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		<title>Constructive Feedback: A Power Skill</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is it like to be a child? Do you have any memory of this? A refresher: Compared to any adult, a child is lacking in almost every way. Physically smaller than an adult, without financial resources, and woefully lacking in understanding about how the world and relationships work. As a result, based on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Fact: If you haven&#8217;t nurtured a loving, trusting relationship with your child, they won&#8217;t be open to your guidance. And they need a lot of guidance. During the first 20 years of life, they have a lot of growing up to do as they avoid the pitfalls of adolescence and prepare for life on their [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Life is challenging, for kids as well as adults. It takes character strength to deal with these challenges, to do the right things, the hard things. Character strength comes from dozens of behavior patterns that people form throughout life. And these behavior patterns can be developed and strengthened. By consciously working on specific behavior patterns, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Character Is Based on Behavior Patterns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:23:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Being a parent means doing hard things on a regular basis. In other words, raising a child to be a happy, successful, independent adult will require you to engage many aspects of character strength. Likewise, to succeed in life as an adult, a child will also have to gain character strength. In a previous article, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why Kids Are Smarter Than Cats</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a Dad to over a dozen cats in my adult life. The cat in the photo is Cookie, one of the three cats in my family right now. All three display signs of intelligence. I see this in the way they make decisions. For example, at a certain time each afternoon, Cookie will [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>For Your Child: the Top 5 Power Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As i write this, swallows have built a nest above our front entrance way, and the momma and poppa swallows are busy catching bugs and feeding them to their three hatchlings. On occasion, we see three little heads peeking above the rim of the nest. Before long, the parents will be encouraging them to leave [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Listening Moments</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Truth-telling time. The most common mistake parents make when interacting with their child is failing to recognize when they should be listening, and they miss the opportunity. I call these opportunities listening moments. Here are some of the most common parent-child situations that call for your best listening skills: When you ask an open-ended question, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A hard truth: One of the toughest things about being a parent is the mistakes we make. When I was a parent, I got lucky. I followed my best instincts and made some good things happen. But nobody&#8217;s perfect, as they say, and I also lost my temper quite a few times. I said things [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Teens need to be liked and included by friends. And in all sorts of ways, friends can pressure your child to conform and get involved in what they&#8217;re doing. Not all peer pressure is bad. If your child&#8217;s friends have good values, they can influence your child to do well in school and avoid the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Recommendation: Work on These Two Communication Skills First</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 15:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I guess I&#8217;m a natural introvert, meaning I spend most of my time in my head, not interacting with people. Not that I can&#8217;t engage; I just prefer reflecting about the world around me. It&#8217;s a pattern that has served me well in learning, researching, and writing. Recently I made a commitment to myself to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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