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Parenting New Year's Eve Resolutions: what are yours? (Blogging Baby) - Filed under: Child Development , Lifestyle , Media While surfing the web looking for ideas for good New Year's resolutions related to parenting, I came across this article . It was written last year by a nonparent (and one who had "no New Year's resolutions inclined in that direction") who felt that because she was child-free, she felt she could provide an unbiased view of how people

Classes Help Convicts with Parenting Skills (NPR) - A number of programs around the United States offer parenting classes to convicts serving long sentences. The classes are designed to help inmates be better parents both while incarcerated and after they return to society. James Chambers, who is serving a 30-year prison sentence, is among the students. From member station KUOW, Andrea Smardon reports.

What should be your parenting resolutions? (MSNBC) - “Today” contributor Dr. Ruth Peters offers advice on how to fine tune your childrearing skills for the new year.

Company Profile for Smarty Parents, Inc. (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - ------Smarty Parents aims to put practicality back into parenting through ingenious products and its creative Perry & Penny brand, which aids parents in teaching good manners to their kids.

All Work/All Play: 'Ding-dong.' Home direct-selling gets an update (International Herald Tribune) - Direct-sales consultants like Kelly Anderson of Indiana, Pennsylvania, are completing their busiest season, with several parties a week that generate commissions that could well cover their holiday-gift costs.

Balancing demands of coaching, parenting (Inside Bay Area) - SANTA CLARA — In many ways, they are mirror images. Both are NFL coaches. Both have large families.

Dealing with tot’s habit is no big deal Parenting John Rosemond (TimesLeader.com) - Q: MY JUST-TURNED 3-year-old daughter started masturbating about six months ago, seemingly to calm herself when she was upset. That didn’t bother me, but she’s doing it more and more frequently now, and I’m beginning to get concerned. How can I get her to stop?

News Features In Brief (Falkirk Herald) - Carers turn for help from local group... NEXT time you come across a parent struggling with a disobedient child, don't judge or dismiss their parenting skills – they may be dealing with an ADHD youngster.

Mildred F. Muething (Cincinnati Enquirer) - Mildred F. Muething's career was a challenging one — she raised seven boys and two girls. She didn't retire when that job was done, but helped direct the spiritual and character development of 37 grandchildren.

Children's Books (New York Times) - 1. THE POLAR EXPRESS, written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg 2. WINTER'S TALE, written and illustrated by Robert Sabuda 3. FAIRYOPOLIS: A FLOWER FAIRIES JOURNAL, written and illustrated by Cicely Mary Barker 4. A FAMILY OF POEMS, by Caroline Kennedy 5. RUNNY BABBIT, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein