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Kate DiCamillo is a writer who writes story books for children with heart; she writes stories with rich characters. Her books that have been written and have many fans are: Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, etc. Kate DiCamillo writes stories that touch the sides of human life. Although the main character is not always human, as for example in the book The Tale of Despereaux, but there are lots of wisdoms for human beings reflected in the story. Books by Kate DiCamillo suitable for children and adults.

This great activity book will keep excited children happily occupied during the weeks before Christmas. By following the really simple step-by-step instructions, even young children will produce some amazing results. Imaginative ideas for cards, decorations and wrapping paper are among the festive projects included. This book also contains over 50 stickers to use with the projects, and on homemade cards and gift tags.

The history of surrogate motherhood goes back to biblical times. In fact, some people say it dates back to Sarah and Abraham. Certain people say that it started even before them, and that it is only recorded about Abraham because he was written about in the Bible. In many countries, surrogacy has been around since before records. Many cultures have belief systems that abide with the rules of surrogacy and those that do not agree can be thrown out of their families. Numerous religions and civilizations will actually celebrate the surrogate mothers, for their good deeds and service to others. During the 1980's surrogate mothers were used by the gay community to build their families, then, it was frowned upon by society. The American Indians were the first ones to truly begin the surrogate mother history in this part of the world. So we are looking back to the 1899's for the beginning of this part of the story. If an Indian woman was found to be infertile, then her husband would go to the chief of his tribe and ask for help. He would then be sent to see the medicine man, who would give the wife certain herbal concoctions. Then, after the witch doctor said nothing could be done to help his wife, the husband would go to see the chief. He would be allowed to take another woman and make her pregnant, hopefully, so that he would be able to father a son to carry on his tribe. The barren wife would have no relations with the child. He would stay with his birth mother. The American Indians were not the only civilization to use surrogate mothers to carry on the family name and bloodline. Back in recent European history it has been heard of, especially in Spain for kings to take in several surrogate mothers until he was born a son. The surrogate mother of the child would then become nanny to all of the royal children. The children would believe themselves to be genetically related to the king and queen. Never knowing the truth. Obviously, things like this were kept secret, bec

The summer has been a unique challenge to finding ways to entertain the kids, especially since they are not participating in camp this year. Yes folks, The Daily Kool is doing their own family camp this time around...you'd be amazed at how many things you can do with your kids this summer without breaking the bank. From free/$1 movies (check out Regal and AMC) to bowling (www.kidsbowlfree.com), parks to pools, there really are plenty of things to do on a budget. Summertime will be over before we know it though, and our children are already experiencing the "summer slide" syndrome...when school starts up again, many kids will be backpedaling to recapture the 3 months of learning that they have lost from the previous year. How do we encourage our children to keep their minds active during the summer?

When a couple cannot have children, they may look into the cost of using a surrogate mother. The details for this are very extensive. There are so many scenarios that can play out that it is impossible to give a solid figure. We can, however, look at the general costs of surrogate pregnancy and some possible extra costs.The fee paid to the surrogate mother can vary. The average rate however is a flat fee of $18,000. Some woman will do it for less and some experienced surrogate mothers will ask for more. This does not include any medical bills or food and vitamins. If at 13 weeks the ultra sound shows that the surrogate mother is having multiple children, there will be an extra fee of $5,000 dollars. There will be contracts drawn up for both parties to sign which means there will be lawyers to pay. Legal fees come to about $5,000. The surrogate mother will need to have a psychological evaluation which costs around $500. With pregnancy comes a bigger body and maternity clothes. Maternity clothes usually run you $750. The surrogate mother will have to drive herself or take a bus to the doctor's appointments. She is typically reimbursed 50.5 cents a mile. Any extra, invasive procedures, like Cerclage, DNC, Amniocentesis or FUC can be another $500. If you are going with the gestational surrogating, transfer will run you $750. Insemination for traditional surrogating costs $500 IN a case where a surrogate mother becomes pregnant with more then one fetus inside her, there is something called selective reduction. This operation removes the extra fetuses, leaving only one. The operation fee is $2,000. If at some point both the surrogate mother and couple decide to abort the child, the fee is $2,000. If a C-Section is involved, this will be another $1,500. If there is a canceled cycle fee then you will pay $350. Often times a Mock cycle will be given. This is to test the surrogate's eggs to see if all will go well. The fee is $350. When the surrogate mother gets

A couple of months ago on a rainy day, The Daily Kool family took on an insidious task...we decided to clean out one of our overflowing "junk" drawers. You wouldn't believe how much...well, junk...we had accumulated in one relatively little space. Oh, yes...we were lucky to get out alive. So here we were, arguing over whether we should toss out a key chain version of a shrilling chicken, when our children picked up a set of dice and began rolling away. We looked at each other and, expert procrastinators that we are, immediately said, "Break time!" Our children were about to learn an old classic...Yahtzee.

What are the rules of engagement today when it comes to reprimanding other people's children? 'DOES YOUR mother know you smoke?" Decades later I can still hear the deeply disapproving voice of an elderly lady sitting on a park bench after she had beckoned me and my older sister over to her.

While there are challenges, Halloween can still be fun for children with diabetes, an expert says.

It's the start of a new year-a clean slate, filled with new resolutions. The children are back in school, the holiday sales are over.

In today's world, It has been found that most of the children in elementary schools are facing eating disorders at a shockingly early age. this life-threatening problem. it is not rare to find children with eating disorder at a shockingly early age.

Setting, and keeping, nutrition goals for children can be difficult at times. But the more you teach them how important good nutrition is, the better. Read more here.

When there is a much better way to keep your children engaged especially during the holiday season, it's keeping them activity books. You could consider allowing them time on the TV, but that may never be considered a better option. Seeing your children engrossed in an activity book will provide you with the confidence they are indeed learning new skills.

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At some point your children need to learn how to use small appliances...

My wife Ann has a small obsession. Colors. As a child she memorized the names of the crayons in the big box and became incensed a few years back when they retired some colors and added some new ones. The Sdyor children have taken up their mother's mantle. Of course not without a twist...

As parents we must have done something right. None of our children seem to have any problems with how their bodies look. Body image issues are a large component of teenage angst and can cause depression, anxiety or worse yet make you believe Joan Rivers and the women from Mob Wives look better with plastic surgery. Of course I could be giving us too much credit as parents...

The talk among teenagers and adults recently has been all about The Hunger Games. Hopefully children will take a life lesson or two away with them. Some may already have preconceived notions...

Summer is here and you know what that means? Young children who have two months of unstructured time to be creative and independent. How great it is when on day two of summer vacation they turn to you and say...