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		<title>7 Ways to Make Election Day a Fun Family Event to Help Your Kids Learn About Democracy</title>
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REALITY CHECK:  What have your kids learned these last two years about democracy and the electoral process?
It&#8217;s November 4th. Election Day! The moment that defines who we are as a democracy.  It’s easy to overlook how significant voting is—especially when the election day coverage has been going on non-stop it seems for two years plus. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Take the Fear Out of Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
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This morning on the Today show I spoke with Al Roker about one of my family&#8217;s favorite holiday&#8211;Halloween. Halloween always has been at the top of most kids&#8217; &#8220;fun holidays.&#8221; And why not? Playing dress up, asking for candy and getting it, staying out a bit late and carving pumpkins&#8211;it&#8217;s all the stuff kids love. But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7 Steps for Cooling Hot Tempers (In Kids &#038; Parents) Today Show Oct 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s face it, these last few days have been a stressful roller coaster ride as we watch that stock market. My email box has been flooded with notes from concerned moms and dads asking for tips on how to stop yelling at their kids. Stress builds quickly and turns into anger. Yelling is contagious, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gifted Children: Are we pushing too hard?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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The topic of &#8220;gifted children&#8221; sure hit a cord with many of you. My email box is still loaded with questions. I&#8217;ll try to answer as many of your questions as possible here on my blog. The topic of pushing vs. nurturing is a hot one. Here is a question I received from a mom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Nurture Your Child&#8217;s Natural Talent - How to Apply the Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Last week I did a segment on the Today show, &#8220;Is Your Child Gifted?&#8221; In the dozens of segments I&#8217;ve done for Today, none has generated as much interest among parents. My email box is over loaded. While I unfortunately do not have time to answer your individual questions, I will be adding more information [...]]]></description>
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