Family Tips

Lately symbolic weddings have become very popular. They are very convenient for those, who do not want or just cannot celebrate a formal civil or church ceremony and a symbolic one is an ideal solution. Some couples, which resort to such ceremony are civilly married and just want to renew their vivid recollection in a beautiful location.
Venice is the most popular place for such an activity. Ceremonies, as a rule, are celebrated by an English speaking officiant and can take place anywhere you like, but for places which are legally forbidden. Unlike common ceremonies which have to take place only in town halls – this suggests you possibilities of having a ceremony in a garden, roof top terrace, private courtyard, gondola, sumptuous room in a palace, private garden or Vistorical Vill – any venues you wish.
Symbolic wedding require no documentation and it is the nice and romantic choice for those who have already had a civil ceremony. There are great many agencies, which organize weddings with great attention to details.

Wedding is one of the most important and happy events in a life of each girl. Future bride will spend many sleepless nights before she gets prepared for the celebration.
Today the democratic fashion has also influenced the wedding attires. They are so different, that you don’t know where to look first. And some of them are true masterpieces. And nevertheless there are some models, the most popular.
For example, so-called “ball dress” - this classical wedding silhouette stays popular nowadays. Beadwork or ornaments from flowers will attract more attention even to the most magnificent dress, and crinoline or skirt on rings will make your dress fluffy.
Original and effective is “mermaid” wedding dress. It perfectly emphasizes your figure and combines a classical glamour with sexuality. If you have a good figure, you will be comfortable in this dress, and will look simply superb…
Many young couples want to get married in church. There is a question: what should be “a dress for wedding”? According to all church canons it should be light and pastel colors, preferably white. White color is a symbol of sanctity and cleanliness. The back, shoulders and hands up to elbows should be covered. The head should be covered, for the bride it is a veil or a scarf, but the face should be open.

Wedding adornments today are various. They are selected, as a rule, to supplement the wedding attire.  And as changing clothes during the wedding celebration today has become fashionable, there is a need to have some sets for each attire.  
Traditional pearls are very well combined with a wedding dress. And fashionable are not only jewelry from the white pearls, many prefer alternatively painted pearls.
Costume jewellery is also very popular. The elite costume jewellery is a high quality bijouterie, it is very beautiful and graceful, it will be as magnificent, as the most chic necklace. And adornments with crystals from beads and rock crystal will not leave unfazed any bride.
“Vintage� is in fashion today. It means that one may create the style on his or hoer own. You may unite materials - expensive and cheap, to experiment with the color. Openwork necklaces, rings with large jems, stylish ring and ear-rings will make your image original and ideally suit any elegant wedding.
 

Wedding rings are a symbol of unity. But how do they look like? According to the ancient traditions, as a sign on fidelity, the wedding ring should be simple and without ornaments. Simple wedding rings are made in traditional classical style and have a smooth surface. They are made, as a rule, from gold of 585 or 750 order. Such rings worn beloved two hundred and three hundred years ago.
Today not everyone follow these traditions, more and more the future spouses wish that their wedding rings were decorated with brilliants or jewels.
Traditionally wedding rings with brilliants are a female adornment; therefore the majority of wedding rings sets are made without brilliants for men and with brilliants for women. Many prefer wedding rings with color brilliants - brilliants can be not only white, but also yellow, pink, and even blue.
Recently the combined wedding rings welded among themselves from gold of two, three and more colors became fashionable. They look unusually and originally and are successfully combined with other gold and silver wares.

If night adventures are not very regular or your child isn’t constantly engaged in dangerous sleepwalking behaviors, there’s no reason to do something about sleepwalking. But if it is frequent or your child hasn’t outgrown it by the early teen years, it would be better to consult the specialist.
For children who often sleepwalk, doctors may recommend so called scheduled awakening. This disrupts the sleep cycle to help stop sleepwalking. In some more rare cases, a doctor may prescribe medication to help a child to sleep.
You can also help your child. Let him or her relax at bedtime by listening to soft music or relaxation records. Try to set a regular sleep and nap schedule and stick to it.
Don’t let your child drink a lot in the evening and make sure that your child goes to the bathroom before going to bed. Do not give the child caffeine near bedtime.
Make your kid’s bedroom quiet and cozy and keep noise to a minimum while your child is sleeping.
And if your child again will be wandering about in the middle of the night, don’t be scare. Simply guide your child back to the safety and comfort bed. And it is better not to remind about it in the morning.

