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	<description>Letting Go...To Grasp What Really Matters</description>
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		<title>The Important Thing About Yelling</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/22/the-important-thing-about-yelling/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-important-thing-about-yelling</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Take Time to Say It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I want to stop yelling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[losing control in front of children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staying calm when children make mistakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yelling at children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I cherish the notes I receive from my children—whether they are scribbled with a Sharpie on a yellow sticky note or written in perfect penmanship on lined paper. But the Mother’s Day poem I recently received from my 9-year-old daughter &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/22/the-important-thing-about-yelling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Our Children Want Us To See</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/15/what-our-children-want-us-to-see/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=what-our-children-want-us-to-see</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 10:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance of your child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accepting a child "as is"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to make a child feel loved]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letting go of perfection as a parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving a child unconditionally]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what children want from their parents]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[*name has been changed &#160; Have you ever had a child tell you he wishes you were his parent? If you haven’t, let me tell you what it feels like. It feels like the floor beneath you just gave out, &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/15/what-our-children-want-us-to-see/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Today I Lived and You Did Too</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/07/today-i-lived-and-you-did-too/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=today-i-lived-and-you-did-too</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 12:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Take Time to Say It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a poem for Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don't give up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[encouraging words for hard days]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving words for Mother's Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mother's Day Tribute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words for caregivers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words of appreciation for mom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Today I was awakened by the sound of shuffling feet. It was my early-bird riser in her big sister’s pajamas that drug across the floor. I wanted to pull the covers over my head and feign sleep. But instead &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/05/07/today-i-lived-and-you-did-too/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brushing Away the Fears of the World</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/30/brushing-away-the-fears-of-the-world/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=brushing-away-the-fears-of-the-world</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/30/brushing-away-the-fears-of-the-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dealing with children's fears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to build up a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to prepare a child for a harsh world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[living in a scary world]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making our children feel safe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protecting our children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When the occupational therapist handed each of us a three-inch plastic brush, my co-teacher and I looked skeptically at one another. I was pretty sure we were both thinking of certain male students in our classroom who possessed a force &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/30/brushing-away-the-fears-of-the-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Living Off the Web</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/23/living-off-the-web/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-off-the-web</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being a present parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being mindful with technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creating family connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping children put down the devices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to model mindful living for children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the benefits of going offline]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the benefits of unplugging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Along this Hands Free journey, I have been inspired by the fact that even temporary breaks from technology can positively impact my relationships. However, it is the longer reprieves from the online world that truly impact my inner wellbeing. &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/23/living-off-the-web/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Living By Heart: Hope for the Pressured Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/17/living-by-heart-hope-for-the-pressured-parent/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-by-heart-hope-for-the-pressured-parent</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/17/living-by-heart-hope-for-the-pressured-parent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; This post was inspired on a gorgeous day during my children’s spring vacation. After helping my youngest daughter apply sunscreen, I sat in a lawn chair as my children did cartwheels and played ball. That’s when it suddenly &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/17/living-by-heart-hope-for-the-pressured-parent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Changing the Way the Story Ends</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/10/changing-the-way-the-story-ends/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=changing-the-way-the-story-ends</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/10/changing-the-way-the-story-ends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Take Time to Say It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affirming messages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion for others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling let down by the choices of others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hands Free Mama in Reader's Digest April 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping children overcome difficulties]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping overwhelmed parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to build up a child or his parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving a difficult child]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[*name has been changed to protect privacy For ten years I thought of him every day, but yet I never thought to look him up.  The only former students of mine that I happened to hear from were the ones &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/10/changing-the-way-the-story-ends/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Armor We Can Give Our Children</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/01/the-armor-we-can-give-our-children/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-armor-we-can-give-our-children</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/01/the-armor-we-can-give-our-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Right Here Right Now]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building a close relationship with your children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building trust between a parent and a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communicating with your children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[empowering your children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raising confident children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to your children about difficult topics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking to your children about sex]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  The ocean water was barely 55 degrees, but yet my daughter ventured out each day of our vacation bravely pushing aside her fear of hungry sharks, poisonous jellyfish, and chattering teeth to ride the waves. And she wanted me &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/04/01/the-armor-we-can-give-our-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When Someone We Love Loses His Way</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/27/when-someone-we-love-loses-his-way/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=when-someone-we-love-loses-his-way</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/27/when-someone-we-love-loses-his-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accent on the Positive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building up a child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[focusing on the positive in children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giving children a fresh start]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping a child get back on track]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[helping a child overcome challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loving difficult children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[setting expectations for children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  *name has been changed to protect privacy After teaching children with severe learning and behavior issues for eight years, I was in need of a change. A first grade position opened up in the district, so I applied and &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/27/when-someone-we-love-loses-his-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holding a Piece of the Pain</title>
		<link>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/12/holding-a-piece-of-the-pain/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=holding-a-piece-of-the-pain</link>
		<comments>http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/12/holding-a-piece-of-the-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Macy Stafford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[What I Would Have Missed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[allowing children to help others]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[being a trusted resource for your child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developing compassion in children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to teach compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[listening to the callings of your heart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parent - child communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising caring children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My blog post, “Giving a Gift That Matters,” was recently published on DailyGood.org. The editor of Courageous Creativity saw the article and was intrigued. She contacted me in hopes that my nine-year-old daughter would be interested in writing a piece &#8230; <a href="http://www.handsfreemama.com/2013/03/12/holding-a-piece-of-the-pain/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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