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		<title>have baby? no need for tv monitoring when you have arms &amp; eyes.</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2011/02/11/have-baby-no-need-for-tv-monitoring-when-you-have-arms-eyes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video Baby Monitor Recall: Two Babies Strangled in Cords First off, let me just say that it is truly terrible that two babies died because they strangled on a cord. Now, if you need to distance yourself such a long distance or for such a long time from your completely dependent baby/small child that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say What You Mean; Mean What You Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;m going to just be linking &#38; leaving it up to you to decide what you read or if you read anything concerning the matter. There&#8217;s been a lot of buzz about what &#8216;we&#8217; say &#38; how we say it. Idzie wrote a little post about her issues with the word &#8216;teaching&#8217; and then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Catching Up: Northeast Unschooling Conference: Some Thoughts</title>
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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 [...]]]></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 [...]]]></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>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 &#8220;church lady&#8221; [...]]]></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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Externally Directed by Political Ideology: Living in Boxes</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/05/22/externally-directed-by-political-ideology-living-in-boxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/05/22/externally-directed-by-political-ideology-living-in-boxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 03:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to attempt to blog about myself. I know that I have talked about myself a little here and there, but I&#8217;ve never really devoted a lengthy post to nothing but the inner workings of me. I&#8217;ve opened myself up for much debate and criticism through many of the topics that I have blogged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Escape From Childhood &#8211; A Review</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2009/04/17/escape-from-childhood-a-review/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised in my last post, I am going to review John Holt&#8217;s book, Escape From Childhood: The Needs and Rights of Children. I don&#8217;t really have the time nor the space to philosophize about each point in this book or to cover all the rights Holt would like to see children given&#8230;I&#8217;ll leave that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ultimate Parenting Meme</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2008/10/10/the-ultimate-parenting-meme/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, you ask what exactly is a meme? Second, what is the ultimate parenting meme? &#8220;We all have to do what is good/right for our family&#8221; or &#8221; We all have the right to parent the way that works best for our family&#8221; or &#8220;Every parent gets to decide what is right for their children/family&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Coercive Parenting Part 3: Anarchist Parents</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2008/05/15/non-coercive-parenting-part-3-anarchist-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to share a short interview with China Martens that Jakie Arsenuk of The F-Files did after China&#8217;s book The Future Generation: A Zine-Book for Subculture Parents, Kids, Friends and Others was published.  This interview provides some insight into Anarchist Parenting and how not only is parenting a struggle, but that being a parent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Coercive Parenting Part 2. &amp; Unschooling in Perspective Part 1.</title>
		<link>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2008/04/29/non-coercive-parenting-part-2-unschooling-in-perspective-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.naturalattachment.com/wordpress/2008/04/29/non-coercive-parenting-part-2-unschooling-in-perspective-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michele james-parham</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, do you ever get tired of being asked, &#8220;what is unschooling&#8221;? Or are you someone who keeps asking but you haven&#8217;t found a person who can really put it into words for you? Neither of you are alone! I knew that before I ever conceived my son, I would be &#8216;educating him at home&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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