Your wife is eighteen weeks pregnant. Inside, your baby's lungs are already beginning to form the alveoli--the tiny air sacs that will help him breathe once he leaves the womb. Until then, even though his vocal chords are developed and he goes through the motions of crying, without air there is no sound. Click here to view a picture of what the baby will look like at this … [Read more...] about Your Baby is Developing Lungs
Archives for August 2006
Do you want a doula with that?
Yeah, I know it sounds like an appetizer in a Mediterranean restaurant, but more often, pregnant women are opting for a "doula," a trained helper to be in the delivery room with them and their partner. And now is the time in the pregnancy when it would be appropriate to consider this option. A doula may be a trained health professional, but is often a woman who has had watched … [Read more...] about Do you want a doula with that?
To all dad users of Ipecac – Warning!
We still have a bottle of it in the medicine chest because I just can't get over decades of advice to keep a bottle on hand to stimulate vomiting after a child drinks something poisonous. However, there is no evidence that it helps, and the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages its use. Vomiting poison could harm a child's lungs or esophagus. Instead, save yourself the … [Read more...] about To all dad users of Ipecac – Warning!
Home influences children’s progress at school
The debate over why students from impoverished backgrounds generally show lower performance in school is an ongoing one. Now a new study highlights the influence of family on academic achievement in kids. Click here to read more. … [Read more...] about Home influences children’s progress at school
Schools to find newer ways to identify learning disability
According to US federal law, schools could only identify children as learning disabled by comparing their scores on intelligence tests with their academic achievement. This meant that many students could not avail of special education help until third or fourth grade. Now the Education Department has issued regulations to allow school districts to find alternative ways to … [Read more...] about Schools to find newer ways to identify learning disability