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Offers advise for parents on how to nurture spunk and sensitivity in both girls and boys. Use of sports to build a girl's confidence; Ways to teach emotional vocabulary to boys; Computer playtime; Sex roles; Caring builders for mothers and sons.

Features Hampton Family Resource Project (HFRP), a program designed for parents and their children in Hampton, Virginia, and supported by the community. Mission of HFRP; Founding history; Steps taken to ensure that Every Hampton child is born healthy; Free Healthy Family parent-education classes; Debbie Russell as moving spirit of the project. INSETS: The parent behind the program.;Help for your community.;Tune-in alert..

A personal narrative is presented in which the author explores the experience of pain associated with the disease Endometriosis and comments on finding a surgeon, who treated her illness.

The article presents the facts about several food nutrients that can help prevent breast cancer. It outlines the benefits of several nutrients including oleic acid that helps kill cancer cells and enhanced the breast cancer drug effect, flavonoids that repel free radicals, and vitamin A that can help stem the damage caused by free radicals. It also notes the beneficial function of other nutrients including vitamin D, lycopene, and folate in breast cancer prevention.

Provides tips on how to handle friends with different parenting styles. Keeping in mind that what some parents call being safety conscious, others call overprotective; Avoidance of bragging too much; Taking time to be with friend despite the changes brought about by parenting.

Gives advice on how to help preschool children cope with stress. Examples of stress signals; Provision of a safety net against stress for the child; Observation of the child's relationship with his peers. INSET: School Stress SOS..

Features the career path taken by several women who graduated from high schools in the United States in 1980. Anne Kitch; Celia Hoenig Lum; Lillian Chiang; Ellen McGrail Stevens; Charlotte Ball Spivey; Jayme Patterson Gaines.

Provides information on the stories of couples in the United States about how they met each other through a matchmaker. Mari and Gilbert Huizar; Laura and Ken Lemanowicz and Sue and Bob Brooks; Rivky and Binyamin Jokovsky.

Reports on the importance of providing entertainment for preschooler's during the summer, as well as allowing them to do things that they find entertaining. Information on some summer activities for preschoolers; Comments from Judith Wagner, director of the Broadoaks Children's School of Whittier College in Los Angeles; How little things sometimes prove more entertaining to children. INSET: Summer keepsakes.

Highlights habits which children develop while growing up. Comments from the professor of school psychology at Mississippi State University, Christopher Skinner; Reasons children develop habits; Identification of ways which will help children break their habits. INSET: When to seek help.

Focuses on the importance of teaching children manners. How to be polite; Comments from author of the book `Family Wisdom: The 2,000 Most Important Things Ever Said About Parenting, Children, and Family Life'; Details on children having good values, kindness, fairness, tolerance and consideration for others. INSETS: Mind-your-manners fun.;Encouraging politeness, year by year..

Relates to handling a baby and its moods. Expression of feelings and how to recognize them; What actual feelings does a baby portray; How to handle self expression so it does not become a bad influence. INSET: Your baby feels more than you may think, by Sara Wicks..

Looks into the life of Sue Cobley and her family. Description of her family life; Views on helping other people.

Recounts an author's experience regarding their acquaintance of a new friend in the freeway. Facial expressions and sense of humor which is the source of their friendship; Exchange of contact numbers; Invitation by their new friend to attend his farewell party.

Presents an account of how Fort Morgan, Colorado resident and aspiring writer Tracy Hume and newspaper columnist Jared Fiel met and fell in love with each other. Humor displayed by Jared in his column; First date; Marriage; Children.

Focuses on how Ena Petersen and flight attendant Rondal Jackson met and developed a relationship which led to marriage. Accounts from Petersen of her first encounter with the flight attendant; Recollection by Jackson of his thoughts on Petersen the moment she boarded the airplane; Reception by Petersen of a note from Jackson as the former was starting to get off the plane.

