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South Africa: Child Welfare Suggests Parenting Courses (AllAfrica.com) - Child Welfare South Africa has encouraged its members and organisations to develop parenting courses to equip parents to discipline their children, without resorting to physical force.

Louisville mother rises to the top with the help of Goodwill Parenting (The Alliance Review) - "I don't mind having my story in the paper," admitted Lorie Burick-Katich, of Louisville, "because it was in the newspapers when I got into trouble this year. I look at it as restitution. Everybody makes mistakes, and you can't do anything with a problem until you acknowledge it."

Parenting program gets grant from CDC (Daily Press) - Family Focus — a program of Mary Immaculate Hospital that targets families at risk for child abuse and helps teach positive parenting skills — has received a $198,700 grant from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Parenting program comes to Hillsborough (The Reporter) - HILLSBOROUGH -- The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey is bringing its successful parenting program "The 15-Minute Child Break" to the township.

Immanuel Lutheran sets parenting seminar (Leelanau Enterprise) - Immanuel Lutheran Church in Leland is hosting a DVD-based parenting seminar, Value-Packed Parenting, with Dr. Kevin Leman on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Source: Britney "Doesn't Take Parenting Seriously" (E! Online via Yahoo! News) - A week ago, Kevin Federline grudgingly consented to allow Britney Spears overnight visits with sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.

Inmates offered parenting program (The Derrick) - About 20 Clarion County jail inmates express interest. CLARION - Clarion County jail inmates will have an opportunity to develop better parenting skills through an upcoming program.

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 author to talk on positive discipline (Daily Herald) - Parents Encouraging Parents will present an event titled "That Child Is Driving Me Crazy! … Positive Discipline Techniques that Work" with author Gail Reichlin from 9 to 11 a.m. Oct. 27 in the multi-purpose room at St. Gilbert School, 231 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake.

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.