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Parenting Place finds a place to call home (Missoulian) - After 25 years, the Parenting Place finally has a home of its own. "We used to be located in so many backrooms," said Teresa Cowan, executive director of the nonprofit agency.

New Parenting Tool by Joyful Genius Stimulates Brain, Builds Confidence in Children (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - JUPITER, Fla.----Jan. 19, 2006--Experts say music can enrich our lives and touch our emotion; now better parenting is as easy as popping in a CD.

The problem of parenting (BBC News) - Tony Blair's plan to improve the standards of parenting through lessons and an academy for professionals is sparking a debate.

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.

Steve Brewer: Mealtime goes to the dogs: It's wolf it, run (Albuquerque Tribune Online) - Parenting experts universally praise the traditional "family dinner" - everyone gathered around the table to share the evening meal as well as news of the day.

Goodwill offers parenting course (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) - HUNTINGTON -- Family Service, a division of Goodwill Industries, offers a comprehensive eight-week parenting course from 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, beginning Thursday, Jan. 19, at 1102 Memorial Blvd.

SAN FRANCISCO / Deputy chief rejects blame heaped on police / Homicide rate is a societal issue, he says (San Francisco Chronicle) - The San Francisco Police Department's chief of investigations said Wednesday that his agency has been unfairly blamed for the decade-high tally of homicides in the city last year and pointed to bad parenting, an uncooperative public and a legal system...

Bed-wetting problem calls for patience Parenting John Rosemond (Times Leader) - Q: OUR 3-year-old son has been day and night potty trained for nearly a year. Several months ago, just after starting pre-school, he wet the bed a couple of times.

Teen at wheel has trainer dad on road to ruin (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Parenting holds many thrills, chills and worries, but none quite as spectacularly terrifying as teaching a teenager to drive. Our oldest son is driving now, and it’s a regular carnival ride.

Recommended new paperbacks (Tucson Citizen) - When Robin Wolaner entered into a joint venture with Time Inc. to launch the publication Parenting, she made business history and the move made her a very rich woman. In her book, she shares the lessons she learned while fighting her way to the top in the male-dominated corporate jungle.