Treating Children’s Fevers

Your child’s head feels warm. You check again with your cheek, and you soon discover with the use of a thermometer that your child does in fact have a fever. What you do next is usually a personal decision. Here are some things to consider.

Fever Reducers can Often Mask Other Symptoms

Unless the fever is high enough to consider a visit to the Emergency Room, sometimes it is best practice to hold off on the fever reducers in order to see what else happens. For example, Timmy wakes up with a fever and no other symptoms. Mom waits to soon discover her little Timmy has a sore throat. She takes him to the doctor, and he has strep throat. Had she treated the fever, Timmy may not have noticed his sore throat, prolonging treatment and increasing spread.

Motrin or Tylenol?

Studies have shown both are just as effective as the other; however, some people swear one works better than the other. Sometimes it is that way for a child, but each child is a little different, so go by what works with your child as opposed to other people’s testimony.

Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is a little more gentle on the stomach, but it is more widespread in other products, so read all the active ingredients of all the medication you give your child to make sure you don’t accidentally overdose your child. Acetaminophen is one of the most popular drugs in overdose deaths and acute liver failure. Possibly, people underestimate the toxicity of this drug.

Ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) can be a little harsher on the stomach than acetaminophen, but it generally last a little longer. While many overdoses occur, the overdose deaths are not as frequent as with acetaminophen.

Some people flip flop both, especially for high fevers and pain purposes. If you go that route, make sure you document accurately doses, drug, and time of dose so as not to accidentally overdose.

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Mentoring an Autistic Child

Mentoring can be an effective benefit to a high-functioning autistic child to teach him social and life skills and to increase his sense of approval through friendship. Some of the many areas that generally need developed in autism include the following:

Eye Contact

One of the most noticeable differences between those on the autistic spectrum and those off the spectrum is use of eye contact. Instead of looking you in the eye, an autley child might gaze into an infinite world behind you. While benefits for the autley glare exist, most usually people have a hard time trusting Autism at first instinct as a result of the lack of eye contact. Looking everyone in the eye is very unnatural to an autistic child, but looking at an eyebrow, nose, or mouth can come more natural to them on a conscious level.

Negative Feedback from Peers

The autley mind often sees the smallest criticism as the end of the world. This method of thinking can result in bad days at school, very hurt feelings, and lower self-esteems while creating a people pleasing personality and a bitter attitude. It helps to explain to the child about bad relationships and temporary attitudes in addition to re-assuring that the child is loved by the people who matter the most.

Monologues

In addition to going on and on, autistic minds with a keen sense of pattern recognition have a tendency to finish other people’s sentences or interrupt with an argument as a result of finishing the sentence in their head. The main culprit of this is difficulty organizing information. Many autley folk tend to contrive a main point from details rather than supporting a main idea with details.  Understanding this difference is a great first step in helping them overcome taking over conversations. In addition, help teach them to understand how people take offense to such behaviors.

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Three Easy Tips to Keeping the Weight Off

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Losing those stingy, unwanted pounds is one thing; keeping that weight off in a consistent manner is another altogether. Here are a few easy tips that will not only help keep those unwanted pounds from returning, but also enhance overall wellness and teach the body new healthy patterns of living.

1 – Drink water. LOTS of water.
Good hydration has always been a winning recipe for weight loss, as it not only moves essential vitamins and nutrients through the bloodstream but also flushes out harmful toxins connected with weight retention. In fact, a lack of water intake has been shown to lead to dehydration and allow fat deposits to actually increase. Eight glasses of water a day can do much to keep the fat off and keep energy levels up.

2 – Don’t eat late at night
It’s easy to get the munchies late at night. The problem is that late-night binging not only throws weight loss programs into utter chaos, it puts food in the system during sleep time when less energy is being expended¬¬––a proven recipe for weight gain. Get into a regular routine by eating healthy, low-cal meals throughout the day to make sure you have the energy you need, but cut off eating after 8 or 9 p.m. If nothing more, this habit will help control overall caloric intake.

3 – Walk more, drive less
It may be impossible for some, but take advantage of any chance to walk whenever possible. Maintaining weight loss is always about burning as many calories as possible, and walking is a fun, easy way to make that happen. Even a few minutes of brisk walking every day will do much to speed up your metabolism and burn calories, especially after meals. Take the stairs, park a few extra yards away from the store, or plan an after-dinner stroll every night.

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Breathe Easier By Quitting Smoking

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Everyone knows the body must have clean oxygen in order to function properly, in order to live. Smokers know this, but the feel-good properties of the nicotine drug keep them in denial. Until they are pricked to stop the abuse for some significant reason, smokers will continue to deprive their bodies of life-sustaining oxygen. Sometimes, that reason is a current health issue or the fear of future health issues. Often, smokers are spurred to seek kicking the habit by a loved one they care deeply about who worries about the smoker’s health and wants them to overcome the nicotine addiction.

It is interesting to note how the body responds to going without a cigarette, in terms of oxygen and rejuvenation. A mere 20 minutes after a smoker has finished a cigarette, blood pressure begins to lower and pulse rate begins to stabilize. Eight hours after the last cigarette is smoked, the oxygen level in the smoker’s body rises to normal levels as the carbon monoxide levels drop to normal levels. This is a big deal. The body begins to repair itself as fresh oxygen flows freely. In 24 hours after the last cigarette, the body’s chances of a heart attack are lowered. And in 48 hours, smell and taste begins to improve. Those are a lot of positive, healthy changes in less than two days after the last cigarette.

Quitting smoking is not easy, by any means. Even the most highly motivated quitter will struggle, for nicotine is a powerful drug. The long-time habits of having a cigarette after a meal or when faced with stressful situations are hard habits to find substitutes for. Some people have success using products such as electronic cigarette starter kits, where the physical imitation of smoking is present without the tobacco.

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