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Divorce focus placed on kids: Laws to emphasise parenting (The Mercury) - CHILDREN will be the winners from the Federal Government's new divorce laws, a Tasmanian relationship expert said. From later this year, divorcing couples will have to spend three hours with a government-sponsored mediator to negotiate parenting arrangements before going to court.

Parenting program to offer two new sessions (Standard Speaker) - A parenting program offered by the Hazleton Area School District and several local youth- and community-oriented organizations will be offering two new sessions geared toward parents of preschoolers and teenagers.

Mom's stress impacts her view of child's behavior (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Mothers with a history of prenatal drug use who are stressed out by parenting are known to view their babies as more reactive, and as having a more difficult temperament. Now, a new study shows that this is as true for stressed-out moms with no history of drug use.

Baby Firsts: When Are They Safe? (CBS News) - When it comes to an infant's development, there is no magic age for introducing certain practices or equipment. A lot depends on common sense, says Josh Lerman, senior editor of Parenting magazine. He gives some examples.

Barbara Bova: Parenting not an easy task — for any species (Bonita Daily News) - We recently got the DVD version of the movie "March of the Penguins." The grandsons hadn't seen it and were wary about watching it. After all, it had nothing to do with "Star Wars" or battling monsters, so how good could it be?

Mom's stress impacts her view of child's behavior (Reuters via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Health) - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mothers with a history of prenatal drug use who are stressed out by parenting are known to view their babies as more reactive, and as having a more difficult temperament.

How Safe Are Your Kids? (La Cañada Valley Sun) - "Drugs Are Real: How Safe Are Your Kids?" is the topic of a free parenting forum planned for 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Roger Barkley Community Center, 4469 Chevy Chase Dr., La Cañada Flintridge.

Metamorphosis of a mother -- Disney-style (The Burlington Free Press) - Have you ever noticed how parenting changes you? I don't just mean the little obvious things that we all go through, like going to bed earlier, waking up at all hours, wearing clothing with food stains, rarely showering and having no social life.

Harlem School Gets High Health Marks (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sixth-grader Essence Holmes ate her chicken and rice but shoved the medley of zucchini, red pepper and broccoli to the side of her plate.

Advice by Marilyn Heins, M.D. : Parenting - Children recognize when a parent is sad or unhappy (Arizona Daily Star) - Q I have been on your Web site newsletter mailing list since my male partner and I adopted children in the United Kingdom three years ago. I have found it very helpful and would appreciate your opinion about a personal matter. (By the way, I am male.)