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Review: 'Parenting 101' is a family affair (The Burlington Free Press) - When the opportunity arose to review "Parenting 101: A Musical Guide to Raising Parents," I knew I only had half of the necessary tools. I know theater, but I sure don't know what it's like to raise a child or two. So with that in mind, I struck a deal with two knowledgeable sources.

Parenting Titles Evolve (Mediaweek) - The news last week that Meredith Corp. would fold Child illuminated the woes facing all traditional parenting titles. Child’s ad pages declined 14.4 percent to 223 through April, according to the Media-week Monitor, but the entire category lost 11 percent in ad pages for the period.

Child Psychologist Weighs In On Parenting In U.S. (KDKA Pittsburgh) - Child psychologist Penelope Leach and child philosopher Raffi Cavoukian are stars in the world of raising children. Leach has some strong opinions about parenting in America.

Parenting by Marilyn Heins : Mandate to grandma is unfair (Arizona Daily Star) - Q I am the grandmother of six, beginning with a 7-year-old-granddaughter and ending (for now) with a 1-year-old.

MLive.com: Newstalk Forum (MLive.com) - Family Law in Michigan is desperately in need of reform, to encourage Father participation, shared parenting, parenting accountability and a future for our children.

Weather: CLEAR Tmp: 70° F Hum: 67% (The Fayetteville Observer) - If kids came with an instruction manual, there’d be several chapters on discipline. But parenting doesn’t have a guide. So when it’s time to be the disciplinarian, parents are on their own. And one of the most debated things they face is: “Should I spank my child?”

No harm in singles adopting Chinese babies:study (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - A single woman in the United States can raise a child adopted from China just as well as a married couple, a study showed on Saturday, countering claims by Beijing that single parenting is bad for Chinese children.

Parents guarded at first in classes (The Intelligencer) - You can see it in their posture. The folded arms, the clenched jaws. These people don't want to be here. And who could blame them? In most cases, the only reason they're attending Bucks County Children and Youth's Parenting Partners Education Program is because a judge or child protective service agent has ordered them to do so.

Registered users sign in here: (Northwest Herald) - Jami Kunzer writes about parenting four times a week. Click to read blog. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of NWHerald.com or Shaw Newspapers.

'Values-Driven Family' Authors Featured on Biblical Parenting Network Show (Christian News Wire) - SOUTH BEND, Ind., Mar. 29 / Christian Newswire / -- The LeSEA Network's March 28 broadcast of "The Harvest Show" took on a Biblical Parenting theme, featuring Marc and Cynthia Carrier, authors of "The Values-Driven Family."