HealthDay News - For parents, taking care of one child is exhausting enough. Taking care of twins literally doubles the work. So how can they make things easier? Here are a couple of things that the American Academy of Family Physicians suggest:

1. Find others who have twins as well. Talk to them and get some advice or join a group of parents for twins.
2. Read books and magazines about twins.
3. Always realize that you are just human and that sooner or later you will get tired. Grab a seat and rest.
4. Spend time alone with each twin to help each establish a unique identity.
5. Speak regularly and read to each child. This will help in preventing delay in language development which sometimes affect twins.

Teacher: Why does the statue of liberty stand in New York harbor?
Pupil: Because it can’t sit down!

A history joke
What was Camelot?
A place where people parked their camels!

A history joke
Who gave the Liberty Bell to Philadelphia?
Must have been a duck family
A duck family?
Didn’t you say there was a quack in it!

An ideal homework excuse
Teacher: Where is your homework?
Pupil: I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren’t the best teacher in the school

A math joke
Teacher: If 1+1=2 and 2+2=4, what is 4+4?
Pupil: That’s not fair! You answer the easy ones and leave us with the hard one!

*Source: http://www.ahajokes.com/ks002.html

HealthDay News - A new drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration called Xylitol may help kids in preventing cavities.

The compound drug will be able to protect your kid’s teeth by reducing the number of oral bacteria which is the leading cause of decay. The sweet orientation of the syrup will please your child and even you. The great effect of the drug may even be carried over until such time that the permanent teeth of your kid develops.

Toothe decay is a major problem among children in the United States. Dentists often suggest that it is a gateway disease that leads to decay in permamnent teeth and may cause a lot of problems as the children grow older.

Care for the teeth is needed and what better way to manifest this than the great tasting Xylitol.

Roller sports has been a hit to kids and teens. You could see them almost everywhere as they speed through the alleys with their roller skates, roller blades, bikes, skateboards and scooters. Of course, with such extreme sports, comes injuries.

In order to help prevent injuries from roller sports, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons have compiled a simple list. Here it goes:

1. Always let your child wear protective gear.
2. Let them skate in smooth and even surfaces and keep them away from traffic.
3. Do not allow first timers and young ones to skate alone. Always keep a watchful eye.
4. If they are into stunts and tricks, always keep them under close supervision and in a safe and controlled area like a skate park. There should be an easy access to medical attention if emergencies arise.

A man took his pregnant wife to the hospital to give birth. The doctor told them that they’d developed a new machine and asked if the couple would like to try it out. The machine could take some of the pain of childbirth from the mother and give it to the father to ease the mother’s burden.

Well, they thought that was a good idea, and decided to give it a try. The doctor initially set the machine on 10 percent, telling the man that even 10 percent was probably more pain than he’d ever experienced. But the husband was surprised at how little pain he was feeling, and asked the doctor to raise the level.

The doctor increased it to 20 percent, and when the man still felt fine, he raised it to 50 and finally 100 percent.

After it was all over, the man stood up, and stretched a little. Both he and his wife felt fine, and they shortly left the hospital to take the baby home.

It was then that they found the mailman dead on their doorstep.

*Source: http://www.breastfeeding.com/lighter_side/lighter_side_prego_jokes.html

A miscarriage is a very devastating scenario for a supposedly new mother. This brings a lot of stress and depression. All the more, trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage will bring a lot of emotional and physical concerns.

Here are some suggestions and facts to think about when you are trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage.

1. Wait for 6 months up to one year before trying to get pregnant again. This is to be sure that the body is ready to handle another pregnancy.
2. Around 85% of women who had a previous miscarriage go on to have a successful pregnancy after.
3. If you got pregnant again, ask the doctor to further assist you more carefully and to monitor your health and your progress.
4. Talk to your doctor about counselors or support groups if you are having a hard time with your pregnancy or new baby.

What do you think would happen if men got pregnant?

-Maternity leave would last two years….with full pay.
-There would be a cure for stretch marks.
-Natural childbirth would become obsolete.
-Morning sickness would rank as the nation’s #1 health problem.
-All methods of birth control would be 100% effective.
-Children would be kept in the hospital until toilet trained.
-Men would be eager to talk about commitment.
-They wouldn’t think twins were so cute.
-They’d stay in bed during the entire pregnancy.
-Restaurants would include ice cream and pickles as main entree’s.
-Women would rule the world.

The Internet is accessible to anyone who knows how to use the computer. Therefore, parenting could be pretty hard when your kid is computer literate. Why? Because everything is in the Internet - from knowledge to sex and violence.

This point forward, you have to keep a close eye at what your kid is looking at in the Internet. One thing that you could possibly do is to install something that would monitor the websites that your child views. There are a lot of kid friendly browsers out there that are very easy to use and cost only a minimal fee.

Remember, that minimal fee can spell the difference in the life of your child so make the right decision and guard him from the violence of the Internet.

When I was a kid, I seldom get punished. It’s not that I did not do anything wrong because believe me, I was a really mean kid back then. There was this one time when my mom got the better of me.

I was in a fight with another kid in the neighborhood and my mom shouted at me in public saying that "there will be consequences!". That got me scared. People looked at me as if they are already feeling sorry for what is going to happen to me. Over the next few years, whenever I do something inappropriate, she would say, "consequences!" in a firm way. If that didn’t get into my nerve and I continue being a pain in the neck, she has all the time in the world to think of the best punishment. Sometimes, she would even ask me what punishment I think would suit best.

Now that I got a kid of my own, I get to give the punishments but when I asked what kind of punishment he thinks is best for him, it is amazing that he could come up with pretty fair punishments. I was even thinking that my kid could possibly be a judge someday.

Once upon a time, there were 3 little pigs. The straw pig, the stick pig, and the brick pig. One day this nasty old wolf came up to the straw pig’s house and said, "I’m gonna huff and puff, and blow your house down." So he did!

The straw pig went running over to the stick pig’s house and said, "Let me in, please, the wolf just blew down my house!"
The stick pig let the straw pig in. Then the wolf showed up and said, "I’m gonna huff and puff, and blow your house down!" And he did!
So, the straw pig and the stick pig went running over to the brick pig’s house and said, "Let us in! The wolf just blew down our houses and we’re scared!"

So the brick pig let them in. The wolf caught up with them and said, "I’mgonna huff and puff, and blow your house down." While he was huffing and puffing, the straw pig and the stick pig were so scared. But the brick pig picked up the phone and called a friend. A few minutes passed and all of a sudden this big, black stretch limousine drove up. Out came two massive pigs in pinstriped suits and fedoras. These huge pigs came over to the wolf and grabbed him by the neck and proceeded to beat the crap out of him. Then they got back into their limo and drove off.
The straw pig and the stick pig were amazed. They asked the brick pig, "Who the heck were those guys?"

And the brick pig said, "Oh, those are our cousins, the Guinea Pigs."

*Source: Taz