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Ten-year-olds to get parenting lessons as part of £4m scheme (The Scotsman) - PUPILS as young as ten are to be given parenting lessons as part of a multi-million-pound scheme aimed at reducing the number of young people who go straight onto the dole after they leave school.

Parenting classes for children of 10 (The Herald) - Children as young as 10 are to be given parenting lessons in a groundbreaking initiative to improve the prospects of pupils from some of the most deprived communities in Scotland.

Child & Parenting Product Company, UpSpring, Announces Launch of Walking Wings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - UpSpring, a new Austin based child and parenting product company, which markets new innovations in the child development and safety category, announces the launch of their signature brand, Walking Wings .

Matthew Taylor says we should teach children parenting skills (Guardian Unlimited) - Let's teach children about parenting, says Matthew Taylor.

Class lets male inmates share parenting worries (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - Lorena Tec Cob went through the usual procedure to prepare to teach her parenting course to male inmates at the Brown County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center.

Parenting: Considering day care means checking it out (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q: I read your column often. I am writing for my daughter who works and may be losing her daytime sitter soon. Can you please send us a list of qualities to look for in day care? Thank you.

`Helicopter parents' are trying to help their children land jobs (KTRE-TV East Texas) - UNDATED Some parents are writing their resumes for their college-age kids. Others are acting as their children's "representatives," hounding college career counselors, showing up at job fairs and even calling potential employers.It's the next phase in "helicopter parenting" -- a term coined for those who have hovered over their children's lives from kindergarten to college.Kate Brooks is director

`Helicopter\' parents try too hard (Sharewatch) - It\'s the next phase in helicopter parenting, a term coined for those who have hovered over their children\'s lives from kindergarten to college.

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.

‘Child of Rage’ settles down for talk (Odessa American) - Once labeled as a “Child of Rage” herself, Beth Thomas addressed a room full of concerned parents Monday night in how to handle children with anger through parenting and therapy techniques.