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• A New Grandchild to Love
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  A Guide to Stepparent Adoption
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  Is Open Adoption for You?
• The Ideal Family
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  Are You Entitled to Employer-provided Adoption Benefits?
• Cross-Cultural Adoption
  The Do's and Don'ts for Grown-Ups
• Who Are All These People?
  Your Guide to Who's Who During Adoption
• Now I've Had the Baby... Help!
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• Knowing Their History
  Children of Open Adoption as Teenagers
• Maybe a Baby?
  Navigating the Infant Adoption Maze
• Adoption Step by Step
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• Open Minds and Open Hearts
  A Glance at Open Adoption
• Step by Step
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• Depression Before, During and After Pregnancy
  Feeling Blue Can Happen During, After and Even Before Pregnancy
• Antepartum Depression
  Recognizing and Treating Antepartum Depression
• Naming the Baby
  When There's Disagreement, What's the Solution?
• Bringing Adoption into the Light
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  Adopting a Baby of Different Nationality
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  What Does It Mean for International Adoptions?
• Conception After Adoption
  Is There a Connection?
• Praying for Snow, Aunt Eleonore and a Healthy Son
  Spirituality and Adoption
• A Happy Ending
  Our Adoption Experience
• Postpartum Depression
  Preventing Tragedy
• Flying Solo
  Single Parent Adoption
• National Adoption Awareness Month
  8 Ways to Celebrate
• More on Postpartum Depression
  Just Not Feeling Yourself
• What Happens When the Adoptive Mother Gets Pregnant?
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Suicide
  The Warning Signs and Major Risk Factors of Suicide
• Adoption Medicine
  A Specialty You Need to Know
• Honesty is the Best Policy
  Talking Honestly to Your Child About Adoption
• From Mood Swings to Baby Swings
  Clinical Depression and Conception
• Where has Maverick Gone?
  
• Finally Yours
  When the Adoption Is Final
• Your Postpartum Health
  What to Expect at Your Six-week Checkup
• Feeling Blue
  Depression and Special Needs
• Packing for International Adoption Trips
  What to Bring When You Pick up Your Child
• Hope and Joy at the End of an Adoption Rainbow
  
• All Grown Up
  Adoption Stories of Adults
• Standing Apart From the Crowd
  3 Tools to Get You Noticed
• So You Want to Adopt?
  A Beginner's Guide
• All About Birth Mothers
  Learning About Those Who Place Their Children for Adoption
• The Hurting Child
  Managing the Aftermath of Adoption
• International Adoption
  Requirements by Country
• Difficult Decisions
  Adoption After Infertility
• Depression During Pregnancy
  Are You Feeling Blue While Pregnant?
• Adoption After Giving Birth
  What Makes Couples Decide to Adopt After Having a Baby?
• Transracial Adoption
  Parent's Wish List and Child's Bill of Rights
• Tackling the "A" Word
  When and How to Tell Children They're Adopted
• Special Needs Adoption
  Is It for You?
• Lifebooks
  An Adoption Backstory
• Domestic Adoption
  Building a Family
• Adoption First Days
  Tips to Help Everyone Relax and Enjoy the New Family Member
• Depression
  10 Tips to Help You Cope When You're Feeling Blue
• From Freedom Fighters to Fathers and Mothers
  Adoption and the Military
• The Tangled Hearts Project
  Celebrating Adoption and Foster Parenting
• Artificial Twins
  Is This Adoption Option for You?
• Adoption, not Donation
  Exploring Embryo Adoption
• The No Baby Blues
  Infertility and Depression
• Michelle Fryatt
  Keeping the Faith
• Adoption Alternatives
  Multiple Ways to "Parent" a Family
• Go the Distance
  Exploring International Adoption
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  Mental Health and Conception
• Pre-baby Blues
  Pregnancy Depression Before Baby Arrives
• Causes of PPD
  What Causes Postpartum Depression?
• Rejection
  The Common Thread
• The First Day of School
  Be Prepared and Legally Ready for Public School
• Waiting Children
  Foster Care and Adoption Basics
• The Price of Parenthood
  Financing Adoption
• The Baby Blues
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• Adoption Ages and Stages
  What to Expect
• Two Brave Hearts
  An Adoption Story
• While You Are Waiting
  An Excerpt From Adopting a Toddler: What Size Shoes Does She Wear?
