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Parenting magazines draw in advertisers (Florida Today) - Upscale parenting magazines discover eager advertisers.

Raising rugrats: Defining kids' rights vs. privileges (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - A child's bratty behavior is no big mystery. It nearly always stems from "a mix of a child's difficult temperament and misguided parenting methods," says psychologist Mary-Elaine Jacobsen in "The Brat Stops Here!" (St. Martin's Griffin, $13.95 paper).

CHILDREN & PARENTING (The Hindu) - P&G, CRY launch `Shiksha' P&G and CRY have announced the launch of `Shiksha,' an initiative to lead a child to the path of education here on Saturday. Pledging their support to the programme, several film and TV stars urged the consumers to buy large ...

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.

Profnet Wire: Entertainment & Living: the Mommy Wars (Newswise) - 1) Spring Fever; 2) Journalism: The World of Celebrity Blogs; 3) Leisure: Reading Gardens are a Growing Trend; 4) Parenting: The Newest Threat to Children is Cyber-Bullying; 5) Relationships: Gay and Lesbian Couples -- New Millennium Role Models

EDITORIAL: Internet Sites Must Help Protect Children (RedNova) - By The Stamford Advocate, Conn. Apr. 2--Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is right when he says that attentive parenting is the first line of defense against inappropriate use of the Internet by children.

What you need to know but were afraid to ask (Inside Bay Area) - WHAT WOULD you think if your children suggested changes to your parenting strategies? In a clever new book, "Just Me: What Your Child Wants You to Know About Parenting," author Just Jackie talks to

Advice by Marilyn Heins, M.D. : Parenting Radioactive mother should stick around (Arizona Daily Star) - Q: My daughter has a 7-month-old baby boy. Unfortunately, she developed cancer and in a few weeks will need to receive iodine radiation. After that, she will have to stay 3 feet away from everybody, including my grandson, for a week because she will be radioactive. I don't know what would be psychologically more harmful to him — seeing his mother and not being able to get near her or not seeing

Parenting by John Rosemond (Duluth News Tribune) - Rosemond sounds off on toilet training and other matters

Why not a license for parents? (The Pueblo Chieftain) - You need a license to drive, to hunt, to fish, to sell liquor, to get married, to hold bingo games, to sell real estate, even to call yourself a barber, for goodness sake. So why not a license to parent? Isn't parenting arguably the most important - and most difficult - job in society? Isn't it one area where a little thought, preparation and education might not just come in handy, but