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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>Internet safety and handy websites for families</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love them or hate them, computers are part of our children’s present and future world and can be used as a learning and entertainment tool. 
The Internet is also a community of people, so it’s important to minimise the risks and make rules to keep your child safe. 
I decided to do a Google search [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safe educational and game websites for kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can search out directory websites that specify safe sites for kids, but it is still best to check kids’ websites out yourself. 
After all, you can’t possible know the qualifications of the site’s staff or the guidelines they use. The site may say that all links have been visited and are considered “kid friendly”, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy websites for holiday entertainment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[baby web]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By using the Internet you can find out about entertainment and activities in your community. This is especially helpful for families with school-aged children who are soon to be on holiday. 
Directories    www.babywebnz.org is a directory for New Zealand parents allowing them easy access to websites related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting traditional</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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 Wikipedia defines family traditions, also called family culture, as a combination of attitudes, ideas and ideals, and environment, which a person inherits from his/her parents and ancestors. 
Put simply, family traditions are the little (and sometimes big) things that glue a family together.   When I was growing up, my sister and I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Board games &#8211; boredom beaters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why not set aside some family time each week to play a traditional board game together? 
It may be a bit old-fashioned, and few parents these days have time to play games with the children after work, but you may be surprised by how much a family can gain by setting aside one evening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You are more than &#8220;just a mum&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a mother can be like being on a roller-coaster, with many ups, downs and bumps along the way. 
Parenting provides little respite. Mums often discover time for themselves becomes lost in the unending responsibilities of parenthood. We find ourselves immersed in our numerous roles and many of us forget the importance of retaining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ecologically Friendly Web Sites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think back to my childhood on a farm in Southland and realise how things have changed in such a short time. I was raised to know that carrots grew in all shapes and sizes. Today when I was shopping at the local supermarket I brought carrots that  seemed too perfectly straight. I hope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Internet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet is now the biggest worldwide information resource. There is so much information on it, the problem is how do you find what is relative to you as a parent or Childbirth Educator in New Zealand.
When I first started using the web it took me ages to find what I wanted.  Search for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travelling Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While we live in the North Island, my family is in Southland and my husband&#8217;s are in Wales, so in order to visit it has meant travelling. I have only had to do this with two children so I&#8217;m unsure how others cope with more. A friend told me she travelled back to UK with [...]]]></description>
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