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		<title>Life Lessons From Mom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend my sisters and I hosted a Celebration of Life for our mom who died on March 27th. In the tribute I made to her, I spoke of what she taught me. This is the transcript of my little talk: Mom, I’m going to miss you a lot. We were buddies. You were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Enough Attention or Too Much Attention?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been working with a couple of the past few weeks to try and determine the source of their three year old&#8217;s temper tantrums. In order to effectively eliminat the tantrums or decrease the frequency, we have to first of all discover the source. We know one of the most common reasons children act out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who follow my blog, I apologize for the big gap from my last post to now. Thank you for sticking with me! Valentine&#8217;s Day is upon us which is a time we&#8217;re reminded to acknowledge the people we love. Many will argue it&#8217;s become far too commercialized and maybe it has. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do I Raise My Child To Become A Happy Adult?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When asked what we ultimately want for our kids, most of will say &#8220;We just want them to be happy&#8221;. It seems like an obvious goal but how many of us really understand how to get there? I decided to ask another parenting expert and someone who specializes in teaching parents how to raise happy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Having Children Later in Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve spoken to a few parents who started their parenting journey later in life.  They&#8217;re in their forties and have preschoolers.  In the simpliest terms, they&#8217;re exhausted and frustrated.   Do they regret their decision to become parents ?  No.  They&#8217;re doing their best  working at full-time  jobs outside the home and meeting the many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids Are Back To School &#8211; Some Tips To Make Mornings Run Smoothly</title>
		<link>http://www.theparentingcoach.com/blog/2011/09/09/kids-are-back-to-school-some-tips-to-make-mornings-run-smoothly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have exactly one hour to get the kids fed and out the door for school and yourself off to work. You have one child refusing to eat breakfast, another not dressed and you can&#8217;t find the permission slip that needs to be returned that day. You&#8217;re getting more frazzled by the minute and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting and Enabling</title>
		<link>http://www.theparentingcoach.com/blog/2011/08/15/parenting-and-enabling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My job as a parenting and life coach is evolving much more towards life coaching than parent coaching when I work with parents individually.  The initial contact with me is always about the kids but the more we get into the coaching, the more their own issues come up, but as I always tell my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting and Yoga</title>
		<link>http://www.theparentingcoach.com/blog/2011/07/11/parenting-and-yoga/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been a parent now for over 26 years.  Do I have all the answers? No.  Have I learned from my mistakes and victories?  Yes.  Much of what I&#8217;ve learned around how to be a good parent is from working with parents over the last 20 years.  I can definitively say that parenting is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both Parents Work Outside The Home &#8211; What Is The Impact On The Kids?</title>
		<link>http://www.theparentingcoach.com/blog/2011/06/24/both-parents-work-outside-the-home-what-is-the-impact-on-the-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was growing up in the 60’s, my dad worked outside the home and my mom stayed home. We came home for lunch every day and Mom was always there and she was always there after school. That was just the way it was and that was pretty much that way it was for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting And Priorities</title>
		<link>http://www.theparentingcoach.com/blog/2011/06/10/parenting-and-priorities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Desmarais</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I work with parents I always like to look at the big picture.  I tell clients that everything is interconnected.  All aspects of our lives affect our parenting so it&#8217;s never just about how to discipline effectively. A common theme I hear is how busy parents are and there never seems to be time [...]]]></description>
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