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		<title>The importance of being there when your babies are little</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts came to me today as I am getting sentimental about my children growing up and out. I look back to the time when they were babies, and wish I held them just a little more, complained a little less about waking up at night, and took more time to relax and enjoy them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping laughter in the home</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the impressions I want to leave with my children is that the home is a place of fun and laughter. I want them know that family life is enjoyable, not just tolerable. There is enough bad news in the world that we don&#8217;t need our home to also be full of solemnness. Isn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building a warm and loving home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:46:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Controlling our anger]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you remember about your parent&#8217;s home when you were growing up? Was it a warm and loving place to come home to? Was there laughter? Did you enjoy being with your family? Do you remember kind and loving words said to you by your parents? Or was there negativity and criticism, shouting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why we don&#8217;t spend more time with our children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a substitute teacher, and I think teachers have the hardest job in the world! To be surrounded by 20-30 little kids all day and trying to keep them on task is stressful to say the least. I substitute occasionally, and that&#8217;s about all I can handle! And when it comes to being a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time together is not a waste of time</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you like me who just doesn&#8217;t seem to have enough time for everything? With the busy, busy, busy  lifestyle of most families today, are you feeling pressured to be productive? I always feel that I should be getting things done, check an item off the list. But do you consider spending time playing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t miss out on spending time with your kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had lunch with my 85-year-old dad today. It&#8217;s a treat for him to get the $5 Subway deal because he would not normally go there by himself. We split a chicken breast footlong on honey oat whole wheat. It came out to $4.99 with the &#8220;young man&#8217;s discount&#8221;, as the cashier phrased it. Growing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good parents start with a good marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Disclaimer for this post: This is addressed to married couples, not for single parents. If you are a single parent, I want you to know this is not meant to make you feel guilty. It&#8217;s written to encourage couples to build a good marriage.) I admit, I am a better mom than I am a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2009/06/16/fathers-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The flowers shops are packed on Mother&#8217;s Day; the phone lines are overloaded on Mother&#8217;s Day. Father&#8217;s Day? It doesn&#8217;t set any records. Dads are usually not the sentimental type, they are not the squeaky wheel that gets the grease. But of course, they would love some attention too, on Father&#8217;s Day. Here are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; ideas for fun and exercise for the family</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2009/04/23/fun-and-exercise-for-the-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you surviving TV Turn-Off Week so far? Whether or not you are committing to having no TV this week, having plenty of family time is what I would like to encourage. Fun family time is one of the primary ways to convey your values to your children, affirm your love for each other, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Simple ideas for fun together</title>
		<link>http://www.adventuresinparenting.org/2009/04/20/3-simple-ideas-for-fun-together/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my children are older, I realize that much of our time together is merely &#8220;parallel&#8221; together. We are in the same room at the same time&#8230; each on our own laptops &#8211; I&#8217;m blogging, of course, my kids are doing homework, or updating their Facebook. While I think it&#8217;s a good thing for us [...]]]></description>
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