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Families First hosts parenting classes (Hampton Union) - Families First Health and Support Center will offer four free parenting classes in Hampton and Seabrook in March. All families are welcome. Advance signup is required for all classes, and for free child care; call 603-422-8208 ext. 2 or the numbers...

Forum addresses racial issues, parenting skills (Daily Northwestern) - Parent members of the African-centered curriculum shared opinions about discipline, race and Howard Stevenson's book on parenting in the black community at a forum Thursday. After sharing a meal, the parents sat in a semi-circle in the Oakton Elementary School gym discussing topics in Stevenson's book, "Stickin' To, Watchin' Over, and Gettin' With: An African American Parent's Guide to ...

Parenting Publications of America Holds Annual Convention in Little Rock (Arkansas Business) - About 200 parenting publication publishers, editors, sales teams and designers are in Little Rock this week for the Parenting Publications of America's annual meeting at the Peabody Hotel downtown.

Parenting seminars scheduled (Austin American-Statesman) - The Round Rock school district is holding a series of parenting presentations, which are free to all Round Rock school district parents. Overcoming the Mean Girl Syndrome: Helping Girls Develop Healthy Relationships: 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 24 at McNeil High School, 5720 McNeil Road.

CASA* Launches Parenting Forum to Discuss Challenges in Raising Substance-Free Children (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) - The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has launched a parenting forum on its Web site www.casacolumbia.org to engage parents in conversation about how to raise drug- and alcohol-free children.

Daddy (and Mommy) Day Care Free Parenting Workshops for Young Families (Guilford Courier) - The lure of two free parenting workshops, with dinner and childcare included, should make it almost impossible for Guilford families with young children pass up this chance.

Snoop Dogg gives J.Lo parenting advice (The New Zealand Herald) - Snoop Dogg has given Jennifer Lopez parenting advice, and told her to take things "one baby at a time".

Kenya: Society Paying Dearly for Ignoring the Parenting Role (AllAfrica.com) - One of the most profound statements I ever heard in my days as beat journalist was from Prof Elizabeth Ngugi. Then working with prostitutes in Nairobi's Pumwani on an Aids project, she narrated the case of a young girl, who was fast following in her prostitute mother's footsteps.

PARENTING: Sticking with nursing (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - A many Ragab Hacking set a goal for herself after each of her sons was born: She wanted to nurse them for the first year. She knew breast milk was the best option for her babies, with lifelong health benefits.

SBT Nonprofit Spotlight: The Parenting Network (Small Business Times) - Looking for a reason to get out golfing and support a local charity this summer? The Parenting Network might have the answer. Read more in the weekly BizTimes Nonprofit Spotlight . Learn about a variety of local charities and their needs in the Small Business Times Nonprofit Directory . Local nonprofit agencies are invited to post their listings in the free directory, which has grown to include ...