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Gov't mulls obligatory disclosure of parenting support plans (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - _ The government and the ruling coalition on Tuesday approved a set of measures to fight the falling birthrate, including considering obligating companies to disclose their action plans on parental support and topping up child welfare benefits for infants under 3.

Of mice and men and parenting skills (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Contrary to TV sitcoms, dads may not be so dumb at parenting after all. In the mammalian world, it's mostly Mum who feeds, grooms and protects.

Oh, Britney! We tried to understand when you married K-Fed. We blamed your parenting mishaps on inexperience (Pioneer Press) - Oh, Britney! We tried to understand when you married K-Fed. We blamed your parenting mishaps on inexperience. And we even looked the other way through your various fashion missteps. But after Thursday's interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, we can't ignore our concerns. Chewing gum throughout an interview — not good. Wearing a high-cut jean skirt and low-cut top — not so flattering. And where do we

Parent classes for drunken mother (BBC News) - A woman is to attend parenting lessons after her young son wandered the streets at night while she was in the pub.

Cabbie's tip on parenting: `Hang in there' (Miami Herald) - Fednel Mathurin loves to give advice. He can't help himself. It's not that Mathurin, a 49-year-old immigrant from Haiti, is a know-it-all. On the contrary, he tends to give advice on just one issue -- single parenthood, having lived that role with his four children. Post a Comment

Parenting programs to be offered locally (Eaton Rapids Community News) - EATON COUNTY — Early Childhood Connections of Eaton County is offering several parent enrichment opportunities.

Life Skills Experts to Present Solutions for Thriving in Threatening Times at June 22 - 25 Conference in Charlotte (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Charlotte, N.C. (PRWEB) June 20, 2006 — Experts in personal finance, health and wellness, parenting, disaster preparation, disease control and prevention, identity theft prevention, and other life skills will present their research and successful strategies in preparing for and coping with today’s emotional, physical, and financial threats at the American Association of Family & Consumer

ACLU Argues Challenge to Ban on Foster Parenting by Gay People Before Arkansas Supreme Court (Gay Wired) - (Little Rock, AR) – A seven-year legal battle over the blanket exclusion of lesbian and gay people from serving as foster parents in Arkansas drew closer to an outcome this past week as attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union asked the State Supreme Court to uphold an earlier court decision striking down the state’s anti-gay ban.

Surviving in world of sight, sound (Stamford Advocate) - The workshops at the American Association of the Deaf-Blind's national conference this week will include sessions on career development, new communications technologies and how to interact with the public. There will be classes in parenting, owning a business and starting a local program to develop volunteer helpers for those unable to see or hear.

Posted June 19, 2006 Program a chance for parents to learn about talking to kids (Wausau Daily Herald) - Words have power, especially when parents talk to their kids. That's why the Wausau Family Resource Center is sponsoring a program by parenting expert Chick Moorman at 6:30 p.m. June 28.