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April, May, June 2004: Tables of Contents & Web Links for Print Issues

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APRIL 2004
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Table of contents and Web links for the April 2004 print edition

Special Section: Our Annual Guide to Bay Area Day Camps & Summer Programs, with more than 300 listings, by Melanie Lawrence

 When the Easter Bunny Becomes a Family Pet, by Jodi Forschmiedt.

Parent.TEEN:

 College Prep: The Reality Checks of April, by Dave Peterson. Several other College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are also available at www.parent-teen.com.

 Ask Dr. Gayle: Did His Parents' Divorce Cause My 12-Year-Old Grandson to Begin Lying?, by Gayle Peterson, Ph.D, MSSW. E-mail the author at gp@askdrgayle.com.

Departments

 The First Year: Our Baby Is So Serious! (Learning Your Baby's Individual Style), by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Growth & Development: When Dressing Your Preschooler Becomes a Battleground, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

 Family Calendar, School Open Houses, Parent Resources, Teen Bulletin Board, by Melanie Lawrence. E-mail items for our Family Calendar to ParentsPrs@aol.com.

MAY 2004
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Table of contents and Web links for the May 2004 print edition

Backyard Play Structures: What You Need to Know, by Liz Harris. Available online. Sidebar, A Question of Arsenic, by Dixie Jordan, available online.

 SEEING STARS: Chabot Space & Science Center, by Kay Grant.

SEEING MARS: MERs, Meteorites, and More at the New Mars Center, by Dennis Cavagnaro.

 Camps 2004: The Annual Guide Continues, by Melanie Lawrence.

 Giddy Up! Cowboy Lessons on a Mendocino Ranch, by Melanie Anderson.

Parent.TEEN:

 College Prep: Waitlisted? and Other Post-Admissions Questions, by Dave Peterson. Available online. Several other College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are also available at www.parent-teen.com.

 Ask Dr. Gayle: "My Wife Treats My Children Differently from Her Own," by Gayle Peterson, Ph.D, MSSW. E-mail the author at gp@askdrgayle.com.

Departments

 Parent News. KidFest 2004 . Book review, The Three-Martini Playdate, A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting (available online).

 The First Year: Bonding with a Preemie, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Growth & Development: Potty Problems: Almost 4 and Still Wants a Diaper, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Growing Up Online: "Spim" Control for Families, by Carolyn Jabs.

 Family Calendar, School Open Houses, Parent Resources, Teen Bulletin Board, by Melanie Lawrence. E-mail items for our Family Calendar to ParentsPrs@aol.com.

JUNE 2004
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Table of contents and Web links for the June 2004 print edition

SPECIAL SECTION: PARTY TIME

Site-Seeing: Best Birthday Cyberplaces for Kids (and Adults), by Kathleen E. Conroy. Amazing Moms: Birthday Ideas. Billy Bear 4 Kids: Birthday Parties. Birthday Traditions from Around the World. Kids Domain Birthday Fun. Party Game Central.

 Birthday Party Overload: How Much is Too Much?, by Kathleen E. Conroy.

Treasure Rocks, by Belinda Mooney. E-mail the author.

Features:

 The Sounds of Summer: Free Outdoor Concerts That Welcome Kids, by Melanie Lawrence. Evening concerts at Alameda's Crab Cove. Berkeley BART Plaza Concert Series. Concord's Music at Noon Series. Musical Melange in Moraga. Sousa Lives at Lake Merritt. SFJAZZ Summerfest Series in Palo Alto and The City. Pt. Richmond Music Festival. Sunday Afternoons Concerts in Golden Gate Park. International Music Festival at Yerba Buena Gardens. Music & More at Stern Grove Festival. San Francisco Symphony Plays the Park. Summer Jazz at Santana Row. San Jose's Music in the Parks. San Rafael Farmers' Market. Concerts in San Ramon Central Park: (925) 973-3295. Sausalito Delivers Jazz & Blues by the Bay. Bay Model Music. Suisun City Harbor's Jazz Concert Series. CreekWalk Concerts in Vacaville. PARKoncerts of Walnut Creek: (925) 295-1400.

 Mommy Brain, by Christy Lee. Visit the author's website.

A Counselor Reveals His Secrets (An Insider's Guide to Packing for Camp), by Graham Johnston. Reprinted with permission from Chicago Parent.

 A Rain Forest in the City: Golden Gate Park's Conservatory of Flowers, by Cathryn Domrose and Rebecca Taggart Aaland. Conservatory of Flowers. E-mail the authors.

Parent.TEEN:

 Bulletin Board for Teens, by Melanie Lawrence.

 College Prep: Starting Your Freshman Year, by Dave Peterson. Also, Dave answers a reader's question: "My Son is Brilliant, but s He Ready for College?" Several other College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are available at www.parent-teen.com.

 Ask Dr. Gayle: My Granddaughter Thinks She's Ready for Sex, by Gayle Peterson, Ph.D, MSSW. E-mail the author at gp@askdrgayle.com.

Departments

 Parent News.: Books for Father's Day, by Melanie Lawrence and Dixie Jordan; Best Buy or Priced Too High?, by Erin Huffstetler; Skeeter Smarts (reducing your risk for West Nile Virus). Parents for a Safer Environment. Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District.

Growth & Development: Taming Toddler Temper Tantrums, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Growing Up Online: To Blog or Not to Blog, by Carolyn Jabs. blogger.com. livejournal.com. opendiary.com. xanga.com. Blogger's code of ethics.

 Family Calendar, School Open Houses, Parent Resources, by Melanie Lawrence. E-mail items for our Family Calendar to ParentsPrs@aol.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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