• The Adoption Homestudy
  Necessary Evil or Helpful Experience?
• Racial Reactions
  When Your Family Crosses Color Lines
• Rodney Atkins
  For the Love of Adoption
• Mom's Postpartum Health
  Why New Moms Need Doctor Visits Too
• International Adoptions
  A Healthy Leap of Faith
• Will YOU Have My Baby?
  A Surrogacy Q&A with Sharon LaMothe
• Non-traditional Baby Naming Situations
  From Adoption to Marital Status
• NOT College Bound
  Options in Post-high School Education
• Don't Let Cold Weather Get You Down!
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• New Age Families
  Family-Building for Gay and Lesbian Parents
• "Mom, Dad, I'm Pregnant."
  Standing by Your Teen – No Matter What
• Pregnancy and Antidepressants
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• Seasonal Affective Disorder
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  When to Tell Your Child About His Birthmother
• Pregnancy Outside the Box
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  The Journey From Single Person to Adoptive Family
• Choosing Assisted Reproduction
  Social Emotional and Ethical Considerations
• The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
  The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
• Complications in the First Weeks After Baby
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• Searching for Birth Relatives
  A Factsheet for Families
• Suport During Pregnancy
  The Need for Social Support While Pregnant
• Off Your Rocker?
  Should You Adopt When You're Older?
• The Family Profile
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  Understanding How Postpartum Depression Affects New Dads
• Is Your Marriage Baby Proof?
  
• Fertility and Disabilities
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• Keeping Ties After Adoption
  Help Your Child Hold on to Heritage
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• Learning the Lingo
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• Blogging for the Future
  Online Information Can Haunt Your Teen
• Cyber Space, a Safe Place?
  4 Steps to Preteen Safety
• Global Infertility
  Experiences in Other Countries
• Unique Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy
  Share the Joy!
• After Pregnancy
  A Guide on What to Expect from Your Un-pregnant Body
• Diane Keaton
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• Elective Cesarean
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• Six Lucky Siblings
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• A Big Adjustment
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• Buying Sprees and Gambling
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• Mommy Cocktail Hour
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  Finding a Balance Between Mental Health Issues and Parenthood
• Walking on Eggshells
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• The End of the Road
  Letting Go of Biological Parenthood
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  Multiples and Postpartum Depression
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  Why Eating Right Is Key to Pregnancy Preparation and Recovery
• High Tech Babies: In Vitro Fertilization
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• Fertility Success Story
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• We're Having Another Baby!
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  Help Your Bedwetting Child Sleep a Little Sounder
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• Difficulty Bonding
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• Oh the People You Meet ...
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• What's Next?
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• Personal Preparation
  
• Nancy Lopez
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• Across Cultures
  What You Can Do to Celebrate Your Family's Diversity
• Sex: What's OK, What's Not
  The Mom-to-be's Guide to Safe Sex
• Holidays Traditions After Divorce
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• Emotions in Motion
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• Who Am I?
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• Sex: What's OK, What's Not During Pregnancy
  The Pregnant Woman's Guide to Safe Sex
• Pregorexia
  When Women Strive to Be Super Thin During Pregnancy
• Babies Today Book Review
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• Buying Power
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• Truth Be Told
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• A Prom Night Plan
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• Pregnancy Today Book Review
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• Helping a Friend Survive Miscarriage
  Positive Support for Grieving Parents After Miscarriage
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  An Excerpt from The Highly Healthy Child
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  In Search of the Perfect Family
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  A Memory for Some Peace
• Help, I'm Bored!
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• Tubal Ligation Reversal
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  Don't Leave Home Without Them
• In Search of Skinny
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• The Little Things
  Ways to Show a Mother's Love
• No More Periods
  Premature Ovarian Failure
• Protect Your Home While You Travel
  Tips from the Florida Association of Realtors
• Postpartum Hemorrhage
  Causes, Risks and Prevention of PPH
• The Bipolar Child
  Early Onset Bipolar Disorder
• Beyond the Abuse
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• Latchkey Kids
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• Preconception Readiness
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• A Walk on the Spicy Side
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• The Nursing Mother's Guide to Weaning
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• Crueler Than Hope
  Handling the Disappointments of Trying to Conceive
• Fit Mamas!
