It will reduce pain, swelling and itching, as well as aid in faster healing. 1  Cut the meaty portion of an aloe vera leaf to extract the gel. If you do not have an aloe vera plant, you can use aloe vera gel readily available in most stores.  Chill the aloe vera gel in the refrigerator for 10 to 15 minutes.
Presents the multiple stressors that children of active duty military personnel, National Guard, and Reservists often experience during their parents' multiple deployments. Includes 2010 statistics on the 1.76 million children and youth in military families.
Of the 14% of Americans aged 45 and older who do not have children, 50% say that if they had to do it over again, they would have at least one child. Combined, more than nine in 10 older Americans either have children (86%) or wish they had (7%). Americans' Ideal Number of Children per Family Stable for Decades. Americans say the ideal number of children per family is 2.6, which is on par with what Gallup has found since the late 1970s.