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Effort: Easy — no sewing required Materials: White shirt and pants, or a white sweat suit White socks and shoes Styrofoam balls (small to medium) Spray or craft paint in fluorescent pink, blue, and yellow Glue Fluorescent colored wig or hair spray (optional) Candy buttons (the real thing!) Instructions: Spray one third of the Styrofoam balls pink, one third blue, and one third yellow. Allow to dry, then cut them in half and glue them in vertical rows down the front of the sweat suit, alternating colors....

With high cholesterol levels (dyslipidemia)Who are overweightWith high blood pressureWith high-risk medical conditions, such as having type 1 or type 2 diabetes, having had a kidney transplant or heart transplant, chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, or Kawasaki disease and still having coronary artery aneurysmsWith a family history of early cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia (high cholesterol levels), obesity, primary hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or exposure to smoking in the home. Most children with risk factors should transition to a CHILD-1 diet when they are two years old....

Some school districts have taken note of the pressures working parents face. The young teachers who graduate and start their careers, only to leave when they become parents, create hiring voids. Schools that have more challenges in luring teachers are also more likely to have a young workforce that will have child care issues. To prevent this, some school districts offer child care perks. Teachers who’ve benefited agree that child care makes it easier for them to achieve a work-life balance....

A petition signed by 30 health and nutrition experts, including child health advocates and researchers from the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the University of Connecticut, pressed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pass stronger regulations for these products and how they are marketed. Toddler formula is intended for older babies and toddlers between the ages of 9 months to 3 years. But while the labels may look nearly identical to those on infant formula, the contents are quite different....

When the public school fails to meet the needs of a gifted child, parents can either homeschool or look for a private school. However, homeschooling is not the right choice, or even a possible choice, for every family looking for alternatives to public school. Another option to consider is private school. Whether you’ve just learned that your child is gifted and are exploring education options, or you have a gifted child who is not thriving in their current school environment, you may consider private school in your search....

More: The Best Montessori Toys For Babies and Toddlers Here’s what to look for: Age-appropriateness. Your baby will get the most enjoyment out of a toy only if he can use it. An age-appropriate toy encourages or challenges your baby to use and improve one or more developing skills. This consideration becomes increasingly important as your baby grows older and more sophisticated. A toy that doesn’t offer any challenge may bore him....

Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the study showed that activities for visual working memory and reasoning help youth improve their math scores more than spatial rotation tasks. The findings could impact the way that some STEM programs and employers use spatial ability to select candidates. Details of the Study Researchers analyzed data from 17,648 Swedish children ages six to eight years old. For seven weeks, the participants performed cognitive and mathematical training exercises, each with a specific focus....

Like some other childhood viral infections—such as roseola, which causes a fever followed by a rash, or fifth disease, which causes a bright-red rash on the cheeks—croup has distinctive symptoms and is generally easy to recognize. There’s no formal test for croup. Your child’s pediatrician will most likely diagnose it based on the presence of certain telltale symptoms. Symptoms of Croup Children with croup are usually about 6 months to 6 years old, have a few days of low-grade fever, cough, runny nose, and then suddenly—typically in the middle of the night—develop:...

More: Types of Miscarriage Stages of Grief If you should have a failed pregnancy, it’s likely that you will go through the typical stages of grief that follow the death of a loved one. These include (1) denial and isolation, (2) anger, (3) bargaining, (4) depression, and (5) acceptance. Almost all of us pass through these five stages during times of great loss, though not necessarily in any specific order and sometimes through more than one stage at the same time, or by jumping back and forth from one to another....

Types of Twins You’ve probably heard of the most common types of twins—identical (monozygotic) twins, where the fertilized egg splits and develops two babies with no genetic differences, and fraternal (dizygotic) twins, where two eggs are fertilized by two sperm and the babies are genetically unique. But there are many other, less common, twin subtypes. These include conjoined twins, superfetation, heteropaternal superfecundation, polar body twins, semi-identical twins, and mirror-image twins. Read on to learn more....

Researchers looked at almost 12,000 boys and girls ages 9 and 10. They analyzed certain disordered eating patterns such as binge eating, vomiting, over-exercising, and calorie restriction. They were looking to measure the associations between those behaviors and other factors, such as sex, BMI, and puberty. They were trying to figure out whether certain factors contributed more to disordered eating and whether sex played a role. The study found no difference in sex when it comes to the prevalence of eating disorders, indicating boys and girls faced the same risk....

Level: Moderately easy Time involved: One to two hours Ingredients: German White Cake recipe: 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine 2 cups granulated sugar 2 1/2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 5 eggs 1/2 cup milk Nonstick baking spray Frosting, coconut, candies, and icing for decorating Equipment: Electric mixer Two 9-inch round baking pans Toothpick or cake tester Cooling racks Large platter or cardboard covered with tinfoil

Signs of Estrangement There are several factors that create estrangement between family members. A 2017 study of 52 adult children who were separating from their parents noted eight main factors in their estrangement. Communication Quantity and Quality Two signs of estrangement involve communication quantity and quality. A lack of communication could look like a complete lack of contact; frequently but not always ignoring a family member’s attempts to reach you; or solely communicating through a third party....

If you suspect a genetic link, you are partially right, but the link is quite complex. For one, genes may play a role in your chance of having fraternal twins (called dizygotic twins) but not identical twins (monozygotic twins). Secondly, it’s important to understand that there may be other factors besides genes that increase a woman’s chance of having twins. Is There a “Twin Gene”? According to genetic research, the chance of having fraternal twins is approximately two times greater for women whose mother or sister had fraternal twins....