natural disasters

  1. Parenting Advice & Columns

    How Superstorm Sandy changed parents

    By Sarah W. Caron on Nov 19, 2012
    Whatever you remember it as — a superstorm, a hurricane, Frankenstorm — Sandy was a real witch who changed the lives of millions in...
  2. Child Development & Health

    When the world floods, shakes and whirls

    By Guest Author on Nov 2, 2012
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    This week, we spent a lot of time — much of it sweetened by candy — celebrating a holiday that laughs in the face of fear. Stranger...
  3. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Mom story: I’m Tornado Mom

    By Julie Weingarden Dubin on May 10, 2012
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    When Stephanie Decker, 37, wrapped her son, Dominic, 9, and daughter, Reese, 6, up in a comforter and held them down with her body...
  4. Child Development & Health

    Helping your child understand natural disasters

    By Jen Klein on Sep 21, 2011
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    Natural disasters are difficult enough to manage as adults -- both practically and emotionally. If they scare you and you don’t...
  5. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Be prepared for emergencies this year

    By Tiernan McKay on Aug 27, 2011
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    If you watch or read the news, doom and gloom abound. It's easy to let fear or helplessness set it. Rather than feel like you have...
  6. Child Development & Health

    How to talk to your kids about natural disasters

    By Sarah W. Caron on May 25, 2011
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    When natural disasters -- like floods, earthquakes, hurricanes and tornadoes -- happen you can’t shield kids from the news and they...
  7. Community & Human Services

    Haiti: An unyielding journey of dispair

    By Sommer Caraway on Feb 4, 2010
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    January 12, 2010, the world gasped yet again with the news of a 7.0 earthquake shattering Haiti. But this nation is no stranger to...