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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Child Thinking and Feeling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 16:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The other day I was sitting in the waiting area of my dental clinic, along with seven other people. One of them was a woman in her mid-30s who was holding a small dog in her lap. I was amazed at how quiet and well-behaved the dog was. But a dog in a dental clinic? [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Eventually, your teen may want to have a boyfriend or a girlfriend. Most parents become concerned at this point because these relationships are new, and their child may be feeling natural sexual urges and want to explore. Of course, the consequences of teen sex could be an unwanted pregnancy. Frank conversations can help prevent such [&#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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					<description><![CDATA[You’ve probably heard it said that being a parent is the hardest job in the world. Children are a joy, but they surprise you and challenge you to do things you didn’t know you’d ever have to do. Often just getting through a day can be a major achievement. You have to be strong to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was in a hurry to get home, but so were many other people in rush hour traffic. I had to wait in line to turn right and then immediately I had to wait in a long line at a stoplight. When the light turned green, the car in front of me didn&#8217;t move. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Heman Bekele is a 14-year-old boy who won First Prize in 3M&#8217;s Young Scientist&#8217;s Challenge for working to create an affordable soap that could treat skin cancer. Read more about him here&#8230; As a young man, he wasn&#8217;t focused on being popular. He wasn&#8217;t on social media trying to get dozens of &#8220;likes.&#8221; Instead, he [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Talks: The Window of Opportunity for Wisdom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I had the chance to interact with a niece recently, a high school freshman I hadn&#8217;t seen in a while. These encounters are rare, since both of us have busy lives and she lives 50 miles away. So I couldn&#8217;t help myself. I had to take the opportunity to gift her with some coaching. &#8220;How [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Someone said to me recently, &#8220;Nearly all the problems of the world would be solved if human beings were more empathetic.&#8221; It was such a bold, broad thing to say that I really had to reflect on it for a while. Ultimately, I found the statement hard to disagree with. I&#8217;ve written about empathy before: [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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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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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Coates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Youth is a time of growth, and it also needs to be a time for lots of learning. I&#8217;ve explained how with &#8220;4 Magic Questions&#8221; you can help your child get stronger from successes and mistakes. Being the parent you want to be can also mean learning for you. These same four questions can transform [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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