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		<title>Catching Up: Northeast Unschooling Conference: Some Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/09/25/catching-up-northeast-unschooling-conference-some-thoughts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I&#8217;m just now getting around to posting about the conference. I have positive thoughts, negative thoughts &#38; some suggestions. I thought that I could divide the post up into respective sections, but the thoughts &#38; suggestions all kind of blend together, so this post just ended up as a stream of consciousness piece.
NEUC was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unschooling Clothes&#8230;Really?</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/08/22/unschooling-clothesreally/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really? Is that necessary? Apparently. I was inspired to write this post by several things, but the two that stand out are as follows:

1. I bought Elijah a pair of Gap pants that convert into shorts from the thrift store a couple months back. They had some signs of use (little bit of &#8220;dirty hand&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>:: Monkey Platter :: Museum :: Mindfulness ::</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/08/14/monkey-platter-museum-mindfulness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, we went to the Pittsburgh Children&#8217;s Museum (where one of the staff recognized me &#38; mentioned that she loved my challenge that I sent the museum) with our neighbor and her grandson. We had a pretty good time and I got to spend some more time with my neighbor who is one hip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/07/13/journal-of-unschooling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just added a link to The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Education (JUAL) to my sidebar under &#8220;Educational Freedom&#8221;. I wanted to quickly post it here for those who might not browse my sidebar often.
Here is a link to the newest issue.
]]></description>
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		<title>Unschooling: Being Held Accountable</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/07/11/being-held-accountable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I find it humorous that I should be &#8220;held accountable&#8221; for another individual&#8217;s education. Schools sure as hell are NOT being held accountable for the &#8220;education&#8221; they are providing &#8212; even though many would site the harshness of NCLB school closings..hey, you either &#8220;voted&#8221; for it or didn&#8217;t oppose it loud enough. My child has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monkey Platter: July 1st, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/07/09/monkey-platter-july-1st-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Apple*, Black Raspberries* &#38; Red Raspberries*
Mix (Gorilla Munch*, Joe&#8217;s Os*, Almonds*, PB Pretzels)
Sunflower Seed Butter &#38; Apricot Jelly Sandwich*
Black Beans* &#38; Baby Corn*
*organic
]]></description>
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		<title>Just Say Yes!</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/06/30/just-say-yes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/?p=284</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the first pieces of advice parents get from other peaceful/mindful parents or unschooling parents when they are trying to release their need for control is, &#8220;just say yes&#8221;. The idea is to find a way to say yes to everything that you possibly can&#8230;barring those things which could cause serious harm. And when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monkey Platters in June</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/06/30/monkey-platters-in-june/</link>
		<comments>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/06/30/monkey-platters-in-june/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Again, sorry that I am behind in posting pictures of Monkey Platters. We had been really busy cleaning and planning for a street wide yard sale and then turned right around and did it all again for a party at our house.

Strawberries* &#38; Blueberries*
Chick Peas*
Nori Sheets cut into triangles*
Tostitos Scoops

Dill Pickles* &#38; Black Olives
Wild Wood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UUCNH Playgroup: Take 2</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/06/12/uucnh-playgroup-take-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I mentioned that we had a kind of crappy introduction to a new (new to us) homeschooling playgroup. We returned this week on Tuesday and had a much better time of it. I took my Dear Other Half for reinforcement   Elijah did have a chaperon practically the whole time &#8212; the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs&#8230;Sex&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/06/10/drugssex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, awhile back, Matthew C. left me a comment; in which he asked me about unschoolers and drug use:
Michele, I work in the field of drug and alcohol misuse.
I would be very interested if you could give some thoughts as to how an unschooler would handle the subject of drugs and alcohol.
There is a belief [...]]]></description>
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