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When choosing shoes for your toddler, correct sizing is very important. Their growing feet need plenty of space to develop properly. “The bones in a child’s foot are not yet fully formed,” says Alissa Kuizinas, MD, a board-certified podiatrist and footwear expert specializing in holistic and functional foot health. “If a toddler is wearing a shoe size that is too small or narrow, it can lead to potential deformities of the toes and an increased risk of pes planus, or flat foot....

Why You Should Take a Family Vacation With Your Adult Kids An increasing number of families with teens, college kids, and 20-somethings continue to vacation together. These trips are “more a luxury than an obligation” to a cash-strapped young adult, says travel guru Donna Airoldi of TravelMuse.com, but there’s more at work here than finances. Young adults, especially if they are single, enjoy time with their family as a respite from their working lives and social obligations....

Positive support might even improve the outcome and reduce the length of labor. Plus, providing support can help you and your partner bond as you meet the challenges of labor together as a team. “Labor can be a very scary and overwhelming experience,” says Emily Guarnotta, PsyD, PMH-C, a licensed clinical psychologist and certified perinatal mental health provider. “It can also be very vulnerable, both physically and emotionally. Having a supportive partner during labor can help a person to feel less alone and more safe and comfortable....

You might be surprised to find out that education and brain research in recent decades has shown otherwise. One of the important factors for being able to develop this intelligence is the belief that intelligence is the result of hard work and study. Teachers call this a growth mindset. The term was coined by Stanford educational researcher Dr. Carol Dweck. Dweck compares her growth mindset to a fixed mindset. While people with a growth mindset believe that they can develop their intelligence, people with fixed mindsets believe that intelligence cannot be developed....

The key word there, though, is complex. While there are many guidelines to be aware of and preparatory steps that need to be taken, traveling on a plane with breast milk is not impossible and does not necessarily need to be stressful. Here, learn how to prepare for travel, what to do with your milk during your trip, and how to navigate the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the uncertainty of flying....

Now that social distancing is making it difficult, if not impossible, for kids to do this, parents, siblings, and other family members have become their only outlet for true face-to-face social contact. While the benefits of slowing down and spending more time with family are indisputable, our children will feel the effects of social isolation. Social Isolation and Childhood Development In general, social distancing for a few months should have minimal impact on kids....

Binet came up with the idea of mental age when he noticed that children are increasingly able to learn difficult concepts and perform difficult tasks as they get older. Most children reach the same level of complexity at about the same time, but some children are slower at reaching those levels. A 6-year-old child who can do no more than a 3-year-old has a mental age of 3. Mental Quotient vs....

Here’s why: You Isolate Yourself Stay-at-home parents easily fall into the isolation trap. It’s easier to avoid your children’s public meltdowns by simply staying home. And it’s easier to stay in your pajamas than get dressed, pack the diaper bag and leave the house to head to the playground. The at-home parenting life naturally lets you slide into isolation and that’s not good for you. That isolation, which is more of a convenience factor than you purposely hiding from civilization, leads to loneliness....

ACE-certified fitness trainer Caitlin Sacasas explains that after the first trimester, or after you begin to have a noticeable uterine growth, it’s best to avoid these core exercises. Fortunately, there are plenty of alternatives or modifications you can try instead to keep your core strong while pregnant. Benefits of Ab Work in Pregnancy Keeping your core strong throughout your pregnancy and the postpartum period has several important benefits. First and foremost, core work can help support your pelvic floor muscles, which are responsible for supporting your digestive organs and controlling your bladder....

Experts now believe that children should continue their regular diet when they have diarrhea. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that ‘most children should continue to eat a normal diet including formula or milk while they have mild diarrhea.’ The CDC recommends that ‘children receiving semisolid or solid foods should continue to receive their usual diet during episodes of diarrhea.’ Yogurt with active cultures, which contain acidophilus, may also be helpful when your child has diarrhea....

The data come from the Australia and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction Database (ANZARD) report, which is funded by the Fertility Society of Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) and contains data from the 95 IVF clinics that operate in the two countries. Preliminary data from the CDC suggests there were 330,773 ART cycles in 2019, resulting in nearly 78,000 live births. A Closer Look at the Findings The University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers found that the live birth rate per initiated IVF cycle in women using their own eggs has increased by 18% overall, with the greatest improvements seen in older age groups....

NICU Treatment Levels The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its policy on designations for neonatal care units in 2012. There are currently four categories of NICUs. Level 1 NICU: Well newborn nursery, which offers regular nursery care for healthy newbornsLevel 2 NICU: Special care nursery, which cares for premature and sick newbornsLevel 3 NICU: Neonatal intensive care unit, which cares for seriously ill newbornsLevel 4 NICU: Regional neonatal intensive care unit, which cares for the most critically ill newborns and babies...

The good news is that there are things you can do to prepare your 3- or 4-year-old for the first day of school and help them develop coping tools for when they feel anxious at drop-off time. With a few strategies, you can help make preschool something your child looks forward to each day. Preparing Your Child for Preschool For children who are prone to separation anxiety, feelings of distress when a parent isn’t near tend to surface around 8 months old and can wax and wane through age 4 or 5....

Mason was originally an English word meaning a tradesman or artisan who works in stone. It became a family name indicating someone worked in this profession and later was used as a given name. How Popular Is the Name Mason? The name Mason began rising in popularity in the 1980s, and it has been one of the top 100 boy names in the U.S. since 1997. It broke into the top 50 for the first time in 2005 and kept rising, reaching its peak at No....

What Do the Numbers Say? The World Health Organization defines maternal mortality as death “during pregnancy and childbirth and within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy.” In 2018, there were a total of 658 maternal deaths, accounting for 17.4 deaths per 100,000 live births. In 2019, the number of deaths jumped to 754, increasing the mortality rate to 20.1 deaths per 100,000 live births....

Premature Baby vs. Micro Preemie Any baby who is born before 37 weeks gestation is considered to be premature (also known as preterm). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines prematurity based on when a baby is born. Babies born before 28 weeks are considered “extremely preterm.” Those born between 28 and 32 weeks are considered “very preterm.” Babies are considered “moderate” to “late preterm” if they are born between 32 and 37 weeks....

Symptoms Not all miscarriages present the same way. Whether or not you have any symptoms generally depends on how many weeks pregnant you are and the timing of the diagnosis. Generally, the farther along in pregnancy, the more symptoms you will experience. It’s also possible that you may not have any symptoms at all. Typical miscarriage symptoms may include the following: Abdominal pain and/or cramping Back pain Fluid and/or tissue discharge from the vagina Loss of pregnancy symptoms, such as nausea and breast tenderness Vaginal bleeding (this can range from spotting to heavy bleeding)...

“RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is a respiratory illness that causes a common cold in most people but can cause more significant breathing problems in infants and young children,” explains Jonathan Miller, MD, chief of primary care for Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley. “In children and adults, the virus causes common cold symptoms, such as a stuffy or runny nose, sore throat, mild headache, cough, fever, not eating or drinking well, and a general ill feeling....