Details the romantic relationship between photographer Diana Hathaway and guitarist Greg Timmons in the U.S. Reluctance of Hathaway to commit to a relationship; Use of the Internet for communication; Compilation of electronic love letters exchanged between the two.

Relates the stories of two mothers when they gave birth in unexpected places. How Dianne Kauffman gave birth in the bathroom; Experience of Monica Droddy in giving birth in the house of a stranger. INSET: SEEING DOUBLE.

Presents information pertaining to artwork projects for children ages three and up. Comments from Judy Press, an author; Importance of encouraging a child's creative efforts by keeping praise; Discussion on the choices of colors that can be used for the projects; Information on foot printing; Identification of the various artwork that a child can get involved in. INSETS: Children's art through the ages;What to have handy.

Assess some unusual behavior of toddlers. Listing of some of the unusual habits of toddlers; Experiences of some American parents who had first hand experience with such behavior.

Suggests travel ideas ideal for family vacations. Suggestion to experience floating on the Erie Canal in a houseboat; Accommodations; Trip features; Price ranges; Inclusion of orientation and operating lessons; Contact information.

Features the Bermuda Islands. Tourist attractions; Citation of the coral reefs found in the Islands; Room rate of hotels and beach resorts in the place.

Presents the health spas ideal for mother and daughters in the U.S. Emphasis of New Age Health Spa on integrating mind, body and spirit in Catskill Mountains, New York; Fitness classes and spa treatments offered by Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts; Cost of the services rendered by the spas.

Offers advise for parents on how to guide children, six-year-old and above, on which music to listen. Need to monitor children's music choices; Importance of drawing the line at attending rock concerts; Necessity of asking a child to spend her own money on music.

Provides tips on how to encourage children to have dental braces. Getting computer-generated preview; Instill a take-charge attitude in the child; Monitoring of child's self-care.

Presents some tips on how parents can understand their children's relationship with the opposite sex. Inviting a boy over; Announcing that a daughter is going out with a boy; Wearing the same jeans to school every day; Crank calls made by a daughter to a boy; Break up with a girlfriend.

Discusses ways by which host parents can ensure the success of a pajama party for children. Creating a theme and designing appropriate activities; Guidelines for parents to observe in preparing and during the party.

Gives five scenarios which illustrate children and their quest to be cool. How to deal with a situation of a child being obsessed with the latest fad; Reason children like to acquire grown-up things as part of being cool; Why parents should ensure that children have multiple piercing; Strategy for dealing with a child who wants to play a popular sport; Comments on dealing with a child who starts to use abusive language.

Presents information on how medical doctors dealt with problems encountered during their pregnancies. Reference to the book `Having Your Baby: A Guide for African-American Women,' by Dr. Hilda Hutcherson; Five ways for looking your best during pregnancy; What helped Dr. Laila Sillay, an obstetrician in New York City, New York through her morning sickness; Other problems encountered during their pregnancies and how they dealt with them.

Suggests ways for children to have outdoor fun with their parents, with emphasis on safety precautions that should be taken. Information on car safety in relation to children; Indepth look at the role parents should play to ensure their children's safety.

Presents information on how to keep one's grocery bill at a minimum. Reference to the book `Dr. Tightwad's Money-Smart Kids and Mom, Can I have That?'; Tips to follow when shopping for groceries. INSET: Three ways to raise a smart shopper.

Offers tips on how to be thrifty when buying Fall clothing for your child. Saving outfits from the previous year; Bargaining down prices.

Focuses on ideas to make a yard sale the best it can be. Preparation the yard sale; Decisions pertaining to what will be for sale; Involvement of the children; How to handle the cash flow. INSET: Dangerous deals..

Provides tips for parents to avoid accidents of babies. Examination of equipment planned for reuse; Adoption of an infant's eye-view of the room to assess for possible hazards; Rethinking of childproofing techniques and adjustments made; Help from older children in ensuring safety.

Discusses the provisions of the proposed health-care reform plan by the Clinton government. Company-sponsored employee wellness programs; Insurance costs on community ratings; Limitations of the proposed health plan.