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School Officials Offer Free Parenting Classes in South San Diego (KPBS San Diego) - San Diego school officials are trying to reach out to black and Latino parents in the district by offering free parenting classes in South San Diego. KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis has the story.

Firelands offering parenting class (Port Clinton News Herald) - SANDUSKY -- Firelands Regional Medical Center will be offering the next "Happiest Baby on the Block" parenting class from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 18, at Firelands Regional Medical Center's South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave., Sandusky.

Parenting from the trenches — Scare me up a striped shirt (New Canaan Advertiser) - My parenting philosophy when my sons Blake and Kenny were young was “Divide and conquer.” Separating them whenever possible to avoid confrontations was a must. We actually kept this credo alive until the boys turned 15 and 17, and decided that they actually liked one another.

Parenting columnist John Rosemond to speak at Bishop Snyder High School (The Florida Times-Union) - Nationally known parenting columnist John Rosemond is coming to the Westside. The best-selling author and syndicated columnist will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, at Bishop John Snyder High School, 5001 Samaritan Way. Tickets are one for $10 and two for $15 at Christ Church Jacksonville, Anglican, 6850 103rd St. "We are really excited and happy to offer this for parents in this ...

Cell phone not a parenting panacea (The Monterey County Herald) - When it comes to communicating with teenagers by cell phone, more is not necessarily better, a CSU-Monterey Bay researcher says. "Some parents think, 'I have got to call my kid and find out where they are,'" said Robert Weisskirch, a human development professor and author of a recent study.

'Scary Parenting' book reading promises irreverence (Laguna News Post) - Hear excerpts from 'Afterbirth: Stories You Won't Hear in Parenting Magazines."

Row over schools' help for parents (Guardian Unlimited) - Research shows most families welcome help, but critics attack 'nationalising' of parenting Half of all schools have hired a member of staff to provide support for its pupils' parents, it has emerged. New figures from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) show that a few months after the post of parent support adviser was officially introduced, there are already 3,500 in England ...

'Don't bribe children, applaud them for their success' (IE via Yahoo! India News) - "Childern up to the age of three years require opportunities to develop hand coordination, do more things by themselves, sing, talk and develop their language, play with other children and even do things in the community," said Kabir Mustafi, former principal of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, during a seminar on parenting at The British School on Saturday.

Parenting column: Playing bumper cars on Halloween isn't fun (Belleville News-Democrat) - I love Halloween.

Friends of the Truckee Library: NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, Part One (Sierra Sun) - Friends of the Truckee Library: NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children, Part One By Teri Andrews Rinne Truckee Children's Services Librarian NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by science journalists Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman is one of the most compelling works of non-fiction that I've encountered recently and certainly one of the most controversial within the realm of parenting ...