Narnia Teaser Trailer

Hi everyone,

doesn't the trailer look cool? I have a few problems with it and I don't like the fact that Peter and Susan are in it. I don't like Ed's glowing sword, it looks like a video game. The Dawn Treader leans toward the fake side, and looks kind of plastic. I'm hoping it will look better in the movie. I love the dufflepuds they look perfect!!! The producers some how manage to put the White Witch in this movie too. I liked it in PC during the werewolf/hag scene, but she is already in The Magicians Nephew. We don't need her in every film. I sound kind of pesimistic don't I? Well, tell me what you think about it and we can hope that this is just a bad teaser trailer .

Alexa

Sorry

I haven't been posting recently b/c I'm very busy. Sorry ...
Thankyou for reading my blog if you do.
Alexa

Spanking

This is a bit random but I just read an article on spanking. This is a very controversial subject but I had to to post this.

"Study: Spanking Kids Leads to More Aggressive Behavior

By Alice Park – Mon Apr 12, 1:50 am ET
(TIME Magazine Article)

Disciplining young children is one of the key jobs of any parent - most people would have no trouble agreeing with that. But whether or not that discipline should include spanking or other forms of corporal punishment is a far trickier issue.


The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) does not endorse spanking for any reason, citing its lack of long-term effectiveness as a behavior-changing tactic. Instead the AAP supports strategies such as "time-outs" when children misbehave, which focus on getting kids to reflect on their behavior and the consequences of their actions. Still, as many parents can attest, few responses bring about the immediate interruption of a full-blown tantrum like a swift whack to the bottom. (See pictures of the evolution of the college dorm.)


Now researchers at Tulane University provide the strongest evidence yet against the use of spanking: of the nearly 2,500 youngsters in the study, those who were spanked more frequently at age 3 were more likely to be aggressive by age 5. The research supports earlier work on the pitfalls of corporal punishment, including a study by Duke University researchers that revealed that infants who were spanked at 12 months scored lower on cognitive tests at age 3.


"I'm excited by the idea that there is now some nice hard data that can back up clinicians when they share their caution with parents against using corporal punishment," says Dr. Jayne Singer, clinical director of the child and parent program at Children's Hospital Boston, who was not involved in the study. (Read "Should Kids Be Bribed to Do Well in School?")


Led by Catherine Taylor, the Tulane study was the first to control simultaneously for variables that are most likely to confound the association between spanking and later aggressive behavior. The researchers accounted for factors such as acts of neglect by the mother, violence or aggression between the parents, maternal stress and depression, the mother's use of alcohol and drugs, and even whether the mother considered abortion while pregnant with the child.


Each of these factors contributed to children's aggressive behavior at age 5, but they could not explain all of the violent tendencies at that age. Further, the positive connection between spanking and aggression remained strong, even after these factors had been accounted for.


"The odds of a child being more aggressive at age 5 if he had been spanked more than twice in the month before the study began increased by 50%," says Taylor. And because her group also accounted for varying levels of natural aggression in children, the researchers are confident that "it's not just that children who are more aggressive are more likely to be spanked."


What the study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, shows is that outside of the most obvious factors that may influence violent behavior in children, spanking remains a strong predictor. "This study controls for the most common risk factors that people tend to think of as being associated with aggression," says Singer. "This adds more credence, more data and more strength to the argument against using corporal punishment."


Among the mothers who were studied, nearly half (45.6%) reported no spanking in the previous month; 27.9% reported spanking once or twice; and 26.5% reported spanking more than twice. Compared with children who were not hit, those who were spanked were more likely to be defiant, demand immediate satisfaction of their wants and needs, get frustrated easily, have temper tantrums and lash out physically against others.


The reason for that, says Singer, may be that spanking instills fear rather than understanding. Even if a child were to stop his screaming tantrum when spanked, that doesn't mean he understands why he shouldn't be acting out in the first place. What's more, spanking models aggressive behavior as a solution to problems.


For children to understand what and why they have done something wrong, it may take repeated efforts on the parent's part, using time-outs - a strategy that typically involves denying the child any attention, praise or interaction with parents for a specified period of time (that is, the parents ignore the child). These quiet times force children to calm down and learn to think about their emotions, rather than acting out on them blindly.


Spanking may stop a child from misbehaving in the short term, but it becomes less and less effective with repeated use, according to the AAP; it also makes discipline more difficult as the child gets older and outgrows spanking. As the latest study shows, investing the time early on to teach a child why his behavior is wrong may translate to a more self-aware and in-control youngster in the long run. "

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Day Four

Today is day four of second hand fashion week. The shirt I am wearing was given to me by my older sister, and the pants I got at a thrift store. (Thank the Lord for for thrift stores!!!) I was dead tired today so I didn't take very many pictures. Please excuse the rats nest on my head.

ART

What I'm Wearing:

Pants: DKNY

Shirt: sonoma

Vest:AMI

Thank you for visting my blog!

Alexa

Today is day three in Secondhand Fashion Week. The rain cleared up so I was able to to pictures outside. The shirt I am wearing was bought at a thrift shop and the skirt was passed down from my older sister. The black flats that are also passed down from her. Thanks sis! Then necklace I am wearing was given to me for Christmas.

What I'm Wearing

Skirt- Still Kids Clothing

Shirt- L.A. Blues

Shoes- I've had them for so long the lable has worn out

Thank you for visting my blog.

Alexa

Day Two

Today is day two of AmandaBethOnline Secondhand Fashion Week. The shirt that I am wearing was bought at an antique store. The black tanktop was a hand-me-down from my mom. My skirt was given to to me by my older sister and is one of my most worn. Sorry the picture are bad quality my camera is slightly broken. I love the details in the shirt it's is so pretty.

What I'm wearing:
Shirt- Antique's at Mayfair

Skirt- Levi's

Tank Top- GAP

Leggings- Sears

Thank you for visting my blog!

Alexa

First Day of Secondhand Fashion Week

Today's the first day of AmandaBethOnline's Secondhand Fashion Week. Go to this link for more details

http://amandabethonline.blogspot.com/2010/03/secondhand-fashion-week-has-officially.html


The corduroy jacket I'm wearing I got from a hand-me-down bag. The skirt is also second hand, from my older sister.

What I'm Wearing

skirt- Coldwater Creek

jacket- Levi's

shirt- Old Navy

sandals- Land's End