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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>
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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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		<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>&#8216;play dead&#8217; to really feel alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary K</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when when a six-year-old sheathed in plastic armor points a large shiny silver plastic laser gun in your direction and shouts&#8230; &#8220;Dissolve Creature!&#8221; as he pulls the trigger? Naturally&#8230; you drop down dead in a puddle &#8230; <a href="http://downstream-parenting.com/play-dead-to-really-feel-alive/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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