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418. Mothers with ADD Patricia Quinn, M.D., developmental pediatrician; author (with Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.), When Moms and Kids Have ADD
Resources
Learn as much about this disorder as possible – then work on it and find ways to “enjoy” what it does to your life.
Professional organizers and life coaches can be very helpful.
Check out on Facebook: ADHDMOMS
where there is also info [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 417. Early PubertyPaul Kaplowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Endocrinology, Children’s National Medical Center; Professor of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and the Health Sciences
Resources
babycenter.com
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Look for activities to support your child’s interests – LISTEN to what your child particularly enjoys or is interested in (such as, if child likes animals, maybe let him [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 415. Nutrition for Pregnancy Catherine Jones and Rose Ann Hudson, RD, LD, authors, Eating for Pregnancy: The Essential Nutrition Guide and Cookbook for Today’s Mothers-to-Be
Resources
Catherine Jones Cooks
Medline Plus – NIH
Cleveland Clinic
vig.org (for vegetarians)
Mayo Clinic
Breastfeeding Today: A Mother’s Companion (cover art not available)
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Resources
To be posted shortly.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 413. Sensory Learning II Carol Stock Kranowitz, author, The Out-of-Sync Child and (with Joye Newman) Growing An In-Sync Child
Resources
www.outofsyncchild.com
www.spdfoundation.net
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 412. Answering Children’s Questions About Death Linda Goldman, Fellow in Thanatology, author, Children Also Grieve: Talking About Death and Healing and Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know
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www.childrensgrief.net
ADEC is the Association for Death Education and Counseling and is an organization that can help locate appropriate counseling.
Also, calling a local hospice organization would be helpful in [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 411. Parents in Schools Eileen Kugler, author, Debunking the Middle-class Myth: Why diverse schools are good for all kids. Kugler Communications, for public relations strategic planning, speaking, planning.
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www.embracediverseschools.com
PTA (Parent-Teacher Association) or PTO of your child’s school – learn about, attend meetings, get involved.
www.PTA.org
www.PTOtoday.org
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 410. Community Service for KidsCoordinator, Student Service Learning Program, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools
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www.1800volunteer.com – National system to identify volunteer opportunities
Youth Serve America
Other sources for lists of volunteer opportunities:
·Volunteer centers
·Government agencies
·Hospitals
·Schools
·Leadership training programs
Local source in Maryland
Montgomery County Public School Student Service Learning
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 409. Girls’ Body Image Dara Chadwick, author You’d be so pretty if…: teaching our daughters to love their bodies – even when we don’t love our own
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www.youdbesoprettyif.com
www.campaignforrealbeauty.com – by Dove company
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www.gordonlivingston.com
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When the Labels Don’t Fit website
2enewsletter – For those working with and/or living with “twice-exceptional” kids – gifted and learning disabled.
SENGifted.com – supporting emotional needs of the gifted
VisualSpatial.org – A resource serving parents, teachers, [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 406. School for TomorrowAlan Shusterman, founder and diretor, School for Tomorrow
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School for Tomorrow – there are many great links from this site.
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First talk with your own child’s doctor!
www.safekids.org – Dr. Marty Eichelberger
www.aap.org – “summer safety”
www.hirschpediatrics.com
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 404. Language Arts Activities Outside of SchoolRozanne Gooding Silverwood, teacher of writing enrichment and Multi-media publication
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www.thehungrywriters.org – Rozanne Gooding Silverwood’s blog, information and resources about online publishing and publications, including links to submissions guidelines for a number of online and print publications for kids
Children’s librarians at the public libraries
Chinaberry Books – Good source of information on books for children
Hasbro [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 403. Time OutTime Out is NOT to be used for punishment - seek natural and logical consequences for most situations.
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www.activeparenting.com
www.loveandlogic.org
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 402. Teen Driving IIPhil Berardelli, journalist, author, Safe Young Druvers: A Guide for Parents and Teens
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www.safeyoungdrivers.com
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 703-247-1500
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1-888-DASH-2-DOT
Students Against Destructive Decisions
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Center for Disease Control - Also is linked to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Web site
Federal Emergency Management Agency - Has excellent information for preparing children for emergencies
ready.gov/kids
babyzone.com - articles to prepare children for emergency
Red Cross
firesafety.gov/kids
Many states have great sites as well:
Virginia Department of Health
Local Poison Control Centers
Telephone 211 Services – many [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 400. Premature Babies (Part II)Dr. Siva Subramanian, Chief, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Hospital
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March of Dimes for Babies
March of Dimes
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Nemours Foundation
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 399. Premature Babies (Part I)Dr. Siva Subramanian, Chief, Division of Neonatology, Georgetown University Hospital
(podcast will be posted soon, sorry for the inconvenience)
Resources
March of Dimes for Babies
March of Dimes
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Nemours Foundation
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 398. Schoolyard HabitatsMary McLean, Outdoor Learning Coordinator, Tuckahoe Elementary School
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Budburst.com
Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Educators
virginianaturally.com
Research resources of the Department of Environmental Services (or similar) for your state or region.
Also – check out your local land grant extension agents.
Local parks department – find out if any “wild space” is maintained in your region.
Local arts community, botanic garden [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 397. Teens and Alcohol (II)“George,” Alcoholics Anonymous
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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS can be found in all telephone directories.
