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“The pressure to have kids comes from a lot of places,” says Jordan Davidson, editorial director of Health and author of “So When Are You Having Kids?” Davidson adds that our society is considered “pronatalist,” meaning it places a high value on having children. “People feel they can’t opt out of having kids because it would mean going against societal norms.” If you have found yourself navigating this landscape, you might want to ask yourself some tough questions in order to reach the decision that’s right for you....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that there have been steady increases in births to women ages 30 to 34 and 35 to 39. But birthrates have declined by an average of 4% per year since 2007 for women under 30. If you’re considering having a baby, here’s what you need to know about getting pregnant after 30, including fertility, conception, pregnancy, labor, and birth. Fertility Challenges The longer you wait to try to have a baby, the more challenging it may be to get pregnant....

If your first-grader is struggling with math, take steps now to help them feel more confident and strengthen their math skills so that they can have a strong foundation from which to move forward. Ways to Strengthen Their Math Skills Here are some things to try: Understand Math Milestones By age 6, many children can do basic addition and subtraction of numbers in their heads with answers up to 10....

What’s more, the targets of gossip can change at a moment’s notice. One day kids are talking about who did what with whom and then the next moment, it is your child that is being targeted. As a result, you need to be prepared on how to handle these situations. So, how should your child deal with rumors and gossip in a way that won’t make the situation worse? While every incident is different, here are few ideas on how you can help your child cope with gossip and rumors....

If you love your baby’s little hands and feet, make it a priority to capture their handprints and footprints as newborns in keepsakes like prints for their walls or baby scrapbooks with their birth details. But for the holidays, if you have a baby at home, you can also turn your baby’s cute handprint into a keepsake ornament that will hang on your tree or decorate your home year after year....

So if you’re a work-at-home parent with a toddler or two-year-old, recognize that you’ll likely need some child care. How much and what kind will depend on your job and your child’s activity level. That said, many parents of toddlers can be productive with children nearby. You just have to accept that you can only work in short bursts—a bit like a toddler. How to Work From Home With a Toddler in Tow Helping kids learn to entertain themselves with independent play activities benefits both parents and children....

Breastfeeding provides you and your baby with many health benefits. It also costs less money than other feeding methods in addition to the health benefits. You can purchase fancy pillows to do the same job, but most moms find that anything that lifts their arms, saves on ​the strain. This makes the pillows made for nursing a luxury for most mothers. Older babies are more likely to move around while nursing....

When the bullying is physical, most parents do not hesitate to report incidents. But, when the bullying is emotional or verbal, parents are not sure what to do. They fear to make things worse for their child. While this concern is valid, it is never a good idea to ignore bullying. Here are ten ideas for addressing bullying teachers. Document All Bullying Incidents Record everything that happens including dates, times, witnesses, actions, and consequences....

Consider exfoliating a preventative measure. Getting rid of the dead skin cells on the surface can help keep skin smoother, fresher-looking, and even clearer by way of dislodging pore congestion. And there are easy ways to do it. Your body’s largest organ actually resurfaces itself, cyclically releasing flaky upper cells and producing new skin cells that come to the surface approximately every month or so. Why help it along? Because the process can slow with age....

For example, Clomid treatment with a gynecologist often looks different from treatment by a fertility specialist. Sometimes Clomid is combined with IUI (intrauterine insemination) treatment. More frequently, it is prescribed to be timed with intercourse at home. This day-by-day guide to treatment will give you a general idea of what your cycle may look like when you take Clomid. As always, follow your healthcare provider’s instructions, and do not be shy about asking questions before, during, or after treatment....

Like other burns, sunburns can cause first-degree burns, which are the most common type, but more severe sunburns can lead to second-degree burns, and more rarely, third-degree burns. Parents should be aware that both UVB and UVA rays can damage their kids’ skin. While UVB rays typically burn the skin, UVA rays may be more important in aging the skin. The radiation from UVA rays is more constant and penetrates deeper into the skin (the dermis)....

These tests include the Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence (CTONI), Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test-Second Edition (UNIT2), Raven’s Progressive Matrices (RPM), and the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, Fourth Edition (TONI-4) 2010, and earlier versions of TONI. Why Nonverbal Intelligence Tests Are Needed Nonverbal assessments attempt to remove language barriers in the estimation of a student’s intellectual aptitude. This is especially helpful in assessing students without speech or who have limited language ability, those with deafness or who are hard of hearing, and those with English language limitations....

Better your understanding of internalizing behaviors and their potential negative consequences for this review. Defining Internalizing Behaviors Internalizing behaviors are actions that direct problematic energy toward the self. In other words, a person who shows internalizing behaviors does things that harm himself as opposed to lashing out at others (which are known as externalizing behaviors). Internalizing behaviors may lead a child to develop serious health problems, such as drug addiction, alcoholism, anorexia, bulimia or obesity....

While overall statistics can give you a baseline for your expectations, your personal odds for IUI success will depend on several factors, including your age, the cause of your infertility, and how long you’ve been trying to conceive. IUI With Fertility Medications The rates of IUI success tend to be higher when fertility drugs are used compared to cycles that are done without fertility drugs. This is because fertility drugs cause the ovaries to produce more follicles, which is necessary for an egg to be released....

Jordan is a biblical name and a perfect baby name option for religious people. In the Bible, John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in the Jordan River. Because of this, Christian crusaders brought back water from the river to baptize their children. The name Jordan was given to the children who were baptized with the water the crusaders brought back. After this, it became a common first name for boys across Europe....

Here’s a look at what research can tell us about the potential role low-dose aspirin may play in supporting a healthy, full-term pregnancy, as well as who might benefit from popping a little orange pill a day and who probably won’t. What Aspirin Does One effect aspirin has on the body is that it causes blood to become thinner, slowing its ability to form clots. That’s why low-dose aspirin sometimes is prescribed for people with a history of heart attack or stroke....

In France, Marie came from the Latin “stella maris,” which means “star of the sea.” However, it is also a biblical name because it is the French version of the name Mary, the holy virgin mother of Jesus. There are also five other women named Mary in the Bible too, including Mary Magdalene, one of Christ’s favored followers, which is why the name was once considered too holy to use until late in the Middle Ages....

What Parents and Their Tweens Should Know About Middle School Below are a few middle school facts you should know and prepare for now. That will make the transition between elementary school and high school go a little smoother. Popularity Matters to Tweens Parents hope their children won’t place too much importance on popularity, but a middle schooler does care about whether or not they are liked and accepted by their peers....