Article: Minor pain can often goes away after 1 to 2 weeks of home care. However, you should see a doctor promptly if sudden, severe pain prevents you from bearing weight on your heel. Injuries such as a moderate to severe sprain or stress fracture require medical attention. If your pain is minor, provide home care for 2 to 3 weeks, then see your doctor if your heel doesn't get better. Avoid running, jumping, lifting heavy objects, and other demanding activities. Try to stay off of your feet as much as possible for at least a week. If necessary, use crutches or a cane to keep weight off the affected foot. Icing the area can help reduce inflammation and temporarily remove pain. Don't apply ice directly to your skin. Instead, wrap an ice pack or ice in a cloth, then hold it to your skin for 15 minutes. You can also place your heel in an ice foot bath. Fill a tub with ice water, then place your heel into the water for a few minutes at a time. The water's temperature should not go below 55F (13C). Continue to dip your foot for up to 15 minutes. with sports tape. Taping your foot can help stabilize its tendons, muscles, and joints. Anchor the end of a strip of sports tape just under your big toe, wrap the strip under your foot, bring it around your heel, then cross it under your foot again to the underside of your pinky toe. You should have made an X on the bottom of your foot, with the center of the X aligned with the center of your foot. Repeat crossing the tape in X shapes 3 times, then wrap the tape around your foot horizontally until you've covered your entire foot from the ball to the heel. Make sure your wrap is not too loose nor too tight. Aspirin or ibuprofen can help reduce inflammation and manage pain. Take any medication according to the label's instructions. You can also take acetaminophen as long as you don't drink alcohol while you take it. In combination, acetaminophen and alcohol can cause liver damage.
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See a doctor if you suffered an injury and can't put weight on your foot. Rest your foot as much as possible. Apply ice for 15 minutes up to 4 times daily. Wrap your foot Take an over the counter pain reliever.
Article: Bragging about your successes can annoy others and make you appear arrogant. Instead, humbly acknowledge your victories without much pomp and circumstance. Try to avoid saying things like, "That's right! You ate my dust!" or calling your opponent a "loser" after winning a race. This doesn't mean you shouldn't celebrate victoriesjust don't go out of your way to rub the loser's nose in your victory. Even if you surpassed your competition in the end, they still put up a fight. Give them credit for the energy they put into the competition. This goes a long way towards you earning other's respect and staying humble. For example, if you and another coworker both were up for a promotion, you might say, "Jake, you were a very worthy candidate. I know it's only a matter of time before you're promoted." Be sure you do this humbly and authentically. It shouldn't serve as a way for you to show off. Destructive competitors boast and claim all the credit for themselves. However, to compete in a non-destructive way, it's a good idea to acknowledge the help and cooperation you received from othersespecially those who are on your side. If you're successful at something, be sure to identify others, such as teammates or mentors, who are responsible for helping you get the victory. This might sound like, "Thanks, everyone, but I couldn't have done it without Janice. Her talent was essential to the win." When you do this, you become a team-player. Showing respect and consideration for your teammates is just as important as being civil with your competitors. After a victory, take some time to think about what went right and what could have been improved. This will help you to learn from the experience and improve your chance of more future successes. Ask yourself: What did my team and I do well? What do my team and I need to work on?
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Resist the urge to boast. Compliment your opponent's efforts. Recognize the contributions of your teammates. Reflect on victories to gain insight.
Article: Sometimes, a child can get hung up on certain words, never able to remember exactly how it goes. It can help to make up a silly little phrase or saying as a reminder. For instance, some people use "there's a rat in the middle" to help them remember how to spell "separate." Anything that helps her reminder the word is fine--the sillier, the better. For instance, try something like "That person is named Ali Ty" for "personality." Another way to help a kid remember is to use the letters to make a sentence with each word in the sentence starting with one of the letters. This method is a common mnemonic or memory device. Once again, sillier phrases can help a child remember better. For instance, to help her to remember to spell "dessert," try "Debbie eats strawberry shakes every Tuesday." The strawberry shake should also help trigger her memory. For "trouble," try "Theresa rescued one unlucky beetle-like earmite." Practicing the spelling of a word helps commit it to memory. However, if she's not sure how to spell it, it's important to look it up. That way, she's sure she's not practicing it the wrong way. In addition, the process of looking it up can help commit to memory. Try using an actual paper dictionary for looking up words. Sometimes, the physical act of looking up a word can help solidify it. One way to learn more words is to keep a journal of interesting words you come across. Have your child create one. She should write words down that she comes across that are interesting or she doesn't (spelled correctly). If she doesn't know the spelling, have her look it up. Writing the meaning down can help her remember it, too. Once she starts learning words, try to help her make connections between similar-sounding words. You can help her along by grouping similar words together, then try to help her find other words that fit the pattern. For instance, you might work with "television," "telephone," and "telekinesis." While the words all have different endings, they have the same basic pattern at the beginning.
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Use tricks to help her remember specific words. Make the letters in the word into a sentence. Tell her to always check the spelling. Have her keep a journal. Encourage the child to look for similar sounds.