  Get Back in Shape After Baby, With Baby
• My Daughter Is in China
  Adopting After Infertility
• Kids Who Cut
  Recognizing the Signs of Self-Injury
• When Daddy Takes Steroids
  The Message Major Leaguers Send to Their Children and Ours
• Preparing for the Prom
  3 Steps to a Stress-free Evening
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  Using Birth Balls to Ease Labor
• Postpartum Mommy Time
  Making Postpartum Fitness a Priority
• The Unenthusiastic Pregnancy Partner
  Coping with Lack of Support in Pregnancy
• PCOS
  A Woman's Guide to Dealing with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Craig Shoemaker
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• My Adopted Daughter at My Breast
  Our Path Toward a Wonderful Nursing Relationship
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• Finding Funds
  A Guide to College Scholarships
• Teenage Schizophrenia
  A World of Their Own
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  Choosing a Pilates Workout for Your Pregnancy
• Breaking Bread Together
  The Importance of the Family Dinner Table
• Mind Over "Matter"
  Using the Mind/Body Connection to Conceive
• Gender Prediction Kits
  The Pros and Cons of Gender Prediction Kits
• Darling Doodlebugs
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• Visiting the Reproductive Endocrinologist
  What to Expect the First Time You See the R.E.
• Mama Madonna
  New Book Benefits Kids
• Strong Enough
  One Woman's Brush with Surrogacy
• The Clean Plate Club
  Why Your Family Shouldn't Join
• Shock and Grief
  The Impact of Teen Suicide
• Passport, Please
  Everything You Need to Know About Passports
• Blessed Twice
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Doulas
  Getting Support from a Doula
• Write On, Mom
  Have Something to Say? Get the Word Out!
• What You Have Now ... What Your Daddy Had Then
  A Review of Craig Shoemaker's Book
• Mom's Biggest Baby Worries
  The Top 5 Things New Moms Worry About
• ADHD
  Is Ritalin the Only Way?
• Unexpected Miracles
  Short Stories About Pregnancy
• Selecting a Laboratory for Paternity Testing
  An Excerpt From Trace Your Roots With DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree
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  Establishing a Strong Alliance with Your Child's Teacher
• A Mother's Day Quiz
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• Eating Disorders While Expecting
  Coping with an Eating Disorder During Pregnancy
• Is Au Pair Care Right for Your Family?
  Childcare International Style
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  Eating Disorders and How They Affect Our Children
• Ultrasounds
  An Image Worth a Thousand Words
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  Coming to Terms With a Common Problem
• Today and Always
  Little Ways to Show a Mother's Love
• New Dad Postpartum Pick-Me-Ups
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• The ABCs of Cyber Lingo
  A Guide to Internet Acronyms
• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
  Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
• Facebooking (and Twittering!) the Baby
  Tips on Sharing Baby News on Facebook and Twitter
• Ali Sweeney
  A Winner on 'Loser'
• A Vitamin a Day Keeps What Away?
  Test Your Knowledge
• Fertility Drugs
  What You Should Know About Medications That Could Help You Conceive
• Short or Tall
  Can You Calculate Your Child's Final Height?
• Buying a Better Body
  Is Liposuction Right for You?
• Backyard Remedies
  Growing Your Own Medicinal Garden
• Ovulation Calculator
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• Information at Your Fingertips
  A Bedwetting Resource Guide
• Vitamins for Pregnancy
  Getting Your Daily Dose of Prenatal Vitamins
• Medications and Pregnancy
  What Are Safe Medications During Pregnancy?
• Wedding Bell Blues
  Teens Share Their Thoughts on Marriage and Divorce
• The Top 12 Questions About Incontinence
  What Caregivers Should Be Asking Loved Ones' Doctors
• Standing Tall Against Alcohol
  What You Need to Know to Keep Your Preteen Safe
• Holidays After Divorce
  Keeping the Children First
• Mother-friendly
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• Your Postpartum Image
  How to Love the "New" You
• Caring for Baby After C-section
  Tips on Taking Care of Your Newborn After a C-section
• Stillbirth
  The Facts, Causes, Risks and Aftermath of Stillbirth
• Love for Less
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• Acupuncture and Infertility
  The Basics of Acupuncture for Fertility
• The Fertility Waiting Game
  5 Tips to Occupy Your Time
• Who's Who in the Infertility World?
