CafeMom aurorabunny is back with another edition of Special Needs Living.

aurorabunny's 3-year old son Brody was diagnosed with classic autism at one year, falling on the severe side of the spectrum in terms of development. At present, Brody is still mostly nonverbal, using a few words, sign language, and PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) to communicate.

Each week, aurorabunny discusses the everyday struggles and triumphs of raising a child with special needs and an invisible disability.

Swine flu vaccinations are well underway in most parts of the country for those who wish to get vaccinated.

Getting the vaccine is a personal choice. However, what about the people who care for your children? If you're pro-vaccination, will you recommend that your child care provider, babysitter, or nanny gets the swine flu vaccination as well? And what if she or he says no?

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According to the new Nestlé Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study (FITS) just released at at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo, parents and caregivers are listening and following feeding guidance for infants; however, as children grow older, there is still much work to be done to help them build good eating habits.

I guess I'm not overly surprised by these findings; however, it's still pretty interesting.

momof2little1s and her family

Last summer, CafeMom momof2little1s personally endured a swine flu horror story at 34 weeks pregnant. Although, she and her now four-month old daughter Molly are fine today, they both survived a flu-driven nightmare no family ever wants to face.

So momof2little1s is here today to share her story and talk about her decision to get her two toddler daughters the swine flu vaccination.

Today, October 15th, is Global Handwashing Day, which encourages children to clean their hands with soap. Yay, handwashing! With soap!

Let the Wiggles show your kids the importance of getting those hands clean.

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On Halloween, the day of über candy intake, and every day that your child has sweets or, you know, regular food, it's good to think about how to protect those small teeth — yes, even the baby teeth. Tooth decay is not our friend.

Click through for some special dental health tips.

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Here on the Daily Buzz, we've been giving you lots of information on the H1N1 virus.

But it's always good to get information from as many sources as possible, so here are some links I love

According to a large population-based study that appears in the October issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, researchers studying depression and anxiety disorder (DAS) are seeing early symptoms in very young children.

The vaccine for swine flu or H1N1 is scheduled to arrive as early as tomorrow, Tuesday. As USA Today reports, "Kids under nine all require two doses of seasonal flu vaccine one month apart to get full protection the first time they are vaccinated, and the H1N1 vaccine adds two more shots. 'That means four pokes in a few months.'"

Are you getting the swine flu vaccine for your toddler?

Take our poll.

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Sometimes a plain old bandaid won't do. Sometimes your skinned-knee tot requires some deluxe first aid — alá a lovely Ouch Art School bandaid.