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Divorced mom should reconsider move to California that would upset parenting (Middletown Journal) - QI am divorced and have had shared parenting with my ex-husband for four years. We have two children, ages 8 and 10. They have done very well under this parenting arrangement.

Britney Spears's parenting seems to be investigated (Moldova.org) - An investigation is due to be carried out into Britney Spears's parenting skills, an AP report has claimed. According to the New York Daily Post, the The Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services - the equivalent of social services - wants to quiz the singer. Officials are apparently concerned that she is not providing proper care to her two children. "The department has been calling

Spears's parenting 'to be investigated' (Digital Spy) - An investigation is to be carried out into Britney Spears's parenting skills, says a report.

Gang activity can be preempted by sound parenting (The Thousand Oaks Acorn) - Recent legal maneuvers should help law enforcement fight the proliferation of gangs, but good parenting could help deter the attraction of new members before it begins, according to authorities.

Welfare workers to quiz Britney over 'parenting concerns' (Daily Mail) - Britney Spears is to be investigated by social services over concerns about her parenting ability, it has been reported. Representatives from the Los Angeles Department of Children & Family Services are expected to pay a visit to the 25-year-old singer

Bulletin Board for 12-9-06 (The Enid News & Eagle) - Northwest Family Services Inc. staff member Amber Maier will be teaching their Parenting Through Separation and Divorce class. The class is 6 to 9 p.m. Monday in Civic Room of Alfalfa County Courthouse, 300 S. Grand, Cherokee. To enroll, call Maier at (580) 327-2900.

Talking things over helps couples, too (Miami Herald) - Practice what you preach, the December/January issue of Parenting advises. A writer for the magazine recounts her many bouts of passive-aggressive fighting with her husband, and says they finally realized they should listen to what they tell their two children: ``Use your words.''

Invisible parenting? Ask the meerkats. (The Christian Science Monitor) - Believe it or not, you can learn a lot about parenting from the furry creatures.

Midstate Datebook: Newborn parenting seminar offered today (Tennessean) - What: Newborn parenting seminar. Who: Dr. Allison Couden of Pediatric Associates of Franklin. When: 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Oprah secretly looking after 10 African orphans (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - Washington, Dec 8(ANI): TV talk show queen Oprah Winfrey has been secretly parenting 10 children in South Africa for the past four years. The 52-year-old media mogul bought the school-aged children a house, hired caretakers, sent them to boarding school and visits them several times a year, reports Contactmusic. In a recent interview with USA Weekend magazine Winfrey slammed the people who