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Parenting class instills hope during recovery (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Karen Franklin entered the Turtle Creek Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation Inc. parenting class coming off the three most difficult years of her life. ...

Mom of the Year (Tifton Gazette) - Carolyn Dennard worked to the sound of gospel music Wednesday morning as she prepared Brie’s Fried Chicken for another day of business. Her children attest that Dennard’s spirituality and strong work ethic make her deserving of this year’s PLIGHT Parenting Excellence Award.

Time to end the digital 'arms race' of parental spying? (CNET) - The CBS Evening News series "The Secret Lives of Teens" asks whether parental spying on teen Internet use is an "invasion of privacy or smart parenting."

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

Broken holidays: Co-parenting and Thanksgiving - roanoke.com (Roanoke Times) - Times when families traditionally come together for happy celebrations can cause pain and anxiety when parents and children are adjusting to a recent divorce. Related Photo by Justin Cook | The Roanoke Times

Doula teen program seeking volunteers in variety of roles (Leelanau Enterprise) - The Doula program of the Women's Resource Center, which works with pregnant and parenting teens, is seeking volunteers to play a variety of roles in Leelanau and other counties in the area.

Talking brings out the best in dads (Pretoria News) - Christchurch - One of the first things Joe Waru teaches fathers in his parenting courses is how to have a conversation with their children.

Even dads get the baby blues (Pretoria News) - First-time Kiwi fathers are being struck with postnatal depression as often as women. Yet their needs are being overlooked by a public health system geared solely towards mothers and children, claim parenting advisers and health professionals.

Two iUniverse Titles Win Top Prize in USA Book News Best Books 2007 Awards (PR.com) - Two iUniverse titles were recently announced winners at the USA Book News Best Books 2007 Awards, while iUniverse titles also received finalist honors in 10 additional categories. The 7 Pitfalls of Single Parenting by Carolyn Ellis was the winning title Parenting/Family: Divorce category; and Kermit Lopez’ Cibolero walked away as the winning title in the Fiction & Literature: Western category. ...

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