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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Parenting after a nasty breakup]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our breakup was nasty, and I rarely talk to my child’s other
parent. When we do, it’s on a court-ordered app. Lately I have been
getting notifications that my ex is trying to talk to me. I don’t want
to talk. He drives me crazy. How can I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4336258</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Thank you for the thank-you]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Sit down and take a deep breath,” the husband says, as he brings
in the mail. “You’re going to love this.”

“We won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes!” I yell.

“No,” he says.

“It’s a check from the government ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4336227</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why do we need folklore?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Folklore has been relegated to entertainment in many ways, but I want
us to remember the power of a folk story.

A mother in a dark room, tucking her child into bed at night, giving
them a cautious warning to not get out of bed for the creature in...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4335569</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brandon Knightley on the stories we write and the lives we choose]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In "Scripts," Brandon
Knightley explores the complicated relationship between the stories we
inherit, the stories we tell and the lives we ultimately choose for
ourselves. 

At the center of the novel is Arlene, a woman trapped in an
emotionally ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4335568</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In California and other states, dads are now even with moms in paid leave claims]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young
kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he played a mini game of
basketball with his two older kids in their Southern California home,
shooting a ball into a hoop on the door, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4335416</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[College Graduate Grasps For Independence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I'm a college graduate in my mid-20s. Unfortunately, my mother seems
unable -- or unwilling -- to acknowledge that I'm an adult. How can I
help her understand I'm not a kid anymore?

Jim: It's relatively common for parents to struggle with the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/focusonthefamily/s-4331058</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marissa Mayer's AI is Solving the Wrong Problems]]></title>
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I don't know if you've read The New York Times article about Marissa
Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, who's now back with a woman-targeted AI
assistant called "Dazzle," or heard about the ensuing brouhaha, so if
not, let me summarize:

The piece ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/georgiagarvey/s-4333907</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!]]></title>
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means that so is
post-Thanksgiving, when it is time to give thanks for the things besides
being with family and the blessings of the season. Come Nov. 27 and
beyond:

1. Be thankful you were not crushed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lenoreskenazy/s-4333632</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family guide to new movie releases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA['THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK' 

Rated R for language.

What it’s about: An aging New York City pickpocket finds
himself in a pickle while facing his own obsolescence in a changing
world.

The kid attractor factor: This is an adult ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4332261</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: No rules at the other house?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My child tells me that she can do various things at her mother’s
home that she can’t do at mine. It seems to me that there are no rules
over there, and it makes me look unreasonable. I think my ex is doing
this on purpose, so the kids will ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4330992</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Till leftovers do us part]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often race one another clearing the table after dinner. It’s not
an overt race with running shoes, numbers strapped to our chests and the
crack of a starting pistol, but a low-key, passive-aggressive, run-walk
type race.

I move toward the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4330962</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['The Sleepy Snake' is a bedtime winner]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bedtime picture books have a tricky job. They need to be engaging
enough to hold a wiggly child’s attention, yet calming enough to carry
that child toward sleep. Suzanne Hobbs’s "The Sleepy Snake"
manages both beautifully, and it does so with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4330379</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some books to rev up your book club]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I say I’m a lover of book clubs, I’m not kidding. I belong
to six of them. That’s right, six.

Each is different in terms of frequency and focus, but they all have
one thing in common: our most riveting conversations come from books
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4330378</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dad Prepares For Daughter's Dating Years]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I'm the admittedly biased but proud father of a beautiful
16-year-old daughter. Predictably, I'm not the only one who's noticed
how she's blossoming. She's getting increased attention from boys, so I
expect The Dating Question will be coming up...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/focusonthefamily/s-4326248</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: If you get kids off their devices, where are they going to go?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[How do you get kids to stop spending so much time in the virtual
world? It’s pretty obvious: Give them back the real one.

Kids desperately need free time, with each other, in person, in a
place their parents let them go. That’s a pretty ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4327762</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family guide to new movie releases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA['CLAYFACE'

Rated R for strong bloody violence, gore, language, some nudity and
brief drug use.

What it’s about: In this tale featuring a deep-cut DC Comics
character, a promising young actor, mutilated by a gangster, seeks out
an experimental ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4327452</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: When imitation isn't flattery]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: What do I do with my husband’s ex-wife? She’s obsessed. It’s
the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. She was brunette when I met her and
now, she’s blonde. Not just blonde, but the exact color blonde as my
hair. And the same style. We aren...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4326179</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Confession of an ambidextrous driver]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Could someone please explain how a person sitting in the front seat
of a vehicle can be labeled a backseat driver? A backseat driver would
be someone in the back seat.

Fortunately, a specific label is of little concern to me as I am
ambidextrous ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4326168</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How can my child make the most of AI?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — AI is rewriting classroom and workplace rules, leaving
parents, teachers and children unsure about how best to prepare for what
lies ahead.

In these early days of AI evolution, experts suggest parents help
guide their kids through the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4325496</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['The Weight of One Pomegranate' explores grief and moving forward]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA["The Weight of One Pomegranate" is the second YA novel,
also highly recommended for adult readers, of notable author Brynne
Rebele-Henry, Fulbright scholar and graduate student at the Jimmy and
Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4325495</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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