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Parenting is physical (News 10 Now) - The job of parenting is hard work, there is much lifting, tugging, pushing, pulling, moving things around. This week I am here with Kimberly DelVecchio at Integrated Physical Therapy to talk about -- what is a good way for parents to think of the job of parenting, the physical job of parenting.

Parenting expert to speak at institute (Portsmouth Herald) - YORK, Maine - An internationally acclaimed psychologist and author on parenting is the keynote speaker this week at the York School Department’s summer institute.

Research backs shared parenting (Bismarck Tribune) - As with women, men suffer from a great many problems in society — suicide, alcohol/drug abuse, prison, victimization and homelessness. The issue facing North Dakotans right now pertains to fatherhood. It is Mitchell Sanderson’s Shared Parenting Initiative.

Govt must reverse Plunketline decision - Greens (Scoop.co.nz) - The Government should reinstate Plunketline's contract and ensure that parents have access to the advice of specially trained Plunket nurses to assist them with parenting concerns, Green Party Health Spokesperson Sue Kedgley says.

Balancing high-level jobs with parenting (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Today's executives are working on being better fathers while still handling the demands of high-level positions, according to one survey.

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.

Whooping cranes hatch two chicks in Wis. (AP via Yahoo! News) - A pair of whooping cranes has hatched two chicks in central Wisconsin, marking the first young of the species to be hatched in the wild in the eastern United States in more than 100 years.

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.

Business briefcase (River Valley Business Report) - Coulee Parenting Connection, a bi-monthly magazine devoted to improving family life in the Coulee Region, celebrated its five-year publishing anniversary by donating $825 to the La Crosse Community Foundation.

Parenting by John Rosemond (Duluth News Tribune) - Communication more important than consequences