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While a school expulsion is an extremely serious matter, it does not permanently end your child’s access to education or most future opportunities. In order to have the best outcome, you will want to begin advocating for your child early in the expulsion process and continue to provide needed support. School Expulsion vs. Suspension If you have received a phone call from your child’s school about your child’s behavior, you will want to be clear if your child is facing expulsion or a suspension....

Whatever your birth plan might be right now, it could always change. That’s why it’s smart to arm yourself with information about epidurals, so if you do need or want one, you’ll be prepared. What Is an Epidural? An epidural is an injection of anesthesia into the base of your spinal column that numbs your body from your bellybutton to your upper legs. An epidural isn’t just a single injection with a needle....

It’s hard to wait all those months for our babies to begin telling us what is on their minds. After all, not being able to understand how they’re feeling is one of the most nerve-wracking aspects of caring for little ones. And as we wait, we may worry: Why is it taking so long? Do those coos and babbles count as talking? What if my baby’s speech is delayed?...

John Q. couldn’t bear to tell his teenaged son about being fired. For days he got up, put on a suit, left the house, and drove around until after his son had left for school.On the day Jennifer L. was laid off, she went home and made paper-bag puppets with her toddler and preschooler.Once the art supplies had been cleared away, the single mother found herself fighting back tears. Sitting alone at the kitchen table, she began scribbling numbers on the back of a puppet, looking for ways to cut household expenses....

Gifted children aren’t better than other children; they are simply different with different needs. A good gifted program will meet those needs. But what happens if those needs aren’t met? Academic Problems Ideally, all children will be challenged appropriately. The work they get will be neither too hard nor too easy. If it is too hard or too easy, children will give up. In the first case, they will give up because of the stress; in the second, because of boredom....

Next, take the thoughts that were upsetting you and imagine picking them up and putting them gently into the box. Take the lid and cover the box so the thoughts don’t escape. Once the thought is boxed up, swipe the box aside. Out of sight, out of mind. Then get back to work. Don’t worry though these thoughts won’t stay in this box forever (that’s the next step). There is a time and place for everything....

Almost every parent on the planet has witnessed favoritism from their child. And whether you are the favorite parent or the parent being shunned, the first time it happens can be confusing and sometimes downright painful. But do not despair. This type of behavior is not only common among kids, but it is often expected. Still, it needs to be addressed. At issue is the fact that both parents need to feel that special connection to their child....

How Much Does Clomid Cost? Clomid can cost anywhere between $20 to $185. Prices on the lower end of the spectrum represent generic drugs purchased through savings clubs, like GoodRx. The average price paid for 30 tablets of Clomid (50 milligrams each) is about $96 while the coupon price is $49. Retail prices may be significantly higher, especially at regular stores like Price Chopper, Shoprite, Target, or CVS. Membership stores like Costco offer discounts on retail prescription prices....

In the NICU, you may hear blood gasses being called many different names. A blood gas test can be called an ABG, for arterial blood gas; a CBG, for capillary blood gas; or just gas. Other NICUs may have other terminology. NICU staff collects blood for blood gas in different ways. If your baby has an umbilical artery catheter (UAC), blood can be drawn from the UAC without having to prick your baby....

Benefits There are several benefits to using family for babysitting. Convenience Factor One of the most attractive pros of using family as a babysitter is the convenience. You want a babysitter you can rely on day or night and at the last minute. That person is usually a family member you don’t think twice about calling 30 minutes before you need to be somewhere, or at late at night when it’s impossible to find a sitter....

It Makes Sense Financially For some families, finances play a big part in the decision to have one parent stay at home. Childcare is expensive. Depending on your earning potential, paying for daycare or a nanny can eat up almost every dollar of your paycheck. When comparing your salary to the costs of childcare, be sure to include all the extraneous fees involved, such as gas and your work wardrobe, as well as the time and energy it takes you to transport your child to daycare....

Sometimes, a school wants a hot prospect so badly that it will twist its financial aid rules into a pretzel. That’s got to be what happened when an elite West Coast school reeled in an exceptional student who just happened to be sitting on a $500,000 trust fund. A financial aid administrator could have run the numbers any way he wanted, but this teenager still wouldn’t have qualified for need-based aid....

Comfort in labor comes in many forms, though most of the time we tend to think about physical comfort measures and pain-relieving medications. A very easy way for nearly anyone to help comfort a laboring woman is to talk to her. 10 Things to Say During Labor Kind words really help and work whether your loved one is having an unmedicated birth or a birth with an epidural. Words and how they are said can make a huge difference in how she remembers her experience of labor and birth....

Reference materials Drawing supplies If you and your child can’t travel to visit the next World’s Fair, how about bringing the next World’s Fair into your living room? Assign family members specific countries, and they can act as representatives for their areas in the first Family World’s Fair. Each country rep sets up a booth (a table and chair, actually) in your living room. Encourage participants to use reference books as a starting point for preparing posters, collages, essays, and stories illustrating the highlights and histories of their countries....

Some blissful babies start out sleeping more than 20 hours a day and continue sleeping nearly that much throughout the first year. On the other hand, very active babies may, after their first few days, sleep less than 12 hours a day. Unfortunately for their exhausted parents, the sleep needs of these infants are not likely to increase as they grow older. Your baby will let you know through her sleeping patterns just how much sleep she needs....