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Parenting by Marilyn Heins: Consider child's age, maturity when discussing death (Arizona Daily Star) - Q We have a 21-month-old who is very attached to our four dogs. One of the dogs, Spot, is almost 12. Although she's healthy, I expect she is probably nearing the end of her life.

Parenting help is just a call away (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Incoherent at times, the caller cries and screams into the phone, "He's out of control!" Her teenage son is skipping school, hanging out with the wrong crowd and "mouthing off." She's at her wits' end and can't take it anymore.At the oth...

Great turnout at Parenting Day (Clark County Democrat) - The faculty, staff and administration of Clarke County High School would like to thank the more than 200 parents who participated in Parenting Day. The day was a huge success with parents picking up report cards and meeting with teachers. Parents are a huge part of our school, and we appreciate everything they do for our school.

Britney Spears calls the world 'cruel' in interview (The Pantagraph) - LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears defended her parenting and chastised her critics, lamenting "how cruel our world can be," in a brief interview on Ryan Seacrest's radio show Wednesday.

Focus On The Family Executives More Interested In Parenting Than Politics (The Morning News) - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- James Dobson has become synonymous with the empire that is Focus on the Family. Tourists clamor for photos of the group's founder when he's not taping a radio show, talking about the presidential race on a TV news show or writing another child-rearing book.

For Love of Kids conference Saturday (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - You don't need a Ph.D. in parenting to be a good mom or dad, but you do need information.

PARENTING JOHN ROSEMOND 'Doctor's orders' ease tantrums (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - From the Happy Endings Department: A little over a month ago, the parents of a 6-year-old boy asked my advice concerning his daily, sometimes violent tantrums which had been ongoing since he was 3. They had removed nearly everything from his bedroom including his dresser and lamp because they were often the objects of his destructive rages. When he threw one of his fits, they confined him to his ...

New Study Gives Hovering College Parents Extra Credit (Washington Post) - Despite the negative reputation of "helicopter parents," those moms and dads who hover over children in college and swoop into their academic affairs appear to be doing plenty of good.

Brain Myth - The Differences Are Sexist (Arts Journal) - "Boys and girls are different because their brains are different. This idea has driven bestsellers, parenting articles, and even - increasingly - American education. The problem is, a hard look at the real data behind these claims suggests they are simply untrue."

Ministry says plans advanced for parenting policy (The Jamaica Observer) - EDUCATION Minister Andrew Holness says plans are in the advanced stages for the development of a parenting policy which will, among other things, bring parenting into the formal education system, and hold accountable those who are delinquent.