What Your Child Should Know Writing is an essential part of the school curriculum. At this stage, the skills your child will learn include: Recognizing and naming different types of writing tools Having a good grasp on how to manipulate and work with all types of writing tools Knowing how to care for and organize her writing tools Knowing how to sharpen a pencil, put lids back on markers, and put crayons back into the box...
Skills Being Practiced Sentence building Analytical thinking Basic parts of speech What You Need Large piece of paper/poster board or a whiteboard Markers/dry-erase markers How to Play Begin by writing the numbers one through six down the left-hand side of the paper or whiteboard. Write a small sentence on the first line, such as: “I saw a boy.” 2. Ask your child to add a word describing the boy. (“I saw a small boy....
Effort: Easy - no sewing required Materials: Cardboard boxes (one for child to wear around body, the other smaller - maybe a shoebox - to wear as a hat Butter or margarine tubs, or plastic/paper cups Paint Glue Instructions: Cut holes in box for child’s head and arms. Cut holes the exact diameter of the cups/tubs. Put the cups in the holes. Glue cups in place, let dry. Paint box and cans any color (red, yellow, blue, green, etc....
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In most cases, this discharge is normal and healthy. Some people worry that having it means that they have a vaginal infection, but most of the time, leukorrhea is completely harmless (and is even a sign that the vagina is healthy). Characteristics of Leukorrhea Usually, this kind of vaginal discharge is simply a normal byproduct of a healthy vagina. It is primarily composed of a mucus-like substance containing cells from your body....
Causes of feeling dizzy during pregnancy include the significant increase in blood volume that occurs and the weight of the growing uterus on your blood vessels. This symptom is expected and not usually an indication that something is wrong. However, as with all unfamiliar pregnancy symptoms, you should talk to your doctor or midwife about it at your next prenatal care appointment. In the meantime, if you have any concerns, call your healthcare provider right away....
Generally, a healthy pregnancy requires that a woman gain 15 to 30 pounds during the nine-month gestation period. But that’s for just one baby. Like everything about having multiples, more is required, although doctor recommendations vary. Getting your body back after a multiple pregnancy may seem like the least of your worries in the midst of caring for your darling duo. It may not be a concern until weeks, months, or even years later, but eventually, most mothers have to contend with shedding the weight....
The jury is out on whether too little folic acid contributes to miscarriages, or if supplementing can help prevent them. On the flip side, it does not appear that folic acid supplementation increases the risk of miscarriages. Understanding the Recommendations Doctors advise that women of reproductive age should get at least 400 micrograms of folic acid every day. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate - a nutrient in the B vitamin group - that is used in supplements and fortified foods....
You’ve heard of disappearing ink, but have you heard of magic crayons? Your child is sure to be surprised by her mysterious artwork.Materials needed:· Waxed paper (one sheet per picture)· Water · Black paint · Crayons · A mixing bowl for the paint · A paintbrush What to do: Step One: Color a picture on waxed paper using the crayons. Step Two: Dilute the black paint with a bit of water in the mixing bowl....
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Oh sure, when my daughter and my son were in their teens, they wanted to spend most of their free time with their friends. And that’s how it should be as you try to find out who you are, as your hormones scream incessantly and as you prepare to leave home and your parents. But there were always those special times, planned and spontaneous, when we enjoyed being alone with each other, when we connected deeply, when we were reminded again how much we loved one another....
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Although mastitis can occur any time you’re breastfeeding, it’s more likely to happen within the first six months. When combined with the pressures of caring for a newborn and the pain that sometimes comes with the condition, many women consider giving up breastfeeding. However, continuing to breastfeed while having mastitis can actually help clear the infection. Even though mastitis is discouraging, it is easily treated. Mastitis Symptoms Usually, mastitis begins with a painful area in one breast that may be tender, red, warm, and swollen....
In the sixth grade, mathematics continues to be something that is used, something children see as extending far beyond school; unless this is the case, math loses its power to engage the children’s interest. While teachers expect children to be reasonably adept with computational skills such as multiplication and division, they are more concerned with whether children understand when to add and subtract, to use a calculator, to estimate, and to arrange information on a graph....
In my view, there’s no medical or scientific reason for concern, provided they’re administering the medication in accordance with a doctor’s prescription. Ritalin, Dexedrine, and other ADHD medications have an outstanding safety record in the treatment of ADHD. And occasional errors in administering the drugs aren’t likely to cause any long-term harm. The most common error is likely to be a missed dose. But since most of these drugs don’t accumulate in the body, an occasional missed dose won’t make a difference in the long run....
The good news is that there is help available for women with extreme sickness. In fact, there are two types of medication for morning sickness: over the counter medication and prescription medication. The one medication for you is one that you and your practitioner decide on. Over-the-Counter Medications for Morning Sickness Over the counter medications don’t require a prescription. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t use the guidance of the practitioner you’re seeing for your prenatal care....
For the most part, all money education is focused on certain general topics: Earning money. This means putting in personal time and effort to receive payment. Saving money. This means setting aside money today so that it will be there in the future. Spending money. This means using money that’s been earned or saved to pay for things. Borrowing money. This means using money that will have to be repaid in the future at more than what was originally received....
New research conducted by researchers from the University of Utah and published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences found that stepchildren are not at a disadvantage compared to their peers from single-parent households. In fact, they actually experience more positive outcomes than their half-siblings. Disputing the “Cinderella Effect” In evolutionary psychology, the “Cinderella effect” is the phenomenon of higher child abuse, neglect, and mortality risks for stepchildren, due to greater conflict within blended families....
