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Parenting Program Helps Improve Child Behavior (Science Daily) - Research in Wales has demonstrated that the Incredible Years parenting program, an evidence-based program developed at the University of Washington, Seattle, is very effective in reducing the likelihood of children going on to develop behavioral problems in the UK.

Bradley conference to focus on parenting (The Providence Journal) - Motivational speaker and family-relationships expert Robert Brooks will be the keynote speaker at Parenting Matters 2007, a day-long conference presented by East Providence’s Bradley Hospital, the first hospital in America devoted to childhood psychiatric illnesses.

Pushing, pulling both big parts of parenting (The Pueblo Chieftain) - Parenting is a tricky business. We bring our children into a world we helped to create. We equip them for life and adulthood as best we can, imparting our own values along the way; sometimes subtly and sometimes not. We alternately clutch them and push them away, depending on the milestones in their lives and our own uncertainties: kindergarten, a first date, a driver's license, college, ...

Judge Moon Says U.S. Losing War On Drugs Says Responsible Parenting, Informed Prevention Only Hope (The Chattanoogan) - General Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon told the Pachyderm Club on Monday that the U.S. is losing the war on drugs - and it's a big factor in many of the cases he hears.

The four styles of parenting (Boston Globe) - The authoritative parent Affectionate and engaged Sets limits and enforces consequences Uses reason, logic, and appropriate negotiation Empowers a child's decision making His or her child is likely to be: Happy, responsible, and kind Good at problem-solving Self-motivated and confident Cooperative An excellent student A leader

Grants to help school readiness program (Corvallis Gazette-Times) - PHILOMATH - A new program will help children in rural Benton County get ready for kindergarten through parenting classes, workshops, family activity nights and meet-the-school staff events.

Parenting program improves child behavior (UPI) - A Welsh study shows a new parenting program is effective in reducing the likelihood of childhood behavioral problems.

Seabrook news in brief (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Seabrook Even Start is a free family literacy program providing educational and support services to help parents and their children succeed together. Even Start provides free GED and English as a Second Language classes, early childhood education, parenting education and family activities.

Movers & Shakers for March 12 (The News & Advance) - New hires • Amy Rugh has recently joined Couples & Kids: Central Virginia’s Counseling Center for Families in Forest. She will serve as clinical counselor and outreach coordinator for the Center’s off-site programs and will also coordinate the Center’s Healthy Parenting programs.

Parenting tip of the week: And baby makes three (Savannah Morning News) - You were once a couple and now you are parents. Being a new parent can be exciting, but also stressful.