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		<title>Stuff We Like: Fun in the Outdoors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaitlin Ahern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon that last school bell will ring and kids everywhere will be jumping into the open arms of summer, a season full of sunshine, freedom, and&#8211;okay, sometimes&#8211;boredom. You know it&#8217;s coming. The exact second after the novelty of no-school wears off, it starts: &#8220;There&#8217;s nothing to do,&#8221; your little angel will whine say. Of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steven’s Story: A Child on the Autism Spectrum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Chung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first met Steven, he was 3 years old, non-verbal, and had limited communicative interactions. It was difficult to engage Steven as his preference was for solitary play. His play was characterized primarily by repetitive actions on objects (i.e. putting blocks in and out of their container), typical for children with ASD. Upon observation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Over the River and Through the Woods to Our House in the Suburbs We Go</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Chung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used to think becoming a mother was the scariest thing I could imagine. But when my son was born and my husband suggested we move to the suburbs, I found that idea much more frightening. Having lived in the city my entire adult life, I never realized how awesome it was until I actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Web Round-Up: Week of May 10, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 20:44:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katelin Walling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a bit of a hiatus, we&#8217;re back with a short and sweet (and video-based) edition of the web round-up. This week we&#8217;ve included young kids trying new foods, fifth graders in Manhattan interviewing successful people for career day, and Kid President with an open letter to moms to celebrate Mother&#8217;s Day. &#160; Do you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff We Like: Summer Playlist for Kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaitlin Ahern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer is the perfect season for throwing open the windows, cranking up the tunes, and dancing around with your little ones. Need to freshen up that playlist? Here are a few of the kindie rockers we love (many from the NYC area) and their great (read: smart, catchy, danceable) new music you can groove to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How One Long Island Mom Got Her Family Out of Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 13:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Chung</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nassau]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before having children, I worked full time as an accountant. When I was pregnant with my first son, I had serious complications and was ordered on bed rest and was out of work for my entire pregnancy. Since my husband and I did not anticipate dealing with such a drastically reduced income so soon, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P&amp;G Survey Reveals Parenting &#8216;Tougher&#8217; Due to Social Media</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/pg-survey-reveals-parenting-tougher-due-to-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/pg-survey-reveals-parenting-tougher-due-to-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Chung</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[children on social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you following your children on Twitter? Have your kids accepted your friend request on Facebook? What are the kids recording on Vine or how are they posing in photos on Instagram? Parents today&#8211;73 percent&#8211;believe they have a &#8220;tougher job parenting than their mothers/fathers due to advances in technology and social media,&#8221; according to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stuff We Like: Keepsake Gifts for Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/stuff-we-like-keepsake-gifts-for-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 17:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kaitlin Ahern</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask most moms what they want for Mother&#8217;s Day and it&#8217;s unlikely their response will be &#8220;another bouquet of flowers&#8221; or &#8220;a moderately funny card from the drug store.&#8221; Instead, she may tell you she doesn&#8217;t want anything. But we all know that every mom wants to be recognized on Mother&#8217;s Day&#8211;and, more importantly, she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Fantasy for Young Readers by a YA Author</title>
		<link>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/the-power-of-fantasy-for-young-readers-by-a-ya-author/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/the-power-of-fantasy-for-young-readers-by-a-ya-author/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Chung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fairfield]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guest Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative writing for kids]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After reading “The Voyage of Lucy P. Simmons,” my historical fantasy novel for young readers, a teacher asked, “Where do you get your story ideas?  How do you think up this stuff?” I paused. Truth is I’d worked on the manuscript off and on for the better part of 15 years. Honestly, it seemed the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can We Be Screen-Free-ish for a Week?</title>
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		<comments>http://blogs.nymetroparents.com/can-we-be-screen-free-ish-for-a-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liza Burby</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[From One Parent to Another]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Queens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For three years Long Island Parent magazine has been a media sponsor of Screen-Free Week, organized by the Early Years Institute (EYI) in Plainview. The idea is to limit&#8211;not eliminate&#8211;the time you and your children spend watching TV and using technology, including hand-held devices. Instead, we recommend that you and your children get out and [...]]]></description>
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