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Parenting classes planned (Miami News-Record) - COMMERCE — A Commerce church is preparing to launch a series of parenting classes later this month that church officials say will help to improve parenting skills at any level.

Compulsory paid parenting leave to be introduced in Hiroshima Pref. (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ The city of Miyoshi, Hiroshima Prefecture, has decided to make it compulsory for all its employees with children less than 18 months old to take paid parenting leave for up to two months, its officials said Friday.

Dr. Kevin Leman to speak during Christian Parenting Day (Huron Daily Tribune) - Thumb Outreach Christian Ministries along with Family Life Radio and Thrivent Financial care, will sponsor Dr. Kevin Leman at their 25th annual Christian Parenting Day on Saturday, April 1. This event is for both men and women, with a full day’s worth of activity for the children.

Seven Essential Parenting Skills Every Parent Must Have (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - St. Paul, MN (PRWEB) March 3, 2006 -- Parenting is a huge, sometimes overwhelming job.

Seven Essential Parenting Skills Every Parent Must Have (PR Web) - Taking 11 years clinical experience, Toni Schutta, M.A., L.P. has developed a 10-hour parenting class that provides parents of children ages 3-12 with seven essential parenting skills they need to use daily to be successful parents. The seven essential skills include: keeping attachment strong; using positive communication; consistently using positive discipline methods; creatively using defiance

Class will discuss the ABCs of parenting (Daily Tribune) - HIBBING — Preparing for Infant Parenting will be presenting a Prenatal Refresher Class for parents and coaches with previous childbirth experience.

Parenting satisfying when seen from God's point of view (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - A reader writes: "Why didn't someone tell me how hard it is being a parent? We have three children, and it seems like all I do all day long is try to keep them from fighting. Will it ever get any better?"

Program to boost couples, parenting (Bradenton Herald) - Local married and unmarried couples raising kids up to 18 years old are invited to participate in a 10-week marriage and parenting program starting Tuesday, March 14.

'High self-esteem is good' among parenting myths (Bradenton Herald) - John Rosemond Parenting In the late 1960s, the newly emerging parenting experts told parents that high self-esteem would lead to better grades, better behavior, and prevent drug and alcohol use. Unfortunately, it just hasn't turned out that way. In fact, not only has research failed to establish a reliable connection between "feeling good about oneself" and either high achievement or good

Shared parenting 'damaging' if forced (Brisbane Courier Mail) - CHILDREN of separated parents would feel displaced and torn between two homes if they were forced to spend equal time with each parent under proposed family law reforms, a Senate committee was told yesterday.