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What Speech-Language Pathologists DoIf you or your doctor suspect that your child has a problem, early evaluation by a speech-language pathologist is crucial. Of course, if there turns out to be no problem after all, an evaluation can ease your fears...

What Speech-Language Pathologists DoIf you or your...

The Difference between Speech and LanguageSpeech and language are often confused, but there is a distinction between the two:• Speech is the verbal expression of language and includes articulation, which is the way words are formed.• Language is much...

The Difference between Speech and LanguageSpeech a...

peers you think he"s way behind. You remember that his sister could put whole sentences together at the same age. Hoping he will catch up, you postpone seeking professional advice. Some kids are early walkers and some are early talkers, you tell your...

peers you think he"s way behind. You remember that...

The best way to prevent tantrums is to know what triggers them. Lots of kids get irritable when they're hungry or tired, but those aren't the only situations that will spark meltdowns. Psychologist Jed Baker, the author of No More Meltdowns, offers a...

The best way to prevent tantrums is to know what t...

Reducing StressHow can you help kids cope with stress? Proper rest and good nutrition can boost coping skills, as can good parenting. Make time for your kids each day. Whether they need to talk or just be in the same room with you, make yourself avai...

Reducing StressHow can you help kids cope with str...

As providers and caretakers, adults tend to view the world of children as happy and carefree. After all, kids don't have jobs to keep or bills to pay, so what could they possibly have to worry about?Plenty! Even very young children have worries and f...

As providers and caretakers, adults tend to view t...

1. Confusing those school screenings with eye exams.‘Too often, these quick screenings give parents a false sense of security. Parents think because their child's eyes have been checked in school, they don't need to see an optometrist, which isn't th...

1. Confusing those school screenings with eye exam...

it is never too early to teach children about how their hearts benefit from a good diet and lots of exercise. By reinforcing an active lifestyle and proper eating habits, you can teach children, by example, how to keep their hearts in good shape. You...

it is never too early to teach children about how ...

If your baby is overduePregnancy normally lasts about 40 weeks (that's around 280 days from the first day of your last period). Most women go into labour within a week either side of this date, but some women go overdue.If your labour doesn't start b...

If your baby is overduePregnancy normally lasts ab...

Your babyIn these last weeks, some time before birth, the baby’s head may move down into your pelvis and is said to be ‘engaged’. Sometimes the baby’s head doesn’t engage until labour has started. The amniotic fluid now turns into waste, called mecon...

Your babyIn these last weeks, some time before bir...

Your babyBy 33 weeks of pregnancy the baby’s brain and nervous system are fully developed. Your baby's bones are also starting to harden, even though the skull bones will stay soft and separated to make the journey through the birth canal (cervix and...

Your babyBy 33 weeks of pregnancy the baby’s brain...

Your babyWhen you're 30 weeks pregnant the baby’s head-to-bottom length is about 33cm. The baby is growing plumper so the skin, which was quite wrinkled before, is now smoother. The white, greasy vernix and the soft, furry lanugo (fine hair) begin to...

Your babyWhen you're 30 weeks pregnant the baby’s ...

Your babyBy the time you are 25 or 26 weeks pregnant the baby is moving about vigorously and responds to touch and sound. A very loud noise may make her or him jump and kick. Your baby is also swallowing small amounts of the amniotic fluid in which i...

Your babyBy the time you are 25 or 26 weeks pregna...

Your babyBy the time you're 17 weeks pregnant, your baby is growing quickly. The body grows bigger so that the head and body are more in proportion and the baby doesn’t look as "top heavy". The face begins to look much more human, and the hair is beg...

Your babyBy the time you're 17 weeks pregnant, you...

Your babyWhen you are around 22 weeks pregnant the baby becomes covered in a very fine, soft hair called lanugo. The purpose of this isn’t known, but it’s thought that it may be to keep the baby at the right temperature. The lanugo disappears before ...

Your babyWhen you are around 22 weeks pregnant the...

Your babyBy about 14 weeks the heartbeat is strong and can be heard using an ultrasound detector. The heartbeat is very fast; about twice as fast as a normal adult’s heartbeat. At 14 weeks, the baby is about 85mm long from head to bottom. YouIf you'v...

Your babyBy about 14 weeks the heartbeat is strong...

Your babyFrom the time you’re about eight weeks pregnant the baby is called a foetus, which means "offspring". By now the face is slowly forming. The eyes are more obvious and have some colour in them. There is a mouth and tongue. There are now the b...

Your babyFrom the time you’re about eight weeks pr...

Your babyThree weeks after the first day of your last menstrual period, your fertilised egg moves slowly along the fallopian tube towards the womb. The egg begins as one single cell. Early on this cell divides again and again. By the time the egg rea...

Your babyThree weeks after the first day of your l...

If you've tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for a year or more through regular unprotected sex, it’s time to see your GP. If you're a woman over 35, or if you think that either partner may have a fertility problem, see your GP after six months of ...

If you've tried unsuccessfully to get pregnant for...

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for less than a year, find out how to maximise your chances of getting pregnant. Eating a healthy diet, cutting down on alcohol, keeping to a healthy weight and getting exercise can all help.If you’ve been trying...

If you’ve been trying to get pregnant for less tha...

If you have fertility problems, you may be struggling with many difficult feelings. Support and counselling are available. Complex and often painful emotions are common for people with fertility problems, those who can't have children and those havin...

If you have fertility problems, you may be struggl...