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Free parenting classes today (Muskogee Phoenix) - Two free parenting sessions will be offered today by Child Development Specialist Tonya James from the Muskogee County Health Department's Child Guidance Clinic. 'Pause for Parenting' will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the conference room, at the Muskogee Public Library.

Parenting experts set for conference (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Seems there's never a parenting expert around when you need one.

Community Prevention Resources of Warren County offers positive parenting classes (The Warren Reporter) - WASHINGTON -- Community Prevention Resources of Warren County is offering positive parenting classes. This 6-week program is for parents of children of all ages to discuss issues such as sibling rivalry, discipline, and creating a safe home environment. Morning classes...

DECA SPORTS Takes Gold at 2008 National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Children's Products Competition (Centre Daily Times) - Hudson Entertainment, the North American publishing arm of Hudson Soft, today announced that its popular title, DECA SPORTS(TM) for Wii, has officially been named a Gold Award winner at the 2008 National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children's Products competition.

Second session of Wisconsin Rapids Common Ties co-parenting course is Tuesday (Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) - WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- The second session of Common Ties-Successful Co-Parenting will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parents Place, 400 Daly Ave, Suite 106. For more information, call Parents Place at 421-0480.

Parenting prowess: Technology assists learning, adds to fears (The Sentinel) - Like many parents, Mark Campbell isn’t always on the same page with his son, Tyler Campbell, and the area of technology is no exception.

Parenting can transport you back to your own childhood (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - One of the great joys of being a parent is the opportunity to occasionally transport ourselves back to the days of being a child. When playing a game of Candyland, you feel the satisfaction of being the first one to the end of the board and beating your sister. 

Gay Parenting: Adoption, Fostering and Surrogacy (RainbowNetwork.com) - Fostering. Through fostering, gay men and lesbians can become parents to children who are not biologically theirs. With fostering, the carer does not become the permanent legal parent but has an ongoing relationship with the Social Services. This involves some payment for services.

Parents moving towards positive parenting methods (Scoop.co.nz) - “Barnardos New Zealand is welcoming the research project on child discipline carried out by the University of Otago Children’s Issues Centre between December 2006 and July this year.

Different Roles For Mothers And Fathers Influenced By Genetics (Science Daily) - New research reveals for the first time that the different roles of mothers and fathers are influenced by genetics. The study shows how variation in where males and females put their parenting effort reflects different genetic influences for each sex.