Of late, parenting has become tougher and the reason behind it is not just the kids but the parents too. Work pressures, lack of patience, relationship problems etc have a direct impact on the way you interact with your kid. An honest introspect may divulge finer nuances on these lines. A change is surely needed from your side to actually witness a change from your kid’s side! Bringing up a child is a sensitive, complex yet a heavenly endeavor. Behavioral difficulties are one of the most commonly heard of setbacks from parents round the world. In U.K there’s even a T.V show called ‘Little Angels’ designed to aid and advice parents with similar difficulties.

Are you a positive parent? When was the last time you gave your kid something he or she hadn’t expected, appreciating his or her deed? When was the last time you punished him or her? The answers for the first two must have made you think, but the last one was just some hours or a couple of days ago, I bet on that! Punishing helps initially, but when done over and over again it gradually develops a ‘counter force’ in your kid and the kid finds other ways to do things what he/she would be punished for or develops characteristics of an introvert or just loses an emotional connect with you for a simple reason that the kid fears you now!

Positive parenting stresses on the kids reward system rather than the system of punishing. Motivation for good deeds will surely lessen the ‘other’ deeds of the kid and make the kid voluntarily focus on the ‘good’ deeds. Self-discipline and voluntary responsibility are the two fruits of the kids reward system and thus, positive parenting.

The reward can be a simple ‘favorite toffee’ or en extra hour of T.V, but to make things simpler for the busy parent there are many websites offering online kids reward programme. These assign fun-filled yet interactive and educative tasks to kids and he kids earn points in return, which can be redeemed to obtain goodies. Enroll on to an online kids reward programme to get away all the parenting blues!

These days no American can afford to not have emergency preparedness. First aid readiness reguires that you keep a basic list of essential supplies and learn a few survival tips.

So what would Bear Grylls of Man vs. Wild would reccomend to any wilderness junkie.

Bear Grylls has hosted the Discovery Channel’s MAN VS. WILD, in which he strands himself in remote locations to demonstrate localized survival techniques. So when it comes to being ready for anything the expert is Bear!

According to Discovery Channel.com “Bear served three years with the Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British army. During his service, he broke his back in three places in a parachuting accident over Southern Africa.

Despite the accident and severity of his injury, Bear went on in 1998 to become, at age 23, the youngest British climber to complete a summit and descent of Mount Everest. He wrote about his experience in the book, The Kid Who Climbed Everest.

Not content to slow down, Bear achieved another first when he and his Everest climbing group circumnavigated the United Kingdom on jet skis. He also led the first unassisted crossing of the frozen North Atlantic Ocean in an open rigid inflatable boat. His book about this adventure, Facing the Frozen Ocean, was shortlisted as the U.K.’s “Sports Book of the Year.” Bear was awarded a commission in the Royal Navy in honor of leading this record-breaking expedition.

In June 2005, Bear broke a world record by hosting a dinner party at a table suspended below a hot air balloon at 24,500 feet. He rappelled from the balloon’s basket to the table, where in full naval uniform he ate a three-course meal before saluting the queen and skydiving to earth. His goal was to support the work of two charities: the Prince’s Trust and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Bear hosted a 2005 television series for the U.K.’s Channel Four, called Escape to the Legion, in which he took a group of young men to the Western Sahara Desert to undergo the French Foreign Legion’s infamous basic training. A second Channel Four series, titled Born Survivor: Bear Grylls, completed its U.K. run in April 2007.

On May 15, 2007, Bear set another world record when he became the first person to fly over Mount Everest by powered paraglider. Supported by the GKN Mission Everest Team, Grylls and fellow pilot Giles (Gilo) Gardozo flew specially developed paramotors. Though a fault in Gilo’s machine forced him to abort only 1,000 feet below the summit, Bear continued to ascend until he reached 29,500 feet and was able to look down on Everest as he circled above some of the most famous peaks in the Himalayas. Then his own engine developed problems and he, too, had to glide back to safety — but he had achieved his goal. The mission raised $1 million for the Global Angels Foundation, a charity that supports children in Africa. Filmed by the Planet Earth team, Bear and Gilo’s undertaking will be made into a two-hour documentary for Discovery Channel and Channel Four in the U.K.” Source (Disvcovery Channel)

So what kind of supplies would Bear reccomend you keep on hand? You must cover all the basics.

1.Food & Water

2.Basic Shelter

3.Tools

4.Protection

5.First Aid

6.Light and Communication

Find yourself all of these items yourself or get a complete first aid survival pack!