Problem: Article: Topical flea medications are poisons that kill fleas when absorbed through your pet's skin. Usually, you would apply a topical medication between a cat's shoulder blades or on the back of the neck. Within a certain time frame, the medication would begin to kill fleas. These medications are usually safe to use on nursing mothers and should not affect your kittens. However, they can be very dangerous to young cats. Only use topical medications to treat fleas on the mother. Make sure to talk to your vet about a safe medication for a nursing mother. While many medications, such as Frontline Plus, are safe to use on nursing mothers, other brands may carry risks. It may be necessary to separate the mother and kittens for a set time after administering the medication. Talk to your vet beforehand. Harsh chemicals are not safe to use on young kittens, especially newborns. Instead, you can gently bathe newborns using a dish soap. Choose a mild dish soap that does not have antibacterial properties. Fill a sink with warm water and soap. Take your kitten and immerse it to its neck in the water. Use a cloth to gently wet the kitten's face, but make sure to stay away from the eyes. Remove the kitten from the water and massage the soap into its skin. Then, submerge the kitten up to its neck again to rinse it. Make sure to dry your kitten with a warm towel when you're done. You should also keep the kitten in a warm environment until it's completely warm. After a bath, you should strive to remove fleas manually when you see them. Fleas may run to the kitten's head or neck during the bathing process, so remove these fleas with tweezers or your fingers while drying your kitten. Drop the fleas into a cup of hot water to kill them after removing them from your kitten. Kittens older than four weeks may be able to take oral medications to treat fleas. This can be helpful as such medications can kill fleas in several stages of their lifespan. However, you should never administer medication to a kitten without consulting your vet first. Kittens are more fragile than adult cats and even older kittens may react poorly to medication. Oral medications are usually given once a day to kill fleas and start to work fairly quickly. Some kittens older than six weeks may be able to tolerate topical medications once a month. However, such medications can be very dangerous if your kitten is not healthy enough to tolerate them so talk to your vet before administering such medications. A flea comb can be an effective tool to treat fleas in young kittens, especially if your kittens are still too young for medication. Comb the the kittens each day with a flea comb. Remove fleas you see with your fingers or tweezers. Set these fleas aside in a bowl of hot water to kill them. Talk to a vet first to make sure you choose a healthy, safe flea comb for your kittens.
Summary: Use flea medication on the mother only. Bathe newborns in dish soap to remove fleas. Remove fleas manually. Ask your vet about safe products for older kittens. Comb kittens frequently with a flea comb.

Problem: Article: It may sound cheesy, but loving yourself and practicing self-care empowers you. When you love yourself, you are essentially saying "my humanity matters." With this is loving your body, even (especially!) if it does not fit the media's stereotype of perfection. Feminists often fight the misconception that an attractive female has one particular set of traits. This does not mean that you can't spend time making yourself look pretty. You can wear makeup or high heels and be a feminist, but you don't have to! It can be common for members of heterosexual relationships and marriages to slip into traditional gender roles. If you want to stay home with your children while your husband works, that's fine! You can still be a feminist! However, you and your partner should make mindful decisions about household responsibilities. If you do most of the cooking, perhaps your partner should clean up the kitchen after dinner. If your partner does laundry on the weekends, you can contribute in other ways, like by vacuuming. As long as you're making decisions about responsibilities based on choice and personal preference, and not on gender stereotypes, you'll be incorporating feminism into your lifestyle. There are many ways to raise children to be feminists. A good start is encouraging them to embrace their individual interests and passions, regardless of their gender. You can also teach them to question gender assumptions (such as why girls' items are invariably pink and purple, but boys' items are never pink). Help them make life goals that do not hinge upon their gender. It is also important to emphasize both the mother's and the father's role as a parent. This will minimize the assumption that mothers parent while fathers work. Ideal workplaces would all be blind to gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and certain other life choices. In reality, this is not always the case. Maintain professionalism in the work place and always perform your best; if you feel that you are being discriminated against, (ie: paid less for similar work or passed over for a promotion) due to your gender. Do not be afraid to speak out about the inequity. If you have a managerial position, ensure fairness and equity in hiring, pay, and promotion policies. There is an unfortunate modern tendency for women to judge and belittle the choices of other women, (particularly on social media). To be a feminist, support and empower other women instead of judging them. Realize that women who make decisions that differ from your own have likely put as much thought into those decisions as you have.
Summary: Love yourself, no matter your gender. Share equal responsibilities in your relationship. Raise your children to believe in gender equality. Maintain positive equality in the workplace. Empower women.

Problem: Article: When purchasing insurance, it is important to shop around, getting quotes from several different sources. Not only does this give you a sense of what your average rate will be, it can also give you bargaining power when you do finally settle on a provider. Most major insurance companies have online rate generators at no extra charge. You can also complete self-quotes online. Certain types of payment plans for cars contractually require certain levels of coverage. Additionally, if you are looking at used cars, buying an older car, with reasonable safety scores and a low resell value, you can usually get by on the minimal coverage for your area. Cars on lease or lien require comprehensive coverage, which means that insurance will cover the cost of all accident-related repairs and replace the value of the vehicle in the event it is totalled in an accident. Insurance rates vary wildly throughout the United States and other parts of the world. Some regions like Hawaii forbid assessing insurance based on age or gender, so a teenager would pay the same as an adult. Florida requires "Personal Injury" insurance on all automotive policies, running about $200 per term. Some places assess insurance rates based on the safety mechanisms the car provides; other places assess on the basis of the cost to replace the car in the event of an accident. In Puerto Rico, car insurance is state subsidized to ensure everyone has access to it. In some states, certain types of cars are seen as inviting accidents or more prone for damage in accidents, so the rates can be accessed with that risk in mind. An older car usually has a lower resale value, which can be helpful on states like South Carolina, where insurance is based on value of the car. In Florida, however, because an older car has fewer safety accommodations, the same car would be more expensive to insure than a new car. High-end cars mean higher premiums. Particularly foreign cars that require dealer parts mean higher insurance rates because they cost more to repair. Bigger motor means bigger cost. Cars with more powerful motors are designed for speed and, when you buy one, your insurance company assumes you plan to drive it fast and assesses your policy as a greater risk. Theft risk matters. Insurance rates depend on a good many factors, even including the rate of theft for certain makes and models of car, independent of the actual value of the vehicle.
Summary:
Get quotes. Understand types of coverage. Understand how area or region impacts insurance rates. Understand that vehicle type and age can impact rates.