The Best Pieces of Life Advice for 1. When I was a teenager I couldn’t wait to turn 1. It felt as if it took ages to finally attain majority. But sooner or later you turn 1. Along with all the new freedoms and rights comes also a great deal of responsibility. A responsibility for yourself, your life and what you make of it. When you are 1. 8 you meet quite a lot of decisions that have an impact on your future life. Some of these decisions turn out to be really great, others not. Wouldn’t it be great to know exactly what kind of mistakes you need to be wary of when you are young? ![]() Why not even try to avoid the mistakes many young people make? If I had the possibility to meet my younger self this is the advice I would give. These are the things I wish I knew when I was 1. Friendship is about quality, not quantity. When you are young you want to go out and meet all sorts of new people. Most likely, you’ll even find yourself in situations and places where you get to know lots of interesting people. That is great as long as you don’t fall for the illusion that amassing friends is more worthwhile than a couple of real friends. At 21 I was so excited to get into the real world, but there really is no point in your life.Daily Media Use Among Children and Teens Up Dramatically From Five Years Ago. Jan 20, 2010. You can create hours of playtime with fun gifts and toys for 2-4 year olds from Toys"R"Us. This age is marked by intense curiosity and what better way to engage young. Warner Bros. For about a year, like 30 percent of the Internet was all theories about Inception, but while we were busy debating things like whether the movie is a. I made a lot of mistakes along the way, and. DID YOU KNOW? Pediatric Care Online Getty Images/Adie Bush Babysitting is a popular job for 12-year-olds. The Red Cross is one of several organizations that offers babysitter classes to prepare 11- to. Here is a long list of the best chapter books for fourth grade 9-year old boys and girls that I have reviewed and recommend. If you need harder books, go to my Best. ![]() ![]() Now that they can crawl, cruise or walk, 1-year-olds are curious to explore their surroundings in ways that weren’t possible before. While they’re not yet ready. Only your true friends will be there for you when you need them. They will come running for you, even if you call them in the middle of the night. Your best friends will be on your side and give you strength in times of great despair. All the other people are nice acquaintances. They are nice to get to know and fun to hang around with. But they might not be the people that help you fighting off whatever life throws at you. If you are able to discern between true friends and mere acquaintances, you will be very well. True friendship is when you walk into their house and your Wi. Fi connects automatically. Don’t worry so much. Worrying is a big waste of time. Being troubled over something gives you unnecessary headaches about things that will not even be important to you in a couple of years. Plus, there’s always something to worry about: your grades, your future, the economy, global warming. The list never ends. I always worried about failure. Only later I realized that there’s something far worse than failing: not trying at all. If something troubles you then by all means: get up and do something about it. Worrying alone never solved anything. Use that precious time of yours for solving the problem, not for worrying about it. The advice I would give my 1. If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today. Joseph Cossman. 3. Live within your means / avoid getting into debt. Spending money that you don’t have is not such a good idea. Do it the old- fashioned way. If you want something, save until you can afford it. If you can’t afford it, don’t buy it. This simple rule can help you to stay out of a lot of trouble. Buying things on credit is not super cool. Instead, you end up paying interest on top of the price. Let me repeat this. You pay more than everybody else. Getting into debt can turn into a real nightmare. One day you wake up from it and you realize two things. First, that your paycheck is now largely spent on paying back the debt. Secondly, that you could have bought some pretty expensive things from the accumulated interest that you have paid all over the years. When you get in debt you become a slave. Don’t marry too early. The younger you marry, the more likely it is that you will get divorced (statistics are taken from National Center for Health). As a consequence, the highest rate of divorce can be found amongst those who marry under the age of 2. The divorce rate starts to decrease for couples who are 2. Divorce is even less likely for those who marry at the age of 2. If you are young and want to avoid a stupid mistake, then wait for marriage until you are really sure. See how the relationship develops over the years. They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning. Save half your paycheck. The feeling of holding the very first paycheck in your hands is just incredible. Finally, you can afford to buy all those fancy things that you always wanted. But make not the mistake of living from paycheck- to- paycheck. As a young person, you have not many financial responsibilities. There is no family that you have to take care of. No mortgage to pay off. Use this time to lay the proper financial foundation for the rest of your life. Saving parts of your paycheck helps you to build a safety net for times of uncertainty. But it will also allow you to invest a certain amount of your money with a nice return. Trust me. The letter to my 1. Nokia 3. 