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		<title>Top 10 Tips for Successful Homework</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why bother? I won’t need it in “real life”. This is the question heard over and over again in bedrooms, school hallways and principals waiting rooms for as long as there has been chalk.
No one can tell you what will help you subject-wise in the future but the one thing I can guarantee you is that if you can master self-discipline in learning new things and being able to talk intelligently on the subject afterwards, you will do well in whatever you do.]]></description>
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		<title>Life-Changing Summer Volunteer Ideas For Teenagers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Rabow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The more a young adult in today’s world widens their horizons, the richer their lives and greater their prospects will become. Summer is the perfect opportunity for this through the experience of volunteering. One of my clients bristles when I use the word “volunteer” seeing it as merely “working for nothing” (i.e. where’s the money?!?!).]]></description>
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		<title>The Dangers of Teen Texting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarahh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology can pose a major threat to your child's safety if it is abused. Whether it's sexting or texting while driving, more and more tragic tales arise every day.]]></description>
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		<title>Unplug over the holidays for a real brain workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny Paucha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The brain has developed as a social organ; mediating our impulses and reading social cues was essentially a survival advantage. So what changes when we have technology mediating our social experience as with Facebook, online games, and texting? How does this change the neural game?]]></description>
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		<title>4 Steps To Renovating Your Teenagers Bedroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It may surprise you to learn that redecorating is not as expensive as it first appears and can even be fun. Just four easy guidelines will see you to a happy teenager with a new room that he can take to boarding school, university, and beyond.]]></description>
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		<title>Teen dating wish list</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest Author</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The easiest way to end up with the wrong car is to be sure you don’t plan for the right car. Walking into a dealership without a plan is nothing compared to walking into a room full of singles without a plan. Sure, you can narrow down the selection by looks but beyond that, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dangers of Fessing Up to Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carly Maga</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With over 400 million active users around the world, Facebook is a phenomenon that has revolutionized almost every aspect of our modern lives - the way we interact with others (both online and in-person), the vocabulary we use, how businesses market themselves, the list can go on and on and on. But perhaps the biggest impact it has had on our social behaviour is how we present ourselves to the online community, and how much we are now willing to reveal to the faceless virtual world.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: Dave Bird – Pinehurst School</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 14:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a great time last week speaking with Dave Bird, principal of the Pinehurst School in St. Catherines.   Pinehurst (view their listing on OurKids.net) specializes in helping students who have learning or behavioural difficulties that prevent them from succeeding in &#8220;traditional&#8221; classrooms. From their website: Our Mission is to motivate all of our Pinehurst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spying on your teen in the text generation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please note: opinions and ideas expressed in this and other guest blog posts do not necessarily reflect the feelings of Our Kids Media or its staff. Technology that has driven a wedge between parent and teen has at the same time provided parents with tools they can use to keep tabs on their troubled teens. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Into Adolescence with Montessori Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:37:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis Allison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montessori education is not just for elementary-aged students. Humberside Montessori School and the Terra Project will be welcoming David Kahn (Executive Director of NAMTA) to speak on the benefits of Montessori education for teens. Mr Kahn will be speaking for two nights in the GTA.  Both evenings are free. Land-based Adolescent Programs &#8211; Monday, December [...]]]></description>
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