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'Bad parenting' and sexual offences fuel record Children's Reporter cases (The Scotsman) - RECORD numbers of Scottish youngsters are being referred to the Children's Reporter due to "bad parenting", with a huge rise in sexual offences and cases of neglect.

Ford Family grant makes county-wide parenting classes a reality (Siskiyou Daily News) - Daily News Staff Writer YREKA ­ Families connected to Evergreen Elementary School in Yreka were able to attend seven weeks of free parenting classes put on by the Siskiyou Community Services Council (CSC), thanks in part to a grant received by the Ford Family Foundation.

Pio Terei, No Sweat Parenting Event (Scoop.co.nz) - “A ripper of an event!” That’s how well known entertainer, Pio Terei describes the No Sweat parenting evening he will be presenting on Thursday 6th December at Bailey Rd School, Mt Wellington.

OU study looks into how parenting affects teens (Tulsa World) - OKLAHOMA CITY -- An ongoing study done by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is examining how parenting and other factors affect the long-term behavior of teenagers.

Study Looks Into How Parenting Affects Teens (KOTV 6 Tulsa) - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- An ongoing study done by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is examining how parenting and other factors affect the long-term behavior of teenagers. The "youth asset study" is being funded by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers are looking at how 17 "assets," including parental involvement and religion, factor into teenage ...

OU study looks into how parenting affects teens (KFDA-TV Amarillo) - Associated Press - November 27, 2007 1:55 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An ongoing study done by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is examining how parenting and other factors...

Column: A year of biblical parenting? (Rushville Republican) - JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Author A.J. Jacobs stoned an adulterer last year. He had to. He was attempting to live 100 percent perfectly according to God’s Holy Word, for his book “The Year of Living Biblically.”

International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo (China Daily) - An employee of Yamazaki Educational Systems Co. holds two "My Baby 2" robotic babies at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo November 28, 2007. The robotic babies are designed to teach parenting skills and require feeding, diaper changes, burping and sleeping and also record data on how their human parents treat them.

Gay parenting on the rise globally (The Times of India) - MUMBAI: A family, traditionally, has meant man, woman and child. Not any more, as children raised by gay and lesbian couples are on the rise internationally.

Workshops designed to enhance parenting skills (The Naperville Sun) - Parent University is a one-day opportunity for parents to attend various workshops geared toward increasing parent effectiveness. Participants can choose three workshops from more than 27 topics.