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	<title>Mommy Points &#187; Work Ethic</title>
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		<title>Summer Jobs and Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember when I was a teenager every summer my friends and I would be scrambling to find summer jobs.  I worked at the local mall in clothing stores, I worked in a furniture store, I babysat, I cleaned boats at the marina.   My friends had similar experiences.   I remember that the most coveted job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chores, The Benefits for Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing household chores teach children responsibility, self-sufficiency, and what it means to be a contributing member of the family.  All of these things are important life skills.
Being Responsible:
Learning to take care of your own things.  Get yourself and your stuff ready for school or activities.  Helping to take care of a pet.  Helping with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking About College?</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/thinking-about-college/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have a niece and nephew currently in college.  Do you have any idea how high tuition is at private colleges these days?  It is absurdly, frighteningly costly.   When my sister-in-law told me how  much money she was paying for their schools I may have clutched my chest and fallen over on the ground.
 Many schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Again I Need To Learn</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/again-i-need-to-learn/</link>
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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>Positive Reinforcement</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/positive-reinforcement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Instilling Values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kindness Of Spirit]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that it is really easy to ignore your children when they are  being good?  And then as soon as they act up, or do something naughty you come right down on them?  I know this can&#8217;t just be me.
But some days it seems like an impossible task &#8220;catching&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instilling the Chore Habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was on the phone chatting with a friend a few weeks ago when my 12 year old came over and asked if he could carry his clean laundry up to his room and put it away.
&#8220;Sure,&#8221; I had said and went on to continue my conversation.
My friend interrupted, &#8220;Wait a minute.  Did he just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No rest for the weary, or the sick, or mothers in general</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keeping It Real]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are a mother of small needy people, there is never a day off.  No matter how crummy you feel.   No matter how much you really just want to crawl under a big blanket and watch mindless television there is someone who wants to watch something else and climb on you, and most likely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Helpers</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/little-helpers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/little-helpers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ages 2-4 years]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ages 5-6 years]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Sometimes we forget that our youngest children can be good helpers.  I really hate shucking corn.  It is just so messy.

But guess what?  My little kids love to do it.  For them it is like unwrapping a present.  My 2 yr old always seems surprised that there is corn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Chores Kids Are Doing</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/top-ten-chores-kids-are-doing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/children/top-ten-chores-kids-are-doing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=52</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[    1. Wash dishes
2. Do homework
3. Read a book
4. Clean room
5. Make bed
6. Take care of pets
7. Set the table
8. Practice instrument
9. Help cook
10. Water plants
I was reading this list on the handipoints site this morning and wondered how everyone else&#8217;s children stacked up to these chores.
Collectively my children only do three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carefree Summer Days&#8230; or Not</title>
		<link>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/carefree-summer-days-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/ideas/carefree-summer-days-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 03:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Basics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How do you strike a balance between summertime fun and the work that needs to be done in order for the house and family to survive?
I have found that with a little advanced preparation the balance is less of a struggle to maintain.
It was definitely easier when my children were younger.  Letting laundry go [...]]]></description>
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