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		<title>Insanity or Genius?</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/08/20/insanity-or-genius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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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; comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pain of Self-Doubt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 18:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>The Giving Spirit</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/12/20/the-giving-spirit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I read an inspiring story about a woman afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis who experienced a remission of symptoms after following a prescription to give &#8220;29 gifts in 29 days.&#8221;  
In the spirit of the holiday season, giving is on everyone&#8217;s mind.  But is it in everyone&#8217;s heart?  Do we give because we truly want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Tradition Contributes To Self-Esteem</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/11/29/thanksgiving-tradition-contributes-to-self-esteem/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/11/29/thanksgiving-tradition-contributes-to-self-esteem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Thanksgiving my family started a new tradition.  At dinner, each family member had a turn telling a story about a family member who was no longer with us.  At first I was afraid that the conversation about our deceased loved ones would turn melancholy.  But it was quite the opposite. 
I watched the faces of those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Boost Self-Image in Tweens and Teens</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/11/18/how-to-boost-self-image-in-tweens-and-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicken Little believed the sky was falling.  Because he believed it, he saw signs of danger everywhere.  The belief in his head projected itself into his experiences.  Like Chicken Little, we can tell ourselves convincing sotries that supercede sound judgment. 
For better or for worse, our beliefs have the final word.  If a friend tells me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Self-Esteem Not Synonymous With Fearlessness</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/11/06/high-self-esteem-not-synonymous-with-fearlesness/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/11/06/high-self-esteem-not-synonymous-with-fearlesness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I had the good fortune to attend The Million Dollar Women Symposium in Salem, MA.  Surrounded by hundreds of successful female entrepreneurs, I absorbed the collective positive energy, knowledge and inspiration of so many amazing women.  I was inspired not as much by their level of success, but by their ability to overcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Risk Taking &#8211; Encourage it in Tweens and Teens</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/10/19/positive-risk-taking-encourage-it-in-tweens-and-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/10/19/positive-risk-taking-encourage-it-in-tweens-and-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:23:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I was treated to a performance by tween and teen guitarists.  The instructor refused to call it a recital because it sounded &#8216;too formal.&#8217;   He also told his students to &#8216;wear what you&#8217;re comfortable in.&#8217;  Even though this was our first guitar recital, I should have guessed that this would not be the kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tween&#8217;s Eyes Wide Open &#8211; but still receptive to positive input</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/10/08/tweens-eyes-wide-open-but-still-receptive-to-positive-input/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/10/08/tweens-eyes-wide-open-but-still-receptive-to-positive-input/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following a discussion about preteen stress, my 11-yr old daughter looked at her 5-year old sister and said, “I feel so bad that she’ll have to learn about grownup stuff some day.  She’s so oblivious and happy now.”  My tween was reflecting on her own recent transition to a broader awareness.
When girls enter tweenhood, it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sick Dog Raises Self-esteem</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/09/09/sick-dog-raises-self-esteem/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/09/09/sick-dog-raises-self-esteem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[emotional intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every interaction is an opportunity to enhance or detract from a child&#8217;s self-esteem.  Last night I was reminded of this fact during an emergency veterinary visit. 
As is often the case, crisis strikes at the most inopportune times.  You know the scene: first day back to school after the final summer weekend, husband away on business, [...]]]></description>
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