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Local bank donates money to STEP Parenting Program (Canton Daily Ledger) - Wells Fargo Bank has donated $775 to Canton Union School District 66 for the district’s STEP Parenting Training Program. The donation, which brings the total amount given to the program by Wells Fargo to $3,555, is part of Wells Fargo’s Team Up for Our Schools program.

Parenting books neglect safety for teens (UPI) - CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Parenting books on teenagers are less likely to contain injury prevention messages than those that give advice on parenting small children.

Sharon Osborne attacks Madonna's parenting (Blogging Baby) - Sharon Osbourne is the next celebrity parent, (Jon Bon Jovi chimed in last week) to be annoyed with Madonna’s lofty parenting ideals. You’ll forgive me if I find it laughable that Sharon Osbourne is up in arms over Madonna’s decision to seriously limit her kids television exposure. It’s true I think there are a million ‘right’ ways to be a parent, but the Osbourne’s are not exactly the

Shared parenting better for children (Montgomery Advertiser) - Hopefully, the next legislative session will make true shared parenting a reality. Current policy relative to custody of children after divorce constitutes "winner take all" and de facto state sponsored kidnapping.

Author to discuss parenting strategies (Lansdale Reporter) - Award-winning author and educational consultant Michele Borba will be speaking on parenting strategies at the North Penn High School at 7 p.m. tonight.

'50s parenting: Abstract art -- not science (Orlando Sentinel) - My mother, who bore four children in five years to a husband who traveled on business, used to restrain my adventurous baby sister in her crib with neckties.

Knowing yourself is key to parenting (Visalia Times-Delta) - When we begin our rite of passage into parenthood, we are determined not to repeat our parent's mistakes. As new parents, we create mental checklists of dos and don'ts.

Local athletes examples of good parenting (Selma Times-Journal) - I really enjoyed the article on former Selma High School football player, Donald Steele. Every so often, a kid comes through the school system with the total package.

Parenting isn't pretty: when your children are touch-y (Blogging Baby) - Get. Off. ME! I want to shout, jaw clenched. And, stop wiggling or I’ll wiggle you! But I grind my teeth, and usually get by with a minor frustrated outburst of ohhhhh! as Everett shifts position again, and again, and again to get the maximum touch factor. When he creeps into our bed in the wee hours, he shifts and shimmies until he can get his feet just so under my calves. I love a

County offers free classes for parents (Rapid City Journal) - RAPID CITY — Parents looking for advice on how to cope with their teenagers can take advantage of free parenting programs offered this month and next month by Pennington County Juvenile Diversion.