It’s no surprise that kids suffer their fair share of injuries. Their bodies are still developing, which can affect their coordination. Lower extremity injuries are more common (42%) than upper extremity injuries (30%), per the CDC. “Younger and younger children are focusing on sports specialization in a single given sport, rather than cross-training, which may predispose them to more overuse injuries than we have previously seen,” says Natasha Trentacosta, MD, pediatric and adult sports medicine specialist and orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles....

At first, you may not notice your little one’s feeding cues, but as you get to know your baby in the days and weeks after she is born, you will begin to recognize the subtle little hints that will tell you when she’s hungry and ready for some breast milk. Common Signs That Your Baby Is Hungry Here are nine common signs to look for to let you know that your baby is hungry:...

You will want to do a placenta print within a few days of birth. If you are not using a completely fresh placenta, you will want to keep it refrigerated until you are ready to use it. To get started you will need the following supplies: PlacentaPaper(s)ColorWaterTowelsGloves Use Acid-Free Materials The coloring that you use for your placenta can be an ink that is acid-free. Many people do the first few prints with the blood that comes with the placenta....

But there are things you can do to soothe your child after a nightmare and possibly even prevent them. As for night terrors, they cannot be prevented, but you can help keep your child safe when they happen. Here is what you need to know about both. Distinctions Between Nightmares and Night Terrors Night terrors—sometimes called sleep terrors—are a sleep disorder while nightmares are bad dreams that can lead to distress....

It wasn’t having brilliant small business ideas at a young age that made these business owners successful, it was getting started. Starting entrepreneurship early means you’ll learn to make money as a teenager before you get to college age and adulthood. Taking on the challenge of starting your own business or being your own boss earns you some well-deserved extra money in the bank and helps build skills you’ll need as you launch your career and adult life....

Clearly, behavior differences don’t always stem from the environment. Each child is born with a unique temperament. As a parent, it’s important to tailor your discipline strategies to your child’s individual needs. Traits That Make Up Temperament A child’s personality differs from their temperament. Personality refers to attributes such as intelligence and abilities, while temperament only refers to in-born traits. Researchers have found a child’s temperament is made up of nine traits: Activity Level....

Aside from being developmentally able to put cultural and racial differences into perspective, they also can learn to appreciate traits that make others different from themselves. Here is what you need to know about teaching your kids about race and cultural diversity. Why These Conversations Are Important Children notice race from an early age. They also notice and can understand injustices among people. But research indicates that not all parents and caregivers discuss race, identity, and racism with young children....

Of course, these one-word answers are not good fodder for a healthy discussion. If this happens to you, it is time to get creative when it comes to asking your kids about their day. Doing so will help you have a more meaningful conversation and cultivate deeper connections. Here’s how you can get a better response to the age-old question “How was your day?” Ask Open-Ended Questions Aim to ask general, open-ended questions to get your child thinking and responding more freely....

The term hyperlexia was coined in 1967 and is typically characterized by four features. These include having advanced reading skills, learning to read early without being taught, having a strong preference for letters and books, and having an accompanying neurodevelopmental disorder. “When the term was first used, back in the 1960s, hyperlexia was specifically used to describe children with neurodevelopmental disabilities who also showed fairly excelled word-reading skills,” explains Laura Justice, PhD, an expert in speech and hearing science and a distinguished professor of educational psychology at The Ohio State University....

More: A Complete Guide to Potentially Dangerous Apps All Parents Should Be Aware Of My son is five. He’s a good kid, but sitting still is not a gift he’s been blessed with. An only child, he can certainly entertain himself, but after a while, he gets restless. I can often sense his restlessness coming, and that’s when I’ll ask, “Would you like my phone?” Sometimes, I’ll give him the phone before, as a way to hopefully stave off the restlessness....

