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		<title>Back to School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your son has behavioral problems in school, this podcast has 3 things that every parent should know BEFORE school starts:]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/08/back-to-school-2/</link>
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		<title>3 Ways to Beat the Summertime Blues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been a tough summer for many of the teen boys who I work with.  Jobs are scarce, they are too old for camp and many are bored and restless.  This combination often results in sleeping late, increased time in front of video games and computer screens, and frequent arguments with parents over what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/07/3-ways-to-beat-the-summertime-blues/</link>
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		<title>Happy 4th!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 4th of July to all!  With fireworks displays coming up, I thought it might be timely to highlight a resource for juvenile firesetting: Matchbook. Odds are if you work with boys you have come across juvenile firesetting in some manner but may not have known where to turn for help.  Matchbook is an academic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/07/happy-4th/</link>
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		<title>Basketball Star thanks Psychiatrist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what could be considered a step forward in terms of &#8220;guys guys&#8221; overcoming the stigma of utilizing mental health services, LA Laker Ron Artest thanked his psychiatrist for helping his performance in Game 7. Ron Artest thanks psychiatrist]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/06/basketball-star-thanks-psychiatrist/</link>
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		<title>Responding to Three Parental Concerns about Anti-Bullying Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In following Massachusetts&#8217; anti-bullying legislation in the media and in my own conversations with parents I often hear three major concerns to legislating school&#8217;s responses to bullying that I address below: 1) Now every little thing is going to be called &#8220;bullying.&#8221; I have heard parents say things like, &#8220;If my kids makes fun of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/06/responding-to-three-parental-concerns-about-anti-bullying-legislation/</link>
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		<title>Boys and Anger Management Part IV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once we have helped boys to better understand how their emotions work, the impact of self-soothing and the feeling of empowerment that can come with self-control, the final thing we need is to encourage outlets for competitive activity.  Bill Pollack talked about the importance of boys having an outlet and without question boys often relate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/06/boys-and-anger-management-part-iv/</link>
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		<title>Anger Management and Boys Part III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my last post I talked about ways to pitch the idea of self-soothing and recognizing cues and triggers to anger to boys.  The place where I see anger management programs fail the most for boys is teaching these skills out of context.  If a young man calms himself down and walks away from a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/05/anger-management-and-boys-part-iii/</link>
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		<title>Anger Management and Boys Part II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ay good anger management program is going to teach de-escalation skills.  The problem that I have always had with traditional anger management programs is that they teach these skills without context.  If you tell a teen boy that he needs to take a deep breath, count to ten and walk away when he is mad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/04/anger-management-and-boys-part-ii/</link>
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		<title>Anger Management and Boys Part I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of the referrals I get ask for &#8220;anger management&#8221; for boys or young men.  The term &#8220;anger management&#8221; is so loaded that I am going to take some time on this blog to unpack it and look at what it is, whom it helps, and how it is done best.  Research shows that boys [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/04/anger-management-and-boys-part-i/</link>
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		<title>The Aftermath of Bullying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here in Massachusetts bullying has been on the front pages due the tragic case of Phoebe Prince, a 15 year old from South Hadley who committed suicide after enduring horrific bullying.  Most of the media attention has been focused on ways that schools can improve their responses to bullying.  Hopefully, this tragedy can inspire wholesale [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://jamesbarrettphd.com/2010/04/the-aftermath-of-bullying/</link>
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