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Johnson Elementary counselor holding parenting classes (Kingsport Times-News) - KINGSPORT - Parents are invited to learn some parenting tactics from a school counselor Thursday. Johnson Elementary School Counselor Heather Gliserman will talk about teaching responsibility during the fifth of six afternoon parenting classes.

Parenting program needs more participants (Statesville Record & Landmark) - In the turmoil of divorce, its effects on children can sometimes be overlooked. Partners in Parenting, a program administered by Piedmont Mediation Center , is hoping to change that, said Terri Masiello, executive director of the Piedmont Mediation Center .

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.

Nelson News In Brief (Barnoldswick & Earby Times) - Leave Us Alone! A PARENTING Order has been served on a Barrowford woman whose family's alleged anti-social behav... THE battle to save emergency health care facilities at Burnley General Hospital has gone to the Hous...

Generations reverse roles (USA Today) - Who is the adult when children begin to care for their aging parents?

BETTY FRIEDAN'S PASSING (Maggie Gallagher via Yahoo! News) - Two famous women died last week. And surely Betty Friedan would have noticed the irony that the one whose funeral made the national news was the woman who became famous through her husband.

Paul Stanley, Dave Grohl, Sharon Stone show up for pre-Grammy bash (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - LOS ANGELES (CP) - When Clive Davis throws a party, the celebrities come out in droves. This year's bash, held Tuesday night, was no different, attracting the likes of the Dixie Chicks, Diana Ross, Alicia Keys, Ashlee Simpson, Jamie Foxx, Quincy Jones and Courtney Love.

Poll shows divide among parents, teachers (USA Today) - Considering they share responsibility for 50 million children, parents and teachers sure have some different views about what goes on in school.

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.