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Learning how to be a good parent (BBC News) - The government is aiming to make parenting classes universally available in England.

On Parenting: How to Avoid Thanksgiving Burns (US News & World Report) - Young children are very vulnerable to scalds and contact burns.

Britney's parenting coach wants off the crazy train (Splash via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment) - Troubled Britney Spears' court-appointing parent coach is begging to be taken off the case - because she thinks the star is crazy, according to U.S. reports.

Videos for babies: Learning tools or lazy parenting? (The Nashua Telegraph) - ... - By SANDRA G. BOODMAN The Washington Post

The Family Party welcomes family research funding (Scoop.co.nz) - The Family Party is welcoming Government’s pledge of $7million towards research into children and families, that will look at parenting behaviours, health and environmental factors, child development, education, nutrition and social interactions.

Limits of appropriate parenting are clear (Staten Island Advance) - STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Do parents have an absolute right to educate their children about sex in any manner that they deem appropriate?

Everymom Blog (Northwest Herald) - Jami Kunzer writes about parenting. Click here to read her blog.

Good parenting 'helps in adulthood' (ic Lanarkshire) - The care children receive from parents in their early years may affect their physical health when they are adults, Scotland's top doctor has said. Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Harry Burns said more research on the subject was needed.

Prison for poor parenting (The Daily Targum) - Prince George's County in Maryland began cracking down on parents over the weekend who have not taken the necessary steps to get their children the necessary vaccinations to attend public school. Nearly 2,300 students in a 132,000-student district public school system did not have the up-to-date shots for polio, mumps, measles, hepatitis B and chicken pox, and were therefore temporarily barred ...

The Happiest Days of Our Lives (Slashdot) - If you've ever read Wil Wheaton's blog (clevernickname to us), you know he's not afraid to put everything on the table. One of the things I've always admired about his writing is his willingness to talk about his kids. On the internet. With ... people. Despite the obvious problems that could cause, Wil has been sharing anecdotes about his adventures in parenting since the early days of WWDN. His ...