YOUNG PEOPLE AND EMPLOYMENT
Growing up, my mother used to tell me, that if I study hard and get good results, I would automatically get a good job and become rich, but in my senior six vacation while looming in the streets with my good results and no job, I came to realize that it is not always about the education or the good results. Education gives you a foundation, like a starting point and the rest is up to you, it is up to you to develop your self, empowered with knowledge and skills, how you brand your self matters and the kind of people you choose to associate with. At the age of 22, I have worked as a house help/keeper, shop keeper, sales person, waitress and receptionist, through it all have realized that no matter what kind of job you are at, there is always a lesson to learn from it and it also takes you a step further/backward towards success or failure, and also that you don't have to go school to do certain jobs or learn how certain things are done. My worst job experience as a merchandiser is the job I am most grateful for doing, because it instilled in me certain values and life lessons/skills that no education curriculum could ever instill in me.
The secret to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep (Kenny Rogers). This is all about decision making and the choices we make every day. We need to know when to let go of certain toxic behaviors or people that keep pulling you back from being who you are destined to be, but the trick also lies in identifying those people, behaviors or things we must keep against all odds that help us discover our true meaning. Nabboth Cole, says the secret of success lies in the power of choice, use your choices well cause they hold the key to your success or failure. Money should not always be a driving factor for engaging in any kind of work, cause as young people we have time to make money, developing our skills and abilities should be of utmost importance
According to my observation, for us youth, the secret to success lies in respect, knowledge, our attitudes and beliefs, discipline and humbleness with positive aggression and the people we associate with.
Tuesday 20 January 2015
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Sympathetic Pregnancy
Also known as Couvade Syndrome is a condition where a male partner of an expectant mother experiences pregnancy related symptoms. These symptoms can be physical; Nausea, Heartburn, Abdominal pain, Respiratory problems, Backaches, Minor weight gain, Acne and Psychological; changes in sleeping patterns, depression, reduced libido, restlessness, anxiety and worry.
According to psychologists it can be caused by anxiety, pseudo-sibling rivalry, identification with the fetus, ambivalence about fatherhood; pregnancy causes the male counterpart to experience simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings and uncertainty as to which approach to follow. It can also be attributed to hormonal shifts due to exposure to the expectant mother. Sympathetic pregnancy can occur during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
In most pregnancy instances more attention is given to the expectant mother and the expectant fathers are left out yet they are also affected by the pregnancy. The expectant father encounters changes because of the pregnancy, these range from economical (taking charge of finances like medical bills and others), behavioral (adjusting schedules and activities for the mother's and baby's comfort), psychological (anxiety, worry and stress because of the anticipated changes and how to be a good father). Becoming a new father is exciting, emotional and stressful, expectant fathers should prepare for fatherhood to manage the stress that comes with pregnancy changes. Parents, peers and friends need to give support to the father as well because they are also vulnerable just like the expectant mothers. Social support is vital for expectant fathers, so that they do not feel alone or left out in the birth process.
Also known as Couvade Syndrome is a condition where a male partner of an expectant mother experiences pregnancy related symptoms. These symptoms can be physical; Nausea, Heartburn, Abdominal pain, Respiratory problems, Backaches, Minor weight gain, Acne and Psychological; changes in sleeping patterns, depression, reduced libido, restlessness, anxiety and worry.
According to psychologists it can be caused by anxiety, pseudo-sibling rivalry, identification with the fetus, ambivalence about fatherhood; pregnancy causes the male counterpart to experience simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings and uncertainty as to which approach to follow. It can also be attributed to hormonal shifts due to exposure to the expectant mother. Sympathetic pregnancy can occur during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy.
In most pregnancy instances more attention is given to the expectant mother and the expectant fathers are left out yet they are also affected by the pregnancy. The expectant father encounters changes because of the pregnancy, these range from economical (taking charge of finances like medical bills and others), behavioral (adjusting schedules and activities for the mother's and baby's comfort), psychological (anxiety, worry and stress because of the anticipated changes and how to be a good father). Becoming a new father is exciting, emotional and stressful, expectant fathers should prepare for fatherhood to manage the stress that comes with pregnancy changes. Parents, peers and friends need to give support to the father as well because they are also vulnerable just like the expectant mothers. Social support is vital for expectant fathers, so that they do not feel alone or left out in the birth process.
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