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"Building Parenting Skills" conference set (The Indianapolis Star) - Southport Heights Christian Daycare Ministry is having a "Building Parenting Skills" conference on Feb. 17. The conference will be held at 7154 McFarland Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with lunch and childcare provided.

Parenting class offered (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - A four-week class for adults interested in exploring their own growth while parenting is being offered by Catholic Social Services.

Free parenting classes scheduled in Oswego (The Post-Standard) - The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau will teach a free parenting class Feb. 5 and 12 on how to use "time-out" as an effective discipline technique.

Parenting: Sportsmanship starts at a very young age (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q: My son, who is 6, gets extremely upset when he doesn't win at board games, his soccer games, you name it. How can I help him be a better sport?

Parenting 101: How to deal with a teething baby (Detroit News) - Nothing says baby like a toothless grin -- except maybe a smile with a single pearly white. Answers to two of moms' biggest teething questions:

Practical parenting takes time, patience (Florida Today) - Power struggles: Parents say old discipline methods aren't working.

Parenting giveaway (Detroit News) - They say babies can benefit from listening to classical music, so it can't hurt to pop in "Classical Baby: The Music Show." The Emmy Award-winning series comes with a toy baby conductor and a guide for parents. To enter for a chance to win the set, e-mail your name and address to contest@detnews.com. Put "Classical Baby" in the subject line and enter only once by 5 p.m. Fri.

PARENTING | What does the child need? (Kansas City Star) - Q. Why are so many parents finding their methods of discipline not working very well? Is it a time issue? Lack of consistency?

POSTBag136 Na Ranong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110, ThailandFfax:022403666Femail:postbag (Bangkok Post) - ''The job of parenting never ends'' (Perspective, Jan 28). Here in Thailand, parents tend to coddle their offspring right into adulthood and to retain almost total control over them, even in their personal lives.

Courier News Online - LEBANON: Holistic fest to feature local practitioners (Bridgewater Courier News) - The Indigo Festival will be “a celebration of holistic pregnancy and parenting” from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Courtyard Marriott in Lebanon (just off Route 22 at Interstate 78, Exit 20). Snow date is March 4.