Archive-name: misc-kids-FAQ

Last-modified: 6/20/94


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Welcome to misc.kids, the newsgroup for parents, soon-to-be
parents, and other people interested in children.  In this group, 
we discuss issues relevant to pregnancy and child rearing, solicit 
advice from other netters on a host of parenting concerns, 
and generally seek and provide support and encouragement with 
respect to raising kids.  This is a group intended for parents of 
children of *all* ages, including teenagers and adult children.

This document introduces new readers both to the preferred
etiquette for misc.kids and to a service we have devised
in this group:  a compilation of files of Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ).

  *** Etiquette Guidelines ***

Most of the guidelines here are the same as in
news.announce.newusers.  In fact, it is *strongly* recommended that
you read the etiquette guidelines in news.announce.newusers (or in
any other introductory text on news readers) before you post any
articles.

o  Please be very careful when asking for or giving medical advice.
   It is one thing to state what your experience with X might have
   been, and another thing entirely to dispense medical advice to
   complete strangers.  If you are asking for medical advice, please
   consider the source, and consult with a trusted medical
   professional before using any advice you obtain from the net.

o  Please respond via e-mail whenever possible; if the
   original poster was soliciting advice/information, s/he should
   post a summary to the net.  This helps cut down on net traffic.

o  If someone takes the time and energy to respond to a query which
   you have posted, *please* extend some common courtesy by
   acknowledging his/her response via e-mail.  A simple "thank you"
   should suffice in most instances.

o  Please read all follow-ups before posting one of your own;
   in many cases, someone else has already covered the same point.

o  Please limit the amount of material included from previous
   postings as much as possible, and try to be concise.  Certainly,
   .signatures should be excised.  Remember that most of the audience 
   for misc.kids are busy parents.  However, please make sure you 
   include enough of the original article so as to make your follow-up 
   sensible.  (For example, follow-ups such as "I totally agree!" with 
   no material included from the previous article make no sense at all, 
   due to the nature of news readers.  And of course, if *ALL* that
   you want to say is "I totally agree!", that should certainly be
   handled via private e-mail.)

o  Please watch your attributions carefully; avoid misquotes and 
   misconstructions.  

o  Please avoid cross-postings to other newsgroups unless you are
   absolutely sure there is relevance to the other group(s).  There
   is usually nothing that will spark a flame war faster than to 
   cross-post an article to groups such as soc.men, soc.women, or 
   alt.sex.  If you feel you must cross-post or respond to
   a cross-posting, please delete misc.kids from the Newsgroups
   line as soon as the relevance to this newsgroup disappears.

o  Please check your Subject line carefully!  If you are starting a
   new thread, do not use the standard follow-up command.  (If you
   aren't sure about how to post a new article, read some help
   articles, or read news.announce.newusers (strongly recommended
   reading for any new netter anyway).)  Similarly, if you want folks
   to read your article, and especially, if you want people to offer
   advice/comments, tailor your Subject line accordingly.  This is a
   very busy newsgroup, and Subject lines that are vague might not
   catch the eye of the very people who might have something to
   offer.  For example, if you have questions about breastfeeding 
   and sibling rivalry, please take the time to write two separate 
   articles with appropriate Subject lines.

o  Please remember that this newsgroup has a world-wide readership.
   With that in mind, please note the following:  First, readers
   whose primary language is not English might not know what a
   VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarian) is, or what Tylenol is.  
   (There is an FAQ file entitled "Acronyms" -- please check the
   FAQ File Index for instructions on how to request that file.)
   Second, check your Distribution line before posting an article.  
   If you are looking for an occasional babysitter in Idaho, you're 
   unlikely to find interested readers in New Zealand!  Third, please 
   be understanding and patient with spelling or style errors made by 
   people who are obviously posting from a non-English speaking country.  
   (For that matter, spelling and/or grammatical errors should not be 
   pointed out via the newsgroup, but through private e-mail if you feel 
   it is absolutely necessary to show someone the error of their
   ways.)

o  Before posting an article to misc.kids, please be sure it
   is actually relevant to parenting or children.  Misc.kids can
   be a great source of support, but it is not the only newsgroup
   on Usenet.  Thus, queries regarding the best dishwasher to get
   would be entirely inappropriate for this newsgroup.
   
o  While there is a newsgroup (alt.kids-talk) for non-adults to
   participate in, comments from children and teens are very welcome
   in this newsgroup.

o  Please refrain from name-calling, tantrums or other hysterics--
   we get enough of that from our children :-).

o  Finally, the 3rd of each month is "de-lurk" day, so if you're a 
   lurker who wants to start participating, then that's a good day 
   to post an introduction.  Of course, you can "de-lurk" anytime, if 
   that suits you :-)  It would be a good idea to put "INTRO" in the
   Subject line if you are "de-lurking."