The question about sleepwalking symptoms may seem nonsensical at first sight, as getting out of bed and walking around while sleeping is the most obvious sign. But young sleepwalkers may also do the fallowing: talk during the sleep, be hard to wake up, seem torpid and be clumsy, do not respond when spoken to, sit up in bed and go through repeated motions. Also, sleepwalkers’ eyes are open, but they don’t see the same way they do when they’re awake and they often think they’re in a different place or room.
Sleepwalking may also be accompanied with brief pauses in breathing and nightmares.
Usually sleepwalking is not a serious problem, while it occurs seldom. But it can be dangerous if  they’re frequent with some actions. Sleepwalking kid sleep in fact and may not realize what he or she is doing, for example, walking down stairs or opening doors and windows.
This phenomenon is not usually a sign that something is emotionally or psychologically wrong with a kid. It also doesn’t cause any emotional problems. These kids usually go back to bed on their own and do not even remember the nighttime incident.
Although sleepwalking isn’t dangerous by itself, parents should take some steps to insure child’s safety, so that the child is less likely to fall down, run into something, walk out the front door, or drive, in the case with a teen.
Parents shouldn’t awaken the sleepwalker because this might scare the kid. Instead, it would be better to gently guide him or her back to bed.
Lock the windows and doors. You may install even additional locks or child safety locks on doors.
To prevent falls, don’t let your sleepwalker sleep in a bunk bed.
Parents should remove sharp or breakable things near the child’s bed and keep dangerous things out of reach.

If your child is sleepwalking, you’re not alone. It can discourage, but sleepwalking is very common for children and most of them do so from time to time and outgrow it by the teen years. However, you should know some simple tips which can keep your child safe while tramping about.
Sleepwalking, which is also called somnambulism, in fact is not just walking. Behavior of a child can be harmless, such as sitting up, or potentially dangerous, like going outside. No matter what the child do, as it is unlikely that he or she will remember it.
When people sleep, their brains pass through five stages of sleep and all together these stages make up a sleep cycle. One complete sleep cycle lasts for about 90 to 100 minutes. Sleepwalking usually occurs during the deeper sleep of stages 3 and 4. It is very difficult to wake someone up during these stages, and when awakened, a person often looks disoriented for a few moments.
Children may walk around for 5 to 20 minutes.
This phenomenon is more common in kids than in adults. It may be hereditary, so if you or your someone from your baby’s relatives were sleepwalkers, your child may be too. There are also some other factors: lack of sleep or exhaustion, interrupted sleep, illness or fever, some certain medications and stress.

British doctor Vasudevy Reddy from University of Portsmouth has conducted the research and revealed that children consciously deceive parents even at a very young age.
Earlier psychologists believed that developing mental abilities do not allow small children to tell lies up to achievement of four-year-old age. However the new research shows, that it is not so.
In the experiment participated more than 50 children and their parents who told the experts the truth about their off-springs still at the beginning of the research. It appeared, that kids start to lie since six months, and do it differently. Psychologists have managed to determine seven categories of the deceit used since half-year till three years.
Doctor Vasudevy marks, that lies begins with fake cry and pretended laughter, thus, babies for sure draw attention of their parents.
It is necessary to note, that fake cry is one of the earliest forms of a deceit, and babies use it even when all is normal. Since eight months children master more complicated deceits, for example, hide the forbidden action or try to distract attention of the daddy and mum. In two years kids can already bluff to avoid threat of punishment.

First-borns are cleverer than their younger brothers and sisters, but it is explained not by biological, but by social factors.
To such conclusion came the Norwegian scientists who published results of their research in the last edition of Science international scientific magazine.
Peter Kristensen from the Norwegian professional hygiene royal institute and Tor Bierkedal from Medical service of Norway armed forces have analyzed IQ of more than 241 thousand young people drafted in the Norwegian army for the period from 1967 to 1976.
They have found out that the average IQ of the recruit who was born in the family first, surpassed a parameter of intelligence of the second child, who in his turn, was cleverer than the one who was born the third.
Parameters made 103,2, 101,2 and 100 points. Thus younger brothers in families where the first-born died in infancy or children’s age, has IQ in 102,9 points. Scientists came to a conclusion that biological factors - the fact of a birth as the first child - cannot serve as an explanation to higher parameters of intellectual development.
In their opinion, that very social position of “the elder child” in family, who due to the position, is the natural intermediary in transfer of the information from parents to younger brothers and sisters, is their instructor and since the childhood gets used to bear responsibility for them is that factor that has beneficial influence on intellectual development.

Mothers who are expecting multiples are going to gain more weight during pregnancy than mothers carrying a single baby. But your weight depends not only on your pre-pregnancy weight and the number of fetuses, so talk to your doctor. In general pregnant woman should consume about 300 additional calories a day for each fetus, but it might be difficult considering babies in the abdomen. It will be better to eat smaller and more frequent.

Preparing for a multiple birth may seem overwhelming, though id doesn’t differ much from a common one-baby pregnancy. The best help is knowing that you have a professional support around you: experienced doctors and caring hospital staff.

The first hours, days, and weeks are often the most difficult for parents of multiples. Mother should learn to get used to the frequent feedings, lack of sleep, and little personal time. Use any help you can get from your family members and friends to cope with household routine and daily tasks. Additional help around you can make feedings easier and help you have rest and recover after delivery. You will have also the precious time to get known your babies.