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Free Youth Affairs parenting programs (Sun-Sentinel) - Details: Drop-ins are welcome; advance registration is not necessary. A Jan. 27 "Single Parenting" session is scheduled for 10:30-11:30 a.m., at the Palm Beach County Library's Jupiter branch

2006 resolutions in parenting from Sarah Gilbert (Blogging Baby) - Filed under: Child Development , Lifestyle I'd like to be a better parent in 2006. I think I'll always be in this parenting ambivalence, some days thinking smugly that I must be the best mama in six counties, other days feeling as if I should hide my boys so that child services can't take them away. I'm not going to suddenly become perfect. But here's what I'm striving toward this year:

PARENTING: Toddler discovers the 'magic button' (Miami Herald) - Q: My just-turned 3-year-old daughter started masturbating about six months ago, seemingly to calm herself when she was upset. That didn't bother me, but she's doing it more and more frequently, and I'm beginning to get concerned. How can I get her to stop?

Politics, Derelict Parenting and a Panda: The Year That Was Impossible to Ignore (Washington Post) - Wait, don't start the new year yet; I'm not done with the last one! Who could want to shelve a year that gave us Borf, Tai Shan, Ben Ladner, "Chief" Chad Cordero, Joseph "Prince of Darkness" Steffen, the Minutemen of Herndon, the real Deep Throat, the return of Marion Barry, the prospect of...

Parenting New Year's Eve Resolutions: Keepin' it simple (Blogging Baby) - Filed under: Child Development , Lifestyle I loved reading Karen Walrond's post about Parenting New Year's Eve Resolution's . My husband and I create our own resolutions each year, along with a family resolution. I've never thought about a parenting resolution - I can count at least ten things I could improve upon when it comes to dealing with my boys. So, for 2006 I'm adding two

Aboriginal welfare needs 'tougher approach' (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - The outgoing manager of a central Australian community development project says the Federal Government should rethink the way parenting payments are distributed to some Aboriginal parents.

Parents, get tips on raising kids from Youth Affairs (Sun-Sentinel) - Parenting doesn't come with a handbook, but a new offering by Palm Beach County in Tequesta can provide guidance by helping parents help their children develop successful lives and relationships.

Wyoming -- Saturday, Dec. 31 (Casper Star-Tribune) - Coming Up Parenting skills * The Wyoming Children's Access Network provides parent-education seminars for divorcing, separated and never-married parents. The one-time 4-hour seminar is offered monthly in Cheyenne, Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Lander, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Torrington. The seminar provides information on the impact of parental conflict on children and teaches

Wednesday January 11 2006 (The Jewish Advocate) - Parenting Workshop Dr. Karen Ruskin will speak on how to raise a respectful child at Temple Israel of Sharon, 125 Pond St., on Jan 11 at 7 p.m. Cost: $5 (Temple Israel PTO members free). Sponsored by Temple Israel Religious School PTO. RSVP required.

Year full of ideas geared to improve parenting skills (The News-Press) - Over the past year I have written articles on topics ranging from success training and goal setting to overcoming shyness and fears. Let's walk down memory lane 2005. Do any if these excerpts spark a thought?