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Free parenting workshop (Newport News-Times) - A free parenting workshop is being offered to the Newport, Lincoln City, Depoe Bay and surrounding communities. The nine-week course will be held in Depoe Bay, with the first meeting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 1.

Life May Soon Be Just A Little Easier For Parents Of Autistic Children (Medical News Today) - Life may soon be just a little easier for parents of autistic children thanks to a parenting program being trialed at The University of Queensland (UQ).Professor Matt Sanders, founder of the world-renowned Triple P Positive Parenting Program, has received a grant from the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund (ARHRF), to evaluate the effectiveness of his Stepping Stones Triple P Program for

Joy of parenting (The Oregonian) - I would like to share my appreciation for the article by Janna Mock-Lopez ("It's a struggle: sticking to rules when reality strikes," March 2). As a father of three young children, it is refreshing to read from a fellow parent who is sharing the pain and joy of parenting.

Begin 'financial parenting' early (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - One of the biggest issues in estate planning today involves rearing children so that they are fiscally competent to receive their parent's wealth. Many times, parents don't prepare their children for the responsibility of inheriting their estate, potentially undermining the child's development and independence.

Gay parenting (The Cincinnati Post) - CHICAGO - In the two decades since it's been a licensed state adoption agency, Catholic Charities of Boston has placed a tiny number of children with gay parents: 13 of 720 adoptions. But when those adoptions became public knowledge, the archdiocese's bishops followed a Vatican directive and announced they had to stop.

Daughter-in-law's bad behavior can be changed only by herself (Denver Post) - Dear Abby: My son and his wife split up nine months ago. "Paige" had a troubled past and unfortunate parenting. We took her in while they were dating - Paige had just turned 18 - and we finished parenting her. Abby, Paige cheated on our son, began drinking and using drugs, and broke up another man's family.

Disturbing results By Josh Verges/Austin Daily Herald (Austin Daily Herald) - News Call or email the Newsroom at (507) 434-2230. Armed with area students' frequencies and perceptions of substance use, the Parenting Resource Center is now waging a fight against marijuana.

Gay parenting (The Kentucky Post) - CHICAGO - In the two decades since it's been a licensed state adoption agency, Catholic Charities of Boston has placed a tiny number of children with gay parents: 13 of 720 adoptions.

John Rosemond Parenting: Baby boomer moms fear being imperfect (Bradenton Herald) - John Rosemond Parenting In my recent public presentations, I've been pointing out that whereas baby boomers, as children, were afraid of their mothers, today's mothers - in most cases, grown up baby-boomers - are afraid of their children. They're afraid their children will misbehave in public, thereby broadcasting to the world that they have failed at being Perfect Moms. They're afraid their

FYI: ON-AIR PARENTING (Contra Costa Times) - Tantrums, nutrition and other parenting worries hit the airwaves every Sunday morning via two local radio talk shows. "Childhood Matters" tackles parenting issues with registered nurse Rona Renner at 9 a.m. on 98.1 KISS-FM and 540 KRXA-AM. And the all-Spanish "Nuestros Niños" goes live at 8 a.m. on 1170 KLOK-AM, 99.5 KLOK-FM, and 89.1 KBBF-FM.