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Signs and Symptoms of ADHD According to the CDC, there are three types of ADHD: Predominantly Inattentive Presentation: It is hard for the individual to organize or finish a task, pay attention to details, or follow instructions or conversations. The person is easily distracted or forgets details of daily routines. Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Presentation: The person fidgets and talks a lot. It is hard to sit still for a meal or while doing homework....

Dictionary Calculator Note paper Pens and pencils If you have a fairly good grade point average and get along well with your peers and younger children, you are a good candidate for a tutoring business. Most parents are anxious to have their children succeed at math and reading. Offer to travel to the home of the person needing tutoring and take along your materials. Consider designing a flyer to advertise your tutoring business and distribute it in elementary schools and youth organizations....

But with plenty of love, support, and guidance, parents and caregivers can help their tweens navigate these years while preparing them for a bright future ahead. The tween years are an opportune time to teach your 10-, 11-, or 12-year-old the life skills they’re going to need to be successful in their teenage years and beyond. Daily Life At this age, your child is in a stage where they are constantly changing and growing....

What Is It? TTTS, also known as feto-fetal transfusion syndrome or stuck twin syndrome, is a disease of the placenta. It doesn’t make the mother sick, and its effect on the babies is environmental, not direct. In other words, the babies will begin to develop perfectly normally, but because the placenta they depend on to supply oxygen and nutrition malfunctions, they risk heart failure, brain trauma, and damage to their organs....

Make sure you get the right seat for your baby’s age and weight, that it fits in your vehicle, and that you use it every single time. Remember to check both your vehicle and your car seat owner’s manuals to make sure you’re installing and using your car seat correctly. The infant car seat can also double as a carrier. (Don’t place the car seat in the grocery cart—even if it clicks, it’s not designed for that and is very dangerous....

But while many families get by spending much less on child-rearing, there are still expenses—many of them unavoidable and, yes, costly. Think medical bills, frequent clothing purchases for ever-growing bodies, tuition for schools, athletics, and extracurricular activities or hobbies. That said, not all baby items are safe to pass down from child to child. Certain items, like car seats, should be thrown away or brought to appropriate recycling centers once they’re no longer usable—these items pose a health risk when not in brand-new condition....

The soft cotton and fleece diapers may also seem more comfortable (and cuter) than disposables. However, much like disposable diapers, cloth diapers may still cause diaper rash. But the cuteness may soon subside once the laundry bag is full and there are smelly, soggy diapers to deal with. Some parents use a complicated system to wash their cloth diapers, involving custom wash cycles, different varieties of detergent, and even different wash methods on different days....

Corrected age is calculated by subtracting the number of weeks premature your baby was born from their actual age in weeks. So if your 9-month-old baby was born 3 months premature, they would be expected to meet the same developmental milestones as a 6-month-old baby who was born full-term. Learn when your baby should meet specific milestones, which babies might meet milestones later than others, and what you can do to help your little one....

Can You Take the Combination Pill If You’re Breastfeeding? While you can take the combination pill if you’re breastfeeding, it is not a preferred method of contraception for breastfeeding women. If possible, avoid using the combination pill while you’re breastfeeding, and choose a different method of birth control. There are many forms of birth control that are safe and effective for nursing mothers. There are circumstances when the combination pill may be the only option....

Though this is a bit of a solemn holiday with very serious roots in American history, it can be a day of celebration and honoring our armed forces. Even if your family doesn’t know any veterans, you can still discuss the origins of this day with your children and explain to them how it plays a role in the country’s history. Whether your family has celebrated Veterans Day every year or you’re looking for how to celebrate it for the first time, here are six ways to share this day with each other....

The Waldorf Way Photo Credit: Vladimir Sanchez/Flickr When you enter a Waldorf school, you’ll immediately notice the peaceful, dream-like surroundings, which typically feature pastel colors, hanging silks, wooden toys and furniture, rounded walls, an aroma of beeswax and essential oils, and baskets filled with knitting and findings from nature. In the Waldorf classroom, a teacher will greet each child by shaking their hand, and will then set the pace of the day with a story, lighting of a candle, singing of songs, and circle time that usually includes mental math exercises....

Ways to Deal With Guilt After Miscarriage Recognizing that you were most likely powerless to prevent your miscarriage or stillbirth is a difficult but important step in relieving your guilt. You may never completely eliminate those nagging feelings of “what if…” and “if I only…” But you may be able to channel your self-blaming tendencies into something positive. There is no simple way of getting rid of guilty feelings or to stop blaming yourself, but there are some techniques you can try to alleviate those feelings....

title: “Week 24 Of Pregnancy” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-27” author: “Lourdes Taylor”

title: “Week 33 Of Pregnancy” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-06” author: “Dorothy Caicedo”

Fatherhood in the Early Years Imagine a couple who have just welcomed the birth of a son. Curt was thrilled when his wife Nancy announced that she was pregnant with their first child. He was even more excited when tests showed that the baby was a boy. Curt had wonderful memories of camping trips and fishing expeditions with his own dad, and he looked forward to giving his son a happy and loving childhood....

Because of their scarcity, there are many misunderstandings about them. One of the most common misunderstandings is the cause of twins and multiples. Types of Twins Not all twinning can be attributed to the same cause. In order to understand the causes of twins, it’s important to understand that there are two types of twins, classified by zygosity. They include: Monozygotic multiples form from a single zygote (fertilized egg) that splits after fertilization....