<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Parenting Journals &#187; Step Parenting</title> <atom:link href="http://www.parenting-journals.com/category/parenting/step-parenting/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com</link> <description>Promoting happy and healthy families. 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At age two, he would listen to Tchaikovsky&#8217;s Nutcracker Suite over and over. When a friend gave my husband and I tickets to see the Nutcracker one holiday season, I cringed! Mike did stand up comedy at the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.parenting-journals.com/755/it%e2%80%99s-ok-to-be-different/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>10 Tasks New Parents Should Master</title><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com/750/10-tasks-new-parents-should-master/</link> <comments>http://www.parenting-journals.com/750/10-tasks-new-parents-should-master/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:43:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Baby]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Childcare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Post Child Birth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pregnancy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Step Parenting]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parenting-journals.com/?p=750</guid> <description><![CDATA[Even if you have read all the books and been to all the classes, you cannot know exactly what it is like to be a parent until it actually happens. 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[...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.parenting-journals.com/736/a-parents-guide-to-childhood-stress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>8 Tips for Teaching Your Kids Good Manners</title><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com/733/8-tips-for-teaching-your-kids-good-manners/</link> <comments>http://www.parenting-journals.com/733/8-tips-for-teaching-your-kids-good-manners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:12:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Behaviour and Discipline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Step Parenting]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parenting-journals.com/?p=733</guid> <description><![CDATA[After a generations-long decline in the emphasis on manners when raising children, many 21st-century parents are rediscovering the importance of instilling values of politeness and decorum in their kids. 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