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It’s very easy to ignore health insurance policies while planning for a college education. Students are by and large at an age where the idea that they may need a health insurance policy is the very last thing on their mind. Teens are likely to think that they are immortal and that they can never get ill.

The truth is, no matter how well an individual is, there is no guarantee of their continuing good health. Reasonable health insurance isn’t a great plan, it is an absolute essential.

Those fortunate enough to be covered by a parent’s insurance policy are in the main included up until the age of 23. For students who don’t have insurance coverage on their parent’s plan, an important part in planning for going to college has to be getting suitable medical insurance. What must a student look for in an insurance plan targeted at college students? What’s a deductible? A deductible is essentially an annual payment that must be made before the health benefits beginning, in the same vein as a car insurance plan. To illustrate, should the deductible be $500, you must to pay that sum before receiving any financial benefits linked with your plan.

What is your co-pay? When you have paid the deductible, most health insurance plans ask you to contribute a percentage of the bill for every doctor’s visit, medicine or procedure. This, succinctly, is co-pay.

What is the scope of insurance coverage? Almost all plans include HMO or Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA). This often means particular specialists may be excluded from your list of health professionals or not be included by the medical insurance plan. A directory of participating health professionals are provided with almost all insurance plans, before making your choice be sure to consider the options thoroughly.

Catastrophic coverage: Restrictions are common in student medical insurance plans in particular with reference to critical illness, and for most medical insurance for college students, the cover is in general less than any regular medical insurance policy.

Limitations: Student medical coverage plans may include some restrictions. Study your policy and check the scope of your plan. Keep any medical insurance cards with you at all times. It’s not just not possible to plan for an accident or an illness, they are also likely to hit when least convenient. So ensure you are familiar with the ins and outs of your health insurance policy even if you are covered by your family policy.

A Day In The Life…
Princess Diaries?

Every Month we’ll choose A Day In Life Of…
This will give you a chance to hear all about being a Princess, an Angel, a Brat, a Daddy’s Girl, and A Birthday Girl…
This Month’s Day In The Life…is

A Day In The Life Of A Princess

8:30 AM – Wake up to Britney singing… “Baby One More Time” on my royal alarm clock.
9:00 AM – Sachet into the royal bathroom to take a long leisurely bath filled with rose petals and Soy Milk (for that royally soft and silky feeling). Rose Petal filled bath is sooo fun and smell sooo good.
10:30 AM – Brunch with Mums & Pops in the Garden. Fresh Strawberries with Ice Cream over a Scrumptious Belgian Waffle, yum-yum! Cheese covered Hash Browns, A tall Strawberry Malted and this month’s issue of Cosmo Girl.
11:30 AM – Stroll over to the Barn and Hitch up my Best Friend and Favorite Pony “Chelsea” for a Ride into the City for a Beauty Makeover.
12:00 PM – Beauty Appointment @ Pinky’s Perfect Parlor. Pinky’s the best in the country and it’s taken a month to get an appointment with her. Hair, Make Up, Manicure & Pedicure and of course her Famous exfoliating Sea Kelp Wrap – All in The Name Of Beauty.
2:30 PM – Ride The Royal Float in the summer festival Parade. Remember to Smile and Wave at All that Adore me. The people of my Dad’s Kingdom really do Love Me!
4:00 PM – Autograph signing at the Grand Opening of ” Café Royal” – My cousins Coffee & Crumpet Shop. Remember to bring Pink pens – Pink is my Signature color.
5:30 PM – Home to relax after an Exhausting day in the City. Time for myself to read up on All the Latest Fashions, Watch a little Tube and maybe take A Cat Nap before Dinner.
7:30 PM – Dinner (Again) with Mums & Pops. This time though The Prince is Coming with his Parents. Prince Jeff is sooo Cute. He’s taking me to The Movies after dinner.
Gladys is cooking tonight – my favorite, Vegetarian Lasagna, Yum-Yum. Desert is a Super Fudge Sundae with extra Whip Cream; Nuts & A super Sized Cherry!
9:15 PM – Finally, Prince Jeff & I are Alone seeing a Romantic movie together. He’s such a gentleman… he bought a tube of Popcorn for 2, Extra Large Cherry slush and a Box of Bon-Bons for us to share. He held my hand through the whole movie and afterwards we Road home the Long Way on his White Horse. At my Front Door at the Strike of Midnight he gently gave me our First Kiss.
12:30 PM – Totally exhausted and happily in Love (with Prince Jeff) I crawl into My Favorite Cool Loungin Monkey Pants and Tank, Fall into a Deep Slumber in My Royal Feather Bed for a night of much needed rest, Only to wake up Tomorrow and start all over again.

The moral to the Story:
Being a Princess Is Hard Work. Be happy being whoever you are and Life is not always greener on the other side of the fence.

About the Author

Shag, Inc. is a USA company catering to Kids, Tweens & Teens. Their site is full of advice, fashion, trends on room decor, contests and all things safe and teen friendly. This article is from our monthly “Day in the life of….” under Yatta, Yatta, Yatta. Each month there is a new “Day in the life of”. For more articles that are teen friendly check out www.shaginc.com. Teens can also submit articles for review and publication on our site. Always rated PG-13.

