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		<title>4 Essential Sleep Habits for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet: Kids &#38; Health By Peg Rosen for Healthy Kids from Teeth to Feet A good night’s sleep for grade-schoolers and teens means at least 10 hours of solid shut-eye, according to the National Institutes of Health. For preschoolers, it’s 11-12 hours, and for babies it’s up to 18....]]></description>
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		<title>How to Discourage Materialism in Children</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/how-to-discourage-materialism-in-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These days, preschool teachers to college professors know that children are becoming more and more materialistic. The typical &#8220;poor college student&#8221; who lives on Ramen noodles and garage sale clothes now has access to daddy&#8217;s credit card, which leads to a fashionable wardrobe and plenty of nights on the town. The problem with this type...]]></description>
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		<title>How to Keep Your Kids from Watching Too Much TV</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/how-to-keep-your-kids-from-watching-too-much-tv/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/how-to-keep-your-kids-from-watching-too-much-tv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=5268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. children aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours per month watching television. I think that&#8217;s a staggering statistic, and one that bears repeating: kids in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours out of every month watching TV. That&#8217;s 29 hours per week! To put it...]]></description>
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		<title>Your Mindset Affects Your Child’s Mindset</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/your-mindset-affects-your-childs-mindset/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/your-mindset-affects-your-childs-mindset/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self image]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered how your mindset affects your child? That’s right; even what goes on in your head may make a huge impact on your child’s development, helping to shape them into the person that they will become. This article explains four ways that your mindset maybe affecting your child and how you can...]]></description>
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		<title>Using Baby Sign Language to Help Young Children Communicate Easier</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/using-baby-sign-language-to-help-young-children-communicate-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/using-baby-sign-language-to-help-young-children-communicate-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Baby Sign Language Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am obsessed with using sign language with babies and young children. I admit it. I will probably talk the ears off of anyone who asks me about it. It is my passion. When I think back to how it all started I realize now it was a slow process. Don’t get me wrong, I...]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Calling You Out for Clean Air</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/activism/im-calling-you-out-for-clean-air/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/activism/im-calling-you-out-for-clean-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercury and Air Toxics Standards]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re all worthless and weak. Every single one of you claim that you love your children and your families so much that you would do anything for them &#8211; you would protect them, advocate for them, even die for them. But you won&#8217;t lift a finger to protect one of their most precious resources: clean...]]></description>
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		<title>Fatherhood and the Spirited Child: 7 Tips for Parenting a Fiery Child</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/fatherhood-and-the-spirited-child-7-tips-for-parenting-a-fiery-child/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/fatherhood-and-the-spirited-child-7-tips-for-parenting-a-fiery-child/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fatherhood and the fiery child]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=4014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the beautiful mysteries of parenting is how different our kids can be from each other. One child can spend hours playing independently, and another wants constant engagement with others. One child tends to be mellow and adaptable, the other is easily excitable and highly energetic. It&#8217;s beautiful, yet also has the potential to...]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Balance Through Selfishness</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/personal-balance/finding-balance-through-selfishness/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/personal-balance/finding-balance-through-selfishness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[personal balance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=127</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For busy families, fitting one more thing into your day might seem impossible, but adding something extra every day will actually revitalize and refresh you. After fighting his way home through traffic, an exhausted dad arrives at home ready to put his feet up. At the door, he meets the also exhausted mom holding a...]]></description>
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		<title>What Cats can Teach Us about Parenting</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/what-cats-can-teach-us-about-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/what-cats-can-teach-us-about-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=3787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Parenting is a great test of our mettle, as being a parent puts us into some challenging situations. Not a day goes by without a lesson learned, and some of our best teachers are those right nearby. Such as our cats. Yes, indeedy, cats can teach us a lot about parenting (and about ourselves), even...]]></description>
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		<title>New Dad Hacks</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/new-dad-hacks/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/new-dad-hacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fatherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dad hacks]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=3628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;We&#8217;ve been there, too. Being a new dad is awesome &#38; crazy &#38; overwhelming &#38; humbling &#38; frustrating all at the same time. There hasn&#8217;t been one dad in the history of dadkind that hasn&#8217;t been &#8216;figuring it out along the way.&#8221; To help you jump up that learning curve a little faster, here are...]]></description>
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		<title>Roots of Moral Functioning Form Early, Depend on Child Rearing Practices</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/attachment-parenting/roots-of-moral-functioning-form-early-depend-on-child-rearing-practices/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/parenting/attachment-parenting/roots-of-moral-functioning-form-early-depend-on-child-rearing-practices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Attachment Parenting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evolutionary psychology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[notre dame]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[psychology professor darcia narvaez]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=3352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New research by a Notre Dame psychology professor indicates that emotional nurturing from, and attachment to, parents during a child&#8217;s early years result in higher intelligence, better mental health, and greater empathy. &#8220;Ever meet a kindergartener who seemed naturally compassionate and cared about others&#8217; feelings? Who was cooperative and didn&#8217;t demand his own way? Chances...]]></description>
