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On TV: Summer Parenting Issues (CBS News) - Looking for info from a segment of The Early Show that doesn't have its own story? Here's some from June, including advice on handling those tricky parenting challenges people face over the summer.

Workshop teaches parenting skills (The News-Review) - CANYONVILLE: Kids for Kanaan Parenting Workshop runs from 6 to 7 p.m. June 25 through July 2 at the Anchor Book & Educational Resource Center, 415 S.E. Main St.

Parenting workshops start in July (Harbor Light) - A parenting workshop, based on the best-selling book, "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk," starts Wednesday, July 19 from 6:30 p.m.-8:00p.m. at the Women's Resource Center in Petoskey.

Culture guides this father's parenting style (Baltimore Sun) - Uruguayan dad incorporates customs from home as he keeps a close eye on his kids When Juan Tassano moved his wife, Adriana, and children, Sofia and Mauricio, from Uruguay to the United States, he thought he was prepared for anything.

Parenting: Honesty is best when a family is losing pet (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Q. Our family's dog is very old and he'll have to be put to sleep one of these days. I know it will be hard on my two younger kids, who are 3 and 4. Is there any way I can prepare for this?

Oh, Daddy! (Salon.com) - The author of a new book about fatherhood on today's "insane" parenting culture, and why guys can use a little advice about raising kids.

Full text of David Cameron's speech (Guardian Unlimited) - Thank you so much for the opportunity to speak to you today, and for the chance to hear your reactions to what I've got to say. It was Father's Day on Sunday so this is a good time to be talking about family and parenting issues.

Father’s Circle helps dads build bonds with children (Gazette.Net) - A group of 20 African-American dads gathers regularly at Kingsview Middle School to talk about parenting, schooling and their sons’ futures. It’s a process that will strengthen the bond between dad and kid, said Sunny Emelle, president of the school’s NAACP parent council.

Specialization for young athletes can have not-so-special effect (The Providence Journal) - EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second installment in a regular series on Sports Parenting in which we will explore the many challenges faced by families involved in youth athletics.

Surviving in world of sight, sound (Baltimore Sun) - Conference seeks to educate, aid deaf-blind community 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