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		<title>Book Recommendation: Late Lost and Unprepared</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been recommending the book: Late, Lost and Unprepared by Cooper-Kahn to many of the parents of my clients lately and thought it was time to at least do a blog post. It&#8217;s a great book addressing executive function &#8211; how kids organize time and homework, plan out their day and to-do&#8217;s, figure out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2011/11/book-recommendation-late-lost-and-unprepared/</link>
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		<title>updates to website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve made some recent changes to my website, including how forms are downloaded. I&#8217;m trying to help save paper and ink, by requiring you to print less paper. But, this means you&#8217;ll actually have to read the forms that I&#8217;ve made available on my website, including the notice of privacy practices and disclosure statement. Please [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2011/05/updates-to-website/</link>
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		<title>wow it&#8217;s been awhile&#8230;an update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gosh it has been awhile since I&#8217;ve posted! Things are super busy here at Thriving Child. I&#8217;m seeing tons of kids with increased anxiety and in general being more sensitive, taking things more personally, and being more fragile. I think part of it is a reflection of what is going on in our world today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2011/05/wow-its-been-awhile-an-update/</link>
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		<title>Fostering Play vs Teaching Skill</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an opinion article from cnn.com called &#8220;Want to get your kids into college, let them play&#8221; by Erika Christakis and Nicholas Christakis. I have to say I very much support their opinion that play is critical to the development of impulse control and emotional regulation in children. &#8230;and perhaps why play therapy can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/12/fostering-play-vs-teaching-skill/</link>
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		<title>210 things to do instead of cutting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A client of mine recommended this list, and I agree, I think it&#8217;s pretty great. To cut, or not cut, is a choice &#8211; and it can take effort to choose something else. Pick two or three things that resonate with you, and commit to trying them next time you have the urge to cut. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/11/210-things-to-do-instead-of-cutting/</link>
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		<title>problem free families do not exist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received this quote in an email newsletter this morning from Neale Donald Walsch. Thought it was worth posting here. &#8220;&#8230;all families have troubles in them. Problem-free families do not exist. Indeed, the challenges in families are family&#8217;s greatest gifts.&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/10/problem-free-families-do-not-exist/</link>
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		<title>study habits &#8211; NY times article</title>
		<description><![CDATA[check out this very interesting article about what we know and don&#8217;t know about studying. seems a lot of what we thought was &#8220;good&#8221; for studying, isn&#8217;t necessarily true. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/09/study-habits-ny-times-article/</link>
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		<title>texting teens + drugs/alcohol = clueless adults</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mind boggling, I&#8217;d say that is the right word to describe how I felt when I read this article on cnn about the coding teens use while texting about drugs and alcohol. It is honestly mind boggling the amount of code that is out there they teens are using to cover their tracks while communicating. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/08/texting-teens-drugsalcohol-clueless-adults/</link>
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		<title>Hypnosis for teens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been incorporating elements from hypnosis into some of my work with teens, with really fantastic results. I know some people freak out at the word hypnosis, but really it&#8217;s a process of being in a very relaxed state. You are still aware and know everything that is going on around you, and can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/08/hypnosis-for-teens/</link>
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		<title>Book Recommendation: NutureShock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best, most interesting books I have read in awhile is NurtureShock by Bronson and Merryman. Each chapter pulls together research to discuss a variety of topics including: the impact of praise, the loss of an hour of sleep, why kids lie, intelligence testing in kindergartners, and more. It is an easy read, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thriving-child.com/blog/2010/06/book-recommendation-nutureshock/</link>
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