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	<title>Raising Small Souls &#187; Values &amp; Ethics</title>
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	<description>Timeless Parenting Advice for Toddlers through Teenagers</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>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>How tonight&#8217;s dinner can change your life:</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a question:  Do You Eat With Your Children? Many people would say yes, and they are telling the truth: A pop-tart on the way to school, a Lunchable between piano and ball practice, a bowl of popcorn in front of a sitcom. However, if the question were just slightly different:  “Do you eat [...]]]></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>
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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>I&#8217;m Overwhelmed!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question: I am the mother of 4 beautiful small souls, ages 11, 10, 7, and 6. I arrive home from work about the same time that they get home each day, and I am so tired and drained that all I want to do is rest on the sofa with a good book or TV [...]]]></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>
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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>Thanksgiving Vs. Giving thanks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Polite children say “thank you”. Politeness is a virtue, but it is not the same as goodness. Reciting “thank you” is a level beyond ignoring something good; however it is simply a statement, not necessarily a feeling. How can we instill the attitude of gratitude in our children? The challenge is to take the words, [...]]]></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>Musings on &#8220;Life Is Not Fair&#8221; &amp; Sarah Palin</title>
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		<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>The Happiness Link</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest fallacies of our time is the mistaken social rule that “happiness means being comfortable”. When was the last time that you saw modern-day movie where the hero or heroine was happy to be in an impoverished and uncomfortable state? Advertisers play upon this unspoken rule by convincing us that pain need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Freedom!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Hunger for Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/hunger-for-touch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most effective way to determine the value of an idea is to determine the negative effects that occur when that concept is missing. Let’s examine the power of human touch regarding children and the accompanying effects that can result from insufficient physical contact. Recent research in neuroscience has shown that loving touch is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Spoiling Your Kid?</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/are-you-spoiling-your-kid/</link>
		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/are-you-spoiling-your-kid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the very first infant feeding to college tuition, parents are constantly giving to their children. Some parents give more, and others less; yet we all wonder at some point, “Am I spoiling my daughter?” or, “Is buying this item for my son truly a good idea?” Is there a guide or checklist that can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Make Bedtime Go Smoothly!</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/smooth-bedtimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No other time of the day in our child’s life is as emotionally charged as bedtime! Bedtime can be considered a significant ‘trunk’ of your child’s ‘tree’- from where many other ‘branches’ &#8211; or issues &#8211; emerge. Well-rested children will perform better scholastically, be in a happier frame of mind, and generally more cooperative than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Are More Than Beautiful!</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/beautiful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blog Book Tour We Are More Than Beautiful 46 Real Teens Speak Out about Beauty, Happiness, Love and Life by Woody Winfree The new book, We Are More Than Beautiful for teen girls is the latest addition to the work of the I Am Beautiful Project, an initiative committed to producing creative and educational works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Values Versus Pop Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/values-versus-pop-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter where you live and how sheltered you keep your family, Western values are infiltrating our households. How do you prevent American values (i.e. that beauty, wealth, and power are the keys to happiness and success) from taking hold in your children&#8217;s mind? What is an effective manner to convey that religious and family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yell at Your Kids in the Afteroon&#8230; but Not in the Mornings!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/yell-in-the-afternoon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yell at your kids in the afternoon, but… … NOT in the mornings! This week, we are going to incorporate a new habit into our lives. The purpose of this particular habit is to make our children’s living more pleasant and to give them the emotional tools that they need to develop and maintain healthy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving Without Fuel</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/driving-without-fuel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a question for you: Would you attempt a cross-country drive without a single gallon of gas in your car’s tank? At the risk of stating the obvious, nobody in their right mind would try to take a trip in a vehicle that lacks fuel! Then, why, OH WHY, do so many of us attempt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Worry!</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/dont-worry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 18:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was one of those dull, gray Monday mornings earlier this week when I was sitting in my doctor’s office being administered a medication via IV for several hours.  Unfortunately, I had neglected to find a good book to accompany me on this boring morning in a cold, geriatric environment. Therefore, I had a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents &#8211; 12 Holiday Tips For Balance, Harmony, and Joy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time of year, we look forward to the excitement and fun of the holiday season: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year are all occasions to rejoice and celebrate with family and friends. With the holidays, though, comes more than the usual amount of juggling, multitasking, planning, making, going, doing &#8230; the to-do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress, not Perfection</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Progress, not Perfection Yesterday I noticed a bumper sticker in my dentist’s parking lot which read, “Progress, not perfection.” Hundreds of examples of how to apply that motto to childrearing rushed through my head as I made my way past that shiny sedan. Although most of those ideas flew right out of my brain by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pursuit of Comfort</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/pursuit-of-comfort/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest fallacies of our time is the mistaken social rule that “happiness means being comfortable”. When was the last time that you saw modern-day movie where the hero or heroine was happy to be in an impoverished and uncomfortable state? Advertisers play upon this unspoken rule by convincing us that pain need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Who wants to be an emotional millionaire?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/all-about-emotions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy. Sad. Most youngsters can recognize these feelings from a very early age. However, what about the myriad of other feelings that pop up within our hearts? Anger. Loneliness. Excitement. Jealousy. Worry. Disappointment. Anticipation The ability to express and recognize our emotions has a tremendous impact on our lives. Our ability to communicate with others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Juggling!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Problem Solving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every busy parent knows that life is a continuous juggling act in the midst of a three-ring-circus.  Trust me, I have three little boys, each of whom manages to demand, perform, and behave in excess of a Barnum and Bailey show! Every day you pack enough sandwiches and cook sufficient food to feed small third-world-country.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reclaiming the Lost Art of Listening</title>
		<link>http://www.raisingsmallsouls.com/reclaiming-the-lost-art-of-listening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ellen C. Braun</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Teenagers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[{Order reprint rights for this article here &#8211; #1044} My good friend Sarah recently repeated this conversation to us, and we laughed until we could laugh no longer. &#8220;Hi, how are you?&#8221; the next-door-neighbor asked Sarah. &#8220;I&#8217;m dying, thank you,&#8221; Sarah replied in an even tone of voice. &#8220;Great!&#8221; the neighbor responded heartily. &#8220;Do you [...]]]></description>
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