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MERLINO, DDS 18 Family Health BY CARMEN TORRADO-JULE, MD 14 Top 10 dental facts Dentists explain how to keep baby teeth cavity-free 30 Lions and Tigers and Teens BY MYRNA BETH HASKELL 16 Get smart about pediatric dentistry BY LISA LAZZARA 34 Growing Up Online BY CAROLYN JABS 24 Never say never Even young kids are at risk for eating disorders 40 It Figures BY CYNTHIA WASHAM BY MONICA BROWN 26 Improving school for disabled kids 42 New & Noteworthy Overturning Rowley, the Kryptonite of special The hottest new products education BY MARILYN SCATTOREggIO CALENDAR OF EVENTS 28 Stopping bullies 36 Going Places City schools advise on how to help victims and Take the family out and find out what’s tormentors going on in your town BY ALLISON PLITT 32 Stay-at-home dads SPECIAL SECTIONS The benefits of this model for modern family life 42 BY CANDI SpARKS 20 Catholic Schools Directory February 2011 • STATEN ISLAND FAMILY 3 Letter from the publisher Celebrating love & loving ids are start- 10 years reeling some- topic. Learning to other feelings. Nothing in life is ing to date in times as my tween and love and be loved constantly showing its good side, K fifth and sixth then teen daughter with ease and not even love. grades, I’m told. The dealt with the variety delight, and rec- Winter is a special time to crushes of my youth of growth spurts — ognizing real love, extend love to the friends, were so innocent, com- both emotionally and is what we’re all after neighbors and family around pared to the “stirrings psychologically — that in life, and what we you who may need your and behavior” of to- often daunted both of certainly want for help, assistance or just a good day’s preteens. Watch- us. During those years our children. hug, and this year, here in New ing my daughter and there were issues of In February we York, there is no doubt that her friends when she bullying from other celebrate love with we are experiencing winter. was in middle school was a real girls, claiming of friends and former candy, flowers, cards Bundle up, hug each other, eye-opener for me, as I’m sure it is boyfriends, and competition in so and other romantic notions and and let’s all hug our children for many parents. Dating at that age many ways that presented both of displays. in every way, every day. is a hard one to get a handle on, and us with a series of complexities. Personally, I’m for love all the Here’s to love. Thanks for read- control over youngsters is often How to help our children with time, every day, in every way and ing! nonexistent. This month we feature all they will encounter and need I don’t think this planet could pos- an interesting and informative ar- to deal with is an ongoing educa- sibly have enough of it. There is ticle about the need for parents to tion. We need all the expert advice no possible overdose of true love take the lead in discussions and be we can get, and here within our or true devotion. Real love is dis- consistent with their children, in magazines we attempt to provide played in many ways and some- spite of other influences. as much good advice as possible in times it is even disguised behind Personally, I have spent the last every issue. 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Equally impor- posite gender can tant to setting boundaries is to happen any time from help your preteen understand late elementary school why these boundaries are there to high school. so she begins to develop an in- Call it puppy love! • Do take your preteen’s re- ternal compass. lationships seriously and don’t • Do set expectations and BY DENISE YEARIAN lationships as trivial, but they should had boyfriends,” recalls Ford. “I felt situation. entire sixth-grade class,” says Ford. minimize her feelings, no matter communicate these to your pre- Preteen be taken seriously. like if she came and shared it with “This past fall, a boy at school gave “It helps me understand what’s in- how trivial they may seem. teen. These could include stay- oys and girls have always been “It’s an advanced signal of what is me, it was important that we talk Amber a necklace,” says Ford. “Since fluencing her. Is it persuasion from • Do realize that the way your ing focused on academics and dating: trivial attracted to one another. But to come and needs to be addressed about it.” it was right before her 11th birthday, a new friend? Is she trying to fit in? preteen views and conducts her extra-curricular activities, main- B when that attraction begins by mom and dad while they still have Ford told her daughter she was too we told her if she wanted to keep it, it Does she feel pressured?” relationships now paves the way taining current friendships, time varies tremendously from one per- a major influence in their child’s life,” young to have a boyfriend, but she would have to be a birthday gift.” Although 10-year-old Jordan for future dating relationships.