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Forum on parenting tips to be offered by Youth Haven (Bonita Daily News) - Youth Haven in East Naples is sponsoring a forum for parents to share their thoughts and successes as parents, gain support from other parents and learn practical ideas that will improve parenting skills.

Pilot program to promote positive parenting (Fort Saskatchewan Record) - Everyone knows how challenging parenting can be and now the Alberta government is putting up some cash to help parents better cope with some of these challenges.

Youth Haven offering parenting classes (Naples Daily News) - Youth Haven is starting to offer parenting classes to help families boost their learning skills in a seven-week free program.

Naturally unique, parenting organization offers support for those desiring a different approach (Carroll County Online) - HAMPSTEAD - Jessica Groves wouldn't dream of letting her two young sons, Aidan, 2, and John Paul, 1, cry it out at bedtime, nor does she expect them to sleep in their own rooms.

Attorney General Rejects Lottery Proposal, Certifies Gay Foster Parenting Ban For Ballot (The Morning News) - LITTLE ROCK - State Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to permit the creation of a state lottery and certified a proposed ballot initiative to ban unmarried couples from adopting or becoming foster parents.

Free parenting class in Harvey (The Mining Journal) - HARVEY — Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan will offer Common Sense Parenting for Toddlers and Preschoolers. The free classes will be offered fro...

Foster parenting rates don't reflect real expenses (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Bridget Foster has foster parenting in her blood, and her name for that matter. It's a calling for the single mother from St. Louis, who has adopted two children from state custody and typically offers a home to two other foster children.

SPEARS' SQUEEZE (New York Post) - AN L.A. judge has ordered Britney Spears to pay for her own parenting counseling and drug-testing before she can regain custody of her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and friends are worried it will cause an added drain to her rapidly depleting...

David Gilmour book chronicles relationship, film-watching with dropout son (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - TORONTO - David Gilmour's new book "The Film Club" almost defies classification. It's non-fiction, and it could find a home on the shelves with other books about relationships and parenting. But there's also drama, heartbreak and suspense. And, as the title suggests, it could easily appeal to movie buffs.

Court tightens parenting rules for Britney Spears (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A Los Angeles family court has issued strict rules governing Britney Spears' visitation rights with her children including that a monitor must be present whenever the pop star is with them.