Laughter is the best medicine

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A mother of a child who was born exhibiting symptoms of VACTERL, a constellation of birth defects with unknown origin shares her experience of running to hospital pediatric wards and scheduling surgeries. She realized the power of humor as seeing things in a humorous light is one of the most important coping mechanisms in a crisis.

Mothers

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Laughter and love

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A woman describes her apprehension about binding with the baby she and her husband adopted from a Chinese orphanage. Her first game of peekaboo with her new daughter resolved her worries.

Column, Adoptive parents, Attachment (Psychology), Bonding (Psychology)

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The power of poetry verse and rhyme can soothe a child's soul, and teach a love of language

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Doctor Amy McClure expresses her opinion on the reading of poetry to children and how poetry aids in the development of language skills.

Psychological aspects, Publishing industry, Analysis, Child development, Reading, Parent participation (Education), The Best-Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Book), Children's poetry

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