Last night, I went to our Down syndrome support group’s “Moms Night Out.” As I sat there amongst these women, I thought maybe it should be called a “lift me up” group, rather than a “support” group. More
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L. B. asks from New Rochelle - My son is 29 months and has always been a "bad sleeper." I sleep with him, because as a baby, it was the ONLY way to get any rest. If dad tries to get him to sleep, he screams for hours. Any slight thing, a sniffle, a cough, both of which have been ongoing since Octobe...Vitamins for Toddlers
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Lift Me Up Meeting
Last night, I went to our Down syndrome support group’s “Moms Night Out.”
As I sat there amongst these women, I thought maybe it should be called a “lift me up” group, rather than a “support” group….More
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Take a Bite Out of Big Apple Food Costs
Even though New Yorkers pay some of the highest prices for food in the country, we are blessed with a few special resources that can help us chomp away at that giant grocery bill….More
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