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	<title>Ask Mr. Dad &#187; Preschool and schoolage kids</title>
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		<title>When Friends Let Friends Down</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/02/01/when-friends-friends-down/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My eight-year old daughter’s best friend—a girl she’s known since kindergarten—just moved out of the area. My daughter doesn’t make friends very easily—she’s always had a small number of pretty intense friendships—and she seems particularly devastated that this girl is leaving town. I’m worried about her. Is there anything I can do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’m Only Going to Say This 100 More Times&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/01/25/im-only-going-100-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: We’ve tried to stress the importance of study habits to our 12-year-old son. But no matter what we do or say, he seems to end up playing video games instead of doing his homework. What can we do to make him start taking studying seriously? A: Whoa. Before we get to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drop and Give Me Twenty</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/01/11/drop-give-twenty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=983</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad. It seems like every other day there’s a scary story in the news about childhood obesity and diabetes and more. What I rarely hear about is what to actually do about it—aside from “eat less junk and do more exercise.” I don’t find that terribly helpful. Can you offer some specific ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21st Century Manners—or the Lack Thereof</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/12/28/21st-century-mannersor-lack-thereof/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/12/28/21st-century-mannersor-lack-thereof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: We’ve always taught our kids to say “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and the other basics. But where are the rules about texting and using cell phones and all those other things that didn’t even exist when our parents were teaching us how to be polite? A: Great question. Reminds me of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exercising Caution</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/12/14/exercising-caution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad, I was changing my two year old daughter’s diaper after she’d come home from spending the day with her father (he and I are not together). She was touching herself and I told her to stop because her hands were dirty. She then said that “daddy touches me here.” I am completely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okay, Folks, Take It Outside</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/11/30/folks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/11/30/folks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[argument]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreclosure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hostility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[job loss]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I sometimes fight when our children, eight and ten, are present. We know we probably shouldn’t argue in front of them but things are sometimes so tense that we can’t stop ourselves (I recently lost my job and we’re facing possible foreclosure). How damaging is it to argue in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Thinking</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/11/23/rethinking-thinking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=963</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: There’s something going on with our nine-year old son, but it’s hard to describe. We know that he’s very smart—he reads at a high-school level, does the most amazing math calculations in his head, and is a wonderful artist. But only at home. At school, his grades are horrible, he gets in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Main Street—and the Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/26/occupy-main-streetand-kitchen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/26/occupy-main-streetand-kitchen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=953</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: A few months ago you answered a question from a reader whose teenager was refusing to do chores. My situation is similar, except that it’s my husband who won’t lift a finger. We both work full time, but when I come home, I usually start making dinner and getting the kids going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Child Left Inside</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/19/child-left-inside/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/10/19/child-left-inside/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=949</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My kids, 9 and 11, spend a fair amount of time with electronic games but my husband and I insist that they spend an equal amount of time reading. They both play outdoor sports (one does soccer, the other baseball), but no matter what we do, we just can’t get them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would You Please Pass the White Foods?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/08/24/please-pass-white-foods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2011/08/24/please-pass-white-foods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My toddler used to eat pretty much everything. But recently she’s become incredibly. It’s gotten so bad that I can’t get her to eat anything but mac and cheese, noodles, and rice. Is there anything I can do to get her back to a healthier diet? A: What you’re describing is a [...]]]></description>
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