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What is the Dorsal Recumbent Position? This is a position where the patient lies flat on their back and is asked to flex their hip and knee joints moderately while spreading them slightly outwards. In this position, the physician or the midwife can view the entire perineum during delivery, repair operations, and conduct vaginal examinations. During vaginal delivery, this position helps the examiner to monitor vaginal dilation and the position of the baby’s head...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), an agency of the U.S. government, is charged with protecting the public from dangers associated with more than 15,000 types of consumer products, including cribs. The agency helps protect people from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard or products that can harm children. Why Old Cribs Are Dangerous CPSC’s website called old cribs one of their “Most Wanted” dangerous products, and for good reason....

Parents can often be invited to serve as a volunteer den leader or Cubmaster while their kids are in the program. When a parent offers to be involved as a Scouter, they will need some help and resources to perform well and succeed in this commitment to their child and to the other scouts in the Cub Scout den or pack. A Cubmaster’s Major Roles Cubmasters have five major roles in the Cub Scouting program....

Regardless of meaning, the name Leia is most often recognized because of the “Star Wars” films, in which it was the name of Princess Leia, one of the franchise’s main characters. How Popular Is the Name Leia? Prior to 1978, the name Leia hadn’t appeared on the list of top 1,000 baby names in the United States since at least 1900. But the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, and the name made its debut at number 911 the following year....

In Spain, leo is a holy oil used for anointing in the church. It is also the name of the fifth sign in the astrological zodiac, and there is a constellation named Leo as well. How Popular Is the Name Leo? In 2020, the name Leo ascended to its highest spot since at least 1900 in the Social Security Administration’s list of most popular baby names, coming in at No....

What you do: 1. Mark one page of paper with each letter of your child’s name. 2. Work with your child to cut out letters from magazines and paste them on the page with the same letter. Say the letters. 3. Staple the pages together into a “Name Letter Book.” Why it works: Your child learns to identify letters of the alphabet and their corresponding sounds. © 2000 National Center for Learning Disabilities

Age group: 30-40 months Duration of activity: 10 minutes Materials: Bond paper Crayons or markers Picture book (optional) This is a fantastic way to show your child that words are talk written down. Your child will be particularly motivated to “read” her own words.

Talk to your child’s teacher often to monitor his or her progress and to find out what activities you can do at home that may help your child’s test performance. Be aware of your child’s test performance and be sure that you can interpret the results when they become available. Make sure your child is well-rested and eats a well-rounded diet. Encourage your child to listen carefully to test-taking directions and ask questions about any instructions that are unclear....

Materials Photos Heavy matte board Old magazines Markers, stickers, rubber Scissors stamps, and so on Glue Clear acrylic spray (optional) Directions

In fact, a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation discovered that children ages 8 to 18 spend more than 7.5 hours a day, seven days a week interacting with various forms of media including everything from television, music, and movies to computers, video games, and social media. And, when considering the fact that kids use more than one of these forms of media at a time, the study found that many kids are logging nearly 11 hours of media each day....

“I started teaching fitness as a side hustle, really never anticipating it would be anything more than that,” Roup shares. She spent her life as a dancer and studied at NYU’s prestigious Tisch Dance Program. After graduation, she focused on auditioning and dancing professionally. She took a job as a fitness instructor to make ends meet in an expensive city like New York. Within a couple of weeks, Roup says she fell in love with teaching....

Kid sleep issues are frustrating and may tempt parents into trying melatonin for kids. But the American Academy of Pediatrics wants you to know that melatonin is not a long-term solution for sleep issues Too much melatonin can be a very bad thing. Melatonin overdoses in kids and adults have been on the rise, leading to emergency room visits, and in rare cases, death. We detail what parents need to know about this sleep aid....

Create rainbow crayons by melting together crayons of different colors. 15 to 30 minutes Materials Muffin tinOld broken crayonsMuffin paper liners Directions Extensions Make batches with just light or dark colors.Make custom crayons with just your favorite colors.Make batches with similar colors like pinks and reds.

During a typical pregnancy, the head of the fetus grows as the brain grows. In microcephaly, often times the brain has not grown and developed properly, so the head has not grown accordingly, either. Symptoms Although symptoms of microcephaly can vary, there are symptoms that are more common than others, including: Very small-looking head High-pitched cry Feeding issues Seizures Developmental delays Intellectual disabilities Spasticity of the arms and legs Vision problems Movement and balance issues Hearing loss...

Miscarriage is one of the hardest experiences a person can go through. It takes a toll on both physical and mental health. According to the Miscarriage Association, pregnancy loss can cause mental health struggles. It’s important to find ways to comfort yourself in order to find hope after miscarriages, stillbirths, and child loss. Fortunately, words and inspirational quotes can help comfort you or a loved one. Here is a list of miscarriage quotes that are real and relatable, to let you know that you are not alone in your grief…....

A difficult embryo transfer has been associated with lower pregnancy success rates. A mock embryo transfer—which gives your doctor the opportunity to perfect the technique needed to do your actual transfer—may increase your chances of getting pregnant. The super-short run down of IVF treatment goes like this: The “mock” embryo transfer is a trial run of the actual embryo transfer. It allows the doctor to determine the best “route” to the ideal embryo landing place in your uterus, to measure the length from cervix to that ideal place, and ensure that there are no unexpected road bumps along the way (like an undetected fibroid, scar tissue on the cervix, or other problem that may make transfer difficult)....

A study published in Nature Communications is the first to show that an environmental factor can change a baby’s DNA long-term during the first few days of development. Conducted for two years across 34 villages of The Gambia in Western Africa, the results show a child’s genes could be differently interpreted based on the mother’s diet. Why The Gambia? In the study, women’s diets in rural areas of The Gambia were analyzed, where residents underwent significant changes in their servings throughout the year as the area went through dry and rainy seasons....

Emotional upset. The teen who has experienced a death in the family or whose parents are going through a divorce is very likely to go through a period of underachievement. Mild learning disabilities or an unrecognized physical problem such as a vision or hearing difficulty. Overly high parental expectations. Dad may be a neurosurgeon, but Johnny may want to play in a rock band right now, and if the academic pressure is too strong, Johnny may rebel....

“RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a respiratory illness that causes a common cold in most people but can cause more significant breathing problems in infants and young children,” explains Jonathan Miller, MD, chief of primary care for Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley. “In children and adults, the virus causes common cold symptoms, such as a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, mild headache, cough, fever, not eating or drinking well, and a general ill feeling....