Thursday, June 21, 2012

Single Family Homes have numerous Concerns | sr2blog.com

In the United States there are twenty million families that a single parent families. There are many reasons for this situation to include divorce, death or separation due to a job condition of one of the parents. This type of family setting can certainly produce a great deal of confusion; a great deal of emotional ups and downs, and lots of challenges in day to day activities.

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There are numerous Pro?s and Con?s with the separation. Most likely the ending of the arguments between the parents is the better part of the break up. The ending of the arguments alleviates some of the pressure in the home and make for a peaceful situation. The actual ending of the partnership also brings out new people into the family union since the parent begins to date and this will likely surely produce tension. This emotional roller coaster can be challenging to understand and this new situation will definitely trigger mixed thoughts in all. Therefore, the best choice to help the emotional stress is communication with the parent, psychologist, trusted adults, or perhaps friends living with the same scenario.

This living arrangement could also take on a new aspect in that the parent now works and has the sole duty for the living expense of the home. Typically the parent?s career takes on a new relevance which is difficult for a young child to understand because the parent devotes many hours to the job and doesn?t seem to have time to do things as a family any longer. This situation is particularly true when there is no school during the normal breaks such as Christmas and also summers and the house becomes quiet and the days feel seriously long.

A lot of children are responsible enough to look after themselves while the parent works; however, this may also provide the mechanism for the children to get in trouble. Boredom often is the ideal setup for kids to get into trouble when they look for excitement and fun which may easily turn to the bad elements of society. A good solution may be to direct the boredom is locating after school programs, or perhaps finding trusted friends which can help give the youngster a constructive environment with their kids. An alternative choice for the summer breaks might be summer camp that could challenge the child and prevent the loneliness from guiding their outside pursuit.

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The best remedy for the one parent scenario is having regular family get togethers to work out the living obligations so that the parent or guardian and the child can comprehend the expectations of each one. In the discussion the one must would be that the single parent family spends time jointly and this has to be addressed in the meeting. This could include a evening out to the movie and also regular meals with each other; even an occasional game or sporting activity together, The end result from the meeting is that at least 1 day out of the week is family time with no exception. The family is the most essential aspect in life and it makes no difference what the living setup is like; it?s the safe place for most in life?s adventure.

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Belkin's WeMo home automation gear up for pre-order, iOS current control for under $100

Belkin's WeMo home automation gear up for pre-order, iOS current control for under $100

Been quietly pining for Belkin's couch potato home automation solutions? Well, the wait is (almost) over, as the company has finally put its WeMo Switch and Motion products up for pre-order. You can reserve yours through Belkin or Amazon, with the Switch costing $49.99 and the Motion / Switch bundle setting you back a neat $99.99. Apple likes it enough to add the gear to its home-friendly repertoire in-store on the 26th, while other retailers, Verizon included, will be stocking them shortly afterwards. Rig the Switch up to your WiFi at home and you can control the flow of juice from its outlet via the WeMo iOS app (sorry, no Android love). Add in the motion detector and you can set rules for power control based on proximity triggers. Interestingly, Belkin also reports IFTTT integration, meaning the devices can be used for a lot more than the simple on / off remote commands and scheduling we originally thought. For those with iDevices, the free WeMo app is available now, not that it's particularly useful just yet. Need Mo? Check out the official PR and a promotional vid after the break.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Video: Heroin abuse plagues Chicago suburbs



>>> last night we reported here on the steadily growing problem of heroin use and abuse among suburban kids in this country. tonight nbc's kate snow has nor on the tragic toll this new generation's heroin is taking on the families who seem powerless to stop it.

>> reporter: when john roberts retired from the chicago police department , he bought his dream house out in the suburbs.

>> thought it would be a nice place to raise your kids.

>> i thought for sure, this was going to be a lot safer than the city.

>> reporter: their young son billy was just entering high school . he started experimenting with pot, cocaine and then heroin.

>> reporter: from your home in the suburbs billy was able to get it no problem.

>> billy said, dad, it's so bad out here, i could make a call and it would be put in the mailbox.

>> reporter: in this suburban county deaths went from six to 30 this year. this year on track to be even worse. billy died of an overdose three years ago.

>> we got to the house. something i've seen many times in my career, all the flashing lights, including an ambulance. so i knew i had lost my son.

>> close your eyes and picture what a heroin addict looks like and then open your eyes and see our family.

>> reporter: marry dedrick's daughter alisa was a figure skater and cheerleader in boston. alisa was 14 when she started taking prescription drugs like oxycontin. her senior year she realized heroin was safer.

>> i promised myself as long as i never did heroin i would be okay, that i wasn't that bad yet. i cried right before sniffing my first line of heroin.

>> alisa left home for weeks at a time but her mom kept trying to get her help.

>> i knew if i turned my back on her, i would never see her again.

>> alisa has been sober for five years now, teaches pilates, just graduated college and plans to be a substance abuse counselor.

>> it's a hard thing for me to think that not everybody is this lucky. that there are just a few of us that got to the other side.

>> reporter: many young people told us they tried heroin because it's cheap, 10 bucks a hit. that's less than the cost of a six-pack, much cheaper than prescription painkillers and the stigma is less. you don't have to shoot it in your veins, you can snort it. we've heard from a lot of parents in the last 24 hours . there are support groups out there including one john roberts started in chicago. brian, there's more information on this on our website.

>> a new generation for this drug sadly. thank you, as always, for your reporting.

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Alec Baldwin tussles with photographers in NYC

Evan Agostini / AP file

Alec Baldwin and his fiancee Hilaria Thomas.

By WNBC

Alec Baldwin tussled with photographers Tuesday morning outside New York City's Marriage License Bureau, later suggesting in a tweet that paparazzi should be "waterboarded."

Hours later, an apparently still-angry Baldwin tweeted "I suppose if the offending paparazzi was wearing a hoodie and I shot him, it would all blow over..."

The dispute erupted early Tuesday when the actor walked out of the marriage office with his fiancee,?Hilaria Thomas, and the two were met by photographers. (See images at the Daily News website.)

"He was looking mad," Daily News photographer Marcus Santos said. "He said, 'Step back, step back.' I said, 'We're moving back."

Baldwin then allegedly grabbed a second photographer, Jefferson Siegel, and Santos told the star not to touch him.

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"I knew he was going to attack me," Santos said. "I stepped back, and he kept coming. He comes after me, starts shoving and punching me -- one time, right in the chin. And then he started shoving me and pushing me. Then he goes the other way."

For his part, Baldwin tweeted Tuesday that "a 'photographer' almost hit me in the face with his camera this morning. #allpaparazzishouldbewaterboarded."

He later tweeted that the editor of the Daily News is an "English Queen" and that since his takeover of the paper, "they lie like the Post."

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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Seeks Asylum at Ecuador's U.K. Embassy

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