beijingkids September 2008

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We’re back with a guide on “what to expect when you’re expecting in Beijing”, from doctor's visits and maternity clothes to dealing with all the attention babies attract in public. If you'd welcome a bit of help post-birth, consult Jerry Chan's primer on finding and keeping your dream ayi. Meanwhile, columnist Donna Scaramastra Gorman chronicles her experience giving birth for the fourth time. Can baby learn English, putonghua, French, and Japanese all at once? Find out in this month's feature on raising bilingual kids.

It’s September, so Tania McCartney gets the kids ready to head back to school. Jessica Pan uncovers the city’s best family hikes within a two-hour drive, and Cecily Huang scopes out the golf courses, restaurants, and spas in Lakeview. In a new feature, Snapshot, we hit the town to find a few stylish Beijing mamas.

Elsewhere, German school teens debate sex ed and NYU student Veronika Kamenova gives parents of college freshmen this advice: Don’t worry. Meet a scuba diver, pet a shark, and cook up traditional fried rice in just minutes.