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	<description>Exclusive Blog for New Parents</description>
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		<title>How To Teach Your Teens Not To Talk Back At You?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“No matter what I say, she always argues with me. Nothing I  say or do seem to be right for her, there is always something to point out and  criticize.
I know it is good for her to have her own opinion, but I don’t  really know if this type of back talk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/teens/how-to-teach-your-teens-not-to-talk-back-at-you/</link>
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		<title>How To Raise A Well Behaved Child?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having a well behaved child starts with the parents. Children aren&#8217;t born bad, they learn it from their environment and surroundings.
An active and attentive parent, who sets good examples, and enforces the child&#8217;s boundaries is all the child needs to make good choices in life.
The first step to having a well behaved child is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/parenting-tips/how-to-raise-a-well-behaved-child/</link>
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		<title>Help Your Child Conquer His Night Fears</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am sure we all  remember how it felt to have the boogeyman hiding under the bed, and to have  that green tongued monster peek out at you from the dark cupboard.
We all remember  the fear, the anxiety and the paralyzing dread, but we didn’t know at that time  that this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/child-development/emotions/help-your-child-conquer-his-night-fears/</link>
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		<title>How To Balance Parenting And Teen Privacy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There comes a time in every parent and teen relationship where the line between sending them to their room and wanting to know what is going on in there are bound to cross.
You may want their bad attitude and sassy lip to be out of your presence for a while. However, most parents will usually agree [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/teens/how-to-balance-parenting-and-teen-privacy/</link>
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		<title>How To Deal With The Anxiety Of Stay At Home Parents?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When my friend  and colleague decided to be a full time ‘stay at home’ parent to her two kids  aged four and six, little did she know that she would soon start to feel that  her nine to five job was in actuality a piece of cake in comparison.
When I called  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/stay-at-home-parents/how-to-deal-with-the-anxiety-of-stay-at-home-parents/</link>
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		<title>Child-Care Relationships Tied To Kids&#8217; Stress Levels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bickering parents and poor  caregiver relationships each increase levels of the stress hormone cortisol in children, new studies say.
The two studies show the biological effects stress has on children in  these common situations.
Long-term or frequent rises in cortisol can have negative health  consequences. Research with animals and people suggest that secure  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/child-health-disorders/child-care-relationships-tied-to-kids-stress-levels/</link>
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		<title>6 Tips To Teach Your Kids How To Dress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course, we all know that there is no way that your kid  can dress herself overnight; everything must be handled in small steps, and one  of the first things you must teach your child is to be a responsible person.
Don’t we all hate that John who said that he would turn up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/parenting-tips/6-tips-to-teach-your-kids-how-to-dress/</link>
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		<title>How Do You Motivate Your Teens To Excel?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are the parent of a teen, then you must be in the  same situation as I am, constantly worrying whether what you are doing is right  for your teenager, or whether you have done  something wrong, and if that is  the reason why she is behaving the way she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/teens/how-do-you-motivate-your-teens-to-excel/</link>
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		<title>Let Your Children Discover The Benefits Of Being Ignored</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s something you already know, but don&#8217;t know you know: Children love to be ignored. It does not mean neglecting them.
It is about ignoring them, as in being seen and not heard, out from underfoot, free to do their own thing without adults hovering neurotically over them making sure everything in their lives is all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/parenting/let-your-children-discover-the-benefits-of-being-ignored/</link>
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		<title>Children Distressed By Family Fighting Have Higher Stress Hormones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children who become very upset when their parents fight are more likely to develop psychological problems.
But little is known about what happens beyond these behavioral reactions in terms of children&#8217;s biological responses.
A new study has found that children who are very distressed when their parents fight also have higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone.
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theparentszone.com/family-issues/children-distressed-by-family-fighting-have-higher-stress-hormones/</link>
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