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	<title>Tween You and Me &#187; self-esteem</title>
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	<description>Guiding parents of preteens in building self-esteem</description>
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		<title>Woman Attacks 5 Year Old On School Bus</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2012/02/04/woman-attacks-5-year-old-on-school-bus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I heard this headline I was shocked, but not really.  The story is a familiar one.  Child bullied.  Parent angry.  Blame.  Retribution sought.  Tempers flared.  Inflamed reactions.  It happens in schools, hockey rinks, playgrounds – anywhere children interact. We might agree that the parent who exerts her force against another child on behalf of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shunning the New Year&#8217;s Resolution</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2012/01/16/shunning-the-new-years-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2012/01/16/shunning-the-new-years-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Something To Think About]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beliefs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manifesto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Resolution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tweens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a fan of the New Year&#8217;s Resolution ritual.  I find it unsavory practice to form intentions on cue as if it were as unquestionable a necessity as drinking water.  I admit I have an exaggerated distaste for a potentially positive practice.  But my experience with resolutions repeatedly demonstrates a set-up for failure.  Thus, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Trust Goes A Long Way</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/10/03/a-little-trust-goes-a-long-way/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/10/03/a-little-trust-goes-a-long-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setting limits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tweenyouandmebook.com/?p=694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember the day I felt grown up for the first time.  I was 8 years old, spending the summer at a beach house.  Older friends had decided to walk to the local ice cream store &#8211; one that I had never been to without my parents.  I knew I wouldn&#8217;t be able to join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friend Problems</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/09/14/friend-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/09/14/friend-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tweens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friend problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[girl culture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“Mom, I NEED to talk to you.  I’m having friend problems.” Oh-oh.  Here we go.  Entering into familiar tween territory.  My youngest daughter entered third grade this year with such a definitive shift in awareness, attitude, and emotion, that I’m considering nominating her for tween poster child.  It’s as if my daughter’s eyes have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chasing Beautiful</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/08/17/chasing-beautiful/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/08/17/chasing-beautiful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Something To Think About]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner beauty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preteens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[true inner strength]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tweenyouandmebook.com/?p=670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Who does the mirror say I am?  Could I be like someone who matters even for a moment?  Chasing beautiful.&#8221; These words stopped me dead in my tracks when I first heard them sung by Heather Vassar.  In her song titled Chasing Beautiful Heather captures the desperation of a girl searching for her own beauty.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You are SO lucky!</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/03/17/you-are-so-lucky/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/03/17/you-are-so-lucky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coping strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[appreciation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Darius Rucker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[luck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve followed me long enough, you know that I&#8217;m no fan of &#8216;luck.&#8217;  (Click here for a previous post on the subject.) Luck, in the traditional sense of the word, is a disempowering concept.  However, this St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, I&#8217;ve decided to take the word less seriously and adopt a broader definition.  Let&#8217;s agree for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough Love</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/10/26/tough-love/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/10/26/tough-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tough love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tweens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It started with a simple matching game.  My four year old daughter and I sat together in a pile of clean laundry on the bed.  &#8220;Let&#8217;s see who can find the most pair of socks that match.&#8221;  A chore turned into play.  Matching socks progressed to folding washcloths then to putting clothes in drawers and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insanity or Genius?</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/08/20/insanity-or-genius/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/08/20/insanity-or-genius/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coping strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday - Fun and Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be familiar with the expression, &#8220;Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.&#8221;  If this is true, I must be insane. Frequently, my husband and I pack up our family for weekends at a family camp.  We manage, most times, to remember everything and everyone. (The movie &#8216;Home Alone&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pain of Self-Doubt</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/05/11/the-pain-of-self-doubt/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/05/11/the-pain-of-self-doubt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following link forwards to an article written by a teen at RadicalParenting.com.    I share it with you because it is a very typical example of the critical and defeating inner dialogue of an adolescent girl.  It reminds us that exterior image or impression is not necessarily indicative of one&#8217;s inner sense of self-worth.  A bold, beautiful, accomplished [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Fool&#8217;s Day Choice</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/04/01/april-fools-day-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/04/01/april-fools-day-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday - Fun and Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[April Fool's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowerment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J.K. Rowling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive mental attitude]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Because I live with a husband who is a life-long prankster, as well as 3 young children who are eager to learn tricks of the trade,  April Fool&#8217;s Day ranks right up there with the other major holdiays for my family. Walking through this day is like walking through a mine field &#8211; I never know what [...]]]></description>
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