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		<title>Parenting Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secrets of Highly Effective Parents My middle son, Jacob, is very interested in gold, silver, and diamonds.  He is particularly keen on selling my diamond engagement ring and buying me a crystal replacement and himself a room full of toys!  As I tuck him into bed at night, he sometimes asks this playful question, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time-Management-for-Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Educating and encouraging your children to practice time management can be fun and practical. When you are able to help them better manage their time, it can be enormously helpful to you as well. Teaching your kids time management now will undoubtedly help them have a more productive life in the future.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict Resolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear RaisingSmallSouls, I’m a stay-at-home mom of two rambunctious boys, aged 5 and 3. lately, I feel like all they do is fight, fight, fight! (“I want the blue car” – “Me, me” – you get the picture!) How can I make it stop? Thanks, A Frazzled Mom Dear Frazzled Mom, You may find comfort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snappy Siblings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conflict Resolution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I just read what Dyan wrote on this site, via the email- loved it &#8211; and I have a question and need help! What should we do with our eleven-year-old son who is continuously being &#8220;snappy&#8221; and short tempered (yelling, being crabby) with his eight-year-old sister?  He complains that she is annoying; and while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parenting Nightmare</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: How can you and your child get past you walking in on her (7 years old) watching an Adult movie for about 1 hour &#38; 23 minutes  to be exact.  My husband was watching her and fell asleep, so she chose her own movie. Sincerely, Eva in San Fransico, CA Answer by Dyan Eybergen, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: My 13-year-old son has come home from friend&#8217;s houses with alcohol on his breath a few too many times. My husband says that a drink here and there is nothing to worry about. My husband is not an alcoholic; he hardly ever gets drunk although he has a glass or two of wine to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coping with Grandpa&#8217;s Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: My Father-in-law passed away a few months back. He was a very dear family member to all of us, especially to my daughters, Rachel 6, and Nicole, 3. When he passed away all our emotions took over us &#8211; we were sad, crying, anxious of the future without him lonely, etc. Rachel cried for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Words of Inspiration!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating Independence Day this weekend on July 4th, I gazed at the brilliant display of fireworks and pondered what freedom means to us today. Freedom is all about having the ability to make choices. Yet, I wondered, how much freedom is truly mine, and how much have I relinquished in order to fit into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values & Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words of Inspiration!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[RaisingSmallSouls is pleased to introduce Nathan Geisler, Master Life Coach, to provide valuable insights into child rearing. Nathan Geisler M.A., an experienced family therapist, has been an educator for life values for the last 25 years. He teaches and lectures at institutes of higher learning, colleges and universities. He has thousands of students across the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Fears</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/childhood-fears/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: My son is aged 7 years old and has a lot of fears in him. He has a fear of heights, in so much as he will not climb onto a 6 foot slide in a park. He will not even sit on a swing. He is afraid of being in a swimming pool, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m Losing It!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/losing-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/losing-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 17:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Dear RaisingSmallSouls, I’m a single mom raising two girls, ages 10 and 7. Being a supportive and nurturing parent is the most important thing to me, and generally, I feel like I’m a pretty good parent. But sometimes, things escalate, they talk back to me, and it reaches a point where I find myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overcoming Shyness</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/overcoming-shyness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/overcoming-shyness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:04:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: Is there anything you would recommend which would help our daughter, age 6, and overcome her shyness? Our main concern is that she finds it difficult to talk and interact with other children (other than her best friend) and make eye contact with others outside of the family. We are trying to help prepare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Up</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/growing-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I have a son who is in 6th grade. Throughout all his elementary years, we were always so very close. If there was a function at school he wanted me to volunteer. If there was a class trip, he would hope that I would be the chaperone. If he didn&#8217;t have a friend over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Depressed Child</title>
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		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/depressed-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Could my grandson be clinically depressed, even at 10yrs old? Question: I&#8217;m raising my 10yr old grandson. I&#8217;ve had him since he is 6mos old, due to his mother having uncontrolled Bipolar Disorder. It is very hard for him living apart from his mother, with whom he has had a scattered relationship throughout the years. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disconnected from 12-year-old-daughter</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/disconnected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/disconnected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: For some reason, I feel like I have a chronic &#8220;dis-connect&#8221; from my eldest daughter, 12. I worry I&#8217;m failing her as a parent and really need help and advice. I know that we have a pattern of my asking her to do something, her not listening, then I get frustrated and bark orders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children and Volunteerism: Making the World a Better Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel that the hectic holiday rushing takes the meaning and spirit out of these special times? Below, John Rosemond, author of Parenting by the Book offers some useful ideas to incorporate principles and morals into the holiday season: When President John F. Kennedy, in 1961, said “ask not what this country can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kicking the Toy Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Signs of the annual December gift-buying-frenzy are suddenly sprouting around me like mushrooms after a rainstorm, via catalogs, store displays, emails, and children’s discussions of what they want to receive this winter. Do your children look forward to the thrill of a new toy or gadget, only to leave it on a shelf collecting dust [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is your child REALLY doing online?</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: Elisabeth Wilkins, author of EmpoweringParents.com Amber* got onto Myspace when she was 13. “It was easy,&#8221; she said with a shrug. &#8220;All you have to do is lie about your age and give them your email address.” The teen, who is now 15, said, “I guess I accepted a lot of ‘Friends’ to my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ADHD and Young Children: Unlocking the Secrets to Good Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/adhd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/adhd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dr. Robert Myers For the parents of a child with ADHD, everyday tasks turn into battles—from getting the child out the door in the morning to getting him to bed at night. My son was diagnosed with ADHD at age 6, so I remember what it was like to have a daily tug of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Give Kids Consequences That Work</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/consequences/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by: James Lehman, MSW A consequence is something that follows naturally from a person’s action, inaction or poor decision. It differs from a punishment in that a punishment is retribution. Punishment is “getting back” at someone, to hurt them back for a hurt they did. When you get a speeding ticket, it’s not a retribution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Musings on &#8220;Life Is Not Fair&#8221; &amp; Sarah Palin</title>
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		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/its-not-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Politics aside, as I learn more about Sarah Palin, John McCain’s vice presidential running mate, some deep parenting questions surface within my heart. Governor Palin is a mother of five children. Trig, the four-month-old baby has been diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome. At seventeen years of age, Bristol, her eldest daughter, is expecting a baby this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I&#8217;m Bored&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You have just settled yourself in front of the computer to read an interesting article (perhaps one of mine!) and then you hear the two words which grate on your nerves: &#8220;I&#8217;m bored!&#8221; It is understandable that you feel frustrated. Aside from being interrupted, the reason for the interruption is irritating- why can&#8217;t she find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There’s No Such Thing as a Small Soul!</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/small-soul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Words of Inspiration!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The title of this article may strike you as a contradiction to the name of this website, RaisingSmallSouls.com. Obviously, you’d be absolutely correct to take note of the inconsistency. And that is what brings us to today’s topic: There are very few absolutes in the realm of childrearing. Children are capable of great things- does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mood Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/mood-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Esteem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What Mood Number Are You In? Here’s how “mood-numbers” got started: The plumber called earlier to say that he’d be here six hours ago, he hasn’t shown up, and the main bathroom and laundry facilities are still out of order. I am annoyed and frustrated. (To put it mildly.) My son brings chips into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom!</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values & Ethics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating Independence Day this weekend on July 4th, I gazed at the brilliant display of fireworks and pondered what freedom means to us today. Freedom is all about having the ability to make choices. Living in the 21st century, most of us, thankfully, do reside in counties that protect our basic freedoms. Yet, I wondered, [...]]]></description>
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