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Three-year-old learning milestones and classroom expectations can include things like kids playing by themselves, among others. Learn about three-year-old learning milestones and classroom expectations with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
A general rule of thumb is that you need to get your kitten spayed once it reaches four months. Find out why kittens need to get spayed at four months with help from the executive director of the Found Animals Foundation in Los Angeles in this free video clip.
Finding time to exercise is challenging enough, but keeping your 6-month old entertained while you do it is likely even more of a challenge. At six months, babies begin to be mobile, sliding and wiggling to as many places as they can. That makes it even more difficult for mothers or fathers to exercise on a treadmill or elliptical. Fortunately, with a little practice, your child can get used to your exercise routine.
Milestones for this age group indicate where he might be both physically and mentally. Remember, milestones are just guidelines and all children develop at their own pace.
The iPod Touch, a portable music player and game console manufactured by Apple, is a piece of commonly used technology. According to CNET, more than 350 million iPods have been sold, as of 2012. Adults aren't the only ones using devices like the iPod touch. Kids are using them to play games and use educational apps. Many parents are left wondering, at what age is it OK for children to use an iPod?
Toyota's short-lived Solara never lent itself to simple classification. Its recipe called for one part sports coupe and one part spacious family mover, with a dash of luxury. For 2002, Toyota updated the look and power of the Solara, which also represented their foray into the mid-size convertible market that Chrysler had cornered with its Sebring in the U.S. market. What did the Solara have to offer that the Sebring couldn't? A track record of reliability and quality in a competitively priced package.
Doing an old-time hairstyle doesn't have to take all day and all night. Do an old-time hairstyle in less than five minutes with help from a NYC born and raised hair/makeup artist in this free video clip.
Not all nursery school projects are going to be acceptable for kids of all ages. Find out about nursery school projects for 3-year-olds with help from the director of CHALK Preschool of Venice in this free video clip.
Kids' chat games for 8-year-olds is a great way to help your kids be as sociable as possible. Find out about kid's chat games for 8-year-olds with help from an experienced parent coach in this free video clip.
A 9-year-old child can actually help her mom in a number of different ways depending on the specifics of what the situation calls for. Find out about how a 9-year-old child can help her mom with help from an experienced parent coach in this free video clip.
The fashion stylings of 12-year-old girls can be summed up in two words: "color" and "texture." Get trendy fashion tips for 12-year-old girls with help from a total image stylist and beauty guru in this free video clip.
The Mayan calendar has become famous for its supposed predictions about the end of the world. Many people have jumped on the apocalyptic bandwagon in an attempt to use the calendar to gain a few minutes of fame. However, the alleged prediction has overshadowed the true relevance of the Mayan calendar, namely that it is a miracle of astronomy that measures time more accurately than the Western Gregorian calendar. Many experts have attempted to unravel and understand the workings, meaning and usefulness of the Mayan calendar. It is important to be very cautious in attempting to assess such a complex…
Crocheting a baby bootie sole requires you to take the age of the child into consideration. Find out how to crochet a baby bootie sole for a child aged six to nine months with help from a longtime and experienced crochet expert in this free video clip.
By 18 months, your baby is getting ready to leave babyhood behind and enter the exciting world of toddlerhood. This bittersweet time is filled with transitions and brings the promise of a developing personality that will keep you on your toes for years to come. Cherish the moment, for the whirlwind of the "terrible twos" is around the corner.
Every parent wants to know that their child is developing on schedule and is "normal." Chances are, your child is perfectly normal. Eighteen-month-old toddlers have 10 to 50 words in their vocabulary, with an average of 20 words at this age, according to KidsHealth. These numbers vary significantly depending on each child. Some children are focused on walking and running, so communication falls on the back burner. Others walk later but are stringing together sentences before they are 2 years old. As long as your child is learning new words, he's doing it perfectly, regardless of the rate.
There's nothing like getting a spaghetti strand of baby drool on your face when you give your toddler an airplane ride. While unpleasant, it's perfectly normal for a15-month-old toddler to drool, even if the drooling is excessive. His mouth is often sore from teething and he lets it hang open. Out pours the drool. Most of it will end up on your baby, but some will be on you, your furniture and even your friends.
A 12-month-old is no longer a baby -- she's on the brink of toddlerhood. Transitioning from mainly liquid to mainly solids is a huge step for children and parents alike. But if your child just isn't ready to make the dietary shift, you don't need to force the issue. Keep plugging away and they will eat, eventually. Little Johnny won't be in college slurping on a bottle!
Your 18-month-old doesn't have to watch hours of "Yo Gabba Gabba" to learn a thing or two, no matter what the in-laws might say. At this age, real-life interaction is much more important. Help your toddler hone her newfound independence by providing plenty of opportunities for play and adventure.
"You have to go AGAIN?" If you've ever thought this, you know what it's like raising a toddler. Just when you think you have the potty schedule figured out, your 19-month-old throws you a curve ball. It's not unusual for a toddler to change her habits at this age. Toddlers are preparing to toilet train and are testing their limits. Don't worry, unless she's uncomfortable, she should be fine.
