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	<title>Switched-On :: Blog &#187; The Parents</title>
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		<title>Parents Can Help</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/07/parents-can-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Interwebs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiding things from our parents is natural. We don&#8217;t like them prying into our business. Even though our parents are just trying to protect us. There are so many cases where teens hide everything that is going on and end up getting into a lot of trouble. There is cyberbullying that is a huge problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disconnected Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/07/on-your-own/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Will</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents left this weekend to go on the annual camping trip our family hosts. Since I’m working this year, I can’t attend &#8211; not a huge downer, actually. At least, it wasn’t at first, as I was free to leave dishes dirty, socks scattered, and A.C. ablaze. But really, once the euphoria of zero [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day was yesterday? Crap.</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/06/fathers-day-was-yesterday-crap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JKJ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So &#8211; I heard it was Father’s Day this Sunday? Huh. Yeah, I didn’t know either. Was there some announcement I missed? Well, no use crying over spilled milk, right? I wonder if my dad even knew. Father’s Day just doesn’t have the ring to it that other holidays have. It seems like the reject, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Separation</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/05/separation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 20:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When parents separate, it is usually the hardest on the children. Even if it is not to the point of separation yet, constant quarreling often induces stress in the children. Some may think it is fine to do so in front of their children; however, even those who seem to not understand the content of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediation between parents and youth</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/03/mediation-between-parents-and-youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Runaway Switchboard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=840</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes youth and their parents/guardians get into a conflict that can’t be easily resolved. This can happen for a number of reasons. Maybe one person isn’t really listening to what the other person is saying, or perhaps something happened between the two parties that is getting in the way of allowing a productive to discussion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curfews</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2010/03/curfews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tatiana</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Curfews suck especially when we are teens. When we are younger than 12 years old our curfew is around 8 or 9 at night. As we grow older our curfews go later and later. Right now I am about 17 years old. I do believe I have a curfew but it is not set in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parent Arguments</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2009/12/parent-arguments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:13:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=633</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether the arguments may be between two parents or between the parents and the child, either way it is detrimental for the child &#8212; especially if the child begins to understand the contents of their parents&#8217; bicker. Of course, one can easily see how arguments with the parents can affect the child &#8212; not many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much is right?</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2009/10/how-much-is-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teenagers are often demanding more freedom and independence from their parents &#8211; but how much is right or enough? It&#8217;s rather hard to gauge since it could vary from person-to-person. Some people are responsible enough for their age and can fend for themselves if given more independence, but some can get into a lot of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents, stop turning a blind eye and a deaf ear</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2009/09/parents-stop-turning-a-blind-eye-and-a-deaf-ear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allyson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My brother used to play with the son of my parents&#8217; friends. One day, I was with my parents and their friends, eating lunch when screaming erupted from the playroom. The friends&#8217; child ran out, clutching his cheek, tears flowing down his face. His parents uncovered his face and found teeth marks on his left [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of a kind</title>
		<link>http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/2009/07/one-of-a-kind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.1800runawaybb.org/blog/?p=399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Or not? I recently received my scores from the examinations I took back in May. Personally, I felt pretty good about them and a lot of my friends reassure me that they are indeed decent scores. Yet my mother begs to differ. Considering that the program I was enrolled in is international and how my [...]]]></description>
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