INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you’ve established rules for behavior, it is very important to be consistent about enforcing those rules and following through on consequences. Remember to consistently praise and reward positive behaviors, as well. Establishing a system of rewards is the most effective way to encourage behaviors that you want. Teens, especially, are more concerned about having a private space to call their own. Even if some of your children share rooms, help them build separate personal spaces. Then, communicate rules about respecting personal space to all your children.  For instance, if children share a room, you might set up a schedule where each child has the room to themselves to play with friends or do activities for an hour every day. Provide the other child another space to use during this time. If they have separate rooms, you might communicate a rule like "Knock on your sister's/brother's door before entering" to respect each child's personal domain. . Sometimes, kids just want to vent and know that they are being heard. Give them the opportunity to do this in a safe place by demonstrating good listening skills. Don’t be so quick to offer a solution or redirect your kids. Let them talk out their problems and see if they’ll reach a natural conclusion on their own. Acknowledge and validate their feelings by saying things like “Aww, that sounds difficult” when they complain about sibling frustrations. When you compare your kids to one another, you introduce a need to compete. Every kid has something special and unique about them, so don’t measure them up against their siblings or other kids.  For example, you shouldn't say, "See, Charlie? Your brother always puts his toys away once he's done with them. Why can't you do that?" A better solution would be to praise the child for cleaning up his toys in hopes that it would reinforce the other child doing the same. Not drawing comparisons is perhaps one of the most effective strategies you can use to help your children get along. Develop a unique bond with each of your children. Then, they won’t feel such pressure to compete with their siblings for your attention or adoration. Highlight each child’s needs and try to meet them by setting aside one-on-one time with each of them throughout the week. For instance, if you have a creative child, you might sit down to paint or draw with them. Whereas, if you have an athletic child, you might toss a ball around and chat.

SUMMARY: Be consistent with rewards and consequences. Ensure that each child has personal space.  Be a good listener Avoid comparing your kids to each other or their peers. Give each child individual attention and love.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Chiptunes are made using sounds that originally came from the sound chips in computer and video game consoles, and you'll need to add those sounds to your program in order to make a chiptune. While there are several ways you can get chiptune sounds, one of the easiest is downloading a VST chiptune plug-in, which will add the sounds you need to your music program so you can start using them to make music.  To find free or paid VST chiptune plug-ins, just search “VST chiptune plug-in” online and download one on your computer. Then, follow the instructions for the plug-in to add it to your music program. Some VST chiptune plug-ins you can try are Chipsounds, NESPulse, and Tweakbench Peach. If you're using a chiptune app on a mobile device or an online chiptune maker, you won't need to download a VST plug-in since the sounds you need should already be available to you. In the past, chiptune sounds came directly from their original hardware, like Gameboys and Ataris, but nowadays most of those sounds are available online. However, you can still produce and upload sounds directly from old computer and video game consoles if you have the right equipment. The process will vary depending on the console you're using, but you'll likely need some kind of hardware that plugs into the device, which will let you play sounds on it and then upload them to a computer.  If you're interested in using sounds from an old console, you can find a tutorial and the list of hardware you'll need online by searching something like “How to make chiptune sounds on a Gameboy.” You can find old consoles online through websites like eBay and Craigslist. The sound chips used in old computer and gaming consoles were unique to each console, which is why each kind of console produced different sounds. By recreating the unique conditions and limitations of a sound chip in a music program, you can replicate the sounds that sound chip produced. If you want to make chip sounds without a VST plug-in or an actual console, look up the specifications for a console you want to replicate and recreate those settings in your music program. Then, when you lay down notes, they'll sound like the notes produced by the console. For example, if you wanted to replicate the sounds a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) makes, you could look up the specifications for the sound chip used in that model. The specifications would include how many channels the chip had (the NES had 5), what the different channels were, and what the frequency range of each channel was. By matching those conditions in your music program, you could recreate NES sounds.
Summary: Use a virtual studio technology (VST) plug-in to easily get chiptune sounds. Upload sounds from consoles if you want to make authentic chiptunes. Try replicating old console sounds yourself if you're up for a challenge.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Take a cucumber that’s been washed, and use a vegetable peeler to remove all of the skin. Next, cut the cucumber into ½-inch (1.3-cm) slices with a sharp knife.  To wash the cucumber, rinse it under cool, running water. Dry it with a clean towel or piece of paper towel. If you prefer, you can leave the skin on the cucumber. Pour 6 cups (1.4 l) of water into the pitcher, and mix in the cucumber slices with a wooden spoon. Next, add enough ice to fill the pitcher and give the mixture another stir. For the best taste, use bottled or filtered water in your spa water. Once you have the water and cucumbers in the pitcher, allow the mixture to sit so the cucumber flavor has time to infuse the water. Leave it alone for at least one hour or up to four hours before pouring it into glasses and serving. Place the spa water in the refrigerator while you’re infusing the water to ensure that it’s chilled for serving.

SUMMARY:
Peel and slice a cucumber. Add the water, cucumber, and ice to a pitcher For the spa water, you’ll need a pitcher that holds approximately 2-quarts (1.9 l). Allow the water mixture to sit for a couple of hours before serving.