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Short Answer: Probably, particularly if your baby is older than six weeks which is when the frequency of bowel movements tends to change. In the early weeks, just about every feeding your baby has should produce a bowel movement. The first few days after birth (during the meconium phase), your baby may have 4-5 dark, greenish-black stools spread .... Read More
Short Answer: Head lice (while gross) are not dangerous and do not spread disease. They are itchy and uncomfortable, however, and can also be passed through person to person contact, so you want to take action to get rid of them right away. You get the dreaded call from the school...there’s a lice outbreak, and your kid has been infested. Ugh! Do.... Read More
Say the name Bill Gates and most people immediately think Microsoft, but did you know that over the past few years Bill and his wife Melinda have become major influencers in the field of education? It’s true. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pumped literally BILLIONS of dollars into research organizations and advocacy groups that suppor.... Read More
Amanda Ripley is an investigative journalist for Time, The Atlantic, Slate and other magazines. She is an author, most recently, of The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way, which became a New York Times bestseller. In her books and magazine writing, Amanda explores the gap between public policy and human behavior. How does the bra.... Read More
Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized speaker, writer, activist, and leader in the development of creativity and innovation. Robinson has given three presentations on the role of creativity in education at the prestigious TED Conference. His presentations have been viewed online over 34 million times. In fact, Robinson's 2006 TED t.... Read More