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		<title>Love &#8211; it can&#8217;t be bullied!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bullying&#8230; what exactly does it mean? The dictionary shows us an amazing range of definitions for &#8216;bully&#8216;, from &#8216;sweetheart&#8217; to &#8216;brute&#8217;, so let&#8217;s just say for our purposes here we&#8217;ll define it as: &#8220;intentional tormenting in physical, verbal or psychological &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/love-it-cant-be-bullied/">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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		<category><![CDATA[best childrens books]]></category>
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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>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>
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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>Toy Talk &#8211; How to Choose Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toy Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[American International Toy Fair]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much thought do you put into choosing toys for the children in your life? I admit I have a passion for toys&#8230; but I&#8217;m definitely picky about them. I don&#8217;t find myself attracted to just any old toy simply &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/toy-talk-how-to-choose-toys/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kids treat you how you teach them to</title>
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		<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[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>Changing perception to change direction</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/changing-perception-to-change-direction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s have some fun today. Are you up to experiencing a change in your mindset? Whether you&#8217;re a parent, an educator, a grandparent, a coach or anyone else who works or lives with children&#8230; the challenges you experience, the moments &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/changing-perception-to-change-direction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Emotions and Law of Attraction</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/emotions-and-law-of-attraction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law of Attractrion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Law of Attraction says: That which is like unto itself is drawn. So it&#8217;s easy to understand why someone would be concerned that if they are feeling a particular emotion that they would start drawing more of that into &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/emotions-and-law-of-attraction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Kid&#8217;s Valentine Day project</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-valentine-day-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Monday! With Valentine&#8217;s Day coming up on Sunday, we&#8217;re all seeing pink and red hearts everywhere. I thought I&#8217;d share a couple of ideas for keeping children busy this week with a Valentine Day theme! A Valentine Placemat A &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/kids-valentine-day-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Worried YOUR child is a &#8216;couch potato&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/worried-your-child-is-a-couch-potato/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/worried-your-child-is-a-couch-potato/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Atari]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids and Video Games: The Couch Potato Syndrome Many of you may not remember the &#8216;early&#8217; days of video games from a parent&#8217;s perspective&#8230; but as you can see from the &#8216;humorous&#8217; T-shirts worn by my three sons, I remember &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/worried-your-child-is-a-couch-potato/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Aim to INSPIRE your child</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In your effort at motivation, because you are focused upon what you DO NOT want, you do not have the benefit or help of your true power. But when you are focused completely upon what you DO want &#8211; thereby &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/107/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Child Care Choices &#8211; How to find the right one</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/child-care-choices-how-to-find-the-right-one/</link>
		<comments>http://downstream-parenting.com/child-care-choices-how-to-find-the-right-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:52:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image via Wikipedia Having been on both sides of the Childcare Services issue&#8230; as a Mom looking for childcare and as a Licensed Provider of Childcare with a BA in Child Psychology/Child Development, I bring a unique perspective to the &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/child-care-choices-how-to-find-the-right-one/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Agree to disagree with your child?</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/agree-to-disagree-with-your-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I was reading an opinion piece by Garrison Keillor titled Don&#8217;t Mess with Christmas. It&#8217;s subtitle is &#8220;It&#8217;s a Christian holiday, dammit, and it&#8217;s plain wrong to rewrite &#8220;Silent Night.&#8221; Unitarians, I&#8217;m talking to you!&#8221; No surprise it &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/agree-to-disagree-with-your-child/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Problems, Solutions and LOA</title>
		<link>http://downstream-parenting.com/parenting-problems-solutions-and-loa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The realization that something is not as you want it to be is an important first step, but once you have identified that, the faster you are able to turn your attention in the direction of a solution, the better, &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/parenting-problems-solutions-and-loa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I don&#8217;t like what my kid is eating!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[food and meals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food &#8211; What does your child need? I recently heard the question, &#8220;How do you manage when &#8220;school food&#8221; doesn&#8217;t match your eating habits at home?&#8221; Children and food&#8230; opening the conversation can be like opening a can of worms. &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/i-dont-like-what-my-kid-is-eating/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Condition controlling parents&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your happiness is the most significant contribution that you could make. In your reaching for happiness, you are opening a vortex which makes you an avenue for the Well-being to flow through you. And anything that is your object of &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/condition-controlling-parents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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