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	<title>Dr. Michele Borba's Reality Check</title>
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	<description>Proven Tools to Raise Strong Caring Kids</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>PARENTING SANITY SAVERS FOR THOSE SOARING GAS PRICES</title>
		<link>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/07/24/parenting-sanity-savers-for-those-soaring-gas-prices/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recent question I received from a mom about those soaring gas prices and trying to keep the kiddies content. If it helps, pass it on to others, please!
QUESTION
I have 3 little ones! 1 1/2 and 4 and 6? I&#8217;m a stay at home mom and this summer I think is going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOW TO HELP RAISE GIRLS WITH HEALTHY BODY IMAGES AND COUNTER THOSE IDEALIZED MEDIA IMAGES</title>
		<link>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/07/22/how-to-help-raise-girls-with-healthy-body-images-and-counter-those-idealized-media-images/</link>
		<comments>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/07/22/how-to-help-raise-girls-with-healthy-body-images-and-counter-those-idealized-media-images/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I receive dozens of letters each week from parents. Unfortunately I can&#8217;t get to answering them all, but do try in this blog or in my Parenting Secrets blog I write for iVillage. This query from a mom about the media impact on our daughter&#8217;s body image concerned me so, I wanted to include my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WARNING TO PARENTS: Could Your Child Be Shoplifting?</title>
		<link>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/07/21/warning-to-parents-could-your-child-be-shoplifting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Parents Do Make A Difference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You see your child take a candy bar from the store and put it in her pocket. You notice your daughter is playing with a Barbie that you told her she couldn’t have at the store. You find a video game in your son’s closet, and know it doesn’t belong to him. 
The one behavior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE REAL PARENTING SECRETS FROM GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL  Seven Tips to Help Lower Those Teen Pregnancy Stats</title>
		<link>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/06/29/the-real-parenting-secrets-from-gloucester-high-school-seven-tips-to-help-lower-those-teen-pregnancy-stats/</link>
		<comments>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/06/29/the-real-parenting-secrets-from-gloucester-high-school-seven-tips-to-help-lower-those-teen-pregnancy-stats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, well. It now appears that the Gloucester High School story that rocked the nation these past days is just a hoax. In case you missed the news 17 young teens at the small Massachusetts high school allegedly made a pact to get pregnant and then help raise each other’s babies. It turns out that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today Show May 14 What To Do When Your Kid Ask Questions About Your Past Life</title>
		<link>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/05/13/today-show-may-14-what-to-do-when-your-kid-ask-questions-about-your-past-life/</link>
		<comments>http://micheleborba.com/realitycheck/2008/05/13/today-show-may-14-what-to-do-when-your-kid-ask-questions-about-your-past-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michele Borba</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[“So Mom, when did you lose your virginity?”  
“What kind of drugs did you do Dad?” 
“How many times did you do it?”
Kids have always said the darnedest things, but these days they’re also asking embarrassing and frank questions about their parents’ past lives: “How old were you when you took your first drink?” [...]]]></description>
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