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Anger not effective parenting tool, Dad (Dayton Daily News) - For most of the men their own fathers' favorite teaching tool was anger. As Kettering psychotherapist Ray Messer puts it, there were two rules in the American family:

Countywide parenting workshop reaches out to fathers (Gazette.Net) - On Saturday, when nearly 100 fathers and sons packed a conference room, for a parenting seminar, Maurice Frazier, a 27-year-old father of two, and Quinton Law, a 14-year-old high school student, didn’t think they had anything in common.

Kentucky Court Delivers Blow To Gay Parenting (365Gay.com) - (Frankfort, Kentucky) The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that even though a partner in a same-sex relationship may have shared responsibilities in raising a child she has no legal right to be considered a co-parent.

Five Secrets for Handling Difficult Teen Parenting Situations (ThirdAge) - The most common issues between parents and teens arise due to poor communication, power struggles, and a lack of empathy. If you use the same parenting methods that you did when your teen was a child, you won't get positive results. You'll just exhaust your energy.

Justices consider case over gay exclusion from foster parenting (Arkansas News Bureau) - By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - A morally sound environment is important to a foster child's welfare, a state lawyer argued Thursday in urging Arkansas' highest court to uphold a state regulation banning gays from serving as foster parents.

Spears says 'I'm an emotional wreck' (Stuff) - WASHINGTON: Britney Spears, whose marriage and parenting skills are under a media microscope, tearfully admitted being "an emotional wreck" in excerpts of a new television interview.

Theme song for parenting: 'We've Only Just Begun' (Coshocton Tribune) - I'm not sure why God designed pregnancy to last nine months, but that's a very long time to young and anxious parents. During my wife's pregnancy, nine months felt like an eternity. Both of us still remember the relief we felt when our daughter was born.

Britney an 'emotional wreck' (Sydney Morning Herald) - A more composed Britney Spears in London earlier this year. Photo: Reuters/Kieran Doherty Britney Spears, whose marriage and parenting skills are under a media microscope, tearfully admitted being "an emotional wreck" in excerpts of an interview aired in the US on Thursday.

Help them out (St. Petersburg Times) - CATHOLIC CHARITIES PREGNANCY AND PARENTING SUPPORT SERVICES : 37733 Meridian Ave., provides free pregnancy testing, clinical counseling and supplies for mothers and children. Needed: cash, volunteers, diaper bags, diapers (sizes 3-6), baby food and clothing for children and pregnant women.

Bad dads (Chicago Tribune) - In May, just before Mother's Day, we presented a list of bad moms (Anna Karenina, Peggy Bundy, Joan Crawford, etc). To be fair, the Tempo Subcommittee on Problematic Parenting compiled this list of lousy dads, just in time for Sunday's holiday.