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Copyright 1998, Diane Lin, John R. Cobarruvias and Maureen Vahey. 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.
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Misc.kids FAQ
Table Of Contents

Part 1.
1. Changes to the FAQ File Index
2. Welcome to misc.kids
3. Netiquette on misc.kids
4. Posting to misc.kids via email
5. Related newsgroups
6. Mailing lists
Part 2.
7. FAQ index

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*** Changes to the FAQ File Index ***

*** New File ***
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Head Lice Christopher Biow
[email protected]

On the Web: <http://www.ezmort.com/kids/lice-english.html> and
<http://www.ezmort.com/kids/lice-espanol.html>
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*** end of changes ***

*** Welcome to misc.kids ***

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).

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*** Netiquette on misc.kids ***

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.

* misc.kids is a discussion group. Please do not post binaries. There are
groups specifically chartered for this purpose. misc.kids already has a
tremendous amount of traffic and the extra bandwidth used by these files
is not appreciated. Please remember that someone has to pay for all
those bytes to be trasmitted around the world.

* Please do not post advertisements. misc.kids is a non-commercial
newsgroup. Reviews and discussions of commercial products relating to
children are appropriate, although they would be more appropriate
in misc.kids.consumers.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.

* Please read all follow-ups before posting one of your own; in many cases,
someone else has already covered the same point.

* 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.)

* Please watch your attributions carefully; avoid misquotes and
misconstructions.

* 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.

* 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.

* 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.)

* 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.

* 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.

* Please refrain from name-calling, tantrums or other hysterics-- we get
enough of that from our children :-).

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*** Posting to misc.kids via email ***

NOTE: Please only use this method if you cannot post to the newsgroup
via your newsreader

1) Send the email message to the following addresse
[email protected]

2) The words you put in the subject line will be displayed
verbatim as the subject line of your post in the newsgroup.

3) The body of your email message will be displayed verbatim
as the body of your post in the newsgroup.

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*** Related Newsgroups ***

There are several misc.kids groups, and many of the following FAQ files are
posted in misc.kids.info (and are therefore archived). The other misc.kids
related groups are:

* misc.kids.breastfeeding Breastfeeding Issues
* misc.kids.computer Software and computers for kids
* misc.kids.vacation Holidaying with children
* misc.kids.consumers Consumer issues related to children
* misc.kids.health Health issues related to children
* misc.kids.pregnancy Pre pregnancy planning, pregnancy, childbirth
* misc.kids.info FAQ's and important announcements (Moderated)
* misc.kids Other kid related discussions
* misc.kids.moderated Parenting questions, ideas, and
experiences (Moderated)

Other newsgroups:
* rec.arts.books.childrens Children's books
* misc.education.home-school.christian Homeschooling for religious reasons
* misc.education.home-school.misc Homeschooling for other reasons
* soc.culture.jewish.parenting Raising Jewish children (Moderated)
* soc.support.pregnancy.loss Support Group
* misc.health.infertility Issues related to infertility

Alt newsgroups:
* alt.adoption Adoption
* alt.child-support Child support issues
* alt.kids-talk.penpals Discussions among children with net access
* alt.missing-kids Missing children
* alt.parenting.solutions Solutions to parenting problems
* alt.parenting.twins-triplets Parenting multiples
* alt.parents-teens Parenting a teenager
* alt.support.breastfeeding Dealing with breastfeeding issues
* alt.support.diabetes.kids Dealing with diabetes in children
* alt.support.step-parents Being a step parent
* alt.support.single-parents Being a single parent
* alt.support.foster-parents Being a foster parent
* alt.childrens-camps Issues related to children's camps.

If your site carries these and you're interested in the topics that would
naturally fall into such groups, please add them to your news reader file.

*** Mailing Lists ***
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Adoption (in general): [email protected].

The body of the request should say something like "subscribe
adoption ".
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Adoption (for adoptees): To join, send mail to
[email protected].

The body of your mail should read "subscribe adoptees".
Post by sending mail to [email protected].
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Asthma/Allergies: To join, send mail to
[email protected].

Post by sending mail to [email protected]
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Bilingual Families Subscribe by mailing to
[email protected]

In body of message write
subscribe biling-fam <your-email-address>

For further information, write: info biling-fam
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Birthmothers: Send mail to
[email protected]
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Birthparents: LISTSERV@INDYCMS if you are on BITNET
[email protected] otherwise

To subscribe, send the following command in the BODY of mail
SUB BRTHPRNT yourfirstname yourlastname.
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Developmentally Delayed Kids: [email protected]

To subscribe, send a message containing
subscribe our-kids (youraddress)
where (youraddress) is your e-mail address.
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Endometriosis: [email protected]

To Subscribe to the list, send mail with the command:
SUBSCRIBE WITSENDO (your full name here)
In the BODY of the message (not the subject)

Digests are available by sending the comand SET WITSENDO MAIL DIGEST to
the listerv.

To post to the list, send mail to:
[email protected]
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Extended Breastfeeding List: [email protected]

To Subscribe to the list send one of the following
commands in the body of an email message

subscribe parent-l or subscribe parent-l-digest

If you have any questions or difficulties, contact
Lois Patterson at [email protected].
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Home Education: subscribe by mailing to
[email protected].

Post by sending mail to [email protected].
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Infertility Subscribe by mailing to
A mailing list for infertile [email protected]
couples

In body of message write
subscribe ilist (your email address)
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Kids subscribe by mailing to
A mailing list for kids [email protected]

In body of text write
subscribe kids (your email addr)
list address [email protected]
Contact person Bosco Tsang [email protected]
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Twins subscribe by mailing to
[email protected]

In the body of the message type
subscribe twins-L <your first name> <your last name>

You can get subscription info, and access to
the Twins List FAQs, at: http://www.LND.com/twins/
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