Here's the latest article from the Special Needs Children site at BellaOnline.com.

Communicating with Babies
Responding to a baby´s cries and filling their needs teaches them that their attempts to communicate work, that they are loved, and that they are surrounded by people who care deeply about them. An Australian woman with a photographic memory for sound discovered five sounds that babies around the world use to communicate their needs as newborns.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art54401.asp

December can be a stressful month due to weather, living up to holiday traditions and expectations, and the usual complications of everyday life. Remember that you are the most important person in the world and deserve calm and contentment, appreciation and consideration. Those may be in short supply only because everyone else is rushing around and overwhelmed ~ so I am sending a virtual hot cocoa and baskets of virtual two hour naps to help you get through. I hope that 2007 brought great joy and hope to you and yours and that 2008 will be merry and amazing, too. ~ Pamela Wilson, editor

Please visit specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com for other articles about raising and celebrating our children with special needs.

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A Brand New Baby with Down Syndrome
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Person Centered Planning
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Early Childhood Education and the NAEYC
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art53251.asp

Perfection, Gift Giving and Winter Activities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38276.asp

Gifts for Babies and Young Children Who have a Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33623.asp

Holiday Travel and Weekend Getaways
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art43397.asp

Affirmations - Expressing Affection and Acceptance
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art208.asp

Problem Behavior and Family Stress
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32503.asp

Soothing Children's Fears
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35602.asp

Reflux - Pediatric GERD, Infant GER and EER
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3730.asp

Early Intervention for Developmental Delays
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35443.asp

Signing, Reading and Spelling
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33567.asp

Teens with Disabilities - Transition Planning
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33519.asp

Celiac Disease in Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art21075.asp

New Mother - Newly Diagnosed Child
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art33557.asp

Prenatal Diagnosis: Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32686.asp

Recess Skills for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art432.asp

Asking More from Medical Professionals
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art39121.asp

Type One Diabetes - Juvenile Diabetes, Childhood Onset T1D
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32541.asp

Bipolar Disorder in Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2759.asp

Fragile X Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35886.asp

Is Diversity Like A New Box of Crayons?
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5144.asp

Reading Readiness and Reading Strategies
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35577.asp

Teaching Your Child to Plan Meals and Cook
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art38064.asp

Grandparents of Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art37114.asp

Disability Advocacy and Awareness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35878.asp

Welcoming Babies with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32534.asp

Down Syndrome Awareness
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34845.asp

Down Syndrome and the Acting Gene
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34198.asp

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Pamela Wilson, Special Needs Children Editor
http://specialneedschildren.bellaonline.com