MOST eNews: September 2010

September 2010

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Top 10 signs that you might be a mother of school age multiples…

  1. You buy notebook paper by the case and pencils by the pound.
  2. You need a secretary to turn in all the school registration forms on time.
  3. You know every teacher in the school and have a more complete listing of their email addresses than the school directory.
  4. You need to add a 10×10 foot room to your house to store all the musical instruments, sports gear, backpacks and shoes.
  5. On their birthday you stay up late making over 100 cupcakes to bring to school the next day so everyone gets one.
  6. You have an extensive color-coded filing system for school papers, artwork, and awards.
  7. You have a savings account just for school portraits, yearbooks, and class parties.
  8. Being the room mom is the same thing as being the grade-level room mom coordinator.
  9. The teacher assigns you double the number of children to keep track of on a field trip because she knows you are able manage a lot of students.
  10. ALL homework projects are group projects!

It’s that time of year again, when MOST families around the country are sending their triplets, quadruplets, quintuplets, sextuplets and more back to school. Back to school can be challenge for any parent, but when 3, 4, 5, 6 or more children are adapting to new routines, meeting new teachers, making new friends, and organizing those all those cool new school supplies life can get a little crazy, and FAST!

But fear not! MOST has some great resources, articles and ideas to help families make a smooth transition this year:

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MOST is pleased to announce that Maureen Boyle is back in the office after her leave of absence. Feel free to say ‘hello” to her by email or call her at 631-859-1110.

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New Articles on the Stories from the Heart Blog

Check out the recent articles posted on the MOST Stories from the Heart blog. Feel free to share you favorites through Twitter, Facebook, by email, or using your favorite social networking site with family members, friends and professionals. Each post has an easy-to-use ‘Share’ button at the bottom. The most recent titles include:

Want more? Here are some helpful links associated with the MOST blog:

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Hot Forum Topics

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Lawsuit: Triplets Were Not Ready for Their Close-Up in Chicago Newspapers

The parents of triplets have filed a lawsuit against the Chicago Tribune, the parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times and the city’s ABC television affiliate, alleging their newsborns last February were photographed, videotaped and written about without their permission.

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South County couple celebrate birth of their quintuplets!

South County couple celebrate birth of their quintuplets!

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TLC delivers two new big-brood reality shows

Move over Kate Gosselin. Two more families are cashing in on viewer fascination with multiple births

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Quadruplets now at school age

The quadruplets, Zhou Jiachun, Zhou Jialan, Zhou Jiaqiu and Zhou Jiaju, pose in front of the camera together with their mother in Ganxian County, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Aug. 27, 2010. The four kids were born in December, 2003, they will be enrolled in a local primary school in the coming semester.

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