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		<title>Want Your Kids to Turn off the Screen? Then Listen</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/09/12/wan-your-kids-to-turn-off-the-screen-then-listen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night my 12-year-old son asked if he could stay up later than his two younger brothers to watch TV with me and his dad. Since he&#8217;d just come home from hockey (later than usual), I said yes. It would be nice to share some personal time with our oldest son. No sooner had I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Kids Science of Density at Home</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/08/26/teaching-kids-science-of-density-at-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovating]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1868</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With school a mere ten days away, I thought it an opportune time to get the boys back in the kitchen for some awesome science experiments. Because their days will soon be filled with desk-sitting, textbook-reading, don&#8217;t-raise-your-voice hours, I&#8217;d rather not pull out the curriculum-based workbooks to prep them for academics (just yet). I say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Novelists** Make Crummy Bloggers</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/07/03/why-novelists-make-crummy-bloggers/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/07/03/why-novelists-make-crummy-bloggers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:47:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1858</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel awful. I haven&#8217;t posted on my blog in over a month. I&#8217;ve thought about it. In fact, since early June, I&#8217;ve scolded myself daily for not logging into Porridge Report to update the blogosphere on my latest exploit or rant about the deleterious effects of digital media on kids (most of which I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching Kids Innovation Includes Teaching Failure</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/06/02/teaching-kids-innovation-includes-teaching-failure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2012 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1836</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nobody gets more frustrated than me when something doesn&#8217;t turn out the way it&#8217;s supposed to. And, believe me, I&#8217;ve had my share of such experiences (something called&#8230; parenthood). But the ability to overcome those feelings of failure is an essential part of anyone&#8217;s journey to success. As those who follow my blog know, I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Rejections Have Made Me a Better Writer</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/24/why-rejections-have-made-me-a-better-writer/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/24/why-rejections-have-made-me-a-better-writer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 14:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I don&#8217;t know how you keep writing and writing,&#8221; my husband said to me last night as I lay reading a book in bed. &#8220;You&#8217;re so self-disciplined, it&#8217;s impressive.&#8221; I laughed lightly. &#8220;Or I&#8217;m just impressively delusional.&#8221; We were referring to my latest manuscript project. I call it project because it has spanned the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mothers Day Reminds Us Why Paper Will Never Be Replaced by Digital</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/13/mothers-day-reminds-us-why-paper-will-never-be-replaced-by-digital/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1820</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing says Happy Mother&#8217;s Day like a child&#8217;s artwork made by their own hands. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Video Round Up: Call of Duty Advertisements</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/12/video-round-up-call-of-duty-advertisements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 01:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1810</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s videos feature advertisements for the wildly popular video game, Call of Duty by Activision. My boys have begged for this violent video game countless times and, so far, I&#8217;ve not allowed it. Many of their friends, from ages 7 to 12, own and play the game regularly (even though it is rated M for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Friday! Let the Kids Play Video Games</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/11/its-friday-let-the-kids-play-video-games/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/11/its-friday-let-the-kids-play-video-games/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1805</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone feels relieved when the No Video Game Rule is lifted Friday afternoon. I can relax by my laptop, or on a sunny day like today, on my deck sipping a glass of wine. The kids can play to their heart&#8217;s content without worrying about any mom-induced consequences. So go ahead, kids. Play. &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>10 Ways to Make the Internet a Better Place</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/10/10-ways-to-make-the-internet-a-better-place/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/10/10-ways-to-make-the-internet-a-better-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 03:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know of the many actions we can take to make the world a better place: hold the door open for someone else, recycle your garbage, volunteer for a charitable cause. The list is infinite, in fact. Yet, as our society migrates to the web, many of us spend almost as much time online [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Call to Make the World a Better Place, Courtesy of Ronald McDonald</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/09/the-call-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-courtesy-ronald-mcdonald/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/09/the-call-to-make-the-world-a-better-place-courtesy-ronald-mcdonald/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 20:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We all need a good kick in the pants sometimes to remind us of what is truly important in this world. I got one today when I attended a tour of the new Ronald McDonald House® in Toronto.  If you&#8217;re not familiar with this organization, its very worthy mission is to provide a home away from home [...]]]></description>
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