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	<title>TalkBack To Vicki Jardine</title>
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	<description>A TalkBack on Parenting Issues</description>
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		<title>Managing Kids When You Don&#8217;t Feel Motivated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Feeling too tired?
Feeling drained?
Feeling frustrated about your job or the economy?
Just feeling like you are not where you thought you would be at the age you are?
Grieving the loss of a loved one?
Coping with a difficult relationship?
Struggling to overcome your own bad habits?
Managing an ongoing health issue of a loved one, or an aging parent?
Or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=217&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/07/29/managing-kids-when-you-are-depressed/</link>
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		<title>Say NO and MEAN IT!</title>
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Don’t be afraid to say NO to your child!
Children actually want you to say ‘no’ some of the time.  It makes them very nervous if the answer is always ‘yes’.
I know it is hard to believe.  Especially when you see how hard they are willing to work to have you change your mind when you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=208&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/07/16/say-no-and-mean-it/</link>
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		<title>The Ultimate Gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it gold?  Is it diamonds?  Is it 5 minutes of peace and quiet?
What is it? 
Is it the birth of a child?  Or is it the love and innocence of a child?
It is none of the above&#8230;..and yet it is ALL of the above.
The Ultimate Gift is the gift you are receiving NOW. 
 
I don’t mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=202&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/07/12/the-ultimate-gift/</link>
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		<title>Fathers! Are Your Kids Sure You Love Them?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week I was fortunate enough to witness a father’s love for his child and how that love inspired the child to achieve more than ever before.  How beautiful to see the look of security and self-pride in the eyes of this child as his father gave gentle and loving encouragement, believing wholeheartedly in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=195&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/06/12/195/</link>
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		<title>How to Talk with Your Child, So that Your Child will Talk with You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Practically every parent I speak to experiences the ‘after school shutdown’.  This is when you ask your child about their day only to get one-word answers.  You ask how their day was and you get &#8230;. ‘good’.  You ask what they studied and you get&#8230;. ‘nothing’.  After a couple of attempts to draw your child [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=182&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/06/07/how-to-talk-with-your-child-so-that-your-child-will-talk-with-you/</link>
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		<title>Allow Your Child to Strive and Thrive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been working with some quite privileged children lately.  Well they are privileged in some ways.  They are paupers in other ways.
For example, their families have maids for each child.  No, I do not mean nannies&#8230;.I mean ‘maids’.  These maids do not contribute to the social development of the children, but merely ‘do’ everything [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=176&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/05/13/allow-your-child-to-strive-and-thrive/</link>
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		<title>Being Proud of Yourself &#8211; A Skill To Teach Your Child</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Highly Successful Children know how to be proud of themselves.  Children need the support of adults to help them learn this all important skill so they can develop positive self-esteem and self-confidence.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=171&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/03/20/being-proud-of-yourself-a-skill-to-teach-your-child/</link>
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		<title>Let’s talk about ‘Bullying’.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been said that every half hour a child commits suicide as a result of being bullied.  It is now so prevalent and the link so tangible that a new word is in use to describe this.  It is now called Bullycide and it is the act of killing yourself because of being bullied.  Now is the time for parents, caregivers and educators to work together to eliminate this worldwide problem.  Here is an opportunity for one an all to express themselves about their experiences with this issue and make suggestions for finding an effective solution.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=160&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/02/26/let%e2%80%99s-talk-about-%e2%80%98bullying%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<title>Healthy Self-Esteem vs. Unhealthy Self-Esteem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What comes first:  Self-Esteem or Accomplishment?  Is it true that your child has no right to feel good about themselves unless they are achieving.  Or is it true that without feeling good about themselves they may not be able to achieve?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=154&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/01/15/healthy-self-esteem-vs-unhealthy-self-esteem/</link>
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		<title>Unhappy Child, Unhappy Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A scenario in which a 6 year old rules the roost.  What would you do?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=talkbacktovickijardine.com&blog=5473593&post=147&subd=vickijardine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://talkbacktovickijardine.com/2009/01/09/unhappy-child-unhappy-family/</link>
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