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Book Prize for Perri Klass (New York Times) - Perri Klass, a pediatrician and the author of several books on parenting and medicine, is the recipient of the 2006 Women?s National Book Association Award.

PARENTING ON THIN ICE (Peter McKay via Yahoo! News) - For the past month or so, my kids have gathered around the computer every afternoon after school, eagerly elbowing each other to get a better view of the screen.

Parenting: Young girls need to build a healthy self-confidence (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q: My 8-year-old daughter and her best friend have been together since they were 2. She came home last night upset that the "it" girl playing with her best friend excluded her from the group by telling her she wasn't good enough for them. I thought they were too young to form cliques yet.

Q & A with the Tara Parenting Coordinator (BellaOnline) - Would you be willing to share a little about your spiritual journey and your parenting experiences?

Author and Parenting Educator to Speak at Duxbury Arts Center (RedNova) - DUXBURY - Nationally known author and parenting educator Dr. Robert Brooks will present his talk "Raising Resilient Children and Adolescents" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center, 73 Alden St.

The nanny state school for good parenting (Daily Telegraph) - A national academy providing reliable advice on which child-rearing techniques actually work will be launched next autumn, Beverley Hughes, the minister for children and families, announced yesterday.

Toddler Injured, Tom Cruise Dazed in Photog Mishap (WTOL News 11) - For Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, soccer outings are an important part of parenting -- but Saturday it was more than the ball that took a beating. Nature called, so Tom kissed Katie, then headed to the public toilets. That's when something went terribly wrong.

Parenting classes planned at Myrtle Creek school (The News-Review) - Registration opens Monday for Make Parenting a Pleasure, a parenting class that's being offered at the Myrtle Creek Elementary Library. The course is designed for parents of children up to 8 years old.

Couple to Take Parenting Classes After Leaving Baby at Home Alone (WECT 6 Wilmington) - WILMINGTON -- A 10-month old baby has been temporarily taken away from its parents after authorities say the couple left the child at home alone while they went out drinking.

Mid-valley in brief (Albany Democrat-Herald) - Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation has granted Fish of Albany’s Guest House $5,000 to continue its work in 2007. The Guest House program offers housing, services and guidance to pregnant and parenting teens and their children.