  ***  Index to FAQ Files ***

If you are interested in any of the following topics, please
e-mail the contact person directly, who will then
send you a copy of the file.  Please be specific when requesting
files, as some folks maintain more than one FAQ file.  If you would like 
to add something to the files listed, please also do so via e-mail,
and indicate that you would like your comments added to the
FAQ file.  Please read the instructions carefully.  If a notation
follows the person's e-mail address, e.g. (Subject "send toys"),
the subject line should read "send toys", *WITHOUT* the quotation
marks, of course.  Such files are sent out automatically, and if you
don't put the correct subject line in your e-mail, it will not be
processed as quickly.  Also, please do *not* request FAQ files using
an anonymous address--files will most likely bounce or get truncated
because of the automatic stripping of the headers by the anonymous
mail server.

If you ask for an FAQ file and don't get it within a week, it
may have bounced.  When you ask again, please be sure to include your
e-mail address in the body of your request, in case 'reply' doesn't
work.  ("Rec." = "Recommendations")  Please also keep in mind that
some of the files are quite long, which might confuse/bollux some 
mailers.

At the end of this Index is a list of mailing lists for specific
topics.
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Copyright 1994, Diane Lin.  Use and copying of this information are
permitted as long as (1) no fees or compensation are charged for
use, copies or access to this information, and (2) this copyright
notice is included intact.
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TOPIC    CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS

