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Binkies get green light in correct-parenting wars (Florida Today) - Fifteen years ago, pacifiers were considered a sign of bad parenting skills. If you used them, strangers and friends would tell you were giving your children overbites or ear infections, ignoring their needs, trying to shut them up instead of nursing them or bonding with them, or worse.

Free parenting seminar on Wednesday (Burlington Post) - Setting boundaries and raising responsible children are the topics of a free parenting seminar on Wednesday. The 7-8:15 p.m. takes place at Nelson High School, 4181 New St.

PARENTING: Internet gambling: Online pastime a hazard for kids (The Charlotte Observer) - Many parents have been warned about the dangers of a child exchanging messages with a stranger online. But what about the danger posed by gambling Web sites?

Katrina prompts interest in foster parenting (Blogging Baby) - In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many states, especially those in the South, have seen a huge upswing in interest for foster parenting . Most of the children who survived the hurricane have already been reunited with their families. However, the states are hoping that those who initially volunteered to take in the children affected by Katrina will be similarly inspired to be foster

Don't forget to record those other childhood milestones (Chicago Tribune) - NEW YORK -- The moments in a child's life that get prime placement in the scrapbook usually are the first smile, first steps and first words. Parenting magazine, however, makes the case in its October issue that there are other important milestones--ones parents can truly celebrate:

Parents Encouraged to Take 'Time Out' (Oswego Daily News) - OSWEGO, NY - The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau is offering a free parenting class on how to use "time out" as a discipline technique. This class will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14 and Nov. 21 at the youth bureau office, 70 Bunner St., Oswego.

Co-sleeping kills babies? So says blogger (Blogging Baby) - I have to admit that, while I first found the format of Oxygen’s new Oh Baby! blog to be cute, I was also a little unsettled by it. The “he said/she said” format of the blog pits dad blogger Laid-Off Dad versus mom blogger Mother in Chief. Isn’t it somewhat….well, distasteful to pit two parents against one another in a parenting steel cage match? And how can you expect two people to

Clever frames for kids art (Blogging Baby) - I saw this product in Parents Magazine , or was it Parenting (aren’t they the same?), as I waited for my daughter’s haircut to be finished. It’s a frame you can feature one of your child’s masterpieces in, with storage in the back for many more. You can easily swap out the display and keep all your child’s favorite pieces in one place. They cost $19.95 to $29.95 and are available from

In Our View: It takes two (Texarkana Gazette) - It’s just too hard to go it alone. It’s too big a job and responsibility. Parenting is not, except for circumstances beyond their control, a single shingle obligation.

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.