Q: Knowing your own strengths and what you care about will help you choose what area of leadership to focus in. Do you love helping people? Consider joining a volunteer organization for the needy. Do you have a passion for writing and enjoy working with a team? Maybe the school newspaper would be a good fit for you. If you're a people person and you'd like to work toward the good of the school community, consider joining the student government. Run for student council. Join a few teams, clubs, or organizations and get a feel for what is a good fit for you. Get to know the other people involved in the group right off the bat. You're not limited to student council sports teams, language clubs, debate teams, academic teams, the school band, performing arts groups, and publications (newspaper, yearbook) are just a few examples of organizations where there are opportunities for leadership positions. For pretty much every leadership position, you have to start at the bottom and learn the ropes. This is the way you gain knowledge about the group and how things are run. Spend enough time becoming knowledgeable, and you will start becoming a person that others in the group look up to. Eventually, you'll be able to take a leadership position. Begin assuming more responsibilities in your group. Set goals and do what it takes to accomplish them. Leaders are people who don't wait to be told what to do; they come up with good ideas and turn their visions into reality. Be sure to communicate with others in the group about your ideas and encourage them to join you in accomplishing them. Invite outside organizations, like those that help the environment or the homeless, to your school by organizing a fundraiser. Organize special events to raise awareness of important issues or celebrations, like Cancer or HIV awareness, Black History Month, etc. Learn about what other young people do to support causes - in their communities, nationally, or even internationally.
A: Know your strengths. Get involved. Gain experience. Take action. Make a difference.

Q: Defending has changed significantly in FIFA 12, and you are penalized much more for being overly-aggressive with your tackles. Use the new defensive situation to your advantage by getting in close and contesting the ball instead of going for the tackle. At the same time, you don't want to be too patient. Not putting enough pressure your opponent will allow them to move down the field easier, putting you on your heels. If you can spare a player without leaving another opponent too open, call in a second defender to help put the pressure on. You can use this to shut down pass lanes or force the defender to lose possession of the ball. Be careful when doing this, as it often leaves an opponent open for a pass. Make sure you are aware of where the opposing players are in the field and shut down any passing lanes. One of the most useful defensive formations in the game is 5-3-2, as it provides good coverage for your defenders. Another solid choice is the 5-2-2-1 formation as it packs the midfield with defenders. In FIFA 12, the key to successfully defending is by anticipating where the opponent is going to pass, and then shutting that pass down. This will be difficult at first, but after some time you'll start to be able to tell which direction a player is going to to based on their direction and speed.
A: Try not to overreact. Call in a second defender. Use formations to your advantage. Anticipate passes.

Q: "Settings" is the grey gear icon--it should be on your iPod's home screen. You can disable your apps' background refresh from here. Background refresh is when apps you have open (but not active) refresh their information, either over data or via wifi. This eats up a huge amount of battery life. This will disable your apps' background refresh. Your apps should no longer refresh in the background.
A: Open the Settings app. Find and open the "General" tab. Tap "Background App Refresh". Swipe the switch next to "Background App Refresh" to the "Off" position. Close your Settings app.

Q: If your child says something negative about his or her body, don't ignore it or brush it off. Instead, discuss it. Ask your child why he or she is concerned about the body, and why it matters. Talk about why your child feels this way. If your child says a comment about being fat, ask him why he thinks this way. Who told him? Should he believe this person? Why or why not? Is it important what this person thinks? What does your child think? If your child experiences criticism about his or her looks, help put it in perspective. Help your child work through hurt feelings, then examine the comment further. Brainstorm how to handle comments in the future and how to stick up for other kids that may experience similar comments. If your child gets teased at school for her weight, assure your child that this was a mean comment and provide comfort for her. With your child, ask why some people say mean things. Then, together think of things she can respond with in the future, or how to respond to defending someone else. Teach your child to express what is hurtful in the statement. Teach your child to say to a bully, "It's wrong to tease someone and it can hurt their feelings. Whether you like the way someone looks or not doesn't change who that person is, and reflects more about you being mean than who the other person. is." Teach your children that celebrities are paid to look a certain way and not everyone looks like them. Show your children that magazines often use airbrushing and editing to make people look flawless. Remind them that comparing their bodies to those of celebrities is silly, and that photo editing is often used to sell products. Remind kids that celebrities and professional athletes have teams of people to help them look and perform a certain way. Athletes often have special trainers and nutritionists to help keep their bodies in optimal shape. Celebrities sometimes change their bodies for certain roles they play for a movie or tv show. These people pay others to help them maintain their image, which is unrealistic for most people. Encourage media that displays positive body image. Avoid tv shows, magazines, movies, and music that are not body positive. If something comes along, take the opportunity to talk about it with your child. Ask your child why it's harmful to show this kind of behavior on tv or in a magazine. Ask what kind of effect it can have on people, and how that can be harmful. If you have a young child, it's harder to have these discussions. Instead, simply say, "I don't like this program because it hurts how women see their bodies. I'm going to change the channel." Don't allow children to think there is one "ideal" body shape. Remind kids that every body is different, and those differences are okay. Look at people that deviate from the "ideal" image, and talk about how they influence society positively. Instead of looking at images of celebrities, talk about people with roles in government, religion, environmental groups, and health organizations, and discuss how their bodies don't affect their ability to do good work. If your child likes to play with dolls, let your child play with toys that celebrate body diversity. Choose dolls with different body size, skin color, hair color, eye color, and hair texture. Take a look around your community and notice how different people look: people have different eye colors, hair colors, hair textures and lengths, clothing styles, skin colors, and body shapes. Remind your kids that these differences are okay. Remind your children that their bodies have changed a lot since they were babies, and all their changes are okay. As their bodies continue to grow, these changes are okay, too.
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Don't ignore negative comments from your child. Help kids work through negative comments. Teach about the media. Look for alternative media. Emphasize different body shapes.