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Adelphi Welcomes Parenting Expert (Garden City News) - Adelphi University's Institute for Parenting is proud to host John Grienenberger, Ph.D., who will present "What is Reflective Parenting and How Can it Help My Child?," another addition to the Parent Coffee Series on Thursday, May 8, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., in Adelphi's Alumni House, 154 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, NY. An interactive Q&A session will follow.

Positive parenting well received in Nipawin The Nipawin Primary Health Care Team and the Kelsey Trail Health Region ... (Nipawin Journal) - Positive parenting well received in Nipawin By Melissa Mangelsen Journal Staff The Nipawin Primary Health Care Team and the Kelsey Trail Health Region teamed up with the ThinkLife Empowerment Company, April 12 to present a positive parenting workshop from 10 a.m., until 3 p.m., at Central Park School.

Parenting advice still rings true (The State) - Nine years ago, I convinced editors at The State to let me start writing a column about parenting. I had three goals: •  To share stories that would make parents say, “Hey, that’s how it is for us too!” •  To offer real and usable advice from experts in the community while making it clear that I wasn’t one of them. •  To remind moms and dads that parenting is often funny — and fun.

Letters: Positive parenting | Meeting building targets | Not all work is nine to five (Guardian Unlimited) - Letters: How inspiring to read about the positive parenting work Lorrine Marer has instigated for Trafford Housing Trust

Get free parenting tips from Web site (The Daily News) - Daily News wire services April Parenting Press newsletter available to parents, teachers, youth group leaders 

Single men are filling the parenting void (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - ST. LOUIS — Kory Alexander says he got tired 11 years ago of meeting teenagers from his St. Louis neighborhood with no parents to care for them and no place to go.

Unwed parenting costs taxpayers more than $430 million in state (Durant Daily Democrat) - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Divorce and births to unwed mothers in the state cost taxpayers more than $430 million, according to a report made public Tuesday that officials said supports government efforts to strengthen families and reduce Oklahoma’s high divorce rate.

Parenting classes make a return (Belper Today) - Free parenting classes are to return to the county thanks to a scheme by Derbyshire County Council. (15/04/2008 15:00:58)

NFM man charged with killing daughter defends parenting (The News-Press) - The North Fort Myers man accused of killing his 11-month-old daughter today told a judge he's a good parent.

Study: Divorce, Unwed Parenting Cost U.S. Taxpayers $112 Billion Yearly (KOLN Lincoln) - A new study concludes that divorce and unwed parenting are costing taxpayers $112 billion a year.