With the tips and examples that follow, get a better understanding of identity achievement and how you can support your children or the young people in your life as they set out on the path of this transformative process. What Psychologists Say About Identity Achievement Psychologists believe that identity achievement can only occur after a person has actively explored a wide variety of options available to him. In other words, a person must undergo an identity crisis (or identity moratorium) in order to reach identity achievement....

The very thought of a spinal tap can be scary to many people, the feeling of which may only increase when a baby is involved. But, in truth, when performed by a professional experienced in pediatrics, it is often more uncomfortable than painful. Indications Most lumbar punctures in babies are done to check for meningitis, an infection of the membranes that line the brain and spinal column (called the meninges)....

Intelligence as a General Ability According to Peter Taylor in The Birth of Project Intelligence, this general ability can be broken down into six separate abilities: Humans are, by nature, adaptable. When circumstances in their environment change, they can adapt. However, this adaptation doesn’t just mean making and wearing heavy clothing such as coats to adjust to a cold-weather environment. Although that is part of adapting, the environment, in this case, refers to more than the natural environment....

At this age, menstruation can start and stop for many reasons, one of them being the start of puberty and growth spurts. If your child is experiencing irregular periods, learn what you can do to help and when you should consult a health professional. What Is an Irregular Period? Most teens will get their first period sometime between age 10 and 15. Some teens will get their period earlier and some will get theirs later, but once they start their period it can take 2 years before they follow a regular cycle....

The HPV vaccine, marketed under the name Gardasil, has been a major breakthrough in preventing the spread of HPV and is generally recommended for people ages 9 through 26—except in pregnancy. However, the practice of advising against vaccination during pregnancy has been implemented out of an abundance of caution. Research on the safety of the Gardasil vaccine during pregnancy has been limited. While animal studies showed Gardasil did not appear to affect fetuses, no human studies had been performed—until recently....

If you are not yet ready to wean, take heart. There may be ways to delay or prevent your baby from self-weaning. Signs of Self-Weaning Some babies have what seems like a loss of interest in nursing as they get a little older. A nursing strike is when a baby stops breastfeeding out of the blue. A nursing strike is temporary and is not the same thing as weaning. Babies who stop breastfeeding before they turn 1 year old should be given infant formula or expressed breastmilk until their first birthday....

How Popular Is the Name Isabel? Isabel is a beautiful name that is common enough to be easily recognized, but without being so popular that your child will have a lot of friends with the same name. It saw its most popular streak in the United States in the 2000s, when the name broke the top 100 most popular name list for the first time since at least 1900, reaching as high as No, 83 in 2003....

People undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF) often end up with excess embryos after they have finished growing their families. It’s possible to freeze and donate these embryos so that others can bring them to term in the future and give birth. In the Ridgeway family’s case, these babies, born on October 31, had been frozen as embryos way back in 1992. Twin Babies 30 Years in the Making Phillip and Rachel Ridgeway were already the parents of four when they decided to give birth via an embryo donation....

Vania Biglefthand, a mom in rural Montana, lives a two-hour drive from the closest maternity care center in her area. “Traveling for maternity care was exhausting at times,” she says. “I had to request time off or rearrange our schedules to make it to our appointments, and since I had two older children, I had to make sure we were back in time for one of use to pick them up when school ended....

It has Biblical roots: in the Old Testament, Levi is the son of Jacob and Leah. The Levites are also one of the 12 tribes of the Israelites. In this way, Levi is a name signifying the unification or founding of something. How Popular Is the Name Levi? As of 2020, Levi was the 18th most popular boy name in America, per the Social Security Administration. It’s the most popular the name has been since 1900, when the Social Security Administration’s records began....

Many students participated in digital education in 2020, but that didn’t curb the reports of bullying. Instead, students faced taunting online. Bullying can have long-lasting effects, so it is important to teach children to respect others, as well as to help those who’ve been bullied. Here’s what parents can do. What to Do If Your Child Is Being Bullied Parents should always remain vigilant when it comes to their child’s behavior, especially as it relates to school....

As long as your child is getting enough breast milk and growing at a steady rate, uneven breasts aren’t anything to worry about. And some people naturally have uneven breasts regardless of breastfeeding. But, if you’re uncomfortable or it bothers you, there are some things you can do to try to get your breasts back to a similar size. Why Breasts Become Lopsided If one breast gets more stimulation (from a baby nursing or from a breast pump), it will produce more milk and grow larger than the other one....

Can You Mix Breast Milk and Formula in Your Baby’s Diet? Babies can be breastfed, formula fed, or combination fed, meaning that they can eat some formula and some breast milk. Both breast milk and formula meet a baby’s nutritional needs, and it’s fine to give some of each. There are many reasons why parents combination feed their babies. You might choose to combination feed if someone else takes care of your baby during the day while you work....

Overview If you see some red flecks or pink-tinged newborn spit up or vomit, the source of the blood is most likely to be swallowed maternal blood and is sometimes called rusty pipe syndrome. The blood came from you, either by the baby swallowing blood during the birth process or from your breasts or nipples during breastfeeding. Cracked Nipples In most cases of breastfeeding babies, that blood is coming from you and not your baby....

How Popular Is the Name Nathan? Nathan is popular in Europe, often ranking in the top 100 boys’ names in countries like France and Belgium, but it’s also quite popular here in the U.S., too. It has remained in the top 100 boys’ names since 1972, per the Social Security Administration’s rankings. In fact, the name hit No. 45 in 1975, and it never dipped below No. 50 again until just two years ago, in 2019....

Despite the prevalence of this particular pregnancy symptom, scientists never have been able to pinpoint a single cause. But new research from the Warwick Medical School and the Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick in the UK narrows the time frame for the start of pregnancy sickness to just three days, providing the opportunity to identify a biological cause. Incidentally, the term “morning sickness” to describe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is a misnomer....