  An Infertility Starting Lineup
• An Adoptive Family Holiday
  How New Families Can Cope with the Chaos
• What Is ADHD?
  The Basics
• It's Only Natural
  The Basics of an Organic Lifestyle
• Suzanne Mintz
  Standing up for Caregivers
• Adopted Babies at the Breast
  The Best Beginning
• How Angry Are You?
  Take Our Quiz and Find Out
• Dealing With Divorce
  3 Steps to Help Your Preteen Cope
• Trusting Their Own Abilities
  6 Tips for Asset-Focused Parenting
• Nurturing Your NICU Baby
  Special Care for Preemies
• When Am I Due?
  Calculating Baby's Arrival Date
• Blake Zanoni
  Teen of the Month
• The Facts to Relax
  How to Cope with the Stress of Infertility
• Childbirth Regrets and Observations
  Moms Speak out About Their Birth Experiences
• An Unplanned Pregnancy
  A Real-life Guide to Overcoming a Surprise Pregnancy
• Don't Lose Your Good Name
  Protecting Your Family from Identity Theft
• I Will Never Forget
  The Struggle That Brought Joy
• A Drink or Two?
  Teen Thoughts on Drinking
• Breaking up is Hard to Do -- Remember?
  Help Your Teen Get Over a Break Up
• Pregnancies Lost, but Not Forgotten
  One Woman Remembers the Children of Miscarriage
• Pregnant Pause
  Understand Fertility Facts
• The Volunteering Family
  10 Ways to Make Giving Matter
• Goal-Getters
  Help Your Kids Reach Their Dreams
• Stress on Breastfeeding
  When Maternal Stress Affects Breastfeeding
• MySpace, Your Space Whose Space Is It, Anyway?
  Experts Teach Parents How to Take Back Control
• Comfort Food
  Stress-busting Meals
• Sleep Apnea and Pregnancy
  What Your Sleepiness During Pregnancy May Be Telling You
• Cheryl Hines
  Living a Healthy – and Hilarious – Life with Baby
• Adoptive Moms and Nursing
  Adoptive Moms Still Can Be Breastfeeding Moms
• Spring Cleaning
  Safety Tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics
• All About Sperm
  What You Need to Know About Sperm to Conceive
• Voting for a President
  The Future of Our Country Is the Future of Your Child
• Playing Office
  How a Work Station Can Help Your Kids
• A Dream Come True
  The Same-sex Couple's Guide to Surrogacy
• A Really, Really Big Christmas
  I just don't get it. Why can't my near-perfect husband get within a rack or five of my size?
• The Surrogacy Search
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• College Countdown
  Start Saving for College When Your Child is Born
• In Search of Sex Ed
  Reliable Online Information for Your Teen
• Teens at the Table
  The American Medical Association Weighs in on Nutrition and Young People
• Exercise Cautions
  Potential Potholes on the Road to Staying Fit While Pregnant
• Janice Givens
  Teacher of the Month
• Happy New Year, Baby!
  Daughters, Moms and Midwives Share Holiday Birth Stories
• Healthy Hair During Pregnancy
  Expert Advice from Colorist and Salon Owner Shane Talbott
• Spider Veins
  What Causes Enlarged Blood Vessels While Expecting?
• Mardi Gras With Meaning
  Celebrate Fat Tuesday
• Stress and the Single Mom
  Ways to Relieve Your Tension
• Guilt and the Stay-at-Home Dad
  Lessons on Letting Go and Accepting the Now
• Making Your Child a Happy Camper
  Research Now so You Can Both Relax Later
• Just the Facts
  The Latest Research on Bedwetting to Help Your Child
• Nurturing Your NICU Infant
  Comfort for Both Mom and Baby While in the NICU
• Elective C-sections
  Should Moms Have the Right to Choose An Elective Cesarean?
• Sleep Toddler!
  Getting Your Toddler Back to Her Own Bed
• The Dirty Truths About Pregnancy
  You Never Warned Me About This!
