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This usually requires patience and a process of trial and error, although it should also be noted that babies can occasionally cry for no apparent or easily identifiable reason. While there is clearly an underlying trigger for this phenomenon, searching for this can be extremely time-consuming and stressful for both parents and child alike. Why Swaddling might help your Distressed Child Swaddling is a typical response to the noise of a baby crying, especially when there is no obvious motivation for this....

There are many myths in the world of weight loss, and it can be challenging to separate fact from fiction. We’re going to give you details on three of the most common weight loss myths, including exactly why they won’t work. Never waste your time on nonsense diets or unscientific fads again. Truth #1 Diets that focus on changing one key element don’t work. Plans that encourage you to cut one specific food or food group out of your diet aren’t the best way to lose weight....

Water and your respiratory system Research has shown that dehydration vastly affects all of the systems in your body including your respiratory system. Drinking water helps to thin the mucus lining your airways and lungs. Dehydration can cause that mucus to thicken and get sticky, which slows down overall respiration and makes you more susceptible to illness, allergies and other respiratory problems. 1. Dehydration makes it difficult to clear out mucus When you don’t drink enough water, excessive mucus builds up and produces a plethora of side effects in your body....

Strategy involves planning, analysis, and even metrics. So, simply throwing out a few tweets doesn’t necessarily meet the criteria. And, if you are marketing online without a suitable strategy, you may be missing out on opportunities to grow your business. Before you add another post or promote another link, here is why it is better to put those tasks aside in favor of creating an actual digital marketing strategy....

Relax. He’s simply displaying an Oedipus complex –– an essential developmental phase every child goes through. The Oedipus complex is a normal childhood stage of psychological development that occurs between the ages of 3 to 5. This phase comes after your child has partially detached themselves from you, setting out to find his own identity. He tends to develop a deep affection — and even physical attraction — towards the parent of the opposite sex and a rivalry towards the same-sex parent....

As an office manager, it’s incredibly important to take the type of work being done and the personalities of their employees into account when thinking about office design. From an employee perspective, it’s said that natural light, live indoor plants and quiet working areas are some of the most desirable elements of an office working space. Thanks to this infographic produced by ChairOffice, we can understand the pros and cons of some of the most popular office design layouts which are currently implemented into modern day work environments....

OPhone is a revolutionary step towards bringing you closer to the fragrance that resonates with this principle. It’s a device that works with the iPhone app and brings you the evolution of scent-texting. Imagine being able to text the aroma of the fresh mountain air, the smell of ocean waves and that steaming cup of coffee that you yearn for after a long day at work? Now take your sensory experience to another level with an all new aromatic vocabulary....

Parenting is not an easy job. How a child is raised shape the kind of person they become in future. But despite the fact that parents have a very great impact on their children, no license is needed for being a parent. Even the basic needs for a child can be a great challenge for parents. You must have heard about the many sleepless nights a parent has to get over when their baby wakes up in the middle of the night crying for food; or the many times a toddler just want to be held in the arms instead of walking in the street even though the parent is already exhausted after a whole day out playing with the child etc....

When it comes to party perfection, few styles fit the bill better than a spread of mezze. Mezze, by definition, suits a gathering — “a selection of plates to accompany alcoholic drinks.” Planning a party surrounded by beautiful Middle Eastern mezze doesn’t even have to be difficult, as you can make most of the elements in advance, leaving you to whoop it up with your suitably awed guests. In this series of videos, you will see just how easy it is to provide a spread of delicious dishes without breaking a sweat....

It’s easy to fall into taking life too seriously. You have an important job and all of a sudden the everyday crises and problems take over your thoughts. Or maybe your baby has colic and all you can focus on is the constant crying and lack of sleep. It happens to everyone at some point. I make a concerted effort every day to see the positive things in my life, appreciate them, and be happy and grateful for the people I have in my life....

You have no idea…do you? RescueTime is an app that monitors your computer activities, and reports back how productive you are. It may be an eye-opener! The service acts as a productivity snitch, offering you reports on how you spend your computer time. The idea behind RescueTime is to help users to: Spot inefficiencies in their day. Become better at self-managing. Make measurable changes that impact their time in a positive way....

Be Mindful Awareness and gratitude. Try not to spend so much time focusing on things you have no power to change. Imagine a life where instead of focusing on those things, you switched your attention and directed all of your energy to the things that were in your control. Try it. Then top it off with a heavy serving of awareness and gratitude. Be aware of all that you have and don’t have....

Well, it would be useful if you could send emails to mailing addresses like normal letters. Or even receive actual letters in your email? Postful does just that. Send emails to mailing addresses through Postful- digital to physical. 2. Receive emails from physical letters via a personal Postful mailbox etc – physical to digital. This takes care of a lot of instances where email is either insufficient or impractical. First of all, Gmail’s idea of physical backups can actually be done....

Paperless. Email is the first communication medium Uses email filtering to drop down the number of incoming emails to an acceptable level. Email as the central universe of his workflow. No to-do list. Uses email, folders and online calendar. Uses email notification icon, but discipline of ignoring it. Uses desktop search for files, other than navigating through folders. Uses whiteboard to brainstorm. Interesting in term of how he works. Any praises or bashes on Bill Gates’ work style?...

Put up Your Hand if You Ever Lie. If your hand went up, then we now know you’re a liar. If it didn’t go up then we know you’re an even bigger liar. When asked the question “are you a liar?” nearly 97% of people answer “no”. When the remaining 3% (self-confessed liars) are subjected to questions calibrating their real, rather than perceived, honesty, they turn out to be, on average, 28 times more honest than the people who claimed they never lie....

I recently left a relationship that I was not happy in. Although my ex was definitely an unconditional lover, it painfully bothered me that the man I loved was not taking care of his responsibilities. I cried the first few nights, but every night after was a learning experience. I realized that no matter how much he loved me, I needed more from the relationship than he could give. While I was still in it, he kept telling me that I made the entire relationship about me, saying, “You are only worried about your happiness....

Take it easy with your Treo. “It’s mostly the road warrior who prefers to answer e-mails on a thumb keyboard,” said Hirsch. “If all you did was just answer with a simple yes and no, it would not be a dilemma.” For as long as video gamers have been blasting aliens, so-called “Gamer’s Thumb” has been a sore spot for them, as well. With tens of millions of portable video game machines on the market, lots of young hands risk digit abuse....

Obesity is certainly a horrible thing but it’s surely not so horrible that it will destroy the neurons in our brains right? In fact, don’t many of us adopt a sedentary lifestyle to focus more on our career and work which basically involves sitting in front of a computer screen with take-out pizzas and gaining weight? The Truth: Well, here’s the harsh truth. As per a study, our weight can seriously affect the size of our brains and how quickly it deteriorates....