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 | Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 4 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 56 | | 11-23-2000 11:00 AM Yesterday was the best day yet with my little girl. The caretakers tell me she is a bit spoiled and can get cranky when she's not happy (as I've noticed!). I think I discovered t... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 3 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 57 | | 11-21-2000 Wow, this has been an amazing few days! I left Los Angeles Saturday afternoon at 3:20 PM PST, and flew 10 hours to Frankfurt Germany. I had a two and a half-hour layover followed by anothe... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 2 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 45 | | 11-13-2000 Once signed up with my agency, I received the information on their Russian program and instructions for assembling my dossier compiled into a red binder. At the time (July 1999), the only... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 12 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 52 | | 12/22/00 It's taken me almost 48 hours to write this my adoption journal entry, as now that we're home, I seem to have no time to get on the computer at all. Alison is doing very well, though I think... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 11 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 47 | | 12-17-2000 It's Sunday afternoon, December 17, and Alison is napping. So while I have a few moments on the computer, I thought I'd continue detailing the journey home, while the details are still som... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 10 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 69 | | 12-12-2000 It's Tuesday, December 12, about 12:20 PM and I'm still in Kazakhstan! I should have been in Moscow by now, but Alison's visa didn't come through in time. We had our exit interview at the... | |
| Alison's Journey Home: An Adoption Story - Part 1 | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 58 | | Five years ago today, I was in Kazakhstan, in the middle of the most important event of my life. I was becoming a mother! I met my daughter just a couple of weeks earlier, though I had dreamed of h... | |
| To Circumcise Or Not To Circumcise | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 62 | | If you're about to have a baby, no doubt the subject of circumcision for a boy baby has entered your mind. Circumcision is a personal choice – but, of course, it's one that you're making for another ... | |
| Strattera Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in Children | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 54 | | Adding to the "Black Box" warning that Strattera can cause liver problems comes a new warning that Strattera can cause suicidal thoughts in children taking the ADHD drug. The FDA is now making the c... | |
| Adult ADHD Drug Use Skyrockets | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 71 | | The Strattera television depicted a distracted man forgetting his car keys, arriving late to appointments and failing to complete work assignments on time. In the forefront of many adults' minds was,... | |
| Tips On How To Conduct Background Checks for Nanny Services | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 63 | | Hiring a nanny is a sophisticated process that involves searching, interviewing, checking references and extending an offer to the right candidate. When the nanny has accepted your offer, the final s... | |
| How To Teach Your Children To Beat Stress | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 72 | | We are sending our children into a future filled with stress and conflict. Parents and teachers have the responsibility to model behaviors and teach skills that will enable our children to be product... | |
| Family Meetings Help Kids Discuss and Build Character Too | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 52 | | When my boys were growing up, soccer, football, and basketball kept us on the run. Both my husband (Jim's a psychologist) and I were therapists. We helped others manage their lives yet our own lives ... | |
| Breast Or Bottle – Which Is Right For You | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 53 | | There are lots of decisions to make when there's a baby on the way. One of the most controversial is the ever raging "breast or bottle" debate. There are many people who have strong feelings on both ... | |
| Is My Child Autistic? How Can I Tell? | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 70 | | Autism is a term that refers to a collection of neurologically based developmental disorders in which individuals have impairments in social interaction and communication skills, along with a tendenc... | |
| Baby Toys: The Best Choices for Baby's Development | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 89 | | Toys do more than just keep babies entertained – they're extremely important for their mental, physical, intellectual and social development. They are the tools that teach baby about their world and ... | |
| 8 Great Baby Products that Make Mom's Life Easier | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 64 | | You're exhausted. You ache all over. You haven't slept in what feels like days. Sounds like you've just completed the Tour de France or climbed Mount Everest. No, you're "just" a Mom. With all that... | |
| The Challenge of Parenthood | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 78 | | "A new baby is like the beginning of all things--wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities." (Eda J. Le Shan) The Transition to Parenthood Becoming a parent is a major lifestyle change that can be very ... | |
| Bird Flu Blues – Helping Kids Cope With Bad News | | | November 22, 2009, 12:00 am | visits: 78 | | Our kids hear so much bad and frightening news, such as Avian (bird) Flu. It is important that we as parents are talking and praying with our kids about what they see and hear in the news before thei... | |
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