• Crossing the Line
  When Shopping Becomes a Compulsion
• Herbs to Avoid While Trying to Conceive
  Nature's Remedies Could Be Harmful to Your Reproductive Health
• When It's Him
  Encouraging Your Husband to Face Fertility Challenges
• Ear Tube Surgery and Toddlers
  The Ins and Outs of Ear Tube Surgery
• Bonding with Your Newborn
  Develop a Connection with Baby
• Coping with Preconception Worries
  Strategies for Coping Until You Test
• Meet the Tolins
  Ordinary People, Extraordinary Love
• Is It Baby Time?
  Confessions of a Biological Clock
• Distraction Techniques for Immunization Pain
  Make Vaccine Time a Little Easier for Baby
• Have Yourself an Organic Little Holiday
  Natural Ideas for a Healthful Season of Giving
• The Future of Parenting
  5 Key Trends Worth Talking About
• Before Baby
  Choosing Breastfeeding Before You Conceive
• The Effects of Divorce on Children
  A Potential Cause for Bedwetting
• Keeping Kids Safe
  Protecting Preteens From Injury
• The Third Trimester
  Getting Back to Basics in the Third Trimester
• What Kind of Nursing Mom Are You?
  Take Our Quiz and Find Out!
• The Preconception Pressure Cooker
  When Family Interferes in Your Reproductive Life
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  How Stressful Situations Can Affect Baby and Mom-to-be
• Two Babies Under the Age of 2
  The Joys and Challenges of Children Close in Age
• Raising Boys Today
  The Real Meaning of Strong
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  Why Kids Just Need to Be Kids
• Parenting Advice for Pregnant Women
  Tips for Pregnant Women on Parenting
• A Positive Preconception
  Battling Negative Thinking While Trying to Conceive
• New-baby Help
  The Importance of Getting Help After Baby Arrives
• Low Self-Esteem
  Is Your Teen Suffering From Yours?
• Girls on the Run
  Embracing a Positive Life
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  Rebuilding the Bridge to Conception
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  Handling Your College Freshman's Visits Home
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  When Labor Goes On and On
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  Giving Cancer Patients a Resource for Reproduction Help
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  Conception for the Underweight
• Birth Plan: Dad-to-be's Hospital Bag
  Packing for Dad's Time During the Labor and Delivery
• Breastfeeding: Relactation
  The Chance to Change Course for Baby's Sake
• The Perfect Imperfection
  Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Start Now to Be a Role Model for Your New Family
  The Importance of Being a Nutritional Role Model for Your Children
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• Rooming In With Baby After Delivery
  A Good Night's Sleep Includes Baby
• Counting Carbs While Pregnant
  Are Low-carb Diets Safe During Pregnancy?
• Moving Day
  Teens Can Cope With Family Relocation
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  7 Tips to Help Organize Your Home
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  Helping Your Toddler Find Another Breast Friend
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  Smart Fuel for Low-Carb Dieters
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  Dancing Through Life ... and Motherhood
• Clomid Quick Facts
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  Loving My Niece While Waiting My Turn at Parenthood
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• The Sky Is Falling!
  Helping Preteens Handle Tragedy
• Two Under 2
  The Joys and Challenges of Children Close in Age
• What's Hiding on Your Floor?
  Bacteria, Germs and Viruses That May Be Lurking Where Baby Crawls
• Best Face Forward
  Coping with Teenage Acne
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• A Cut Above
  The Practice of Self-Mutilation
• No Excuses!
  New Year's Resolution Action Plan
• Working Out During Pregnancy
  Surprise! It's Good for Mom and Baby
• 5 Ways to Support Breastfeeding
  Lactivism 101
• Dust Bunnies
  Hop into Spring Cleaning with Your Child!
• Smoking and Breastfeeding
  Stop Smoking for Your Baby's Sake
• When Toddler Meets Baby
  Helping Siblings Adjust to the Newest Family Member
• Spousal Support
  The Guys' Guide to In Vitro Fertiliation
• Safety Made Simple
  Home Security on a Budget
• The Low-Carb Craze
  Should Pregnant Women Participate?
• Baby Swings With Zing
  Choosing the Right Swing for Baby
• Should You Induce Labor?
