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At baby shower, no cake or games, just parenting tips (Gainesville Sun) - For these mothers, being appreciated wasn't the only thing on the agenda this weekend. Learning valuable parenting skills was just as important. On Saturday, about 200 families participated in the third annual World's Greatest Baby Shower at Lincoln Middle School.

Space still available for 'Parenting A Second Time Around' (Poughkeepsie Journal) - KINGSTON — Spaces are still available in a free, six-week workshop called "Parenting A Second Time Around," a program designed for grandparents who raise their grandchildren.

Childrearing In The Age Of 'intensive Parenting' (Medical News Today) - Child protection, reproductive choices, infant feeding and teenage parenthood (including planned teenage pregnancy and positive experiences of teenage motherhood) are among the topics to be discussed at an international conference on childrearing in the age of 'intensive parenting'. [click link for full article]

Backus to offer parenting classes (Norwich Bulletin) - The William W. Backus Hospital and Madonna Place are partnering up to offer expectant parents advice on raising a child. The 10-week program is free and will include dinner. Classes will be held from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each Thursday beginning May 17 in the Backus Birthing Center teaching room.

MULLIS: Parenting job will measure up with time (Battle Creek Enquirer) - During a recent shift as homework sentry, one of my detainees independently wandered to the bathroom where my husband was.

Nursing, parenting – a family tradition: Family first for these mothers (Rome News-Tribune) - Being a mother first and leaving everything else for second is becoming a tradition for one Rome family.Today marks Mother’s Day and ends National Nurses Week. This, for one family, is an extra-special day for their tradition of doing both.Debbie Rittenhouse and Charity Flemister are mother and daughter, but they share more than blood — both nurses understand that caring for their own family is ...

Soap opera digest (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - All My Children: Tad and Krystal put up with Janet's parenting test long enough to locate Jenny. Adam recuperated in the hospital from his heart attack. Kendall heard a familiar voice at the spa and realized Greenlee was back in town. As the World Turns: Dusty told Paul that Alison has the same drug addiction as Jennifer. Katie and Jack got very friendly in the skies during their flight back to ...

NOLA.com: Sound Off Forum (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - to all those courageous women, who face the challenges of parenting in today's society.

1:25 p.m. - Learn how to keep your marriage going strong and more at Family Life Week seminars (Pacific Daily News) - 1:25 p.m., May 14 — Bayview Baptist Church is hosting Family Life Week this week at the church auditorium in Maite. Dave Currie, director of Family Life Canada, and co-host of Marriage Uncensored, and Donalyn Currie will conduct the free seminars on marriage and parenting.

New Spanish Publication Gives Evidence-Based Parenting Guidelines (National Institutes of Health) - Just in time for Mother's Day, the National Institutes of Health has released ¿Qué Significa ser Padres? (What Does It Mean To Be Parents?) , a free Spanish-language publication geared toward Hispanics who are seeking advice on parenting.