Think about twin name ideas as coordinating or complementing each other, rather than matching. Excess matching can sound cheesy or become confusing when no one can tell whose name is whose. Twin names work best when some parts of the names are the same, but some parts are clearly different. More: The Top 100 Baby Names for Girls How to Come Up With Twin Names It’s cute to have names that work well together for twin girls, but you don’t want to overdo it....

You mentally go down the list of things they could have: It could be the flu, but they aren’t stuffed up. It could be strep throat, but their mouth looks okay—no white or gray patches on the tongue or throat. Next on the list is mono (or mononucleosis), a virus typically characterized by fatigue, sore throat, fever and swollen lymph nodes. Here, everything you need to know about mono, how to treat it and how to keep it from spreading....

Pump Early, Often, and Well You may not be able to breastfeed right away if your baby is born early. Premature babies can’t always nurse effectively. Moms breastfeeding a premature baby often need to pump breast milk that can be fed to their babies via a feeding tube. Breastfeeding moms can establish a plentiful milk supply using a breast pump if they pump early, often, and well. Pump early: If your baby was born early, you may feel overwhelmed by your birth experience and your baby’s condition....

via GIPHY More: What to Keep in Your Car for Max Efficiency This School Year So how do you cope? Follow these tips to help ease the process and maybe even have a little fun along the way. Getting there really is half the fun! Plan Ahead So many families are focused only on packing and the details of their trip they forget to plan for the actual car trip with kids....

But as our understanding of care and parenthood has evolved, so too have custody agreements. Society has historically devalued fathers as parents—which has impacted how custody decisions are made. Fathers pursuing custody may have to overcome popular engrained ideas that they lack parenting qualities that courts implicitly or explicitly assume the mother has. While this is an additional burden, it isn’t insurmountable. Any parent seeking custody must meet the same criteria—here’s what you need to know....

If you can get to your toddler quickly enough and offer soothing words and caresses that comfort him, he will probably drop off again in less than a minute—and not even remember it the next day. If you take more time, however, perhaps thinking that it would be best if he would fall back to sleep on his own, he will become even more terrified and most likely require 15 or 20 minutes or more of comforting....

Timing is Everything Spending time outdoors helps your body produce vitamin D, improves your mood, and allows you to breath in fresh, clean air - all of which can benefit your pregnancy. However, timing is everything when carrying a baby in the summertime. To beat the heat, you’ll want to avoid going outside during the hottest parts of the day. Plan your outings, appointments, and shopping trips during the cooler morning and evening hours, instead of midday....

They’re plastic wrestlers with tight abs and tighter fists, wearing menacing expressions, sold in sets labeled “Bashing Brawlers” and “Bone Crunchin’ Buddies.” John, age seven, and Joey, age nine, talk about their favorite wrestlers, but can’t agree on whether the fighting they see on the small screen is real.“It’s real,” Joey assures his friend.“It’s fake,” John insists.Across the strip mall in Toys ‘R’ Us, four-year-old Martin shows off the moves he learned from Stinger, his favorite TV wrestler....

Often, once parents make the decision to not circumcise their baby, they’re unaware of what to do with their child’s uncircumcised penis. They may have heard confusing, conflicting, or just plain wrong information about how to care for an uncircumcised penis. Let’s set the record straight on what’s normal, what’s a problem, and what’s an emergency. What Is an Uncircumcised Penis? At birth, a baby’s penis still has a layer of skin over the head (glans)....

From observation and written accounts by people with ASD, we can understand what some of the behaviors mean. This is helpful information for the general public so they can develop an understanding of why people with ASD might act a certain way, and understanding is a near neighbor of tolerance! It is invaluable knowledge for parents, caregivers, teachers, and other professionals who are trying to decide what therapies, treatments, and interventions could help a person with an ASD....

The dreams that we have while pregnant are often rooted in the worries and joys of pregnancy and the changing roles of our lives. Hormones play a part as well. Combine this with a bout of insomnia, and it can really wreak havoc your sleep. Nightmares and Fear Dreams Can Be Common Dreaming of harm coming to you, a member of your family, or the baby is a common theme....

Preschoolers need to practice using the small muscles in their fingers and hands. Encourage your child to do things such as brushing teeth, buttoning and zipping clothes, and using forks and spoons without help. Ask your child to help you do real jobs, such as sorting and folding laundry, sweeping the porch, and making the beds. Play with your child. Together you can thread beads on laces, do puzzles, and roll or pound homemade play dough....

One 6"x8" red construction paperOne 6"x8" white construction paperOne 1"x18" strip red construction paper Glue and scissorsOther materials you wish to decorate the valentine border

15 to 20 minutes Materials None Directions Take turns challenging each other to walk like a particular person might, such as a tightrope walker, astronaut on the moon, window washer on a high ledge, old person, baby learning to walk, circus clown, marching soldier, etc. In addition to sparking the imagination, this activity involves a great deal of controlled movement. Extensions Do the same game but move backwards.Repeat, using animal movements....

Children of immigrants and first-generation Asian Americans who grew up during this time often faced stigmas when they brought in their cultural foods. Whether they were made fun of for the look or the smell of their meals, it created a sense of anxiety whenever they opened their lunchboxes. The shaming comments at “weird” exotic foods and comments from other kids about traditional Chinese and Japanese lunches being “stinky” is such a universal experience for kids that it’s been deemed a “lunchbox moment....

In addition to your kids, regardless of their ages, let’s assume that your parents are still living, and that they’re elderly. And you’re helping to take care of them. Sound familiar? Hello! Welcome to the sandwich generation. Most of us don’t plan to become our parents’ caregivers. It begins very suddenly one night, when you get a call from your mother, telling you your dad’s had a stroke and is in the hospital....

However, while stimulant medications can help children with ADHD, but some kids experience side effects. If you’re searching for nondrug options for treating ADHD, factors like nutrition, exercise, and behavioral therapy can all be helpful tools. What is ADHD? ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a condition that affects a person’s brain function and ability to pay attention, sit still, and control impulsive behaviors. Boys are more likely than girls to have ADHD, and it is usually diagnosed in elementary school....

Meleen Chuang, MD, medical director of women’s health at the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, explains that a blighted ovum occurs when a gestational sac forms, but no embryo forms inside the sac. “This is not a viable pregnancy and can often be confused with a very early pregnancy with a fetus not yet developed, especially if the patient is uncertain of her last menstrual period,” she describes. However, the same risk factors that apply to other early pregnancy losses (EPL) also apply to blighted ova, says Dr....

The relaxin hormone also plays a significant role in the reproductive process. After ovulation, relaxin levels increase to prepare the uterus for a possible pregnancy. Your relaxin hormone levels will begin to drop if conception does not occur; but if you do conceive, relaxin hormone levels increase to help support the pregnancy. Let’s take a look at relaxin’s role before and during pregnancy, as well as how it works with other hormones in your body to help produce and sustain new life....