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		<title>How to prevent date rape</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sexual abuse of teenagers and young women is perpetrated not only by adults but also by dates, peers and acquaintances. Familiarity creates the illusion of safety and breeds anticipation of mutuality and respect. Regretfully, these assumptions are sometimes erroneous and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Facilitate your young child’s future success</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many parents begin to fret early in their child’s life about planning the appropriate academic preparation to ensure his/her success in life. Though the scholastic ladder is an important element in preparation for a better life, it is only one [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kudos for couples in successful marriages</title>
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		<title>Manage your frustrations for sustained marital harmony</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy love relationships are nourished by ongoing mutual gratification of our needs. When our expectations are not met we tend to feel frustrated, hurt and angry. Though becoming occasionally frustrated with a spouse is inevitable – we can learn to [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Healing from rejection in romantic love</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people report great physical and emotional pain after a partner leaves. Some have viewed the reported suffering of jolted lovers as exaggerated, magnified and excessively dramatized depictions of loss. Are they indeed the reactions of only a few people [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Anorexia Nervosa is not unique to young women</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Body dissatisfaction concerns and extreme dieting have been previously assumed to be most commonly occurring among female teenagers and young women. Recent research has confirmed the increased prevalence of eating disorders in middle aged and even older adults. Anorexia Nervosa, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Marriage and fun mutually exclusive?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thrill of early marriage slowly dissipates with time. Some believe that this process is inescapable and dooms longer marriages to a state of resigned co-existence. Yet, there are many couples who have successfully recaptured and sustained the novelty of [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Happy Wife, Happy Life’ – a complaint or a mantra?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Disaffected men who feel coerced to comply with their wives needs sometimes use the expression “Happy Wife, Happy Life” to justify their compliant behavior. This common adage often receives an affirming response or chuckle from supportive listeners. Besides its entertaining [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Being grateful enriches you and your relationships</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gratitude is the deep appreciation for one’s personal blessings and for the kindness, help, consideration and support received from others. Being grateful promotes one’s good health, mood and wellbeing and fosters better relationships. As children we are taught to thank [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Your kids are finally emancipated – Are you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Relating to adult children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The quest for autonomy, freedom, independence, self-guided choices and the pursuit of personal satisfaction and pleasure is universal and lifelong. For many, achieving this state is at best brief and fleeting. How can you live responsibly and actualize your personal [&#8230;]]]></description>
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