Do you remember how it was when you where a child? What was your main activity? Was it working? Of course not. Your main activity was playing. You had no concerns. You needed toys and your parents where supposed to provide you with them. They had to find toys you wouldn’t throw away and believe me, it wasn’t easy for them.

Now you are a parent and you are in the same situation as your parents years ago. You’re looking for toys that your child will like. That’s why you must know how to choose the right toys. My parents made one common mistake: they would buy me toys that they considered wonderful. But usually, when they would give me the toy, I would either consider it too girlish or too boring. It wasn’t fun for them to see how a toy they bought for me to play with would stay forgotten in my closet.

How to find out what’s the right toy for your child?
Just watch your child closely to determine his preferred activities, skills level, preferred band(s) and movie(s), and so on. Based on these observations you can get a clue on what types of toys your child would prefer. For instance, if your child loves the movie Lord of the Rings, I bet that he’ll also like Lord of the Rings toys…

Now don’t just go into the first toy shop and buy the first Lord of the Rings toy you find. Observations aren’t enough. There are some other very important factors you must consider. Adding them into the equation helps ensure you that your child will have lots of fun with the toy you’ll choose to buy for him.

Here are the factors you must consider when choosing toys for your child:
• Child’s age – This is very important. If you buy toys too advanced for your child’s age, chances are that he might get injured. Toy manufacturers struggle to make their products as safe as possible, but if you don’t follow their recommendations, your child may suffer. On the other hand, if you buy toys made for children with age under that of your child, he will consider them too boring. The best thing is to choose toys designed precisely for your child’s age. Here are two articles that will help you choose toys for babies and toys for toddlers.

• Child’s gender – This is exactly what I said above that my parents bought me toys that I considered to be girlish. I’m a boy, but the same is with girls too. Any detail that may make the toy look as for the other gender than that of your child will make the toy undesired.

• Toys your child’s friends play with - When your child is playing with his friends, watch to find out if he manifests interest in any of his playmate’s toys. If he does, then it’s very likely that he would like to have a toy similar the one his friend has.

• Sometimes, a child tells his parents what toy he likes or wants, thus saving them from a lot of hard work. But don’t count on this. Some children aren’t very keen to talk with parents unless they really want a certain toy.

• Safety – This is the most important factor you must consider whenever you need to decide what toy you should buy for your child. Unfortunately, this is also the most overlooked one. Usually, parents forget to check if the toy they choose for their children are safe.

• Is the toy educational? – It’s a good thing if the toys you choose for your child can help him develop new skills. You can take this guide to choose educational toys for your child

And please remember that the age difference between you and your child is of at least 20 years. The fact that you liked a toy when you were a child does not mean that your child will love it too. Children from different generations like different types of toys

Make sure you offer the toy to your child in the appropriate manner!
When you offer the toy to your child, don’t do it in a “Here’s your toy. Now go and play with it” manner. If you do it this way, that toy won’t mean a thing to your child. Rather, try to make a game. Hide the toy somewhere where the child can easily find it, and encourage him to look for it. Laugh with your child, search for it together… And when the he finds the toy, don’t just let him play by himself. Get involved in your child’s play. Make that the fun of a lifetime. A parent is a child’s first and best friend.

About the Author

Eugen Lisov is the creator of Child-Toys-Guide.com, a site focused on helping parents worldwide to choose the best toys for their children. If you offer your child a bad toy, it’s the same as if you don’t offer your youngster any toy. Please feel free to browse my site; it will only help you when choosing toys for your child.

You may think that it’s easier to leave your job and find a new one than to stay and make the changes necessary to love your current job…
It’s very easy in today’s workplace to get into patterns of behavior. You complete the same tasks the same way, work with the same people and generally have a familiar routine. It is comforting and known. Step back and look at how you may be held back and restricted by this routine. Consider what artificial blinders you may have in place that limit your viewpoint and creativity. Expand your field of vision and see the possibilities in your future. Look at your job with the eyes of an outsider and consider how they would find positives in your current work. Remember it is possible to live a life without limits.

You may think that it’s easier to leave your job and find a new one than to stay and make the changes necessary to love your current job. You’ve worked at this job and this workplace for many days and it’s become familiar to you. You look at it with the same perspective everyday and see only the negative. It seems simpler to leave and find a new job than to stay, make the commitment, look long and hard at yourself and your actions and make the needed changes to create a better, stronger relationship with your job. You benefit most by this. You become more relaxed, more open to new ideas, more creative. You complete your work quicker and at a higher level of quality. You feel better about yourself and your abilities, your superiors notice your increased level of performance and reward you accordingly. You enjoy your work and perform better at it. Your overall quality of life improves.

This week, I challenge you to change just one thing at your current job. What skills and abilities do you have that you can bring into your work? What barriers are there to your enjoyment of your job and what creative solutions can you brainstorm to overcome them? What co-workers can you use as role models or mentors? What can you do to take better care of yourself at work?

Get creative and spend some time brainstorming ideas! List all the thoughts that occur to you, no matter how impractical and far fetched they may sound.

About the Author

Copyright 2003, Joel Garfinkle, All Rights Reserved
Joel Garfinkle provides a step-by-step Dream Job process that has guided thousands of clients to find the perfect job and reach career fulfillment. For Career Coaching Services: http://www.dreamjobcoaching.com/coaching.shtml