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AUGUST 2004
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FEATURES
Kindergarten: The Big Step. Available online.

 Ready, Set, Decode: Help Your Child Get Ready to Read, by Jodi Forschmiedt, M.Ed. Songs for Teaching. Reading Rockets.

Timid Toddlers: Helping a Shy Child Adjust to Preschool, by Jodi Forschmiedt, M.Ed.

Babes in the Woods - and on the Trails (Hiking with Your Baby), by Krissi Danielsson. Bay Area Hiker. Bay Area Moms (Hiking in Marin with Baby - click on "Nature Trails"). LocalHikes. Trails.com. Cyberhikes.

 Cathedral by the Lake: Discovering the Shasta Caverns, by Rebecca Taggart Aaland & Cathryn Domrose. www.lakeshastacaverns.com. E-mail the authors.

 August Adventures. Bay Area Discovery Museum. SF Maritime Mseum.

DEPARTMENTS

Growth & Development: Mommy, I'm Scared! Nightmares & Night Terrors, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Books Reviews: Summer Reads & School Prep, by Melanie Lawrence

Growing Up Online: Parent to Parent - The Power of Message Boards, by Carolyn Jabs

Family Calendar & School Open Houses, by Melanie Lawrence. E-mail items for our Family Calendar to calendar@parentspress.com.

PARENT.TEEN

College Prep: Prep for Parents - Guiding Your College-Bound Student, by Dave Peterson. Several other College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are available at www.parent-teen.com.

Ask Dr. Gayle: Don't Call Me Stupid! Put-Downs by Parents are Tough on Teens, by Gayle Peterson, Ph.D, MSSW. E-mail the author at gp@askdrgayle.com.

 Bulletin Board for Teens, by Melanie Lawrence

JULY 2004
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SPECIAL SECTION
REENTRY MOMS: Going Back to Work (or School)

Moms in the Marketplace by Mary Dixon Lebeau

 Knock 'em Dead: Super Strategies for Returning to the Workplace, by Martin Yate

Reentry Mom Makes the Grade at Cal, by Carol Hyman

Some Bay Area Colleges with Strong Support for Reentry Moms, by Dixie Jordan & Alicia Boal. College of Marin. Cal State Hayward. John F. Kennedy University. Mills College. San Jose State. Santa Rosa Junior College. Solano Community College. UC Berkeley. UC Davis. University of the Pacific.

From Power Lunching to Power Pumping, by Alisa Ikeda. La Leche League. BlueSuitMom. Article available online at bluesuitmom.com.

The First Year: When Should Mom Return to Work After Maternity Leave?, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

SPECIAL PULLOUT SECTION
FAMILY FUN IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

Annual Guide to Great Places for Families to Visit, by Melanie Lawrence

Adventure Playground: Where Kids Create with Hammers, Nails, and Old Pianos, by Rebecca Taggart Aaland & Cathryn Domrose. Adventure Playground.

The Good, the Bad, and the Unpretentious: Rating Bay Area Water Slides, by Kathy Krebs-Dean. Antioch Waterpark. Brentwood Family Aquatic Complex. Paramount's Great America. Raging Waters. Shadow Cliffs Regional Park. Waterworld USA. Article available online, with lots of photos that didn't appear in our print edition

DEPARTMENTS

Growth & Development: My Toddler Won't Share Her Toys! What Should I Do?, by Meg Zweiback, R.N., M.P.H.

Family Calendar, by Melanie Lawrence. E-mail items for our Family Calendar to calendar@parentspress.com.

Letters to the Editor

PARENT.TEEN

College Prep: Summertime . . . and the Action Continues, by Dave Peterson. Also, Dave answers a reader's question: "Is My Daughter Ready for Out-of-Town College?" Several other College Prep columns by Dave Peterson are available at www.parent-teen.com.

Ask Dr. Gayle: Family Dinner - Why Sharing Meals Is Important, by Gayle Peterson, Ph.D, MSSW. E-mail the author at gp@askdrgayle.com.

 

 

 

 

 

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