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Stand where you have lots of room. Imagine you and your child are each in a giant bubble. Reach out and try to touch the walls of the bubble. Imagine the bubble begins to get smaller and smaller until you can squeeze it up and hold it tightly in your hand. Now let it go and feel it expand all around you again. As the bubble gets bigger, you and your child grow bigger too....

How Popular Is the Name Hannah? Hannah is a popular name that has held a spot in the top 50 baby names for the past 30 years. In the late 1990s, the popularity of the name Hannah peaked significantly. It held the No. 2 spot for three years in a row and remained in the top 10 most popular names for over a decade. Today, the name Hannah still ranks high in popularity, though it’s not as popular as it once was....

Directions Go through the old magazines with your child and find pictures of heads, faces, hair, glasses, earrings, and hair pieces anything having to do with the head. Cut them out, then glue them onto a sheet of plain paper to form a collage. If parts of the faces or heads are missing, have your child draw the missing parts with crayons or felt pens. As you work, identify and name everything....

How Much Extra to Eat While You’re Pregnant There’s no definitive answer to the question of how much more a person might need to eat during pregnancy since we each have individual energy needs. General research has shown that pregnant people don’t require much extra energy intake in the first trimester and roughly 350-450 calories more in the second and third trimesters. This would vary depending on whether someone was experiencing nausea at any point, how much food they typically require each day, and other factors....

Emotional periods can cause all kinds of issues including moodiness, anger, and problems getting along with friends and family. Emotional changes your daughter may experience before, during or after her period might include: SadnessDepressionIrritabilityA tendency to argue or pick fightsBeing overly sensitiveMood swings Tips for Helping Your Daughter If you think your daughter experiences emotional periods, there is a lot you can do. Encourage your daughter to keep track of her period, and to keep a period diary....

“Friends: that’s what’s important!” “I just want her to be happy and enjoy school.” These are the sentiments of most parents, but particularly those interviewed by researchers of the Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (ECRII). The ECRII project – conducted by Vanderbilt University, San Francisco State University, University of Maryland, University of Washington and University of North Carolina – is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs....

Usually, hospitals with liberal rooming-in practices also have the most liberal visitation policies. The popular trend toward family-centered maternity care is highly commendable, and certainly a vast improvement over the arbitrary rules in place when I was having babies. It can be a wonderful thing to bring a child into your family surrounded by all your loved ones, but I must warn you about turning your room into a block party....

What Is a Septate Uterus? A septate uterus is a congenital malformation in which a thin membrane called the septum divides the uterus either partially or completely. It is a genetic abnormality a woman is born with but one that can be treated surgically, if needed, to improve the chances of successful pregnancy. Overview A septate uterus significantly increases the risk of miscarriage and may be a key factor in recurrent miscarriages....

Learn more about how much breastmilk a newborn should eat, including our chart to help you figure out how much they need at each feeding. Calculating Optimal Amounts You want to make sure that you’re not underfeeding or overfeeding your baby when you give them a bottle. Here’s a 3-step calculation that can help you figure out approximately how much breast milk your baby should take at each feeding....

Before you apply for a mortgage, you need to get your finances in order. To improve your chances of getting the mortgage you want, do the following things: Reduce your debt. Pay off as much debt as you can before you even start shopping for a mortgage. That includes credit cards, car debts, and any other debts you might have. Start getting some money together for a down payment. We discuss down payments in more detail later on....

Sometimes peer influences can be positive like encouraging each other to try new things or step out of their comfort zone in a positive way. But peer pressure also can be negative, especially when it relates to drugs, alcohol use, and even bullying. How Bullying Starts With Peer Pressure Peer pressure is pressure from others to conform to the behaviors, attitudes and personal habits of a group or clique. Sometimes kids within a clique will pressure other kids to participate in bullying....

Pregnancy During pregnancy, your breasts will undergo changes to prepare for breastfeeding. Inside your breasts, the milk-producing glandular tissue and the milk ducts begin to grow. Your areola may get larger and darker in color. The Montgomery glands on the areola start to stand out and your nipples may protrude more. As pregnancy progresses, your breast will probably feel fuller and more tender. Breastfeeding Your breasts may grow even larger after the birth of your child....

If the job of parenting is to raise children who are ultimately good, kind, responsible citizens who fulfill their unique potentials as they contribute to the betterment of society, then making sure our kids are not spoiled is an important component of our duties. Raising children who are not spoiled means that we enjoy the company of our kids and spend our time together having less conflict and more fun....

There is a lot of testing, emotional investment, and physical considerations to think about before you suggest the idea to your loved one. Here’s what you need to know about being a gestational carrier for a friend or family member. In addition, it’s important to note that people often use the word “surrogate,” but the phrase “gestational carrier” is more accurate. Technically speaking, a surrogate is a woman who not only carries the pregnancy but who is also the egg donor....

This just isn’t true. Being an advocate doesn’t have to be a huge time commitment. Even advocating on a small scale can have huge rewards for you and others. Advocacy can help you transform into a warrior. Helping others in the infertile community can also give your painful experiences a sense of meaning – you can help others better because you have been where they have been. Here are 10 ways you can advocate for infertility, some big, some small....

Overview When your baby is latched on to your breast the right way, all of your nipple and part of your areola, the darker area of skin surrounding your nipple, will be in your child’s mouth. A good latch makes a strong seal between your child’s lips and tongue and your breast. This strong seal allows your child to create the suction they need to remove ​your breast milk while they’re breastfeeding....

Quite simply, energy is the ability to do work. And fuel is needed to create that energy. Where does the fuel come from? Let’s look at a few sources. The fuel a car uses is gasoline. Gasoline is what’s called a nonrenewable source. That means, there’s only so much to go around. It’s already in the earth as oil, and when it’s used up, there is no more. Just because there’s a lot of it doesn’t mean it will never run out!...

In fact, by some estimates, nearly one in five women meet the diagnostic criteria for at least one anxiety disorder during pregnancy, so if you are feeling a tad anxious, you are certainly not alone. Here is what you need to know about anxiety in pregnancy including what is normal, when to seek help, and, most importantly, how to cope. How Anxiety Can Impact Pregnancy When it comes to being pregnant, some amount of anxiety is expected....