Problem: Article: You might choose to share your worries with a trusted adult at your school, especially if the fighting doesn't stop after having a discussion. Your school counselor can help you work through what you're feeling and help you come up distraction strategies to cope during the fights. If your school has a social worker, you can also talk to them. The school counselor or social worker is also in a position to call a meeting with your parents to discuss how their fighting is impacting you. If the fighting continues, you might start to worry that your parents don't love one another and that they may get a divorce. These worries may stress you out so much that you stop getting schoolwork done or have trouble concentrating. Let someone know if this is happening, so that they can intervene. You can tell your school counselor if you're having trouble completing schoolwork. They may connect you with a tutor or talk to your teachers so that you can make up any missed assignments. Counteract the stress of your parents fighting by taking measures to support your health. Be sure to get eight or nine hours of sleep each night to stay well-rested. Choose healthy, nutritious foods and get regular physical activity. Self-care is important when you're feeling stressed. In addition to eating well, exercising, and sleeping well, you should also do things you enjoy. Make a list of fun or relaxing activities and place them in a box so that you can access them when stress occurs. For instance, you might work on a puzzle, read a book, paint your nails, or draw to help relieve stress. You can also try deep breathing, meditation, and progressive muscle relaxation to keep stress at bay.
Summary: Talk to your school counselor. Ask for help, if your schoolwork starts to suffer. Support your physical and mental health. Create a self-care toolbox.

Problem: Article: Take a break from people in general and practice some self-care. Listen to some music, read a good book, try a yoga class, or meditate by yourself. Spending time by yourself can allow you to think about your relationships as well as the fight you're having with your best friend. Look through old photographs of you and your best friend to remind yourself of why you love them. Spend some time away from your best friend while you're both frustrated and upset so you can both calm down. Use the opportunity to spend time with some of your other friends that you may not have seen in a while. Spending time with other friends can help remind you of how much you treasure your friendship with your best friend. Use the opportunity to spend more time with your family as well. However do not spend huge amounts of time with other people. This might make your best friend feel excluded and insecure. Make sure that you are not hurting her. It may make you feel better in the moment to trash talk your friend to other people, but it isn't healthy or kind to them. If you end up working things out with them, then you'll regret having talked badly about them, and if they find out, it could really hurt their feelings and your relationship. You can easily move conversations with other people away from your fight with your best friend by saying something along the lines of, "I don't want to talk about it right now." Even if the fight was caused by your best friend, they may feel really sorry about it, so don't mock or ridicule them to other people. Don't discuss your fight with nosy people. It can only cause trouble. Exercise can help relieve tension, give you time to think about your fight with your best friend, and work out your emotions. You'll also have a surge of endorphins, which will make you feel better afterward. If you find yourself frustrated and unable to think, go to the gym or do an exercise routine at home to clear your head. Go for a nice run or just take a walk around the area to get your body moving. Take a bike ride in a scenic location such as around a lake or through a park. Spending time apart from your best friend will allow you to reflect on your relationship with them. Sometimes, a big fight can show you that you and your friend do not have a positive, healthy relationship. But, a big fight can also show you how much you care about them and how important their friendship is to you as well. If you feel the friendship was toxic, it may be healthier for you to part ways with your best friend.
Summary: Spend some time alone to relax and take care of yourself. Hang out with other friends while you're fighting with your best friend. Avoid talking negatively about your best friend to other people. Hit the gym to sweat out your frustrations. Decide whether your friendship is worth saving after you've had time to think.

Problem: Article: It is possible to train a goldfish to do tricks. You have to work with them consistently like you do with dogs. One way to train a goldfish is to purchase a training kit. They usually come with toys, a manual, and a feeding stick to deliver rewards quickly. Watch the DVD and read the manual that comes with your training kit. This will help you learn how to train the goldfish. Some kits come with a hoop, basketball court, tunnel, soccer goal, limbo bar, and so on. If you aren't going to purchase a training video, you may be able to train a goldfish on your own. Start by building exercises into your daily routine with the goldfish. Select a few minutes that you are able to repeat everyday. Do training at the same time of day. Keep in mind that the goldfish needs to be at least two inches long. This is because fish of this length or longer respond better to training. Don't expect your goldfish to be able to do all the tricks you have in mind right away. Start by training them in one trick at a time. After they become very good at one trick, add another one. Eventually you may be able to add more than one trick into one training session. If you don't have a goldfish training kit, think of your own games. For example, place a rubber band in the bottom of the water so that it stands on its side like a hoop. Drag food through the hoop with your fingers to entice the goldfish to swim through it. Give it the food every time it swims through. Also consider placing a small, thoroughly washed ball into the water and encouraging the goldfish to push it around.
Summary: Find a training kit. Develop a daily training schedule. Add one trick at a time. Come up with your own games.

Problem: Article: Medium to large-sized clothespins work best for hanging tapestries. Choose adhesive wall strips that are approximately the same size as your clothespins. If no wall strips match the exact size of your clothespins, go a size largeryou can always trim them as needed later. Attach the clothespin to one side of the wall adhesive strip. Press the strip and clothespin together tightly to keep either from detaching as you hang the tapestry. If you wall adhesive strips are not double-sided, a wood glue to glue the clothespins to the strips. If the wall adhesive strips are too large, cut them to size with scissors before gluing. Measure the length of your tapestry and attach the clothespins so they can hold up both ends of the tapestry. Follow the wall adhesive strip directions carefully so the clothespins stay secure on the wall. If your tapestry is large, purchase and attach 3 clothespins to the wallone on both ends and one in the middle. When you've clamped the tapestry down with the clothespins, stand back and inspect it. If your tapestry appears to droop in the middle, you may not have spread your clothespins out enough. Re-apply the clothespins to the wall or add a third clothespin in the middle to prevent drooping. If you need to re-apply the clothespins, you may need to replace the wall adhesive strips. Some lose their sticking properties each time they are removed to the wall. The clothespin method is best for thin tapestries--thicker ones might not stay as tightly clamped.
Summary:
Buy 2 adhesive wall strips and 2 clothespins from a craft store. Stick the wall adhesive strips to the clothespins. Press the clothespins onto the wall. Attach the tapestry to the clothespins.