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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.

Dads may be able to keep babies behind bars (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Sweden's prison service may allow babies to live in prison with their fathers, putting men on an equal footing with women in prison parenting, a prison service official said Thursday.

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.

Group helps deal with parenting issues (Calaveras Enterprise) - When parents reach the point when they ask themselves “What do I do now?” n there is help.

Blogging Baby Sleepover: Blog Roundup for Thursday, October 27 (Blogging Baby) - What’s going on around the parenting blogosphere? Well, let’s take a peek before we tuck in, shall we? Crazedparent interviewed Wendy Sachs, author of the book How She Really Does It (about high-profile working moms) and a freelance TV producer/mom in her own right. So, how does Wendy really do it, where “it” is reading a story to her son who is trying to poop while on a

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.

Starfall: great site for learning to read (Blogging Baby) - When I mentioned I write for a parenting website at a birthday party a few weeks ago, another mother gave me so many great websites she and her kids love. I took a look through the list and my four-year-old and I thought Starfall was especially fun. Starfall was founded by the Polis-Schutz family, the same family behind Bluemountain.com as a resource to help children learn to read. Dr.