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Schumann Upped to Bonnier Parenting Grp. Publisher (Mediaweek) - Moving to fill the vacancy left by the departing Jeff Wellington, Bonnier Corp. promoted Greg Schumann to vp, group publisher of its Parenting Group, from vp, publishing director.

Parenting classes planned in Jackson (Southeast Missourian) - Parenting classes will begin Tuesday at North Elementary in Jackson. The four-week class will run from 5 to 7 p.m. and is open to all parents in the district. The first session will be on family...

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.

Spears ordered to relinquish kids to Federline (Chicago Tribune) - An L.A. County court commissioner today ordered Britney Spears to give custody of her two young children to her former husband, capping a legal drama over the pop star's parenting.

Obituary: Marcella L. Finegold / Ex-director of Nationality Rooms at Pitt, longtime volunteer (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Marcella L. Finegold, a former director of the University of Pittsburgh's Nationality Rooms and a longtime volunteer for hospital, religious and parenting organizations, died Saturday at Forbes ...

Parenting tip of the week (Savannah Morning News) - Wake-up call, parents! Research shows that 80 percent of high school teenagers have tried alcohol.

Parenting workshops begin tomorrow at the Wilton Library (Wilton Bulletin) - Groups in the area are looking to help parents of eighth graders before those teens make the step into their freshman year of high school.

Fate of gang bill rests with governor (Whittier Daily News) - The fate of a bill requiring parents of young gang members to take parenting classes now rests with the governor. The bill was passed by the Legislature, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has until Oct. 12 to sign the Parental Accountability Act.

Hotlinks (Tiscali) - The same judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Scott Gordon, ordered Spears two weeks ago to undergo random drug testing and to hire a parenting coach after finding evidence of "habitual, frequent and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol" by her.

Shelter opens day care (Detroit News) - DETROIT -- Inside the Coalition On Temporary Shelter facility, Jorrell Lambert can envision his young sons receiving day care, meals and learning to count and read while he takes parenting and GED classes.