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Parenting is tough, tips help (Bradenton Herald) - Barbara Brownell Raising Kids In the last column, I shared some parenting tips that I have picked up over the years: Have positive expectations, use humor, say it in a few words and offer choices. Here are some more.

France Gives Gay Couples Joint Parenting Rights (365Gay.com) - (Paris) Frances highest court ruled on Friday that both partners in a same-sex relationship have parental rights. The Cour de Cassation ruling does not make co-parenting automatic in a relationship, but would require a formal agreement between the partners.

STEP into Parenting the Easy Way (BellaOnline) - Systematic Training for Effective Parenting started in the 1970s, so it’s been around awhile. It has its proponents, and it has its detractors. Those who love it say it revolutionized their relationships with their children and helped their lives run much more smoothly.

'Shared parenting' seen as custody solution (WorldNetDaily) - Hoping to change the overwhelming awarding of child custody to the mother in divorces cases, legislators in New York are trying to bring some equity to fathers living in the state with three bills that advocate "shared parenting."

Parenting isn’t automatic for apes or people (Quad-City Times) - When Harriet Smith fell in love with triplet monkey babies 34 years ago, little did she know they would shape her ideas about parenting her own kids, give her an unusual perspective in counseling patients and result in a book deal.

No parenting orders issued, one year on from launch (The Herald) - No parenting orders have been issued in Scotland, nearly a year after they were introduced as a key tool to tackle antisocial behaviour. The orders are intended to force parents who have "deliberately or recklessly" failed their children to accept support if they have not voluntarily agreed to it.

Sharing activities with your child best thing about parenting (The News-Press) - The life of the mind goes hand in hand with the health of the body. A strong, fit body will cultivate a higher quality of life, increased mental aptitude and creativity.

Forums to focus on child behavior (Seattle Times) - Group Health is organizing three free parenting forums this winter and spring in Everett, Kent and Burien, targeting parents of preschoolers...

Anxieties may control your kids' social lives (Bradenton Herald) - John Rosemond Parenting Our 14-year-old son looks at least two years older and is more mature in many ways than most boys his age. He recently started hanging around with a group of boys who are two years older than him and have driver's licenses. These boys don't have bad reputations; in fact, they're good kids who make decent grades and stay out of trouble. Still, we are concerned. Should we

Family can partially alleviate bad parenting (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - Dear Annie: My younger sister, "Amy," is married with two young children. Mom and Dad try to save them money by baby-sitting several days a week while Amy and her husband work. My parents also frequently watch the kids on weekends.