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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:43:35 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Encouragement from Another's Denial]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:43:35 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Finding out that you are expecting an unexpected baby can be difficult no matter your station in life. Whether you are young and single or old and married or any combination thereof, the news can be hard to take at first. When you are the first in y<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Frugal Living Week in Review: November 24th Through November 30th]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:37 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[How was your holiday? Was it a frugal one? In case you missed any of last week's articles, here are the posts that were featured.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Soul Mates and Single People]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:31:15 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In the Single Side of Things article I wrote in as part of my analysis of Today's &quot;Why I Got Married, Why I Stayed Single Series&quot;, I ended by saying I didn't really buy that the single women interviewed were truly happy with their decisions to stay <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Book Review: When Joel Comes Home]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Book_Review_When_Joel_Comes_Home/</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:31:10 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[When Joel Comes Home  is written by Susi Gregg Fowler and  illustrated by Jim Fowler.  The Fowlers have two daughters, one by adoption.  This book is based in part on their fond memories of their own &quot;welcome home&quot; celebration.This book <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Today's &quot;Why I Got Married, Why I Stay Single&quot; Series - The Single Side of Things]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:14:50 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Today continued their &quot;Why I Got Married, Why I Stayed Single Series&quot;  this morning. This go around they examined why some people stay single.They interviewed single women for the introduction, but then they had Dr.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Having the Hang Out Home]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:14:29 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The other day, a parent of one of the neighborhood kids came by looking for his four-year-old son. They had an errand to run and he needed to collect the little boy. &quot;It looks like you have the hang out house!&quot; he said. Having the hang out hou<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yankee Stadium's Last Stand]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:14:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday, an icon in sports history came to an end.  Yankee Stadium, a stadium that has been around almost as long as baseball itself, saw its final game.  There were 54,610 fans there to say farewell, many who would not leave for almost an hour <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Drinking in early pregnancy tied to cleft lip]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Drinking_in_early_pregnancy_tied_to_cleft_lip/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Drinking_in_early_pregnancy_tied_to_cleft_lip/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Women who binge drink in the first three months of pregnancy have an increased risk of having infants with cleft lip and cleft palate, according to findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology.&quot;Some evidence exists that women w<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exercise may help pregnant women stop smoking]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Exercise_may_help_pregnant_women_stop_smoking/</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:43:55 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Physical exertion may help pregnant women stop smoking, researchers said on Tuesday, after two small studies showed a quarter of women who exercised regularly while expecting a baby quit smoking.The British scientists said the quit<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Depression Is Still a Stigma]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:43:38 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite government educational campaigns costing millions and many famous faces coming out of the closet to reveal that the &quot;black dog&quot; has figured prominently on their lives, the stigma surrounding depression and mental illness in general lives on.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In the Genes?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:00:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Last night my daughter was talking about how she wanted to be a mom someday.  &quot;But I'll probably have to take medicine,&quot; she said, making a face, &quot;Because you have to take medicine and Grandma has to take medicine.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Pregnant’ man stuns medical profession]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/lsquoPregnantrsquo_man_stuns_medical_profession/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/lsquoPregnantrsquo_man_stuns_medical_profession/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A man who used to be a woman is five months pregnant, according to an article he has written for a national magazine that features a picture of him at 22 weeks, with facial hair and a man's flat chest above a swollen belly.The case<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Balancing Work and Life]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Over the years, we as a society have shifted in our expectations of work.  Back in the 1950s, working a 40-hour week with only one spouse (usually the man) employed was the typical family work life.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Takes Up More Time-the Kids or the Pets?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:35 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it is a real toss-up for me as to who requires more attention, care and discipline-is it my kids?  Or is the pets?  Even though my kids are all in their late teens, they can still get somewhat needy and demand a great deal of parenting att<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Borrowers (1997)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:08 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Based on the children's novel by the same title, &quot;The Borrowers&quot; is the story of a family of tiny people who live in the floorboards of an old house.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First Presidency Message: Safety in Counsel]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:07 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Our First Presidency Message for the month of June comes to us from Henry B. Eyring and is entitled &quot;Safety in Counsel.&quot;  We are reminded of the Lord's offer to protect us, even as a hen gathers up her chicks, and how often it is that we refuse the <br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are They Just Trying to Get Attention Again?!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:04 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A common response to a child's troubling behavior is that he or she is &quot;just trying to get attention!&quot;  I have found this to be an especially common assumption among those of the older generations.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Enrichment Tip: Brag on Him]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:09:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[So far I have given three tips to help enhance the relationship that you have with your mate (particularly your male mate).<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What to Do with Night Owls-Part Two]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:35 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[We've talked about kids who get up early in the morning and started to talk over some of the reasons that children might be having a hard time getting to sleep at night.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Unplanned Equals Unwanted and Unloved?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:32 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Society sometimes views adopted children as unwanted or unloved because the birth mother made an adoption plan and &amp;#8220;gave her baby away&amp;#8221; that she didn&amp;#8217;t want or love her child. Do mothers who make adoption plans really n<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Have You Done Everything You Can to Make it Work?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:31 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The title for this blog could apply to your home business as a whole entity, or it could apply to individual customer or client relationships, certain projects, or other specific elements of your business that are giving you fits.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Easy Valentine's Cards to Make]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:12 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day is coming! We've been so busy that the kids haven't picked out Valentine's at the drugstore yet. The good cards are probably all sold out. By the time we went to buy cards last year all that was left were Barbie and Barney. My then n<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pregnancy, Childbirth and Your Pelvic Floor: Understanding the Connections]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Pregnancy_Childbirth_and_Your_Pelvic_Floor_Understanding_the_Connections/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:05 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Fortunately, incontinence and pelvic floor symptoms are finally gaining recognition as common problems that affect women young and old, ones that can severely diminish the self-confidence and physical function of women trying to maintain full and ac<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I Need a Little Competition to Keep Me Going]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/I_Need_a_Little_Competition_to_Keep_Me_Going/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:35:17 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I am NOT one of those Type A people who needs constant lists and comparisons and competition, in fact--too much keeping score is a surefire way to drive me off a project or out of a certain job.