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		<title>What&#8217;s right&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/whats-right.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we find ourselves just &#8216;putting out fires&#8217; all day long. Seems like there&#8217;s always someone having a crises or ]]></description>
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		<title>Two girls on a BLUEBERRY hunt</title>
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		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/two-girls-on-a-blueberry-hunt.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bette Midler's Blueberry Pie song]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blueberry Pie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today is a Musical Monday&#8230;  Set to Bette Midler&#8217;s Blueberry Pie I&#8217;m dedicating my newest video to my granddaughter and ]]></description>
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		<title>Hug O&#8217; War</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/hug-o-war.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/hug-o-war.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downstream activities for kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free hugs campaign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hug o' war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shel silverstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[where the sidewalk ends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where everyone hugs instead of tugs What an idea! Yesterday I shared a Rock Poetry idea over at the Downstream ]]></description>
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		<title>Raising a Superhero</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/raising-a-superhero.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/raising-a-superhero.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guiding children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising a superhero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unique child]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have to admit&#8230; we love our superheroes.  Young wizards, Jedi Knights, vampire slayers, sexy vampires, goddess warriors or Superman, ]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership &#8211; Parentship?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/leadership-parentship.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/leadership-parentship.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[managing behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[following the leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[led not driven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting with leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parentship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parentship skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vision]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently reminded of a story told by Joe Batten at a Leadership Training Seminar. [Joe wrote the best ]]></description>
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		<title>8 Skills Every Teen Needs</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/8-skills-every-teen-needs.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/8-skills-every-teen-needs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skills every teen needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens and car maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens and cleaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens and cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens and laundry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens and money management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay&#8230; in the name of total transparency (and full disclosure)&#8230; two things are important for you to know - 1. ]]></description>
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		<title>Kids chalk drawings&#8230; tagging?!?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-chalk-drawings-tagging.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-chalk-drawings-tagging.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a bit of irony for you&#8230; today I wanted to talk about &#8216;kids gone wild&#8217;&#8230; and how much I ]]></description>
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		<title>You ARE at choice&#8230; always!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/you-are-at-choice.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/you-are-at-choice.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever find yourself amazed at how quickly the days can pass one minute, and how long the days ]]></description>
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		<title>Funny &#8211; Mommy Rhapsody</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/funny-mommy-rapsody.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/funny-mommy-rapsody.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=459</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Found this today from a blogging friend who found it from a twitter friend&#8230; don&#8217;t you LOVE the &#8216;net??!!?!?? Anyway&#8230; ]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Teach Honesty!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/lets-teach-honesty.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/lets-teach-honesty.html#comments</comments>
		<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 ]]></description>
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		<title>Playing the alphabet game</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/playing-the-alphabet-game.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/playing-the-alphabet-game.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=449</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever played any of the variations of The Alphabet Game? One version we play is while riding in ]]></description>
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		<title>Letting her go&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/letting-her-go.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/letting-her-go.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child on vacation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting her go]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[micro-managing parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rylie's Big Adventure]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=444</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m thrilled to share with you a wonderful guest post by Jeanelle W. aka &#8216;Momma J&#8217; Momma J exemplifies ]]></description>
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		<title>A belief system formed</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/a-belief-system-formed.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/a-belief-system-formed.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children beliefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forming beliefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interpreting life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=439</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was six, going on seven,  I stole a penny sucker from a classmates lunch box.  It was a ]]></description>
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		<title>The Rules for Being Human</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/the-rules-for-being-human.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/the-rules-for-being-human.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["there" is no better than "here"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a lesson is repeated until learned]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning lessons does not end]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[others are merely mirrors of you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The rules for being human]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[there are no mistakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what you make of your life is up to you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you will forget all this]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you will learn lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you will receive a body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[your answers lie inside you]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=428</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an old one I read many, many years ago. I spent some time researching it&#8217;s origin/author&#8230; and found ]]></description>
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		<title>Spiritual Parenting</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/spiritual-parenting.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/spiritual-parenting.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual parenting advice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I spent Memorial Day weekend way up north where Minnesota borders Canada. I always find time spent on the water ]]></description>
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		<title>Best Parenting? BE YOU!!!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/best-parenting-be-you.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/best-parenting-be-you.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[know your strength as parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting strengths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what do you love about parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a thought&#8230; if we stop comparing ourselves to other parents we might find we really shine! This is coming ]]></description>
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		<title>An Online Parenting Retreat!!!</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/an-online-parenting-retreat.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/an-online-parenting-retreat.html#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting retreat]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://downstream-parenting.com/?p=413</guid>
		<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 ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Misunderstandings About Children</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/5-misunderstandings-about-children.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/5-misunderstandings-about-children.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 05:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Expectations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brain growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concrete thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[imagination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physical development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schooling]]></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 ]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Fun for Kids</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/summer-fun-for-kids.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/summer-fun-for-kids.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 22:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activities for kids in summer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer activities for kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[summer fun for kids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The school year is coming to an end up here above the equator&#8230; and summer is just around the corner. ]]></description>
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		<title>90/10 Principle &#8211; It will change your life</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/9010-principle-it-will-change-your-life.html</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/9010-principle-it-will-change-your-life.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 18:32:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What follows was received in an email several days ago&#8230; it&#8217;s a powerful message from Steven Covey about our choices.  ]]></description>
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