tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792846899960211827.post97746107207328234..comments2023-12-29T00:22:00.115-08:00Comments on Preemie Resource Blog: Being an Advocate for Your Children While in NICU by MelissaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792846899960211827.post-43208048591651135812013-04-22T02:36:04.226-07:002013-04-22T02:36:04.226-07:00The Child Advocate is a national not for profit or...The Child Advocate is a national not for profit organization with connections to hundreds of other organizations and resources to address sexual abuse but also many other advocacy needs for children and families. Their goals are to serve the needs of children, families and professionals while addressing mental health, medical, educational, legal and legislative issues.<br /> <a href="http://www.aaflc.org" rel="nofollow">missing child</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826133507601280886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8792846899960211827.post-67878321358260938092012-09-19T15:40:43.321-07:002012-09-19T15:40:43.321-07:00I couldn't agree more that parents are the BES...I couldn't agree more that parents are the BEST advocates for their babies. I went toe-to-toe with a physician assistant over my daughter's feeds. I still think the only reason I got my way was because I was a Speech Pathologist and offered to challenge him as to who knew more about the swallowing mechanism! The more the PA argued with me, the more passionate I became about the decision. Even my husband was scared of me that day when I confronted the PA, who thought he knew everything about everything. Turns out my call was the right one. Sometimes Mom does know best!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03736406284085926761noreply@blogger.com