title: What if ... ?
abstract: In this column, a childbirth educator wonders how to impress upon parents the importance of accepting their children for who they are, just as they are.
authors.affiliation: D eb G auldin is a childbirth educator who performs songs and humorous tales ("Hormone Affirming Music and Humor for Women") about pregnancy, childbirth, and the adjustments to parenthood. She lives outside Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: Deb
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gauldin