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Family Wild
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Inside
Child Development ............. 2
Wellness .............................. 10
Wordmonger ...................... 14
Calendar .................................. 17
Cover Photo:
Baby Beachcomber are often even more ambivalent the stepfamily scene. If there are
Stanley Horspool Photography
©SkyViewPic.com and conflicted about holiday kids from both former marriages,
traditions than the adults. While help the children from each side
the adults are enthusiastically introduce one or two special
Central Coast Family trying to make the holidays bright traditions to the mix. Then add
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and joyful, the children may find a new tradition or two that isn’t
Our goal is to connect Central Coast families with the resources they need to thrive! it a painful time of revisited loss tied to a particular family or a
of the actual family that was or particular day.
EDITOR Associate EDITOR the myth of how the family might
Patrice Horspool Claire Vogel A visit to Santa or a ride to view
have been if only… neighborhood lights can happen
ccfamilyed@gmail.com ccfamilyae@gmail.com
The main key to ease transitioning any time between Thanksgiving
to a different sense of “family- and New Year’s. Making candles
AssISTANT EDITOR ADVERTISING ness” is flexibility on the part of for the menorah can happen
Jack Vogel CC F Inquiries: any time before Hanukkah.
adults. Adults, being the adults,
ccfamilyae@gmail.com ccfamilyad@gmail.com Making and sending greeting
need to respect their children’s
reluctance and understand where cards can be a family event that
GRAPHIC DESIGN DISTRIBUTION MANAGER it’s coming from. By tuning in and happens well before the holidays.
Out of the Blue ™
Eric Woodards being flexible about how holidays Creating new traditions like these
are celebrated, the adults can doesn’t compete with children’s
FEATURE & CONTRIBUTING WRITERS help create new traditions that enjoyment of their other parent’s
Jennifer Best, John J. Cannell, Guy Crabb, Kerrin Edmonds, celebration and can be part of
Stanley W. Horspool, Karyn Lutes, Rebecca Juretic, CS Perryess
nurture the heart of the new
“conglomerate” called their defining the new family’s sense of
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Fun & Games Jack’s Jokes
Why do turkeys “gobble gobble?” They have bad table manners!
How do you keep a turkey in suspense? I’ll let you know next week!
Can you find all of the
Thanksgiving hidden treats? If pilgrims were alive now, what would they be famous for? Their age!
Hidden 1 fork
3 pumpkins
Sudoku begins with some of the grid cells filled with numbers. The object is to fill
the other empty cells with numbers between 1 and 9 (1 number only in each cell).
A number should appear only once in each row, column, and region.
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Wellness
Prematurity Awareness
November is National Prematurity The other known risk factors are: MONDAY, DECEMBER 23 AT 5:00 PM
Awareness Month. Nearly a carrying more than one baby (twins,
half million babies in the United triplets, or more); problems with
States—that’s 1 out of every 9— the uterus or cervix; chronic health
are born premature each year. It problems in the mother, such as
is a birth that occurs at least three high blood pressure, diabetes,
weeks before a baby’s due date. It and clotting disorders; certain
is also known as preterm birth (or infections during pregnancy;
less than 37 weeks—full term is cigarette smoking; alcohol use, or
40 weeks). Important growth and
illicit drug use during pregnancy.
development occur throughout
pregnancy—especially in the final Premature Birth: What to Know -
months and weeks.
Doctors sometimes need to deliver
The earlier a baby is born, the more a baby early because of concerns
severe his or her health problems for the health of the mother or
are likely to be. Although babies the baby. An early delivery should
born very preterm are a small only be considered when there
percentage of all births, these very is a medical reason to do so. If a high blood pressure or diabetes; a menstrual period, and abdominal
preterm infants account for a large pregnant woman is healthy and the healthy diet and prenatal vitamins cramps with or without diarrhea.
proportion of infant deaths. More pregnancy is progressing well, it is (taking 400 micrograms of folic
infants die from preterm-related best to let the baby come naturally, acid daily before and during early Birth is a complex and wonderful
problems than from any other single in its own time. pregnancy); concerns about process. Fortunately, the outcome
cause. Some premature babies pregnancy and warning signs or for most women is a full term,
require special care and spend Although most babies born just a symptoms of preterm labor; use healthy baby. More research still
weeks or months hospitalized in a few weeks early do well and have of 17 alpha hydroxyprogesterone is needed to understand the risk
neonatal intensive care unit. Those no health issues, some do have caproate if you had a previous factors for premature birth, such
who survive may face lifelong more health problems than full preterm birth, and breastfeeding as how family history, genetics,
problems such as: intellectual term babies. For example, a baby (breast milk is the best food for infections, race and ethnicity,
disabilities; cerebral palsy; breathing born at 35 weeks is more likely to babies, whether they are born early nutrition, and environment may
and respiratory problems; visual have jaundice, breathing problems, or at term). work together to put some women
problems (including retinopathy at greater risk for a premature
and a longer hospital stay.
of prematurity); hearing loss, and Warning Signs of Preterm Labor - In delivery.
digestive problems. What Can I Do? There are things most cases, preterm labor begins
Risk Factors - Even if a woman that women can do to improve unexpectedly and with no known For more Information on premature
does everything “right” during their health, lower the risk of having cause. It’s important to seek care birth, go to:
pregnancy, she still can have a a premature baby, and help their if you think you might be having
premature baby. There are some baby stay healthy. These include: preterm labor, because your doctor www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/
may be able to help. maternalinfanthealth/Preterm
known risk factors for premature Birth.htm
birth. For example, one risk factor Avoid smoking, alcohol, and drugs.
is having a previous preterm birth. The warning signs are: contractions
Additionally, although most black See your health care provider for a (the abdomen tightens like a fist) www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/
Preterm_Labor_and_Birth.cfm
women give birth at term, on medical checkup before pregnancy. every 10 minutes or more often;
average, black women are about Get prenatal care as soon as you change in vaginal discharge (leaking www.marchofdimes.com/
50% more likely to have a premature think you may be pregnant, and fluid or bleeding from the vagina); prematurity
baby compared to white women. throughout your pregnancy. Talk pelvic pressure—the feeling that
The reasons for the difference are to your health care provider about: the baby is pushing down; low, dull Excerpted with permission. © 2019 Centers for
an area of intense research. how to control diseases such as backache; cramps that feel like a Disease Control and Prevention.
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X-Ray day
(Discovered in 1895)
hug
1st wagon a
train in ca bear
sandwich day (in 1841) BOOK LOVERS day
(Birthday of J. Montague) DAY
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day Elizabeth
cady stanton button day
day (born 1815) national
clean out
your
US MARINE FULL MOON refrigerator
national
CORPS EST (1775) fantasia pickle day day
released (1940)
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world prematurity delivered
awareness day (by Lincoln in 1863) world national
mickey mouse’S hello day cashew day
birthday
homemade (Created in 1928)
bread day
william tell day
take a hike day (Forced to shoot an apple universal
off his son’s head in 1315) children’s day
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birthday (Born in 1960) needles day thanksgiving stay home
well day
zachary
taylor’s birthday NEW MOON king tut’s tomb
(Born in 1784) opened (in 1922)
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339-6790, caliva.org, or k12.com. Delphinus School of Natural History Helper class for 7th-8th grade at
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