The baby has a wet diaper. You trip over the play kitchen with her in your arms screaming away, and you bite back a curse because your toddler is following you with her hand down the back of your pants, asking a million questions. You don't want one of those questions to be, "Hey, mama, what that word mean?" You haven't showered in days. You can't even use the bathroom by yourself. Eating has become a quick bite in the dark over the sink when you can find ten seconds. Being a single parent is one of the hardest things…
Kids are germy. That's no secret. Then play with other kids and get even more germy. Even babies need all the help they can get when it comes to their immunity. As a parent, you can help keep their immune system strong by making little changes in their lives. In the long run, everyone will feel better and you might even get more sleep.
At 15 months, you are probably eager for your child to be able to communicate with you. She may point and grunt at objects when she wants something, or she may just get frustrated and yell. When she does, remember that the inability to communicate is as frustrating for her as it is for you. Remember that the average 15-month-old knows between 5 and 10 words, most of them nouns. Fortunately, by the time she turns 2, her vocabulary will be closer to 50 words and include two- and three-word phrases. Meanwhile, there are many things that you can do…
Sobs and tantrums are a hallmark of daycare drop-offs, and that's just from the parents. Handing the care of your 18-month-old over to someone else for the first time is gut-wrenching for you, even if he's perfectly happy to go. If your toddler screams and reaches for you as you leave, you might feel like the world's most neglectful parent (you're not). As long as you didn't pick his day care center out of the phone book while blindfolded, chances are good that he's totally fine, but that first day is going to be a traumatic one anyway.
Just because you've got a 16-year-old boy doesn't mean that your auto insurance will be impossibly expensive. Get cheaper auto insurance with a 16-year-old boy with help from an insurance industry professional in this free video clip.
Not all types of makeup are going to be appropriate for a thirteen-year-old. Wear makeup appropriate for a thirteen-year-old with help from a longtime artist in this free video clip.
Fatsia japonica grows energetically in USDA Hardiness Zones 8 through 10. Native to Japan and South Korea, fatsia grows into an attractive shrub or hedge with abundant glossy foliage and delicate white blossoms. Propagating fatsia is an effective and inexpensive way to create new landscape plants from existing, healthy shrubs.
When it comes to three-year-olds and negative behavior, you're going to want to keep a few very important things in mind. Learn about three-year-olds and negative behavior with help from a certified teacher and former education reporter in this free video clip.
Making a triangular fold requires you to follow a few basic, easy to manage steps. Make a triangular fold with help from an artist who teaches art to children and adults in this free video clip.
One way to get some extra use out of old shirts is to give them to your kids. Find out about re purposing adult t-shirts to fit children with help from an award winning fashion designer in this free video clip.
Creating a new look for the fireplace doesn't have to involve removing the old one. View the old fireplace as a skeleton on which to build the new fireplace. Most of the hard construction has been done and a home owner should take advantage of it. Once the old façade of the fireplace is removed, then the installation of the new fireplace can begin.
The Itea virginica is more commonly known as Virginia sweetspire. Typical varieties of this shrub grow up to 6 feet tall and wide, but the Merlot variety is more compact, reaching only half the size of other sweetspires. Like other sweetspires, the Merlot flowers with tall, drooping blooms in the spring, but this plant also puts on a show for the fall, with the foliage turning deep wine-red. Pruning the plant should be carefully timed after the plant flowers to take advantage of the greatest number of blooms.
Transaction activities can occur on a daily basis in a nursery or preschool environment as children complete one part of the program's curriculum and move to another. The goal of transition activities is to help lower childen's anxiety and reduce problem behavior on a daily basis. As 4-year-olds advance to the next grade level, transaction activities not only can curb anxiety but also provide children with a sense of accomplishment.
You must construct a lesson plan when teaching toddlers, which will serve as a map that will help you conduct lessons with specific aims. Unlike K-12, there are often no specific standards for teaching toddlers. You must teach skills that will form the foundation for later skill development, such as colors, shapes, numbers and letters. Have specific objectives and gauge whether you're meeting these objectives, making changes to the lesson plan when necessary.
Several different types of bamboo are sometimes called yellow bamboo, including yellow groove bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata), yellow stem bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Aureocaulis’) and golden bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea). Fortunately, these bamboos are all very simple to propagate using a variety of methods. Yellow bamboos reproduce readily using a layering method, where part of the plant is prepared and planted in a nearby trench while still attached to the parent. The process is very simple, requiring few tools or gardening skills.
Toddler behavior can be much like that saying about New England weather: If you don't like it, wait a minute, and it will change. With all the joy your child brings with his ever-evolving opinions, words and actions, there also comes a flip side: learning to deal with “no.” Though your toddler can bring extreme joy to you as he begins to explore and learn about the world, those same developmental milestones can easily mean deep frustration -- for both you and your child. Learning what to expect and ways to cope can help both parties.
As homeowners, we expect to see signs of wear and degradation as our homes age. However, floor tiles that buckle after years of being trouble free can indicate damage to the structural integrity of the home. Floods, earthquakes, drought and extreme changes in temperature can cause the soil around the home's foundation to shift or settle. Damage may be substantial and easily noticed at the time of the event, or it can be subtle damage that isn't apparent for years.
