Help Your Child In Becoming Emotionally Strong

Growing years can be tough on a child emotionally. It's difficult for a child to judge his own emotions, whether he is feeling right or it is not normal to feel the way he is feeling. So how do we make children gain confidence over their feelings, And how do we make them emotionally strong so that they can deal with their emotions in a positive manner,

Respect your child's feelings: Listen to your child, with full attention. This would encourage him to be expressive about his emotions. Your attention towards his feelings will make him realize that he is important, thus raising his self esteem. Accept your child's feelings: When your child says he is tired after a nap, don't deny his state of mind.

Or else he'll doubt his own feelings. Show faith, it'll make him express his deepest emotions and also more confident of them. It'll also make him realize how misunderstandings can be cleared through open communication. Let him express his positive as well as negative emotions: If your child expresses negative emotions of jealousy, hatred, fear, anger, don't suppress his emotions by criticizing him.

It'll make the child feel guilty and feel he is bad. The right way is to appreciate the child when he acts with love, sensitivity, expresses care for others and gently guide him with love and logic so that he can control the negative emotions. Let your child face disappointments: Don't shield your child from feelings of defeat or from situation of grief. Let him confront disappointments in life so that he learns to overcome them and emerge stronger. Set an example: How easily and successfully you handle your emotions would influence your child's ability to handle his own feelings. Don't act extreme, be open in your communication and express yourself in front of the child.

Now notice that with a 45 degree spring angle you will also have two 45 degree Contact Angles. The Contact Angle is the angle at which the molding must be cut in order for the molding to properly Contact the ceiling and wall when it is at its proper Spring Angle.

In the case of a 38 degree Spring Angle your Contact Angles will be 38 and 52 degrees respectively. NOTE: Make sure you cut the angles with the molding on its "Back" and put the proper angle on the proper side of the Molding. In the picture at left you will note that the 52 degree angle is on top.

These Cuts must be done AFTER the pretty face cuts. If possible take a piece of the molding that you want to duplicate and go to the Router Bit isle at your local supplier and physically lay each Bit alongside the molding looking for a match. If so write down the name of that bit and check the other brands of Router Bits looking for an exact match.

If you find a bit that is close to what you need it may be that the molding was made by a competitors version of the same bit. Freud, Bosch, Ryobi, and Skill to name but a few. Bits that duplicate one part of the pattern as it may be that you are in for a two or three pass ordeal to make your duplication.

Practice on some subsized pine lumber: Lets say your desired molding is a one about 1 ½" by ¾ " thick. You can then make short work of producing your own stock. Just Remember that the accuracy of your cut is very important and you need to produce a high quality strip at this point in order to make a good quality molding at the router phase.

Be sure to check the distance between the blade and rip fence with a tape measure at the front and back of the blade before making the first cut. Always manually check it first. Have a second person (who also knows what they are doing) to receive your piece and support it as it comes off the other end of the table saw.