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		<title>Handy websites for family fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fitness for kids works if there is fun attached. 
Fitness doesn’t need to be complicated, expensive or stressful. Often, all that is needed is an outdoor safe area, a game or something to throw, ride on or chase. You can make up games or play movement games such as tag. 
This site lists 44 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What it means to be a dad &#8211; part four</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dads have some unique parenting challenges in today’s society. Last issue we gave some practical tips on being a single dad, and this issue we offer some practical tips for dads in stepfamilies.&#160; 
Dads in stepfamilies     Being a stepfather can be difficult, especially if the children are older when you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spirited children &#8211; raising the spirited child</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A spirited child is one that has a lively, creative, keen, eager and strong personality. 
Although these children are overflowing with fantastic qualities, they are often labelled as being demanding, stubborn, inflexible, whiny and loud. These traits are often seen as unfavourable for those that expect children to be still, wait, sit, be quiet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you know your parenting style?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[authoritarian]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to be a better parent? Knowing what your current parenting style is will help you identify your needed areas for improvement. Promoting the self-discipline and self-esteem of the children in your family often requires an emotional juggling act by you as a parent. It is not easy to be firm and demanding with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why first borns fuss, seconds are resilient, and last borns like to laugh.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How can two or three children in the same family be so different? 
They are brought up in the same broad social environment, under a similar set of rules and an identical family value system. They also come from the same genetic pool yet they can be so different in personality, interests and achievement. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent traps</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Founder of Triple P (evidence-based) positive parenting programme professor Matt Sanders talks about how to avoid five basic parenting traps. 
Do you frequently feel exasperated, ashamed, or embarrassed by your child’s behaviour? Do you find that your child often irritates you? Do you have to threaten and shout to get your child to cooperate? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Negotiating step-parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: you’re in your thirties and in a loving relationship with a wonderful partner. You’ve just bought a new house and run a successful business. Life is good but for one thing: you have a five-year-old stepson. You and your partner share custody, but you are struggling to form a bond with him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; response</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear editor, 
As it stands now, early childhood centres get different amounts funding from the government depending on the percentage of (ratio-ed) staff they have that are qualified and registered early childhood education teachers. 
So if you have 80 percent qualified teachers you get so much funding, and if you have 100% then you get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrity Comment: Family Fitness</title>
		<link>http://www.familytimes.co.nz/features/celebrity-comment-family-fitness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Encouraging children to get out and enjoy being active can be a real challenge for parents when they’re competing with television, the Playstation, and children who are just so darn exhausted after a big day at school. 
Our reporter Nikki Beecroft spoke with three well known New Zealanders about their thoughts on family fitness and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental education in kiwi schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s world we are faced with many environmental and sustainability issues. These issues range from global climate change to national water use to local waste disposal. The issues are complex and there are many different perspectives on how to address them.&#160; One thing is pretty much agreed upon by everyone though – we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on raising boys and girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising boys and girls differently, but equally, is not always easy. Here are a few tips to raising balanced, healthy sons and daughters. 
Girls    1)&#160;&#160;&#160; Emphasise intelligence, hard work, independence, sensitivity, and perseverance in your daughters. Encourage them in their “dressing up” and tell them they are beautiful, but de-emphasise the importance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raising boys and girls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010 we may be raising our children in a much more modern society, where gender expectations are a lot more fluid and relaxed than they were 50, or even 20, years ago. 
It might be more commonplace for little girls to favour track pants over frilly dresses and for little boys to join [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motivating young musicians to practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult things for young musicians is practicing. 
It&#8217;s boring, they say. Parents are frequently so frustrated that they&#8217;re ready to give up on the instrument. However, with a little cooperation between parents and teachers, motivating young musicians to practice isn&#8217;t too difficult. 
First, realise that young kids have short attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping healthy with family fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the words of Henry Ford, “Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes of your goal”. 
Never is this more apt than when you are trying to get fit and healthy. It is minefield out there and anyone wanting to get slimmer and/or healthier has to pick their way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s sexual behaviour &#8211; a guide for parents</title>
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		<comments>http://www.familytimes.co.nz/features/childrens-sexual-behaviour-a-guide-for-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some sexual behaviour in children is natural and healthy. Some however is an indication of distress and disturbance. 
Professional research suggests anywhere between 40-85 per cent of children will engage in at least some sexual behaviours before the age of 13. How then can we tell what is okay and what is of cause [...]]]></description>
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