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Parenting expert is here Saturday (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Dr. Thomas Phelan, clinical psychologist and creator of the "1-2-3 Magic" discipline program, will speak at the Children's Museum of Richmond on Saturday at 10 a.m. Phelan is known for his humorous approach to discipline, without resorting to arguing, yelling or spanking. His appearance is sponsored by Commonwealth Parenting. The cost is $25 per person. To register, call (804) 545-1272. The ...

Hall Elementary to host parenting classes (Gresham Outlook) - Miriam Hoelter, a counselor at Hall Elementary School, 2505 N.E. 23rd St., said an upcoming parenting class is designed to increase the peace between parents and children.

Parenting columnist John Rosemond to speak Nov. 6, 8 (Honolulu Advertiser) - Best-selling author and internationally-renowned speaker, John Rosemond, whose column on parenting runs in The Advertiser on Wednesdays, will give three parenting seminars on O'ahu next month.

Naturally unique, parenting organization offers support for those desiring a different approach (Carroll County Online) - HAMPSTEAD - Jessica Groves wouldn't dream of letting her two young sons, Aidan, 2, and John Paul, 1, cry it out at bedtime, nor does she expect them to sleep in their own rooms.

One tiny heart strengthens family (Chicago Tribune) - Fear, faith in the face of surgery Nothing prepared Sarah Sullivan for those 13 days in August. Not the countless parenting manuals. Not the fact that this was her second child. Not even her years working as a developmental therapist for young children in California.

Parenting: The toughest job you'll ever love (Star-Gazette) - It's a scary world out there for parents. Look at the news this week: Two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration officials suggested a ban on over-the-counter cold medications for young children, some manufacturers have pulled the medicines off store shelves.

Mongolian Academy Nurtures One Side Of a Culture Clash (Washington Post) - A dozen girls gathered on a gymnasium stage in Arlington County yesterday morning for their class, wearing green and pink vests and gold-tasseled caps as they performed traditional dances to Mongolian music.

Community Calendar (San Bernardino Sun) - The San Bernardino City Unified School District and Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy is presenting "Effective Black Parenting," a program through the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring.

Mother tries total elimination diet while nursing allergic baby (Billings Gazette) - BOISE, Idaho - About the only thing I knew for certain when I had my daughter last December was that I would breast-feed. Every parenting book I'd read and every childbirth class I'd attended emphasized nursing's nutritional, developmental and emotion ...

Free DVD parenting seminar set (Honolulu Advertiser) - Pacific-Islands Bible Church will be hosting a free parenting seminar series, "Parenting Is Heart Work," at 9 a.m. Sundays from Oct. 28 to Dec. 16. Register by Sunday.