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Chill Out: Is scream-free parenting possible? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - "Scream-free Living, may I help you?"

BBC offers Parenting Video on Demand player (Digital Media Europe) - Parenting Video on Demand is part of the BBC's TV Plus pilots, which include preview clips on mobile phones, programme premieres on broadband a week ahead of their TV transmission and interactive content through broadband and digital TV.

BBC offers free parenting video downloads (Netimperative) - The BBC is making video clips from a range of its parenting shows, including Child of our Time and Little Angels, available to download for free online for a six-month period.

Free parenting classes offered Jan. 31, Feb. 1 (Marin Independent Journal) - Marin Community Mental Health is planning two free 10-week parenting classes from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 161 Mitchell Blvd. in San Rafael. A Tuesday class beginning Jan. 31 will be offered for parents of children under 12. A Wednesday class beginning Feb. 1 will be offered for parents of teens.

Calendar | Faith-based events (Seattle Times) - Jan. 14-21 Dharma for parents Today Parenting and family-life classes using Buddha's teachings. Child care available; please pre-register...

CAROLYN HAX: TELL ME ABOUT IT: Constant kid talk causes discomfort (Contra Costa Times) - Q: I have a group of seven girlfriends who get together about once a month. The topic of children and parenting frequently dominates the conversation, which can annoy the three child-free women. One of them, "Sarah," has been trying to get pregnant for about two years without success ... but not everyone knows that.

Parenting Job Description (BellaOnline) - The job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs for life, if you play your cards right. JOB DESCRIPTION : Long term team players needed for challenging, permanent work in an often chaotic environment.

Readers Respond: Taking the Child Out of Childhood (New York Times) - Last Sunday's column, How We Took the Child Out of Childhood , about two suburban parents trying to dial back the overprogrammed, oversupervised lockdown that is modern childhood drew a flood of impassioned e-mail messages. Here is a sampling.

KELLY OUTLINES PARENTING SUPPORT (DFES) - Education Secretary Ruth Kelly saw in action today a leading parenting programme as part of a series of ministerial visits to projects across the country to launch the Government’s Respect Action Plan.

Parenting survival tip: Don't freak out (Blogging Baby) - Filed under: Child Development , Lifestyle Annette Clifford, a freelance columnist for the Daily Press in Virginia, just gave me one of the best parenting tips of life: Don't Freak Out. It's her 2006 New Year's resolution and was inspired by the clever thinking of a waitress where she was dining over the holidays. Clifford asked for a glass of ginger ale. Little did she know they didn't