The following parenting Q & As are available for download in standard Microsoft Word (.doc) format. You are welcome to reprint the material contained in these Q & As in your school or daycare newsletter) provided that proper credit is given ("by Ann Douglas") and a brief bio line (including website address) is supplied.
Parenting Q & As (.doc)
- Baby Shower Solutions Download (54 K): Tips on planning a baby shower that you might actually want to attend.
- Postpartum Depression or Postpartum Blues? Download (32 K): How to tell the difference between postpartum depression and the milder and more common postpartum (or "baby") blues.
- Back to Work, Back to Childcare Download (54 K): Making the transition.
- Playing Fair at Board Games Download (48 K): All's fair when it comes to love and board games -- or is it?
- Five is the Loneliest Number Download (49 K): How can you and your partner be feeling so lonely when there are this many kids around?
- Dinner Dilemmas Download (30 K): How can whipping up a "simple" casserole be such a major production, now that you have kids?
- Kids in the Kitchen Download (53 K): The more the merrier -- right?
- Teacher Gifts Download (30 K): The end of the school year can be expensive if you go teacher-gift crazy.
- It's All Relative Download (43 K): The joys and perils of visiting family.
- Family Travel Download (47 K) : Holidays are supposed to be fun, but how can they be if no one gets any sleep?
- Back-to-School Clutter Solutions Download (47 K): Make room for a whole new school year's worth of clutter!
