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Bonnier Replaces Parenting VP, Editor Chan (Mediaweek) - Succeeding her is Susan Kane, who was named editorial director of the Parenting Group, overseeing editorial for Parenting, Babytalk and Parenting.com.

Parenting Awareness Month programs offered (Leelanau Enterprise) - Planned Parenthood of West and Northern Michigan is offering special programs and resources in honor of Parenting Awareness Month in March.

About.com Health Appoints Editorial Director of Health and Parenting, and Director of Nutrition (Centre Daily Times) - About.com Health (www.about.com/health), the second-largest consumer health Web site in the U.S. (February 2008 Nielsen Online), announced today that it has appointed two new editorial directors to its staff. Sylvia Barsotti has joined About.com as director of health and parenting, and Mary Hartley has been named director of nutrition.

Parenting classes offered (The Daily American) - New Day Inc. is offering parenting classes for parents of children and teens. For kids ages 5-10, a six-week series of Loving Solutions classes will be held at the New Day office, 109 South St., Johnstown.

Program lets dads hone their parenting skills (The Burlington Free Press) - Every Monday and Tuesday night, dads from across Chittenden County gather to eat, play with their kids, and get advice about parenting from the Fathers and Children Together (FACT) Program

Yes! Parenting classes for kids (Times Online) - Every now and then you hear an idea that makes you sit up straight and think, that's it! It's so bleeding obvious - why didn't I think of it? It happened to me yesterday morning at 7.32am. And this was the idea: that schoolchildren as young as ten be given compulsory parenting lessons.

A real stand-up guy (Vail Daily) - It’s hard to imagine a comedian as a parent. It doesn’t matter how seriously they take parenting behind closed doors, when we see them they are on stage telling jokes for a living — not exactly a bastion of parental responsibility.

Sperm donor files Supreme Court appeal (UPI) - A Kansas man who wants parenting rights for twins conceived from his donated sperm has appealed to the nation's highest court.

Judge seals records on McGreevey child custody (Philly.com) - ELIZABETH, N.J. - A judge is sealing the court filings, transcripts, and future hearings over custody and parenting time involving former Gov. Jim McGreevey's daughter Jacqueline.

Sweeter: Start of potty training is driving me crazy (Tri-State Neighbor) - We've reached another milestone in parenting at the Sweeter household - potty training. Karin became interested in the potty about mid-December. So, I bought her a potty chair.