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Parenting: Try it, you'll like it! Easier said than done (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q: How do you get a stubborn child to try new foods? A: Most kids go through the "I HATE [name of new food]" stage. They assume that if they've never tried it, or if it looks "weird," or if their brother or sister doesn't like it, then they'll totally hate it.

Great Bend Juvenile Services offers parenting class Feb. 12 (The Hutchinson News) - GREAT BEND - Great Bend's 20th Judicial District Juvenile Services will offer a Hispanic Parenting Class from 1 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12. Roberta Valencia will teach the class in Spanish. The class will allow parents to become actively engaged through educational materials, role-playing, and peer support.

Bonding with Grandparents (KidsHealth.org via Yahoo! News) - If you've ever turned to your parents, your partner's parents, or older relatives for help and support with child-rearing, you've probably experienced how great grandparents can be. Although physical distance and parenting differences can come between grandparents and their grandchildren, encouraging a close relationship benefits grandparents, parents, and children alike.

Happiest baby class starts again at FRMC (Port Clinton News Herald) - Firelands Regional Medical Center is offering a parenting class, "The Happiest Baby on the Block," with the introductory class scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, on the first floor of the South Campus, 1912 Hayes Ave.

'This is almost like a fantasy life' (Lancaster Online) - Regular readers of the Lancaster New Era are familiar with Cathy Molitoris and her two energetic daughters, Claire, 7, and Charlotte, 4. They are often the subjects of her Your Life columns about parenting, being at your wit's end and being able to laugh about it all.

Parenting mantra: Be there (Pantagraph) - DOWNS - Being a parent isn't always easy. Being the parent of a teenager can often be exasperating.

School where parenting tops syllabus (BBC News) - In our week-long series on respect in one English town, we look at a school that helps parents deal with troubled children.

Full-time parenting impacts finances (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Ask Kelly Flynn of Dallas what she does for a living and she'll proudly tell you that she's a stay-at-home mom caring for her 2-year-old son, Eddie. There's no question that the emotional value of Flynn's services is priceless to her family. But how much do stay-at-home parents such as Flynn add financially to the household? A lot.

Centre holds first passing out (Ghanaweb.com) - Tema, Feb 7, GNA - Mrs Joan Ayeh-Owusu, Director of Caring Arms Childminding Centre, a facility for infants in Tema, has stressed the need for day care centres to use the "Parents' Group" concept to provide information on parenting and child development.

Parenting Report: Teaching children how to give (Tampa Bay's 10) - Clearwater, Florida -- Leigh Veghte spends a quiet morning with her almost two-year-old daughter, Payton. Her two older sons, Kristian and Ford, are in school.