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		<title>Is my child’s behavior a side effect of medication?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Paltin, PhD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ADD-ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Dust mite allergy,” the allergist told John and Tamara, consulting with them about their constantly scratching 10 year old who now had constant red marks on his arms and the backs of his hands, “You’ll have to wash everything, buy hypoallergenic covers, it’ll take a lot of housecleaning.”  This sounded like a perfectly reasonable explanation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take a Hike &#8211; Family-Friendly Walking Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parenting Today Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child Health News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitness for Kids & Teens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of emphasis is being placed on family fitness these days, and getting together for a walk or hike is a popular way to get everybody out and moving. Get on board with your family! Here are some tips for family hikes and walks. Footwear Make sure everyone&#8217;s footwear fits and is comfortable before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Praise for your Child’s Pride</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 20:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Myers, PhD</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Praising a child correctly is important to the development of positive behaviors. It&#8217;s a great way to encourage constructive future behavior. When you give praise you are giving your child a feeling of positive feedback, which increases their sense of confidence, self esteem and abilities. When you praise your child, you are pointing out the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to Your Child&#8217;s Inner Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Paltin, PhD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You walk softly past your child’s room at night, lower the light in the hallway, and then you hear it; a quiet song, a joke from TV, or maybe a soft voice repeating something heard at school that day.  Listen to the tone, and most of the time you’ll hear a soothing timbre or quiet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risky Teen Driving Habits Predicts Future Crashes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Lew, MD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teen drivers are typically involved in more accidents than more experienced drivers.  A recent study seems to point out the causes of these teen driver accidents.  A study  of new drivers showed that as the number of sharp turns and screeching stops increases, that predicts the future chance of having an accident or near-accident within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccines Myths and Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Desmond Lew, MD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Babies & Baby Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Health News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vaccines are one of the main reasons why we enjoy a relatively disease-free and extended life span. The others are the creation of antiseptics and antibiotics. Before the invention of vaccines, people died of diseases such as Pertussis, Tetanus, Measles, and were crippled by Polio. Widespread epidemics would kill millions of people and wipe out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s All About Family Fun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Paltin, PhD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activities for Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Food?  Shelter?  A vegetable with every meal?  Health insurance?  Maybe you think of these as the basics, the essential ingredients of a healthy childhood in a nurturing family.  But if you look closely at the list, one of the essentials is missing; family fun.  Why does fun deserve to be on the same list as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Game Addiction, Obsession, or Habit:  How Much is Too Much?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Tucker, PhD</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children Media Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked some variant of this question, and a few of my recent cases have stimulated me to explore more evidence-based answers to improve the quality of my response. As it turns out, many have written fairly extensively on the subject of how much video gaming is too much.  It has been proposed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teens: Smart Ways of Organizing your Study Time for Maximum Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parenting Today Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many teens, like many adults, don’t understand about time management. They struggle to meet their daily obligations – time with family and friends, homework, extracurricular activities and possibly after-school jobs. They’re looking for smart ways of organizing their study time to get maximum results. If you’re like most teens who struggle with studying effectively, chances [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Prevent a Fire at Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Parenting Today Staff</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Safety Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home fire safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The very concept of a house fire is scary, and there&#8217;s no disputing the fact that devastating house fires do occur. To help prevent this tragedy in your family home, here are some tips. Outlets  In this day and age of electronics, outlets are often used to the utmost. Don&#8217;t overload an outlet; if you [...]]]></description>
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