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Here is what they say . . .]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-12031953.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>At what age can we take our child out trick-or-treating for Halloween?</title><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:07:51 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/at-what-age-can-we-take-our-child-out-trick-or-treating-for.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:9024252</guid><description><![CDATA[We've been invited to several parties this year, but Brian is only three-and-a half and I think he's kind of young.  At the same time, a lot of his friends (and ours) will be going.  What's the right time for this sort of thing?]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-9024252.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Summer is coming, camps are beckoning . . .</title><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:50:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/summer-is-coming-camps-are-beckoning.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:7226870</guid><description><![CDATA[How busy do children need to be?  Should summer be a boost or a break?  Meg's thoughts . . .]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-7226870.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Holiday greed--it’s just too much!</title><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:08:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/12/15/holiday-greed-its-just-too-much.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:6066827</guid><description><![CDATA[I used to enjoy getting ready for the holidays, but as our family has grown I feel as though the emphasis on gift giving is overwhelming me. 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Should a kindergartner…]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-5644142.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Kindergarten: Is your child “ready”?</title><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:40:18 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/10/20/kindergarten-is-your-child-ready.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:5562202</guid><description><![CDATA[Every year, in late fall, some parents look at their four-year-olds and think to themselves, "Is this child really going to be able to go to kindergarten next year?" Four-year-olds are often very busy testing limits, refusing to follow directions…]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-5562202.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Our son still wets the bed.</title><category>Toilet Training</category><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:06:22 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/our-son-still-wets-the-bed.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:5332416</guid><description><![CDATA[Our son Jeremy wets the bed at night, even when he uses the toilet right before going to sleep.  He's six now and he's been toilet trained during the day for years.   It's frustrating for us because we'd like to be done with diapers…]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-5332416.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Does my child have ADHD?</title><dc:creator>Meg Zweiback, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner -</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:54:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/2009/9/29/does-my-child-have-adhd.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">411581:4621701:5332389</guid><description><![CDATA[Emily is almost six. Lately, she has been acting up in her kindergarten class. The teacher says she doesn’t always pay attention, she doesn’t finish her work, and she's often fidgety and overactive. Could she have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.bringingupkids.com/five-years-and-older/rss-comments-entry-5332389.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
