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		<title>Time For New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/parenting-child-raising-skills/time-for-new-years-resolutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:23:03 +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 August 12, 2010: It’s August and a great time to be making new year’s resolutions.  New school year, that is.  With the school year soon upon us, the time is ripe for reflecting on the successes, as well as the trials and tribulations, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enjoy your kids while you can!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:24:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my son&#8217;s birthday.  At 4:05 a.m., Alex turned 23.  Wow!  How did that happen???  Surely I haven&#8217;t aged that much!
It seems like only yesterday that he was  a baby!  Then, before I knew it he was going off to kindergarten.  And, I cried.  &#8220;Tomorrow he&#8217;ll be going to high school,&#8221; I lamented.  His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discipline</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/discipline-your-child/discipline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you think of when you hear the word discipline?  If you are like most parents, the word conjures up ideas of correction and punishment. 
However, that is only one  part of the equation!
Actually, the purpose of discipline is to teach.  And the lessons taught vary with the ages of your children.  With [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-development/392/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top 10 Tips To Build Self-Esteem

Love unconditionally.
Value your children not for what they do, but simply                   for who they are.
Help them pursue their goals and dreams.
Respect them in words and actions.
Encourage independence.
Trust in their ability to make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget the Hugs</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-development/dont-forget-the-hugs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Children need to know they are loved simply for existing, not because of what they do, what grades they bring home, but just because of who they are.”
Vicki Panaccione, Ph.D., child psychologist
Parents spend a lot of time telling kids to clean their room, do their homework, wash the dishes, stop fighting with their siblings, brush [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Student Obesity Screenings Create Controversy</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-development/student-obesity-screenings-create-controversy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-development/student-obesity-screenings-create-controversy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overweight is defined as having a body-mass index higher than 95 percent of children the same age. At-risk is defined as having a body-mass index higher than 85%. Brevard’s Health Department has decided to begin screening students, to identify at-risk children.
While some schools send the (screening results) letters home with report cards or sealed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Number of Overweight American Kids Skyrockets</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-development/number-of-overweight-american-kids-skyrockets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as adults do, overweight children face increasing health risks not only from obesity-associated diabetes but from heart disease and some cancers.
There also may be psychological problems associated with being overweight, said Vicki Panaccione, who has a doctorate in psychology and practices in Melbourne.
Although in her practice, children rarely are referred solely because they’re overweight, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attack on Self: Personality Disorder Victims are Driven to Injury</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-education/attack-on-self-personality-disorder-victims-are-driven-to-injury/</link>
		<comments>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/child-education/attack-on-self-personality-disorder-victims-are-driven-to-injury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Self-injury, sometimes called self mutilation, is difficult to talk about. People who do it to themselves feel ashamed. Often, they don’t know why they do it—their explanations are simply that they were feeling bad and looking for attention.
Child psychologist Vicki Panaccione of Melbourne said it is not very common in her practice but she does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Thrill-Seeking is Growing More &#8220;Extreme&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/children-puberty-adolescence/teen-thrill-seeking-is-growing-more-extreme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.betterparentinginstitute.com/Better-Parenting/children-puberty-adolescence/teen-thrill-seeking-is-growing-more-extreme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2002 21:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Vicki Panaccione</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two teens jumped off the Melbourne Bridge for fun. One is dead and the other severely traumatized. Investigating the incident, officials learned that bridge jumping is popular with teens.
Risky behavior or attempting thrill-seeking feats is nothing new.
But the difference today is that teens are taking those behaviors to the extreme. That’s because they seek acceptance, [...]]]></description>
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