  What Every Expectant Mom Should Know About Labor Induction
• Kimberly Kirberger
  Entering the World of Teens
• What It Means to be a Dad
  The Changing Role of Fatherhood
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  Hospital Gifts That Encourage Breastfeeding
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  Newborns are to Have and to Hold
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  What Dads Need to Know about Cesareans
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  Slower Is Better for Both of Mom and Baby
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  One Woman's Story of Pregnancy Loss and Survival
• Alzheimer's and Incontinence
  A Caregiver's View
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  Understanding HELLP Syndrome
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  Putting Yourself in Her Pregnant Shoes
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  What to Expect and When to Expect It
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  Signs, Symptoms and Treatment of MAS
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  How to Save Your Teen from Sleep Deprivation
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  Why You May Need to Tone Down Your Workout While Pregnant
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  The Issue of DES Daughters
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• Infertility Insurance Coverage
  Basics Tips When You're Trying to Conceive
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  How Dads Can Beat 7 Common New Parent Stressors
• Failing Fatherhood
  How Men Handle Infertility
• The Anxious Child
  Raising a Healthy Child in a Frightening World
• To Pick and Choose
  Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
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• What kind of services should an adoption agency offer post-placement?
• Is pre-adoption counseling a favorable thing?
• I am pregnant with my second child and I'm extremely depressed. Is this normal?
• How can I help my new girlfriend get over depression after giving up a baby for adoption?
• How can I help my new girlfriend get over depression after giving up a baby for adoption?
• What psychological effects does a closed adoption have on the adoptee?
• My daughter has started to use her adoption as an excuse for failure. How should I handle this?
• What is postpartum depression PPD?
• I have been depressed in the past. Does this mean that I am at risk for postpartum depression?
• Which is better, to adopt domestically from the United States or to adopt internationally?

more expert q&a

• Are anti-depressants the only way to help my depressed daughter?
• Is it normal to suffer deep depression during pregnancy for no apparent reason?
• Do you have suggestions on how to start an adoption support/play group?
• How will depression affect my unborn child?
• We have an open adoption agreement with our son's birthparents. We have a meeting coming up, and I am wondering how I should handle her hostility.
• How can I properly word our
• Where can I go to find out how much it will cost to adopt internationally and what do I have to do to apply?
• I am breastfeeding and do not want to take medication for depression. Are there alternative therapies that can help?
• What can I do to reduce the chances that I will have postpartum depression?
• Are there risk factors that make women more likely to experience postpartum depression?
• What is the treatment for postpartum depression?
• Is it normal to feel tired and depressed during pregnancy?
• What is postpartum depression and how can it be avoided?
• What can I wear right after my baby's born?
• When should I tell my niece that I adopted at birth that she's adopted?
• My husband says an adopted child will feel inferior to our biological children. How can I argue that?
• I am a single, professional woman in my early 20s. If I want to adopt in five years, what should I be doing now?
• Will Zoloft harm a baby?
• Is a 2-year-old too young to understand adoption?
• Some classmates are teasing my son, and I am worried my son will gain a negative image of our family and adoption. What should I do?
• I was just wondering how old I have to be to meet my birthparents.
• If a person has been diagnosed as a manic-depressive, what effect will being pregnant have on the psychological condition, if any? Is there a greater risk for postpartum depression?
• My daughter is in her eighth month, and is absolutely vicious toward everyone. Is this caused by depression?
• I'm 13 and pregnant. What should I do?
• What can happen to someone who suffers from incontinence and who decides to remain indoors and not socialize for fear of leaking?
• What can happen to someone who suffers from incontinence and decides to remain indoors and not socialize for fear of having an accident in public?
• What is the difference between "baby blues" and postpartum depression?
• What’s an adoption homestudy?
• What illnesses can accompany attention deficit disorder and how are they treated?
• My best friend has offered to carry a child for my husband and me. Can we simply provide her with my husband's sperm?
• When do we tell him of circumstances surrounding his adoption – that we are his grandparents, and his sister is actually his birth mother? HOW do we tell him?
• Is there any test out there that will give me accurate results on Day 20 of my cycle?
• I'm worried about my daughter, who has toxemia due to pregnancy. The swelling is still there, and depression is setting in. What can I do?
