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Everymom Blog (Northwest Herald) - Jami Kunzer writes about parenting. Click here to read her blog.

A new civil defence force would defeat the politics of fear (Guardian Unlimited) - Insecurity has become the signature tune of contemporary life: economic globalisation, terrorism, crime and antisocial behaviour, cultural identity, pensions, even our approach to parenting, with children closeted from risks of any kind. And yet, in many ways, we have never been safer or healthier.

In harm's way (Altoona Mirror) - Dorie Walker of Roaring Spring knows what it's like to feel she's about to "lose it" with Alex, her 14-month-old son. But she has protected herself against rage ever reaching a crisis by signing up for an in-home parenting program she read about in a pamphlet she received during her maternity stay at the hospital.

Health Club: Green parenting workshop (Chicago Tribune) -

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

Jonas and the wails (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - This being south Louisiana, I've always had the notion that I would probably be hanging out in bars with my kids before most of my parenting peers around the nation. I did not, however, think that momentous occasion would come when my kids were 4-, 6- and 8-years-old.

Interfaith couples must communicate (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - By ARMIN BROTT How two people of different religions raise children together is one of the most complex questions in all of parenting, in part because of all the possible variations. Are you a Reform Jew married to a Southern Baptist? A Catholic married to a Mormon? Is one or both of your extended families especially observant? Each of those scenarios (and plenty of others) brings its own ...

Book is call to action for blacks across U.S. (El Paso Times) - Bill Cosby made headlines by criticizing lower- and middle-class blacks for poor parenting, high drop out rates, senseless violence and rampant out-of-wedlock births.

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)

Center decks halls for young moms, kids (Chicago Tribune) - Ask Candice Kelly about her childhood Christmases, and she is hard pressed to come up with a happy holiday memory. She was one of 12 siblings, raised mainly by her older brother and sister.