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'Reward' good parenting (BBC News) - Parents should be rewarded for spending quality time with their children, head teachers say.

Parenting Assistance Line answers parents' questions (The Andalusia Star-News) - Not all children are created equal and parents might not have an answer to every bump along their child's developmental road, but the University of Alabama's Child Development Resources department has created the Parenting Assistance Line (PAL) to handle the questions that come along the way.

Nearly one-third of US parents don't know what to expect of infants (EurekAlert!) - Almost one-third of US parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations for their child's physical, social and emotional growth, according research from the University of Rochester. The new findings, which suggest that such false parenting assumptions can not only impair parent-child interactions, but also rob kids of much-needed ...

Parenting: Madonna, Malawi and a tale of two children (Independent) - Life began in very similar ways for David Banda and Lydia Solomon. David was born in the village of Lipunga, 100 miles east of Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, in September 2006. Lydia was born one month later, 10 miles down the road in Chikoi.

Women's Conference: Tips for parenting adult children (Deseret Morning News) - Ellis and Katie Ivory share some do's and dont's for parents of adult children.

Officials: Positive aspects of foster care outweigh the negatives (Springfield News-Sun) - SPRINGFIELD — The instances of foster parenting gone wrong are heavily outweighed by those that go right, said Clark County Department of Job and Family Services officials.

Greater Richmond SCAN Progressive Dinner and Auction (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) raised more than $145,000 at its progressive dinner and auction fundraiser on April 12. The funds will be used to support parenting groups, Child Advocacy Center and public education programs provided by SCAN, said Margaret Keightley, event chairwoman."We made the most money on our auction in the history of the event -- over $63,000 -- with items such ...

FAMILY NOTES (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Coordinators2inc is offering a free workshop, "Sustaining Adoption Through the Rough Times: An Open Dialogue with Adoptive Parents," on Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Bring a bag lunch. Dessert and drinks will be provided. Also on Tuesday, the agency will offer another workshop, "Attachment Parenting," from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The program is free for Coordinators2 clients; a $30-per-person donation ...

Foster parenting topic of program (Billings Gazette) - Youth Dynamics Inc. provides therapeutic foster care and guide home care to youth in need. There are informational open houses regarding the process of becoming a foster parent at 10 a.m. on Tuesday and May 10 at the office at 2334 Lewis Ave.

Eight’s not enough: Janesville couple recommends foster parenting (The Janesville Gazette) - Greg and Karin Humphrey have eight children right now. Four are foster children, and four are former foster children whom the Humphreys have adopted.