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Small boxes (shoeboxes work well, as do some cereal boxes) 3-4 toy cars in different colors Scissors Construction paper Glue Paint (optional) Colored contact paper (optional) Directions

Partial weaning simply means that you breastfeed for some feedings and supplement with formula for others. For example, you might nurse your baby first thing in the morning, immediately after work, at bedtime, and during the night if needed. In most cases, your breasts can adjust and provide the right amount of milk at the times you need it. Many families find partial weaning helpful in situations such as these:...

5 to 10 minutes Materials The bill for dinner out at a restaurantMoney to pay it Directions The next time you are out to eat, let your child review the bill, count out the money, and pay the bill. Extensions Teach your child how to round numbers and help her determine the general amount of the bill before it comes.Let your child help you determine how much to tip.

Directions Cut the paper into a square shape six inches by six inches. If using plain paper, now is the time to apply decorations with crayons or felt pens. Draw diagonal lines, corner to corner. Trace around a penny in the center of the diagonal lines. Remove penny and then cut along the diagonals from each corner to the edge of the circle in the center. Fold (without creasing) each corner into the center and fasten together with the pin....

Don’t buy play equipment too big for your preschooler. Buy pieces that are the right size for her now and add larger pieces later, rather than buying something she’ll grow into. If your play equipment must accommodate older siblings, too, supervise the younger one carefully. Prices for backyard play sets vary, with metal generally costing less than wood. A higher price doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting safer equipment, though. Regardless of what you buy, if you install it yourself, make sure you follow the manufacturer’s directions carefully....

Greater access to edibles, and the surge in sales, comes with a price. According to a study analyzing calls to poison control centers from January 2017 through December 2019, children are at an increased risk of accidental poisoning from edibles and other products made from marijuana. About the Study The research, published in the journal Pediatrics, identified 4,172 calls to regional poison control centers about exposures to cannabis in babies and children through age 9....

Effort: Easy - no sewing required Materials: Green body suit Red hair spray Plastic ivy vines Green tights Green slipper socks White elbow-length gloves Green Rit dye Hot glue gun Green foam board Ivy stencil Velcro? with adhesive backing Green glitter Instructions: Dye the gloves. Use hot glue gun to glue the ivy around the neckline of the body suit, down the sides of the slipper socks, and down the front of the gloves....

Postpartum Supplies for Bleeding Regardless of whether you have a vaginal birth or a c-section, you will have some vaginal bleeding and discharge after birth known as lochia. This bleeding is how your body gets rid of the extra blood and tissue in your uterus. Taking care of yourself and your needs during this time period will increase your comfort level, promote healing, and prevent infection. Here are some things you need to have on hand to help you heal....

Power pumping is essentially meant to give your supply a nudge. It simulates cluster feeding, which is when your baby nurses very frequently. This cues your body to start producing more milk. Essentially, power pumping jumpstarts the milk supply chain to enable you to create a stockpile of milk for your baby. This strategy works best if you are bottle-feeding part or all of the time. If your baby is nursing frequently, it will be challenging for your body to make enough extra milk between feedings....

Learn about the unique nutritional needs of preemies and how the formula choices you make for them can give them the healthiest start possible. Although you should always be guided by a neonatologist or pediatrician, it’s important to understand why certain preemie formulas and feeding routines may be better than others—and when it may be time for a change. Preemie Formulas in the NICU For many babies born prematurely, feeding can be a challenge....

Week Number 35 Babies born at Week 35 have a 99 percent chance of survival. The lungs are fully developed and the respiratory problems that used to kill these preemies are now easily treated. Weeks Number 36 and 37 More fat layers are added to help control body temperature after birth. Week Number 38 Your baby is now “full term.” This means that if he’s born today he’ll be considered a full-grown baby....

Perhaps much of the advice will come from your mother or mother-in-law. This is a playing field where you need to know the rules if you ever hope to come out the winner. These women’s genes are floating around in your womb, so they might feel divinely entitled to tell you how to nourish and protect their progeny. (Warning: This belief grows even stronger after the birth of the baby....

However, until you reach menopause, which is characterized as 12 months without a menstrual cycle, it is still possible to conceive—and an increasing number of people are. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, there were 1,073 women aged 50 and over who gave birth in 2019, which is up from 959 births in 2018. Meanwhile, the birthrate of women aged between 40 and 44 has steadily risen since 1985....

Time-outs (separating your child from the site and circumstances of his misbehavior by putting him in a specially designated “time-out chair”) work more effectively with older children than with early toddlers. Your child probably doesn’t like to sit in one place for more than a second. This makes time-outs very hard for you to enforce. If you do try using time-outs and your child gets up from the time-out chair, gently but firmly return him to the chair—or ignore him as he tries to win your attention....

Wilted Blossom You should accept her with open arms and make sure her teachers do too. You tell her she makes you happy just the way she is. But watch out. If she has brothers, she may engage in rough-and-tumble play with them; not being as big and strong as they are, she may get hurt more quickly. Or she may best them in various kinds of physical contests, so be prepared for her brothers’ expressions of dismay....

Natural childbirth is actually something that many women are open to considering, up to 60% of women who had had a medicated birth reported, in a recent study, that they were open to the idea of natural childbirth or unmedicated birth. Yet the list of reasons why women want natural childbirth is varied. Here are some typical responses. Easier Recovery Some mothers say that medications used in labor cause them to feel worse in the postpartum period....

Children love words that rhyme. Rhyming words are important to reading because they call children’s attention to the sounds inside words. What you need: Some words that rhyme What to do: Think of words that rhyme. Say two words that rhyme, such as cat and hat. Then say, “Listen to these two words that rhyme, cat (pause) hat. Now I’m going to say other words that rhyme with cat and hat....