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		<title>CIS Drama Festival Nurtures and Celebrates Love of Theatre</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin McLaughlin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For anyone with an interest in theatre, the CIS Drama Festival is a chance to explore and develop their skills, take risks, and make new friends. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/cis-drama-festival-celebrates-theatre-22066">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CIS Dance Fest 2012: Private Schools Take Dance to New Heights</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 17:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christl Dabu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see how creativity flourishes in private schools? View our photo gallery for a taste of the stand-out performances. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/cis-dance-fest-photos-21886/ ">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>CIS Dance Fest 2012: So You Think They Can Dance?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Niky Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your child love to dance? Dance Fest 2012 may be for them! As Ontario’s independent schools prepare for the fourth annual CIS Dance Fest, CIS demonstrates how they continue to offer this opportunity to students of all ages. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/cis-dance-fest-first-of-its-class-20916">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Killing Our Kids With Kindness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world full of opportunities and risk-taking, are we killing our kids with kindness? We look at the profiles of over-givers, over-praisers and over-reachers of child and parent teams and tips for parents on how to nurture a self-reliant child. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/killing-our-kids-with-kindness-20157">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Teens: How to Get Parents Listening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 09:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents often have trouble getting their kids to listen, but what about the other way around? Teens can get their parents listening too with these tips. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/teens-and-parents-listening-19522/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Improve Confidence in Shy Kids and Teens with Improv Theatre</title>
		<link>http://www.ourkids.net/blog/build-confidence-shy-kids-improv-theatre-19245/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnes Stawicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communication, critical thinking and confidence will help your child ahead in school, on sports teams and in the 'real' world. Find out how improv and public speaking programs or camps can transform a shy or timid child into a self-confident leader and strong communicator in just one week.]]></description>
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		<title>Transform Teen Problems Into Teen Success: Follow Your Bliss!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seventh step of an ongoing series of articles by Ken Rabow geared towards helping struggling teens find success by focusing on individual bliss. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/transform-teen-problems-into-teen-success-18711">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year’s Resolutions for Parents and Troubled Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is something powerful about scratching out one old period of time and making room for what’s ahead. Here are New Year's resolutions for parents and teens in Ken Rabow's <em>Life Coaching Outside the Box</em> column.]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Extra-Curricular Activities on Troubled Teens</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Extra-curricular activities can badly effect the mental development of children.
Extra-curricular activities can be the salvation of adolescents and teens.
How can both these statements be true?]]></description>
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		<title>My Teen&#8217;s Hobbies Scare Me!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study at Indiana University showed a direct relationship between playing violent video games incessantly over an extended period of time and a subsequent change in brain regions associated with cognitive function and emotional control.]]></description>
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