Cri du Chat Awareness Week

We're posting this for someone we know whose daughter suffers from a rare genetic syndrome called Cri du Chat. There is a chronic problem with this syndrome being misdiagnosed, or when diagnosed, doctors giving families outdated information that suggests a child should be put in an institution. This is Cri du Chat Awareness Week and you can learn more this syndrome here:

http://www.palmcoastobserver.com/news/palm-coast/News/051120124193/Flagler-family-spreads-awareness-of-rare-syndrome

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9481940.htm

You can email these links to your pediatrician or OB-GYN to help them learn more about this rare syndrome.

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HOLIDAYS, FAMILY & FOOD--Your Recipe is an All-Star!

You know how the holidays roll around and suddenly you're planning big holiday meals? Well, we always get stuck choosing side dishes to go with those splendid turkeys, hams and other holiday main courses.

So we're going to put together a side dish cookbook--and all the recipes will come from YOU. Just send us your favorite side dish recipe (the more regional the better). And tell us a little bit about it--is it an old family recipe? A compromise for picky eaters? Something you invented or modified for different diets, like vegetarian, gluten-free or low-calorie? Something everyone loves? Or even, old reliable? It doesn't have to be fancy--just your holiday side dish favorites!

Let's share what makes our holiday meals special for our families and get some new ideas for next year!

Send recipes (and photos, if you have them) to editor@momtalk.com

Fine print:
1.If your recipe is used, you'll be credited. Example: Thanksgiving Slaw, submitted by Jane Doe, Wichita, Kansas. Unless you don't want to be:)
2. If your recipe is straight out of an existing cookbook, please include all credits and a link, if possible.
3. We'll also want photographs to entice others to make your delicious dish.  If you're feeling inspired, please send us a photo. You may send a high resolution photo with a file size no larger than 2 mgs.

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For all of us who have have had 'the talk' (or will someday be having 'the talk' ) with our kids. It's long, but gets even funnier as it goes on.