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Mental Wellness in Pregnancy and Motherhood
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art170925.asp
Women who are pregnant and new mothers of babies may experience anxiety, depression or even post traumatic stress symptoms with a difficult birth, due to prenatal diagnosis of medical challenges, or while adjusting to news of a birth injury, childhood disability, or developmental delay.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art170925.asp

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Encouraging Late Talking Children
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Baby Sign Language - Special Needs Children
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Speech Therapy for Children
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Teacher: sign language & hearing kids
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Participating, behaving

Reading & Sign Language
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Music Education and Music Therapy
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art46397.asp

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

Art and Self Expression for Children
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art17513.asp

Advocating in Multicultural Communities
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Accessible Playgrounds & Inclusive Play Areas
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Doorstops for Kids and Teens in Wheelchairs
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Orthotics and Shoe Inserts for Children
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Equine Therapy for Communication Delays
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Therapeutic horseback riding

Apps, Electronic Gadgets and Childhood Disability
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art70345.asp

Pain Management for Children with Disabilities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art51895.asp

Speech, Feeding Therapy, and Early Intervention
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art47296.asp

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