EDITOR'S NOTE
Happy Thanksgiving! This American holiday is more than Pilgrims, turkey, & football. For some, it is the headache of cleaning the house for relatives, food shopping & cooking for in-laws, and maybe trying to enjoy dinner between arguments over the wishbone, who took the last of the mashed potatoes, and why you don't take "My Advice, from the relative of your choice. Full Story
FITTING IN WHILE STANDING OUT
7 Tips to Cope with Your Child's Need to be "Perfect" in a Win-at-All Costs World
Editor's Note: This is the third in a series of articles on body image and children. It was one of those moments when your mouth just hangs open. Joanne, mother of Tina, age 6, wrote to me in disbelief. "My daughter's cheerleading coach told her that she needs to slim down if she wants to be a winner. Tina just cried. Full Story
Parenting A Child With Special Needs
You are the parent of a child with a disability.
The order of those four main words is so important, yet they are so easily scrambled in the full-speed rush to attend to the demands of one hectic day after another. Many parents I know have found their lives consumed by the disability, while their sense of their own you is ignored, forgotten or lost.
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Adoption Resource Guide
Regional Public Agencies Massachusetts Department of Social Services, 24 Farnsworth St., Boston 02210, 1-800-KIDS-508 www.mass.gov/dss Full Story
calendar of november events
All listings are accurate at press. Please call ahead to confirm events. Listings are arranged alphabetical by community. A Adult C Child Y Youth M Member NM Non-Member PP Per Person Full Story
The Magic of the Nutcracker
Dressing up in holiday outfits to see the Nutcracker Ballet Suite is a cherished holiday tradition for many mothers and daughters. Sugarplums, fairies, and dancing toys set the magical scene for little girls dreaming to be ballerinas on stage. Full Story
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