INPUT ARTICLE: Article: After a month or so of dating, you may want to take the relationship to the next level. This can be complicated if a child is involved and you and your partner need to be able to communicate openly about where things are headed.  Define the terms of the relationship. All relationships come with a set of expectations that develop naturally over time. After a certain point, however, you should have an open discussion about what you both expect. How serious are you about one another? Can you picture a future with this person? If so, how should you proceed? If not, is it worth it to continue dating for the time being? In terms of physical intimacy, a child can complicate things. Sex may have to occur when the child is out of the house and it may not be possible for you spend the night. Your partner might not be comfortable having you stay overnight until you've been together for awhile. You want to make sure you're respectful of your partner's wishes and boundaries. If you're in a serious relationship and your partner as a child, you should have a talk about the future. You need to know where you stand in the frame of your partner's family.  Do you see yourself ultimately ending up with your partner? Do the two of you want the same things in regards to family and career? Do you share similar values about raising children? Can any big differences between the two of you be reconciled in a healthy manner? In the event you get engaged or married, how do you factor into the child's life? Would you be a step parent? Would you be granted any legal rights in regards to custody? Would the child refer to you as "Mom" or "Dad" or keep using your first name? Meet the ex. At some point, your partner's co-parent will want to meet you. He or she will be invested in what kind of person you are as you'll be spending a lot of time with his or her child. Talk to your partner about meeting his or her ex and what the expectations are for your behavior during this meeting. In the event you marry or become engaged, you'll become a step parent to the child. You need to make sure you're ready for this kind of commitment.  Remember, needs should come before wants. Once you're a step parent, you're no longer the child's friend. You need to be able to set rules and encourage the child to their chores and homework and go to bed on time.  You and your partner will need to start creating new family traditions. Once you become a step parent, there will be a whole new family unit. To help the child feel like the three of you are a family, introduce new activities like board game nights, family dinners, and special games and events around the holiday season.  Communicate openly with your partner. It's unlikely to the two of you will always be on the same page in regards to parenting. You should keep communication open throughout the course of your relationship so that any disputes can be resolved smoothly.

SUMMARY: Talk to your partner about taking the relationship forward. Have a serious discussion about the future. Consider becoming a step parent.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Children who are constipated may try to not have bowel movements if doing so causes pain. They may tighten their buttocks and contort their bodies in an effort to prevent having a bowel movement. Your child may be constipated if he or she:  Has difficulty passing stool Passes hard, dry stool with or without blood on it Passes stool less than three times per week Has pain while passing stool Is nauseous Has abdominal pain Passes small amounts of liquid or clay-like stool. You may find this also in the child’s underwear. Children in certain situations may be more likely to become constipated. These include:  Not engaging in regular physical activity Eating a low fiber diet Frequent dehydration Taking medications that increase the risk of constipation, such as some antidepressants Having a medical problem with the anus or rectum Having family members are also prone to constipation Having neurological problems, such as cerebral palsy Having emotional issues or new causes of stress Having an underactive thyroid or other metabolic problem Most of the time, constipation does not develop complications or indicate a more serious problem. Signs of complications and serious problems include:  Fever Vomiting Bloody stools A distended abdomen Weight loss Areas where the skin around the anus has ripped open A rectal prolapse, in which the intestines are coming out of the anus Frequent or painful urination, which can be a sign of a urinary tract infection. This is common in children with constipation. Poor appetite. Severe or constant abdominal pain.
Summary: Identify symptoms of constipation. Recognizing if your child is at risk of constipation. See a doctor if your child has symptoms that suggest that the condition may be more serious.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: The battery is what actually produces the electrical current and so the alligator clips provide the pathway for transporting that current to the water. You need to attach one clip to the positive terminal and one to the negative terminal.  Use a 6-volt battery but if you cannot find one, use a 9-volt battery. You can find this size of battery at pretty much any convenience store or supermarket. Make sure that the metallic part of the alligator clip is connected to the graphite of the pencil. You may have to shave down a little bit more of the wood from the pencil just to make sure that the alligator clips are completely connected to the graphite. Doing this completes the connection to the battery and allows the current to be transferred from the battery all the way through into the water. The way you cut the cardboard earlier means that it should sit nicely on top of the glass. Try to do this gently so that the pencils that are stuck through the cardboard don’t get disturbed from their position. For this experiment to work, the graphite of the pencils needs to not be touching the side of the glass so just double check that here and adjust the pencils if need be. At this point, bubbles start to rise from the submerged points of graphite. This is the hydrogen and oxygen gas being split. Hydrogen gas will be bubbling from the pencil connected to the negative terminal and oxygen will be bubbling from the pencil connected to the positive terminal.  Once you connect the alligator clips to the battery and graphite, the current begins to flow immediately. There will be more bubbles coming from the hydrogen pencil because there is twice as much hydrogen as oxygen in each water molecule.

SUMMARY:
Connect one end of each alligator clip to the terminals of the battery. Connect the other end of each alligator clip to each pencil. Place the cardboard on top of the glass so the pencils are submerged. Watch the separation of hydrogen and oxygen occur.