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Planning a Wedding

  • February 23, 2011 9:29 pm

I have recently got engaged, to my partner who I have been with for 3 years. Whilst insanely happy about this factor I now have the task of organising the big day, this is proving to be a bigger job than I had anticipated and more expensive.

My fiance wants to get married abroad which is by no means cheap as there is a lot of red tape to accompany the marriage should you decide to persue this route in order to ensure that your marriage is legally recognised in the UK. The best place to find out the legal requirements when considering a marriage abroad is to speak to your local travel agent. This avoids having to make an awful lot of rather expensive phone calls or trawling the internet to find all the information. The cost for a wedding abroad is approximately £5,000. This price is including everything except the reception, however in some countries this can be alot higher.

In order to plan the wedding you want without having any last minute dramas the best advice I can give you is to collect prices and ideas that you like and put them all in a scrap book that way all the things are in 1 place thus making it easier to find what you are looking for. Another thing that may help is the following link to a wedding checklist: Printable wedding checklist. Another link that maybe helpful is the following to money saving expert, Money Saving tips for a wedding

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Bleeding during pregnancy

  • February 8, 2011 12:10 pm

I am now 20 weeks pregnant and early this week i had a small amount of bleeding. My initial thoughts were panic and distress but have now realised that bleeding during pregnancy is much more common and is usually nothing to worry about. Although, I would always recommend going straight to the hospital or contacting your midwife as soon as possible so that they can do all the necessary checks to make sure you and your baby are ok and there are no futher problems it’s always better to be safe than sorry. There isn’t always a reason why women bleed during pregnancy it can sometimes be a little reminder to start taking things easy and rember that you cant be doing all the normal day to day runing about. It is good to remember little things like not do any heavy lifting or carrying and do day to day task at a much easier pace take slow walks into town or the shops rather than rushing around.

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Avoiding conflict

  • February 7, 2011 10:26 pm

There are many ways in which you can avoid or control conflict between yourself and your partner. Keeping a controlled and happy environment can help keep a healthy relationship when in an argument calm yourself first.

VOICE: Keep your voice steady and calm: an even tone and pitch. speak gently,slowly,clearly and carefully.

FACE: Show that you are listening and attentive: use nods to show you are following. Try to relax your facial muscles,and convey openness and empathy.

EYES: Make eye contact but avoid constant eye contact that may be perceived as threatening.

POSITION: Avoid eyeball to eyeball position or positions were you may be higher up than the other person be careful not to invade personal body space.

These tips can help you calm yourself during conflict and avoid things getting any worse and make it easier for you an your patner to be able to work things out in a positive and calm environment.

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Interact with and respond to children

  • February 7, 2011 10:10 pm

The most important factor in childrens’ language development is interaction with other people. It is important that people who work with children adopt practices that contribute posititively to children’s language development. This is a recognised link between the quality of adult imput and the quality of childrens language. Listed below are some important pionts to remeber when interacting with children.

When talking to children rember the following:

  • The tone of your voice – does it convey warmth and interest in the child?
  • How quickly you speak – do you speak at a pace that is appropriate for the child or children you are talking with?
  • Listening how do you show the child that you are listening? -Eye contact and getting down to the childs level, together with becoming involved with the conversation, indicate that you are listening and interested.
  • Waiting – do you leave enough time for the child to respond? young children may need time to formulate a response. Rember that pauses and silence are part of a conversation too.
  • Questions do you ask too meny questions? This may make the conversation feel like a question-and -answer session.

The method you use to interact with children will vary. Depending on the childs stage of development and personal preferences. Some children will respond more easily than others but the important thing is not to worry about all these things and your child’s level of comunication will all come in time. All children develop conversation skills at different rates and good comunication from you will help them.

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