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MOMS'
CAFE:
A collection
of small amusements and offbeat links for those moments when
you need a break from the responsibilities of motherhood.
BAY
AREA RESOURCES:
Covering the counties
of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo,
Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Other parts of Northern California
are included in some sections.
-Adoption
resources
-Breastfeeding: La Leche League
local chapters and other Bay Area resources for the nursing mother
-Child care referral agencies
-Crisis
lines and phone advice lines for parents
-Gardening in the SF Bay
Area
-Gifted children:
summer and school-year programs and resources
-Mothers' clubs and parent support
groups
-Parent support groups: special
interests (includes single parents, stepfamilies, parents
of twins/multiples, parents with disabilities, GLBT, homeschooling,
grandparents, parents of 3 or more children, foster parents,
transracial adoption)
-Rehabilitation centers for injured
wildlife
-Special needs
PREGNANCY
-The
Pick of the Litter: Recommended new and nearly new books for
parents, reviewed by Melanie Lawrence, can help you answer questions
like: How can I have the birth experience I want? How can I find
GOOD daycare? Should I even HAVE a baby?
-His,
Hers, or Hyphenated? How Bay Area Families Solve the Surname
Dilemma.
PARENTING
-Siblings,
Rivalry and What to Do About Them, an interview with author Anthony
Wolf about his newest book
-IMMUNIZATION
and VACCINE INFORMATION: on the Internet
-INJURY:
A thumbnail guide to children's head injuries, cuts, bleeding,
and stitches
-DR. SPOCK'S last interview
-BEYOND BABY BLUES: Understanding
and Coping With Post-Partum Depression
-COPING WITH TERRORISM: Suggestions
from child development experts.
-CAR SAFETY SEATS & BOOSTER
SEATS: Help for Complying with California's 2002 law
-DON'T LAUGH AT ME - New Books
Spotlight Teasing and Social Cruelty Among Kids.
-GAY DADS: book review
-Backyard Play Structures:
What You Need to Know Before You Buy. With a sidebar, A Question of Arsenic: How
to Make Older Play Structures and Playgrounds Safer for Children.
EDUCATION
-KINDERGARTEN:
The big step
-BULLYING: What parents should
know
-IS YOUR CHILD READY FOR PRESCHOOL?,
includes
information on San Francisco Bay Area preschool fairs and guides.
-THE
MANY FACES OF PRESCHOOL: Philosophies of Early Childhood Education.
-WHY PRESCHOOL IS PRIME TIME
FOR LEARNING A LANGUAGE
- WORKING TOGETHER: IS A
CO-OP PRESCHOOLS RIGHT FOR YOU? with a sidebar, Finding
a Co-Op Preschool Near You in the San Francisco Bay Area
Do Teachers Have It Easy?,
an interview with Daniel Moulthrop, lead author of the new
book Teachers Have It Easy: The Big Sacrifices and Small Salaries
of America's Teachers.
FAMILY
FUN
-Big
League Dreams Come to Central California
-Family
Projects: The Birdhouse Network
-Hipster Parents, Cool Threads for Baby, and The Hipster Family Bookshelf
-SHARING
THE FAITH: a San Francisco dad introduces his daughter to pro
basketball.
-BAY
AREA GARDENING RESOURCES
-CHEAP
THRILLS: 4 Bay Area family adventures for $2 per person or less
-An Introduction to Chanukah traditions
(with great recipes!)
-Adopt a "Wild Child"
- endangered animal or zoo denizen - for the holidays
-Beating the Rainy Day Blues: quick
'n easy projects for stay-at-home days
-Public Library Dial-A-Story
Lines
-Family
Travel: Digging for Dinosaurs
-Family Biking on Angel Island
and a companion article, Autmn
Family Biking Destinations
-HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: Why
Families Love Women's Collegiate Basketball (and Vice Versa)
-Family
Ski Clubs: How to go skiing with the kids and without
going broke
-Pu'u
Loa, Hawaii: Where Rock Art & Motherhood Meet
-With a Baby Goat Here, and
a Baby Chick There - Vallejo's Loma Vista Farm
-The East Bay's New Play Cafés
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GUIDELINES: Information for free-lance writers, photographers,
and artists who are interested in submitting their work to Parents'
Press.
FORUM: Message boards where members of the Parents' press
community can share thoughts and suggestions. Coming soon.
BOOKSTORE: Reviews
of books we like (mostly) for both parents & children, along
with a few interviews with Bay Area writers.
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