31. 0 looks like an incredibly stupid thing to do, 1. We use mobiles with touchscreens now.”Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship. Take responsibility for your mistakes. Most people blame anyone else but themselves for the events in their life. That’s the easy route to take, you’ll always find someone to blame. Where does this lead? Victimhood—you become a victim, instead of taking action. Stop doing that, you’re not the victim. Man- up and take responsibility. Mistakes happen so that you can learn from them. If you play the blame game you will learn nothing. Instead, the same mistakes happen to you all over again. That is until you start to seek the reason for what happens in yourself. We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers – but never blame yourself. It’s never your fault. But it’s always your fault, because if you wanted to change you’re the one who has got to change. Don’t make money your highest priority. Sure, you need money. That’s a given, but money should not become your ultimate motivation. The people that profoundly changed the world all had a vision in mind, not the money they could make from it. Pursue your dream and see if you can create something of great value both to yourself and others. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Only you can answer this question. Should you even manage to find a profession that you are really interested in you are a lucky person. Being really passionate about what you do is a prerequisite for success. And always remember, no one ever wishes they had worked more when they die. But many people regret not having spent enough time with their kids and family. Take care of your health. As an 1. 8- year- old you are near of reaching your physical peak. Your body will tolerate all kinds of stresses with great ease. Something you really don’t want to do is abuse this feature of your body. Instead, use this phase to lay the proper foundation for a healthy life. This is the best time to develop strength by exercising regularly. It is much more difficult to do this at a later time. Consequently, losing weight will become a lot more difficult when you are older. Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. Avoid excesses. Moderation is the big keyword here. Managing to avoid excesses is something that your body will thank you for in later life. Nobody asks you to live like a saint, but if you are able to stay away from smoking and drugs you can avoid a lot of problems. Also, eat and drink with moderation. You have only one chance. Once you have ruined your health it’s incredibly difficult to restore the damages. Sadly, most people only realize this when it is too late. Don’t be one of them. Everything in excess is opposed to nature. Learn to appreciate the little things. When you’re young you want to take on the world. You dream big and have high hopes for the future. However, not all wishes come to fruition. Be prepared for this. Too high expectations can lead to pretty big disappointments. Sometimes we take everything for granted, without realizing the prosperity in our lives. Try to appreciate what you already have. If you are not happy now then no Porsche or big mansion will change that (in the long run). This mindset is a great foundation that cannot be shaken too easily, even if you are not able to reach a given desire. It helps you to shift your focus away from desperately trying to pursue all that which you don’t have. This pursuit is a rat race that leads you nowhere. It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen. You always reap what you sow. Karma will always get you. As a young person, you think that you are somehow immune to the consequences of your actions. But in miraculous ways, your past will always catch back up. Sooner or later, all that goes around comes back around. You can learn it the hard way or you can try to do good things. How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. You only live once, so what? YOLO is a great excuse for meeting irrational decisions. The “you only live once” attitude will lead you nowhere, except to places bad ideas generally lead. Living one’s moronic desires is never a good idea, celebrating stupidity neither. Don’t get me wrong here; there is nothing wrong with making the best of life and living it to the fullest. But there is a great difference between spending your time in a focused manner and wasting it on the fast lane. You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Cherish your family. Family comes first, need I to say more? Don’t put down the people who supported you from the beginning and will continue to do so. Spend time with them and enjoy their presence. Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. Know what you want. Not knowing what you want will lead you astray. If you have a goal, a vision or a dream your focus will become much sharper. It will help you to prioritize that which is important. But it will also increase your willingness to make sacrifices. If you don’t already know exactly what you want from life, then you’d better figure it out. As soon as possible. When you know what you want, and want it bad enough, you will find a way to get it. Best Books for 1. Year Olds. I love recommending books to kids so that they want to read, they just can’t put a book down. That’s why I read, review, and recommend so many books — so you can get your boys and girls into a good book. This best books for seventh grade 1. I know you’ll find lots of good books! For more challenging books, check out my Best Book for Teens list or Challenging Books for Young Advanced Readers. For a bit easier books, read the Best Books for 1. Year Olds. Best Books for 1. Year Olds (7th Graders)Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen REALISTICI can’t recommend this book enough — it’s life- changing and profound! Angry at the world, 1. Cole beats a classmate into a coma and brain damage. To avoid the jail time, Cole agrees to spend a year by himself on an island in Alaska, thinking he’ll escape as soon as possible this form of Native American justice. But after Cole almost dies, he decides to give the year long process a chance. Throughout the experience, you’ll feel Cole’s pain and anger deeply which makes his healing and transformation that much more powerful. I just finished this amazing story and want to reread it again. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly ADVENTURE / HISTORY / FANTASYThis is the story of three children in medieval France who are hunted by the King. Fascinating writing shares pieces of the kids stories from third- hand witnesses as retold in an inn. The writing, the story, the characters, and the themes all pack a big punch adding up to a compelling novel, one of the best I’ve ever read. Through impossibly hard times, she has a burning desire to read. Her first stolen book, which her foster father uses to teach her, is The Gravediggers Handbook. It’s a powerful story of growing up, friendship, and the human condition. This beautiful story captures the essence of love, family, and self discovery. It’s compelling and exquisitely crafted. Osh, a solitary island man, rescued baby Crow when he found her in a small boat on the sea. Crow loves Osh but now at age 1. She, Crow, and their friend, Miss Maggie journey to the island to find out. The island brings them closer to answers but also into danger, too. Five Kingdoms: Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull FANTASYBrandon Mull has outdone himself with an inventive, totally unique world and characters! Cole manages to hide but follows the kidnappers — to another world – a world of five kingdoms, slavery, and magic. Cole is found and sold to slavers on the Outskirts. There he’ll battle mysterious beings living on cloud castles, discover an exiled princess, escape from slavery, and have unimaginable adventures. Amazing! Booked by Kwame Alexander REALISTICAlexander skillfully writes about the teenage human condition — he just gets it! Nick struggles with his parents’ separation, a school bully, and the awkwardness of a first crush. The only thing that feels right is soccer. That is, until he gets injured and can’t play. Written in free verse, this is a lyrical, fast- paced story that feels honest and relatable. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli REALISTICLIFE- CHANGING! This incredible story grips the coward in all of us as we relate to Leo who tells how he loves and fails Stargirl, the most unique, ukulele- playing girl that Mica High has ever seen. Her strangeness at first is delightful to other students but when when she cheers for both basketball teams, even the opposition!!, her classmates shun her. And so does Leo. Which he comes to regret so painfully. Especially when Stargirl disappears. This is one of my favorite stories for this age group because it deals with kindness, peer pressure, acceptance, and individuality. The Ruins of Gorlan: Ranger’s Apprentice book 1 by John A. Flanagan FANTASY / ADVENTUREWe follow a boy named Will as he’s apprenticed to become a Ranger, a job he’s unsure about. But as he develops a relationship with his master and learns what being a Ranger is all about (spying for the kingdom), Will comes to embrace his new life. When an old enemy of the kingdom sends out dangerous beasts to attack Will’s master, Will is instrumental in getting help and killing the creatures. Action, fantasy, adventure, friendship, excellent writing — this book has everything! Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail REALISTICGrowing up means crushes, . That’s why Gracie helps out her friend Sienna who is scared to text the boy who likes her. In the spirit of Cyrano and middle school drama, you’ll find this to be a realistic, amusing story of middle school romantic challenges that works out just fine in the end. Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead REALISTICWOW. In a word: powerful. This is middle school at it’s most intimate and revealing where friends experience the challenges of growing up, from an embarrassing sexting photo mistake to a shameful friend betrayal, and where we see the power of forgiveness and love. Stead begs the question: why are we here in this world. She writes, “Bridge knew why she was here. It’s why we’re all here, she thought. Partridge with his black- and- white cookies. Call it Em standing on that stage with her knees shaking but her voice strong. Call it Jamie looking awkward in the doorway of her bedroom after she’d had the mummy nightmare. Call it love.”Phoenixby S. F. Said, illustrated by Dave Mc. Kean SCI- FIGreat writing and an amazing plot will hook you from the first moment in this science fiction adventure about dying stars, an imperial empire, cloven- hooved Aliens, and an unusual boy named Lucky who is far more than he seems. Creative and amazing! See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng REALISTICLuminous and heartfelt, 1. Alex Petroski’s story will grab your heart and expand it. His dream is to launch a rocket into space with his i. Pod of recordings about life on earth. The story is a transcription of what he records on the i. Pod — his solo journey to the rocket convention, the interesting people he befriends on the way and there, his trip Las Vegas to find information about his deceased father, and his unique, innocent perspective that tries to make sense of the the world. Wereworld by Curtis Jobling FANTASYDrew is raised on a farm and knows little of his surroundings. He’s ill prepared to live on the run, which he does when his were powers arise. Fortunately, he meets a other Were. Lords including a Were. Bear Lord who fought with Drew’s father and is willing to help him. Kidnappings, revenge, murder, and a prophecy — this book has all the elements you’ll want in a fantasy adventure series. You’ll loved the story, the writing, and the characters. Lockwood & Co The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud GHOST ADVENTUREDon’t worry, it’s really too scary of a book, even though it’s about ghosts. Taking place in old- time London, we learn that dangerous ghosts and spirits are appearing everywhere. BUT, only the kids can see them. Teens like Lucy, Anthony, and George work to eradicate the city of the ghosts. And since they’re on their own and badly need money for their ghost agency, they take a perilous job that may just be their last. The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill FANTASYWonderfully crafted and imagined, this is a fairy tale of sorts about a good witch who rescues a town’s abandoned (the town thinks sacrificed) babies and gives them to another town to love. Except one baby who she adopts for her own; a special baby named Luna who is accidentally infused with moon magic. It’s also the story of the baby’s magical, bereaved mother, a wicked witch who feeds off sorrow, a woodcarver who wants justice, and most of all, Luna. Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan GRAPHIC NOVEL / FAIRY TALEI adore this reimagined Snow White set in New York City in the 2. Snow White’s dad is a Wall Street king, her stepmother is a Zigfield Follies star, and her seven small protectors are street kids. It’s SO interesting how Phelan uses this historical setting to animate a familiar fairy tale. The black and white illustrations set the tone for this dark story with a happy ending. Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt REALISTICAn abused boy, Joseph, is taken away from his violent father to live as a foster kid with Jack’s family on an organic farm. As he learns to trust them, we learn about Joseph’s love for a girl named Maddie, his daughter named Jupiter, and his heartbreak. This is a painful story but one with redemption and hope. I really loved it and highly recommend it! Jane’s haughty stepmom drags Jane and her younger brother on a ship traveling from the East coast to Washington Territory in search of a new, rich husband. Only the muddy street outpost of Seattle is not what they expected, nor are the men. Fortunately for Jane, her stepmom becomes desperate, marrying a kind man who welcomes the three of them into his small, rural home. It’s an uplifting story with a vivid historical setting. Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson SCI FIWow – loved this adventure that is typical of Sanderson’s unique worlds with plot twists and turns. In this world the Epics, super- powerful individuals who have extraordinary powers and no goodness, control the cities. David’s father was killed by Chicago’s Epic, Steelheart. David wants revenge and he joins the Reckoners to assassinate them. This is a page- turner and completely entertaining. Oliver wakes to find his house flooded and his father missing. After being thrown in the poorhouse for orphans, he manages to escape with stolen money only to be accosted by a highwayman. It’s one misfortune after another but Oliver is determined to find his father and sister in London. Somehow. Sea of Trolls series by Nancy Farmer FANTASYA bard, a boy, a band of Viking beserkers, trolls, dragons, and a quest — what more could you want in a series? This is one of those can’t put it down books that will keep you up all night reading and I loved this it. The fast- paced writing moves the story along with purpose and the photographic evidence is fascinating.
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