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Panel agrees: Good parenting prevents teen drinking (Arkadelphia Daily Siftings Herald) - Good parenting is the key to preventing underage drinking and drug use. That was the consensus reached during a panel discussion between officials and educators Thursday evening during a special Town Hall meeting at Peake Elementary School.

Tempe Union teen parenting program all grown up (The Arizona Republic) - When Maritza Rojas graduates from Compadre High School in May, she will have bucked a trend. The majority of teen moms drop out of school.

Parenting: Here's a 'Parenting at its Best' award (Bradenton Herald) - I am constantly on the lookout for stories of and usually from parents who have managed to think clearly under stress and handle extraordinary parenting situations extraordinarily, parents who have exhibited unusual courage under not-so-friendly fire, parents who should be recognized (but rarely are) as paragons of parenting virtue (when they are often regarded oppositely).

Strict teacher earns parents' wrath (Bradenton Herald) - John Rosemond Parenting As an elementary teacher, I require that my students complete assignments and behave appropriately in order to earn the privilege of playtime and fun activities.

How to Boast Your Kid's Brain Power (Washington Post) - Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health reported this week that a rapidly thickening cerebral cortex could be the new marker of the highly intelligent child. Here in Washington, where parenting is a competitive sport, will we soon see brain scans on refrigerator doors or slipped into...

Protect children from Internet threats (Green Bay Press-Gazette) - The Oconto County University of Wisconsin-Extension Parenting Resource Center is offering two free presentations on protecting children from sexual predators on the Internet.

Where is the family's accountability in school performance? (Zanesville Times Recorder) - Ms. Gibas obviously has no idea of the factors outside a classroom that can effect student achievement. Poverty, family discord, poor parenting and hunger are just a few.

Parents Of Kids Who Skip Class May Be Forced To Take Parenting Classes (Cleveland - NewsNet5 via Yahoo! News) - Cleveland Municipal School District leaders want to make sure students and parents understand the seriousness of recent truancy sweeps, NewsChannel5 reported.

Cheers and Chidings (Medina-Gazette) - : to Marcie and Craig Komar, parents of 3-year-old Megan Komar, for sharing their story with Gazette readers. Megan was born with hydrocephalus and the Komars are one of many area families facing the challenges of parenting a child with disabilities.

CHILDREN & PARENTING (The Hindu) - A creative outlet Tsunami-affected teenagers in Nagapattinam don the director's cap, as part of an NGO's media project. More Lost childhood YOUNG BOYS at play while their parents are engaged in manual labour in the vicinity in Hyderabad.