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		<title>Styles of Parenting: Life&amp;Style: Too Severe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week on newsstands everywhere, Life&#38;Style Weekly enlisted Dr. Vicki as their parenting expert to comment on the styles of parenting of several celeb parents. Styles of Parenting:  Which one do they choose? Madonna Life&#38;Style synopsis: Madonna&#8217;s kids aren&#8217;t allowed to watch TV or eat ice cream.  And if Lourdes, 14, leaves clothes on the floor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change your child&#8217;s behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what Dr. Vicki, The Parenting Expert, has to say: This YouTube video has some great points, and I am frustrated that they call these suggestions &#8220;sneaky strategies.&#8221;  I don&#8217;t think they are sneaky at all&#8230;but rather good, effective ways of interacting and parenting your children!  However, as a child psychologist, I am totally opposed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Bed Hurts Child Development</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 23:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Dr. Vicki: We share a bed with our kids. We have a 7 yrs. old girl, a 3 yrs. old boy and a 1 yr. old boy. What bothers me is that our 3 yrs. old boy exhibits some sexual acts. Is it alright? We make love as discrete as possible but we are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ways to Change Your Children&#8217;s Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 05:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This YouTube video has some great points, and I am frustrated that they call these suggestions &#8220;sneaky strategies.&#8221;  I don&#8217;t think they are sneaky at all&#8230;but rather good, effective ways of interacting and parenting your children!  However, as a child psychologist, I am totally opposed to one of their suggestions: the use of &#8216;reverse psychology.&#8217; Basically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fill Your Time with Kids and Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KIDS ARE FROM KRYPTON, PARENTS ARE FROM PLUTO:  Radio update Dec. 30, 2010:   A new year means a blank calendar.  WOW!  Just think of all the possibilities.  Look at all the blank days! You have the power, at this very moment, to determine what your new year will look like! As you think about filling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unplugging And Game Playing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids are from Krypton; Parents are from Pluto Radio Series Update June 24: Today’s topic is near and dear to my heart. I am dismayed about the fact that so many families no longer spend time playing cards and board games. With video games being all the rage, the board games have been relegated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting and Passion&#8230;Not Mutually Exclusive  (Part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/parenting-and-passion-not-mutually-exclusive-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making time for each other You plan everything else in your day&#8212;when to get up, take the kids to school, doctor’s appt, hair appt (what’s that?), grocery shopping, cooking, homework time, nap time, sports practices….  Are these all important?  You bet! You also plan family fun activities, like going to the zoo, the park, a movie, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting and Passion…Not Mutually Exclusive</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#8217;s Valentine&#8217;s message encouraged you to put passion and intimacy back in your marriage. When you can enjoy each other and feel good about yourselves, you will then feel more positive about the other roles that you also have to fill. The most important role? Parent! Believe it or not, being parents and being passionate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passionate Partners make Better Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your kids learn how to love by watching you love each other Valentine’s Day is upon us&#8212;the one day a year we are supposed to profess our love for our mate. One day a year? What are the other 364 days for? Well, I’ll tell you what they are for… Lots of affection, intimacy and [...]]]></description>
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