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A taxonomy is a system that groups and orders concepts or things, such as the classifications in biology that include family, genus, and species. In 1956, Benjamin Bloom, an educational psychologist, created a taxonomy of the cognitive skills required for learning. The Six Levels of Intellectual Skills Bloom’s Taxonomy has six levels of intellectual skills, each one building on the previous level: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. This taxonomy is often represented by a pyramid divided into six sections....

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All-Purpose Bubble Solution Here’s a good all-purpose solution for most bubble tricks, experiments, and activities. Materials 7-10 parts water 1 part dish detergent Glycerine Directions Combine water, detergent, and 1-2 tablespoons of glycerine (see note above) in a bowl or plastic container. Outdoor Adventures Thick Bubble Solution This is a thick, goopy solution that forms bubbles strong enough to withstand a small puff of air. You can blow bubbles inside of bubbles with this mixture, and you don’t need a straw....

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Age group: 18-30 months Duration of activity: 10 minutes This activity is meant to help children with separation issues. You can dream up many potential variations. For example, you can be the moon and your child can be a spaceship. Or perhaps you are a gas station and your child is a car.

But things can get a little complicated if you are breastfeeding. You likely know that certain substances pass through breast milk and can affect your baby, but you might be unsure if that’s the case with weed. You might also be uncertain as to how the ingredients in weed could affect your baby if they are exposed through breastmilk. Unfortunately, if you are breastfeeding, it is advised that you abstain from smoking or ingesting weed....

“It is not recommended to donate plasma while pregnant. Most centers will not accept plasma from pregnant women due to the risks involved,” says Rachel Adams, MD, a board-certified OBGYN with Metropolitan OB-GYN in Baltimore, Maryland. “Most centers also recommend waiting at least 6 weeks after pregnancy, if not more, prior to donating plasma.” Let’s dive deeper into why plasma donation is best put on pause until after baby arrives....

What to Try First Trying non-medicinal options is a good start, like rest, ice, or heat as appropriate, but sometimes, your best bet at pain relief is from pain relievers, also called analgesics. Tylenol (acetaminophen), which is commonly used by expectant mothers, is considered to be generally safe in pregnancy for all three trimesters. There are numerous other over-the-counter medications available, but many of these, including aspirin, Advil (ibuprofen), and Aleve (naproxen), are not always safe in pregnancy because of potential complications for you and your baby....

Caring for sick children also affects parents’ mental health. A study by the Nanit Lab revealed that parents who had a sick infant in the past month were 60% more likely to report clinically depressive symptoms than those who did not have a sick child in the past month. Parents Work Impacted When Kids Are Sick We can all identify with the stress that a sick child can cause. Not only are we as parents concerned for our children, but we often have to figure out the balance between taking care of that child and our work....

In a new Anti-Child Abuse Campaign, the Child-Friendly Faith Project (CFFP) is warning parents that some schools with religious affiliation have been manipulating the legal system to prevent parents from taking legal action against them, regardless of the harm caused to their child. The schools in question have called on the Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine (EAD) to avoid taking responsibility for harm caused to children in their care. What is the EAD?...

The study found that babies born to mothers who had experienced neglect in childhood were more neurologically primed to detect threat than babies born to mothers who had little or no trauma in their lives. The Study The aforementioned study reviewed 48 Black women and their newborns as part of a larger study. Both public and private hospital participants were included to ensure socio-economic diversity was represented in the results....

Family Doctors In general, the big benefit of choosing a Family Practioner is that they are able to take care of your whole family. So if both you and your child are sick, you can go to the doctor together. This may help, for example, if your child begins having a lot of tantrums or having problems at school and he knows that you have been having health problems, then he may link the two things together....

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Overview A few cleaning supplies contain ingredients associated with an increased risk of congenital anomalies. This is especially true for heavy-duty cleaners, like oven cleaner. Most contain ingredients that researchers are concerned may affect the unborn child, but it’s not clear yet. They aren’t necessarily “unsafe,” but they haven’t been proven as 100% safe either. A study conducted by the New York State Health Department found that women who worked as janitors or cleaning ladies were, on average, more likely to have children with birth defects....

However, planning for a healthy pregnancy is another important part of expectant parenthood. Premature birth is a major health problem and the rates are increasing. Here’s some of what researchers know (and don’t know) about who is most at risk for a preterm delivery, how to diagnose preterm labor as early as possible, and how to prevent birth when labor starts early. Risk Factors for Premature Birth Some, but not all, of the risk factors for premature delivery can be reduced if not eliminated altogether....

Food labels are required on most prepared foods such as bread, cereal, canned and frozen foods, snacks, desserts, and drinks. Nutrition labeling is voluntary on fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry and fish. Nutrition labels are not required on foods that contain few significant nutrients, such as coffee and tea, or on certain ready-to-eat foods such as unpackaged deli foods, bakery items, and restaurant foods. Food labels contain up to four different types of useful nutritional information to help you make healthier choices: Below those are listed a few micronutrients, two vitamins, and two minerals, which are displayed in percentages....