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		<title>What happened in a month&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I decided to travel back home to visit family last month with bub in tow, I didn&#8217;t really know what to expect in terms of how he would interact and behave with people other than his mum and dad. Would he be scared or fearful of extended family or strangers?While we were travelling and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=2011&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bub is now almost 17 months old and I got to thinking how fast he has gone from being a helpless, fragile baby to a toddler who can now ask for things and is fast forming his own brain connections and beliefs from interacting with the world around him. The topic of beliefs got me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=2005&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creative tricks for easy travelling with kids</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In light of my upcoming trip which I&#8217;ll be making solo with an energetic toddler pretty much across two continents, this guest post comes at a great time! When traveling with kids, organization and time are my most sacred resources. I over-prepare and then try to stay flexible in the moment to make the process [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1991&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been thinking about the most common phrases that make up a new mother&#8217;s vocabulary. Things we heard other parents say and thought to ourselves when we were kid-less, &#8220;That&#8217;s never going to be something I&#8217;ll say when I have kids&#8221;. Well, guess what? The following phrases become a part of your mommy language [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1955&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somehow when we become moms, it&#8217;s automatically assumed that we&#8217;ll stop having bad days as people because we are so busy taking care of and nourishing this tiny person who commands most of our waking and sleep hours. Guess what? That is so not true! I have days when I wake up &#8211; cranky, low [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1913&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber-Targeting Kids: Why Be So Mean Behind a Screen?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 06:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We may long for the days when dipping pigtails in an inkwell was the standard/worst form of punishment a class bully would dole out, but those days are long gone. Nowadays, with the majority of children being heavily exposed to the Internet before they even hit the double digits, things are a lot different. Internet [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1904&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 rules to avoiding good cop/bad cop parenting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For any great cop movie, there has to be a good cop and bad cop act. Parenting seems to have the same act happening &#8211; one parent is definitely the good cop and the other the bad one. You know how the act goes &#8211; one parent is always screaming, &#8220;NO!&#8221;, taking away toys, withholding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1775&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mommy Thoughts in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 01:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s what my blog looked like in 2012! Here&#8217;s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 4,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 7 years to get that many views. Click here [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1771&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A look back at 2012&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Image credit 2012 was a huge year for me &#8211; both personally and professionally. I learnt quite a few lessons, for better or for worse. Usually when a year ends I look forward to a new year and a fresh start. This year I decided to look back instead at what 2012 brought me and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1702&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What I learnt from Miracle on 34th Street&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rashida Tayabali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a child, I used to believe in Santa Claus and why not? Inspired by movies I watched on TV like Miracle on 34th Street (I can still watch this today!), I was firmly convinced that yes, Santa did exist and yes he came down chimneys to leave presents for little children who were good. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rashidatayabali.com&#038;blog=34089257&#038;post=1664&#038;subd=rashidatayabali&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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