Food For Your Family

Which one of the following is caused by the chemical BPA found in plastic and aluminum cans containing food?

a. obesity in children
b. reproductive development
c. cardiovascular disease

To find the answer please read the following articles, Consuming Canned Soup and BPA In Food Packaging.

After comparing the two articles write a response in the comment box below that answers the following:

1. What is the answer to the question at the beginning of this post.
2. Where does BPA come from?
3. Name something you ate or drank today that was packaged in plastic or a can.
4. Does this research affect your own family?
5. Do you plan on doing anything to protect your child from consuming BPA?

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There is probably a lot you already know about pregnancy. Look at this list of pregnancy terms and pick out 5 words you've never heard of and 5 terms you know and understand. You can Google search the terms you're not sure about and be prepared to mention some of the terms in your next blog post.

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Stressed Out!

Have you ever stopped to think about how your reaction to stress is viewed through your child's eyes? If you are pregnant, how does your baby know when you are stress out?

Life is stressful and there is no way to avoid it! We have covered a great lesson about stress management this week. Here is the Stress Management Lesson Plan for teachers to view.

These are some of the things you learned:

• stress vocabulary
• levels of stress
• stages of coping with stressful situations
• your own stress score
• physical changes you notice from stress
• learning how to cope with daily stress

At the end of this unit your class will write the ABC's of Managing Stress. (Create your own title). We will upload your list onto The ABC's of Life website so other teen parents will be able to learn about stress.

Comment Assignment: Describe how this unit helped you and what are some coping skills you will use in your own life. 

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