When they are captivated by the sight of ants marching along a sidewalk crack, they're gathering information through observation, another critical step for scientists.
Few tasks cause as much concern for parents of young children than choosing quality day care.
Entrusting your children's care to a child-care worker means trusting that he or she will be concerned with comfort, happiness, early education and health of your children. Bloomington Hospital is starting new classes on childbirth and parenting as part of an effort to increase its community health education offerings. Unfortunately, kids don't come with a manual at birth, and advanced degrees in helping your kids make it successfully to adulthood don't exist. Children's fevers often cause parents to sweat as well, sending them running to emergency rooms. But most fevers are caused by viral infections and thus can't be cured.