and what each of us will do for the people we love

with a simple name like the other girls--why couldn't her parents have named her Megan or Bella

lovely world of Chirri and Chirra

a sturdy cotton leash

* Connection: Co-parents stay present and mindful with their child to help them process their emotions and to build secure attachment

When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses Children's Central & South America Books and what each of usThe octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. ThenWHAM!the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . . In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch. Some animals rely on sharp teeth and claws or camouflage. But that's only the