Draw Poker is played with a standard 52-card deck and the ideal amount of players is seven. You can play with as many as eight or more, but you may find that’s just too many people for a good game. To establish who deals first, follow the same guidelines as outlined in Straight Poker. When you have a dealer, he or she deals five cards face-down to each player starting with the player to his or her left....

Despite the availability of medical care and education on important prenatal regimens, deaths during pregnancy or after childbirth are still a problem in the United States. Per every 100,000 live births in the U.S. in 2018, there were more than 17 maternal deaths—more than double the deaths of most other wealthy countries. While past research often focused on deaths caused by pregnancy-related issues, a new study looked into other rising causes of maternal mortality....

Sleepover Breakfast Ideas The ideas below will help get the ideas flowing so that your tweens end the party on a healthy and delicious note. Fruit and Yogurt Buffet Tweens love to make their own meals, and a fruit and yogurt buffet will allow your child and their friends to personalize their breakfast. Offer the children a variety of fresh fruit such as apples, oranges, grapes, pears, peaches, and bananas. They can choose their favorite fruits and mix them with yogurt for a healthy and yummy breakfast....

20 to 30 minutes Materials Food items that can be strung, like black licorice shoestring, cereal pieces with holes, Lifesaver candies, and knotted pretzels Directions Extensions Wrap the jewelry items and give them as gifts.Cover a small box with the items, using a glue of confectioners’ sugar thinned with water to make an edible house with windows and doors.Use the same glue as above to stick items to a strip of cardboard that can be held in the hand or kept in the car for a snack....

As you teach your child the rules about what is appropriate in private and in public, think about what he knows of privacy. The constantly evolving team of people around him give him an unusual experience of this issue. While you’re explaining, be sure to let him know that he has a right to his own boundaries as well. Let’s face it, you don’t need an Advocacy Principle to remind you to teach your child how to live....

Today, researchers understand a greater deal about teratogens, a term used to describe the broad range of conditions and substances that can increase the risk of prenatal problems and abnormalities. Teratogens can cause a wide range of problems from low birth-weight to brain damage to missing limbs. In order to minimize and avoid these dangers, it is essential to understand what poses a risk to the fetus and how such dangers can affect development....

And while it may seem like cord blood banking is something you can put off until delivery, this is a decision you might want to consider early on in pregnancy, especially because there is some planning that needs to take place should you decide to bank your baby’s cord blood. What Is Cord Blood? Taken from the newborn’s umbilical cord shortly after birth, cord blood is a rich source of stem cells....

Moderna’s vaccine followed Pfizer-BioNTech’s as the second vaccine available in the U.S. to fight the coronavirus pandemic. The Moderna vaccine is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to protect against COVID-19. It’s widely available, and more than 261 million doses of Moderna’s original vaccine and bivalent booster have been administered in the U.S. to date. Here’s everything your family needs to know about the Moderna vaccine....

One of the most common pregnancy test failures occurs when there is a chemical pregnancy, or biochemical pregnancy, resulting in a false positive pregnancy test. As common as they may be, the causes remain partially known, but there is medical research that can help us understand the phenomenon. What is a Chemical Pregnancy? According to the American Pregnancy Association, “a chemical pregnancy is an early miscarriage that usually happens before the pregnancy reaches five weeks....

These quizzes cannot diagnose infertility or any disease, and they should be used for educational purposes only. Always speak to your doctor if you’re concerned about your health. Infertility Symptoms For some, their only symptom of infertility is the inability to get pregnant after one year. But others experience other symptoms or risk factors before they try to get pregnant. Are You At-Risk for Infertility? What if you don’t have any symptoms but you’re not getting pregnant?...

This groundbreaking treatment could have a huge impact in the future for families who carry rare genetic diseases. Trials for In-Utero Genetic Disorder Treatments The type of treatment researchers at UCSF have focused on for the past few years is something called enzyme replacement therapy. It’s usually given after a baby is born. Researchers though questioned whether the treatment could be used before babies were born when they are still in utero....

How comfortable are you with technology? – Are you able to retain control when weird things start happening with your computer, or would you panic if your screen went blank just after you entered your credit card number and just before you clicked Submit? Would it be better for your blood pressure to stick with paper checks and the good ol’ postal service? How important is saving time to you? – Are you willing to endure some new processes and additional expenses if they will save you time?...

10 to 15 minutes Materials None Directions Extensions Change the rule to be the first one who sees an object 3 times. Make it the first one to see 3 items in a sequence, like a car, baby, and an airplane.

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5 to 10 minutes Materials Brightly colored baby sock or bootie Directions Extensions Tap the toes of the 2 feet together.Hold the foot and tickle the toes by gently nuzzling them.Add a second bright sock of a different color on the other foot.

The best way to teach character is by example. You can encourage character growth in your child by using, recognizing, requiring, and emphasizing right attitudes, words, and actions. Using the right attitudes, words, and actions is simple. You either model them, or you apologize for not modeling them. Recognizing the right attitudes, words, and actions can be a little more difficult. It means you need to always be on the lookout for good behavior from your child....

Foundation cracks can also lead to other household disasters, including wet basements, basement floods,and pest infestations. For more on dealing with these problems, turn to Bailing Things Out after a Flood, Animals in the Home, Spiders in the House, Ant Infestations in the Home, and Cockroaches in the Home. Small Crack, Big Problem? As mentioned, discovering a foundation crack or two is rarely cause for panic. There’s really not much you need to do about them on an immediate basis as long as water or pests aren’t streaming in....