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Health Club: Green parenting workshop (Chicago Tribune) -

Putting fathers in the picture (Guardian Unlimited) - Letters: Libby Brooks is correct that public discussion tends to write fathers out of the family picture (Dumbed-down masculinity erases men from parenting, December 5)

Britney's parenting skills 'concern' Child Services (New Kerala) - Washington, Dec 5 : Britney Spears and Kevin Federline divorce case judge Scott Gordon has released 300 pages of documents with one saying that officials at Los Angeles' Department of Children and Family Services have 'concerns' about the welfare of the pop star's young sons as they are not sure about her parenting skills.

Your child's diabetic clock is ticking... (Deccan Herald) - Liberal parenting, junk food craze and sedentary lifestyle - all have contributed to the rapid increase in the incidence of diabetes in children. It is time we took action, says Annam Suresh.

A school that teaches Divorce 101 A program designed to make a stressful marital split as easy on children as possible (Central Plains Herald-Leader) - Parenting in itself can be stressful, but going through a divorce adds a big load to that. Now the province is sending parents to class to learn how to deal with their children when going through a divorce.

Even dads get the baby blues (Pretoria News) - First-time Kiwi fathers are being struck with postnatal depression as often as women. Yet their needs are being overlooked by a public health system geared solely towards mothers and children, claim parenting advisers and health professionals.

Parenting tips for the holidays (The Sun Chronicle) - EASTON -- Parents can feel like a turkey in a pressure cooker during the holidays.

Hearing held too late for dead girl (AP via Yahoo! News) - A child advocate had planned to ask a judge to remove a 3-year-old girl from her mother's care the same day that authorities say the mother and her live-in boyfriend beat the toddler to death, newly released documents show.

A Christmas child is an 'inconceivable' gift (Independent Online) - Magazine editor Chloe Cartwright delves into the world of "grown-ups" as her best friend ponders the joys of parenting.

Single mom wants GED (El Paso Times) - Maria del Rosario Garcia is a single mother who is working hard to create a better life for her four daughters. Garcia lives in a homeless shelter and is taking classes at AVANCE in parenting, English and for her GED.