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		<title>Should we cut &#8216;Tiger Mom&#8217; some slack?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/should-we-cut-tiger-mom-some-slack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Chua]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battle hymn of the tiger mother]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If all you&#8217;ve heard about Amy Chua and her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is coming from the &#8216;news&#8217;&#8230; or bloggers railing about the book and choices Amy made while raising her children as if she were writing a &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/should-we-cut-tiger-mom-some-slack/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>11 Step Program for Those Thinking of Having Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[11 step program for those thinking of having children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s brilliant tongue-in-cheek &#60;but only a little&#62; post was received from a friend over at facebook, Amy Lawrence. 11 Step Program for those thinking of having kids Lesson 1 1. Go to the grocery store. 2. Arrange to have your &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/11-step-program-for-those-thinking-of-having-kids/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>forgive us our lapses&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apologies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses and explanations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[explanations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forgiveness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I have an unusually  busy spell, the kind that prevents me from blogging for a whole week, it leaves me feeling a bit out of sorts and filled with critical thoughts about myself. When the busy-ness is focused around &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/forgive-us-our-lapses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things I know for sure about parenting</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/10-things-i-know-for-sure-about-parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10 things I know for sure about parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What follows are simply random thoughts I had while driving in a storm  &#8211; 1. The Ark was built by amateurs, the Titanic was built by professionals. 2. Trying to reason with a kid when they&#8217;re in the middle of &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/10-things-i-know-for-sure-about-parenting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Teach Honesty!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/lets-teach-honesty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most parents, when they see children not terrorized by the things that terrorize them, they work very hard until they&#8217;ve finally got you terrorized. They teach you those irrational fears. Well-meaning, but they do just the same. &#8212; Abraham Excerpted &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/lets-teach-honesty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An Online Parenting Retreat!!!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/an-online-parenting-retreat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent retreat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parenting retreat]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting is a wonderful, but challenging, journey. No instruction manuals, no definitive &#8220;right&#8221; or &#8220;wrong&#8221; methods. And, of course, each child is different! But for THIS special week (May 25-27) you can give yourself a break&#8230; while getting your parenting &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/an-online-parenting-retreat/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Misunderstandings About Children</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/5-misunderstandings-about-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 05:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imagination]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[physical development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and I.Q.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and rules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children learn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of people have recently asked me where I&#8217;m going with this blog. When I&#8217;m out of alignment and all wrapped up in my &#8216;taking things seriously&#8217; mode I ponder this question as if it&#8217;s meaningful&#8230; however&#8230; when I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/5-misunderstandings-about-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mom and Dad, It&#8217;s okay to change your mind</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/mom-and-dad-its-okay-to-change-your-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/mom-and-dad-its-okay-to-change-your-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a parent, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve experienced at least one moment (HA! One&#8230; as if&#8230;) when your child has asked for (demanded?) something and you&#8217;ve said no&#8230; only to have them whine and complain and generally harass you into &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/mom-and-dad-its-okay-to-change-your-mind/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notes to my children</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/%e2%99%ab-notes-%e2%99%aa-to-my-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a parents notes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[notes to children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[who do you want to be]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing some spring cleaning (what??!?!?) and ran across several notebooks that I would journal in when my boys were very young. One was titled:  Notes to my children. I hope I remembered to share some of these things &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/%e2%99%ab-notes-%e2%99%aa-to-my-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8217;re not the boss of me!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/youre-not-the-boss-of-me/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/youre-not-the-boss-of-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law of Attractrion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boss of me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boss of you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting and law of attraction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive expectation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vibrational alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vibrational match]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you're not the boss of me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have a child over the age of two&#8230; then it&#8217;s likely you&#8217;ve heard that line at least a time or two. &#8220;YOU&#8217;RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!&#8221; On the surface it may simply be a response from a &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/youre-not-the-boss-of-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting in the Vortex &#8211; Abraham Hicks</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/parenting-in-the-vortex-abraham-hicks/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/parenting-in-the-vortex-abraham-hicks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law of Attractrion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abraham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esther Hicks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laws of the universe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m sharing a recorded segment of Abraham responding to a parents statement that she wants to be the best parent she can be. I love the wisdom of Abe&#8217;s response so along with this YouTube video clip, Parenting in &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/parenting-in-the-vortex-abraham-hicks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Easy Parenting?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/easy-parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what do you think? Is parenting the easiest or most challenging &#8216;job&#8217; you&#8217;ve ever had? Or maybe it&#8217;s something in-between? I was recently reading about a Dad who stays home with his twin infants. He was talking about what &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/easy-parenting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kids treat you how you teach them to</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-treat-you-how-you-teach-them-to/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-treat-you-how-you-teach-them-to/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children  Youth and Family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[power struggle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don&#8217;t have any &#8211; Alice Walker I recently heard a woman complain that her granddaughter was a &#8220;spoiled brat&#8221;. She went on to describe this 7 year &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-treat-you-how-you-teach-them-to/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey&#8230;my pants WERE in a bunch!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/hey-my-pants-were-in-a-bunch/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/hey-my-pants-were-in-a-bunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a wonderful friend who is also an Internet Marketer/Coach/Educator/Wife/Mom &#8212; (I&#8217;m sure there are more &#8216;hats&#8217; she wears but in an effort to keep this brief&#8230;) who wrote a great blog post over the weekend titled: Have you &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/hey-my-pants-were-in-a-bunch/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>11 Resolutions Your Kids Might Suggest</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/11-resolutions-your-kids-might-suggest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Being Parented]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comfort zone]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image by laffy4k via Flickr Observing children has provided me with a lot of insight into a huge variety of things&#8230; usually having to do with how I approach life. Perhaps it would be more honest to say they reveal &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/11-resolutions-your-kids-might-suggest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clarity &#8211; for a Happy 2010</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/clarity-for-a-happy-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clear questions]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new blog and a new year brings to mind the importance of CLARITY. Being clear is a powerful aid to communication. Whether you get into New Year&#8217;s Resolutions or not, today may be the perfect time to set the &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/clarity-for-a-happy-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Parent&#8217;s Expectation</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/parentsexpectation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Expectation indicates the juncture between where you are and where you want to be… Where you want to be, is your desire, and where you are, is your Set-point or habit of thought. And somewhere, in there, is what we &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/parentsexpectation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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