For some, labels such as ADD are seen as providing a welcome clarity. Finally they can define their child’s success or failure within the accepted ranges for the disorder. If the parents understand that ADD children have short attention spans, they can accept without frustration or guilt that their ADD child won’t be able to focus as long as other children. The downside is that a parent or child may decide that the ADD diagnosis is a convenient excuse for accepting limits and then resist treatment efforts as useless....

Are you searching for cool birthday gifts for kids ages 6 through 10? These perfect gift ideas are sure to please. You’ll find toys for budding writers, scientists, artists, creative thinkers, or musicians. Six to ten-year-old children are filled with energy, creativity, and curiosity. These birthday gift ideas will inspire kids to have fun and dream big throughout these precious developmental years. More: The Ultimate List of Gift Ideas for 11-Year-Olds...

If you need to pick up a gift for a 10-year-old girl, we have some great ideas for you. Whether it’s for the holidays, a birthday, or another special occasion, these ten gifts are perfect for a 10-year-old girl. More: The Ultimate VSCO Girl Gift Guide Ballerina Music Jewelry Box Girls who love both jewelry and dance will adore this musicjewelry box. It features storage for rings, necklaces, and earrings, and a dainty dancer who turns to the song Waltz of the Flowers....

Bonding is a trust built between a needy baby and a responsive caretaker, over repetition of “crying” and “soothing” episodes. Somehow though, “bonding” became an all-encompassing term, the buzz word for the entire relationship between mother and child. We use the term to describe an ethereal connection we feel with our young, evidence of the maternal instinct at work. This little cocktail of bonding and instinct makes “the perfect mother....

Home Alone with Your Breastfed Infant Your first days and weeks at home with your new baby are a precious, yet precarious, time. You’ll probably alternate between feeling confident and overwhelmed, overjoyed and anxious, exhilarated and exhausted. Initially, learning to care for and getting to know your baby is a full-time job. Breastfeeding will consume the most hours in your day, and will be the most intimate and, if all goes well, the most satisfying aspect of new motherhood....

Of course, it’s only natural to worry about your diet now that you’re making breast milk for your child. The good news is that there are just a few things that you have to be mindful of while you’re breastfeeding. What Not to Eat or Drink Even though you can enjoy almost anything while you’re breastfeeding, there are some things you should limit. Here are the foods you should cut back on or avoid altogether until after you wean your child from the breast along with some better options to choose instead....

History Kangaroo Care was originally developed in the early 1980s by two neonatologists in Bogota, Colombia South America. Because the hospital could not afford high-tech equipment such as incubators to keep these small premature babies warm, they used what they had to keep these infants body temperatures stable, their mother. The concept of Kangaroo Care was born. Dramatic improvements were seen in these infants. Not only did they survive, but they thrived- gained weight faster, kept their temperatures stable, their heart rate and breathing were regulated, and they were discharged home from the hospital sooner....

Placental blood flow is massive and many of the changes in your circulation are designed to meet its needs. By term, a tenfold increase in placental blood supply results in a fifth of your circulation supplying the placenta with up to half a liter of blood (almost a pint) each minute.

Inspired by the popular photo-editing app VSCO, VSCO girls are pre-teen and teenage girls who keep up with trends popularized in the 1990s (ironically before many of them were born), including scrunchies, light wash denim, and oversized tee shirts. More: The Ultimate List of Christmas Gift Ideas for 13 Year Old Girls While the trend can be used as an insult and has faced controversy for using terms borrowed from women of color, drag and LGBTQ+ communities, many are still following and loving the 90s-inspired movement....

A baby is born prematurely or cannot breastfeed because of an illness or medical conditionA breastfeeding mom needs to be away from her baby for a period of timeA baby refuses to latch at the breast Some moms begin pumping for a specific reason and find that their baby prefers receiving milk in a bottle. Rather than try to retrain their baby, they decide to pump exclusively and give their baby breast milk in a cup or baby bottle....

Recommended Items for a Toddler to Bring to Daycare The list of recommended items is very likely to include the following. Diapers, Wipes, and Underwear If your child is still in diapers, you may be asked to send a case of diapers at a time. Anticipate that your toddler will require six to eight diapers per day and plan accordingly. Also, include diaper rash cream or ointment. Remember to include extra plastic pants if you are using cloth diapers....

Provided your pregnancy is normal, going to faraway places is perfectly possible. However, discomforts such as extreme heat, high altitude, and makeshift accommodations may be less tolerable, and in some cases may compromise the safety of your baby. Before you leave, try to get travel insurance. Some companies consider pregnancy a preexisting condition and won’t provide coverage for your trip. If you’re unsure about local tap water, buy bottled water (make sure the seal is unbroken) and use it when brushing your teeth as well as for drinking....

Knowing how to prevent and treat common insect bites and stings, and knowing when not to overreact, can help keep your kids safe and healthy. Symptoms of Bug Bites and Stings in Children The symptoms that can be caused by insect bites depend on the type of insect and how sensitive you are to it. Symptoms can vary from mild swelling, pain, itchiness and redness to large blisters or life-threatening anaphylactic reactions....

Most girls start the tween years as mamas’ girls. Even if a young girl regularly back-talks, drops hints about wanting to be adopted out, and seems much more amenable to taking direction from her father, her mother is likely to be featured in her essay entitled “The Person I Most Admire.” As your tween grows older, she will probably begin pulling away from physical contact, which may reflect her growing awkwardness with her rapidly developing body and her desire to have more control over physical contact, as well as to establish herself as a separate person....

Many wood siding repairs are pretty easy to do, and they should be done as soon as you spot problems. Before you do any repairs, however, it’s a good idea to figure out what caused the problem and correct it to prevent problems from continuing. Typical culprits include the following: Leaky or clogged gutters Damaged gutters and/or downspouts Downspout problems Damage along the edges of eaves and roofs Tree or shrub branches Termites or other wood-loving pests...

Information The Information subtest reflects two factors in the child’s development of language and knowledge. The richness of the child’s verbal environment during his development is reflected in the fund of knowledge. The ability to store that knowledge in long-term memory, recall it, and verbally express it is an individual ability that is measured by the Information subtest. Similarities In order to store language and information in long-term memory, humans use a process of categorization and conceptualization that develops from the concrete to the abstract....

Enjoy your food, but eat less and avoiding oversized portions.Fruits and vegetables should make up half of your daily food intake.Half of all grains consumed should be whole grains.Switch to fat free or low-fat (one percent) milk.Incorporate lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts into your daily diet Eat foods that are low in saturated fat, and avoid trans fats as much as possible.Eat a low sodium diet(no more than 2,400 milligrams a day) by choosing foods that contain less salt....