Basic Layette and Clothing Baby clothes are cuter than ever, and you could easily blow your entire baby budget on sweet little socks and tiny rompers. Control yourself though—there are lots of other practical items you’re going to need. Here are the basics you’ll want to have on hand before you go to the hospital. A basic layette usually includes a good supply of onesies, half shirts, rompers, undershirts, pull-on pants, one-piece pajamas and gowns (easier for late-night diaper changes)....

Blood tests and ultrasounds are concrete, scientific ways to learn the sex of your baby, but there are plenty of myths and old wives’ tales that supposedly offer alternative routes. One such method is known as the Ramzi theory. But is the Ramzi theory actually a way to determine your baby’s sex as early as the first trimester? Below we help you make sense of this particular theory, including how reliable it, is and what experts have to say....

This can lead to athletes returning to play too soon or stop them from being pulled from a game in the first place. A second injury, before the initial concussion has healed, can have lasting impacts on brain development and function. What the Study Shows Published in the September issue of JAMA Opthalmology, the study has determined that adolescents with a concussion have a different pupillary light reflex (PLR) of the eye than their non-concussed peers....

Newspapers Can you create memorable sound bites worthy of a politician? Give your child examples of famous sound bites and talk about the events they help memorialize. Read newspaper headlines together, and see which of them are pithy and flashy enough to qualify as sound bites. Then see whether your child can improve upon the headlines to create unforgettable slogans or catch phrases. Alternatively, cut a dozen or so articles from an old newspaper....

Not only does your body need time to heal physically, you also need time and care to heal emotionally. Below you will find some things that may help you cope as you work through the grieving process. In the Hospital An estimated one-third of stillbirths have no known cause, occurring in otherwise normal pregnancies. You may have gone to a routine prenatal check-up only to be given devastating news, followed by an emergency trip to the hospital for a labor that you weren’t anticipating....

You’ll definitely know a tick when you see one (at least when one attaches itself to you). They are tiny and oval in shape, and they have leathery black or dark-brown skin. Unfortunately, they are not easily discernible when in their natural habitat: woods, trees, shrubs, deer, raccoons, and other forest creatures. Instead of biting, ticks burrow. They dig into your skin head first, and then hang out, contentedly sucking on your blood....

A support group can provide a place where couples can meet and speak with people who do understand. Run primarily by volunteers, RESOLVE support groups are available throughout the United States. How RESOLVE Infertility Support Groups Help Penny Joss Fletcher, a marriage and family therapist specializing in infertility and adoption counseling, understands the need for infertility support from personal experience. After experiencing an early miscarriage, Penny attended a professional education meeting on the topic of infertility patients and their emotions....

Rowan has also been thought to be inspired by the rowan tree, a small deciduous tree that fruits red berries. The name is strongly associated with the color red. If you have a little red-haired baby, then Rowan is a fitting name to give them. The use of the variation Rowena for girls most likely led to the decline of the use of the name Rowan as a girl’s name....

Talk to your kids before a family outing. Make a rule that you must always be able to see them and they must always be able to see you.. It may sound simple, but keep reminding them periodically, especially if you think they’re getting restless. Use the “two giant steps” rule – your kids can never be more than two giant steps away from you. It’s a fun and easy way for young children to remember not to wander away....

Level: Easy Time involved: Three to four hours, including drying time Materials: Paintbrushes Red, light pink, gold, and black craft paints Two 4-inch clay pots One 2-inch clay pot One 3-inch clay pot Jar of snow texture paint Glue gun 1/2-inch white pom-pom Clear acrylic finish spray

Brought to you by the American School Counselor Association These pointers will help you and your teen wade through the alphabet soup of admissions tests. The two major college admissions tests are the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) developed for the College Board by Educational Testing Service, and the American College Testing Program Assessment (ACT). Students may want to take both examinations in order to increase their flexibility in applying to college....

Illustrative Sentences Madeline is a better badminton player than me even though she learned the game only a few months ago. Between you and I, I’m not sure whether our gym teacher can tie his own shoes much less lead us in calisthenics drills. The enthusiastic participants in the state fair’s pie-eating contest, which ranged in age from seven to nearly seventy, all said that they had eaten nothing that morning....

Or maybe you start off practicing and your scores seem stuck in a rut despite your best efforts. Test after practice test your scores seem to go nowhere. Hang in there. If you’ve been practicing diligently—and applying the techniques I’ll show you—you are getting better; the improvement just hasn’t been reflected in your score—yet. After a few weeks of seemingly little progress—pow!—your score jumps 50, 100 points out of nowhere....

Back-to-school shopping is different than it was a generation ago. Purchases stretch beyond No. 2 pencils, a lunchbox, and a pair of jeans. For some students, calculators, personal digital assistants, cell phones, and backpacks on wheels are standard gear. Trendy clothing and shoes can wipe out a school-shopping budget in a single lap around the mall. American families with school-age children spend an average of $563 on back-to-school shopping, according to the National Retail Federation....

Choosing your child’s name is likely one of the biggest decisions you will ever have to make as a parent, but for those who are adopting, is changing their name your choice to make? More: 50 Unique Baby Names You’ve Never Heard Of If you are not adopting a newborn who doesn’t already have a given name by their biological parents, it may be a consideration for your family to change their name to something new....

Building a house or castle with cards is a tricky thing to do. Using old cards with slits cut into them makes building less frustrating and more fun for young children. Old playing cards Scissors Directions

15 to 20 minutes Materials SpaghettiRubbing alcoholFood coloringCardboard or paper plates Directions Extensions Draw a picture on the plate or cardboard and outline and fill in with the colored spaghetti.Make free-form designs with no pattern or picture.