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		<title>Kids Wear a Ball and Chain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids giving you trouble doing their homework?  How about you shackle them with a  ball and chain?
Parents program in the desired amount of time they they think their children need to study and then attach the more than 20lb ball to their child&#8217;s leg.  Once the time limit expires the ball unlocks.  The manufacturer says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sane Woman&#8217;s Guide to Raising a Large Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A month or so ago Mary, from Owlhaven, offered me a copy of her book, A Sane Woman&#8217;s Guide to Raising a Large Family. I jumped at the opportunity, not just because I really like and admire Mary, but Lord knows I could use a little more sanity in my life.
I got the book and, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Chores As A Learning Tool, or Some Might Say Punishment</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my 8 yr old son broke the glass in the front door of our house.  He threw a golf ball at it.  For reasons that are only known to an 8 yr old and defy any sort of adult reason or logic.
The glass needs to be replaced and is expensive.  Just how expensive I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Chores</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/winter-chores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago we had a huge ice storm that brought down trees and branches, scattering them all over the yard.  Then the weather decided to dump snow on top of the ice and the frozen branches stuck in the ice.  And I promptly forgot all about the mess that lurked beneath the nice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing the Consequences Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 10-12 years]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had an incident with one of  my sons a couple weeks ago where my son was being somewhat rude to his coach.  Rude in that he wasn&#8217;t paying attention and was being a jokester.  Just really being an all around pain in the butt.   I was on the sidelines watching it all transpire and was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Ways to Become a Better Parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know families like this.  The parents are fabulous people whom you adore and yet they have offspring who are regular hellions.  And you shake your head and wonder why.
Finally science might have some answers.
Researchers have spent decades studying what motivates children to behave and can now say exactly what discipline methods work and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What About The Fighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle asked a great question in the comments of the previous post and rather than answer it there I thought I would pull it out and give it the attention it deserves.
She asks:  How do you schedule time for the kids to play on the computer without listening to them fighting over whose turn it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Again I Need To Learn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 7 -9 years]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often ask my children why they are hell bent on learning the same lesson over and over again.  You know, why can&#8217;t they just learn their lesson the first time and move on with their life?
Today I realized that perhaps I need to heed the same advice.
My 7 and 8 yr old sons share [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Your Garden Grow?</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/how-does-your-garden-grow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 03:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend I was weeding our flower beds.  The ones that seem to go on forever and ever when you are trying to pluck strong rooted weeds out from between the flowers.
It is such a boring, time consuming chore that I seriously contemplated getting out the rototiller and doing away with all the [...]]]></description>
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