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Parenting Program Offered in E-Town (RedNova) - Elizabethtown Communities That Care will sponsor an Active Parenting Now program on Thursdays starting Thursday and continuing through Feb. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bainbridge Elementary School.

Mercy Medical announces parenting classes (Sioux City Journal) - Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City invites Siouxland parents and guardians to register for its Winter/Spring 2007 parenting classes, children's educational groups and specialized support programs for parents and kids.

Goodwill expands parenting program in Alliance (The Canton Repository) - ALLIANCE Goodwill Industries has expanded its court-ordered parenting skills training program, currently located in Canton at 408 Ninth St. SW.

School district offers free parenting seminar (Florence Morning News) - Darlington County School District’s Adult Education Department is offering a free “Pathways to Parenting” seminar for all parents with children age 5 and younger.

Father Says He Shot Son With BB Gun To Teach Lesson (WESH via Yahoo! News) - A Groveland man explained to WESH 2 News how an eye-for-an-eye style of parenting landed him in jail.

Parenting classes to begin at Family Resource Center (Kern Valley Sun) - The Kernville Union School District Family Resource Center in Lake Isabella announced that a new series of parenting classes entitled, “Building Confident and Healthy Families,”is slated to start Thursday, Jan. 18.

Health sentinel Column: ‘Helicopter parenting’ hurts more than helps (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - A parenting disorder is sweeping the nation. Although it has not yet been entered into the latest version of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual,” the bible of psychiatric disorders, look for it there soon. If not there, it will be in the manual “How to Ruin Your Child’s Life — Even After the Child Leaves Home.” It should already be in the “Encyclopedia of Parenting No-Nos.”

Father Says He Shot Son With BB Gun To Teach Lesson (WESH 2 Orlando) - A Groveland man explains to WESH 2 News how an eye-for-an-eye style of parenting landed him in jail.

Crikey Says -- 18/1/07 (Crikey) - Mark Vaile reckons that being a parent is ideal training for a life in politics. Although the Deputy PM didn’t specify the parenting skills required to be a successful political leader, we can only assume they include spanking, dealing with sibling rivalry, etc.

PARENTING | How long do babies’ soft spots last? (Kansas City Star) - Q. How long should soft spots last? My friend’s baby had surgery because his closed too soon.