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		<title>Parents, Do Your Children Know?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of  what shapes our beliefs about self, others and the world stem from the quality of attachment to parents and primary caregivers.  It impacts self-esteem and the secure base in which we learn to explore the world.  According to Jasmin Lee Cori, LPC and the author of The Emotionally Absent Mother, &#8220;Studies show that [...]
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		<title>Parenting and Power Struggles:  11 Ways to Avoid Them by James P. Krehbiel, Ed.S., LPC, CCBT</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometime within your parenting career, you will face a power-struggle with your child.  If you don’t, you may be too intimidating, your child may be rather compliant, or you have mastered the art of managing conflict.  Power-struggles occur due to a variety of factors, but invariably make a parent feel fatigued, frustrated, and helpless.  Power-struggles [...]
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		<title>The Benefits of a Secure Attachment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 19:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your early attachment to your primary caregivers (particularly mom) is one of the important elements setting the stage for your emotional and relationship health as an adult.  Your past truly does matter as the quality of your attachment to your parents/primary caregivers often directly relates to how you “do” relationships as an adult and how you feel about [...]
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		<title>Book Review:  Parenting Apart: How Separated and Divorced Parents Can Raise Happy and Secure Kids by Christina McGhee, MSW</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As difficult as divorce is &#8211; it happens.  It is usually a highly emotional and difficult time for one &#8211; or both of the parents and if there are children involved, it can be even more so for them. It&#8217;s imperative to remain focused on is how to minimize the effects of divorce on your children.  [...]
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		<title>And Baby Makes&#8230;a Disconnected Relationship?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows that as wonderful as having children is &#8211; it changes everything.  In particular, the marriage or relationship from which the kids are born can take a significant hit.  According to a recent study by the University of Denver, a whopping 90% of parents report a drop in relationship satisfaction after a baby lands on the radar.  It [...]
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		<title>Speak to Your Child: Stories for Parenting by Ben Klempner, MSW</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 09:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Parenting is probably the hardest job out there.  It used to be that when a parent was having a problem with a child they sought guidance from a sage or an experienced elder.  In today&#8217;s day-and-age most of us don&#8217;t have sages and elders to go to who are able to help us in the [...]
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		<title>Teaching Teens about the Emotional Aspect of Intimate Relationships by Esther Boykin, MFT</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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