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Customers and Clients Try to Make Their Problems Yours]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:35:12 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[There is a difference between great customer service and getting sucked into taking on someone else's problems.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Winter Travel Deals at National Parks]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:34:50 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[If you've spent years talking yourself out of visiting the United States' most treasured attractions, make a New Year's resolution to stop.  Here's why:  some of the country's most popular national parks are offering amazing winter travel deals.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The First Doctors Appointment]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:40:42 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[An expectant mother considering adoption recently asked myself and a group of birthmothers about doctor&amp;#8217;s appointments. She&amp;#8217;s young and her upcoming appointment will be her visit to a gynecologist and she is pretty nervous about it, wond<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gen Y: Another Reason for Keeping Your Skills Sharp]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:40:36 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[So you didn't like attending school the first time (or the second time if you went to college) around and you certainly at the age of 35 or so, don't want to take even more classes to sharpen your workforce skills. Besides, you've been in the job fo<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping Them See Beneath the Surface]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:09:28 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Kids tend to be pretty black and white in their thinking and in how they see the world.  They also have a tendency to be judgmental and come to snap decisions about things--at least during the adolescent years.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Fortitude of Our Pioneer Ancestors]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 01:22:50 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Our mailbox is across a grassy patch and around a corner from our house.  The grass is nice and soft, and in good weather, I often walk to get the mail in my bare feet.  A couple of weeks ago, we had a cold rainy spell, and I went out anyway, not re<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Expectant Fathers]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Expectant_Fathers/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Expectant_Fathers/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:07:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Expectant_Fathers/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I don&amp;#8217;t write a whole lot about expectant fathers being involved in the adoption process. &amp;#8220;Why&amp;#8221; you may be wondering&amp;#8230;	A great deal of what I write here is either based on my personal experience from my own unplanned pre<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I Love You, Grandpa - Vivian French]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/I_Love_You_Grandpa_-_Vivian_French/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/I_Love_You_Grandpa_-_Vivian_French/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:07:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/I_Love_You_Grandpa_-_Vivian_French/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The first thing to catch my eye about &quot;I Love You, Grandpa&quot; was the title - how cute is that - and then I saw the illustrations.  The characters are cats, and they are adorable.Stanley's grandfather had come for a nice visit, and he woul<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five More Ways to Save Money on Health Care]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Five_More_Ways_to_Save_Money_on_Health_Care/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Five_More_Ways_to_Save_Money_on_Health_Care/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:06:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Five_More_Ways_to_Save_Money_on_Health_Care/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Health care is expensive!  With a little time and effort on your part, you can save bucks on your health care without sacrificing quality.  Negotiate your billing arrangement with your doctor.  If you are having hard time financial<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[House of Courage]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/House_of_Courage/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/House_of_Courage/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:00:36 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/House_of_Courage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I ran across an article out of Knoxville, Tennessee about a new program for women in unplanned pregnancies. This one is called House of Courage.House of Courage was created by Bonnie Skolfield who had her own unplanned pregnancy at age 15. Luc<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prenatal antidepressants linked to preterm births]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Prenatal_antidepressants_linked_to_preterm_births/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Prenatal_antidepressants_linked_to_preterm_births/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:00:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Prenatal_antidepressants_linked_to_preterm_births/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Antidepressant drug use during pregnancy, but not depression itself, is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth and lower fetal age at delivery, according to results of a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Can't MAKE a Child Sleep]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/You_Cant_MAKE_a_Child_Sleep/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/You_Cant_MAKE_a_Child_Sleep/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:00:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/You_Cant_MAKE_a_Child_Sleep/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think if you were to ask parents about what the big &quot;issues&quot; are in their families, bed time and sleeping habits would likely make each parent's top ten.  From the time a child is tiny; parents fuss and work to make the child get to sleep and stay<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Natural Healing Debate]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/The_Natural_Healing_Debate/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/The_Natural_Healing_Debate/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:00:21 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/The_Natural_Healing_Debate/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Herbal healing can be a somewhat controversial subject.  To some people, natural remedies are outdated and useless.  To others, natural remedies are far superior to manmade medicines and invasive treatments.  I like to take a middle ground, and use <br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[If I'm Not Partnered, Why Don't I Feel Single?]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/If_Im_Not_Partnered_Why_Dont_I_Feel_Single/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/If_Im_Not_Partnered_Why_Dont_I_Feel_Single/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:42:28 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/If_Im_Not_Partnered_Why_Dont_I_Feel_Single/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I can easily refer to myself as a single parent, but I have a hard time thinking of myself as a single person.  I've talked to some other single parents who have confessed to the same feeling.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Still Working on Your Goals?]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Are-You-Still-Working-on-Your-Goals/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Are-You-Still-Working-on-Your-Goals/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:48:35 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Are-You-Still-Working-on-Your-Goals/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It is nearly the halfway point for the year. At this point I usually take a few minutes and step back to see my progress on my yearly goals. I have n<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keep an Eye on Financial Risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Keep-Eye-on-Financial-Risk/</link>
<comments>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Keep-Eye-on-Financial-Risk/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:48:30 EDT</pubDate>
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<category>Baby Planning and Adoption</category>
<guid>http://www.parentell.com/BabyPlanningAdoption/Keep-Eye-on-Financial-Risk/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yes, running a business IS about making money...and, yes, it does take some spending of money to make money...and, yes, there is an element of financ<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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