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		<title>Reading with Toddlers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First published in Beckers Blog in 2017 https://www.shopbecker.com/resource-cafe/beckers-blog/infants-and-toddlers/infant-discovery-of-object-permanence/ Reading to young children especially toddlers, requires patience as the activity needs to be child lead. One must have the ability to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Infant discovery of Object Permanence</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Originally published in 2017 for Becker&#8217;s Blog As I held a 6 month old child on my lap the other day she found the bracelets and watch I wear on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Smart Step</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Continuing a series of business blogs written by Victor J. Temple, business manager at Friendship Garden Nursery School, Inc. By Victor J. Temple As the leader of your fiefdom, there [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Child Care Management App</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Using a child care management system with an app has been a game changer.  Considering the average age of today’s parent if you are not using an app, you aren’t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>10 Best Loose Parts for Toddlers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First published in 2017 in Becker&#8217;s Blog https://www.shopbecker.com/resource-cafe/beckers-blog/infants-and-toddlers/10-best-loose-parts-for-infants-and-toddlers/ Loose parts are defined as open-ended materials that can be used in many different ways. Check out these ideas for loose parts [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The &#8220;Truth&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This month I will be posting a series of business blogs written by Victor J. Temple, business manager at Friendship Garden Nursery School, Inc. By Victor J. Temple Is your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>How inaction is an action</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This month I will be posting a series of business blogs written by Victor J. Temple, business manager at Friendship Garden Nursery School, Inc. By Victor J. Temple Inaction is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrations without Food</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 11:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Photograph by Lulu Lovering Shepherd We recently decided to stop celebrating birthdays with sweets. After observing an alarming number of snacks and lunches that are full of sugar and sodium [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Teacher Role</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ms. Lulu, Friendship Garden Toddler Teacher, wrote this blog, it has been edited slightly and shared with permission. We often giggle that it probably looks like the teachers are just [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Rest Time</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robin Temple]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I often see early educators ask on different platforms how to handle non-sleepers at rest time. Most teachers seem to ask because it is very stressful time of day in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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