You are constipated if your motions are hard and you have difficulty opening your bowels. It doesn’t really matter if you don’t open your bowels very often, as long as your motions are soft and easy to pass when you do.

I’m sure you know some of the simple things that can cause constipation—not eating enough [...]

You should learn how to do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and teach it to your older children.

If breathing has stopped, place the patient on his back. Check to see whether his heart is beating. The pulse can be felt at the wrist or at the neck, or you can place your hand over his heart and feel [...]