Archive-name: misc-kids-FAQ Last-modified: 6/20/94 Changes to the FAQ File Index: New files available: N/A Revised contact: Children's Books Recommendations ******* 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. ==================================================================== 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. ==================================================================== TOPIC CONTACT PERSON/ADDRESS ADD (Attention Deficit Frank Kannemann Disorder) frankk@Canada.sun.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- AFP (Alfa-Fetal Protein) Lynn Gazis-Sax gazissax@netcom.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acronyms Dave Johnsen davej@teleport.com (Subject "send acronyms") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Allergies/Asthma Eileen Kupstas kupstas@cs.unc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Au Pair/Nanny Info Ed Soniat ed.soniat@gtri.gatech.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Auto Safety Andy Lowry lowry@fid.morgan.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Baby Carriers Andy Siegel siegela@deshaw.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Baby Monitor Recommendations Diane Segelhorst dsegelho@oasys.dt.navy.mil (NOTE: Diane has computer access M-W, so please be patient with requests.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Baby Names: A Listing Fil Feit filfeit@rael.Tymnet.Com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Babyproofing Ideas Sandra Smith sandra@csri.toronto.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Extended Bedrest for Pregnancy Sian Meikle Complications sian@gpu.utcc.utoronto.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Blood Types / Gordon Berkley Rh Incompatibility gordonb@mcil.comm.mot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bottle/Cup - Solid Foods Tips Linda King king@asl.dl.nec.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Breastfeeding--Length of Kate Gregory Early Difficult Period xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Breastfeeding: Nipple Soreness Heather Madrone madrone@cruzio.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Breastfeeding Past the First Kim Smith Year kfs@world.std.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Breast Pumps Rec. Beth Weiss bweiss@cs.arizona.edu (Subject "send breastpump FAQ") ----------------------------------------------------------------- C-Sections Amy Moseley Rupp amym@oakhill.sps.mot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Canoe Camping with Children Kate Gregory xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Car Seat Rec. Liz Allen liz@grian.cps.altadena.ca.us ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chicken Pox Cathe Gordon cathe@ece.ucsb.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Childhood Vaccinations Lynn Gazis-Sax gazissax@netcom.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Children's Books Rec. Hilary Morrison morrison@evol1.mbl.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Children's Software Jonathan Rice (education/entertainment) rice@zizania.cray.com or uunet!cray!rice (Subject "send kids software") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Circumcision Janet Sakell jcs@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU ----------------------------------------------------------------- Cloth Diapers Rec. Anne H. Wiebe wiebe@emx.cc.utexas.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Crib to Bed Transition Diane Lin dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Subject "send crib") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Diaper Rash Wallace Mayo mayo@cs.utk.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Divorce--Pros & Cons-- Wendy Lin Effects on Children af5@cc.purdue.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ear Infections/Tubes Laurel Cheap lcheap@u.washington.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eczema Laura Dolson dolson@crl.ucsd.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Effective Parenting - Sue Stigleman Experiences & Courses stigle@cs.unca.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- English-American Translations Hugh Osborne hugh@cs.kun.nl ----------------------------------------------------------------- Fear of Baths Bonnie Dorr bonnie@umiacs.umd.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Gestational Diabetes Lauren Halverson Lauren@mystech.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Humidifiers Jhinuk Chowdhury chowdhur@cobaf.unt.edu (Subject "send room humidifier") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Infertility Jeanetha Wemken jws@hp835.oc.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Inguinal Hernia/Infant Kenneth Staffan Surgery/General Anesthesia staffan@clpd.kodak.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Jogging Strollers Cindy Mitchell CINDY@MAINE.MAINE.EDU ----------------------------------------------------------------- Juvenile Diabetes Gordon Berkley gordonb@mcil.comm.mot.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Kids Jokes Teri Miller tmiller@cisco.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- LEGO Construction Toys Tom Pfeifer pfeifer@fokus.gmd.de (Subject "send LEGO faq" or newsgroup rec.toys.lego) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mail Order Catalogs Bruce User user@eskimo.com (Subject: "send catalog") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Miscarriage Laura Brooks BROOK006@mc.duke.edu MAY also be available via anonymous FTP at brook006.mc.duke.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Misc. kids reader demographics Jonathan Rice rice@zizania.cray.com or uunet!cray!rice (Subject "send 1991" gets fastest reply) ----------------------------------------------------------------- "Morning" Sickness Laura Dolson dolson@crl.ucsd.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- New Baby-Stuff to Have Bruce User user@eskimo.com (Subject "send stuff") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nursing Bra Recommendations Kate Gregory xtkmg@blaze.trentu.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Nursing Strikes Beth Weiss bweiss@cs.arizona.edu (Subject "send strike FAQ") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Outdoor Activities for Young Karla Perdue Children (8 and under) kperdue@cup.hp.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Parenting Books Rec. Paula Burch pburch@cmb.bcm.tmc.edu On the Web, use URL "http://mbcr.bcm.tmc.edu:8080/booksFAQ.html" ----------------------------------------------------------------- Picnic/Camping Fun & Games Harry Bahlman harry@matia.stanford.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Preterm Birth Joanne Cook jcook@fox.nstn.ns.ca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Raising Street Smart Kids Harry Bahlman harry@matia.stanford.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Selecting a Pediatrician Teri Miller tmiller@cisco.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sibling Spacing Cathe Gordon cathe@ece.ucsb.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sleep Problems Margaret Kelliher kellihmt@crd.ge.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Solids Nancy Hansen nfh@leland.stanford.edu (Subject "Send solids FAQ") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Stay-at-Home Parenting Cathe Gordon cathe@ece.ucsb.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome George Costigan (SIDS) gc36@unix1.circ.gwu.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- Toilet Training Joanne Petersen joanne@hpcc01.corp.hp.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Toys and Games for Kids Bruce User user@eskimo.com (Subject "send toys") ----------------------------------------------------------------- Traveling with Kids Diane Lin dlin@weber.ucsd.edu (Subject "send travel") ---------------------------------------------------------------- Twins Jean Dickey dickeyj@clemson.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------- Walkers Sean Myers smmyers@ossem.srv.pacbell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- *** Mailing Lists *** Adoption (in general): To join, send mail to adoption-request@think.com. Post by sending mail to adoption@think.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Adoption (for adoptees): To join, send mail to listserv@ucsd.edu. The body of your mail should read "subscribe adoptees". Post by sending mail to adoptees@ucsd.edu. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asthma/Allergies: To join, send mail to asthma-request@infopro.com. Post by sending mail to asthma@infopro.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birthmothers: Send mail to nadir@acca.nmsu.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------