“Women are born with all the eggs they will ever have—about 1 to 2 million,” says Jane Frederik, MD, medical director of HRC Fertility of Newport Beach, CA. “Only about 400,000 of the eggs remain at the start of menstruation, which occurs around age 12." Frederik adds that a person’s amount of eggs continues to decrease as they age. “By the late 30s and 40s, the [egg] supply is low,” she says....
The three lines on the graphs here represent different growth rates. The red line in the center, referred to as the 50th percentile, shows an average pattern of growth. The thinner lines above and below, the 90th and the 10th percentiles, show the top and bottom ranges of normal growth. Since the head and abdominal circumferences are measured over time and plotted on a graph, a pattern of growth becomes clear....
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Bumps and bruises are damage that occurs in the soft tissue under the skin. In fact, the ugly black and blue marks you see when you bruise are really blood clots that form under the skin. The worse they look, the more they are clotting and healing. More: First Aid for Children Under the following conditions, there is no need to call for medical assistance when a person suffers a cut, scrape, bump, or bruise:...
Keep blood pressure within healthy limitsReduce the risk of kidney stonesDecrease loss of bone as we age Fortunately, most children get enough potassium if they are eating a well-balanced diet with a variety of foods. However, there are some dangers associated with both too little potassium (hypokalemia) and too much potassium (hyperkalemia). Low Potassium in Children It’s very rare for kids to be deficient in potassium due to too little dietary intake....
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If you are debating what to name your children, there are helpful resources for parents to choose names for their twins. For example, you can find lists of the most popular twin names. If the name search is getting stressful, you might want to take a step back and look at some creative, lighthearted, and even silly suggestions for names for twins. You never know when a name will strike your fancy, and it’s possible that you will discover some realistic possibilities among the names listed here....
You want your child to be exposed to the best music program possible, but how can you tell if her school is making the grade? These simple checklists take the guesswork out of evaluating a school music program. School-District Checklist Does every student in the school have access to music if they want it? Is there a written curriculum based on local, state, or national standards? Are the facilities adequate for the needs of the music program?...
Age group: 18-40 months Duration of activity: 15 minutes Materials: Lids from frozen juice cans Hole punch Pieces of yarn Glitter, sequins, stickers, tinsel White craft glue This is a simple way to create attractive ornaments. You may also use plastic lids, although it is harder to punch a hole in them.
Author: Louise Fitzhugh Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Harriet M Welsch, otherwise known as Harriet the Spy, is an 11-year-old aspiring author. Her life in Manhattan gives her plenty to write about, and Harriet follows a strict spy route each day to carefully watch and record people’s lives. She writes down everything she sees in her notebook, which is very private and ALWAYS at her side. That is until one day, when it ends up in the hands of her classmates!...
Here’s what you can do: Give her the floor. Your baby will take advantage of almost any opportunity to explore her new skills and the world around her. So don’t keep her cooped up all day in her crib, playpen, stroller, baby carrier, baby swing, or baby bouncer. Give her some free time as well. Keep her mouth open. Limit her use of a pacifier to those times when she needs it to calm or soothe herself....
Limiting screen time, however, gives kids a chance to stay engaged with others while helping them use their creativity and social skills. Simple hands-on activities and games also encourage kids to sharpen their communication and fine motor skills. Here are some holidays you can observe at home without relying on more screen time. Refer to this comprehensive list of simple activities for each major holiday in the year. New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day New Year’s Eve celebrations take place all over the world on December 31....
What Subjects Do I Teach? Covering Difficult or Unfamiliar Subjects Start Your Own Class You can often find resources right in your community all you have to do is ask. Several parents of teens persuaded a retired chemistry teacher to teach their kids. Another group enlisted the help of a former English teacher, now a full-time mom, who set up a homeschool writing club in her home. And little persuasion was needed to convince an enthusiastic chess coach to start an official chess club for homeschoolers....
If you’re new to homeschooling, or if you have a second child on the way, you may find the prospect of teaching more than one child daunting. You may wonder, “How will I keep both kids on task? How will I keep my toddler busy when I’m working with my older child? And how will I stop them from spending every waking moment fighting with each other?” You may be surprised to learn that, although issues relating to all of these concerns do surface from time to time, they are not as overwhelming or as serious as you might think....
Older brick homes usually feature solid brick construction. Most modern brick homes, however, are made with brick veneers. These surfaces give the appearance of solid brick at a lower cost. Both solid brick and brick veneer is applied with mortar, which is cement, sand, and lime mixed together with water. Both substances are solid yet porous, with mortar being more so. In wet climates, and especially climates that experience extreme temperature swings, water-repellant coatings are sometimes applied to brick buildings to preserve their finish....
Why It’s Never Too Late for a Child to Start a New Sport If your child simply wants to try a new sport, or play it for fun, it’s never too late. After all, trying is how we figure out what we like. Helping your child find a physical activity that they enjoy is much more important for his lifelong health than getting them onto a high-level team or helping them earn a college scholarship....