• Can antidepressants affect my baby?
• Can you recommend a good pregnancy fitness and exercise video?
• We adopted my niece at birth because my sister is mentally challenged. How and when do I tell my daughter?
• What are the signs and symptoms of postpartum depression?
• My daughter had depression. Should I allow her to keep visiting an Internet support group?
• How does breastfeeding benefit Mom?
• What are some meals that freeze well for after the baby arrives?
• Does inducing labor make labor more difficult?
• I have an 18-year-old son who is afraid of growing up and is very introverted. What can I do?
• We live in New Orleans, and since Hurricane Katrina my daughter has gained 50 pounds. What should I do?
• My husband and I have recently divorced. One of them, the 8-year-old, has been acting out, including wetting his bed. Is he doing this just to get attention?
• How do I get my child to eat other foods besides peanut butter?
• Can you recommend a good pregnancy fitness & exercise video?
• Can you recommend a good pregnancy fitness and exercise video?
• I've been thinking about adopting an older child. Is it hard to qualify for programs where you first become a foster parent and then adopt the child(ren)?
• Which countries allow single parents to adopt?
• Should I wait to tell my son about his complicated adoption until he is 18?
• Can anti-depressants become addictive?
• How can I help my 7-month-old feel more comfortable without being held constantly?
• I am finding it difficult to bond with my newly-adopted child. Is this normal?
• I am redecorating my master bedroom and bathroom spa and need help selecting a paint color for the walls.
• What do newborn babies look like?
• My friend is an excellent stepmother. The other night the children's mother committed suicide in the same house as them. What do I say to them?
• I've been feeling a little down after giving birth to my son. The outdoors always makes me feel better. Can I take my son on a nature hike?
• How do you get thrush?
• How do we deal with our 16-year-old daughter’s lying and deceiving behavior?
• How do we deal with our clinically depressed teen's lying and deceiving behaviors?
• How should I tell my son about his paternity?
• Is it safe to take St. John’s Wort while breastfeeding?
• How can I keep my family safe while we are working out this winter?
• My son has very bad breath. Is this normal?
• Can you walk at your own pace, or do you have to "power walk" to get results?
• I recently divorced. What things can I do to make sure my kids adjust and do not have problems?
• I get depressed and sad when I breastfeed. Is this postpartum depression or my hormones acting up?
• My 17-year-old son is overboard in love with a girl who is extremely manipulative. What can I do?
• Is appropriate to ask my sons if they have ever had homosexual feelings?
• My first baby was formula-fed and healthy. Why should I breastfeed No. 2?
• Do you think my daughters bad dreams are a normal part of childhood or a byproduct of the adoption?
• If I supplement my week-old daughter with formula for one or two days can it turn her away from the breast forever?
• We are considering adopting a child with severe language delay from another country. Will this affect how he learns English?
• How do I get my 12-year-old stepdaughter to care about her appearance?
• Since my divorce, my 8-year-old has been wetting the bed. Any ideas on how to handle this?
• Is my child wetting the bed just to get attention?
• I have a 7-year-old child with ADHD. I have tried several methods, including reward systems, to get her to keep her room clean. Nothing seems to be working. Can you suggest something?
• My son got a speeding ticket clocked at 110 mph. Is this a cry for help?
• How can I keep my child's life balanced with play, school and other activities?
• Is it worth hiring a doula if I am going to have a C-section?
• What kind of things can parents do to keep children
• Should I take my 18-year-old's car and gas card away and wake her early so she can go job hunting?
• What steps should "latch key" children take to be sure that they are not followed?
• My new husband had a vasectomy and is considerably older than me. What is the first step that we should take in order to find out if we are able to have children together?
• I am worried about having my 3-year-old sedated to have baby teeth removed. Should I be concerned?
• My 18-year-old's personality has drastically changed and counseling efforts have so far failed. What should I do?
• My 15-year-old has become sexually involved with a boy who is sexually promiscuous and uses drugs. What shall I do?
• How can I accept my 12-year-old stepdaughter after she has made horrible, untruthful accusations?
• Why is the quality of adult interaction so important for a baby's emotionaldevelopment?
• Why is the quality of adult interaction so important for a baby's emotional development?