Oikos Game: Teach Your Kids Practical Life Skills
Do you want to teach your kids practical life skills without having to nag? Do you want you and your children to have fun as a family while they develop a character that you can be proud of?According to Dr. Michael Rayel, inventor of the Oikos Game Series, the best way to teach kids practical life skills is through a game. "The essence of play is to have fun. So if you can incorporate learning personal and social skills with play, then your kids will have fun while they develop valuable life skills," he said.Oikos Game: A Personal Development and Emotional Skills Game is a board game that can help children learn skills such as dealing with bullies, managing anger, showing empathy, being assertive, solving problems, and facing strangers to name just a few. Dr.
Rayel further said, "Aside from being fun, Oikos Game provides a venue for families to talk about sensitive issues. Thus, it also promotes family interaction in a positive way."Because of the Oikos Game's virtues, it was recently featured in an hour-long parenting TV show (Detroit Fox News Network). The response from the public has likewise been very encouraging so Dr. Rayel has promised to develop more Oikos Games. In a few weeks, Oikos Game Level 2 will be released.
This level requires more thinking and strategy and is designed for 7 to 9 years old. Around January 2005, Oikos Game Level 3, intended for 10 years old and adult, is designed to teach more advanced life skills such as setting goals, making decisions, solving problems, and preventing use of street drugs. "Although entertaining, too much internet and video games are not healthy for kids over the long haul. They need to play a board game like Oikos Game to develop life's skills," he added.Dr. Rayel and his wife Gayzelle created Oikos Global, a private company that creates, develops, and sells fun and educational games.
In a few weeks, Oikos Global will release new games: Fikloo, IzSip Challenge, and Wordigy. Visit www.oikosglobal.com for more information.???Contact Information: Gayzelle MenesesOikos Global Phone (H) 709-466-7591 fax (H) 709-466-2214http://www.oikosglobal.come-mail protected from spam bots..
Learning Management Systems
Learning Management Systems are e-systems that seek to advance employee skills in an organization through ongoing training and development. These apparatus are fast evolving as must-have tools in the e-learning scenario. These are preferred as they are fast, convenient, consistent, effective and demonstrate high retention. But these systems are expensive and selecting the right system for an organization can be a challenge. Several aspects need to be considered before making a choice.
These are:Define the learning strategy: The learning strategy of an organization must be understood before choosing a system. This involves understanding the target audience, their learning preferences, locations and resources. This also involves understanding corporate goals and expectations from the learning management system.Understand the scope of work: The right system must meet core requirements initially and subsequent requirements in the future. Thus before making a purchase it is crucial...
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Creating the Best Year of Your Life
At the end of each year, and on their birthdays, many people take time to reflect and look ahead. If you're one of these people, or if you would like to start getting the benefits from a little self reflection, then I have some great questions for you. These questions can be looked at once a year, once a month or whenever you're looking for some direction in your life. I invite you to take a good hard look at your life more than once a year. You'll get a lot more out of your life if you're more conscious about what you're creating.
Some of the questions weren't developed by me and many are from a terrific book called "Your Best Year Yet: Ten Questions for Making the Next Twelve Months Your Most Successfull Ever" by Jinny S. Ditzler. I highly recommend it if you want to go a little deeper. These questions have been designed to help you to take time to complete the year and to formulate the new year from a clean slate. By working on the following questions you will complete this...
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Tis the Season for Giving…Flowers
(ContentDesk) December 2, 2005 -- Are you racing around trying to buy holiday gifts for everyone on your list? Getting gifts out to everyone, near or far, doesnt have to be difficult. Instead of running in and out of every store in town make one stop at your local flower shop or a couple clicks on an online flower site and send flower arrangements to those hard to shop for folk. Winter is the number 1 flower-buying season and theres a reason for that, plants and flowers make great gifts. Here are some great gift ideas: Look for arrangements using poinsettias and amaryllis (flowers of the season) Think wreathsthey make beautiful door hangings and can also be used as centerpieces Ask your florist to incorporate pieces of evergreen into the arrangement for a real holiday feel Find arrangements with candles, fruit, and ornaments used as focal points Anything that is deep purple or red, these are great winter season colors
Tip: Pass on Grocery Store Flowers Why order flowers online...
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Cornucopia Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Day
As we enter into the month of November my thoughts turn towards Thanksgiving and everything that this wonderful holiday has to offer.It is a time for spending time with family and friends and for counting the many blessings the past year has brought to us. Like most people I like to decorate for the holidays, and Thanksgiving is no exception.Indian corn, pumpkins, gourds, wheat, fruits, nuts, and anything that symbolizes a bountiful harvest are at the top of the list for things I like to include in my decorating scheme. The best way to incorporate all of these items it to design a cornucopia centerpiece for Thanksgiving Day.What is a cornucopia?Cornucopia is a Latin term derived from two words, cornu meaning horn and copia meaning plenty. The horn of plenty, as it is also known, is shaped like a horn or cone. It is usually shown overflowing with nuts and fruit.
(Freeman, Morton, S. The Story behind the Words. Philadelphia: Isis Press, 1985)This everlasting symbol of abundance...
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Tax Trap #1: Waiting to Incorporate: What A Difference A Date Can Make
NOTE: This is the first in a series of 5 articles:"Small Business Tax Traps and How To Avoid Them"If you're a sole proprietor, perhaps you've consideredincorporating your small business or self-employmentactivity.And so maybe you've been wondering,"When is the best time to incorporate?"From a legal standpoint, any time is the best time.The sooner you incorporate, the sooner you make the movefrom the world of unlimited liability to the world oflimited liability.From a tax savings standpoint, any time is the best time.The sooner you incorporate, the sooner you will startputting more money in your own pocket and less in Uncle Sam's.(For more about the potential tax savings of acorporation, see the second article in this series --"Tax Trap #2: Double Taxation -- Isn't Once Enough?"http://www.YouSaveOnTaxes.com/tax-trap-2.html)But from a **tax reporting** standpoint, there is one timeof year that stands out as best: January 1st.Why...
Tax Trap #1: Waiting to Incorporate: What A Difference A Date Can Make
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The Importance Of Sets In Your Muscle Building Program
In an earlier article we looked at how repetitions contribute to the muscle building process, but is the position regarding sets just as clear cut? Unfortunately, the answer to this is no as some experts feel one set to failure is sufficient, whereas others argue that multiple sets are needed to ensure maximum muscle gains.Research to date suggests that, when using six to eight repetitions to failure at 75-80% 1RM, there is little significant difference between training with single and multiple sets in terms of increasing either strength or muscle size. Any small differences that have been recorded indicate that a single set completed to failure encourages strength gains but subsequent sets have a slightly greater impact on muscle size. What is clear is that the law of diminishing returns applies, so you have to question if the marginal improvements in size justify the extra time and effort expended.Like everything else in life, bodybuilding does not remain static and several cutting...
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