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Parents should take part in Parenting Day (Greenville Advocate) - Alabama public schools will hold a Parenting Day on Monday, Oct. 17, which offers an excellent chance for parents to get out and visit with their children's teachers.

Parenting conference to discuss growing issues (Florence Morning News) - FLORENCE - The ever-increasing need to bridge the growing gap between parents and children was the focus of discussion Friday during a parental conference in Florence.

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.

Dads learn about parenting (Appeal-Democrat) - Those who think childrearing is women's work alone need to think again, according to family therapists and case managers. ”Today mom is working, too. So if mom is out of the house, how is dad going to step in and take over?

Parenting classes offered at area churches (Newport News-Times) - Parenting classes are being offered at Atonement Lutheran Church in Newport and at the Baptist Church in Siletz. The popular series, based on Oregon Social Learning Center curriculum and taught by Anne Swinehart, begins at 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Oct. 10 at Atonement Lutheran Church.

Parenting workshop held (Los Banos Enterprise) - Food, information and entertainment were all part of the second annual Parenting Workshop at Henry Miller Elementary School Saturday.

How one family grapples with cell phones, music lyrics (The Buffalo News) - Susan and Tom Kilpatrick sit in the sunny living room of their modest Clarence home and think about the parenting issues that concern them most. When their 18-year-old daughter began driving at 16, that took some adjustment, said Susan, who works full-time at a nearby preschool.

What cooks one proverbial meal may not cook another By KRISTINA RICHARDSON - Special Writer (San Marcos Daily Record) - I will be the first to admit that the process of parenting young people produces its fair share of challenges.

Sound Off for Oct. 9 (The Steamboat Pilot & Today) - The only drinking problem we have is when our parents' stash runs out, then we have to find someone else to buy us our goods. I do not think there's a problem with underage drinking in Steamboat. I think there's a problem with irresponsible parenting.

For generation 'ex,' a self-help magazine (International Herald Tribune) - In a country where one out of three marriages is doomed to failure, former spouses can now seek solace in their own magazine, Rosenkrieg, German for War of the Roses.