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Child Development
There are 133 million births every year, 247 births every minute, and four babies born every second. In their first few years of life, children experience rapid growth. Ask questions here about stages of development in children.
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What can be done about Progresive Osification Fibrodisplasy?
Progressive Osseous Heteroplasia (POH) is a rare genetic condition characterized by the abnormal formation of bone in soft tissues. Currently, there is no cure or standardized treatment; management focuses on symptom relief and addressing complications. This may include physical therapy, pain management, and surgical interventions for functional issues. Ongoing research into gene therapy and targeted treatments holds promise for future advancements in managing this condition.
What age is a child able to draw a circle?
It depends on the child. When I was 3 i drew a circle. My niece drew one when she was 4.
How do you tell your child about how babies are made?
It depends on their age. According to studies and medical information, it is always best to tell the truth. They need to trust you and rely on your information to be the truth when you answer a question they ask. Not a lot of detail is needed at first. Sometimes you can just explain that "mom's and dad's make them with love in a special way when they love each other so much they have extra love left over and use it to make someone new to love, like you." If religion is an important factor in your lives, you could add that "God helps mom's and dad's make them with love....".
If they continue to ask more questions, then, answer what they ask. Find out first what they think happens, they may have heard something from another kid and want to know if that is true. They may just want to know if it was in a cabbage patch or not. Then the answer can be much easier than that you may think they are needing at the time. Eventually you will need to be square with them and explain things biologically. But at first even that can be simplified.
See the related question below about how you make babies to help you get your facts straight and then give as much or as little detail as they need at the time. Without the truth about this subject, you leave them in an unprepared state to fumble through life and puberty on their own. That is when life-altering mistakes can be made.
For the very little ones, you can add a little fantasy but don't use this for anyone older than 6, they will know you are not telling them the truth. Having them able to trust you unconditionally is more important than your preventing them from knowing about natural processes in biology. When you talk about it, use the proper medical terms for body parts if they ask questions specific to those.
If you are uncomfortable with this, ask yourself why you are hesitant to tell the truth (are you wanting to keep them from growing up? what is your motive to avoid the truth? are you doing this for you or for them?). Remember that it is better that they understand rather than get told garbage from other kids and believe that, which is what they will do if they know what you've told them is a lie. For whatever reason you believe withholding the correct information is necessary ...it really isn't helpful in the long run to not be honest and approach it like all other life lessons and teaching you provide to them as they grow.
Avoid answers like this:
Boys
* one cup of frogs * one cup of snails * a few puppy dog tails. Stir vigorously until the mixture becomes hard and gooey and hard to handle.
Girls
* One cup of sugar * A dab of spice * Sprinkle with everything nice. Stir gently until soft and smooth, and very easily cherished.
Answering this way will not only make them not trust you when they find out the truth, but it also sends very powerful (and wrong) messages about gender. Boys aren't full of frogs and snails and if very young you could scare them with information like this, just as girls are not full of "everything nice." Stereotyping males as hard to handle, hard and gooey and needing vigorous handling, and stereotyping females as cherishable, soft and smooth and needing gentle handling is hurtful for both genders.
Another opinion:
The story of the Stork bringing the baby and the story of babies coming from the cabbage patch are American classics that have been told to fairly young children for decades and decades, and are no different from the stories told to young children of the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
As the child matures mentally, the belief in these stories fades away and by age 11 the vast majority of children no longer believe in them, but still enjoy the activities that surround these stories. These stories have not been directly proven to cause trust issues between children and parents.
Millions and millions of parents pass these stories on to their children as tradition, for fun and enjoyment and also as a way to explain certain things to a child in a manner which they can understand when they may be too young to be told about the general workings...
If you have duck feet, and want to correct it, you should make an appointment with an orthopaedic doctor. Depending on the cause, options may include braces, a certain type of shoes, or even surgery.
How can you tell if someone is a bedwetter?
They act as normal as people who don't wet the bed so you can't tell.
Your best source of help for stuttering, especially with a young child is non-profit The Stuttering Foundation of America.
Why is your 6-year-old child constantly complaining about feeling cold even in 35C heat?
He/she may not understand the meaning of "cold" and could be using the word to describe some other feeling. It might be a good idea to find out what the term means to the child and see if you can figure out what is really going on. If the child truly is feeling "cold", perhaps there is a low-grade fever. Take your child to the doctor and have a T3/T4 blood test done on him for thyroid.