A basic paragraph in an essay begins with a topic sentence, contains several supporting details and finishes with a conclusion. In many cases, the concluding sentence is a short recap of the rest of the paragraph, either mentioning each major supporting detail or reminding the reader what the writer's initial point was. Whether you choose to make the summary a simple statement or a more sophisticated argument, don't just repeat what you have already said. Instead, include something in the summary that expands upon or clarifies the rest of the paragraph.
Treating dry hair on a 6-year-old girl requires a bit of patience. Whether the dry hair is caused by a shift in the weather, dry air caused by heat in the winter, too many products or an overdose of chlorine in the pool, it needs to be treated. There are a variety of ways to condition and re-moisturize a 6-year-old girl's hair and have fun at the same time.
While some citation styles require that you use footnotes or end notes when citing sources, both the Modern Language Association and American Psychological Association styles require that you include brief parenthetical citations after sentences in which you paraphrase, summarize or directly quote from a source. While the method for citing references after sentences is similar, each citation style requires you to include a certain set of information and that you arrange your citation in a specific manner.
Oleander, known scientifically as Nerium oleander, is a durable plant that can be grown as a shrub or trained to form a small tree. Oleander, which is very drought tolerant, is prized for its abundance of showy blooms that appear in terminal clusters and few care requirements. Although oleander can be propagated sexually from seed and cuttings provide a reliable means to propagate an oleander vegetatively, oleanders can also be propagated through grafting. Grafting provides a means to create unique specimens with multiple colors of flowers or take advantage of certain characteristics a different rootstock or scion offers. The grafting…
Almond growers, whether in a large-scale, commercial setting or a backyard that incorporates only a few trees, must take several factors into consideration when planning for and cultivating almond trees, including the method of propagation. Although almond trees can be grown from seed or hardwood cuttings, almonds are also readily propagated by joining scions from trees with known, desirable characteristics to rootstocks. The desired almond scion can be attached to the rootstock using techniques such as t-budding or wedge, cleft, bark or whip grafting. Whip grafting is generally the most practical type of grafting for use with young almond trees.
Founded in 1971 in Indiana, Eastern Refinishing provides services throughout the United States. The company restores old bathtubs, making them appear brand-new. Refinishing bathtubs includes damage repair, as well as surface preparation and application of a new finish. Rather than go to the expense of installing a new bathtub, refinish your current tub for less time and money. You can also change the color of your bathtub with refinishing.
Repointing and tuckpointing are used interchangeably for the repair and restoration of joints in brick and stone masonry, although the Masonry Advisory Council draws a fine distinction between the two. It says tuckpointing is to replace mortar in a masonry joint to create a flush mortar joint, while repointing is installing mortar to correct defective joints. For most homeowners, and masons, the terms mean the same thing -- fixing mortar joints, which are the weak element in brick or stone construction. Water that seeps in can weaken mortar and cause it to break or crumble.
The cables needed for your seven-year-old television depend on the type of television you have. If you have a high-definition or flat panel television, you have more options for cables that hook your television up to a cable service, a DVD player or a home theater system or other devices. On an analog television, your options are limited to a few RCA cables and possibly some composite or "S" cables.
Speech consists of both receptive and expressive language. Receptive language refers to the ability to understand what's being said, while expressive language is the child's actual speech. By working with your child, you can help develop his receptive language skills. If you have concerns about your child's language comprehension, discuss it with your doctor.
Louisville is overloaded with potential getaways. The famous Kentucky Derby is held in Louisville, as well as many independent art and music scenes, with several post-grunge groups operating in the area. The options can become overwhelming, so think carefully about the activities that you feel most passionate about, before planning your overnight getaway. Then, find the perfect hotel to unwind at.
Brick and mortar are absorbent materials. Over time, water that penetrates brick can cause damage. Brick that has absorbed water over many seasons can spall, which means that the water inside the brick freezes and thaws enough times that the brick face cracks and finally falls off. "Bad brick" is a description that masons sometimes use to describe why brick on a house is failing when no other reason is apparent.
MySpace is a social networking website that allows you to create a friend list, design a profile and keep in touch with friends and family. As MySpace has evolved it has included new features, including the ability to rank your top friends, add games and other application,s and integrate with Facebook, Twitter and AOL Instant Messenger or AIM.
Cell phones have become an ubiquitous part of American society, and young people are no exception. A 2010 Ball State University study indicated that 99.8 percent of students owned some sort of mobile phone device. Cell phone use among 18- to 22-year-olds can influence their lives in a number of ways.
New homeowners may notice a hairline crack or two, usually above a door or window, within six months to a year, after moving into their brand new house. Because the soil used to backfill around the foundation is never as compact as undisturbed soil, as it gradually settles, it puts pressure on the foundation walls, which in turn puts pressure on the home’s structural framing. As time passes, the backfilled soil stabilizes and those new-house cracks should subside. However, there are other reasons why a foundation settles, and some of them can worsen over time.
