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		<title>Giving Kids Their Space: A Cautionary Tale of Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the pros and cons of giving kids their space and is there a danger of giving children too little or too much freedom? Ken Rabow looks at three different approaches from three different families on giving kids they space they need to be themselves. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/giving-kids-their-space-20021/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fraser Institute 2012 B.C. Rankings: Private Elementary Schools Come Out on Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christl Dabu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private elementary schools in B.C. have dramatically outperformed public schools on average overall in the past five years, according to the Fraser Institute's annual report card. <a href="http://www.ourkids.net/blog/fraser-institute-2012-report-card-rankings-british-columbia-elementary-schools-19364/">Read more...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rejuvenating During the Holidays With My Brain on Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim McHardy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the holidays, I am refreshed and more than a little excited. Not only were my vacation days rejuvenating but I now have a new awareness of the importance of my daily walks in the forest. ]]></description>
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		<title>Custom Student Report Cards Increase University Acceptance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agnes Stawicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How much do report cards really tell you about your child&#8217;s progress, but more importantly, their potential and future?  After all, isn&#8217;t going to school all about an end goal of graduating and continuting onto a successful post secondary program? Requirements for formal and informal student progress reporting at school are based on ministerial orders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multitasking Undermines Deep and Sustained Learning, Research Shows</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Sumner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the myth of multitasking: When we do more, rapidly switching from one task to another, we are actually being less efficient, less accurate, less able to manage complexity and less able to recall the content of what we have been doing compared to individuals who focus on one task at a time.]]></description>
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		<title>Causes Of Speech And Language Disorders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 09:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSpeechTherapyCentersOfCanada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When parents walk through our door, they often want to know "WHY" their child is not understanding and talking like other children; "WHY" they aren't pronouncing sounds like others; or "WHY" they’re stuttering. Listed below are some factors that are known to predispose or precipitate speech and language disorders.]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Christmas Presents. When is Enough, Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 09:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Alley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Credit card debt across North America will soar this month and parents will scramble to find the gift(s) that will light up their children's faces.  But for how long?  A couple hours?  A few weeks at best? And is that really worth it?  Which leads me to the question, when it comes to buying Christmas gifts for our kids, just "how much" is "too much"?
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		<title>10 Interesting Fun Facts About Halloween</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noel Ocol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of us parents, Halloween is all about rushing back from the office early, making sure that there's enough candy from the local Walmart to give away, rushing the kids through dinner so that you have enough time to get the kids dressed up in their nice costumes and out the door, to go door-to-door. But were you actually aware that Halloween has an interesting history, beyond just the commercially promoted "Trick-or-Treating" event?.]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Kids Sitting Ergonomically?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 08:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many children only have the kitchen table – or even the floor to work at or on. Not only do their backs and eyes suffer but it’s also bad news for their concentration –and their enthusiasm for work.]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem with Discovery-Based Math</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Lapointe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Math provokes more feelings of anxiety and frustration than any other core subject for countless elementary and middle school students.  However, in recent years, it appears that more and more parents are experiencing and even greater level of stress as they attempt to help their children with math homework.  Has math advanced so much in elementary education that we, as parents, can no longer help our kids?]]></description>
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