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July, August,
September 2002: Tables of Contents & Web Links
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July 2002 at
Parents' Press
 Table
of Contents and Web Links for the July 2002 print edition:
 Kindergarten
Prep: 12 Steps to the Big K, by Valerie Allen, Ed.D., NCSP.
Annual
Family Fun Guide, by Melanie Lawrence. Adventure
Playground. Alum Rock Park, (408) 259-5477. Angel
Island State Park. Aquarium
of the Bay. Ardenwood Historic
Farm . Bay Area Discovery
Museum. Bay
Model Visitor Center. Black
Diamond Mines Regional Preserve. Blackhawk
Museum. Bonfante
Gardens. California
Academy of Sciences. Cartoon
Art Museum. Chabot
Space & Science Center. Children's
Discovery Museum. Children'sFairyland.
Coyote Point Museum.
Crab Cove Visitor Center.
Crissy Field Center.
Crown Beach. Don
Edwards S.F. Bay Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. Dunsmuir
Historic Estate. Emma Prusch Farm Park, (408) 926-5555. Exploratorium. Fairytale
Town. Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco. Golden
Gate Nat'l Recreation Area. Golden
Gate Park. Golden Gate Railroad
Museum. Guadalupe River Park
& Gardens. Habitot
Children's Museum. Hall
of Health. Happy
Hollow Park & Zoo. Hayward
Shoreline Interpretive Center. USS
Hornet Museum. Iceland Skating Facilities: Berkeley,
Dublin,
Belmont.
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, (650) 728-3584. The
Jungle. Junior Center of Art & Science, (510) 839-5777.
Kennedy Park. Lawrence Hall of
Science. Lindsay
Wildlife Museum. Livermore Area Recreation & Park District.,
(925) 373-5700. Marin Museum
of the American Indian. Marine
Mammal Center. Metreon
Center. Miwok Livery
Stables. Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Musee Mecanique.
Museum of Children's Art.
Oakland Ice Center.
Oakland Museum. Oakland
Zoo. PacBell Park's Coca
-Cola Fan Lot. Palo
Alto Junior Museum. Pier
39. Pixieland. Point Reyes Nat'l Seashore.
Randall Museum. Roaring Camp & Big Trees
Railroad. Rosicrucian
Egyptian Museum. Rotary
Nature Center. Safari
West. S.F. Maritime Nat'l
Historical Park. San Francisco
Zoo. San Jose History
Park. Santa Clara
Co. Velodrome. Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Scandia
Family Center, Fairfield . Scandia
Funland, Rohnert Park. Shorebird
Nature Center & Park. Sonoma
Co. Farm Trails. Sonoma
Train Town. Sulphur
Creek Nature Center. Tech
Museum of Innovation. Tilden
Regional Park.
Vasona Lake County Park. Wells Fargo History Museum, (415)
396-2619. Western
Aerospace Museum. Western Railway
Museum. WildCare.
Winchester Mystery
House. Yerba Buena Ice
Skating & Bowling Center. Zeum.
Tips
for More Family Fun, by Melanie Lawrence. ArtsCard
from Young Audiences. Public
transit information. San
Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, attractions for children.
S.F. Chronicle
events calendar. East Bay
Regional Park District.
Audubon
Canyon Ranch:
A bird's-eye view of baby egrets and herons learning to fly,
by Rebecca Taggart Aaland & Cathryn Domrose.
How
to Pacify Pint-Sized Shoppers, from Growing Child. (Enter code GCN9 at
the Growing Child website to receive two free issues timed to
the age of your child.)
Parent.TEEN:
College
Prep: College Prep: Books & Websites to Help You Find the
Right College, by Dave Peterson. ACT. allcampus.com. College
Board.
College
Guides.
collegenet.com.
collegeplan.org. U.S. News college rankings.
College Town. College
View (web tours & research aids). U.S.
Dept. of Education. Evaluating
colleges. Financial aid.
gocollege.com. College counseling services.
Peterson's College Guides.
Princeton Review. Public
colleges. Virtual campus
tours.Yahoo! education
site. parent-teen.com.
College
planning for Californians at parent-teen.com, by Dave Peterson.
