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	<title>A PowerPhrase a Week &#187; Kids</title>
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	<description>By Meryl Runion and SpeakStrong, Inc.</description>
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		<title>Triangulation: A usually dysfunctional but occasionally adorable communication dynamic</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/08/03/triangulation-a-usually-dysfunctional-but-occasionally-adorable-communication-dynamic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 07:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a young visitor this week. I haven&#8217;t been around a two-year-old for years. It was fascinating. When her mommy wouldn&#8217;t let her have something she wanted, guess what the first words out of her trembling mouth were&#8230; - Daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daddy wasn&#8217;t there, and Mommy told us that&#8217;s what she does when Mommy doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wisdom beyond their years. &#8220;I&#8217;ve had too many political debates and &#8220;I&#8217;m moving on.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/06/18/wisdom-beyond-their-years-ive-had-too-many-political-debates-and-im-moving-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was relaxing on my deck when I heard a young voice say, - You know who&#8217;s a liar? Obama. That was followed by a younger voice saying, I don&#8217;t want to get involved in a political debate. I&#8217;ve had too many political debates and I&#8217;m moving on. Pretty wise for an eight-year-old! Of course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detective Mom is the best blog out there</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2010/04/19/detective-mom-is-the-best-blog-out-there/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t figure out how to tie this in to a Speak Strong topic, so I&#8217;ll just say it. The Detective Mom is my favorite blog of all. It makes me laugh out loud at. Her latest post is about what her youngest son did when their new puppy relieved himself in the garden. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid corner: the wise big brother deludes the ignorant youngster</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/10/12/kid-corner-the-wise-delude-the-ignorant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s another story from The Detective Mom. It&#8217;s hilarious and brilliant, but does raise some ethical questions. Yesterday afternoon we got home from brunch and congregated in front of the TV to watch the Bengal&#8217;s game. Well, everyone except for the youngest. The game held no interest for him, and he wanted to play Wii. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid corner: hilarious cell phone word game</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/10/12/kid-corner-hilarious-cell-phone-word-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Detective Mom tells of what can happen when you ask a cell phone to call some pretty odd names. Here&#8217;s part of her post. One of the kids sneezed when my husband was trying to use voice activated dialing, and the automated phone lady said, &#8220;Did you say Call Kris?&#8221; My kids were very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SpeakStrong Kids: Observing birthdays</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/10/08/speakstrong-kids-observing-birthdays/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kids DO say the darndest thing. The Detective Mom writes about how her daughter listed her father&#8217;s birthday in her calendar this way: Daddy&#8217;s birthday observed. I would call it a Poison Phrase for being so impersonal, but coming from a kid, it&#8217;s downright adorable!]]></description>
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		<title>PowerPhrases for kids when a friend&#8217;s parent dies</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/20/powerphrases-for-kids-when-a-friends-parent-dies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/09/20/powerphrases-for-kids-when-a-friends-parent-dies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow. The Detective Mom is wondering how to coach her kids in empathizing with their friends whose Dad just died. Her post came just as I&#8217;ve been finalizing a song about losing my late hubby called &#8220;The Hardest Part.&#8221; &#8220;The hardest part is to act like nothing&#8217;s wrong.&#8221; Kids can be a bit too straightforward [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detective Mom PowerPhrase updated: I&#8217;m okay with that</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/15/detective-mom-powerphrase-im-okay-with-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/15/detective-mom-powerphrase-im-okay-with-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This PowerPhrase post contains a Poison Phrase that irks me, but I&#8217;ll start with the part I like. Here&#8217;s the dialogue posted by The Detective Mom. ~~~~~~ Kid #1: &#8220;You play baseball like a girl!&#8221; (At this point a few random insults were exchanged.) Kid #2: &#8220;You play baseball like&#8230;&#8221; Kid #1: &#8220;I already said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Boy Who Cried Owwww</title>
		<link>http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2009/07/15/the-boy-who-cried-owwww/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>merylrunion</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have a family member who tends to exaggerate. One time she gave me a serious heads up that I would need to take action on&#8230;if it was as she presented it. I had to decide whether to believe her or whether this was another case of dramatics. I believed her and took action and [...]]]></description>
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