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	<title>Annie Fox's Blog &#187; Pop Culture</title>
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	<description>Thoughts about teens, tweens, parenting and this adventure of living on Earth in the 21st century.</description>
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		<title>Guest blogger: 10 ways parents can promote a healthy self</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2011/11/27/guest-blogger-10-ways-parents-can-promote-a-healthy-self/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2011/11/27/guest-blogger-10-ways-parents-can-promote-a-healthy-self/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Lyndsay Elliott]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eating disorders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Lyndsay Elliott Dr. Elliott is a clinical psychologist and an eating disorder specialist in southern California. Learn more about her work here. A healthy body image means accepting and appreciating your body and feeling satisfied with your appearance. It also means being grateful for your body&#8217;s qualities and capabilities. Learning to love and respect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not under my roof: A conversation w/author Amy Schalet</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2011/11/16/not-under-my-roof-a-conversation-wauthor-amy-schalet/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2011/11/16/not-under-my-roof-a-conversation-wauthor-amy-schalet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Schalet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Note Under My Roof]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen sexuality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 14 years I&#8217;ve received email from t(w)eens around the world. 80% of them fictitiously sign their letters &#8220;Confused.&#8221; They&#8217;re confused about a whole lot of stuff, especially sex. It&#8217;s cool that they use their confusion as a motivator to ask questions of an adult (by most measures, that would be me). Otherwise, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parent&#8217;s Pledge to Raise a Responsible Digital Citizen</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/11/12/a-parents-pledge-to-raise-a-responsible-digital-citizen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/11/12/a-parents-pledge-to-raise-a-responsible-digital-citizen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cruel's Not Cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cybersafety. cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital citizens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[netizensy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safetyweb.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[texting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tweens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following parent&#8217;s &#8220;pledge&#8221; was originally written for and posted on SafetyWeb.com. SafetyWeb is a thoughtfully designed tool that provides parents with a means and a context for ongoing family conversations about safety, friendship and how the choices we make, online and off, have consequences. 3 out of 4 t(w)eens regularly use social media. While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stepping back may be hard, but it&#8217;s what your kid needs</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/10/30/stepping-back-may-be-hard-but-its-what-your-kid-needs/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/10/30/stepping-back-may-be-hard-but-its-what-your-kid-needs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 22:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cell phones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyber safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital citizens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safetyweb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teens internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[texting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tweens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article was originally written for and posted on SafetyWeb.com. SafetyWeb is a thoughtfully designed tool that provides parents with a means and a context for ongoing family conversations about safety, friendship and how the choices we make, online and off, have consequences. If your kids are 11-17, congrats! You&#8217;ve made it to the Major [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bullying and our competitive edge</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/10/14/bullying-and-our-competitive-edge/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/10/14/bullying-and-our-competitive-edge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cruel's Not Cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA["competitive edge" "America's lost it's competitive edge." Newsweek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America's Decline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cyberbullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top 100 countries]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Great gobs of  vitural ink have been sloshed around describing America&#8217;s &#8220;decline.&#8221; In a recent Newsweek story about the 100 best countries we didn&#8217;t even make the top 10. We&#8217;re Number 11.  But, it&#8217;s not like Newsweek dropped a bombshell. We&#8217;ve all noticed the slippage for a while. From family problems to school problems to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest blogger: Skanktastic New Fall Looks for Tweens</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/08/09/guest-blogger-skantastic-new-fall-looks-for-tweens/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/08/09/guest-blogger-skantastic-new-fall-looks-for-tweens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:04:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[britney spears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circus Fantasy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miley Cyrus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stark. raving. mad. mommy.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[starkravingmadmommy.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen fashion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tween fashion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By stark. raving. mad. mommy. stark. raving. mad. mommy. is a stay-at-home mom to four children ages four to nine. In her own words “…we&#8217;re dealing with allergies, asthma, anxiety, and that particular brand of Lego obsession known as autism. Eventually, we found that procreating and sustaining life while mainlining coffee was just not enough [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>Loyalty Oath</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/07/14/loyalty-oath/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/07/14/loyalty-oath/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cruel's Not Cool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enemies list]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty oath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[peer abuse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When I ask t(w)eens what makes a real friend vs. the Other Kind, the word &#8220;loyal&#8221; usually tops the list, along with respectful, trustworthy and fun to be with. When I ask how a friend shows loyalty I usually hear stuff like: &#8220;They are there for you even if other people ditch you.&#8221; &#8220;They&#8217;d never [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>My 12 year old downloaded porn?!</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/04/19/my-12-year-old-has-downloaded-porn/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/04/19/my-12-year-old-has-downloaded-porn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KIds and internet use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monitoring internet use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting Q&A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safeguarding kids]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you give a kid a computer, at some time or another, he&#8217;ll probably Google &#8220;Sex&#8221; or &#8220;Porn&#8221; or god knows what else. If you find out what he&#8217;s been looking at what do you do? What prepares a parent for this one? How do you discuss this with your child&#8230; or with another adult [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>The game is Teen Love, but what are the rules?</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/01/the-game-is-teen-love-but-what-are-the-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/01/the-game-is-teen-love-but-what-are-the-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstinence only sex education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family values]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen sexuality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One Saturday afternoon before I headed out to meet my boyfriend at the high school tennis courts, my mom said, “Let him win.” Even though it was before Billie Jean King served Bobby Riggs a massive slice of humble pie, I was stunned. Let him win?! Excuse me?! I might have only been 16, but I knew there [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Podcast: So Sexy So Soon</title>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/01/17/podcast-so-sexy-so-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/01/17/podcast-so-sexy-so-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bratz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercialism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diane E. Levin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family confidential]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing to kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remote Control Childhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[so sexy so soon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teaching Young Children in Violent Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The new sexualized childhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The War Play Dilemma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transformers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Little girls have dreamed of being princesses as long as there have been fairy tales. Thanks to Hans Christian Anderson, I myself had a slightly off-kilter fantasy of growing up to be a mermaid. But if I wanted to dress up as a mermaid for Halloween or to paddle around in my friend&#8217;s plastic pool [...]]]></description>
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