In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: If you are pruning your plant to allow further growth, you don't need to take much off the ends. In fact, you can remove up to of your Christmas cactus if you want to reduce its size. To grow another plant from your cutting, take Y-shaped cuttings from the mother plant. Make sure the cuttings are around 3-4 segments long. These cuttings can be repotted to grow as many new plants as you want. After blooming, your Christmas cactus will be entering a growth period and putting out new leaves. This is the best time to prune as it allows the cactus to branch out and grow more stems. If you are unable to prune it right away, you can continue to prune until late Spring. Each segment is a rectangular shape with a joint at the end. The stem should easily break at this point as it is the weakest part of the plant. Make sure you twist quickly to avoid damaging the plant. If it doesn't easily break, try using your thumbnail to separate the stem at the juncture. If twisting seems too harsh on the plant, you can trim it using garden clippers in the same place instead. Cuttings larger than two sections can be used to grow new cactus plants, a process known as propagating. Discard any cuttings that are too short.
Summary: Take 1-2 segments from the plant if you want it to grow more fully. Take longer cuttings if you want to propagate. Wait until your cactus has bloomed before pruning. Twist the plant at the gap between segments. Collect the longer pieces of trimmed stems.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: To effectively resolve an issue with a spoiled brat, you first need to take a deep breath and get control of your emotions. You may start to get angry or annoyed at this point, but it is key that you try to act like the reasonable, calm one in the situation. Doing this will allow you to effectively work through the conflict with the spoiled brat and not let your temper get in the way. Don't take anything the spoiled brat says personally. Often, in the heat of the moment, hurtful things can be said. Your spoiled child may scream and yell "no" at you or a spoiled friend may publicly call you out and say hurtful things to you. Remember that the spoiled person is acting in a rage and out of their own self-interest. You end up being the punching bag that they use to try to get their way and what they are saying has nothing to do with you as a person. If you feel you need time to get control of your emotions, do not be afraid to step away and take a timeout. A timeout can be really useful if you are feeling stressed, angry, or frustrated with the spoiled person. You may tell the person you are not emotionally ready to discuss the conflict and that you need some time to yourself. Or, you may instruct a spoiled child to stay in their room for ten to fifteen minutes while you take some time to process the conflict. Giving yourself time to check your emotions will allow you to deal better with the conflict. Avoid using shame or embarrassment as a discipline tactic, as this could only lead to more conflicts and issues in the future. Instead, try to set up a private meeting with the person to discuss their behavior or take your child into a private setting to talk to them about the issue. This will allow you to have a one on one conversation with the person and teach them the consequences of their actions. For example, maybe the spoiled person talks to your partner rudely and calls them inappropriate names. You may then pull the person aside and explain that by doing that, they hurt your partner's feelings and disrespected both you and your partner. You may then ask them to apologize for their behavior. Having a private discussion will allow you to let the person know that they did something wrong and resolve it together. You should try to present several options or ways to compromise when you address the conflict with the person. You should use specific suggestions and ways you can both work out the issue. But this does not mean you should negotiate or apologize to the person, as they are responsible for their own spoiled actions. Instead, you should offer several solutions to keep the conversation open and fair. For example, maybe your spoiled child decides not to eat their dinner. You may then present several solutions, such as having them eat at least five bites of their food or having them go to bed hungry. Chances are, they may take the first option as they may not like going to bed on an empty stomach.
Summary: Stay in control of your emotions during a conflict. Take a timeout if the conflict gets out of hand. Punish the person in private. Present several solutions to an issue or problem.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Click on any image on the page of your Word document to select it. This will open the "Format" menu in the blue menu bar at the top. On Mac this tab is labeled "Picture Format" at the top of Word. Click the "Compress Pictures" button which resembles a photograph with blue arrows on each corner. It's located in the top-left section of the menu at the top of your Word document. On older versions of Word, click Format at the top and select Compress Image from the drop-down menu. If you want to apply compression to all the pictures in the document, select "All pictures in this file" unchecked. If you only want to compress only the image you selected, Select "Selected pictures only". If you've cropped any images in Word you can also check the box for "Delete cropped areas of pictures" which will delete the cropped areas permanently. This will reduce the file size, but you'll no longer be able to adjust the cropping. Click the radio button for the level of compression you want to use, ranging from HF (Maximum image size), (HD 330 PPI) to Email (96 PPI). The lower the PPI, the more you will lower the file size of your Word document which will also decrease the image quality of the picture as well. Some options may be unavailable if the images in your document are already compressed below the higher PPI resolutions. Lower PPI resolutions are designed to be viewed on a computer screen. The image may look fuzzy in print format. It's at the bottom of the window. This compresses the images in your document which will reduce the file size of your Word file.
Summary:
Select an image in your Word document. Click . Select which pictures you want to compress. Select a resolution. Click Ok.