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Good News Items for Moms-to-Be

by Jane Wangersky December 7th, 2012| Pregnancy
Moms-to-be can always use some good news to balance all the warnings they get from the media and other well-intentioned (?) sources, so I've collected some mostly positive info items about pregnancy from all over the world. Some are recent, some hold true for every winter or year-round:

Though the

How to Fall Asleep When You Can’t

by Sam P. November 26th, 2012| Teens
We have all been in this position. Whether it's because you have an exciting day tomorrow, or just had too much caffeine before bed and can't sleep, it is insanely annoying.  There are numerous things you can do if you can't sleep.  A few things that have always helped

Winter Safety for Toddlers

by T Akery November 14th, 2012| Infants/Toddlers
With temperatures dropping and the approach of the winter season, toddlers often get restricted to playing indoors. This is also the time of year that the heat gets turned on, space heaters are pulled out, wood stoves get lit, and numerous other home hazards appear. Wintertime can turn into

Not Sleeping: From the Teen’s View

by Jacob P. November 13th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
Sleep and I are not exactly best friends. I am frequented by nights in which I have trouble falling asleep or am not tired when it's  time to go to bed.  As I write, it is 2:32 AM and I am not tired at all.  My story is a

Pregnancy and Antidepressants: One More Worry?

by Jane Wangersky November 7th, 2012| Pregnancy
"Expect to go through mood swings" and "Stay in a calm, happy mood for the good of your baby" are two of those contradictory pieces of advice that you get while you're pregnant. It seems they're saying that a pregnant woman's state of mind is both terribly important and

Pregnancy and Sleep

by Jane Wangersky October 24th, 2012| Pregnancy
Pregnant women often have trouble sleeping, especially after the first trimester. I know I got up at least once a night to go to the bathroom, and at least one time I got up to eat some ice cream because I had heartburn and we were out of Tums.

How to Take a Break, Without Actually Doing So

by Sam P. October 11th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
I love sports.  And working out.  When I joined, I was fit, but I didn't work out much. Now I do it four times a week.  I used to not understand what people meant when they said they loved working out and doing sports because of the "runner's high"

Baby Kicking? Count to 10

by Jane Wangersky October 9th, 2012| Pregnancy
About five months into my first pregnancy, as I was standing at the stove, it happened for the first time -- I felt a sudden quick burst of activity inside me, not caused by anything I was doing, voluntarily or otherwise. Right away, I knew why moms called it

Unsafe Products for Toddlers

by T Akery October 4th, 2012| Infants/Toddlers
Toddlers have a fascination with small objects. Many times, they like to put objects in their mouths. The temptation is even greater if those everyday objects look like  stuff that they can eat. Especially notorious are the products with the "candy" wrappings. So, hold off on buying these products

How to Survive High School

by Sam P. September 28th, 2012| Teen Perspective, Teens
Being a ripe high schooler glowing with freshness I may not know everything there is to know about surviving high school, but I do know quite a bit already.

First off, go to your locker between every class.  In my grade there are numerous kids who do not even use

Helping Tween Girls with Their Period

by T Akery September 27th, 2012| Tweens
This is a very sensitive topic for parents. No one wants to think that their little girl is growing up. Yet, many girls are starting their periods at about the time they become a tween. For whatever reason, their body has decided it was time. So while it isn't

Birth Plans: What, Why, and How

by Jane Wangersky September 25th, 2012| Pregnancy
A birth plan is a short document stating your preferences in choices you have during labor and just after the birth. It can be very useful to have these written down in one place, and not just for your own reference. As Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn (by Penny Simkin,
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