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Honesty is the best policy with your kids, "Pinocchio Parenting" author says (Asbury Park Press) - Call them what you want — half-truths, untruths, exaggerations, whoppers, fibs, misrepresentations or the little white kind — lies are lies, no matter the circumstances.

Parenting skills needed for big issues (Post-Tribune) - It appears that we Americans have truly become the kind of people who believe there are only two kinds of people in the world: us and them. "Us" used to be the group who said we won't leave Iraq until the job is done, and anyone who disagreed belonged to "them," the "cut-and-runners."

I Write Letters (KXMA-TV Dickinson) - Measure three in the upcoming general election, the Shared Parenting Initiative has been one of the most hotly contested ballot measures in recent years.

Parenting Pearls-Oct. 5, 2006 (Princeton Packet) - Branding products is a key marketing device. Prior to reaching the consumer, new products are branded by marketers in such a way the public will recognize them. Name and product recognition results in higher profits and longer staying power in the fickle marketplace.

Tengku Abdullah: Hold courses on parenting (The Star Online) - KUANTAN: The authorities have been urged to expedite the implementation of parental courses in the country.

Parenting classes offered (The Payson Roundup) - Eight free classes for parents will be offered at the Parent Resource Center, 514 W. Wade Lane. They include "Social Skills and Your Child," "7 Keys to Reading Comprehension," "On the Road to Reading," "Literacy Can Be Fun," and "Discipline for the Young Child."

Over $8 Million Research Grant To Reduce HIV, Other STIs Among Pregnant Teens (Medical News Today) - Reducing risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) during and after pregnancy among adolescents in underserved communities is the focus of a grant totaling over $8 million to Yale School of Medicine and the Clinical Directors Network, Inc., in collaboration with the Centering Pregnancy and Parenting Association. [click link for full article]

Ministry needs parenting graduates (Prince George Citizen Online) - There has been a lot of speculation and criticism in the past few years about the Ministry of Children and Family Development, especially on child protection. The government's response has been mandating educational discrimination.

Busy month for students (Clark County Democrat) - The month of October has been very busy as both our faculty and students have been involved in many activities. On Tuesday, Oct. 10th, Parenting Day was held within our school system. Over 100 parent-teacher conferences were held. This can only result in better student achievement and success in

Mom gets one year for video (The Columbian) - A Ridgefield woman was sentenced to one year in the Clark County Jail on Thursday for what her attorney described as a "poor parenting decision." Kristina L. Stallings, 43, found a videotape of her husband raping her 6-year-old daughter and did not report the crime to police.