Problem: Article: Once you’ve finished a draft of the children’s story, read it aloud to yourself. Listen to how it sounds on the page. Notice if there is language that is too complicated or high level for your target age group. Revise the story so it is easy to read and follow. Get feedback from your target age group. Ask your siblings, your younger family members, or children at your school to read your story and give you feedback. Adjust the story so it is more appealing and relatable for children. Go through the draft and make sure it is not too long. Often, children’s stories are the most effective when they are short and to the point. Most children’s stories have very little text, and when they do, they make the text count. If you like your children’s story, you may submit it to publishers who consider children’s books. Create a query letter for your children’s story to send to editors and publishers. You can also try self-publishing your children’s book and selling it online to readers.
Summary: Read the story aloud. Show the story to children. Revise the story for length and clarity. Consider getting the story published.

Problem: Article: Bring 1 cup (250 ml) of purified water to a boil using a tea kettle or small saucepan. Rinse 1/4 cup (60 ml) of fresh parsley leaves under cool, running water. Pat the leaves dry using clean paper towels.  Use either curly or flat leaf parsley. Both varieties should have similar tastes and health benefits. Either roughly chop the parsley or leave it whole. Chopping or gently crushing the parsley in your hand can help release some of its natural oils, so it may result in stronger tea. Place the parsley leaves in the bottom of one teacup. Pour the hot water over the leaves, then allow the tea to steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Alter the steep time according to personal taste. Parsley tea can seem very bitter, and the flavor becomes stronger as you steep it longer. Pour the tea through a fine mesh tea strainer. Collect the liquid tea in a separate teacup and discard the leaves. Drink the parsley tea immediately to enjoy the best flavor. You can sweeten the tea or leave it unsweetened. Consider using raw sugar or locally sourced honey if you choose to sweeten the tea.
Summary: Boil the water. Rinse the parsley leaves. Steep the parsley for 5 to 10 minutes. Strain the leaves. Enjoy.

Problem: Article: This is an excellent variation for smaller groups where you can rotate between players to have different people directing the Human Knot. To play this variation, one of the players should leave the room or turn away from other players as they get tangled together. Then, players can only move in the way they are instructed by the director. You might have fun adding a prop to set the knot director apart from other players. For example, you might give the knot director a play megaphone, a special hat, or a badge. Ice breakers often help you to learn the names of those you are playing with. You can add this challenge to the Human Knot as well! All you need to do is add a rule that states players can only talk to other players by saying that player's name, first. To encourage players to use names, you might institute a minor penalty for those who don't use first names. Every time a name isn't used, players might agree that rule breakers have to do five push ups after the game is finished, or you could have players that don't use names help you set up for the next activity. You should exercise caution when using this kind of variation. Since the limbs of players will be tangled together, it's easy to fall down or lose balance, which could potentially hurt somebody. However, older kids and adults might find the Human Knot more challenging with:  Every other player blindfolded. This way, players who aren't blindfolded have to help direct those who are, which encourages teamwork even more. Course obstacles. Uneven terrain can make keeping your balance while unknotting very difficult, but you should be careful about tripping hazards. Young kids might have a blast playing the Human Knot game in a bounce house. With large groups especially, you may find you need to break into groups to play the Human Knot game effectively. If this is the case for your group, you can add a competitive challenge by having both teams try to unravel faster than the other.
Summary: Play the game with a director. Use the Human Knot to learn names. Add limitations to players or the field of play. Have a human knot unraveling race.

Problem: Article: Go down on your left knee and place your right foot straight in front of you, as if you were doing a cheat version of the splits. Touch your right foot with both hands and then try to touch your knee with your forehead. Hold this pose for at least 15 seconds.  Bring your left arm over your body and try to touch your right foot. Hold this position, then turn as far as you can to the right and hold again. All of your muscles work in tandem together – so stretching your other muscles (like your leg and core muscles) will help improve back flexibility. Having a strong core will allow you to work on your back flexibility by being able to engage in more poses and stretch further into your poses. Go into a lunge position and push your pelvis down towards the ground. If you feel pressure or pain, lessen the degree of your lunge. Sit back onto your bended knee and stretch out your front leg. Try to put your forehead to your front knee – you should feel a stretch in your hamstring. From this position, try slowly going down into the splits. Go down as far as you can without hurting yourself and hold this position for 30 seconds. Remember that all of your muscles work together to make one strong body – so a flexible, strong back requires flexible, strong muscles in other parts of the body as well. If you can't quite get down into the splits or reach all the way to your toes, that's fine. The more you practice and work on your stretches, the more flexible you'll become. Don't try to force yourself too hard into stretches you can't handle. You don't want to injure yourself.
Summary:
Try a standing split stretch. Work your way down to floor splits. Adjust the stretches to suit your specific needs.