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Parental drinking and parenting practices influence adolescent drinking (EurekAlert!) - Adolescence is a critical time for the potential initiation and escalation of alcohol use. New findings underscore the impact of parental drinking and parenting practices on adolescent drinking.

Parenting Program Does Not Prevent Toddler Behavior Problems, Study Shows (Science Daily) - A study of the first universal parenting program, designed to prevent early child behavior problems, shows that it has little impact on toddler behavior. Behavior problems affect up to 20 per cent of children and have major personal, societal and economic ramifications. Left untreated, up to half of behavior problems in preschool children develop into later mental health problems. ...

Johann Hari: Over-parenting is the curse of our time (Independent) - Can you hear that low whirr above our school playgrounds? Can you smell the tang of fuel permeating our university campuses? They are the after-effects of Britain's helicopter parents, who hover over their kids, ready to swoop when any risk or stress or spontaneity strikes.

Official: parenting the Supernanny way does not improve behaviour (Independent) - Toddlers subjected to Supernanny-style parenting end up behaving just as badly as other youngsters.

Dads come to hear good ideas on parenting (Redford Observer) - By Diane Gale Andreassi

Tri-state woman tackles parenting issues in book (The Gleaner) - Sally Becker never intended for her life as a single parent of a daughter and a son to become an open book.

Parenting program does not solve toddler behavior problems (New Kerala) - London, Feb 1 : A parenting programme, designed by researchers from the Centre for Community Child Health (CCCH) and the Parenting Research Centre to prevent early child behaviour problems, has shown very little impact on toddler conduct.

Parenting Programme Does Not Prevent Toddler Behaviour Problems (Newswise) - A study of the first universal parenting programme, designed to prevent early child behaviour problems, shows that it has little impact on toddler behaviour.

Series of classes on parenting to be offered (Marin Independent Journal) - "Parenting in Challenging Times," a 10-week series of classes, will begin next week, sponsored by Marin Community Mental Health at 161 Mitchell Blvd.

The Mother, Baby and Child Show growing up fast (AME Info) - Over the last four years the event has proven itself as the largest and most successful baby and parenting event in the region.