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			<title><![CDATA[Too lifelike? 'Reborn baby' dolls are fascinating]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you seen one of those "reborn baby" dolls? They are so lifelike that there have been reports of frantic rescues of dolls left in hot cars (which turned out to be a doll).

The dolls are hand made, usually from kits, painted several times to resemble newborn skin, have hair and eyelashes made]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 11:39 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Win books to help with joys, challenges of raising gifted children]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[It's National Parenting Gifted Children Week, a week intended to celebrate the joys and challenges of raising, guiding and supporting bright young minds.

You might think, "What challenges?!", but raising a very bright and/or creative child is a big responsibility. These kids have unique learning]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 4:19 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is your teen a slug?]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Our teens are slugs, according to a new study funded by The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.


The study, which appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests that fewer than a third of 15-year-olds get even the minimum amount of exercise]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:53 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Too young to tattoo]]></title>
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			<author>(Dianna Gutierrez)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Last week my niece and I took a trip to Cedar Point with friends.  I think it's been at least seven or eight years since my last visit.  A lot has changed and many new attractions have been added.  What surprised me the most were the kids.  We saw tattoos and pierced body parts on kids who were well]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 4:27 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Without caffeine, can moms make it through the day?]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[I've been thinking and hearing about coffee/caffeine a lot lately. I don't drink coffee but wondering if I should. I really don't like the taste, but have heard it's "an acquired taste." And it's become such a social thing I often feel like I'm missing out. Plus I'm so tired lately for a variety of]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 8:44 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA['Push presents' becoming more common]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[You've probably heard of a "push present"; perhaps you've even gotten one. They are the gifts many men give their signifcant other after she gives birth.

Are "push present" just a thoughtful gift, a reward or giving in to a demand? Could be all of the above.

When I had my first child 14 years]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 3:26 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[How far do you go in making kids follow through?]]></title>
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			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Chris Edwards writes a really thought-provoking post in the MichDads blog on his son's early exit from camp. It wasn't so much that he was homesick, but that he'd rather enjoy a family 4th of July tradition than stay at camp.

There were lots of issues involved that Chris, his wife and their]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 9:49 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Family values on display at The Bean]]></title>
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			<author>(Grace Stanczak)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[With all the other projects I have going while having a preschooler in tow, it took me about four years to finish, but Held Close (canvas at right in early and late stages) is finally done. It's an interpretation of a John Held, Jr. painting with stylistic reference to Chuck Close. For now, it gets]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 6:02 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Absence does make the heart grow fonder]]></title>
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			<author>(Dianna Gutierrez)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[This past week, my niece has been spending part of her summer vacation with at her grandma's (my mom).  This has been enjoyable for her because she LOVES being with Grandma and she's been able to spend time with her own mother, as well as reconnect with her former schoolmates.


She's been away]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 10:57 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Does technology make it easy NOT to communicate?]]></title>
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			<author>(Mary Jane Happy)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[I don't know about you, but I have way too many ways people can reach me without ever really talking to me.  When it comes to really communicating, I'm not so sure that's a good thing.  I have e-mail at home and work. I totally get that e-mail is expedient, but I've found it to be an excuse for some]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:22 PM</pubDate>
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