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Beech Acres hosts nation's top parenting expo (Community Press & Recorder) - ANDERSON TWP. - Ann Pleshette Murphy, parenting contributor to ABC's "Good Morning America," is one of this year's For the Love of Kids conference main attractions.

County budget request: $100K for teen parenting program (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Brown County Supervisor Patrick Evans will propose $100,000 be included in the 2008 county budget to resurrect a teen parenting program that ended when funding wasnt in this years budget.

South Africa: Survey Spots Parenting Pitfalls (AllAfrica.com) - CHILDREN are not necessarily happier because parents sacrifice their lives for them, a parenting survey released by Women24.com yesterday found.

Contemporary Parenting Explored in Billion Dollar Baby Premiere, in Utah (Playbill) - Salt Lake Acting Company (SLAC) births the world premiere of the solo comedy Billion Dollar Baby by Utah native and SLAC resident playwright Julie Jensen Nov. 9-Dec. 2.

Not Your Parents Internship Anymore - Latest Trend in Internships is Ugly Reality of Helicopter Parenting (Newswise) - The latest trend in helicopter parenting -- parents interfering with their kids' internship experiences, calling these companies and asking employers to go easy on their children - an exercise which says Diana Nash, director of Career Development and Internships at Marymount Manhattan College, makes employers think twice about hiring interns in the future.

Parenting: Washing up is the right thing to do (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q. My little grandchildren don't always wash their hands after bathrooming or before meals. My son and his wife are very casual about this. I think it's disgusting and dangerous. What do you think? ...

Britney Spears tries to defend parenting skills (Moldova.org) - Britney Spears told Ryan Seacrest in a radio interview that she is doing all she can for her children. When asked by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest on his Los Angeles show if she was doing all she could for her children, Spears said: "Oh, God yeah." The singer is currently embroiled in a custody battle over her two young boys with ex-husband Kevin Federline. "It's sad, how cruel the world can ...

Helicopter parents (Bristol Herald Courier) - A Middlebury College psychologist says the phenomena known as "helicopter parenting" transcends race, class and education.

Local educator helps parents through science (Community Press & Recorder) - ANDERSON TWP.- Barbara James has known she was meant to be a teacher since fourth grade. Now her vision is to use her skills to help you be a success at parenting.

Jury finds couple not guilty in teen captivity case (News Leader) - ‘It really boiled down to bad parenting and not felonious behavior.’ — Michael Hallahan II, defense attorney