ADD (Attention Deficit  Frank Kannemann
  Disorder)   frankk@Canada.sun.com
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AFP (Alfa-Fetal Protein) Lynn Gazis-Sax
    gazissax@netcom.com
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Acronyms   Dave Johnsen
    davej@teleport.com
    (Subject "send acronyms")
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Allergies/Asthma  Eileen Kupstas
    kupstas@cs.unc.edu
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Au Pair/Nanny Info  Ed Soniat
    ed.soniat@gtri.gatech.edu
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Auto Safety    Andy Lowry
    lowry@fid.morgan.com
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Baby Carriers   Andy Siegel
      siegela@deshaw.com
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Baby Monitor Recommendations Diane Segelhorst
    dsegelho@oasys.dt.navy.mil
(NOTE: Diane has computer access M-W, so please be patient with requests.)
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Baby Names:  A Listing  Fil Feit
    filfeit@rael.Tymnet.Com
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Babyproofing Ideas  Sandra Smith
    sandra@csri.toronto.edu
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Extended Bedrest for Pregnancy Sian Meikle
  Complications   sian@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca
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Blood Types /    Gordon Berkley
  Rh Incompatibility  gordonb@mcil.comm.mot.com
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Bottle/Cup - Solid Foods Tips Linda King
    king@asl.dl.nec.com
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Breastfeeding--Length of Kate Gregory
  Early Difficult Period xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca
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Breastfeeding: Nipple Soreness  Heather Madrone
    madrone@cruzio.com
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Breastfeeding Past the First Kim Smith
  Year    kfs@world.std.com
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Breast Pumps Rec.  Beth Weiss
    bweiss@cs.arizona.edu
    (Subject "send breastpump FAQ")
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C-Sections   Amy Moseley Rupp
    amym@oakhill.sps.mot.com
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Canoe Camping with Children Kate Gregory
    xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca
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Car Seat Rec.   Liz Allen
    liz@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us
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Chicken Pox   Cathe Gordon
    cathe@ece.ucsb.edu
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Childhood Vaccinations  Lynn Gazis-Sax
    gazissax@netcom.com
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Children's Books Rec.  Hilary Morrison
    morrison@evol1.mbl.edu
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Children's Software  Jonathan Rice
(education/entertainment) rice@zizania.cray.com or
      uunet!cray!rice
    (Subject "send kids software")
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Circumcision   Janet Sakell
    jcs@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU
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Cloth Diapers Rec.  Anne H. Wiebe
    wiebe@emx.cc.utexas.edu
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Crib to Bed Transition  Diane Lin
    dlin@weber.ucsd.edu
    (Subject "send crib")
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Diaper Rash   Wallace Mayo
    mayo@cs.utk.edu
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Divorce--Pros & Cons--  Wendy Lin
  Effects on Children  af5@cc.purdue.edu
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Ear Infections/Tubes  Laurel Cheap
    lcheap@u.washington.edu
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Eczema    Laura Dolson
    dolson@crl.ucsd.edu
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Effective Parenting -   Sue Stigleman
  Experiences & Courses  stigle@cs.unca.edu
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English-American Translations Hugh Osborne
    hugh@cs.kun.nl
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Fear of Baths   Bonnie Dorr
    bonnie@umiacs.umd.edu
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Gestational Diabetes  Lauren Halverson
    Lauren@mystech.com
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Humidifiers   Jhinuk Chowdhury
    chowdhur@cobaf.unt.edu
    (Subject "send room humidifier")
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Infertility   Jeanetha Wemken
    jws@hp835.oc.com
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Inguinal Hernia/Infant   Kenneth Staffan
  Surgery/General Anesthesia staffan@clpd.kodak.com
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Jogging Strollers  Cindy Mitchell
    CINDY@MAINE.MAINE.EDU
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Juvenile Diabetes  Gordon Berkley
    gordonb@mcil.comm.mot.com
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Kids Jokes   Teri Miller
    tmiller@cisco.com
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LEGO Construction Toys  Tom Pfeifer
    pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de
    (Subject "send LEGO faq" or
    newsgroup rec.toys.lego)
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Mail Order Catalogs  Bruce User
    user@eskimo.com
    (Subject:  "send catalog")
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Miscarriage   Laura Brooks
    BROOK006@mc.duke.edu
  MAY also be available via anonymous FTP at brook006.mc.duke.edu
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Misc.kids "Membership" List     Susan Davis
                                susan.davis@ColoSpgs.NCR.COM
 A list of readers of misc.     Subject:  "Send misc.kids List"
 kids sorted by children's
 birthday.  Strictly for fun!
 The list instructs you on how
 to add your family! 
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Misc. kids reader demographics Jonathan Rice
    rice@zizania.cray.com or 
       uunet!cray!rice
           (Subject "send 1991" gets fastest reply)
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"Morning" Sickness  Laura Dolson
    dolson@crl.ucsd.edu
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New Baby-Stuff to Have  Bruce User
    user@eskimo.com
    (Subject "send stuff")
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Nursing Bra Recommendations Kate Gregory
    xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca
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Nursing Strikes   Beth Weiss
    bweiss@cs.arizona.edu
    (Subject "send strike FAQ")
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Outdoor Activities for Young Karla Perdue
  Children (8 and under) kperdue@cup.hp.com
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Parenting Books Rec.  Paula Burch
    pburch@cmb.bcm.tmc.edu
   On the Web, use URL "http://mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu:8080/booksFAQ.html"
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Picnic/Camping Fun & Games Harry Bahlman
    harry@matia.stanford.edu
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Preterm Birth   Joanne Cook
    jcook@fox.nstn.ns.ca
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Raising Street Smart Kids Harry Bahlman
    harry@matia.stanford.edu
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Selecting a Pediatrician Teri Miller
    tmiller@cisco.com
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Sibling Spacing   Cathe Gordon
    cathe@ece.ucsb.edu
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Sleep Problems   Margaret Kelliher
    kellihmt@crd.ge.com
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Starting Solids   Nancy Hansen
    nfh@leland.stanford.edu
    (Subject "Send solids FAQ")
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Stay-at-Home Parenting  Cathe Gordon
    cathe@ece.ucsb.edu
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome George Costigan
 (SIDS)    gc36@unix1.circ.gwu.edu
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Toilet Training   Joanne Petersen
    joanne@hpcc01.corp.hp.com
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Toys and Games for Kids  Bruce User
    user@eskimo.com
    (Subject "send toys")
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Traveling with Kids  Diane Lin
    dlin@weber.ucsd.edu
    (Subject "send travel")
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Twins    Jean Dickey
    dickeyj@clemson.edu
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Walkers    Sean Myers
    smmyers@ossem.srv.pacbell.com
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