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		<title>Should cellphones, laptops and tablets be kept away from your body?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 05:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former professor of mine at San Francisco State University has released some new information and research on the effects of significant use of digital media devices. Dr. Erik Peper is a Professor of Holistic Health at SFSU and has &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2013/04/should-cellphones-laptops-and-tablets-be-kept-away-from-your-body/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Approximate Parent Selected as Finalist in Reader Views Annual Literary Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin, TX&#8211;Michael Simon&#8217;s innovative 2012 title, The Approximate Parent: Discovering the Strategies That Work with Your Teenager (Fine Optics Press, 2012, ISBN 9780985227692) was announced today as a finalist in the Austin-based Reader Views Annual Literary awards. Simon&#8217;s popular parenting &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2013/03/the-approximate-parent-selected-as-finalist-in-reader-views-annual-literary-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Child a Worrier or a Warrior?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Response to Bronson and Merryman&#8217;s New York Times Article by Michael Y. Simon While the COMT gene may indeed prove to play a role in the way adolescents, in particular, respond to certain kinds of stress, it will never &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2013/02/is-your-child-a-worrier-or-a-warrior/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In the wake of tragedy, please slow down</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 03:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(CNN) &#8212; I don&#8217;t have the answers. Under the weight of mystery, loss and grief, most of us long for healing and look for answers. After hearing of the mass killing in Newtown, Connecticut, I asked a friend, the principal &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2012/12/in-the-wake-of-tragedy-please-slow-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Teens, New Cars and Driving</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tommy Tucker discusses Teens, New Cars and Driving  November 1, 2012   This segment on teens, new cars and driving comes from an interview with Michael Y. Simon, LMFT on WWL AM/FM in New Orleans with host Tommy Tucker. DOWNLOAD Entire &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2012/11/teens-new-cars-and-driving-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We can be better than this&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 03:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come on Bay Area, do what you can: Boy Scout Bullied, Then Denied Eagle Rank Because He&#8217;s Gay http://abcn.ws/QK3Acc (via @ABC)]]></description>
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		<title>Video Highlights from The Approximate Parent Book Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Parenting Teens Book Giveaway!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Goodreads Book Giveaway The Approximate Parent by Michael Y. Simon Giveaway ends September 15, 2012. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win]]></description>
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		<title>The Approximate Parent now in Digital Edition!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 17:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m pleased to announce that The Approximate Parent: Discovering the Strategies That Work with Your Teenager is available today in digital edition at the Amazon Kindle store (for one-click purchase), as well on the official website for The Approximate Parent.]]></description>
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		<title>Reply to &#8220;The Problems of Parenting the Future Elite&#8221; (Forbes, July 2012)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 20:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can read my reply online to Helaine Olen&#8217;s review of Madeline Levine&#8217;s new book, &#8220;Teach Your Children Well.&#8221; &#8220;Teach Your Children Well&#8221; is in many ways an extension of the work and insights Levine shared with us in &#8220;The &#8230; <a href="http://www.practicalhelpforparents.com/2012/07/reply-to-the-problems-of-parenting-the-future-elite-forbes-july-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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