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		<title>Summer Art Projects for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been hot everywhere these past few weeks. And while summer is fun for the kids, it&#8217;s hard for parents to come up with enough activities to keep the kids occupied. If you’re looking for some summer activities for those really hot days, when you really want to be inside , here are some art [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saving &#8220;No&#8221; for the Big Things</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saving &#8220;No&#8221; for the Big Things by:  Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents I enjoy writing parenting articles for Ellen Braun&#8217;s Raising Small Souls website and appreciate Ellen&#8217;s willingness to post them.  I also look forward to reading the comments submitted by parents and respond to them when I can add something constructive. The most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educational Learning Toys</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As parents, we are always looking for ways to improve/enhance our children&#8217;s development, while still encouraging them to have fun. Educational learning toys bring great value to a child&#8217;s life. I checked out some of the best educational toys out there and found something for everyone: baby, toddlers, and young kids. Baby Educational Toys Baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Learning to Play Music Benefits Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter your child’s age, music plays a huge part in their life. From infancy, mothers sing and hum to their babies and then in grade school they learn the basics of reading music and may begin playing the flute-o-fone or similar instrument. When they reach Junior High and High School our children may join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Wants Versus Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Controversial Parenting Styles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Art of Letting Go, Pt 2 by:  Alan W. Carson ACPI® Coach for Parents In my first article on letting go, we focused on the importance of parents requiring that their kids accept an increasing amount of responsibility as they mature.  The goal is that our children can largely succeed on their own by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Who See Ghosts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I have the pleasure of being the 7th blog stop on Dr. Caron Goode’s blog tour for an amazing book, Kids Who See Ghosts, guide them through their fear. If you missed yesterday’s blog stop, check out http://yvonneperry.blogspot.com for Yvonne Perry’s interview of the award-winning author, Dr. Caron Goode. “Do I Need to Believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Children Respect</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 02:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Your Child About Respect “Do as I say, not as I do”. You’ve probably heard this said at least once in your life, said by a parent to a child. It’s usually meant wryly or humorously, but the implication behind the phrase is profound. You can tell a child to embrace a certain behavior [...]]]></description>
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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>Total Transformation Program Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard the advertisements on radio and TV, and now you&#8217;re wondering: Is the Total Transformation Program the solution to my problems with my children? I went through the entire program and was extremely impressed with the program&#8217;s outlook, insight, and step-by-step instructions.  The Total Transformation Program covers virtually all aspects of disrespectful behavior, effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Parenting Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7 Ways to Start Parenting More Effectively Some parents are afraid that their child won&#8217;t change no matter what they do. Many find themselves reacting automatically when their child behaves inappropriately; as soon as he acts out, they’re yelling and screaming, or getting sucked into power struggles. And even when parents try something new, it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Talk To Teens About Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 18:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Teen Culture and Sexuality by:  © Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents For twenty-one years I taught a sexuality unit as part of my eleventh grade health education course.  At the beginning of my career it was a risk to teach anything other than the biological aspects of sexuality, and my superintendent told me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Deal With Teens Lying</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by:  © Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents There are two major issues to be considered with respect to teens lying to their parents: the parent-child relationship and the extent to which the teen sees his parents as authority figures. First, we&#8217;ll examine the relationship.  As discussed in my most recent article on the subject [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lasting Behavior Changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, several responses to the question, “What is your most pressing parenting problem?” turned up in my inbox. Here are some of the replies: Getting my 11-year-old motivated to do more and to avoid disagreements. My 9-year-old daughter is very disrespectful and I want to address that. I not only want to be a better [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Teenagers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parenting Teens by:  © Alan Carson ACPI© Coach for Parents Having taught, coached, counseled teens for a career, and being the father of a seventeen-year old, I think I know teens.  In my opinion, here is how we need to parent teenagers effectively: 1) Teens absolutely need to be trusted. It is beyond wanting to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Emotional Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Teaching Through Love Instead of Fearby Pam Leo &#8220;However we treat the child, the child will treat the world.&#8221; &#8211; Pam Leo Can you imagine threatening your partner or good friend by counting “One… two… three…” if he or she did not do what you wanted? One of the big issues in schools today is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quality Time With Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virtually all parents consider a trip to the playground or a museum to be quality time with their children. An afternoon spent together at a park is quality time; however children need more than just quality time with their parents; they need connection time. We are well aware as to when our children feel connected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peer Pressure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How BIG Is Peer Pressure?by:Alan Carson, ACPI© Coach for Parents Until recently, the only time in my life I went gambling was with my buddies during my first year of teaching.  I was asked to play &#8220;penny poker,&#8221; and was told to bring a bunch of pennies, nickels and dimes.  Even though it was thirty [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Emotional Development]]></category>
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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>Time Management for Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 3 interesting tips about Time Saving Tips for parents: Tip #1 is an attitude and mindset tip. Tip #2 is a household concept. Tip #3 is a very practical nugget. There are hundreds of additional tips in my book, Creating Hours. What would you do with an extra 2-6 hours each and every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Kids Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that kids learn in many ways, yet schools test in only one?  This ultimately means that the written tests used in school, favors only one kind of learner. While we all wish that written tests weren’t the only measure of your child’s success in school, it turns out we’ve been in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Am I a Good Enough Mother?</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/am-i-a-good-enough-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off-Track Parenting Is The Way To Go!]]></description>
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		<title>Time Management Tips for Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/time-management-tips-for-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oftentimes, a frenzied pace takes over our days as we frantically attempt to squeeze chauffeuring two children to three different after-school-activities, grocery shopping, a stop at the ATM machine, picking up the shirts at the cleaners, returning library books, and a mad rush to ship a package before the Post Office closes. Simultaneously, we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conflict Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/conflict-resolution/</link>
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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>Reframing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Art of Reframing It’s not just for artists and professional framers. Reframing is a psychological tool that can simply transform your life. I know, it sounds pretty cliché, however- it’s the truth. The other day I was parked in our 5-speed Nissan Sentra facing the playing field outside of my children’s school when I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time-Saving Tips for Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/time-saving-tips-for-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve Time-Saving Tips for Parents 1. Go through your house, room by room, and get rid of anything that is not useful, beautiful, or joyful. Set the timer for 10 minutes per room.  (Allow extra time only if a very heavy item must be moved.)  Do this quickly and put everything into boxes in the [...]]]></description>
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