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		<title>When the bullies are adults&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empower teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school broken]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-directed learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I read an article about bullying that leaves me outraged. It&#8217;s about a towns &#8216;war&#8217; on gay teens&#8230; and even if this weren&#8217;t a town only a few miles west of me&#8230;. it absolutely adds further fuel to my &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/when-the-bullies-are-adults/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s for Dinner? Best, Worst and Funniest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bonding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dinner conversation with kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family dinner time]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I had a delightful dinner experience yesterday. We were celebrating my Granddaughter&#8217;s 6th birthday&#8230; a very exciting occasion. Yet something her family does every day at dinner time happened. And it was that every day happening that I want to celebrate &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/whats-for-dinner-best-worst-and-funniest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Allow a Happy 2012 &#8211; take it lightly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comedy suitcase]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downstream parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re a full week into the new year and it dawns on me it&#8217;s been quite awhile since I&#8217;ve come and played with you all at Downstream Parenting. Seems like the perfect time to remind myself&#8230; and possibly you&#8230; that &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/allow-a-happy-2012-take-it-lightly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>teen relationships and sexuality</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/teen-relationships-and-sexuality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[puberty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how to be a good parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting advice teenagers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[“Not Under My Roof”]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article today, Solving America’s teen sex problem. It talks about how the Dutch handle the issue of teen relationships and sexuality. The Dutch have comparably low numbers of adolescent pregnancy, abortions and STD&#8217;s and begins&#8230; When &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/teen-relationships-and-sexuality/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How a Physician cured her son&#8217;s autism</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/how-a-physician-cured-her-sons-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain growth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[autism cure]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GAPS nutritional program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good parenting tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I&#8217;m sharing the interview Dr. Mercola did with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride because it&#8217;s too important to ignore. The radical rise in what we call &#8220;autism&#8221; is revealing something major that has changed in the grand scheme of the physical &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/how-a-physician-cured-her-sons-autism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Benevolently Spoiled</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authoritarian parenting style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authoritative parenting style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benevolently spoiled children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[positive parenting tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[single parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stone age children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips for good parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine this: The children were benevolently spoiled. They could eat and sleep where and when they wanted. They seldom observed the territorial customs of their elders; the entire lodge was theirs. They could demand the attention of adult members of &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/benevolently-spoiled/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Prepare for an Art Fair</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/prepare-for-an-art-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art fair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arts and crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrens art fair]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to make a suggestion – Plan for an ART FAIR in August! [I originally shared this article with a group of Childcare Providers in my area. Yet I know it would be a wonderful thing for a family &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/prepare-for-an-art-fair/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Every Child a &#8216;Special Needs&#8217; Child</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/every-child-a-special-needs-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Needs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[attention deficit disorder]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[autism spectrum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do we really think all of our children need to be ‘diagnosed’ and ‘labeled’ with some sort of disorder before we start to understand that EVERY CHILD IS A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD?!?!! Having worked with young children for a couple of decades &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/every-child-a-special-needs-child/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>DISCIPLINE: WHAT TO CONSIDER</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/discipline-what-to-consider/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[managing behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child behavior]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[what to consider when disciplining child]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discipline – even the dictionary seems to be challenged when it comes to the concept “discipline”. It’s no wonder we, as a community, have such varied ideas of what is called for when a child’s behavior is unacceptable given the &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/discipline-what-to-consider/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways to Nurturing a Love of Reading in Kids</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/5-ways-to-nurture-reading-in-kid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 20:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books and kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good parenting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I love reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids and reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reading to kids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[{EAV_BLOG_VER:83d3e5b636924858} The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination. – Elizabeth Hardwick If &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/5-ways-to-nurture-reading-in-kid/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Poops and More&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 04:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books and Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Everyone Poops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ten Little Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Cow That Went OINK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Who Wants ARthur]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a real passion for books&#8230; and that includes books for children. So I thought it might be fun to share with you some of the books that have been particularly fun to share with the kids in my &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/everyone-poops-and-more/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday &#8211; Lego Street Art</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/wordless-wednesday-lego-street-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wordless Wednesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lego street art]]></category>
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		<title>Times Change (or) Thankful for Seat Belts</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/times-change-or-thankful-for-seat-belts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[authoritative parenting style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life in the 50s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising children today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Times Change (or) Thankful for Seat Belts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for Thursday Thanks&#8230; Today&#8217;s post was inspired by an update that is (once again) circulating over at facebook. I confess&#8230; every time I read it I am reminded of how much I appreciate the childhood I had. Here&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/times-change-or-thankful-for-seat-belts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wordless Wednesday &#8211; Slow Children</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/wordless-wednesday-slow-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>

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		<title>The Power of Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focus on your desire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[use words mindfully]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The power of words is brilliantly demonstrated in this quick, one minute and forty eight second, video. It&#8217;s such a great reminder that we can move into much better relationship with our children when we&#8217;re mindful of the fact that &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/the-power-of-words/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Left-brained ~ Right-brained quiz</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/a-left-brained-right-brained-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[brain growth]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I thought it would be fun to share a couple of &#8216;tests&#8217; to see if you are left-brained, or right-brained. Heck, share these with the whole family and see who falls on which side&#8230;. the more rational left-brained or &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/a-left-brained-right-brained-quiz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thankful for the Echo Song!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[the Echo Song]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today I was hanging out for a couple of hours with the grandson. One of the things I LOVE about hanging out with kids is they remind me what play is all about&#8230; how spontaneous and joy-filled life can be &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/thankful-for-the-echo-song/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Optimism and The Best</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:04:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expect only the best]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[knowing what's best for children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Optimist's Creed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Optimist&#8217;s Creed by C.D. Larson *To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. *To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. *To make all your friends feel that there is something in &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/optimism-and-the-best/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Counting Jellybeans!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 03:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[emotional development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spiritual development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[COUNTING JELLYBEANS]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stop Counting Jellybeans]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year always reminds me of a night before Easter years ago that brought me a most valuable understanding. My two oldest boys were under five&#8230; their younger brother was yet to see the light of day. I &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/stop-counting-jellybeans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Fun for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fantasy play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Games]]></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. And THAT means kids looking for things to do! Do you realize that your interaction with your child is invaluable &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/summer-fun-for-kids/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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