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Sheppard Memorial Library gets grant for parenting materials (The Daily Reflector) - Sheppard Memorial Library recently received a grant for parenting materials for families with young children birth to 5 years of age through Martin/Pitt Partnership for Children's Parent Information Resource.

Snoop Dogg Gives Parenting Advice (TheCelebrityCafe.com) - Newlyweds Jay-Z and Beyoncé Knowles recently got a little family advice from the notorious rapper Snoop Dogg.

Positive Parenting: Techno geeks have parents freaked out (Jamaica Gleaner) - Jamaican parents are complaining that they are losing their children to cutting-edge technology. Many guardians are bamboozled by the tech lingo that's as understandable as computer-programming language.

'Parenting' appears on Fringe frontline (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Trust show creators Richard Oberacker and Rob Taylor to take the national pulse on parenting and come up with a song cycle for today.

Critics Blast Latest Parenting Trend; Call Kids With Business Cards 'Preposterous' (FOX 29 Lake Charles) - In an extension of a phenomenon that has taken Australia by storm, growing numbers of parents are investing in business cards for their children.

'Family' Focus Of Groups Eyeing Adoption, Foster Parenting Initiative (The Morning News) - LITTLE ROCK - It's all about family, say supporters and opponents alike of a proposed initiated act that would ban unmarried couples from adopting or serving as foster parents in Arkansas.

Parenting group to meet (The Norman Transcript) - Associate District Judge Stephen Bonner will be the guest speaker at this week’s meeting of the Norman Chapter of Parents Helping Parents. The meeting will be 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, 901 N. Porter Ave.

Proper parenting creates a more civil world (Burlington Times-News) - About 10 years ago, I created two files that have been growing ever since. One is labeled "RALPH," which stands for Rosemond's Awfully Ludicrous Parenting Honors.

For or against, 'family' is focus of groups eyeing adotion, foster parenting initiative (Arkansas News Bureau) - By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - It's all about family, say supporters and opponents alike of a proposed initiated act that would ban unmarried couples from adopting or serving as foster parents in Arkansas.

Steer clear of impulse buying (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - From the moment I pulled up to the store, I knew it was a mistake. Going to the grocery store is one of those teachable moments spoken of tenderly in parenting magazines, a way for children to experience math, learn the alphabet and assist in family meal preparation.