These two 1995 issues of the journal "Offspring," a publication of the Michigan Council of Cooperative Nursery Schools, cover a variety of topics familiar to nursery school and day care providers including the mission of the publication. Articles are short pieces useful to practitioners and are frequently accompanied by classroom activities. Articles in these two issues include: (1) "Memories and Family Traditions: An Interview with Bev Bos" (by Lisa Mangigian); (2) "Reflections on 'Offspring': The Last Ten Years" (Karen Ensminger); (3) "Dollars and Sense between Children and Parents" (Phyllis J. Wordhouse); (4) "Making Choices Work between Career and Family" (Jody A. Schnetzler); (5) "The Cooperation Games People Play" (Tahia Miller); (6) "Family Meetings: A Time To Reconnect" (Bill Winkler); (7) "Allergic Problems in Children" (by James McDonald); (8) "Have More Fun with Music" (Chuck Hage and Elisa Huss-Hage); (9) "Self-Esteem to the Extreme" (Lilian Katz); and (10) "Practice Makes Perfect Sense: Learning through Play" (Evelyn Peterson). (JW)