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		<title>The Herd of the Elephant Mothers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Davidson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For families with kids in transition from one phase of school to the next, midwinter is application and registration time. As families get down to the brass tacks of the school choice process, I am riveted by the conversations you’re having about what’s next educationally for your kids. Yes, I am listening to you three at the corner table at Seven Stars, huddled over coffee and obsessing about which kindergarten will be the best fit for your four year olds, wondering about the unknowns of public schools, the price tag of private schools, the lottery-driven gamble of charter schools, or the possibility of moving to a new town “for the schools.” I am shamelessly eavesdropping, and sometimes I will ask to join in, because I am fascinated with parents’ motivations about their educational choices that they make for and with their children.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Children the Value of Money: Save, Spend, Share</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want my children to learn the value of saving and spending wisely so they grow up knowing how to manage their own money while being a socially responsible citizen. This isn’t an easy process but by starting early, children have a better chance of developing good money habits that will last into adulthood.

Once my boys turned eight (around the time they started receiving a weekly allowance) we started an annual New Year’s tradition of counting the money in their piggy bank and dividing it into 3 equal parts:]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Chances During Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeanine Silversmith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a windy but sunny day in early fall, and my son and I slowly approach the gigantic spider web climbing net at Tuckertown Park in South Kingstown. My three year old is the tentative sort, and the conversation goes something like this:

“Come on, Devin. Let’s climb the spider web!”

“No, no, Mommy. I too little.”

“Nah, you’re not too little. You can do it.”

“I too scared, Mommy.”

“What are you scared of?”

“I scared I gonna fall.”]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Simply: Pinecone Soup</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Abramson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes as parents, we are granted wonderful moments of true clarity.  For me, one such moment came after an afternoon walk with my daughters.  Our walk led to the discovery of an abundant supply of tiny pinecones at the end of our street, which immediately needed to be gathered, stowed in the back of a tricycle, and brought home to make pinecone soup.  With nothing else on my calendar, no where else to be but right here, I carried pinecones and tiny dishes and sat down to share in the meal.  It was delicious…]]></description>
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		<title>A Child&#8217;s Diagnosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Killilea</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[child development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two words that look yucky together: child and diagnosis. I had the wind knocked out of me by a diagnosis of head lice two years ago, and found myself searching the night sky for clues: Why me? More recently, my eight year old was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and I had precisely the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Early Bird Special</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Barrette Goodman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You coming for tacos tonight?” I text to my neighbor.

“You bet,” she texts back.

An hour later she is in our living room playing LEGOS with my kids while I spoon taco fixings into bowls and lay them out on the table.

Our dinners together began about three years ago when I was a full-time at-home parent of a toddler and a preschooler. It was right about this time of year, as we turned the clocks back and began winding our way into the long, dark nights of winter, that I felt myself on the fast track to a major mama meltdown.]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Simply: Rhythm</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allison Abramson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I welcome Allison Abramson as a new contributing write to Kidoinfo. A certified Simplicity Parenting© Group Leader, Allison is helping Rhode Island families slow down, and make space for the simple joys of childhood.  In her monthly column, Allison will share ways we can reduce the chaos in our daily lives by making small, do-able changes at home that will strengthen family connections and create more time for fun!  She lives in Providence with her husband and two little girls, where she blogs about their journey toward a Peaceful Life.]]></description>
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		<title>Teach children the importance of voting.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My boys have been playing the game Four Square almost every day after school this year. I am fascinated to watch how they have adopted their own voting system to settle disputes on whether someone can stay on as king. Majority rules. End of discussion. And the game continues. Real-life learning for kids. Reinforces my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We already live here Mom, so what does &#8220;Occupy&#8221; mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard to ignore the news media around Occupy Wall Street or miss the tents pitched in Burnside Park. Teaching children what's happening locally and the greater world beyond is important and helps kids to develop their sense of place and responisbility to our community. But politics are complicated, even for adults. How do we help children understand what it is and why things happen? Make it relevant to them and share your values and opinions around the current event. At Kidoinfo, we share many voices and opinions of parents. Today, contributing writer, Jessica Holden Sherwood explains what Occupy means in a simple way for kids to understand. - Anisa]]></description>
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		<title>Date night out (with my son)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anisa Raoof</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have more than one child, you already know that spending time with just one of them—without other siblings underfoot and vying for our attention—is rare.

Not as often as I would like, but since my boys were toddlers, I have made an effort to spend some one-on-one time with each of them. Since my boys are twins—and have always been on the same nap, playdate and now after-school schedule—creating one-on-one time with each one I thought was important to their development and confidence. Time away from a sibling's shadow, allows each of them space to express and explore their own opinions and interests. My husband and I have tried to make one-on-one time a special outing or activity but sometimes it's as simple as grocery shopping with a treat or curling up reading together when no one else is home.]]></description>
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