<?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; Reducing Stress</title> <atom:link href="http://www.parenting-journals.com/category/work-life-balance/reducing-stress/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com</link> <description>Promoting happy and healthy families. 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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>What to Do With a Child Who Whines</title><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com/718/what-to-do-with-a-child-who-whines/</link> <comments>http://www.parenting-journals.com/718/what-to-do-with-a-child-who-whines/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:40:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Behaviour and Discipline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Childcare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Step Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress Relief]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parenting-journals.com/?p=718</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pre-verbal children use crying to get what they need. 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The Sanity Saver For Tough Times</title><link>http://www.parenting-journals.com/100/play-the-sanity-saver-for-tough-times/</link> <comments>http://www.parenting-journals.com/100/play-the-sanity-saver-for-tough-times/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:33:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reducing Stress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress management]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stress Relief]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Work Life Balance]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parenting-journals.com/?p=100</guid> <description><![CDATA[By Eileen McDargh The opposite of work is not play. It&#8217;s depression. So states psychiatrist Stuart Brown in his new book, Play: How It Shapes The Brain, Opens The Imagination And Invigorates The Soul. 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