When a baby’s on the way, new parents can feel a mix of emotions ranging from excitement to fear. They need to know they have a support team they can turn to for understanding, advice, and help. Every family’s needs for support are different. They may be short on cash and need material supplies. They […]
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When you’re unexpectedly pregnant, it may feel like the ground is collapsing underneath your feet. You may have an idea of what pregnancy option you’d like, or you may not know where to start. Remember that this decision is in your hands. If you feel pressured to choose abortion or another option, know that you
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Pregnancy—especially one that catches you by surprise—leads to making choices. Becoming pregnant has already changed your life. The choice you make next will change it further. Let’s talk about each choice you have available: abortion, parenting, and adoption. How will abortion change my life? One of your choices might be to terminate your pregnancy. Depending
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Do you ever dream of doing something so great that it changes the world? You know, something people would look up to you for—the way they do human rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr. or computer genius Bill Gates, or scientist Louis Pasteur? What if a world-changing accomplishment were within your reach?
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Some people use New Year’s Day to set new goals for their lives. Then they watch those goals fizzle out a few days later. Other people have simply given up trying to achieve the kind of life they really want. But what if you actually could change your life? And what if you had someone
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We would all say we stand for child safety. Yet every year, the CDC[1] tells us, approximately 12,000 children and young adults, ages 1 to 19 years, die from accidental injuries. Thousands more are sent to emergency rooms with other injuries. For parents, those numbers are staggering. What can we do to keep our children
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Do you know how to safely use your child’s car seat? That one parenting skill can save her life. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)[1], car seats saved the lives of 328 children ages 4 years and younger in 2016. In addition, compared to using seat belts alone, properly used child safety restraints
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What do Llama, Llama, Red Pajama and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and Goodnight Moon all have in common? Children love them! In homes across the country, these are some of the books parents or grandparents are reading to children while cuddled up together. What makes children’s books like these so popular? For
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If you were to make a movie about parenting, would you fill the screen with joyful moments or with the moments when drudgery reigns? Would you show a weary mom navigating runny noses, laundry, and endless crying? Or a mother and child snuggling and giggling together? Or would you include both? If you said both,
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Does the thought of becoming a parent make your heart race and your mouth go dry? Do you feel like laughing out loud one minute and biting your nails the next? Then, congratulations. You’re normal. Being responsible for raising, feeding, clothing and providing for a real, live human being is a big job. You might
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