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Calls for changes to co-parenting laws (News Interactive) - A HARROWING account of a woman's struggle to escape her abusive husband has sparked calls from NSW Premier Morris Iemma for changes to co-parenting laws for separated parents.

Day of the dad: parenting academy (Daily Telegraph) - Tom Leonard considers just how much beneficial slacking he could achieve at 'parenting academy'.

Watching TV Can Improve Parenting And Child Behaviour (PhysOrg) - Watching television parenting programmes like ITV's Driving Mum and Dad Mad really can help improve parenting skills and modify children's behavioural problems, according to a study at The University of Manchester.

Workshop to focus on Positive Parenting (Stevens Point Journal) - A workshop, titled Positive Parenting How to Set Limits, will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Family Resource Center of Almond/Bancroft, located in Room S325 at Almond Elementary School. The workshop will cover the consequences of physical punishment and offer parents alternate ways to nurture and discipline children. Pat Rychter, a family living agent with the UW Extension, will

Watching TV parenting programmes can be good for both parents and kids (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Watching television parenting programmes can help improve parenting skills and modify children's behavioural problems, according to a study at The University of Manchester. In 'The Great Parenting Experiment: The role of the mass media in preventing anti-social behaviour in children,' clinical psychologists Dr Rachel Calam and Professor Sanders himself

Instincts only get you so far (North Shore News) - One of the myths of parenting is that it's instinctive, that parents can simply figure it out as they go along. Nothing is further from the truth. Our children rely on us as parents to raise, nurture, train, guide and educate them, and it's a tall order.

Head to head: Parenting classes (BBC News) - Two experts give their views on whether parenting classes can help tackle children's anti-social behaviour.

Parenting class slated for December in Great Bend (Hutchinson News) - GREAT BEND - Parents with children ages 5 to 12 years of age are invited to attend a parenting class. "Active Parenting Today" will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Dec. 5 and 6 at the Court Services Building in Great Bend, 1208 Kansas.

Experts offer parenting tips (BBC News) - Parenting experts give advice on how best to deal with young children and teenagers.

Watching TV parenting programmes can be good for both parents and kids (New Kerala) - Washington, Nov 22 : Watching television parenting programmes can help improve parenting skills and modify children's behavioural problems, according to a study at The University of Manchester.