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Crying doll gives teen parenting, driving lesson (CNN.com) - PLEASANTON, California (AP) -- The perils of parenting apparently can be discovered through a classroom project.

Mother in Ohio 'caged kids' trial was stressed by parenting (ABC 13 Texas) - A mother accused of caging some of her 11 special needs adopted children showed signs years ago of being emotionally overwhelmed by her parenting duties, a former social worker testified Thursday.

In a Day Packed With Spit-Ups, Sippy Cups and Spazz Outs, NYC Parenting Company Provides New Alternative to Family Time (SYS-CON Media) - It's a fact: Most parents of kids five andunder are exhausted and not at their best. Perhaps they cruised throughtheir baby's first year on pure adrenaline. But, immediately followingthat first birthday party, utter fatigue sets in. Case in point: Twentypercent of new moms leave the house with mismatched shoes, according to arecent survey conducted by Parenting magazine. So, before Elmo can

In a Day Packed With Spit-Ups, Sippy Cups and Spazz Outs, NYC Parenting Company Provides New Alternative to Family Time (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - It's a fact: Most parents of kids five and under are exhausted and not at their best. Perhaps they cruised through their baby's first year on pure adrenaline. But, immediately following that first birthday party, utter fatigue sets in. Case in point: Twenty percent of new moms leave the house with mismatched shoes, according to a recent survey conducted by Parenting magazine. So, before Elmo can

South Africa: Will Bad Parenting Be the Death of Us? (AllAfrica.com) - ARE humans losing the vital skills required to ensure the survival of our species? It appears to me that there is a growing parenting crisis across the world.

What would Mary and Joseph do? (Chicago Tribune) - A new movie builds on the story of the Nativity by delving into the human emotions of marriage, pregnancy and parenting In the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, few details are given about the Virgin Mary's life or how she felt when she was told she would be the mother of Christ.

Study: Nat. Geo, Sunset Tops in Reader Satisfaction (Mediaweek) - Consumers ranked National Geographic, Sunset and Harvard Business Review highest in overall reader satisfaction among print publications, according to newly released data from Monroe Mendelsohn Research (MMR). Among publications' Web sites, the highest-ranking were those of National Geographic, Parenting and Cooking Light.

DISTRACTION: Teen crashes car after hearing doll cry (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) -- The perils of parenting apparently can be discovered through a classroom project. A startled 17-year-old girl swerved her car into a freeway guardrail and slammed into a pickup truck after the realistic-sounding baby doll in her care suddenly began to cry.

CHP says fake baby causes real car crash (Modesto Bee) - PLEASANTON — The dangers of parenting apparently apply to fake babies, too.

County leads way with parent help (St Albans Observer) - CONTROVERSIAL government plans to introduce parenting classes nationwide were announced last week - but Hertfordshire County Council insists it is already one step ahead.