the kitchen as the greater percentage...more
Clearing the Clutter from the Room of your Kids Clearing the Clutter from the Room of your Kids Entering your child's room may just turn out to be traumatic, especially when you find yourself stumbling across the little one's toys...more
How Children learn numbers Children initially would not know the meaning of the numbers as they cannot relate them to anything that they understand. Learning of numbers would however be possible by calling them out in an order and...more
The use of Kids Jewellery Boxes Diamond rings are given as presents to adults during special occasions like wedding,birthday,anniversary or on any other important memorable occasions. There lies a great difference between buying...more
Engage Your Teenage Kid in Writing Contests for Teens Somewhere along your child's education, they lose the love they had for learning. This happens because in most schools music programs were slashed and fine arts have been removed or...more
Exactly what does your kids such as? Discover 6 simple actions to making your party the most effective at any time.Your son or daughter's special birthday is an extremely important day for your little one. You want their day to become...more
Bilingual Children and Their Language Development Their development is the same as for monolingual children. Both groups of children go through the same stages of development. These stages or milestones will depend on your child's age;...more