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Texas schools to teach children about parenting, paternity (USA Today) - High schools in Texas are adding a new topic to their curricula: Parenting skills. The Houston Chronicle says health teachers in the Lone Star State will be required to give students formal parenting advice in the coming school year. Officials...

Genes, parenting linked to teen depression (UPI) - U.S. researchers are using a new design that allows them to test the interaction of genetic and environmental liabilities concerning depression.

On Parenting: Getting a Doctor to Face Behavioral Concerns (US News & World Report) - Pediatricians may not look after kids' mental health—unless parents lend a hand.

Stress less: Parenting II (Norwalk Advocate) - Thanks for returning for Part II of this parenting series. In Part I, I discussed how you can keep the parenting train on track when dealing with young children. Now we're getting into the really tough stuff: the teen years. Books, movies and TV bombard us with stories about wayward teens. Developmentally, teenagers are experiencing the need to separate from us, and are beginning to establish ...

Genes, parenting linked to teen depression (EARTHtimes.org) - U.S. researchers are using a new design that allows them to test the interaction of genetic and environmental liabilities concerning depression. University of Notre Dame psychologist Gerald Haeffel and colleagues investigated whether a gene associated wit...

What Straights Can Learn From Gays about Relationships and Parenting (Newswise) - Psychological studies of lesbian and gay couples reveal key factors that promote healthier relationships and parenting, and can serve as examples for straight couples. Psychologist and researcher Robert-Jay Green, PhD provides insight into these important characteristics that can result in more satisfying marital and family relations.

In Praise of Mean Parenting (KiplingerForecasts.com) - Don't be afraid to say no to your kids, even if it makes you unpopular.

'Mommy cards' the new parenting trend (The Lincoln-Way Sun) - Despite their name, play dates can go from a well-intentioned gathering to a battle of the bossy faster than a 6-year-old can pull her bunny-ear shoelaces around the bend and over the hill.

Washington Post Examines Parenting Among Young College Graduates (Medical News Today) - The Washington Post on Tuesday examined how some college graduates are "defying the norm for their class and age group" by having children in their late 20s. New data from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics show that college-educated women who have children usually are about age 30 when they have their first child.

Branson district offers parenting classes beginning Feb. 5 (The Springfield News-Leader) - The Branson School District will hold a spring series of Love and Logic parenting classes. The six-session workshop begins Feb. 5 and will be held in the Primary Gymnasium. The sessions are designed to help parents with the most important and difficult job they have — being a parent and teaching responsibility to their children. All workshops are free of charge and open to all district parents, ...