Making a difference is perhaps one of the biggest things that an individual could make for his society.In our church, our youth leaders (BOB and Femmes) made an effort to organize a youth camp intended for those young people who are seeking God's love and wisdom. The theme was Connect, Renew, Survive - GOD STRUCK! Through God's help, everything went on so smoothly and the three-day camp (October 28- 30, 2011) ended with a blast! I am so happy as well to see one of my students actively participating there. Looking forward to have more! Go go go young people!

 This morning, I got the chance to attend the Seminar on Personality Development- tackling about how to have a power personality. The seminar was so refreshing and I was more than satisfied. I could just hope that the presence of the Big Bosses in our school should be there so that they too will be reminded of the basic manners in dealing with other people most especially to their subordinates. Lot of things were discussed. They have personal grooming, phone etiquette (whew! Wish they were there!) and other basic disciplines that were already taught to us (but somewhat forgotten) when we were still in our pre-school years.Every time the speaker cite an example, it made me think of someone else whom should be present right at that moment for that person to realize that his mannerism was indeed unprofessional and should be corrected. Well, the request to conduct such kind of seminar was from the Office of the Human Resource Management and the approving body was of course those authorized authority whom I think would be better if there presence was also there. Yeah!

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Parent often find it a challenge to have their children read book, especially with all the distractions technology give these days – the internet, video games, movies and cartoons on television. Here are some tips to encourage reading in your children: 

1.Read yourself. Children learn from example. If they see you reading, they will eventually model after you and read too. 

2.Make books accessible and available. Most children who are readers live in homes that have a lot of books that are not only on display but are accessible for them to read. 

3.Make reading fun. Acting out and using different voices is a sure fun way to read stories to your children. 

4.Give books as gifts. 

5.Provide quiet time. Experts say that children (school-age children and below most notably) should only be exposed to two hours worth of screen time each day – this included TV time, video games, computer/internet and game gadgets (PSP, Xbox, etc). Having quiet time will let your children be creative with their free time and they can turn to physical play and reading. 

6.Read frequently, or have a schedule for it.  Offer to read to young children everyday, even several times a day.  Encourage older independent readers to read everyday as well, and engage them in conversation about what they're reading. 

7.Start a word list. Compile a list of words that they usually come across with. Make it their dictionary. 

Above all, praise your children and tell them they are doing a good job in trying and learning to read. 

Agatha is a freelance writer and a mother of two kids. She writes about parenting and health articles like the natural thyroid treatment.