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how to manage the frustration of sports parenting (Reno Gazette-Journal) - How to Manage the Inevitable Frustration of Sports Parenting

Family law changes to alter parenting (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - A family law expert says changes to federal laws which come into effect today will have a major impact on the way parents deal with their children after separation.

Court upholds gay parenting ruling (Boston Globe) - LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas cannot ban homosexuals from becoming foster parents because there is no link between their sexual orientation and a child's well-being, the state's high court ruled yesterday.

Google argues for page-rank suit's dismissal (InfoWorld) - ( InfoWorld ) - Google can use any criteria it wishes to rank Web sites, including downgrading competitors, a lawyer for the search giant told a federal judge Friday. KinderStart.com LLC is suing Google because, it says, the company gave KinderStart's site a "zero" ranking in its PageRank system and blocked the site. KinderStart's site, which provides information about parenting and

Study finds strict parenting can lead to overweight kids (Coos Bay World Link) - CHICAGO - “Clean your plate or else!” and other authoritarian approaches to parenting can lead to overweight children, a new study finds.

Arkansas Court OKs Gay Foster Parents (CBS News) - Arkansas' Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that said a ban on homosexual foster parenting is unconstitutional. The court found that the Child Welfare Agency Board's ban was based on the board's bias against homosexuals.

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.

Firelands offers class for new parents (Port Clinton News Herald) - SANDUSKY -- Firelands Regional Medical Center is offering the parenting class, "The Happiest Baby on the Block" from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, on the first floor at South Campus, 1912 Hayes Avenue. The program is based on the techniques of world-renowned pediatrician, Dr. Harvey Karp.

AG candidates weigh in on gay foster parenting debate (Arkansas News Bureau) - LITTLE ROCK - Former state Sen. Gunner DeLay, R-Fort Smith, a Republican candidate for attorney general, denounced the state Supreme Court's ruling Thursday that struck down a state regulation banning gay foster parents.

Yelling: When to Draw the Line -- Children's Book Addresses Parent-Child Communication Issues (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance) - Today, parenting is becoming more difficult and parenting skills are even more crucial than ever. Despite their best intentions to discipline the child, parents often do not understand the psychological implications of their words.