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	<title>Janet Lansbury &#187; self-confidence</title>
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		<title>Toddlers Invent The Silliest Games (And 33 More Reasons To Let Babies Play Their Way)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[There’s a reason I never tire of writing about inner-directed play. Infant and toddler playtime is parenting gold. Creating a safe play environment allows us a well-deserved, occasional break, and if we sit nearby, observe and respond, playtime can provide a wealth of inspiration. Parents are typically in short supply of both those things. Can [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/08/toddlers-invent-the-silliest-games-and-33-more-reasons-to-let-babies-play-their-way/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Shy By Nature (Guest Post by Michael Lansbury)</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/08/shy-by-nature-guest-post-by-michael-lansbury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[Growing up, I was labeled a shy child. Silent and withdrawn in unfamiliar social situations, I was not the confident, gregarious kid who initiated games with other children, never mind conversations. I would hang back and watch as the others interacted, bringing as little attention to myself as possible. It always seemed that the other [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/08/shy-by-nature-guest-post-by-michael-lansbury/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Uniquely Me &#8211; 6 Ways To Help Our Children Know (And Love) Themselves</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/uniquely-me-6-ways-to-help-our-children-know-and-love-themselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[I spend a lot of time in my head, and one of my favorite ponderings is nature vs. nurture.  How much does parenting matter?  We toil and we fret.  We read the latest round of confusing, conflicting studies and opinions.  We stimulate, teach, parent the way we were parented because it worked just fine, or [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/uniquely-me-6-ways-to-help-our-children-know-and-love-themselves/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>A Lesson From Babies&#8230;It&#8217;s Okay To Struggle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[Last week’s parent/toddler class was all about feeling ‘stuck’. 
The previous week, 21 month old Audrey had wedged herself between the bars of the wooden climbing structure and looked at me with a worried expression. “Are you stuck?” I asked. I moved close and &#8212; without touching her &#8212; talked her through pulling her legs out [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/a-lesson-from-babies-its-okay-to-struggle/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Seen, Heard And Understood &#8211; How To Nurture Self-Confident Babies</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/seen-heard-and-understood-how-to-nurture-self-confident-babies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/seen-heard-and-understood-how-to-nurture-self-confident-babies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 03:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behavior]]></category>
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                <description><![CDATA[From the moment they are born, babies struggle to communicate physical and emotional needs. First they cry, and then they learn by our example to smile, coo, babble, eventually extend their arms to us, shake their heads, point, gesture, and finally speak words and phrases. Imagine the challenge it is for our babies to make [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/07/seen-heard-and-understood-how-to-nurture-self-confident-babies/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>How To Help Your Baby Become A Math Genius (Or Not)</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/06/how-to-help-your-baby-become-a-math-genius-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/06/how-to-help-your-baby-become-a-math-genius-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[Raise your hand if you don’t want a brilliant child.
Honestly. Ensuring our child’s good health, happiness, kindness and compassion may well be our highest priorities, but wouldn’t we do all in our power to have the brightest, most talented, top-of-the-class kid? Or, at least, one who doesn’t have to struggle too hard to make the [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/06/how-to-help-your-baby-become-a-math-genius-or-not/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Secure Attachment And So Much More &#8211; Magda Gerber&#8217;s Uncommon Respect For Babies</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/06/secure-attachment-and-so-much-more-magda-gerbers-uncommon-respect-for-babies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s 21st Annual RIE Conference proved a stimulating day of presentations by keynote speaker Sir Richard Bowlby, RIE Associates, and parents who have benefitted from RIE’s Educaring approach to child care, including a political scientist / foreign policy expert (Nina Hachigian) and a neuroscientist (Dr. Antonio Rangel). It was an exhilarating event, and I was [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/06/secure-attachment-and-so-much-more-magda-gerbers-uncommon-respect-for-babies/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Respecting My Baby (An End To The Daddy Doo Dah Dance) Guest Post by Michael Lansbury</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/05/guest-post-respecting-my-baby-an-end-to-the-daddy-doo-dah-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 23:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[I grew up in a New York City apartment with five siblings, four of them younger.  By ten years old, I was changing diapers, heating bottles, running baths and wiping spit-up from the walls and my hair. So, I have been intimate with the down-and-dirty of infant care for a long, long time. As a [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/05/guest-post-respecting-my-baby-an-end-to-the-daddy-doo-dah-dance/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Exercise Affects Baby Brains &#8211; And 6 Other Reasons To Let Your Baby Move</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/05/exercise-affects-baby-brains-and-6-other-reasons-to-let-your-baby-move/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 00:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[Recent studies confirm the connection between physical activity and enhanced cognitive functioning in children, middle-aged adults, even the elderly. Exercise builds muscle, increases coordination, strengthens immunity, speeds metabolism, elevates moods and activates the mind. So, there’s hope for us all if we can just keep moving.
Thankfully, our infants don’t need to go to the gym, [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/05/exercise-affects-baby-brains-and-6-other-reasons-to-let-your-baby-move/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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		<title>No Bad Kids &#8211; Toddler Discipline Without Shame (9 Guidelines)</title>
		<link>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/04/no-bad-kids-toddler-discipline-without-shame-9-guidelines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/04/no-bad-kids-toddler-discipline-without-shame-9-guidelines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>janet</dc:creator>
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                <description><![CDATA[A toddler acting out is not shameful, nor is it behavior that needs punishing. It’s a cry for attention, a shout-out for sleep, or a call to action for firmer, more consistent limits. It is the push-pull of your toddler testing his burgeoning independence. He has the overwhelming impulse to step out of bounds, while [...] <a href="http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/04/no-bad-kids-toddler-discipline-without-shame-9-guidelines/">Read More</a>]]></description>

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