It’s easy to start a diet, but keeping to it is another matter. When food is in easy reach and you’re feeling hungry, it’s hard to resist a second helping or a snack, unless you’re into the swing of a routine. This article explains how a routine can support slimming efforts, once it becomes established and automatic. The piece offers practical tips for applying routines related to eating, drinking, grocery shopping and exercise, to establish a healthy but enjoyable lifestyle for the long term. | Read More →

Computers can crash for any of a number of reasons. Sometimes the Internet will be lost while the computer itself is still functioning. In other instances, the screen freezes or the whole system goes down. Fortunately, in most cases the problem can be spotted and fixed by the user, especially with the guidance tips supplied here. This article suggests a number of possible causes for both computer and Internet crashes, and simple remedies for resolving them. It concedes that occasionally professional expertise may be called for, but recommends checking out every other possibility first. | Read More →

Many teachers find creative writing a tricky subject to teach. There is no right or wrong way to concoct a story or poem. All an educator can do is teach the requisite skills, set a writing task and fire up imagination accordingly. But firing up imagination tends to be the stumbling block. This article offers simple strategies for triggering ideas and motivating creativity, including visual stimuli, artwork and sound effects. | Read More →

Parents can give their toddlers a head start in their education by introducing key subjects through play. With the focus on mathematics, this article offers parents simple, unobtrusive ways to teach their pre-school –aged child the primary numbers and rudiments of counting. These consist of games for playing together through the day, with items ranging from buttons and sleeves at dressing time to teddies and kisses at bedtime and a host of others in between. The piece rounds off with the suggestion that parents could help their children even further by introducing letters and words through similar games. | Read More →