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		<title>Dealing with difficult children: How to get your child an attitude adjustment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Katrina Norman
There is a very simple, painless process of giving your child the attitude adjustment he or she may need. It all starts with you, yes you.
1. write down a list of exactly what the child is doing that bothers you. Be specific. Go with: He doesn&#8217;t use his manners at meal time; rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calming Tips for Hyperactive Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents of hyperactive children know the &#8220;Would you please just settle down?!&#8221; phrase well, and likely use it on a regular basis.
There are a number of tips to help parents settle their hyperactive child down. These quick tips and relaxation techniques take the same amount of time as yelling and scolding but produce incredibly different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a good parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Create Family Rituals:
Having special little customs gives you and your child an opportunity to connect, no matter what else is going on.
Cooking a simple meal together, reading a story every night, planting a garden, playing a favorite board game &#8212; these are the kinds of rituals that kids love. Be creative: One father I know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Your Home a Place For Readers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Several tips to help parents of young children promote literacy at home.

 Choose a quiet time for reading to your child, as in before a nap, bedtime, or after dinner.
Choose a special place for family reading, like a comfortable chair or pillows piled on the floor.
Let your child select the book for you to read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restoring Relationships With Adult Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Karen O&#8217;Connor, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. (Proverbs 3:5, NIV)
One Sunday I broke down in tears at a prayer meeting at church and asked what I could do to restore my adult son to me. He had made some chilling decisions and I was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling Drug and Alcohol Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stage One: Experimentation

Use is occasional, sporadic, often unplanned — weekends, summer nights, someone&#8217;s unsupervised party.
Use is precipitated by peer pressure, curiosity, thrill seeking, desire to look and feel grown-up.
Gateway drugs are usually used — cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, possibly inhalant abuse.
A drug high is easier to experience because tolerance has not been developed. 

Parents may notice: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Steps For Coping With A Negative Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In classic temperament studies, researchers looked at basic observable traits of personality that can be observed from birth. One of those initial traits of reactivity was described as &#8220;mood&#8221;. Babies come into this world with an identifiable mood as part of their personality. This normal continuum can be described as positive at one end to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Emotional Development</title>
		<link>http://goodparents.ca/2010/01/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark and Jenny are about to have their first child. They have done everything they can to prepare for their new infant. To care for their baby's physical needs, they have diapers, formula and outfits in all sizes. To stimulate their baby cognitively, they have colorful toys and classical music. They also finally finished childbirth classes. They are ready!]]></description>
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