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Practical Tips for Raising Kind Children
Don’t be yourself – be someone a little nicer. – Mignon McLaughlin My 3-year old son is crazy for cars. Tiny cars that fit in the palm of his hand. He got a big stash of them for Christmas from his grandmother, Sutzi. He lines them up in a pretend garage that is really an ottoman. He even has names for them. His favorite is Francesco.
When My Child With Autism Was Diagnosed With Cancer
This week I want to share a guest post from Jess Block Nerren. Her son has autism and was recently diagnosed with cancer. Here is her heartfelt story:Autism and pediatric cancer. Autism and Hodgkins Lymphoma. No matter how you say those two together, it sounds tough.My son Royce, 8, with autism was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma about 60 days ago, on March 3, 2014.We went to the hospital for back …
ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter Two
If you missed it,read chapter one.
ModernMom Chronicles: Chapter One
Its no longer her house but she still calls it home. Once a month she drives two hours east to visit her mother in Riverside. She thinks this ritual irritates Michael, who tries his best to overlook her lower middle-class upbringing. At Cal, as undergrads they were equals. However, after graduation their divergent socio-economic status became apparent.
Why Does Smoking Affect Your Eggs?
Study after study has shown the adverse effects that cigarette smoking has on a woman’s reproductive system. Especially at risk are the fragile egg cells inside a woman’s ovaries known as oocytes. The chemicals found in cigarette smoke can mutate the DNA of these egg cells, leading to reproductive and fertility problems. Besides nicotine, a highly addictive chemical, cigarette smoke contains a number of other dangerous and poisonous chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, cyanide and arsenic.