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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.

www.whattoexpect.com (Chicago Sun-Times) - The site that supports the popular What to Expect parenting book series is growing, too, adding a toddler beta section at www.whattoexpect.com/toddler/index.aspx.

Red Ribbon Week: An opportunity for drug-free parenting (Las Cruces Sun-News) - For educators, it is a sure sign of autumn when Red Ribbon Week is celebrated in schools across the country. Each year, during the last week in October, more than 80 million students and adults show their commitment to a healthy, drug-free life by wearing or displaying a red ribbon.

Parent Teaching Can Reduce Accidental Childhood Injuries (Newswise) - Teaching parenting skills could be an effective way to reduce childhood injuries, a new review of studies suggests, especially for disadvantaged families.

'Biggest Baby Shower Ever' is Entirely ScreamFree (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) - “The ‘Biggest Baby Shower Ever’ will be ScreamFree this year” says National Parenting Expert Hal Runkel, LMFT, creator of ScreamFree Parenting, the breakthrough parenting book released this fall by Broadway Books.

Widow Miss Sunshine (Entertainment Weekly) - Remind me again. Why do we like Nancy Botwin? Let's see: chill disposition; sharp sense of humor; awesome wardrobe; way smarter than she seems; impressively entrepreneurial; will do anything for her family....Oh yes, there's that . Here's the thing: Nancy got back in the game to sustain her and her kids' upper-middle-class lifestyle but has expressed only fleeting guilt over her rotten parenting ...

Local News (Niagara Falls Review) - t’s ten years and counting of foster parenting for Christina and Bruce Ducker. The Niagara Falls couple were recognized last night during the annual Foster Parent Appreciation Night at Club Italia.

Find out more about foster parenting Tuesday (The Marion Star) - MARION — Making the decision to adopt a child, or serve as a foster family, is not easy. In fact, on average, the decision takes anywhere between three and five years, according to research conducted by Northeast Ohio Adoption Services.

'Test Tube Aliens' Toy Featuring Web Interactivity and Nurturing Play, Wins National Parenting Center 2007 Seal of ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - STAMFORD, Conn.----In another era, the government may have hushed up this alien invasion, but in the biggest Alien sighting since Roswell, Test Tube Aliens are landing in stores just in time for Christmas!

Seabrook news in brief (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Families First parenting Oct. 16