Problem: Article: Humidifiers are available at many department stores and are easy to use. Cool-mist humidifiers decrease the pain of a sore throat and alleviate nighttime coughing because they keep the inside of your child's nose and throat moist. If you don't own a humidifier, replicate the moistening action in your bathroom. Close the door, turn the hot water on in the shower, and let the room steam up. Relax with your child in the steamy room for about 20 minutes. The soothing and moistening actions will make breathing easier and more comfortable. Young children usually do not know how to blow their nose, so you need to clean their nose for them. The saline moistens the inside of the nose and breaks up mucus a little, so that you can suction the mucus out with the bulb syringe. Tilt your child's head back a little and use an eyedropper to squirt 1-2 drops of saline into each nostril. Squeeze the bulb, pushing the air out, and gently put the tip of the syringe into one nostril. Release the squeeze on the bulb, and mucus from the nose should get sucked into the syringe. Do this before bed and up to four times daily. Make sure the syringe is clean before putting it in your child's nose. Coughing often gets worse at night because mucus accumulates in the throat as your child is lying flat. Elevate your child's head with a few pillows placed under their back, shoulders and neck. This can make it easier for them to sleep. For babies, prop the mattress up with pillows to avoid pillows in the crib, which can pose a suffocation risk. Petroleum jelly won't help a cough, but you can make your child more comfortable by rubbing a little under their nose or on other chapped or irritated skin. While your child is sick, anything irritating to the nose, throat or lungs can make their cough worse. Avoid strong scents in the home like incense or air fresheners, keep pollen outside where it belongs, and do not smoke around your child. Exposure to smoke can cause asthma in children and can keep them sick for longer. Even exposure to second-hand smoke from your clothes or hair can worsen your child's cough or breathing problems. If you do smoke, do so outside away from your child, change clothes when you come inside (or have a big overcoat you wear specifically for smoking to protect your clothes) and tie back or cover long hair to prevent it bringing smoke into the home. Sometimes the best way to treat a child's cough without medication is with extra love in addition to other home remedies. Your toddler will appreciate the added affection, and you will be better able to monitor changes in temperature and demeanor and act accordingly.
Summary: Put a humidifier in your child's room. Clean your child's nose with saline and a bulb syringe. Prop your child up on pillows when they sleep. Soothe chapped skin with petroleum jelly. Keep irritants away from your child. Show your child extra care and attention.

Problem: Article: Even if you don't sell your furniture online, you should have a high-quality website to showcase your work. Invest in a web designer to make your website look professional. Update your website regularly with new pieces. Consider adding a blog page with posts about project updates, your design process and tips for shoppers. Have a professional photographer photograph your work and post these images on your website. The better your photographs are, the more appealing your work will be to prospective customers. A gallery will display your furniture as artwork. This allows a broader base of customers to become familiar with your work and see it first-hand. Customers can purchase pieces directly from the gallery. In this case, the gallery keeps a portion of the sale. Tom Dolese of Terra Firma Design credits his relationship with the Northwest Woodworkers Gallery in Seattle for expanding his business from his small town in northern Washington to include many customers in Seattle. Attend woodworking classes to learn cutting edge and different techniques. Incorporate your new skills into your work. Dedicate time to coming up with new designs. Collaborate with other colleagues and share ideas and expertise. This allows everyone to grow and learn from each other.
Summary: Create a website. Become affiliated with galleries. Expand your product line.

Problem: Article: Music is an essential component of the punk lifestyle. In addition to listening to the music at home or about town, you should also pay homage to the roots of the movement by making an effort to experience punk music live. Consider listening to or seeing live the following artists and bands: The Sex Pistols The Ramones Bikini Kill Debbie Harry, Tacocat Since the advent of the punk movement in the 1970s, punk rockers have expressed themselves through self-made magazines, or 'zines. In the 1990s, punk girls used zines to create a space for their voice within the punk movement. Collaborate with your female punk friends to develop a 'zine that expresses your collective views and interests. Make your zines by deconstructing mainstream magazines and repurposing the pieces. There are no set rules or limitations when it comes to the content of 'zines. They're meant to look DIY. You can self-publish any material you wish. If you are looking for inspiration, check out Sniffin' Glue and Riot Grrl. If you identify as a punk girl, don't buckle under the pressure to conform to society's standards of appropriate female behavior. Instead of oppressing your identity, proudly present the truest version of yourself to the world. Don't apologize for who you are or what you believe. Don't be afraid if you struggle to embrace yourself; these sorts of things don't always happen overnight. Just keep trying each day, and eventually you'll get there. Enjoy life and to do what feels good in the moment. Set your own goals and establish your own standards. Your personal standards inform how you treat others and how you expect others to treat you. Ask yourself, what standards currently inform your actions, and did you set these standards for yourself? Allow your punk attitude to inform the evolution of your goals and expectations: what standards will you continue to accept; what standards contradict your beliefs Forge your own path in life. Develop your own timeline. Punk rockers refuse to blindly accept social norms. As a punk girl, constantly question the conventions that dictate society for yourself. It is in your self-interest to examine capitalism, evaluate the government, analyze religion, explore patriotism, and study globalism. As you reach your own conclusions, let your discoveries shape your agenda and share your opinions freely. You can learn about these topics in classes focusing on women's and gender studies, especially ones that value intersectionality and multi-disciplinary approaches. You may also oversee your own education on these topics. Ask friends, teachers, and mentors for suggested readings and documentaries on a variety of topics.
Summary:
Listen to punk music. Make your own 'zine. Embrace your punk self. Don't do what you should do; do what you want to do. Challenge social conventions.