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		<title>Kids bored?  Try these two sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are 2 websites that are fun in different ways, for kids.  One you&#8217;ll probably visit over and over again, if you like to do fun things in the kitchen.  It&#8217;s called Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons, and is full of fun ideas to try with your children. The other is one of the [...]


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		<title>OCD in children and possible strep connection</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I ran across an article in the Los Angeles Times that may be of interest if you have a child who has suddenly shown symptoms of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) or tics.  It&#8217;s important to state that although the article explores possible connections between strep throat infections and the sudden onset of OCD symptoms, [...]


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		<title>Away from your children? Be there!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 03:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/away-from-your-children-be-there/697/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/flat-daddy2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Life size image" title="Flat Daddy" /></a>One of the hardest parts about being deployed in the military is being away from one&#8217;s children. It&#8217;s tough on the soldier, tough on the spouse, and especially tough on the kids. Leave it to technology to find a way to help! Last November, I read a great article in Parade Magazine called &#8220;Wish You [...]


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		<title>Career success and learning disabilities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain science]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Career success and learning disabilities are not mutually exclusive. In fact, there are some extremely success people who credit their very severe learning disabilities with helping them to become excellent learners and very creative thinkers. Don&#8217;t believe it? Take a look at this article in the February 2011 issue of Psychology Today The print article [...]


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		<title>Predictable routines predict less anxiety in children</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a new long-term study out from Timothy Monk of the University of Pittsburgh that concludes that babies who have consistent wake and sleep times, play periods, and regular intervals between meals, will have less anxiety about new situations and environments as they get older.  He studied 59  1-month old babies, and followed them for [...]


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		<title>Parenting class for parents of children age 3 to 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Help Your Child Succeed in School,and in Life! Chi1d-Parent-Relationship (C-P-R) Training for Parents of  3-to-9-Year Olds.  A strong parent-child relationship is the foundation for your child’s future success. However, the demands of parenting often leave parents feeling frustrated, out-of-control, and with little time to focus on relationship quality. Leonore Schuetz, MS, Licensed Marriage Family Therapist, [...]


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		<title>Cyber-bullying: do you know what it is?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/?p=550</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/cyber-bullying-do-you-know-what-it-is/550/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/computer_girl.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="computer_girl" /></a>If you think the term bully refers only to the “mean kid” at school, think again. These days, bullying has risen to a whole new level, thanks to the internet, cell phones, and our whole “wired-in” mentality. Because words spread like wildfire over the internet, cyber-bullying is a far more damaging phenomenon than that “mean [...]


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		<title>Helping your children (and you) cope with Haiti earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The devastation in Haiti is almost too much to comprehend.  As with so many disasters, including the Indonesia&#8217;s tsunami in 2004, and our own attack of 9/11/2001, the endless news coverage can be quite traumatic for children. Here is an excellent article, posted on Psychology Today, on how to help your children cope.  Be sure [...]


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		<title>Parenting &#8212; The Big Picture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deborah Tucker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/parenting-the-big-picture/117/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="http://www.simi-therapy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/family-hands1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="family-hands1" /></a>If you don&#8217;t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else. Laurence J. Peter, US educator &#38; writer (1919 &#8211; 1988) Parenting is the most important job in the world. Sometimes, we try so hard to learn how to be good parents that we forget what the main goals of parenting [...]


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