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Top "Sweet Potato Queen" On Parenting (CBS News) - Oh -- and recipes from Jill Conner Browne, too! She talked about her latest book -- a humorous look at parenting filled with her usual straightforward, though sassy advice -- on The Early Show .

Daddy (and Mommy) Day Care Free Parenting Workshops for Young Families (Guilford Courier) - The lure of three free parenting workshops, with dinner and childcare included, should make it almost impossible for Guilford families with young children pass up this chance.

Mike Pound: Instilling false hope is a cardinal parenting sin (The Joplin Globe) - As parents, we want to protect our children from bad news.

Family Briefs: Feb. 23, 2008 (Plattsburgh Press Republican) - PLATTSBURGH -- The Child Care Coordinating Council of the North Country invites parents and those acting in parenting roles to old-fashioned ice-cream socials as part of a National Parent Leadership Month celebration.

On The Tube (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - As if parents aren't competitive enough, this show pits dads against each other in challenges of strength, intelligence and parenting. From the guy who brought you "Survivor."

Spokane man uses 'creative parenting' to discipline son (KHQ Spokane) - SPOKANE, Wash - Spokane County says about 15,000 cars drive past Francis and Monroe each day. If you're one of those drivers you might have seen a 9-year old boy standing there with a cardboard sign this week.

Good Parenting Raises Kids' Mental Skills (CBS News) - A study shows better parenting skills may sharpen the minds of kids living in poverty.

Mom arrested for going on parenting strike (UPI) - A Florida mother-of-four was charged with child neglect after she told police she went "on strike" from taking care of her boys more than a month ago.

Teaching important lessons by example (Eagle-Tribune Online) - Honesty, fairness, humility and forgiveness are intimately entwined in parenting. It is difficult to teach one without the others. Parents ultimately impart almost all of these by example. Children carefully observe how their parents treat others.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News (UPI) - Mom arrested for going on parenting strike ... Man parked stolen car at Sheriff's Office ... Hearse kept from funeral by towing company ... Mounties pants go missing in break-in ... UPI Quirks in the News.