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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.sandiego6.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>&amp;quot;Keeping Kids Focused Up To The Holidays&amp;quot;</title><link>http://blogs.sandiego6.com/blogs/your_family_matters/archive/2008/11/07/3562332.aspx</link><description>Watch Dr. Kanner discuss this segment live this Monday, November 10th @ 8:20am on San Diego 6 News In The Morning.Background:&amp;nbsp; Halloween is the true kick off of the holiday season for both children and adolescents alike.&amp;nbsp; With Thanksgiving,</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60217.2664)</generator><item><title>re: &amp;amp;quot;Keeping Kids Focused Up To The Holidays&amp;amp;quot;</title><link>http://blogs.sandiego6.com/blogs/your_family_matters/archive/2008/11/07/3562332.aspx#3563965</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:57:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ae6f3ff1-2b1a-4b66-acd5-58bece620ed8:3563965</guid><dc:creator>garwoodpr</dc:creator><description>&lt;br&gt;A pre-gifting strategy that parents might consider is giving their child a piggy bank. &amp;nbsp;Parents can make ongoing 'investments' that reward the child for academic work (like doing homework, getting to school on time, and getting good grades). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As an added bonus to encouraging good ongoing academic standing, the child will also build up a savings that they can use to purchase holiday gifts for friends, siblings or dear old Mom and Dad. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A line of wooden animal banks from TAGToys.com has six different animal designs, including a Cat, Bear, Dinosaur, Elephant, Snail, and of course a Piggy Bank ($29.95). These high-quality hardwood banks help children gain insight into money and teach counting skills and the concept of saving.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;TAGToys is a family owned U.S. company that makes earth-friendly wooden toys that help children Learn, Think and Grow, visit &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.TAGToys.com"&gt;http://www.TAGToys.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: &amp;amp;quot;Keeping Kids Focused Up To The Holidays&amp;amp;quot;</title><link>http://blogs.sandiego6.com/blogs/your_family_matters/archive/2008/11/07/3562332.aspx#3564267</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:59:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ae6f3ff1-2b1a-4b66-acd5-58bece620ed8:3564267</guid><dc:creator>drkanner</dc:creator><description>Great idea Garwood. &amp;nbsp;Dr. Kanner</description></item></channel></rss>