Article: One of the best ways you can work to prevent violence in schools is getting involved. This may mean joining the PTA at your child’s school, coaching a sports team, or organizing a community event. The better you are able to get to know your child (as well as the other children around them), and build a sense of community, the less likely violence is to occur. You can help prevent violence in schools by encouraging young people to speak up when they see or hear something that’s not OK. Some students may not want to get involved, but explain that by conveying information through safe channels, they may be able to prevent a serious threat of violence. Children and young adults today face a number of stressors that many adults are not fully aware of. The pressures of social media, substance abuse, dating and sex, and bullying can weigh heavily on young people. The pressure to succeed in school can also overwhelm young people. Becoming aware of the sources of stress in the lives of your children or students can make you a better advocate and source of support when they need you. If a violent situation should arise in school, the “Five C’s” are a set of methods used to keep students safe and stop the violence. Memorizing this acronym and teaching it to students can both work to prevent violence, and create a plan of action should violence unfortunately occur. The “Five C’s” are:   Calmness: No matter what, attempt to remain calm and clear-headed. Cover: Seek something to hide behind or under to decrease your chances of being injured Common sense and instincts: Move away from the shooter, windows, and doors. Use your common sense and instincts to stay safe. Creativity: Try thinking of something that hasn’t been done before, such putting soap on the floor to trip the assailant. Cellphone or landline phone: Get to a phone and call Emergency Services.
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Get involved. Encourage young people to speak up. Understand the risks young people face. Teach the “Five C’s.”
Article: Wash your hands with warm water and soap. Dry them with clean paper towels once clean. Remove the pessary from any foil or plastic wrappings. If the pessary does not come in sterile packaging, you should wash it with soap and water. Rinse and dry thoroughly. Note that pessaries come in different sizes. Your doctor should supply you with a pessary based on the size he or she determines you'll need. Grab the pessary on either side of the knob and use your fingers to fold the ring in half. Examine the pessary closely. If you're using an open ring pessary, you should see notches along the inside. If you're using a ring-with-support pessary, you should see openings along the center support structure. Both of these areas are the flexible points you will need to fold, and you should grab the ring in between these points. The pessary should only be able to fold in these areas. Use your fingers to apply a small dab of lubricant to the end of the ring without the knob.  Note that the curved portion should face upward, toward the ceiling, as you hold the pessary. The lubricant should be applied over the entire folded end of the pessary on the opposite side of the knob. This edge is the edge you'll be inserting first. Stand, sit, or lie down with your legs apart. The pessary can be inserted from any of these positions, so use whichever feels most comfortable to you.  If you choose to sit or lie down, your knees must be bent and your legs should be spread apart as far as possible without causing discomfort. If you choose to stand and are right-handed, place your left foot on a chair, stool, or toilet with your right foot on the ground. Lean over your left leg while inserting the pessary. If you choose to stand and are left-handed, place your right foot on a chair, stool, or toilet with your left foot on the ground. Lean over your right leg while inserting the pessary. Use the fingers of your non-dominant hand to spread apart the lips of the vagina. You should still have the folded pessary in your dominant hand. Use your dominant hand to insert the pessary. Carefully push the folded, lubricated end of the pessary into the vagina. Push it back as far as possible without causing discomfort. Note that the pessary should be inserted lengthwise into the vagina. Let go of the pessary. As you do, it should unfold and return to its normal shape. If the pessary does not feel comfortable, use your index finger to rotate it. The knobbed end should face upward, and you should not be able to feel a pessary once it has been properly positioned. Remove your hands from your vagina and wash them again with soap and warm water. Dry well with clean paper towels. This completes the insertion process.
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Wash your hands. Remove any wrappings. Fold the pessary in half. Apply water-based lubricant to the pessary. Keep your legs apart. Spread the labia. Gently insert the pessary. Release the pessary. Wash your hands again.
Article: It is important to relax your mind in order to fall asleep, so counting down from 100 may help. As you lay in bed, close your eyes and start counting backward from 100 in your head (100, 99, 98, 97, etc.). This exercise should relax your mind and help you to fall asleep. If you count all the way down to one and you are still awake, try a larger number, like 500 or even 1,000. Writing in a journal is also a good way to relax your mind and start winding down for bedtime. Write about your day, your fears or worries, or anything else that you want to write about. Getting your thoughts down on paper may help you to let go of them and make it easier for you to fall asleep.  Try getting yourself a special journal to write in before you go to bed each night. You can also use your journal to make a list of things that are bothering you or to write down questions that you would like to ask someone. Deep breathing exercises may also help you to relax and fall asleep. To practice deep breathing, lie flat on your back and make yourself comfortable. For example, you can put a pillow or two under your knees and neck.  Place your hands on your stomach (just below your rib cage) with your palms facing down. Keep your fingers close together. Then, take a long, slow deep breath into your belly. As you do this, your stomach should expand and you should feel your hands rise. After a few seconds, slowly exhale the breath and feel your stomach drop as you do so. Repeat this exercise for 10 to 15 breaths. Progressive muscle relaxation is a relaxation exercise that helps to release tension in your body, from head to toe. If you are having trouble sleeping because you feel tense and nervous, then this may help you.  To do a progressive muscle relaxation exercise, start by tensing the muscles in your toes and keeping them tense for about five seconds. Then, release them and allow your toes to relax for about 30 seconds.  Next, move to your calves and repeat the same tensing and releasing pattern. Keep tensing and releasing muscles until you reach the top of your head. Ask one of your parents to brew you a cup of some soothing herbal tea. Many herb teas can help you to relax and may make it easier to fall asleep. Some good teas to try include:  Chamomile  Peppermint Rooibos Fruit teas
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Count down from 100. Write in a journal. Practice deep breathing. Try progressive muscle relaxation. Drink a cup of herbal tea.