Primary (baby) teeth:
A. the 2 lower central incisors +4 upper incisors
B. upper and lower first molars (bicuspids)
C. upper and lower cuspids (canine)
D. upper and lower second molars
Secondary (adult) teeth:
A. upper and lower central incisors and first molars
B. upper and lower lateral incisors
C. upper and lower molars (bicuspids)
D. upper and lower second molars
E. upper and lower third molars (about 18 years old)
Why?
The theory is that the periodontal ligament provides the main way with the shrinking and cross-linking of collagen fibers.
Can 6 year olds have counseling?
The choice is up to the legal parents but if they saw something really traumatic i would recommend counseling
Why it is important to plan to meet the care and learning need of all children?
If you look up maslow's heirarchy of needs it will be very useful.
As you need to look at the child's care and learning needs seperate.
The most common cause of seizure between tha ages of six months to six years is febrile seizure. If the child did not have fever at that time other causes have to be considered. The child needs to be examined without delay.
Why would an 8 month-old refuse to eat anything?
If you are speaking about a real child then get this child to the emergency department right away. Babies and kids and the elderly can die from this. It can be attributed to a twisted bowel, dysfunctional sphincter, gallstones, gastroenteritis, throat problems, genetic problems, mystery disease, or the child is not able to tolerate food or even to an allergy that has been undiagnosed. Eight month old children do not have the mental capacity to just refuse because they are being bad, childish or silly. So there is a real problem with the child. If the failure to eat and thrive the child will die or suffer severe problems.
What time should 11 year old girls go to bed in the summer?
11 year olds are supposed to get, around 7 to 10 hours sleep so should go to bed at around 9 to 10 o'clock.
Why are infant lung volumes relatively lower than those of adults?
If you picture it in your mind they are smaller all over than adults so all of their organs are smaller and that goes for the lung volume as well.
What good traits do your father and mother have which you see in your personality?
Good traits a child may see in their father and mother:
- Honesty
- Loyalty
- Not afraid to stand up for what is right when many others may put you down. Stick to what is right!
- Capable of saying 'I am wrong.'
- Knowledge is everything and try to learn something each day even if it is just a new word from the dictionary.
- Learn from others and their opinions.
- Agree to disagree.
- Surround yourself with family and friends.
- Know that you are not perfect (neither are your parents or friends) and will make mistakes, but it is learning from those mistakes that makes you a better person.
- Quality of time with family and friends is more precious than any gift a person can give you.
- Believing in God (or whatever faith a person wants to believe in.) Faith takes you through many difficult times and a strength you can rely on for the rest of your life and you will never feel alone.
- When dealing with angry people realize that they may have problems in their lives and a smile with a caring tone can heal many wounds.
- Always have respect for yourself and realize even though you do some people may not give you the respect you deserve.
- Realize that not everyone is going to like you and they have that right and it is not necessary to try to win them over if you know in your heart you have good qualities regarding your personality.
- Taking time out for the elderly and listening to their stories; play with children and enjoy their innocence.
- Do not look back on youth yearning when you get older, but to remember the good times that produce laughter and enjoy the fact you experienced some good things in your youth and look forward to the future as you age because old age is only a number and not a reason to give up on life.
- Having empathy for others without taking their dignity away.
- When working give it your all and do what you can do.
- Crying every so often; feeling sad or even a little depressed is normal and if one did not cry they would not know happiness; if one was not sad they would not experience happiness and being depressed a little in every day life should remind one that others are not so lucky and can be battling deep depression.
- Volunteer for those in need because it enriches the soul.
- If you are looked upon as beautiful; pretty or attractive learn not to ride through that throughout your life because beauty soon fades and all one is left with is their personality which they have enriched hopefully through their life.
- Patience is a virtue.
- With each person you come in contact with throughout your life (good or bad) they leave an imprint and you also leave an imprint on their lives. If the imprint is good learn from them; if bad this lets you know what you do not want your life to be like.
Is 28 ''A'' normal for an 11 year old?
Yes, an 11 year old is still developing and that is perfectly normal.
What could cause your 7 year old girl to gain a lot of weight and begin peeing the bed?
The return to bed wetting is called secondary nocturnal enuresis and could be caused by infection or disease... Less than 5% of all bedwetting cases are caused by infection or disease, the most common of which is a urinary tract infection.
or Stress...
death in the family, abuse, extreme bullying, moving to a new town, parent conflict or divorce, arrival of a new baby, or loss of a loved one or pet.
The importance of encouraging creativity and the scope of activities involved?
writing, drawing, panting, playing with other children, and playing with toys of any kind.
