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		<title>The Dreaded Unwanted Teen Pregnancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 14:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Some pretty awful things can happen during adolescence. One of these tragedies is an unwanted pregnancy. I believe that parents need to &#8220;get real&#8221; about the risk that their child could get involved in an unwanted pregnancy. Think about it: At puberty, kids begin developing adult bodies, and they experience powerful sexual desires. But they [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Help Your Teen Learn Life Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 14:26:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[True story: A young couple got married, and after the honeymoon the guy discovered his new wife didn&#8217;t know how to boil an egg. Yes, he should have known this about her. But as a former Boy Scout, he got to work to help her learn to cook. Also, the young woman&#8217;s mom was a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Violence: Swimming Against the Current of Our Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s June 2022, and we are learning about mass murders. Almost on a daily basis. Innocent people dying. Even little kids. Did you see this coming? If you didn&#8217;t see it coming, maybe it&#8217;s because you didn&#8217;t want to believe the signs all around us. What do two-year-olds know about the world around them? Easy [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Cure Your Kid&#8217;s Screen-time Addiction</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The pandemic has been tough on kids. Online classes, more time at home&#8230;kids could be excused for spending more time in front of screens. While it&#8217;s true that technology has some amazing benefits, there&#8217;s this: It&#8217;s addictive. The rewards from using it make a child want more. The habits formed by repeated use change the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>&#8216;Take Off Your Mask,&#8217; He Said</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I write this, the Covid-19 coronavirus in the U.S. has been killing about 3,000 people every day. I know several people who have become infected. A member of my extended family died from the infection. This pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in our fellow Americans. I know several people who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How to Talk to Your Kid about Sex</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2020 16:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The human species, like all other species, exists because of its ability to reproduce. During the fertile years, men and women feel the urge to engage in sexual union, which is necessary to produce offspring. When I was much younger, my friends and I would joke about feeling &#8220;horny.&#8221; I sometimes reflect on how important [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Must-See Documentary: &#8216;The Social Dilemma&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Smartphones are flat-out amazing. No, miraculous. A voice gives me turn-by-turn driving instructions to get to a ranch outside a small town 750 miles away. That&#8217;s incredible. Also, the ability to shoot a video clip and send it to someone in Nepal instantaneously, day or night. And manage my bank account, pay bills, buy and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Podcast: Dealing with Your Child&#8217;s Excessive Screen Time during Remote Learning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2020 17:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s well documented: how kids with growing brains can be adversely affected &#8211; for life &#8211; by too much screen time. It&#8217;s a scary issue for parents, because the new technologies are both amazingly useful and amazingly dangerous. And practically every kid loves them. The challenge is how to manage and moderate the way kids [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Disconnected: How to Deal with Teen Smartphone Issues</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 14:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As Tom Kersting points out in his new book, Disconnected, kids graduating from college these days are the first generation to experience their entire adolescence while owning a smartphone. As a result, they spend hours a day glued to the small screen while engaged with social networking. The result: many young adults entering the workplace [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Boys Who Act Like Girls, Girls Who Act Like Boys</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2020 23:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During the COVID-19 shut-down I heard reports that many LGBTQ college students who have been forced to study at home are experiencing unusual stress levels caused by their parents&#8217; failure to accept their gender identity. They believe that their child has chosen a sinful lifestyle, that their child’s behavior is abhorrent. I&#8217;m reminded of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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