Ask
Dr. Gayle: Ask Dr. Gayle: "My 11-Year-Old is Listening
to Music Which Frightens Me", by Gayle Peterson,
Ph.D.,
MSSW
Departments
The
First Year: Choosing and Hiring a Nanny, by Meg Zweiback,
R.N., M.P.H. Sample nanny employment agreement at BANANAS.
Growth
& Development: Moving From Crib to Bed: When Is the Right
Time?, by Meg
Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.
Family
Calendar & Bulletin Board.
Open
Houses.
Special
Advertising Section: Family Fun Guide.
August 2002
at Parents' Press
Table
of Contents and Web Links for the August 2002 print edition:
A
Suitable Job for a Mother: Parents' Press Visits with Berkeley
Mystery Writer Ayelet
Waldman,
By Melanie Lawrence.
Beyond
the Boxcar Children: Mysteries for Young Readers, by Melanie Lawrence.
Around
the Campfire: Happy Trails and Cowboy Suppers from the Chuck
Wagon,
by Kerry
Buckley.
A
Car/Booster Seat Checklist for Families on the Move. Sidebar:
Useful Websites About Child Safety Seats (a.k.a. Car Seats) &
Booster Seats. For location of car seat inspection stations,
call (415) 744-3089. Buckle Up Baby. California
Highway Patrol. Consumer
Reports
(click on A to Z Index and scroll down to Automotive Equipment).
Kids
N Cars.
NHTSA
. SafetyBeltSafe
U.S.A.
Rooftop
R&R: Zeum and the Yerba Buena Playground, by Cathryn Domrose
and Rebecca Taggart Aaland. E-mail the authors.
Parent.TEEN:
College
Prep: Choosing a College? Your Frequent Questions, Our Shortest
Answers!, by Dave Peterson. Several College Prep columns by Dave
Peterson are available at our sibling website, www.parent-teen.com.
Ask
Dr. Gayle: 16-Year-Old's "Coming Out" Drives Wedge
Between Parents, by Gayle
Peterson, Ph.D.,
MSSW
Departments
Letters
to the Editor: Au pairs.
Book
Reviews: From San Francisco to Tuscany & Ramona Quimby to
Paddington Bear: a review of Storybook Travels by Colleen
Dunn Bates & Susan LaTempa, reviewed by Melanie Lawrence.
The
First Year: Messy Mealtimes: Older Babies Want the Challenge
of Feeding Themselves, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.
Growth
& Development: Parents, Interruptedc: Our 4-Year-Old Is Rude!,
by Meg
Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.
Family
Calendar & Bulletin Board.
Open
Houses.
Special
Advertising Section: Montessori Education.
September 2002
at Parents' Press
Table of Contents and Web
Links for the September 2002 print edition:
The
Changing Faces of Homeschooling, by Leslie Rayburn.
Frequently
Asked Questions About Having a Baby in the 21st Century, from
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Learning to Love Gardens, by Simone Martel. Sidebar: brief review
of the book "In My Grandmother's Garden"
The
Playful Bobcat and other stories from a visit to the Lindsay
Wildlife Museum,
by Cathryn Domrose and Rebecca Taggart Aaland. E-mail the authors.
The
House of Peanuts: Taking Kids to the New Charles
M. Schulz Museum,
by Dennis Cavagnaro.
Look
Before Leaping: What You Should Know Before the Sports Season
Begins, by Janice Wells.
Starting
Kindergarten: The First Rung on the Monkey Bars, by Teryl Zarnow.
Parent.TEEN:
College
Prep: Starting the New (Academic) Year Right, by Dave Peterson.
Several College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are available at
our sibling website, www.parent-teen.com.
Ask
Dr. Gayle: Back-to-School Anxiety - Strategies to Ease the Stress,
by Gayle
Peterson, Ph.D.,
MSSW
Departments
The
First Year: Bottle Fed Babies Can Blossom, Too, by Meg
Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.
Growth
& Development: Perpetual Motion - Your Demanding 3-Year-Old,
by Meg
Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.
Family
Calendar & Bulletin Board.
Special
Advertising Sections: Alternatives in Education, Enrichment Guide
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