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Parents urged to add responsible parenting to New Year`s resolution (Accra Daily Mail) - Mr Isaac Edumadze, the Central Regional Minister has appealed to parents and guardians to add responsible parenting to their New Year resolution to enable children to grow into responsible adults.

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.

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.

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.

Good day care involves more than academics Parenting John Rosemond (TimesLeader.com) - The father titled his letter “You Can’t Tell a Day care by its Cover.” It told a story that has become all-too familiar over the past few years. The dad in question, a single working father without relief, has no choice but to put his 3-year-old in day care.

Healthier Families in 2006 (Portsmouth Herald) - If you resolved to have a calmer and happier family life in 2006, Families First Health and Support Center can help you get there. "Keeping Your Cool" and "Helping Siblings Get Along" are two of many parenting classes, support groups and family groups Families First is offering this month.

Wyoming -- Tuesday, Dec. 20 (Casper Star-Tribune) - Coming Up Parenting skills * The Wyoming Children's Access Network provides parent-education seminars for divorcing, separated and never-married parents. The one-time 4-hour seminar is offered monthly in Cheyenne, Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Lander, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Torrington. The seminar provides information on the impact of parental conflict on children and teaches

'Drugs Are Real' Topic of Free Parent Forum Jan. 12 (La Cañada Valley Sun) - A free parenting forum on how to identify the red flags that might indicate a child is involved with drugs will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Roger Barkley Community Center, 4469 Chevy Chase Dr., La Cañada Flintridge.

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.