LIBabies.com Web News Archive

Parenting corner: Traveling with kids? Some tips for a smoother ride (The Wenatchee World) - Q: We're planning our first big family road trip this summer, and I mean big! We've got three kids younger than 7. How can we keep them from going crazy and driving us nuts too?

Parenting: The line between punishment and abuse (CBC) - The line between acceptable corporal punishment and dangerous physical abuse is usually drawn in the sand on a blustery day, writes Melanie Barwick.

Death of teen spurs lawmakers to examine parenting, faith-healing (KMTR Eugene) - Oregon lawmakers say they will take another look at state laws that address religious defenses in faith-healing death cases.

Mother's cry: Twins 'are killing me' (The Age) - Brisbane woman who has faced court charged with torturing and murdering her twin toddlers told other mothers on a parenting website a year ago that she was "drowning" since their birth and yearned for "me time".

ON THE AIR (Winston-Salem Journal) - Take a look at the multitude of JournalNow Blogs, including reports from NASCAR reporter Mike Mulhern, parenting advice from Paul Garber, and cooking tips from food editor Michael Hastings and restaurant critic Laura Giovanelli.

Female teachers told to 'shut up' to inspire boys in the school classroom (Daily Telegraph) - Women teachers fail to get the most out of boys in the classroom because they talk in high-pitched voices, according to a parenting expert.

SUCCESSFUL PARENTING SERVICES GET EXTRA CASH (DFES) - Parenting services for some of the country’s most vulnerable, including teenage mums and dads, disabled parents and families facing break up are to get a share of up to £8m, announced Children’s Minister Beverley Hughes today.

Teen pregnancy boom at Massachusetts high school (Jackson Free Press) - : This is an issue that goes back to parenting more than anything. There is only so much schools than do when it comes to teen pregnancy, particularly when the pregnancy is intentional. ...

Anti-gang grant aims at parenting (The Salinas Californian) - Better parenting skills can help keep children out of gangs, Salinas peace advocates say, and a $100,000 grant could help them prove it.

Twins' mum put parenting nightmare on web (Adelaide Now) - THE mother accused of killing and torturing her 18-month-old twins in Brisbane's south had documented the nightmare she lived trying to raise her young family.