Kittens

When can a kitten be washed?

Kittens

Kittens are considered newborns until their eyes are open and they begin to walk. From the age of 4 to 10 weeks, they wean themselves off their mother's milk. During these first few weeks, the mother cat takes care of feeding and grooming the kitten, i.e. she cleans the kittens of superficial dirt and licks their fur. Only if a kitten is not kept sufficiently clean and dirt and faeces accumulate should it be bathed to prevent illness. This must be done very carefully so that the kitten is not rejected by its mother.

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Manipulation

How to recognise when you are being manipulated

Manipulation

It is often not easy to recognise manipulative behaviour because interpersonal communication is complex and ambiguous. Words alone produce more than one meaning. There are also facial expressions, tone of voice, body gestures, emotional expressions such as redness or paleness etc. that accompany a concept. Communication is full of additional meanings to the one originally intended. Manipulation makes use of this phenomenon.

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Disabled children

The learning objectives for disabled children of pre-school age

Disabled children

In the early stages of a child's development, children with mental or physical disabilities need specially adapted instruction with particular emphasis on the behaviour and abilities of the disabled child. Educators set goals of specific adapted skills that are individually adjusted to the child's strengths and weaknesses. This improves the child's academic opportunities and personal success.

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Dancing

So you don't embarrass yourself while dancing

Dancing 

If you're not a born party animal, you often find dancing in front of people embarrassing. The trouble is, the more embarrassed you are about dancing, the more insecure you become and the more it shows. It's not easy to overcome the fear of embarrassment, but here are some tips to help you learn to dance stress-free and have fun.

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