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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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		<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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		<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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 22:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<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>
				<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[be kind online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make internet better]]></category>
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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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		<title>Experiment Lets the Kids Get Messy: Learning About Catalysts</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/08/experiment-that-lets-the-kids-get-messy-learning-about-catalysts/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/08/experiment-that-lets-the-kids-get-messy-learning-about-catalysts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovating]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is week 2 of my journey into the world of kids&#8217;  innovation and science. We&#8217;re back in the kitchen making goop (my kids like getting messy.) This particular experiment helps kids understand propulsion through the use of catalysts. Rocket fuel, for instance, is created when a catalyst is added to concentrated hydrogen peroxide and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney Movies Offer a Plot Structure for Dummies Guide</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/07/disney-movies-offer-a-plot-structure-for-dummies-guide/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/07/disney-movies-offer-a-plot-structure-for-dummies-guide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 22:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Movies that have inspired my writing. This is today&#8217;s post theme for bloggers who are participating in the 2012 blogathon through the month of May. And, I have spent a good portion of the day agonizing over my inability to get inspired by this particular idea. Movies? Writing? Yes, the two go hand-in-hand. Good writing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Only My Kids Could Regulate Their Own Video Gaming Habits</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/06/if-only-my-kids-could-regulate-their-own-video-gaming-habits/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/06/if-only-my-kids-could-regulate-their-own-video-gaming-habits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 00:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No video games from Monday to Thursday. Of all the family rules I have ever devised, this is the one that I treasure most, and try hardest to maintain. You can read about when I first instituted it here. It requires serious vigilance because this unpopular rule is under constant attack by its detractors (my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Round-Up: What My Kids Watch When My Kids Watch YouTube</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/05/video-round-up-what-my-kids-watch-when-my-kids-watch-youtube/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/05/video-round-up-what-my-kids-watch-when-my-kids-watch-youtube/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 03:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[video nerd 01]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three boys hovering over a glowing screen is a common scene in my household. Every once in a while I ask, &#8220;what are you watching?&#8221; Invariably it&#8217;s some inane YouTube video they are more than eager to explain to me in painstaking detail. Or worse, they ask me to watch it with them. As a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Start Writing</title>
		<link>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/04/ten-ways-to-stop-procrastinating-and-write/</link>
		<comments>http://porridgereport.com/2012/05/04/ten-ways-to-stop-procrastinating-and-write/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danielle</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://porridgereport.com/?p=1675</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Procrastination is a writer&#8217;s worst frenemy. We resent it, yet can&#8217;t ever seem to get enough of it. Especially now that it&#8217;s so darn easy to do, thanks to the internet. Back in the olden days, when writers had to duke it out with a clankity-clank typewriter, procrastination required effort. A writer had to, well, [...]]]></description>
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