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Program aids parenting teens (The Republican) - HOLYOKE - The Care Center, which provides educational programs for pregnant and parenting teens, is looking at a residential college program for single parents with an eye toward what might work in this community.

Pit bulls take 'parenting' (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Pit bulls take 'parenting'

Parenting seminars to take place at Temecula library (The Californian) - TEMECULA -- With so many library programs focused on children, the Friends of the Temecula Libraries will turn some attention to parents as a six-month series of seminars is scheduled to begin later this month.

Family center offers love, logic parenting classes (La Junta Tribune-Democrat) - Tri-County Family Care Center and Child Development Services will be co-sponsoring "Love & Logic" parenting classes Wednesday evenings from Jan. 16 through Feb. 20. The six sessions will be held at the Child Development Services Center, 138 Sixth St., Las Animas from 6 to 8:30 p.m., with Toni Cook presenting.

Parenting workshop series are being offered (The Warren Reporter) - Project Self-Sufficiency will offer a series of parenting workshops designed for families with different types of needs. The free classes will help create understanding between parents and their children while emphasizing positive discipline and improved communication.

Faith-based program helps inmates (Muskogee Phoenix) - With 13-week classes in parenting and self image, NewLife Behavior Ministries offers more to inmates than a worship service. NewLife Behavior is one of several faith-based programs that seek to help prison inmates deal with such issues as family problems, self-esteem or substance abuse recovery.

Free Parenting Classes Come to Macon (13 WMAZ Macon) - It's no secret motherhood doesn't come with a manual. Rather, it's filled with challenges mothers and fathers must figure out on their own. A nationwide program called Triple P, or the Positive Parenting Program, recently kicked off the first program in Georgia. It's right here in Macon.

Pit bulls take 'parenting' (Knoxville News Sentinel) - In the wake of a West Knox County woman's death after a mauling by two pit bulls, Rockwood and Johnson City are researching ordinances banning or restricting the dogs, joining an international move toward anti-pit-bull laws.

PARENTING (Bradenton Herald) - Time-out no solution for chronic misbehavior

Girl left at restaurant to stay with great-aunt (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Alex Branch FORT WORTH — The 2-year-old girl left at a southwest Fort Worth Chuck E. Cheese last Saturday will remain for now in the custody of a great-aunt, and her parents may have supervised visits, a judge ruled Friday. In the meantime, the parents of Almedia “Mimi” James are to take parenting classes, said Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the state Child Protective Services. Later ...