Kids’ health: Four steps for fighting stress

Everybody gets stressed from time to time.   (1)  Some ways of dealing with stress—like screaming or hitting someone—don’t solve (解决) much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.

Try taking these four steps the next time you are stressed:

(1) Get support.When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent or other relatives.   (2)  They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.

(2) Don’t take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, that’s not a good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you.  (3)   Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.

(3)   (4)  After you’re calm and you have support from adults and friends, it’s time to get down to business. You need to figure out what the problem is. Even if you can’t solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.

(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary (暂时的). Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.

These steps aren’t magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positive as you make your way through a hard time, you’ll help yourself feel better even faster.   (5)  

How to Stop Worrying About Being Perfect

    We don't have to be perfect all the time. Perfection is an illusion (幻影) because we are all human.  (1)  Even something like a weather report or a stock prediction is out of date the second it's released (发布).

Question your thinking.

      (2)   It's so subjective. It's up to us. It's not what someone else does, has, or delivers. So, ask yourself, “What do I really want?” When you find out—ooh! What a relief！

  (3)  

    Sheryl Sandberg explains that she constantly gets long emails from customers and colleagues that want long responses in return. But busy as she is, she'll often reply in one sentence because it's done that way. So forgive yourself for doing the similar thing when you need to. “Done is better than perfect,” as they say.

Don't jump to judgment.

    There's no one more critical (爱挑剔的) of you than you.  (4)  Because we tend to focus on what's going wrong in our study and live over what's going right. If you have done your best, that is excellent. Go on!

Enjoy the process.

    Life is 99 percent journey. Yes, we have those great moments that unforgettably bring us joy—that praise from our teacher, the lovely touches from our parents, whatever it is—but that lasts…well…a few seconds, really. We get used to it pretty fast.  (5)  

Most of us may have the same feeling: we have a lot of work to do but a momentary feeling of laziness.   (1)   This is either because we lack the inspiration or are not encouraged enough to start working.

      (2)   It often leads to the worsening of one’s relationship at work and affects work performance, which can result into job loss and extra stress. How to overcome laziness? Here are some tips for overcoming it.

Simple things first. An effective trick that helps you fight laziness effectively is to start with the simple things first.   (3)  

    Make a to-do list.   (4)   A to-do list can help us to realize that it often looks like more work than it actually is. When you create your to-do list, make sure to arrange the tasks from the easiest one to the more difficult one.

    Remove distractions. Distractions are often the source for our laziness. We are often attracted by the distractions (TV, internet, etc.) as we perform our tasks.   (5)   Make sure that once you have started with one of your tasks, you will not get distracted from it by any means.

Remember, every time you manage to overcome laziness, reward yourself.

Living a more simple life can improve how we think, feel and move around in the world. Here are ways to simplify your life while creating space for happiness.

Give up your negative thoughts. As humans, we spend a lot of our time being caught up in negative thoughts that brings nothing good into our lives.  (1)  They can grow rapidly and cause unhappiness and do nothing to improve our quality of life.

Reduce the amount of screen time.  (2)  While watching TV and endless YouTube videos or playing computer games can be a nice way to relax, too much can have a negative influence on your lives.

Cut down on social media.  (3)  They say they feel less confident after comparing their lives against those of their online friends. So simplify your life by cutting down on social media-not only for your own health of mind but to stop the endless checking every several minutes.

  (4)   .In the effort to make yourselves better people and improve yourselves, you often set goals but having too many goals can prevent you from achieving them.

Eat Fewer Unhealthy Foods.  (5)  Cutting down on bad foods will not only help you feel much better and give you more energy.

My father used to be an amateur wrestler and national champion. He was forced to give up the sport in order to obtain gainful employment, which meant he wouldn’t be able to win a medal for our country. Therefore, he made a vow that his unborn son would.   (1)  

He was about to give up the hope when one day, my younger sister Babita and I beat up two boys accidentally in response to critical comments. My dad found our potential to become wrestlers and began coaching us.   (2)   We were required to do physical training early in the morning and have a short haircuts to avoid lice.

   (3)   We would complain about him all the time. Gradually, I realized that he wanted us to have a good future and not grow up to be ordinary housewives. Motivated, we willingly participated in his coaching.

With great efforts, he made us competitive wrestlers and I won the junior and senior championships, providing me with a chance to gain training in a National Sports Academy, where pride and agony fulfilled my mind.   (4)  As a result, I found myself losing every match at the international level. After that, I tearfully made peace with papa and turned to him for help. Then he coached me patiently.

Despite difficulty, I finally became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, inspiring dozens of Indian women to take to wrestling. Even now, papa’s words are still in my mind: “ Geeta, think about all the girls who are thought to be inferior to boys, girls who are forced to do chores, girls who are married and have children. Not only will you compete with other countries, but also with those who look down upon women!” . I will never forget our father’s instruction.   (5)  

Public Speaking Training

Ÿ Get a coach

    36 ______________, so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training thatˈs right for you.

Ÿ Focus on positives

    Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you arenˈt doing well. 37 ______________, so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldnˈt do.

Ÿ 38 ______________

    If you find a public speaking course that looks as though itˈs going to give you lots of dos and donˈts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what youˈre going to be talking about.

39 ______________. As far as weˈre concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.

Ÿ You are a special person not a clone

Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 40 ______________. Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone youˈre not.

A. You arenˈt like anybody else

B. You already do lots of things well

C. Turn your back on too many rules

D. Check the rules about dos and donˈts

E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough

F .The one thing you donˈt want is for them to fall asleep

G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

Everyone knows that fish is good for health.   (1)   But it seems that many people don’t cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn’t difficult.   (2)  This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way.  (3)   Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you’re standing at the ocean’s edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn’t fresh.   (4)  When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you’d better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don’t cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn’t as tasty as the fresh one.

There are many common methods used to cook fish.    (5)    First,clean it and season it with your choice of spices(调料).

Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. (A larger one will take more time.) Then, it’s ready to serve.

Animals are living creatures and most of us often forget about this. Although they can’t speak our language, they can understand us. But some people treat them badly. Being stronger than them doesn’t mean that humans have the right to treat them badly.   (1)   So they need you to help them. You don’t have to spend money, though. Here are a few ways you can use.

Volunteer at the local animal shelters

If you can’t give money to animal shelters, you can visit a local animal shelter and offer your help.  (2)   You can do the simplest things such as feeding animals or taking dogs for a walk.

Report any form of animal abuse(虐待)

If you know that someone hits their pets or doesn’t feed them for weeks, report abuse. No one has the right to abuse animals and leave them hungry or sick. Don’t keep silent.   (3)  This way, you may save the lives of those poor animals.

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It is one of the easiest ways to reduce the demand for animal products. While meat tastes delicious, think of how one animal is killed so that you can eat that steak.

Stop buying items that contain animal products

Break a habit of buying things that contain animal products. Many beauty products contain animal products. So be sure you don’t buy them.   (5)  

Animals deserve to live their lives free from abuse, pain and suffering. They are sensitive, emotional, and intelligent. They are living creatures that need your help.