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	<title>Healthy and Green Living &#187; Children</title>
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		<title>Tranquil Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Hall-Jackson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year at my children’s school, parents get to describe the classroom they want their children to be in the following year in order to have a say in the child’s placement.  Every year on my forms, amongst other details specific to each child, I write, “No screaming.”
Who wants their kid to have a screaming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Needs Santa Claus?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Steinman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of Santa Claus keeps me up at night. Not because I, along with my more than eager son, am listening for the unlikely sound of reindeer hoofs on my worn out roof (personal note to Santa: if you do in fact exist, please don&#8217;t land your sleigh on the roof. I don&#8217;t think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are Clowns So Creepy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel, selected from DivineCaroline</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Self-Help]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Childhood Phobias]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coulrophobia]]></category>

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By Molly Mann, Divine Coraline
Is it the goofy red smile? The orange hair? The big shoes? What is it that makes my stomach do flips every time I see a clown on TV or at an amusement park?
I&#8217;m not alone in this. Coulrophobia, the fear of clowns, is one of people&#8217;s top ten phobias. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Candy Becomes Criminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan, selected from Planet Green</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Diet &amp; Nutrition]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you ate candy every day as a child, you&#8217;re more likely to become a violent criminal. That&#8217;s the stunning revelation from a recent study done by Cardiff University. The study probed the habits of 17,500 people born in 1970, and found that those who said they ate sweets nearly every day when they were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Popularity Genetic?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/is-popularity-genetic.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/is-popularity-genetic.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel, selected from DivineCaroline</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Love &amp; Relationships]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Relationships &amp; Sexuality]]></category>

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By Allison Ford, DivineCaroline
One day, we all showed up to middle school and some kids were popular, while others simply weren&#8217;t. As someone who was never lucky enough to sit at the cool kids&#8217; lunch table, I always wondered just what it took to be popular. It was an ephemeral and intangible quality, but it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Play in the Mud, Stop Allergies?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/play-in-the-mud-stop-allergies.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan, selected from Planet Green</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[immune system]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Around the world, allergies are on the rise. The number of children in the United States with food allergies doubled between 1997 and 2002. In the UK, rates of allergies among children have tripled in the last decade.
Pinpointing a cause for this trend is difficult. Research has indicated that everything from climate change to invasion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return of the Gift: Holiday Consumer Frenzy Got You Down?</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/return-of-the-gift-holiday-consumer-frenzy-got-you-down.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/return-of-the-gift-holiday-consumer-frenzy-got-you-down.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Steinman</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[desire]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[holiday shopping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shopping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[toys]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zhu Zhu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last year we had a bit of a reprieve, due to the global economic meltdown. But countless bailouts later, we are wallet-deep into Christmas toy hysteria fueled by media and a base reptilian desire to have, rather than have not. The toy on demand this Christmas (in case you are still revising your list) is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid-Friendly Dishware</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/kid-friendly-dishware.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/kid-friendly-dishware.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terri Hall-Jackson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Conscious Consumer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Kitchen Tips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Home]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Smart Shopping]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dishes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dishware]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[glass]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[kids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I first learned of the health hazards associated with plastic, I immediately wanted my children to no longer use the handy, cute plastic cups or snack bowls that made feeding them easy and safe, or so I thought.  My husband, however, was uncomfortable with the notion of letting a four year old handle glass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 First Aid Emergencies and the Myths That Make Them Worse</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-first-aid-emergencies-and-the-myths-that-make-them-worse.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-first-aid-emergencies-and-the-myths-that-make-them-worse.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel, selected from DivineCaroline</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[burn]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[choking]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[emergency]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[First aid]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[nosebleed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[overdose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seizure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[snake bite]]></category>

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Health Watch Center via DivineCaroline
Emergencies don&#8217;t come with warning bells. They strike at unexpected moments and your response, or lack thereof, could determine how things come out in the end. How much do you think you know about first aid and proper emergency response? Most people think they know quite a lot, but most of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways to Treat ADHD Naturally</title>
		<link>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-ways-to-treat-adhd-naturally.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.care2.com/greenliving/8-ways-to-treat-adhd-naturally.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Megan, selected from Yoga+ Magazine</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Ayurveda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Family Life]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Wellness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Healthy Mind]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ADHD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[attention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[focusing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hyperactivity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[processed foods]]></category>

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By Carrie Demers, MD, Yoga+
My eight-year-old son was just diagnosed with ADHD. My husband and I can&#8217;t decide if we should give him medication or pursue alternative treatments. What do you recommend?
This is a tough dilemma for many parents. On one hand, studies show that commonly prescribed medications like Ritalin and Adderall are helpful for [...]]]></description>
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