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Cal Ripken, Mr. Parenting Expert (Blogging Baby) - He may be Mr. Baseball to you. But to the readers of the Baltimore Sun , Cal Ripken is about to become Mr. Parenting Expert. His parenting advice column is set to debut October 23. We last saw Cal Ripken when he was promoting the fact that kids need dirt (as part of Wisk detergent’s exercise campaign). Now he’ll be giving “parents a chance to share issues that really affect their lives

Campus hosts same-sex parenting forum (The Advocate) - NEWARK -- A panel of scholars and parents encouraged an audience at the Newark Campus of Ohio State University on Tuesday to be open-minded when it comes to the issue of same-sex parenting.

‘Little princess’ teaching the boys lessons Parenting John Rosemond (TimesLeader.com) - Q. I am the mother of three boys. My husband’s sister has two boys and one girl. This girl is treated as a princess! She sits at the “adult table” for gatherings, while all boys sit in the kitchen even though all of my boys are older than her.

Column: Parenting for the parents (University of New Mexico Daily Lobo) - There I am - sitting in the dark, laughing through some silly previews, munching on cholesterol-ridden popcorn, happily filling my arteries with fat and sucking down caffeine-laden soda. Mostly just looking forward to two hours of escape from the daily stress called my life. So far, so good.

Consultant: Families should focus on future (Columbus Telegram) - COLUMBUS - Parenting is a journey, and mothers and fathers should have a clear vision of where they're going with their children. That was part of the message presented by Dan Gleason of Schuyler to a group of parents attending Tuesday evening's Family Night Event at Columbus Middle School.

Class notes (St. Petersburg Times) - WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL: Active Parenting meeting, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. BROOKSVILLE ELEMENTARY: School advisory council meeting, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. PTA Halloween Dance, 6 p.m., Oct. 28.

Foster care is a lot more than just temporary parenting (Nipawin Journal) - Foster Family week runs Oct.16-22. Jennifer Wilson sat down with one such family to discuss what foster care means to all those involoved.

Family Support Service Center established to assist families with court-ordered visits, classes, etc. (Glacier Reporter) - The Foothills Boys and Girls Club is using a $10,000 grant from the Supreme Court of Montana Court Administrator's office to start up a Family Support Services Center in Cut Bank. The grant, which was written by Executive Director Virginia Villemez, will provide start up funds to provide court-ordered supervised family visits, adult education classes, parenting classes and interest-based

Local athletes examples of good parenting (Selma Times-Journal) - I really enjoyed the article on former Selma High School football player, Donald Steele. Every so often, a kid comes through the school system with the total package.

Parenting: SIDS guidelines spark binky, breast debate (The Burlington Free Press) - Should you give your baby a binky at bedtime? The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says yes: In new guidelines on preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the group urges parents to offer pacifiers at nap and bedtimes.