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		<title>Encourage Decision Making</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I look at the adult world this way &#8211; those who succeed in life are those who dare to take the lead and make decisions. Those who hover around and cannot decide, continue hovering around, without making much progress. And those who DO make decisions, do MAKE MISTAKES. But they MAKE decisions. And they know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CARS 2!! Not as innocent as before&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And so we have watched the movie, CARS 2, a Disney-Pixar production.   What&#8217;s my thoughts? 1. It is not as innocent as the original CARS movie &#8211; the movie was laden with the themes of spies, gangsterism, &#8220;killing&#8221; other cars, sinister motives etc 2. The sub-theme seems like an afterthought - In the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechildisking.com/toys/cars-2-not-as-innocent-as-before?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cars-2-not-as-innocent-as-before</link>
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		<title>Revival of the DEAD&#8230;..toys!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something good about cartoon movie sequels&#8230;&#8230; the old toys enjoy a revival! My son absolutely adored the characters (and toys) from the Disney Pixar movie CARS when I first introduced the movie to him about 3 years ago. Needless to say, within a short time we built up a rather huge collection of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechildisking.com/raising-the-child/revival-of-the-dead-toys?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=revival-of-the-dead-toys</link>
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		<title>Be A Fresh Air Host Family!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fresh Air host families are volunteers who live in the suburbs or small town communities in the US. Host families range in size, ethnicity and background, but share the desire to open their hearts and homes to give city children an experience they will never forget. Hosts say the Fresh Air experience is as enriching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Afraid of Dying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My son is turning six in 2 months. And the world&#8217;s worry has already started to weigh on him&#8230;.sigh. This began when my wife gently told him about an ex-colleague&#8217;s death, and that she needed to go to the wake. From that moment onwards, he would repeatedly say he did not want to go to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Need One More Person</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My family does our bedtime prayer almost every night. One night recently,  as my wife, my son and I lay on our bed, I suggested, &#8220;Let&#8217;s pray this way tonight &#8211; I&#8217;ll pray for Jadon, Jadon prays for Mama, and Mama prays for Papa.&#8221; &#8220; &#8220;No, I want to pray for you&#8221;, my son said. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Montage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently did this montage for the family of my wife&#8217;s good friend. In focus are their 2 kids, Joshua and Jonas, who are regular playmates with our son Jadon. Shamelessly,  I have slipped in quite a few pictures of our son Jadon in there as well 2 things I need your help on: 1) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thechildisking.com/animation-software-animation/a-montage?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-montage</link>
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		<title>Blanket Prayer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I usually pray with our son before he goes to bed. It was a habit we started when he was about 3 years old. (He is now 4 going on 5) Those days, we simply prayed while he lie on his bed and closed his eyes. As he grew older, he started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Orange Julius Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I suppose most of us are familiar with Orange Julius. But to my son, if I tell him, &#8220;Remember the Orange Julius story&#8221;, it means he needs to try out something new. The story began like this: My son loves sweet drinks, as all kids would. One day after church, he asked if he could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Cross Bun&#8217;s Origins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Its Easter time! Bakeries are selling piping Hot Cross Buns again..yummy! In the midst of chewing your sweet spiced, raisin-filled bun, have you ever thought about the origins of your tantalising HOT CROSS BUN? According to Answers.com, the origin of the hot cross bun was that a monk from St Albans Abbey in England made [...]]]></description>
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