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Dorothy Nolte, 81, Author of Parenting Poem, Dies (New York Times) - Dorothy Law Nolte, a writer and family counselor, who wrote a weekly column on family matters for The Torrance Herald, authored the ubiquitous inspirational poem, "Children Learn What They Live."

New parenting educators add services at Douglas County Family Support Council (The Record-Courier) - The Family Support Council of Douglas County recently added two parenting educators in the Parents And Children Together Program.

AN exposition on better parenting failed to generate much interest yesterday, and even scheduled guest speaker Dr Peter (The Jamaica Observer) - Only a handful of parents turned up at the exhibition, which was intended to promote the Safe Schools Programme, reduce violence and antisocial behaviour in schools, promote better communities and build stronger individuals.

Bill proposes more resources for pregnant, parenting students (California Aggie) - Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) introduced legislation Nov. 7 that proposed the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Student Act. If approved, the legislation will provide $10 million for 200 individual grants that would provide resources for college-aged women with children.

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.

Learning parenting skills while you do time (Blogging Baby) - A vast number of our society could probably use some education about parenting. I’ll even raise my hand to be a part of that group. But where to begin? How about the McNeil Island Corrections Center in Washington state. “We’re real people and we care just as much as everybody else about our children,” said one inmate. The class, called “Long-distance dads,” teaches fathers to parent from

Head start and Crookston School working together (Crookston Daily Times) - The Crookston School District and Crookston Head Start are working together this year to provide quality childcare and parenting classes to the young parents who need them.

Families unite on Adoption Day (Manassas Journal Messenger) - Ellie Pekala never married or had a child of her own, she said, because she was always focused on her career as a Marine Corps officer. After retiring, Pekala had extra time that she used to volunteer in various ways, and in 2000 began foster parenting.

TAP not for everyone (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) - Iam not sure when attending the Teenage Parenting Center was pushed into the mandatory category for pregnant teens in Muscogee County schools. But that became history after a student, told she would have to attend the school, filed a complaint with the school district.

Co-Sleeping Safely - Attachment Parenting (BellaOnline) - Of all the tools associated with Attachment Parenting, co-sleeping is the most controversial. Choosing where your child sleeps is a personal matter, and in subsequent articles I'd like to discuss co-sleeping in depth and address some of the misconceptions surrounding the issue.