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The factors of good parenting (Washington Evening Journal) - There has been considerably more question over the last few years as to what defines good parenting. Where do you draw the line between firm and harsh? How to you stay in control without pushing your child away? And how do you keep communication open and still maintain respect?

JOHN ROSEMOND: AFFIRMATIVE PARENTING: Consequences will end attacks on younger sibling (Contra Costa Times) - Q: My 4-year-old is aggressive toward his 30-month-old brother. I don't think he's completely to blame for their conflicts, but when he gets mad he sometimes lashes out with a punch or a kick. A therapist friend of mine told me that ignoring their conflict will, as he put it, "facilitate extinction." He also said that punishing my 4-year-old will only make matters worse. (By the way, we've never

Club helps moms be the best (Boston Herald) - As a single mother living in Dorchester, Alfreda Lane took parenting seriously, teaching her two young boys to make better choices. "I had no plans to have children but I ended up with two,"...

PARENTING: Time, not punishment, will cure bed-wetting (Miami Herald) - Q: Our 3-year-old son has been day and night potty-trained for nearly a year. Several months ago, just after starting preschool, he wet the bed a couple of times. A friend advised us to spank, and one spanking stopped it. Then, however, he started to wake us up in the middle of the night saying he needed to use the potty. I told him to stop waking us up, and he stopped, but then he started

Parenting with 4 Kids: 3-year-old develops a fear of clowns (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - My 3-year-old daughter has suddenly developed a fear of clowns. It almost sounds funny, but it's a big deal to her: before we go anywhere, she gets upset and needs to be reassured that no clowns will be there. What do we do?

Wyoming -- Wednesday, Feb. 1 (Casper Star-Tribune) - Coming Up Parenting skills * The Wyoming Children's Access Network provides parent-education seminars for divorcing, separated and never-married parents. The one-time 4-hour seminar is offered monthly in Casper, Cheyenne, Cody, Gillette, Jackson, Lander, Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs, Sheridan and Torrington. The seminar provides information on the impact of parental conflict on children and

Northumberland County – Alpha House receives generous support (The Community Press) - Alpha House, a community agency dedicated to supporting pregnant and parenting adolescents from in and around Northumberland County, has received a welcome gift from the Northumberland United Way’s New Initiatives Fund.

Blame bed-wetting on child's deep sleep (Bradenton Herald) - John Rosemond Parenting Our 3-year-old son has been day and night potty trained for nearly a year. Several months ago, just after starting pre-school, he wet the bed a couple of times.

Feds turn eye to healthy marriages (USA Today) - Congress approved a $750 million, five-year plan aimed at building healthier marriages Wednesday as part of its deficit reduction bill. This is the first time Congress has earmarked money for marriage programs, says Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution's Center on Children and Families.

Jelly Mom Helps Kids In A Jam (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Salinas, CA (PRWEB) February 1, 2006 -- Syndicated columnist, Lisa Barker, creator of the award-winning parenting humor column, "Jelly Mom™," has just released her first book: "Just Because Your Kids Drive You Insane...Doesn't Mean You Are A Bad Parent!"