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		<title>What Do Dads Want for Their Birthdays?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping for a dad on his birthday may be particularly difficult, especially if he is a man that seems to have everything. However, there are many things that dads like to receive on their special day. By keeping these tips in mind and setting a budget prior to shopping, it can be easy to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>March Calendars ready for Spring and Spring Break!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the calendars for both schools and early childhood environments. Hope YOUR calendar involves a Spring Break for you and your kids.     (Or away from your kids if you are an educator!) March 2012 Early Childhood Calendar Eng-Span March 2012 Check In Calendar Eng-Span]]></description>
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		<title>Bob Smiley-A Funny Father</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently had the opportunity to interview Bob Smiley who is a Christian, a Comedian, and a Father (not always in that order). He answers some questions for us and then we were able to interview him on our radio show as well. Check out the podcast of part of his interview. &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Kids can leave their mark on a dad-                              If he lets them.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We know as dads that our kids leave an indelible mark on us. But what about when you let them REALLY leave a mark on you, that is PERMANENT? This is a great dad who has started a great tradition with his daughter that she couldn&#8217;t forget, even if she tried. Author&#8217;s Note: I met [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opening Books to Fathers and Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 05:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strengthening Children&#8217;s Literacy When most people think about parent-child reading activities, they likely picture a mother quietly reading to their children. Very few people would envision a reading event for just fathers and children. Even fewer would envision a reading event where these same fathers and children are acting like donkeys, elephants, and gorillas. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working On Mars: Building Strong Father Involvement Programs by Understanding the Culture of Fathers.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Different Planet In the early Nineties, John Gray wrote a book called Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. I am sure that not everyone would agree with John Gray’s book, but most of us feel like men and women are from different planets. The differences that seem to attract us to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads Teach Through Play:guest blog post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the opportunity to write a blog post for the great folks at KaBoom. Go to http:SF-SF.me/KaBoom to read and COMMENT! We would love to know what you think about the article.]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Fathers-Strong Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 5: Why Fathers Count in the Education of Their Children Although a discussion of fatherly traits that are required for the positive development of our children is necessary, it is also critical to see why those traits make a difference in the education of our children. The father’s own masculinity and engagement with his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Fathers as Strong Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:13:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 4: Fathers as Visionaries for Their Children Fathers enter a child’s life from outside the sphere of the mother. Fathers thus take on the role of one who prepares a child for life outside that same sphere. A father tends to look at a child not only as a small, helpless human being but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strong Fathers as Strong Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 11:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>J. Michael Hall, M.Ed.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part 3: The Father’s Role in Education As fathers take on a collaborative role with the school in teaching children, a father’s role can be defined by certain qualities and behaviors associated with being a man and a father. Three key components of a father’s role in the growth and learning of his children include [...]]]></description>
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