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Virtual Parenting (KMOV St. Louis) - VIRTUAL PARENTING FROM YOUR OFFICE: With exorbitant childcare costs and worries about latchkey kids in the afternoons, working parents have added stress when the school bell rings. But technology is helping to alleviate some of the worries.

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 teens not for the faint-hearted (The Milpitas Post) - Some people love to bake. Can you blame them? Baking a cake goes like this: you read the directions, make sure you have the correct ingredients, follow the steps, serve a fabulous dessert, and listen to the accolades.

Forward.com (Forward) - Anyone who has walked through a bookstore recently knows there’s no shortage of parenting books. From getting your baby to sleep through the night to understanding what your ‘tweens are doing online, shelves are overflowing.

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.

Disney to Launch Family.com (Mediaweek) - The Walt Disney Internet Group announced plans to launch Family.com, a new parenting-focused content and community Web site. A beta version of the site, which goes by the moniker Disney Family, is set to go live later this week.

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.

Parenting: Day care must have sick-child guidelines (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Read this article ]

Associate Circuit Court News (Democrat News) - Joshua Mullins of Marquand; Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Class A Misdemeanor. 30 days in jail, suspended execution of sentence. One year unsupervised probation. Take parenting class within three months. 300 fine plus court costs. Leanna M. Kirkpatrick of Fredericktown; Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia. 100 fine plus court costs. Matthew G. Gardner of Silva, Missouri; Possession of ...

Course will focus on parenting child athletes (News Transcript) - The Adult Education Program of Congregation Kol Am of Freehold, in conjunction with Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Network, is offering a five-week course to parents, step-parents and grandparents of middle school and high school students titled "Paren-ting an Athlete" that will also serve as a research program designed to identify the factors behind successfully raising a child who