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Parenting for jail inmates (KMTR Eugene) - A new local parenting program for jail inmates is getting good results when it comes to reuniting families.

Parenting interventions for the prevention of unintentional injuries in childhood (News-Medical-Net) - Teaching parenting skills could be an effective way to reduce childhood injuries, a new review of studies suggests, especially for disadvantaged families.

Parenting program to begin Monday (The Advocate) - NEWARK -- The Capable Parents Program of Pathways of Licking County will offer a three-session parenting class for children from birth to 5 years of age.

Teen Parenting Program (KVEW Kennewick) - PASCO -- The New Horizons Alternative School has about 20-teen parents currently enrolled in classes. There's a newly-renovated day care at the school, and the Boys and Girls Club works with teen parents each day, on how to better care for their children.

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.

Learning from each other (Bureau County Republican) - PRINCETON — Parenting is challenging at best, but parents of autistic children can face additional challenges. Tom and Kelley Bickett of Princeton know firsthand about some of those challenges. Their son, Noah, now 13, was diagnosed at the age of 8 with aspergers, a high-functioning form of autism.

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.

Community Briefs (Fairfield Echo) - "Am I Really A Bad Parent?" will be presented from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Anne Episcopal Church, 6461 Tylersville Road, West Chester Twp. The seminar is sponsored by Positive Proactive Parenting (P3), a parenting support group.

Parenting Under Pressure (Peter McKay via Yahoo! News) - One of the best parts about being a father is that even when the rest of the world thinks you're a complete moron, your kids are convinced you're the smartest person in the world. And I don't want to let my own kids down. Whenever they come up with a question, whether it's on history, science, culture or life in general, they know I'll have an instant answer.