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District offers free help for parenting young kids (The Olympian) - North Thurston Public Schools' parenting classes are helping a lot of people realize that the problems they face with their children aren't unique. Thirty-three parents registered for the fall Winning at Parenting session, which began Oct. 12 at Lacey Presbyterian Church.

Latest trend in toilet training is troubling Parenting John Rosemond (TimesLeader.com) - THE BUZZ IN American parenting of late surrounds infant “elimination training,” or training children as young as 6 months to signal their mothers when they are about to “go,” upon which said moms hold them over or help them sit on a toilet, potty, bucket, the kitchen sink, or some other suitable (?) receptacle into which they release.

Parenting classes offered in Spanish (The News-Review) - ROSEBURG: Spanish-speaking parents interested in learning effective child-rearing skills can now sign up for a Spanish version of "Make Parenting a Pleasure" classes that begin Friday.

Parenting expert to speak here (Delta Democrat Times) - GREENVILLE - Nationally known syndicated columnist and parenting authority John Rosemond will be on hand Thursday for a public presentation at the Delta Regional Medical Center's pavilion on Fairground Road across from the YMCA building.

Parenting Magazine Gives b EQUAL's Show Me the Wild Family DVD Its Mom-Tested(TM) Seal (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Parenting magazine and its network of mom testers have awarded b EQUAL's Show Me the Wild Family DVD Trivia Game with the much sought-after Mom-Tested seal. Announced in the October 2005 issue, products compiled by experts and Parenting's own editorial staff were turned over to moms for real-world testing with their own families to name the best-of-the-best in family and child-friendly gear.

In his son, McKay has his biggest thrill: Pride (Sun-Sentinel) - Jim McKay has a theory about parenting that explains why he became so emotional four months ago when his son, Sean McManus, brokered a landmark deal in their family's business, sports television.

Evelyn Miller’s father, others subpoenaed (The Des Moines Register) - More people who know the Floyd County couple who were parenting Evelyn Miller before she was slain this past summer have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury.

Long-running PreSchool Family program is a lab that teaches parenting (San Jose Mercury News) - Tom Culbertson and his 2 1/2-year-old son, Owen, were deep in discussion about ``a buff'lai'' on the pages of the book ``Pie in the Sky'' when another toddler approached. ``Mattias, do you want to read with us?'' Culbertson asked.

Class notes (St. Petersburg Times) - WEST HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL : Active parenting meeting, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. SPRING HILL ELEMENTARY : School adviser council meeting, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 14.

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.