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Parenting's unexpected lessons - in heavy machinery (The Christian Science Monitor) - Their 2-year-old boy has the scoop on heavy equipment - from pumpers to tractors.

Free parenting course to begin Jan. 8 (Appleton Post-Crescent) - WAUPACA The Waupaca Family Resource Center, 101 Tower Road, will offer Love and Logic from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Dads Offer Unique Perspective On Parenting (The Morning News) - It's well known that men and women are indeed from different planets. Men and women experience the world differently. Even in our roles as parents, both genders offer a unique perspective to each other and our children.

Putting heart into it (Eden Daily News) - Loretta Burgess has spent a lifetime serving others through her teaching, parenting, guiding, advising and, now, cooking. "We enjoy working with people," Burgess says of her and her husband Andy's cake and catering business, At Your Service. "We consider it a ministry."

Parenting classes aimsto help with raising kids (The Idaho Statesman) - Meridian School District will offer a series of parenting classes starting with Parent Project, a class that gives parents strategies of raising their children, starting in January.

Interactive baby gives teens realistic look at parenting (The Advocate) - Baton Rouge General Medical Center’s “Baby Think It Over!” program places computerized babies with teenagers for several days to teach them about parental responsibilities.

Making more places for kids' stuff (Pioneer Press) - CREATIVE PARENTING DONNA If one of your New Year's resolutions is decluttering and organizing your kids' stuff, don't put the job at the bottom of your list. The first week in January is a perfect time to start with these practical tips and ideas that help you collect and sort the clutter. Once you have designated a place for everything, the kids can take over at "pick-up" time.

Tabloid noise can't drown out women's fine music (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Over the past year, it seemed nearly impossible to avoid the media obsession with Madonna's attempt to adopt an African child and Britney Spears' parenting and post-Federline escapades.

Fickle fandom (USA Today) - During the past week and onto college football's title game on January 8, thousands of sports fans will crisscross the country for bowl games, some to games steeped in tradition (such as the Rose Bowl ), others to contests whose names invite a snicker (Chick-fil-A Bowl, anyone?). Fans don the team colors, barbecue meat by-products and devour the constant football chitchat on the airwaves.

Parenting Program sees dream fulfilled (The Oregonian) - Meera Batra had modest expectations for the Season of Sharing Wishbook. She thought maybe readers would contribute enough money to buy some books, blocks and balls for children in Neighborhood House's Parenting Program.