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Eclipse Viewing Tips To Keep You Safe
What is the eclipse? A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly in front of the sun casting the moon’s shadow on the earth. Because of the vast distances between the sun, the moon and the earth, this shadow is only about 70 miles in diameter at the earth’s surface, and travels rapidly…
How to Talk to Teens About Sex
Talking to your teen about sex can be a lot harder than talking to a younger child about the topic. He probably knows the mechanics, but you’ll have to discuss all the issues that come up around sex–peer pressure, being ready and respecting others’ decisions–at a time when talking to parents about anything personal is “uncool.” You may worry that talking to him about sex will seem as if you are giving the OK, but kids who can talk to parents about the issue are less likely to have sex early and are more likely to use safe behaviors when they do start.
How Long Does a Positive Result Last on a Home Pregnancy Test?
Not all home pregnancy tests have the same level of sensitivity to hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin), the pregnancy hormone, so some will show a positive result early in a woman’s pregnancy, and some won’t register positive until up to a week after a missed period. What the majority of tests do have in common is that positive results doesn’t always last long enough to show off to friends and relatives. That doesn’t mean you’re not pregnant, just that the type of test you took is subject to a time limit for reading the results.
4 Easy Steps to have The (Sex) Talk with your Kids
Does anyone else think kids today are growing up too fast? Its not that they are growing into responsibilities of adulthood or suddenly learning faster than the rest of us did, but the youth of America is becoming more and more mature as they become more and more overexposed. And while many of you are thinking about our culture teaching children new and exciting curse words or spreading violence, Ive noticed kids today are exposed most in matters concerning sex.
Would You Ever Steal Another Woman’s Nanny Or Is That A Major Betrayal?
I just lost my ninth nanny. I go through nannies the way some women go through men. Nine nannies in seven years seems suspect. Some wonder if were secretly beating the nannies or keeping them chained inside the playroom. Why else would we have had such a spectacular run of bad luck in keeping childcare?