ALA Teen/ALANON
“Message to Teenagers: How to Tell When Drinking is Becoming a Problem”
“Young People and A.A.”Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 396. Keeping Kids Healthy in Schools Notes to come
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Emotional Intelligence: Five Years Later, by Daniel Goleman
Welcoming Spirit Into Our Schools, by Gary Tubbs
Leadership in the Millennium, by David Dunning
GC Training Solutions
The Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations - Founded in 1996 to aid the advancement of research and practice related to [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 394. Head Start Ben Allen, Ph.D., Research and Evaluation Director for the National Head Start Association
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National Head Start Association
Save Head Start.org - support for Head Start can be offered on this site
Office of Head Start, US Dept of Health and Human Services
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 393.Teaching Teens to Manage Their MoneyJanet Bodnar, Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, “Connecting People with Nature” initiative
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kiplinger.com - See Janet Bodnar’s column and the college section for articles on financial values, college savings plans and a video on student loans.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 392. Playing Outside: Into the Out-of-DoorsBecky Garland, Executive Director, National Wildlife Federation
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greenhour.org - National Wildlife Federation blog
nwf.org - National Wildlife Federation
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 391. Kid Related Activities Amy Miller, Owner Our-Kids.com
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1. Washington, DC: www.our-kids.com
2. Boston: Boston Central
3. Seattle area: Parent Map
4. Chicago: Chicago Kids
5. San Francisco: SFkids
6. New York Metro Area Parents: Parents Know
7. DC Baby:www.dc-baby.com
Other written materials for Washington, DC area:
Parent Pages
Giggles [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 390. Summer Camp for Military KidsPatty Barron, Director, Youth Initiatives Department, National Military Family Association (NMFA)
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The NMFA web site, where you can request a list of “10 Things Military Teens Want You to Know” and a “tool kit” for civilians.
Military Child Education Coalition
Zero to Three
Operation Purple website
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The Triplet Connection web site
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 388. Special Occasions When A Parent Is AbsentMary Alvord, Ph.D., licensed clinical psychologist, working specifically with resilience in children
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Consumer web site for the American Psychological Association offers wide array of information for all ages.
Most states have state psychological associations which have referral sources.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 387. StepfathersBarry Frieman, Ph.D., licensed clinical social worker in private practice; Professor Emeritus, Early Childhood Education, Towson University
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Best resources possible are groups of other men in similar situations in such groups, men can share feelings and find support. These are educational groups, and can be found through social service agencies or community organizations, school [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 384. Sound Therapy Dorinne Davis, Founder and President of The Davis Center and Davis Sound Research Associates, LLC
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The Davis Center, 1-862-251-4637
Defeat Autism Now physicians
Behavioral optometrists
Alternative medicine physicians
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 383. Kids Creativity Ed Miller, journalist and children’s advocate; founding partner and director, U.S. Alliance for Childhood
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www.allianceforchildhood.org
“Where Do the Children Play?” , Film available to the public find on Alliance for Childhood Web site. You can also contact local PBS stations and ask that they show it!
The National Institute for Play (Carmel California)
The International Play [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 386. Kids Managing MoneyBrian Crane, Instructional Specialist, Mathematics, Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools
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www.giveme20.com
www.familyeducation.com
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 385. Museum SchoolsSharon Shaffer, Ph.D., Executive Director, Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC)
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American Association of Museums, Department of Education
Smithsonian: Central office of education
Contact this show’s guest, Sharon Shaffer, 202-633-1394 or shaffers@si.edu
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 382. A Very Special Education (part II)Jillian Copeland, founder and director of The Diener School; Educational consultant to special needs community
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Smart Moves: Why Learning Is Not All in Your Head, Carla Hannaford
How the Special Needs Brain Learns, David Soussa
The Out-of-Sync Child, Carol Stock Kranowitz
All Kinds of Minds, Melvin Levine
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 381. Fathers and Sons Neil Bernstein, Ph.D., clinical psychologist, author, There When He
Needs You: How to Be An Available, Involved, and Emotionally Connected Father to Your Son
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National Center for Fathering
Parents Magazine
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Resources
RICH
Forever Foundation
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 379. School SafetyFred Ellis, Director of the Office of Safety and Security, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
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Search YOUR schools Web site for its information on safety and security.
It is a good idea to ask your school to hold a parent meeting to address safety, security, and emergency management issues WITH the families of its students.
National School Safety [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 378. At Risk FamiliesLuz Escobar, Healthy Families Montgomery
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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 373. NewbornsRussell C. Libby, M.D., Founder, President, and Medical Director, Virginia Pediatric Group
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American Academy of Pediatrics
Dupont Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware
Most universities have Web sites and a wealth of information,
And it also helps to go through the books in a public library.
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 372. ToddlersMargaret Adams, M.D., Child Psychiatrist
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Dr. Peggy Adams, Child Psychiatrist
Private practice in Ellicott City, MD
410-313-8119
www.waldorfschools.org
www.bobnancy.com
www.allianceforchildhood.org
www.cnvc.com0D
Toddlers and Their Mothers Series by Erna Furman
Relationships in Early Childhood
Self Control and Mastery in Early Childhood
Needs, Urges, and Feelings in Early Childhood
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 371. Play Groups at HomeRene Hackney, Ph.D., Parenting Playgroups
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International Moms Club
Playgroups USA
Information if you want to start playgroup
Playgroups: From 18 Months to Kindergarten a Complete Guide for Parents by Beth Levine and Wolper Sheila
Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | 370. A Humorous Look at MotherhoodVicki Glembocki, author, The Second Nine Months: One Woman Tells The REAL TRUTH About Becoming a Mom. Finally.
Resources
www.babble.com
Moms Clubs International
www.dbsa.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Mental Health America
Most important advice find other moms in your same stage. Consult the resources but put the books down and LIVE your own experiences as well.
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