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'Parenting Inc.' Charts Rising Costs of Baby Gear (NPR) - Traditional baby products have skyrocketed in price, with some strollers and cribs retailing for thousands of dollars. Pamela Paul's new book, Parenting Inc, describes how companies convince parents to pay so much for baby goods that end up cluttering their homes.

Cultural biases may influence parenting studies, scientist finds (EurekAlert!) - When two University of Illinois scientists set out to learn about the differences in Chinese and American parenting behaviors at mealtime, they learned something important about the reliability of cross-cultural research.

Dockside Services to Offer Professional Foster Parenting Program in Partnership With Ivy Tech Community College (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Dockside Services, Inc., a leading provider of foster care systems, today announced that it will be offering a Professional Foster Parenting Program in conjunction with Ivy Tech Community College, a 23 campus community college system that serves as Indiana's workforce development engine.

Prison dads get parenting classes (The Auburn Citizen) - There may be ex-wives but there are no ex-children. That's the philosophy of a new parenting project at the Auburn Correctional Facility, which is searching for volunteers for its program.

'Parenting Inc.' Charts Rising Costs of Baby Gear (NPR) - Morning Edition , April 3, 2008 · In the past decade, traditional baby products have skyrocketed in price, with some strollers and cribs retailing for thousands of dollars. But many new parents are finding their good intentions have turned into overpriced and unnecessary house clutter.

Parenting doesn’t need to be a battle (Tuttle Times) - By Mat Anderson THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) I was 14 when I thought I had life figured out. Even though I couldn’t drive, vote, shave or do anything else attributed to adults, I thought I was pretty grown up.

On the Other Tightrope (Washington Post) - In the minefield of contemporary parenting -- where the developmental impact of hard-soled shoes, peanut butter and tiaras are debated passionately -- one alleged no-no this time of year strikes at the core of a quintessential childhood experience.

Dad gets probation for hitting 3 sons (Naples Daily News) - A 25-year-old North Naples father who disciplined his three sons by hitting them has been sentenced to three years of probation for child abuse and ordered to finish a parenting class.

Relationship Maps: (The Capital) - When you ask a question, do you listen to the answer? Frank and Ernestine had been married for 15 years. They loved each other; they were kind and faithful to each other. They were overall a good team when it came to parenting their three children.

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