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		<title>Fewer Words&#8230;More Action&#8230; Means Your Words Will Be Honored</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the bottom line:  Lots of words&#8230;means the words get diluted.
The tendency is to think that words change behavior.  Let&#8217;s be real about this&#8230;if words worked&#8230;I (and all other Psychologist) would be out of business&#8230;
If words are constantly flowing out of your mouth&#8230;you will find several things unfolding over the years.  These will be&#8230;.

You have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/respect/fewer-wordsmore-action-means-your-words-will-be-honored/</link>
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		<title>Summer Fun Readiness Test</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are You Really Ready To Help Your Kids Have Fun?  It’s time for summer fun…and we are all outside a bit more, going places with the family more, and ultimately…having more time with the kids. Many of us make a critical mistake however…as we begin to plan the summer.I am often working with parents who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/happiness/summer-fun-readiness-test/</link>
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		<title>Tantrum Downs Airplane</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, a 5 year old tantruming about apple juice forced an emergency landing of a flight headed for North Carolina out of NYC.   See details here:
http://www.nbc10.com/news/13575254/detail.html
Okay, this is where I have both compassion, and shock. 
 It is likely that this child was so far out of control&#8230;that no one felt that they knew what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/parenting-news/tantrum-downs-airplane/</link>
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		<title>Weeds and Seeds Reflections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here I was, in the autumn of my life, at the point where I could see the light at the end of the tunnel of raising my 3 kids (teenagers) when one fall almost 4 years ago, I found myself expecting!  I have heard a variety of comments and advice (not all good) so I decided early [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[      I have tried a variety of things to get my three year olds sleep regulated and it seems she is in between needing and not needing a nap. I have tried to get her up earlier, intending to get her to bed earlier, but usually she can&#8217;t make it to bedtime. Then if she takes a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/behavior-issues/55/</link>
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		<title>Comment for How Can I Teach My Kids Respect?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I applaud your parenting! It is a very hard thing to admit &#8220;our babies&#8221; can be less than perfect, but by recognizing it, you now have the opportunity to emphasize the valuable lessons you are focusing on. By accepting the criticisms of those in proximity of your kids (when offered in a caring mannor) you were modeling [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/respect/comment-for-how-can-i-teach-my-kids-respect/</link>
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		<title>Divorce, Re-Marriage and the &#8220;little note taker&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the recent February school vacation week, I took my first vacation, without my kids, since long before my divorce 5 years ago.  My sons spent a wonderful week with their father and his girlfriend skiing in Vermont.   After the vacation and during the first 15 minutes that I was re-united with my sons they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/divorce/divorce-re-marriage-and-the-little-note-taker/</link>
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		<title>Alec Baldwin, and Powerless Parenting Tactics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why a Powerless Parent, Like Alec Baldwin, Reacts with Anger!
(And How Children Learn To “Tune-out” Powerless Parents.)

In a research article published in the journal, Child Development, the authors explored the ways in which children learn how to respond when parents behave in powerless ways. In this article, I will explain the specific implications of these [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/parenting-news/powerless-parenting-tactics/</link>
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		<title>False Hope Destroys Any Chance Of Happiness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, I want to begin with a warning.  This is the second in a series of articles on optimism and happiness, and how we can achieve our goals and really live our dreams. 
However, this article will not appear to be about optimism initially.  Keep reading please, as it is critical to get that this concept [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/happiness/false-hope-destroys-any-chance-of-happiness/</link>
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		<title>Communication with Teachers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently had an experience with my sons teacher that ended up disconnecting parent teacher communication. At my request and the teachers agreement we kept in contact and I was regularly informed of my sons concerning behavior at school. This was the way it was until the teacher took a suggestion of how to avoid a problem very personally. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://drcale.com/school-problems/communication-with-teachers/</link>
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