Pacifier

as a means to help autistic students connect with other persons around them. Proloquo allows non-verbal students to select pictures, or a sequence of pictures, to create sentences to communicate wants and needs. But, I have also seen it used as a pacifier. The quote by David Warlick, that heads the beginning of this section, has caused me to see technology in a more positive light. He writes, technology “is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our…

We as human beings begin learning before we’re born. Between the very point of conception and the nine months before birth, the fetus can experience and pick up tastes from the mother through amniotic fluid. Along with what the fetus eats it can also pick up smells from the fluid it lives in. Environmental and stressors teach the fetus how to behave once born and even the sounds from the outside world form how we learn speech. Doctors and published journalists have conducted research that…

Clostridium botulinum are anaerobic microbes that are rod-shaped. These microbes are anaerobic because they live and grow in low oxygen conditions. When the bacteria has poor survival conditions it forms protective spores. The spores have a protective coat that covers the bacterium and also has protective membranes layers. Therefore, the protective membrane and the hard coating help protect the dormant of the bacterium for years. C. botulinum is responsible for a disease called botulism.…

One of the most common chief complaints that pediatric patients report in the emergency department is pain. The overall purpose of this systematic review, was to not only examine what type of nonpharmacological methods Emergency Departments’ (ED) are using to manage pain in pediatric patients, but also to examine the benefits of using these methods. After reviewing studies in the CINAHL, PubMed, and Cochrane databases, only fourteen articles met the criteria for this review. Records were…

or help find solutions to the problems that impede the proper development of teeth. Pediatric dentists can tell you “what to do” and “what not” to prevent any oral problems from arising. For instance, they can tell you about when to stop giving a pacifier to your child. Ideal way for long-lasting teeth and oral…

Whether we know it or not, our day to day lives are heavily influenced by the society we live in. Our families, friends and peers expect us to conform to certain norms, “expectations of ‘right’ behavior “(Henslin, 2011, p. 49). Not all people do conform to the norms that our society has set out for us, and at the same time people violate them without noticing. Working in the food industry, I find myself recognizing more and more of our norms that are being broken that I came to just shrug off…

that Maggie is dropped off for day care. When she first enters the daycare it seems very secure and technologically advanced. Maggie whom seems like a young child goes through a security screening as if she was in an airport. She takes her bow and pacifier out and enters the detector. Followed by going through the detector she then passes through to see if there are lice in her hair. The last test she goes through determines her intelligence. Once her intelligence is established she is placed…

Throughout the allegorical, Animal Farm, the author’s use of particular characters to represent real life political figures is admirable. A debate could be started discussing the significance of a character and their contribution to the overall essence of the novel. But due to the level of engagement of Squealer, a character analysis of this character seems most suitable. Squealer, a pig, is the underdog, the messenger, and the public relations officer. This character, as portrayed by George…

By Jonas Wilson, Ing. Med. Baby Holding Techniques: Does The Hold Work? ‘The Hold’ is a baby calming technique that is the brainchild of Dr. Robert Hamilton, who is an American pediatrician. Dr. Hamilton, whose technique may be found brilliantly explained on YouTube, was seen and liked millions of times in a very short period. This was a clear indication, that there is, without a doubt, many parents and caregivers out there, who are eager to find a means of calming their babies. With more…

An important factor when treating reactive attachment disorder is creating a relationship for the child when there has not been strong ones throughout their life, and restructuring attachment within existing relationships that are disrupted. According to Becker-Weidnman (2008), forced forms of treatment, especially with children, and those with attachment disorders are theoretically unsafe, and are not suggested (Becker-Weidman, 2008). Once the social worker is able to determine that the child…