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CHILDREN: Some `expert' parenting tips shouldn't be held in high esteem (The Charlotte Observer) - In the late 1960s, newly emerging parenting experts told parents that high self-esteem would lead to better grades and behavior and prevent drug and alcohol use.

Parenting: Making partings a sweeter sorrow (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q. My 4-year-old screams when she's upset about having to leave any place she likes. It's getting so I don't want to take her anywhere because it's embarrassing when we have to go home.

The Parenting Parallel (Poynter Institute) - Being a boss and being a parent may require some of the same skills, but the analogy has its limits.

The high-tech parent trap (Chicago Tribune) - Parenting is daunting. At 8 p.m., I find myself yelling from my home office, where I am frantically answering e-mails, to my son, who is in the kitchen playing "Star Wars" on his computer, that it's time to get off the computer and do homework--on the computer.

Fathers blaze trails in parenting (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Fog drifts across the surface of the Lafayette Reservoir and drips from the trees on this wintry weekend morning, but the Grateful Dads are well-bundled and eager to hit the trail.

STEP workshops planned by Canton schools for parents (Canton Daily Ledger) - Canton Union School District 66 will hold STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) beginning Thursday, March 2, and continuing on Thursdays in March and April.

Living with children (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - In the late 1960s, the newly emerging parenting experts told parents that high self-esteem would lead to better grades, better behavior, and prevent drug and alcohol use. Unfortunately, it just hasn't turned out that way.

WHAT'S GOING ON (Star-Gazette) - EASTERN-STYLE ROUND/ SQUARE DANCE , 9:30-11:30 a.m., Chemung Valley Senior Center, 211 Lynwood Ave., Elmira Heights. 734-8282. PARENTING THE SECOND TIME AROUND: IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS , 6:30-8:30 p.m., Watkins Glen Public Library, 610 S. Decatur St. Workshops for grandparents and other relatives raising children other than their own.

Don't forget the hugs (Florida Today) - When it comes to raising responsible and loving children, discipline is an important part of parenting. But so is affection. We offer suggestions on how parents can show their children they love them.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006 (The Nassau Guardian) - My guest today is 20-year-old Steven Nutt. His story is an amazing tribute to the power of LOVE, in Steven's case, the love of devoted parents with excellent parenting skills and the love of his nurturing instructors at Hopedale Centre and BizJet.