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Not long after Rachel Trindle’s twin son Daniel was born with cerebral palsy, she noticed the friendships she’d cultivated with other parents just “withered up and died away.” After all, her life as a mom had changed dramatically. No longer could she connect with parents of typical children as she
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Darell Hammond, CEO and founder of KaBOOM!, grew up with seven brothers and sisters at the Mooseheart Child City & School, a residential group home outside of Chicago. There, he learned about volunteerism and leadership, and began to understand that great playgrounds make a big difference to kid
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If you’re like most parents, you place a pretty high value on “equality,” which, in the parenting universe, means treating all your children the same. That concept is reinforced by practically everyone: your friends, your parents and probably most of all, your own children. Who hasn’t heard the rall
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Roots of Empathy Mary Gordon and Stuart Shanker: Science, Self-Regulation and Citizenry Town Hall Seattle November 29, 2011 7-8:30 p.m. Admission is free; use promo code: Empathy How do we grow a more caring, peaceful, and civil society? By creating better citizens -- citizens who recognize t
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When Portland, OR. resident Mishelle Rudzinski adopted her 5-year-old daughter, Bakha, from Kazakhstan in 2006, she was prepared for life with a special needs child: The child had been diagnosed with cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy. Bakha didn’t walk at all until she was 4, and then did so wi
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A new wrinkle study shows possible link between facial lines and osteoporosis That deep furrow between your eyebrows could indicate something more serious than a lifetime of squinting in the sun. WebMD reports that a study from the Yale School of Medicine has linked the deepness of a woman’s facial
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Diet distress File this under “things that make sense, given how hard it is to get ‘me time’ when you have a baby.” Women may monitor their diets during pregnancy, but a new study published in Pediatrics reports that mothers of young kids don’t eat as well as women without youngsters — consuming mo
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Summer’s coming, but packing lunches may still be part of your routine, as camps, picnics and family outings begin to fill the calendar. When the Seattle sun finally makes its appearance, the kids will be romping around the outdoors, and you can help protect that environment by packing an eco-friend
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