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Broward School Board offers parenting classes geared toward grandparents (Sun-Sentinel) - Social issues, resources for children on School Board program's agenda Recognizing that grandparents raising their grandchildren often face added obstacles, the Broward County School Board for the first time is having a parenting series just for them.

Parenting conference April 21 in San Diego (North County Times) - SAN DIEGO -- Parents and others can get tips on how to raise children in a healthy, loving environment, how positivity promotes mental development and the affects violent video games have on children, at San Diego County's sixth annual parenting conference April 21.

Organizations, programs support parenting efforts (Salisbury Post) - Rowan County cares about children. This is apparent by the number of organizations and programs available to support families in their parenting efforts. While we will highlight many programs, this list is not exhaustive.

Shared parenting gains momentum (Berkshire Eagle) - BOSTON — Jim Lenski, 45, considers himself lucky. Although his wife was granted sole custody of their two children when they got a divorce, she ended up asking him to raise his son and daughter. Lenski, of Dalton, is concerned that most fathers don't get that chance after a family is broken up.

Parenting project makes a difference for parents, kids (Kern Valley Sun) - The first Kern River Valley Parent Project®, a 10-week course being offered by Summit High School and the Family Resource Center to help parents of troubled teens, ended last Tuesday, March 27, and the parents couldn't have been happier with the progress they have made.

Police to share strategies for 'offensive' parenting (Orlando Sentinel) - Oviedo Police are taking reservations for a free parenting safety seminar planned for later this month.

Community Calendar (San Bernardino Sun) - San Bernardino City Unified School District and Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy is presenting "Effective Black Parenting," a program through the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring.

SCHOOL NOTES (Bradenton Herald) - FRIDAY - Saint Stephen's Episcopal School will host New York Times best-selling author Rosalind Wiseman, a recognized authority and educator on children, teens, parenting, education and social justice, at its campus Friday, April 13. She also will give a talk on her newest book, Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads, during a luncheon at the Lakewood Ranch Country Club. The luncheon is open to the ...

County prison for women overpopulated, may grow (The Daily Review) - REDWOOD CITY — A new report recommends that San Mateo County build a minimum security center devoted to rehabilitation, job training and parenting in order to manage a female prisoner population

Raise children using common principles (Bradenton Herald) - Parenting P The truth is that such unique child-rearing formulas and rules do not exist outside of therapy and book publishing, both of which profit from leading the public to think otherwise. A child is a child, and a family is a family.