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Does Rote Learning Work? While this rote learning strategy works for some students, in the past decade or so research indicates that this is not the most effective way to teach multiplication. One research study referred to these different ways of learning math as practically-based explanations and mathematically-based explanations (Levenson, 2009). Practically-based explanations are the ways students find to relate mathematical concepts to their real-life experience. A number of these explanations are practical strategies that can also be formally taught....

Research shows that 88% of people used coupons for shopping in 2020. While parents are often the ones who look for bargains, children can also get involved in the process of helping to save money. Not only can it help grownups with bargain-hunting, but kids can gain valuable skills in the process. “Children can learn life skills such as budgeting, organization, [and] success from seeing the benefits of their ability to coupon....

How to Make Soap Flakes With Your Kids You can very easily make your own soap flakes. Here’s what you need: Bar soap of your choiceCheese graterA bowl to catch shavings All you have to do is grate the soap. Lay the soap flat on its widest side and grate using the side with the thin, slit openings. You will produce more soap flakes more efficiently than you would by using the side with small holes....

Overview When children test limits or assert themselves, they are trying to be more independent. And while budding independence is healthy, an ongoing pattern of defiance is not. Whether your children say, “You can’t make me!” when you tell them to pick up their toys, or they pretend they cannot hear you when you tell them it is time to come inside, taking appropriate action will motivate them to start listening better....

Maybe your son is obsessed with his weight and runs to the bathroom immediately after dinner. Or your daughter is afraid of gaining weight and refuses to eat certain foods. Regardless of what you are seeing at home, having a conversation is an important first step. But this is not a conversation that you should jump into without some thought and planning. An eating disorder is a serious illness and the way that we talk about it matters....

“My red paint turned brown!” exclaimed Annie, disappointed. “Why do you think it did?” I asked her. She thought for a while and then realized that the black paint underneath was not dry. “Annie, you need to look at your painting at an angle. When it shines, it means it’s not dry. You must wait. You can bend your head to the side and look. You will see that it always shines when it’s not dry....

Questions to ask yourselfWho would you like to have with you during the labor and birth?Do you want an active labor?What pain relief do you want?If you have an assisted birth, would you prefer vacuum or forceps?Do you want your partner to be present if you have a cesarean?Do you want the third stage of labor to be managed naturally or assisted with drugs?How do you want to feed your baby?...

Between January 2019 and December 2020, 254 incidents—including 21 deaths—occurred as a direct result of infant sleep products. Up until now, the safety of many infant sleep products was determined only by the manufacturer. Now, in a new move, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has set stringent federal safety standards for infant sleep products that manufacturers must meet by mid-2022. Applicable products manufactured in the United States, or imported for sale in the United States, from June 23, 2022, must comply with the rule....

The consequences of childhood insomnia can be far-reaching. A recent study abstracted in the journal Sleep found that persistent insomnia symptoms (defined as “moderate-to-severe difficulties initiating or maintaining sleep”) are strong determinants of mood disorders later in life. “Although we know that children and adolescents with insomnia symptoms are more likely to have a history of mood and anxiety disorders, we lack data on how these insomnia symptoms evolve as the child grows into adolescence and enters young adulthood,” says lead author Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, PhD, associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral health at Penn State College of Medicine....

Keep in mind that when you begin introducing solids to your baby’s diet, solid foods are not meant to replace breast milk as a nutrition or calorie source. At this stage, your baby is simply experimenting and learning about new foods. When to Introduce Solids The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breast milk as the primary source of nutrition for about the first 6 months of life. Even after solid foods are introduced, breastfeeding should continue until at least 12 months of age....

Overview Low iron may make you feel tired, have headaches, get dizzy, feel weak, or have shortness of breath. These are often things that a pregnant person may experience at some point in their pregnancy anyway, so all pregnant people have their iron levels tested regardless of symptoms. Prenatal multivitamins provide a good boost of iron, but by eating iron-rich foods, you can help further prevent or combat anemia in pregnancy and postpartum....

“Exercise is extremely beneficial in preparing the body for labor, delivery, and postpartum,” says Amanda DeGrace, a certified personal trainer and fitness instructor who specializes in pre-and postnatal wellness. In fact, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that pregnant people get 150 minutes of aerobic activity per week. However, not all workouts are safe during all nine months of pregnancy, so it’s perfectly natural to have questions about whether certain exercises—such as planks, crunches, or squats—are indeed safe to do while pregnant....

A sleep aid that works like that certainly sounds amazing, but is it safe? What Is a Sleep Aid? Toys like the Lulla Doll are supposed to work by promoting sleep in infants. For example, the Lulla Doll claims to work by imitating the closeness of a human caregiver resting next to the baby. It has the soothing sounds of real-life breathing and even a heartbeat. The breathing and heartbeat play for eight hours straight, which the makers claim is based on research that proves that having the feeling of a caregiver next to the baby (without the dangers of co-sleeping) can help the baby sleep continuously for longer periods of time....

Seven-year-old Ben S. has three heroes in life: Superman (“because he’s really strong and he can punch your head off”), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (“because he’s really great at football”), and his mom (“because she works really hard at my school”). Eleven-year-old Jacqueline L. cites her parents as her heroes, and rejects the idea that a hero must be famous or especially brave. “It’s someone who sets a good example for you, someone you can look up to,” she explains....

Childbirth Education 8 Things That Hurt Worse Than Childbirth Is This Labor? Worrying about whether or not you are in real labor is to be expected at the end of pregnancy. Many women worry that every twinge is labor. Sometimes the symptoms of late pregnancy mask the signs of labor. If you have contractions that get stronger, longer and closer together, chances are you’re in labor. Call your midwife or doctor for advice....

5-6 pairs of objects that are similar in every way except size (adult/child socks, long/short pencils, dinner/lunch plates) Directions

Pros & Cons Little Otter is a pediatric online therapy company that’s trying to help address this problem by providing accessible mental health care for children ages 0 to 14 and their families. To determine how well it is delivering these services, I signed up to test its parent coaching services. We also surveyed 105 Little Otter users, spoke with therapists that are subject matter experts, and evaluated the company against 54 other online teletherapy companies....

When you’re ready, look for a new dog. Don’t try to replace the old one—you’ll only disappoint yourself and rob both dogs of their distinction as individuals. If you focus too much on looking for identical traits in the two, you’ll be likely to miss out on the wonderful little things that make your new dog special in his own right. If you love the breed of your first dog, then by all means get another of the same breed....