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Parenting group brings holiday cheer to Carlsbad seniors (North County Times) - CARLSBAD ---- Seniors at the Sunrise senior retirement facility in Carlsbad got an early Christmas present Tuesday morning when a group of children from a local play group stopped by to serenade them with Christmas carols.

Parenting classes attract all (BBC News) - Talk of parenting classes and you may think of dysfunctional families, but this is often far from the truth.

Parenting tips always in style (South Bend Tribune) - You tell your teenage son to clean his room. He doesn't do it. What's your next move? You could ask him again. You could ground him. Or you could use "reality discipline," the approach crafted by Dr. Kevin Leman.

Children's Resources (Martha's Vineyard Times) - The Family Network provides support and resources to all Island families with children up to age six. Services include play groups, parenting discussions, a monthly newsletter, health and development screenings, and support groups.

Community Briefs (Pahrump Valley Times) - Today - Holiday craft, noon. Parenting class is at 3 p.m. every Wednesday. Playgroup is at noon every Thursday. Call 751-5898 (se habla español) for more information.

Candidates back parenting choices (Brandon Sun) - The great day-care debate may divide their party leaders, but in the Brandon-Souris riding, election candidates agree parents should get a choice between staying at home or sending their kids to pre-school.

Program gives parenting advice (The Beacon News) - Most university educations take four or five years and thousands of dollars to complete. Parent University, on the other hand, is over in a day, and it costs considerably less.

A movie looks for cheap laughs (Orlando Sentinel) - And what few 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' gets are recycled and halfhearted. 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' ** (out of five) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is perfectly acceptable schmaltz, another movie ode to permissive parenting and inadequate birth control. So if you didn't get your "the more the merrier" jollies with the remake of Yours, Mine & Ours, here's a sequel to the last Dozen.

Prof. examines addictions (Sherwood Park News) - Sherwood Park News — Letters to the editor in the Sherwood Park News have inspired a University of Alberta professor to find out more about the affect of parenting on crystal methamphetamine use in adolescents.

Formulaic comedy offers few laughs (The Charlotte Observer) - "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" is perfectly acceptable schmaltz, another movie ode to permissive parenting and inadequate birth control. So if you didn't get your "the more the merrier" jollies with the remake of "Yours, Mine & Ours," here's a sequel to the first "Dozen" that opens today.