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Holiday Breaks and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178935.asp
Parents of children with disabilities may struggle more than their mainstream peers to plan activities, schedule play dates or find childcare when school is not in session during holidays. Changes in sleep schedules and differences in daily routines can be challenging for both parents and children.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178935.asp

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Words cannot express the sympathy and grief we feel for the families and children involved in the terrible events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut last Friday, December 14, 2012. I wish all those affected comfort and peace in the coming months and years.

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

Children, Grief & Loss
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8788.asp

New Holiday Traditions - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69513.asp

Holiday Parties for Children with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46990.asp

Holiday Play and Crafts
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48113.asp

Holiday Parties and Gifts
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46990.asp

Peer Mentoring
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art61295.asp

Parenting Children w/ Mental Health Issues
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art170784.asp

Anxiety & Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59924.asp

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Via Twitter from The White House ‏@whitehouse
"Newtown, you are not alone." —President Obama at prayer vigil. Read the full remarks:
http://at.wh.gov/g9btc

Via Twitter from Jay Carney (EOP) ‏@PressSec
Video of President Obama making a statement on the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIA0W69U2_Y

Thoughts on the Sandy Hook Elementary Tragedy
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178945.asp

Teachers and School Staff Should Not Carry Weapons http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178988.asp

Amy Julia Becker
The Importance of Teaching Children Kindness at a Very Young Age
http://bit.ly/TAvI2W

When Children Die, It’s Time to Grieve and to Reflect, Not to Scapegoat
http://j.mp/VHt6ii

Whose Life Is It Anyway? By Terri Mauro
http://specialchildren.about.com/b/2012/12/19/whose-life-is-it-anyway.htm

Dealing With Grief: Five Things NOT To Say And Five Things To Say In A Trauma Involving Children
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-emily-c-heath/dealing-with-grief-five-t_b_2303910.html

Via Twitter from The Goldfish @goldfish: 3 important posts on "I am Adam Lanza's mother" on children & mental illness:
http://www.disabilityandrepresentation.com/2012/12/16/no-you-are-not-adam-lanzas-mother/
http://theyouthrightsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-response-to-i-am-adam-lanzas-mother_16.html
http://thegirlwhowasthursday.wordpress.com/2012/12/16/you-are-not-adam-lanzas-mother/

Thoughts from the Middle of the Night
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32533.asp

Kindergarten Transition
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49718.asp

Kind conversations about someone you love who has cancer
http://bit.ly/vHk8PF

Elementary Transitions - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50637.asp

EIC to Preschool Transition - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art49696.asp

Grandmothers and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60481.asp

Grandfathers and Great Uncles - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51398.asp

Single Parenting - Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176615.asp

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

Grandparents of Children with Disabilities Facebook & Yahoo Groups
http://gksn.org/

Bilingual Children with Down Syndrome
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51927.asp

Teaching the Power of Communication
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32725.asp

Family Relationships w/ a Complicated Diagnosis
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art60427.asp

Forgiving Family - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art48067.asp

Adoption and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5149.asp

Adoption by Gay or Lesbian Parents
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art175995.asp

Tenderness & Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178473.asp

Parent Isolation & Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art173768.asp

Mothering Babies with Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50678.asp

Single Parenting - Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art176615.asp

Military Families and Childhood Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art178624.asp

Childhood Disability & Supporting Other Mothers
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art59660.asp

Mothering Babies w/ Special Needs
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50678.asp

Kindergarten Inclusion Cohort
http://allbornin.org/kindergarten-cohort/what-is-kindergarten-inclusion-cohort