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		<title>Play Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I promise not to go on and on  today as I wrap up this series on playing with your child. I have to confess I cringed when glancing at my very lengthy last post&#8230; the thing is&#8230; play is super &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/play-ideas/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Come Play With Me!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason the topic of playing with children has come to my attention quite frequently lately. In just the past two weeks I&#8217;ve had 2 different friends, who happen to be young mothers with young children, comment that they &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/come-play-with-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Acquiring Sign Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m thrilled to share with you an article co-written by Emily Patterson and Kathleen Thomas about Acquiring Sign Language. I find signing to be a beautiful and extremely effective method of communication not only for the deaf&#8230; but for &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/acquiring-sign-language/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Odd Old Owl</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love kids&#8230; I love books and reading&#8230; So it will come as no surprise that I love reading books with and to children. I&#8217;m pretty picky when it comes to selecting books for children, even though I&#8217;m aware I&#8217;m &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/one-odd-old-owl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are anatomically correct terms okay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a delightful and amusing post today, All Your Pink Parts, over at The Dirty Mommy Club blog. Stephanie talks about the all-too-familiar experience of our young children blurting out their understanding of all sorts of new vocabulary words &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/are-anatomically-correct-terms-okay/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 &#8216;magic&#8217; word/phrases for parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Speech and Language]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know how we teach our children that &#8220;Please&#8221; and &#8220;Thank You&#8221; are magic words? Well, it might be magic when they use them on us... but if you think your 4 year old is going to do what you&#8217;d &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/top-10-magic-wordphrases-for-parents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kyle was 2. And while he was babbling a lot&#8230; everything but &#8220;Mamama&#8221; and &#8220;Dadada&#8221; came out in nearly all nonsense syllables. If he wanted me he would say, &#8220;Imaimadakoo&#8221; really, really fast. He&#8217;d look at a block and say, &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/language/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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