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October 2005
ALL ABOUT BREASTFEEDING SERIES
Multiple Blessings
Giving birth to multiples brings multiple blessings, but most mothers worry about the ability to nurse their babies
Published Oct 2005BIRTH TO 5
GROW UP HEALTHY
With about 12 checkups needed between birth and kindergarten, you and your child’s doctor will see a lot of each other those first years of life.
Published Oct 2005BOOKS
For The Little Ones
Getting children hooked on books at a young age doesn’t take much work.
Published Oct 2005COVER STORY
TINY MIRACLES
Nurses inside UCI Medical Center’s NICU embrace the most fragile babies. Heroism and love abound
Published Oct 2005EARLY YEARS (2-6)
When death becomes real
We don’t protect our children by pretending. We protect them by giving them the tools, the truth, to understand.
Published Oct 2005EDUCATION
IS SHE AT THE RIGHT SCHOOL?
It’s not the number of grades on campus, but philosophy
Published Oct 2005FAMILY NEWS
NEWS, VOICES, TRENDS OCTOBER 2005
With the end of daylight savings time on Oct. 30, it is time to change the smoke alarm battery
Published Oct 2005FATHERHOOD
TAKING NOTES
When our son was born, five years ago this month, my wife and I began, as parents will, to note milestones in a baby book.
Published Oct 2005FEATURE STORY
FILMS & DVDS
Cinderella song
“Cinderella,” the movie that gave wicked stepmothers and stepsisters a bad name, gets the special edition treatment thanks to Disney
Published Oct 2005FIRST YEARS (0-2)
IS IT BLUE OR PINK?
When they first arrive on the scene, babies require round-the-clock TLC. They mercilessly disregard our schedules, our need for sleep...
Published Oct 2005HEALTH: IN SHAPE
CUT FAT EARLY
More and more parents actively seek nutritional help for their very young children at a time when more and more preschoolers some 10% are obese.
Published Oct 2005KID HEALTH
SECONDARY INFECTIONS
It is now October and school is in full swing. Runny noses abound, coughs are recurrent and green nasal discharge is the rule.
Published Oct 2005MIDDLE YEARS (7-12)
DRIP DRY
Have all those years of nighttime routines been erased from her memory? Is she going to wear that pair of jeans until they get so dirty they can stand up on their own?
Published Oct 2005MOTHER KNOWS BEST
RE-ENLIST
My husband and I made it. Last month we reached that silver marriage marker and we celebrated by renewing our vows.
Published Oct 2005SANDWICH GENERATION
CHALLENGES OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Awilda Guadalupe first noticed changes in her mother when she used to visit her back home in Puerto Rico and talk with her on the phone.
Published Oct 2005SINGLE PARENTHOOD
LOVE SHOULDN’T HURT
Domestic violence hits home for one out of four women
Published Oct 2005TEEN YEARS (13-18)
TRAVEL
Hello, Nova Scotia
You sure came a long way for a boat trip,” snickered Harry of Long Island, a tablemate at breakfast on the second morning of my family’s recent five-day cruise...
Published Oct 2005WOMEN'S HEALTH
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