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		<title>The Real Reason Homeschooling Works!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Care Givers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know the REAL reason homeschooling works?  It is because parents are love-givers, rather than just care-givers.  Find out why this is so important in this article from The HomeScholar.
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		<title>Stuck on a Word?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurdles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Decoding words can be one of the greatest hurdles a child faces when learning to read. Children become disengaged when they feel unsuccessful, and parents get frustrated when their kids can&#8217;t &#8220;just sound it out.&#8221; Phonics does, undoubtedly, have a place in reading instruction and is one way that readers can figure out unknown words.
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		<title>Kids Let Me Tell You a Story About &#8211; The Night the Museum Came Alive!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Children's Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children S Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Empathy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Face]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Museums]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children&#8217;s books often personify the things around them. For instance a chair may come to life and talk to the child or an animal might talk to the child in English, perhaps these children&#8217;s books help the child developed empathy for other things and other people and even their pets and animals. If this works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homeschooling For Those Who Don&#8217;t Want To &#8211; Letting Others Do the Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Academic Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aversion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Choice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Negative Experiences]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many parents, the idea of homeschooling a child is a very daunting one. In some cases, the aversion to teaching is a result of their own personal and negative experiences at school. In other cases, parents worry that they are not experienced or qualified enough to be able to teach, much less develop, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home School High School Courses &#8211; When Will We Ever Use This Stuff?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Son Alex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times do parents hear &#8220;When will we ever use this stuff?&#8221; from their teenagers?  Watching the news recently, I was struck by how difficult it is to understand our current economic crisis.  I found myself wishing that I had paid more attention when my son Alex rambled on and on about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Books &#8211; Building Your Child&#8217;s Library</title>
		<link>http://www.blocksparty.com/toys-and-stuff/767/childrens-books-building-your-childs-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blocksparty.com/toys-and-stuff/767/childrens-books-building-your-childs-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 06:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Children's Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Addresses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children Reading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children S Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Collection Of Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lifetime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quality Collection]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article addresses how to build a quality collection of books for a child.  These tips will help parents choose books their children will love to read over and over again. In doing so, parents will help children embrace reading as an entertaining, educational, and valuable gift that lasts a lifetime.
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		<title>The Moral of This Article is to Change the Moral</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Children's Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children S Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To Make Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of children&#8217;s books has always been to teach young kids lessons about life &#8211; How to share, how to make friends, how their parents still love them even when they are fighting, how to pursue dreams, etc. But in this day and age, it may be time for the theme of children&#8217;s books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review &#8211; 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Raise a Child Who Loves Math</title>
		<link>http://www.blocksparty.com/toys-and-stuff/763/book-review-50-simple-things-you-can-do-to-raise-a-child-who-loves-math/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blocksparty.com/toys-and-stuff/763/book-review-50-simple-things-you-can-do-to-raise-a-child-who-loves-math/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children's Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algebra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Geometry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kids Math]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although none of my kids hate math, I like to find ways to make it a part of their day, and I appreciated the various suggestions this book made. I also thought that the author&#8217;s idea of breaking the book into various sections, including one actually explaining to defunct parents how to handle things like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reasons to Ignore Parenting Advice</title>
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		<comments>http://www.blocksparty.com/toys-and-stuff/957/reasons-to-ignore-parenting-advice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coworkers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everywhere you go, people spout their opinions. In-laws and parents alike, neighbors, coworkers, people at church: they all have their opinions and freely tell you what you should and should not be doing.
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		<title>Accredited Homeschooling &#8211; Does it Matter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Kids Ed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget Cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Distance Learning Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homeschooling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As more and more schools begin to suffer from recent budget cuts, parents everywhere are turning to distance learning education for help. Unlike traditional public schools where classrooms are overcrowded, teachers are not credentialed, and students often pose significant problems for those around them, a distance learning school allows students to focus solely on their [...]]]></description>
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