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		<title>The Damaging Impact of Media Consumption on Girls</title>
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		<title>Teaching about Temptation</title>
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		<title>Loosening the Reins on Your Child’s Social Life</title>
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		<title>Girl Legos, Boy Legos and Gender Stereotypes</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lego has introduced a new line of their famous click-together toys, this time, for girls. I didn&#8217;t know Legos weren&#8217;t for girls in the first place. Apparently, Legos thinks girls can&#8217;t handle primary colors, so the new Friends line is all pinks and pastels.  Worse, instead of exciting sets like kits built around action and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Brother Teaches Dad a Lesson about Acceptance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine this scenario: Two brothers enter a store so the younger boy can select a gift from his older brother. The younger boy, a gentle soul, wants a purple video game controller and a game featuring a female main character. The older brother helps him find what he&#8217;s looking for. Dad stomps in, complaining about the [...]]]></description>
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