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Adolescents topic of parenting class (Whittier Daily News) - WHITTIER - The SKILLS Foundation will stage a parenting class on "how to communicate with your adolescent and maintain a relationship"

School News: Parenting conference (The Longview News-Journal) - The Parent Services Center will hold an annual parenting conference Feb. 21 at the Ornelas Activity Center on the University of Texas Tyler Campus at 3402 Old Omen Road in Tyler. Kathy Koch, author and founder of Celebrate Kids Inc. will speak on "How Am I Smart?

New parenting program at area church (The Chetek Alert) - Chetek Lutheran Church will offer an active parenting program Wednesday nights.

Behavior modification: Looking to psychology for parenting solutions (Yale Daily News) - As a result of such thinking, said Alan Kazdin, director of the Yale Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic, many parents do not believe their child’s behavior is severe enough to warrant stereotypical psychological care.

Parenting Skills Series launches for spring (Cypress Sun) - The CFISD Guidance and Counseling Department will offer four different classes this spring as part of the Parenting Skills Series.

Parenting workshop coming up (Milton Canadian Champion) - Parenting can be the toughest but most rewarding job there is. Unfortunately, being a parent doesn’t come with a guidebook.

Local briefs: Groups offer lessons in parenting skills (Daily News Journal) - The Smyrna Police Department and Community Servants have joined together to provide parents with a free opportunity to enhance their parenting skills in a supportive environment.

‘Parenting the Second Time Around’ program offered (The Goshen Chronicle) - Middletown — The Cornell Cooperative Extension will hold an educational series called PASTA, Parenting the Second Time Around, running four consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 4.

Parent of Nerve.Com to Split Off Parenting Site (New York Times) - Rufus Griscom, founder of the racy Web publication Nerve.com, is the first to admit it may defy logic that a Web site containing detailed essays about bondage and the effects of the recession on the sex industry spawned Babble, a parenting Web site aimed at urban hipsters.

Parenting: Dad listened, encouraged, empowered (The Sacramento Bee) - Lance D. Shaw Editor's note: Few parents can claim to be child-rearing professionals. In this occasional series, we show what people have learned about parenting from their day jobs. If you have suggestions about other professionals to profile, let us know. Anyone with kids knows how they test you. They refuse to eat something, want to stay up late, or use words or tones they know ...