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		<title>Effective Parenting Seminar in Seattle/Tacoma Area</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’ve been a reader of my email newsletter, Bright-Kids, you’re aware that Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller from Effective Parenting are frequent contributors.And if you live in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington state, you might be interested in attending a free Effective Parenting video seminar at my church in Auburn, WA during the summer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=15&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Habit at a Time</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/one-habit-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright 2003/2007 Deborah Taylor-Hough Used with permission. All rights reserved.
I&#8217;ve been told it takes four to six weeks for any action to become a habit. So, keeping that in mind, one way I&#8217;m going to insure my success at keeping my New Year&#8217;s resolutions this year is by working on only one new habit at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=13&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Create a More Meaningful, Less Expensive Christmas</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/create-a-more-meaningful-less-expensive-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright Virginia Brucker. Used with permission.  All rights reserved.  http://www.webelieve.ca/

For many families, the expenses of the holidays create additional financial stress. Are you wondering how you&#8217;ll manage?
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		<title>Advent Guide &#8211; 2007 &#8211; Inductive Bible Study</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/advent-guide-2007-inductive-bible-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;ve shared this in years past with a variety of people online, but I know I&#8217;ve never shared it here on this blog/website before. 
It&#8217;s an inductive Advent calendar and study guide written by my former Precept Bible Study leader when I lived in Olympia, WA several years ago.  She wrote it to use with her grandkids [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=11&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Solo Parents&#8221; email newsletter</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/solo-parents-email-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the near future, I’m going to be starting an email newsletter called &#8220;Solo Parents&#8221; which will be published in conjunction with The Dollar Stretcher  family of resources.
If you&#8217;re parenting on your own and you’d like to join the “Solo Parents” mailing list &#8212; and be among the very first subscribers to this brand new venture (hey, you’ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=10&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Play &#8220;Hide-and-Sneak&#8221; with Veggies!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright 2007 Deborah Taylor-Hough.  Used with permission.  All rights reserved.
Do you find yourself sitting by helplessly while your very own little picky eater works her way through every ounce of spaghetti sauce, picking out the almost microscopic bits of cooked onion?
Do you wish there were a way to get little Johnny to eat more veggies than [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=9&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Your Action Point?</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/10/25/what-is-your-action-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright Dr. Scott Turansky &#38; Joanne Miller, RN.  Used with permission.  All rights reserved.  http://biblicalparenting.org/
Why does Dad get the kids in bed faster than Mom? Or, why do children respond differently in the classroom, on the playground, and in the home? The answer to these questions has a number of parts but one piece of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=8&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From Partners to Parents: Relating to Your Former Partner When You Have Kids</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/from-partners-to-parents-relating-to-your-former-partner-when-you-have-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright Ebohr Munoz.  Used with permission from EzineArticles.com.  All rights reserved. 
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&#8220;From Partners To Parents: Relating To Your Former Partner When You Have Kids&#8221; by Ebohr Munoz
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When a relationship ends, there is an important transition from partners to parents. This can be an awkward and painful process that is not always easy to manage. You will be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=7&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Single Mother&#8217;s Emotional Stability</title>
		<link>http://soloparents.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/single-mothers-emotional-stability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Copyright Joel Williams. Used with permission of EzineArticles.com.  All rights reserved.
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&#8220;Single Mother&#8217;s Emotional Stability&#8221; by Joel Williams
In our modern Western society, a single mother’s value is often overlooked and worse, taken for granted. She&#8217;s able to handle the pressures of single parenting, along with all the other responsibilities that go hand in hand with caring for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=6&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to My Brand New Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my husband of 25+ years was suddenly diagnosed three years ago with a fatal degenerative brain disorder (Frontotemporal Lobe Dementia), it became necessary for him to live separately from his family (myself and our three children).
In one fell swoop, I unwilling — and quite suprisingly – joined the ranks of single mothers.
It’s been almost two full [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=soloparents.wordpress.com&blog=1872118&post=5&subd=soloparents&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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