It’s also very commonly used for preimplantation genetic testing, or PGT testing. In fact, most clinics require it if you are doing PGT testing. The concept behind this stipulation is that with conventional insemination, all of the sperm attempting to fertilize an egg can potentially fray the lining of the embryo and give inaccurate PGT results. Overview Pronounced ick-see IVF, ICSI stands for intracytoplasmic sperm injection. During regular IVF, many sperm are placed together with an egg, in hopes that one of the sperm will enter and fertilize the egg on its own....

Read to Your Baby Consider choosing some of your favorite children’s books and begin reading to your baby. You can do this from the very beginning of pregnancy, but it is particularly good in the second half of pregnancy. This is also a great idea for dads and others around you to join in with bonding with the baby before birth. Write Your Baby a Letter Writing your baby letters can be a great way to think about your baby and to increase prenatal bonding....

Although many pregnant women take a multivitamin that contains DHA, it may not be enough. Researchers with the University of Kansas and the University of Cincinnati noted that increasing DHA intake to a dose of 1,000 milligrams (mg) can help lower the risk of early preterm birth. From a healthier diet to taking a supplement, increasing a pregnant woman’s DHA levels can positively impact her baby. Learning the Importance of DHA Between 2016 and 2020, participants took part in the randomized, double-blind study....

What Is Intellectual Overexcitability? The intellectual overexcitability is characterized by an intense and accelerated mental activity. That does not mean, however, that it is concerned with academic achievement. Instead, it is concerned with a love of truth and a quest for understanding. Gifted children with this overexcitability may not be high achievers in school, but they are still deeply curious and interested in learning. Signs of this overexcitability are a high level of curiosity, deep concentration, the capacity for sustained intellectual effort, and a wide variety of interests....

Saying No Postponing Sexual Involvement (PSI) is an abstinence initiative that involves acting, mimicking, and role-playing. It was created in the early 1980’s by Marion Howard, a professor at Atlanta’s Emory University. Howard asked 1,000 sexually active teenage girls what they most wanted to know about sex. To her astonishment, 84 percent said they wanted to learn “how to say no without hurting the other person’s feelings.” To address those concerns, Howard designed a seventh-grade curriculum based on two basic premises: middle-schoolers are too young to have sex; the message to abstain is best delivered by kids their own age....

Benadryl Uses For years, the antihistamine Benadryl (or its generic counterpart diphenhydramine) has been used in children and adults to relieve itching and reduce swelling caused by allergies and allergic reactions. Benadryl is less popular today because there are newer, non-sedating antihistamines such as Zyrtec (Cetirizine), Claritin (Loratidine) that can effectively treat symptoms without causing drowsiness. Diphenhydramine can also be used to control abnormal movements in people with early-stage Parkinson’s and people who are experiencing movement problems that are a side effect of medication....

What my parents did not know, however, is that I did leave the tooth under my pillow. You see, I wanted to know if the Tooth Fairy was real. I knew that if she really did exist, I would wake up to a crisp dollar bill under my pillow in the tooth’s place. But, if my parents had been doing the job all this time, the tooth would still be there in the morning....

How Popular Is the Name Isabella? Isabella was moderately popular during the first half of the 20th century until its ranking plummeted in the 1940s. It was a fairly rare until 1990 when it began to be used more widely again. In 1998, it broke into the top 100 names in the U.S. In 2004, it made the top 10, and was the runner-up from 2007 to 2008 before claiming the number one spot in 2009....

How Popular is the Name Jane? Jane used to be a wildly popular name in the United States. From 1911 until 1965 it stayed on the top 100 charts of most popular names for girls. Its popularity peaked in 1946, that year, 8,971 babies were named Jane. According to 2020 data from the Social Security Administration Jane is currently the 265th most popular name for girls in the United States....

Finding Salvation in the Great Outdoors If you are staying at home with a preschooler, make it a point to get up, get dressed, and get out of the house as much as possible. Preschoolers need a lot of stimulation. If that need is not met, they may fill it themselves by destroying the house or torturing Mommy. And getting out is good for you, not just for your child. If you know all the Sesame Street songs by heart but have no idea who the president is, or isn’t, you really may want to get out a little bit more....