Article: 'GIFTS' SPREAD WITH WAND, WORDS.(L.A. Life)

Byline: - Nancy Hewitt

Children are special. But parents often get so involved in the details of living that they forget to tell their kids how valuable and special they are.

When Charlene Costanzo was a young mother, she wondered if she had adequately prepared her daughters for all of life's demands. Had she given them enough guidance? Did they feel valuable?

One night her answer came in a dream: ``The Twelve Gifts of Birth,'' which she has turned into a book. The book reveals the secret that the fairy godmothers of long ago yearned to tell all children. All children are given wonderful gifts at birth: strength, beauty, courage, compassion, ...

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