The children feel hurt when parents may have been physically present but not present.

"Moment, darling. Mother needs to send this SMS. It only takes 10 seconds then I'll be there."

It may sound innocuous, but actually it can have major consequences when parents repeatedly interrupt their children in order to text, take the phone, checking Facebook or send e-mails.

Scientists are still baffled as to why certain people are mosquito magnets while the people next to them are mosquito repellants. Prevention is the best cure. Here are some ideas I've collected from the internet.

Remember that mosquitoes mostly start entering houses during sunset, so if you take a few precautions even just during this time of the day, you will substantially reduce the number ofmosquitoes entering your house. However, this is not going to help with those mosquitoes already inside your house.

Sports/Games/Activities

• Encourage them to play on a baseball or softball team
• Have them join a soccer team
• Make one day a week "Adventure Day" and explore someplace you haven’t been
• Register them for a scuba class
• Arrange for a game of "Capture the Flag"