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	<description>Guiding parents of preteens in building self-esteem</description>
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		<title>The Bystander</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2012/04/17/the-bystander/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose I could have assumed that I hadn&#8217;t heard the whole story when my tween told me that a friend had been bullied at school and that my daughter had defended her.  But, to be honest, the topic of bullying has become so common these days that I&#8217;ve become a little desensitized to it.  Today&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mind Plays Dirty, The Laundry Is Clean</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2012/03/22/the-mind-plays-dirty-the-laundry-is-clean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m in the business of thinking.  Positive thinking.  Both personally and professionally, I study, teach, and utilize the power of thoughts and words.  Yet still, my mind takes off like a dog in heat at the first scent of temptation. At 19:00 hours, husband, anticipating the need to have sheets on the bed (he’s so [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></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>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tweenyouandmebook.com/?p=734</guid>
		<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>Believing in Magic</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/12/30/believing-in-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday - Fun and Family]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Tooth Fairy hadn&#8217;t fallen asleep before doing her job, a certain 10 year old might have continued to believe in fairies, Santa, and a candy-delivering bunny.  As it were, the whole lot was exposed at once.  The tragic reveal went something like this:   Daughter: &#8220;Mom, the Tooth Fairy didn&#8217;t come!&#8221; &#60;sniffle&#62; Mom: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude is Fuel</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/11/26/gratitude-is-fuel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gratitude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[thanksgiving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A fellow mom and I commiserated while volunteering at a school event. Her daughter had just ‘asked’ for a ride in the way a teenager can &#8211; with an air of entitlement and self-centerdness. My friend lamented to me, “All I need is a little gratitude and I’m good for the next six hours. Would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Kids Deal With Stress</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/10/17/helping-kids-deal-with-stress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[coping strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tweenyouandmebook.com/?p=702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[   &#8220;My teacher is mean. It&#8217;s going to be a terrible year.&#8221; &#8220;None of my friends are in my class.  I&#8217;m going to be alone.&#8221; &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I took the right classes to get into college (4 years from now.)  Like a tropical storm, the deluge of stressful thoughts made landfall as predicted in the [...]]]></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>Inside the Mind of Teens</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/09/08/inside-the-mind-of-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/09/08/inside-the-mind-of-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Following is a guest post by Vanessa Van Petten, creator of RadicalParenting.com a parenting website written from the teen perspective to help parents understand them. She is also the author of the parenting book, “Do I Get My Allowance Before or After I’m Grounded?” (http://www.radicalparenting.com/books-and-products/book-youre-grounded/)   When I was 16 I thought it was my [...]]]></description>
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