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Kid-friendly Sweden aims to better record with parenting classes (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Already considered one of the best countries for raising children, Sweden aims to better its record by offering even more classes to help mums and dads improve their parenting skills.

Former Burley teacher's parenting book is an engaging story (The Times-News) - Despite its self-help title, former Burley teacher Cory S. Williamson's first book is a story - with likeable characters and an engaging plot. A story perfectly suitable for reading aloud with the family.

Examiner.com Related Articles: (The San Francisco Examiner) - Black and Haden, a cellist and the daughter of jazz great Charlie Haden , were married in 2006. They have a 1 1/2-year-old son. Black said he employs a "day-by-day" strategy to parenting.

Examiner.com Related Articles: (The San Francisco Examiner) - Black and Haden, a cellist and the daughter of jazz great Charlie Haden , were married in 2006. They have a 1 1/2-year-old son. Black says he employs a "day-by-day" strategy to parenting.

Central to host parenting event (The Naperville Sun) - Anyone wishing they had a degree in parenting should plan to attend this year's Parent University event, 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 at Naperville Central High School, 440 W. Aurora Ave.

Everymom Blog (Northwest Herald) - Jami Kunzer writes about parenting. Click here to read her blog.

A second parenthood (Coeur d'Alene Press) - COEUR d'ALENE -- Glenda Weaver never expected to find herself parenting her grandchildren. "I thought I did a darn good job raising my six children, and I thought people that got in these situations just hadn't done a good job. Then, God jumped up and slapped me in the face," Weaver said.

DVD Review: The Wheels on the Bus - Mango's Big Dog Parade (Blogcritics.org) - Join Mango and Papaya on a brand new adventure all around the town. This is the third DVD of the award winning Wheels on the Bus children's series from Porchlight Entertainment. Available January 22, 2008, this excellent show has already earned iParenting’s Media Award and the National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval. It certainly won the approval of my three-year-old son.Mango's Big Dog... ...

Newscope/'Love and Logic' parenting program begins Jan. 10 (Marshall Democrat-News) - A series of workshops on the "Love and Logic" approach to parenting will begin Thursday, Jan. 10, and continue through Thursday, Feb. 28, according to Marshall school district counselor Nancy Kleinschmidt.

'Adoptive Parenting' class available at center (Atlanticville) - Monmouth Medical Center is offering an "Adoptive Parenting" program for individuals who recently adopted a child or have been successfully matched for an adoption, to help prepare for the child's arrival.