Before Getting A Dog
Wednesday, September 27th, 2006Hello, friends,
A statistic tells that children are the half of 800,000 Americans bitten by dogs every year. Almost fifty percent of them require treatment in an emergency department.
This indicates that you, especially your kids, must be alert to dogs. Though this animal can be a wonderful companion in your household, it is apparently able to cause a problem. Discover below for the things you should consider before getting a dog.
Keep your house secure,
Adwina Jackson
Editor of InspiringParenting
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| EDUCATION |
Very Early Symptoms of Pregnancy - Do You Know These Very Early Pregnancy Signs?
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” Learn as much as you can about fertility, pregnancy and your health so the brand new person will have the very best beginning to life possible. ” |
by Olinda Rola
Very early symptoms of pregnancy — what are they? If asked, most women remember their very early pregnancy signs if they have been pregnant before. Some women can detect the moment they begin ovulating, while many women cannot tell when or if they have ovulated. Often, women can detect when the fertile days of their cycle have ended. Some women can detect the moment they have become pregnant. And for others, one of the more accurate inexpensive home pregnancy tests is the only reliable way to know that the very early symptoms of pregnancy you are having mean you really are pregnant.
Here are the earliest of the very early pregnancy signs:
• Missed Period - missing a menstrual period is regarded as the most obvious very early pregnancy symptom. However, many women have missed periods for other reasons and conditions. These reasons include illness, stress, hormone imbalance, adverse reactions to foods and ingestion of substances that result in some level of adverse reaction. For missing a period to be related to the very early symptoms of pregnancy, it should be confirmed by other means.
• Morning Sickness - a feeling of nausea in the mornings can be another of the very early symptoms of pregnancy. But this very early pregnancy sign needs to be experienced for several days to be considered reliable. And nausea can have other causes that are not pregnancy related.
• Tender and Enlarged Bre@sts - very early in pregnancy, the body begins making a series of changes in the normal hormone levels. However, the woman’s body is unprepared for these changes when they first occur. There are several changes that will happen in the body in reaction to new hormone levels. One of the most noticable changes occur in the shape of and feelings of tenderness in the breasts. The good news is that these feelings of tenderness go away fairly quickly as the body becomes accustomed to the new hormone chemistry.
• Frequent Trips to the Bathroom - having to urinate more often is one of the very early pregnancy signs. Many women experience more frequent urination even before a missed period. The reason, as with tender and enlarged bre@sts, is a change in hormone levels produced by the implantation of the embryo. In this case, a hormone called “human chorionic gonadotropin” (hCG) is produced, which has the side effect of causing more frequent urination. This is another of the very early symptoms of pregnancy which can be mistaken for some other condition, or as a reaction to the consumption of various foods or other substances. Pregnancy needs to be confirmed by the results of a pregnancy test.
• Fatigue - the lack of energy as one of the very early pregnancy signs is sometimes hard to distinguish from other kinds of exhaustion. Again, health professionals attribute this fatigue to the change in hormones in the body, which usually disappears as the body adjusts to the new hormone levels.
These are the most common very early pregnancy signs that most women agree on. Some women will experience only one of these signs, and some will have several or all of these very early symptoms of pregnancy. Once the very early pregnancy signs are experienced, confirm pregnancy by using one of the better home pregnancy tests (there are major differences in the reliability of the home tests for pregnancy). And the health of the baby begins with the mother’s health and habits before conception as well as during pregnancy. Becoming pregnant and enjoying a successful pregnancy is a complex but wonderful experience. Learn as much as you can about fertility, pregnancy and your health so the brand new person will have the very best beginning to life possible.
Copyright 2005 InfoSearch Publishing
Olinda Rola is President of InfoSearch Publishing and webmaster of http://www.safemenopausesolutions.com - visit the website for more information on pregnancy, ovulation and fertility, prenatal vitamins and the reliability of very early pregnancy tests.
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| PARENTING |
Dog Bites and What to Consider Before Getting a Dog
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every year, about 800,000 Americans look for medical attention for dog bites. Half of these are kids.
Among those injured, almost 50%, require treatment in an emergency department and about a dozen die. Children ages 5 to 9 years have the highest rate of dog bite-related injuries. Most of the injuries are to the head or neck region.
Having a dog in the family is a wonderful thing. It can be your companion, your best friend. But, you should beware that it can also be a problem if you’re not careful, especially if you have children in the house.
Tell the kids in the first place, if you plan to have a dog, or to introduce them to dogs, about how they should act when they are with a dog.
No matter if the dog is yours or your neighbor’s, or especially a stranger’s, it can bite. That is the point. Remember that dogs can bite if they feel threatened by new circumstances or strangers.
Before you plan to have a dog, below are some things to consider first:
1. Consult with a professional, for example a veterinarian or a responsible breeder, and get information about which suitable breeds for your household.
2. If your children are afraid of dogs, it’s best to delay getting it.
3. Always be cautious that you should never leave your children and infants alone with a dog.
4. Spend some time with a dog before you decide to buy or adopt it.
5. Get professional advice immediately if the dog shows aggressive behavior.
Save your children from dog bites!
These tips are taken from one of the posts in our blog.
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| TEENS |
5 DOs and DON’Ts if Your Teen is off to Boarding College!
1. Do not ask them if they are homesick
They do miss home and they’d rather not be reminded of that
2. Write or call (even if they don’t)
Once in a while a letter or an e-mail or a phone call does no harm, but if too many, it might annoy them
3. Ask questions (but not too many)
It’s ok if you ask them how they get along with new friends, how the studying, but don’t spoil yourself by asking them a more private questions, they’re not kids anymore, Moms, Dads…
4. Trust them
Let them learn to be responsible of themselves and your only duty now is to trust them.
5. Expect change
It’s normal. Don’t be too surprised if once they go home for holiday, you see some changes. Of course they do, they’re having a new life…
These tips are taken from one of the posts in our blog.
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| THINGS TO DO TODAY |
If you plan to have a dog, it’s best if you get a professional advice on which breeds are safe for your household.
