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As for parenting, 16-year-olds can bring both joy and frustration to their parents and caregivers. Along with all the reasons for immense pride in how your teen is growing up and accomplishing goals, there are bound to be a few struggles along the way too. On the one hand, you might get to see your teen land the starring role in a musical, earn a spot on a sports team, get a driver’s license, or make the honor roll....

Enrichment Activities An Interview with Jeff Kinney Resources All About JournalsHere you’ll find lots of helpful information about journals — writing journals, guidelines, topics, and more.

Here’s the lowdown. Photo Credit: State Farm1. Texting while driving (ages 16+): We all know that texting while driving is illegal, but adults are just as guilty of this behavior. You see it every day and so do your teens. If you find out that your teen has been texting while driving, instead of losing your mind and coming down hard, use it as an important opportunity to help them learn....

Even your heart has to work harder. The sharpest rise in cardiac output occurs at the beginning of the first trimester and it continues to increase into the second trimester. By the end of the second trimester cardiac output may be up by 45%. Consequently, with all these changes it is only natural that your body is working harder to cool your entire system. For this reason, it can be particularly easy for a pregnant body to overheat quickly....

Why Is Disproportionality a Problem? When schools have higher numbers of certain ethnic or minority students enrolled in special education that they should have by statistical standards, it signals the possibility that some of the students may not be truly disabled and may have been incorrectly identified. There may also be under-representation of minorities in gifted education. Causes Disproportionality may be caused by: Prevent children from reaching their academic potentialFuel negative stereotypes regarding minority groupsResult in a type of racial profiling that places minority students at a disadvantage throughout their school yearResult in lowered expectations among teachers, parents, and the students themselvesPrevent schools from recognizing the need to adjust curriculum and teaching methods to reach a broad range of instructional needs of a diverse student body...

Don’t Let Your Feelings Impact Your Legal Standing It’s not fair, you say? Sorry, but the truth is that in many states courts are set up so that the circumstances leading one person to leave another have no bearing on the division of marital assets, child support, or parental time sharing. To repeat, if your spouse has left you for another love, in most cases, it will have no impact on the division of the worldly goods you have built up during your time together or on other issues in your separation and divorce....

For the best protection, you should also make sure that all caregivers and family members also receive a flu vaccine. They should be up to date on all vaccines, but especially flu and pertussis (whooping cough), as these are the vaccine-preventable diseases that adults tend to transmit to babies. Read the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the 2020-2021 flu season. Your baby can receive a flu vaccine at their well-child check-up or at a separate appointment....

The best place to start saving the earth is at your school. Schools spend billions of dollars a year on textbooks, paper, and other supplies. Here are some ways you can take a stand:

Causes of Math Disabilities As with other types of learning disabilities, dyscalculia is believed to involve the language and visual processing centers of the brain. Evidence suggests learning disabilities such as dyscalculia may be inherited or can be caused by problems with brain development. Characteristics Dyscalculia includes a wide range of difficulties with math topics, including the inability to understand the meaning of numbers and their quantities. Students with dyscalculia cannot understand the basic operations of addition and subtraction....

One individual provides eggs (or oocytes) from their ovaries, which are then combined with sperm from a donor to create embryos. The other individual has the resulting embryos transferred to their uterus. If the cycle is a success, they will become pregnant and give birth to the baby. Read on to learn more about the ins and outs of reciprocal IVF. What Is Reciprocal IVF and How Does It Work?...

A good place to write your family value statement and define your family’s rules is during a family meeting. Family meetings aren’t just for making lists. In general, they’re a great way to pay attention to the inner workings of your family unit, and to help build inner discipline, or structure, into your family life. Family meetings aren’t required for healthy families, but, especially if you have a big, busy family, they are worth considering....

What Are Fine Motor Skills? Fine motor skills refer to the coordination between your child’s small muscles, like those in their hands, wrists, and fingers in coordination with their eyes. Fine motor skills involve the small muscles of the body that enable such functions as writing, grasping small objects or toys, and fastening clothing. They also involve strength, fine motor control, and dexterity. These skills are important in most school activities as well as in life in general....

There, your windpipe divides into two tubes called the bronchial tubes, each of which leads to one of your lungs. By the time your gulp of air reaches the lungs, most dirt particles, smog, dust, and bacteria have already been swept away by the hairs in your nose, by a strong sneeze, or a sudden cough. But just in case that’s not enough, the lungs themselves have protective devices to keep poisons such as smoke, dust, and other the everyday pollutants at bay....

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There are also misconceptions about what you can and can’t eat during pregnancy. Your provider can help you sort out any myths and misunderstandings, as well as ensure that you aren’t cutting out any food that you don’t need to avoid. The list might seem long, especially if it contains more or more of your favorite foods. It will help to understand why it’s recommended that you avoid these foods while you are pregnant....

Effort: Quick and easy – no sewing required Materials: Football helmet (even a toy one will work) Football jersey (or take an oversized shirt with short or ?-length sleeves and put a number on it.) Football pants or jogging pants Football pads (or attach rolled-up towels to the insides of the shoulders of the shirt) Cleats or tennis shoes Black face makeup Wrist sweatbands Instructions: Apply black face makeup under your child’s eyes, on the cheekbones....

An ideal lunch consists of adequate servings from at least three food groups. A sandwich, fruit or vegetable, and milk is so appealing because it includes foods from four of the five possible food groups. I’m not a stickler for traditional “lunch” foods, however. Some children don’t like sandwiches. No problem. As long as youngsters eat a balanced meal and a varied diet, that’s fine by me. Try these alternatives to the standard lunch fare:...