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		<title>Babies and Time with their Father: Is it a Need or an Option?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father is considered to be the head of a family and every child looks forward to be like his father some day. Earlier fathers had little interaction with their children, but now this mindset is changing. Now it has been seen that fathers are equally interested in the upbringing and interests of their children. They...]]></description>
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		<title>More Dangers of BPA: Less Masculine Males</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study on the effects of developmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) in deer mice finds that males exposed to bisphenol A (BPA) in the womb and through mother&#8217;s milk may lose some important gender-based behaviors, such as the increased spatial-navigational skills or exploratory behavior deemed to be a &#8216;masculine&#8217; trait. Researchers also found...]]></description>
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		<title>Free Baby Sign Language Flash Cards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An important piece of being a great parent is learning how to anticipate your baby&#8217;s needs, and then meeting them. And hand in hand with that is learning how to interpret their body language and their first words, which are limited by their physical development &#8211; some sounds won&#8217;t even be possible for them to...]]></description>
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		<title>Instructions for Baby</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you wanna learn how to take care of a baby, eh? Just post this on your refrigerator, and you&#8217;re all set. [Click on image for a larger version.] [via It Thing]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Boobs Make Happy People</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In other news&#8230; From Boobs &#8216;n Burps, a breastfeeding shop in Brussels]]></description>
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		<title>Two-fer Tuesday: Circumcising Your Daughter, and the Optimal Number of Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because there are so many other writers, both dads and moms, writing about great parenting topics each week, I thought I&#8217;d start sharing two links to &#8216;must-read&#8217; articles each Tuesday (hence the name Two-fer Tuesday). This week, we&#8217;ll take a look at what it would be like to consider circumcision for your daughter, and then...]]></description>
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		<title>Cloth Diapers vs. Disposables: The Water Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over at Sierra Magazine, an article called &#8220;The Great Diaper Debate&#8221; has a question from a reader about the effect that using cloth diapers has on water usage: &#8220;Cloth diapers require both water and energy to wash—two things California has in short supply. But disposables come from plastic, cotton, and trees, and clog our landfill....]]></description>
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		<title>Manly Skills of Fatherhood: Burping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[I love the fact that there are sites about the art and skills of manliness on the web, but fatherhood doesn't usually make the cut (as far as being considered manly). We're going to try to change that.] When I was growing up, I had a totally different perception of what being a man meant. I...]]></description>
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		<title>Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jorge T. Cuevas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebirth Dads: 10 Questions with Jorge T. Cuevas Jorge T. Cuevas is the husband of a homebirth midwife, father of two homebirths, and video producer of &#8220;Homebirth Dads: The Dad&#8217;s Perspective On Homebirthing&#8220;. 1. Why did you choose homebirth? My wife is a homebirth midwife, so there was no other choice that we felt more...]]></description>
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