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TV dad has tips on parenting (UPI) - NEW YORK, June 11 (UPI) -- Alan Thicke, best known as the dad on TV's "Growing Pains," has put the experience to use in a new book about parenting.

Advice by Marilyn Heins, M.D. : Parenting Imaginary friends play by rules, too (Arizona Daily Star) - Q: My friend's 6-year-old son, "Patrick," has an imaginary friend he calls "Jim." Patrick is very intelligent and very good in school. He also has many friends and a sister who is two years younger. His mother and father have a wonderful life together and enjoy parenting their children.

Parenting by John Rosemond (Duluth News Tribune) - Parents rely too much on parenting 'experts'

Study finds strict parenting can lead to overweight kids (KATU) - CHICAGO - "Clean your plate or else!" and other authoritarian approaches to parenting can lead to overweight children, a new study finds.

Bills could restrict gay parenting (The State News) - Mary Boudreau and her partner Susan Grettenberger have four children. All of the Lansing residents' children are teenagers, and this weekend they celebrated Antonio Grettenberger's — who at 18 is the oldest — graduation from high school.

California Court Lays Ground Rules For Co-Parenting (365Gay.com) - (San Francisco, California) A California appeals court has set out the guidelines under which a non-biological parent can be considered a co-parent.

Business briefcase (River Valley Business Report) - Coulee Parenting Connection, a bi-monthly magazine devoted to improving family life in the Coulee Region, celebrated its five-year publishing anniversary by donating $825 to the La Crosse Community Foundation.

Peterson elected president of national rural mental health orga (High Plains Journal) - Dr. Rick Peterson, assistant professor and Texas Cooperative Extension parenting specialist, has been elected president of the National Association for Rural Mental Health.

Strict moms tied to chubby children (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Chicago - "Clean your plate or else!" and other authoritarian approaches to parenting can lead to overweight...

Britney Spears: Marriage To Federline 'Awesome' (WGAL.com) - Britney Spears is trying to set the record straight about her marriage and parenting skills.