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		<title>Kiss Me, I&#8217;m an Irish Wanna-be</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not Irish. Not one little bit. My husband is Italian. And yet, come March 17, we break out the green.
A friend of mine dyes whatever milk is in the bottle green for St Patricks Day. The leprechauns do it. While I think it is an adorable idea, I know my children would balk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life in a Neighborhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We  movedthis  past year from a rather rural environment to a suburban neighborhood. You can&#8217;t throw a stick without hitting a kid, a dog or an SUV for that matter. Thus far, it has been a really idyllic environment.   The children have made some really great friends, the other parents are all friendly, the schools are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Homework Time Easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:17:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Navigating the afternoon of homework and enrichment activities has proven to be a challenge here at my house.  Now that we are several weeks in I have discovered some things that are working for me and helping to make this time of day less stressful.  I hope you will share your ideas as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Chore Ideas for the Under Five Year Old</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh this is the age when they want to help you.  More  than anything they want to be your sidekick, to be useful and helpful.  The reality is that once they are truly capable at doing the chore they want to do, they will no longer have any desire to do it.  At this age [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Quitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have all heard the old adage, &#8220;Winners never quit, Quitters never win.&#8221;
But does this apply to our kids and their activities?  What is the point where we will allow them to quit something that they signed up for that maybe is not going the way that they imagined it.  Do you make your children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Vacation</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/434/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was in the store looking for some new swim goggles for my son.  Yes, the blonde one who would lose his head if it were not attached.  I noticed a horrifying sight.
The summer stuff was being pushed back to the clearance rack and the back to school stuff was prominently featured up front.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Co-Ed Dorm Rooms, Good Idea or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So how do you feel about this? 
The University of Chicago, following in the footsteps of other universities, has decided to allow gender-blind housing assignments in their dorm rooms. What this means is that your daughter or son could choose to room with a member of the opposite sex. 
Um, yeah.  I don&#8217;t think so.
Most universities already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Sort of Allowance Does a Child Movie Star Get?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/what-sort-of-allowance-does-a-child-movie-star-get/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, if you are Abigail Breslin you get $13 per week.  The 13 year old Academy Award nominated actress makes $2 million per film and was recently ranked eighth in Forbes magazine&#8217;s list of &#8220;Young Hollywood&#8217;s Top-Earning Stars.

And guess what?  She also has to do chores.  Next time my children complain I am going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Safe on the Fourth of July</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/be-safe-on-the-fourth-of-july/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year people across the country set off their own fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July.  Most never imagine that they or their children will be injured.
According to this article, in 2007, U.S. hospital emergency rooms treated an estimated 9,800 people for fireworks related injuries.
* 56% of the injuries were to the extremities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For Preventing Brain Drain This Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/tips-for-preventing-brain-drain-this-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/tips-for-preventing-brain-drain-this-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have read that when school starts in the fall that teachers spend a good month or so trying to get the children back to where they were academically when the school year ended.  What can you do this summer to ensure that your children are on track when the school year starts.
1) Make your children [...]]]></description>
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