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Parenting lecture at WCC on Thursday (The Bellingham Herald) - BELLINGHAM - Parents of children of all ages are invited to share stories and solicit advice from international parenting speaker Dr. Jody McVittie on Thursday, April 23.

Parenting can be hard, but help is available (Albert Lea Tribune) - Though parenting can sometimes be a challenge, it can also be one of the greatest joys in a person’s life.

Free parenting workshop this week (The Iowa City Press-Citizen) - Free parenting workshops are being offered at Lone Tree Elementary School in Lone Tree beginning Thursday.

In defense of calling out ’60s parenting (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - A fellow, slightly upset at my recent series of columns dealing with the myriad stupid parenting ideas that came out of the 1960s, accuses me of painting with too broad a brush. Without being very specific, he says some of the parenting changes fashioned during that decade were worthwhile. What?

Upcoming parenting class (Summit Daily News) - The Family and Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) is offering parenting classes every Thursday from April 23 to May 28 at the Frisco Elementary School. Total cost for all six sessions is $30 and includes dinner and childcare.

Attachment parenting creates strong bonds (The Tennessean) - Nine weeks pregnant with her first child, Katrina Gray stood outside Belcourt Theatre waiting for the premiere of The Business of Being Born and listening to a woman near her talk about midwifery.

POSITIVE PARENTING: Shower me with love (Jamaica Gleaner) - Four weeks ago, friends held a 'Jack and Jill' baby shower for us. No one really knows when or how the tradition of baby showers started. Research shows that the modern variety of having a get-together for the mother-to-be, a month or two before her due date, started soon after World War II.

How hard to nudge kids? Big parenting challenge (Fairfield Echo) - You know your kids, and you know when one of them needs a little kick in the pants. The only question

Job vacancy: Parenting Support Strategy and Commissioning Officer (PublicTechnology.net) - Reference: SSC/1651/RH Location: 222 Upper street, London N1 1XR Hours: Full-time, 35 hours, FIXED TERM up to 31 March 2011 Closing date: 01 May 2009 Interviews: 14 May 2009 Are you an experienced and well-qualified parenting practitioner?

Quindlen: Why Do We Pretend Parenting Is Easy? (Newsweek) - Being a parent is easy and intuitive, correct? Well, no—it's just customary to pretend that that's the case.