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FAMILY BRIEFS: ADHD parenting discussion (Bradenton Herald) - The Family Partnership Center presents ADHD Parenting Discussion and Support Group 7-8:30 p.m. every fourth Monday of the month at Faith United Church of Christ, 4850 S.R. 64 E., Bradenton. There will be free childcare available by reservation only. Information and directions: 756-3007.

Parenting expert learned skills by `the seat of her pants' (The Journal Times) - What: Talk by Nancy Samalin, parenting expert and best-selling author

Parenting class for divorced, separated set (The Enid News & Eagle) - Northwest Family Services Inc. staff member Amber Maier will be teaching their “Parenting Through Separation and Divorce” class 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Northwest Family Services Office, 620 Flynn, Alva. To enroll, call (580) 327-2900 or e-mail amber@northwestfamily.net.

TOM MCMAHON: KID TIPS: Keep some humor in your parenting arsenal (Contra Costa Times) - PARENTING CAN BE taken much too seriously. Many parents have learned the importance of having a good sense of humor as part of their parenting style. When Mom and Dad "lighten up" from their more serious demeanor, so will the kids. And if kids see a parent launch into what I call "spontaneous goofiness," the kids will leap to their feet and join in the craziness. They love to see their parents

Parenting is a tightrope (Orange Leader) - Parenting is a tightrope. We don’t want to come across as dictators, because that usually backfires, but we cannot be our children’s best friends either, because they desperately need us to be their parents.

Powerful Techniques To Make Parenting Fun (PR Web) - MakeFunLessParenting.Com offers Unique Revolutionary Parenting Techniques You Can Use To Make Parenting Fun (PRWEB May 3, 2006)

Discipline under age 2 not possible PARENTING JOHN ROSEMOND (Times Leader) - Q: Is it possible to discipline a child below the age of 2, and if so, how? A: If by “discipline” you mean teaching and enforcing proper behavior, the answer is no. Discipline of that sort is only possible with a child who is (a) paying significant attention to his or her parents, (b) tuned in to parental approval, and (c) capable of remembering consequences. Typically, those traits/abilities

Foster parenting impacts couple (Clayton Tribune) - Fostering a child is a unique commitment filled with challenges and unexpected hurdles. But for Clayton foster parents Chris and Staci Wolski, the experience has brought love, responsibility and a new meaning of family.

Personality plays a role in parenting (Asbury Park Press) - Even the coolest, most confident mother has stolen a glance at the smiling, cooing baby in the next stroller and wondered, "Hmmm, what's that mom doing that I'm not?"

Poor parenting pushes 'em to peril (News Today) - Jothilakshmi was frightened to go home fearing a scolding by her parents. She had just 'managed to pass' in her examinations. But a mere pass wouldn't get her any seat in engineering. So she decided to end her life..