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Asbo tsar calls for councils to enforce parenting courses (Guardian Unlimited) - Britain's 'Asbo tsar' plans to give councils powers to force compulsory parenting courses on parents of problem children.

Asbo tsar calls for councils to enforce parenting courses (Guardian Unlimited) - Britain's 'Asbo tsar' plans to give councils powers to force compulsory parenting courses on parents of problem children. Ordering parents to attend such courses is currently available only by recourse to the courts.

New committee to offer seminars on parenting skills (Town Online) - A joint collaboration involving members of the clergy and professional educators of Sharon have designed a new committee that will provide parenting skills seminars to the public.

Advice by Marilyn Heins, M.D. : Parenting Childhood not without tension (Arizona Daily Star) - Q My 3 1/2-year-old granddaughter has been chewing the inside of her lips/cheeks for over a year, even using her finger to poke her cheek in from the outside and occasionally drawing blood. We can't get her to stop. Some adults in the family also chew the inside of their mouths in the same manner. She is a very bright, articulate and mostly happy child, although she is somewhat lacking in

Parenting classes offered free to public (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Fallon Family Focus offers, free of charge to the community, classes that help deal with parenting skills on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Adult Education center, 590 S. Maine Street. All are welcome to attend. The following classes are being offered next week:

Group to present parenting workshop (NorthJersey.com) - BERGENFIELD -- The Partnership for Caring, a program of Vantage Health System, will hold a two-part parenting workshop about communication.

Adopted child needs attentive parenting (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Q: We have an adopted girl who came to us when she was 4 years old. She is very difficult to handle and does pretty much what she pleases. For us to make her obey would be very unpleasant for her, and frankly, we don't feel we have the right to do that. She has been through a lot in her short life. Besides, we're not her real parents. Do you think she'll be OK if we'll just give her a lot of love

DIFFICULT ADOPTED DAUGHTER NEEDS ATTENTIVE PARENTING (Cullman Times) - QUESTION: We have an adopted girl who came to us when she was 4 years old. She is very difficult to handle and does pretty much what she pleases. For us to make her obey would be very unpleasant for her, and frankly, we don't feel we have the right to do that.

Model respectful behavior for your kids (Seattle Times) - Recently I wrote about respectful parenting. Today I am offering some specific techniques that will assist you.

Spaying and neutering your pets (News 10 Now) - Spaying and neutering your pets should be considered a regular part of parenting and adoption. Today we will talk about some misinformation about spaying and neutering, tell you why it's so important and where you can find low cost programs to help.