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Workshop series covers parenting (The Auburn Citizen) - Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes, RAP (Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy) Coalition and the Sacred Heart/St. Ann's/St. Mary's Youth ministries, are offering a series of parenting workshops for parents with children ages 8 to 18, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Sacred Heart Church in Auburn (includes a light dinner at 5:30 p.m.). There is no charge.

Grandparents Are Returning to Parenting (KOLD News 13 Tuscon) - Thousands of Arizona grandparents are taking a second chance at parenting, on their retirement income. "Cory is 6, Wyatt is 11, and Dillon is 9," Lesley Wimberly said, as she looked at a picture of her three grandsons.

Family First: Helicopter Parenting (CBS 2 New York) - Cindy Hsu talks to Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, author of "Hyper-Parenting" on why its important not to micromanage your children, a common parenting trend.

NEWS photo Victor Aberdeen (North Shore News) - Knowing what to do as a parent is not necessarily an instinctive gift, notes columnist Kathy Lynn. Parenting programs may help you develop a plan.

Merz product wins awards (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area) - The newest children's skin care product from Merz Pharmaceuticals in Greensboro has won a pair of awards from parenting groups.

News: Test your parenting skills with a personality test (WNDU 16) - You are viewing the print version of this page. Click here to view the default screen view.

Tax, welfare changes kick in (The Sunday Mail) - AVERAGE workers will get a $10 tax cut from next week and new mums will be better off thanks to a rise in the baby bonus. But fine defaulters will face tough new sanctions, and those on parenting payments will have new obligations to look for work.

Officials pave way for resuming U.S.-Japan beef trade (High Plains Journal) - Single parenting and dating Young children deal with their parents' divorce with various levels of emotion, depending on their developmental stage.

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.

Results of first Couch Poll (Scoop.co.nz) - Almost everyone who responded to the first Families Commission poll believes that learning parenting skills is important and over half would attend a class to gain new information.