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Learn ABCs and 123s of parenting (Fargo Forum) - For Thomas Phelan, three little numbers hold the key to effective parenting and discipline. Phelan, a clinical psychologist and father of two, is author of “1-2-3 Magic” and other parenting books.

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.

Bill to ban gay adoptions, foster parenting advances (Arkansas News Bureau) - By Doug Thompson Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - Gays and unmarried couples living together would be banned from adopting children and serving as foster parents in Arkansas under legislation that a Senate committee endorsed Monday.

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.

Disney Debuts Family Focused Web Site (DesignTechnica) - Walt Disney Internet Group looks to create a family focused portal which will offer parenting advice, community features and Web site listings.

Real fans understand it isn't about them (The Providence Journal) - EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the ninth installment in a regular series on sports parenting, in which we explore the many challenges faced by families involved in youth athletics.

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.

INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER (DePauw) - The student organization Tigers for Life held a meeting Friday to discuss resources for pregnant and parenting students on DePauw's campus. Sally Winn, vice president of the national organization Feminists for Life, spoke at the forum.