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		<title>Labor of Love Radio Show Interview</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/labor-of-love-radio-show-interview/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/labor-of-love-radio-show-interview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fatherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homebirth dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intentional Birth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=3095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was a guest on an internet radio show last week, in an episode titled &#8220;A Dad&#8217;s Eye View&#8221;, in which I give my two cents about fatherhood, pregnancy and childbirth, and parenting from a dad&#8217;s perspective: &#8220;Ever wonder how men view pregnancy, childbirth and fatherhood? With a focus on understanding the emotional impact of...]]></description>
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		<title>Two-fer Tuesday: Bullies and When Mom&#8217;s Away</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/bullies-and-moms-away/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/bullies-and-moms-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Two-fer Tuesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=2591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For this week&#8217;s Two-fer Tuesday, a couple of dads sound off on two separate topics: bullies, and when mom&#8217;s away. They&#8217;re both worth a read, and a comment if you feel so moved. From Clark Kent&#8217;s Lunchbox: &#8220;I was talking to my oldest son, Noah, on the phone the other night when he changed the...]]></description>
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		<title>Two-fer Tuesday: The Revolution and Baby Burritos</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/the-revolution-and-baby-burritos/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/the-revolution-and-baby-burritos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 15:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Two-fer Tuesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cutemonster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life of Dad]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=2509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My apologies for missing a week of posts, including Two-fer Tuesdays, last week. Natural Papa was hit not once, but twice, by hackers, and it was a major deal to clean all of the code out of the site. (If you&#8217;re on GoDaddy hosting, you might want to check yours as well. See this post...]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Readers</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/raising-readers/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/homeschool/raising-readers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alison Kerr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Trelease]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=2346</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[This is a guest post from Alison Kerr.] Reading. It&#8217;s the thing that almost everyone recognizes as critical for educational success, but it&#8217;s also part mystery. When it comes to raising a kid who is a good reader, or raising reading scores in a school system, we&#8217;re left wondering whether anyone has the answers. How...]]></description>
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		<title>Two-fer Tuesday: Cosleeping and Homemade Music</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/two-fer-tuesday-cosleeping-and-homemade-music/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/two-fer-tuesday-cosleeping-and-homemade-music/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=2275</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For this week&#8217;s Two-fer, I&#8217;ve got a couple of posts you might want to not only read, but to bookmark for future reference and to pass on to your friends. The first one is about cosleeping (and why babies should not sleep alone), and the second is a great one for homeschoolers and DIY folks...]]></description>
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		<title>Two-fer Tuesday: Circumcising Your Daughter, and the Optimal Number of Kids</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/two-fer-tuesday-circumcising-your-daughter-and-the-optimal-number-of-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/two-fer-tuesday/two-fer-tuesday-circumcising-your-daughter-and-the-optimal-number-of-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Two-fer Tuesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circumcision]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[circumcision videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[formula for optimum number of children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how many kids to have]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

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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>Tiny Commitments: A Daily Dad Schedule</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/tiny-commitments-a-daily-dad-schedule/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/fatherhood/tiny-commitments-a-daily-dad-schedule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fatherhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commitment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fathers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting skills]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://naturalpapa.com/?p=1876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of months, I&#8217;ve been noticing the tendency in myself to easily make time for a quick phone call or email during my day if it&#8217;s work related, but a reluctance to be able to fit in some of the more important things every day, such as really connecting with my wife...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>All Work and No Play Makes Dad a Glum Chum</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/fitness/all-work-and-no-play-makes-dad-a-glum-chum/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/fitness/all-work-and-no-play-makes-dad-a-glum-chum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Derek Markham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Dad is sad. Very, very sad. He had a bad day. What a day dad had!&#8221; &#8211; Dr. Seuss Sometimes I feel that way &#8211; and then I feel bad for letting it affect how I interact with my kids. If I&#8217;m stressed, they can see it. If I&#8217;m burned out, it shows. We forget...]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Dads Need to Dig in the Dirt</title>
		<link>http://naturalpapa.com/garden/why-dads-need-to-dig-in-the-dirt/</link>
		<comments>http://naturalpapa.com/garden/why-dads-need-to-dig-in-the-dirt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dirt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dads need to dig in the dirt, to plant trees, to find worms, and to grow low-hanging fruit for their kids. Here&#8217;s why. There&#8217;s a really nice dad in my neighborhood. A dad who has the time of day for his kids; he speaks gently &#8211; it&#8217;s obvious how much he loves and respects them....]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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