What Is The Next Step In Your Life?

Why Domestic Violence Awareness Month is so Important

Izabela Bonzanini What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - News 06 Oct, 2023

According to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) begins in October, I think about how a survivor's experience guides our mission and vision for the future.

It’s So Embarrassing

Izabela Bonzanini What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - Kids & Family - News 18 Sep, 2023

The onset of puberty is a difficult time for children and parents alike. I think it’s important to tackle the issue with sensitivity. After the problems we have faced in our adult life, we may have forgotten how uncomfortable it was to talk about our bodies as we entered adolescence. Just as it’s important to give children a chance to understand what puberty all is about, it’s important to take their concerns seriously.

What Happened to The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury?

Izabela Bonzanini What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - News 30 Aug, 2023

For almost 50 years, The Women’s Center of Greater Danbury has been the foundation in Northern Fairfield and Southern Litchfield Counties for services surrounding domestic violence and sexual assault. But where did they go? We didn’t go anywhere; we are still in the same place we have been for decades, at 2 West Street, Danbury, Connecticut, and are now doing business under the new name of The Center for Empowerment and Education (CEE).

Good News for Newborns

Izabela Bonzanini What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - Kids & Family - News 28 Jul, 2023

One of the good things about being a pediatrician is that most of the time we deal with healthy children and happy outcomes. So, when there is a sad outcome, it is that much more painful. Of course, every time a child is sick or dying, we feel terrible. But the sudden onset of illness or death in newborns is so unexpected. It is an additional blow.

Connecticut’s “Bill of Rights” for Parents of English Language Learners Receives Broad Support in Public Hearing

Izabela Bonzanini Education - What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - Kids & Family - News - Politics 01 Mar, 2023

Last year, Flor Callazos’ oldest child graduated from a Bridgeport high school.

Questions from Readers

Izabela Bonzanini What Is The Next Step In Your Life? - Well-being - Kids & Family - Politics 17 Feb, 2023

What is the best thermometer for me to buy? I want a second opinion, but I don’t want to insult my pediatrician. What should I do?