Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (protect). Crimes go up {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.

    Always give {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his/her car in {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (you) driveway.

    Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a relative get your mail every day.

    Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms {#blank#}8{#/blank#} turns lights on and {#blank#}9{#/blank#} during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away {#blank#}10{#/blank#} you are not at home.

Getting help with parenting makes a difference -- at any age

    New Oxford University study finds that parenting interventions(育儿干预)for helping children with behavior problems are just as effective in school age, as in younger children.

    There is a dominant view among scientists and policy-makers. They believes, for the greatest effect, interventions need to be {#blank#}1{#/blank#} early in life, when children's brain function and behavior are thought to be more flexible. However, according to the new research, it's time to stop focusing on when we intervene with parenting, and just continue helping children in need of all ages.

    Just published in Child Development, the study is one of the first to {#blank#}2{#/blank#} this age assumption. Parenting interventions are a common and effective tool for reducing child behavior problems, but studies of age effects have produced different results until now.

    A team led by Professor Frances Fardner {#blank#}3{#/blank#}data from over 15,000 families from all over the world, and found no evidence that earlier is better.  Older children benefited just as much as younger ones from parenting interventions for reducing behavior problems. There was no evidence that earlier interventions are more powerful. This was based on {#blank#}4{#/blank#} data from more than 150 different experiments.

    What's more, their economic analysis found that interventions with older children were {#blank#}5{#/blank#} more likely to be cost-effective.

    Professor Gardner commented: “When there is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} about behavioral difficulties in younger children, our findings should never be used as a reason to delay intervention, otherwise, children and families will suffer for longer.” She continued, “As for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} parenting interventions for reducing behavior problems in childhood, we should stick to the principle, 'it's never too early, never too late', rather than 'earlier is better'.”

    The study draws the conclusion that it makes sense to invest in parenting interventions for children at all ages with behavioral difficulties, because they are no more likely to be {#blank#}8{#/blank#} in younger than older children, at least in the pre-adolescents.

    Of course, there's more work to be done. The experiments conducted were {#blank#}9{#/blank#} to pre-adolescents, to shorter-term effects, and parent-reported assessment of child outcomes. Future studies are needed that focus on adolescents, longer-term outcomes, and using multiple sources for {#blank#}10{#/blank#} child behavior problems.

Why Dutch Officials Want You to Forget the Country of Holland

The Dutch nation has long been dealing with its identity crisis. For decades, the government used "Holland" and "the Netherlands'' {#blank#}1{#/blank#}to describe the country known for its iconic canals, tulip (郁金香)fields and windmills.

Rut starting from Jan, I, all official government communications and{#blank#}2{#/blank#}materials will use the Netherlands as its name.

The government has been working on a campaign that might{#blank#}3{#/blank#}the country's image in the face of growing international competition for the past 18 months, said Ingrid de Beer, the head of the public diplomacy section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Our international image faces some challenges," she said. Research showed that many people do not know of the Netherlands or have {#blank#}4{#/blank#}concepts of the country. Young people, particularly those in countries farther away, are unfamiliar with the country.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of 12 provinces, two of which — Noord (North) Holland and Zuid (South) Holland make up Holland. Amsterdam, which {#blank#}5{#/blank#}about) 9 million travelers annually, and Keukenhof, one of the world's largest flower gardens and a popular attraction, are both in the Holland region.

The country's tourism board,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}to handle millions of tourists, stopped promoting its most famous attractions in favor of trying to encourage travelers to go to lesser-known destinations, according to a 2019 report. By 2030. the report predicted, the Netherlands could see {#blank#}7{#/blank#}of up to 42 million tourists - an enormous number for a country of 17 million.

The region of Holland has{#blank#}8{#/blank#}contributed the most to the country's economy and wealth, resulting in its name commonly being used to indicate the entire country.

But not anymore, the Dutch government insists. "We are fully aware that internationally, a strong image of the Netherlands contributes to achieving political objectives, promoting trade, attracting talent, investment and tourists and encouraging cultural and scientific {#blank#}9{#/blank#}," Ms. de Beer said.

Part of the campaign includes an updated logo, a "NL"{#blank#}10{#/blank#}to look like an orange-tulip, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The logo replaces the "Holland tulip/ which was created by the tourism board 25 years ago and used to promote the country.