Show your parents that you care by being attentive when they talk to you. Stand straight with your arms relaxed at your sides. If your parents think you are not listening, then they are more likely to get angry and assume you do not care. Examples of body language that signal a disrespectful attitude are: Crossing your arms and looking the other way. Tapping your foot impatiently while they are talking. Rolling your eyes when you disagree with something. Staring at them aggressively, or glaring at them. Let your parents say what they need to say before you respond. Don't interrupt them in the middle of a sentence if you disagree with something they have said. Instead, wait until they have finished speaking. Once they are finished talking, ask, "May I say something, please?" It is ok if you don't understand what your parents are trying to tell you. If you find yourself in this situation, repeat back in your own words what they said to you for clarification purposes. This way, both you and your parents will be on the same page, and miscommunication is less likely to occur. Say, for example, "What I heard is that you want me to finish my homework and chores before I hang out with my friends. Is that correct?"

Summary: Avoid disrespectful body language when your parents are talking to you. Avoid interrupting your parents while they are talking. Ask for clarification.

When you allow your body to rest, it can fight off illnesses and infections much more easily than if it is overworked and tired. Be aware of your limitswhile you might think that you can handle staying up all night to finish a report, know that your immune system will likely pay the price. Try to get seven or eight hours of sleep each night. Even just taking a break to nap when you're tired can help your immune system function properly. . Another part of keeping your immune system healthy is making sure that you get all of the nutrients that you need. The amount of each nutrient that you need will depend on your weight, age, and health. You can talk to your doctor about a diet plan, or click here to learn more about what you should be eating. Try to fit lean protein, whole wheat carbs, unsaturated fats, non-fat dairy products, and lots of fruits and vegetables into your diet each day. Get between 500 mg and 1000 mg of vitamin C each day. Vitamin C helps to keep your immune system strong and to function. When you don't get enough vitamin C each day, your immune system can suffer, increasing your chances of getting sick or developing an infection. Vitamin C-rich foods include oranges, lemon, guava, kiwi, strawberries, and papaya. . To keep your body, including your immune system, healthy, you should try to exercise for at least 30 minutes, three to five times a week. Exercise speeds up your metabolism and boosts your immune system's strength. Try to work in cardiovascular exercise, weight training, and flexibility workouts. Cardio includes running, hiking, biking, swimming, and walking. Strength and flexibility training includes yoga, weight lifting, and stretching.

Summary: Get plenty of sleep each night. Eat a balanced diet Exercise daily

They say prevention is the best medicine, and this is also true of sticky adhesive residues: it's better to get the sticker and glue off in one shot than it is to peel off the sticker first and tackle the glue later. If you're in the middle of peeling off a difficult sticker, stop and take a few extra precautions before proceeding. Grab a blow dryer and set it to high. Hold it a safe distance from the surface (you don't want to melt anything other than the glue) and apply a stream of hot air to the sticker for 45 seconds. Once the glue is nice and hot, try peeling a corner of the sticker. If there's any resistance, repeat the heating for another 45 seconds. Another method you can try is soaking a cloth with hot water and laying it over the sticker for 10 to 15 minutes. This will help loosen the glue and wet the paper, which should help lift the sticker right off. If you have a sticker that isn't coming off nicely and is still leaving glue and paper bits behind after heating it and wetting it, pull out the scraper now while the adhesive is still attached to the paper, and while the glue is still hot and wet. Scrape at the sticker at a 45-degree angle to remove whatever's left of the paper and adhesive.

Summary: Melt it off. Use water to remove the sticker. Scrape it off.

If you want a know-it-all to listen to you, you must appeal to their sense of self-importance. Since they are not naturally good listeners, you will have to create some problem that you want their advice on. This gets their attention since you appealed to the value of their opinion. Ask something like, "I have a problem waking up in the morning, what do you think is the best way to get started in the morning?" Prepare verified facts when entering into a conversation with a know-it-all will limit their negative impact and opportunities to interject. If you are giving a presentation, hand out an agenda ahead of the meeting with a time limit for each phase of the talk. Add statistics and cited facts that are indisputable. Preparation is always the key. The more prepared you are to defend your perspective the better off you will be in dealing with a know-it-all. If you prefer to be a little more direct you can preempt statements with truisms that give little room for a know-it-all to get involved in the conversation. Since truisms are obviously true, know-it-alls can only offer moderate, less overbearing responses. Before making a statement, say "If we are open to all possibilities, then we could look at it this way." These types of truisms throw off know-it-alls because it is directed towards them making them have to rethink what they were going to say. Or, after a know-it-all provides their response, say, "I am shocked to hear this because I thought your perspective would be different." This surprises them because you are questioning their response without being too confrontational. A know-it-all is often a contrarian you say "day," they say "night." They just cannot help themselves. Being a contrarian compels them to say the opposite even if the truth is overlooked just to hear their own voice. Coerce the know-it-all to have to agree with your position by presenting the opposite perspective before making your statement: "I know you will disagree with this; indeed, you will certainly think this to be ridiculous, but" Now the contrarian has no choice but to agree with you. Sometimes the only way you can get a know-it-all to accept your position is to repeat it over and over. You must be resilient and avoid getting caught up in their perspective. The strategy is to make them figure it out on their own through dogged repetition and to exhaust them to the point of surrender. For example: "I understand how important it is to you, but I don't want to do itseriously, I don't want to do itYes, of course I am very clear how important it is, but I don't want to do it." Or, "I think it is too expensiveSure, it's a good deal, but it's too expensiveI understand there is financing available, but it's too expensive." Know-it-alls enjoy being contrarians and voicing their perspectives. If this becomes too annoying challenge their responses by asking detailed questions to break down their position. This forces the know-it-all to be better prepared before blurting out answers they cannot support with evidence. Be respectful, but ask specific questions about their sources, facts, or experiences. Do not be afraid to confront a know-it-all about their expertise or authority.
Summary: Flatter their wide range of knowledge. Arm yourself with facts. Counter their know-it-all responses with truisms. Use reverse psychology. Become a broken record. Ask probing questions.