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Parenting Day slated for county schools (Greenville Advocate) - Parents, mark your calendars for Monday, Oct. 17. That's the day all Alabama public schools will hold Parenting Day. While the students of all Butler County schools will have that Monday off, it will be a busy day for staff and faculty members.

John Rosemond, Parenting: Kids e-mail darndest things, and it's not a very good idea (Miami Herald) - John Rosemond Q: My husband and I have allowed our 14-year-old daughter and 11-year-old son to e-mail and instant message their friends on their computers, which are in their respective rooms. This is allowed only after homework and chores are done. They have both told me they don't like me hanging around when they're online and don't want me to read their mail. As if to confirm my fears, one of

Parenting payment (Bega District News) - FEDERAL Government changes to the Parenting Payment have prompted Sertec to organise a series of seminars for people affected by the changes.

Practical Parenting secures P&G as awards sponsor (intellagencia.com) - Procter & Gamble's Fairy Non Bio laundry detergent brand is to sponsor the inaugural Practical Parenting Awards. The event, spun off from IPC SouthBank's parenting title, Practical Parenting, is designed to recognise and celebrate parents, parenting professionals and parenting products.

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.

School district gets almost $1 million (El Paso Times) - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Canutillo Independent School District $993,819 in federal funds over a three-year period for the Canutillo Alcohol Reduction Program, which includes mentors, professional motivational speakers, after-school and summer programs, and parenting workshops.

Study focuses on unmarried parenting (Daily Vidette) - (U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. - Marriage may be next behind the dodo bird in the line of extinction. Government policies over the last decade have addressed growing numbers of out-of-wedlock mothers, leading a Cornell University professor to study the issue.

Gay, lesbian festival premiers international works (The Daily Texan) - The 2005 Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival has coming-out stories, the political and personal faces of gay marriage, and images of HIV-positive men. But the festival also includes a slasher film, gay parenting and activist lesbian grandmothers.

On Parenting: Birthdays inspire fitness snails (Hampton Roads Daily Press) - Birthdays, even more than New Year's Day, inspire resolutions - especially birthdays that have a 9 in them.

Actress aims to save lives (Miami Herald) - She can talk about lots of things -- from her varied career in show business to the joys of parenting. But this week actress Ann Jillian will share a personal story of breast-cancer survival.