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Major Parenting Shift Now Underway in U.S., Yankelovich Report Shows (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - CHAPEL HILL, N.C.----July 20, 2006--The parenting paradigm is undergoing a major shift, moving toward much greater involvement by parents in the lives of their children.

Granparents parenting: Three stories of determination, love, and making the most of an opportunity (The Marietta Times) - There are more grandparents raising their grandchildren today, without a parent living in the house — than ever before in history.

[ENS] Forum: Faith and Migration / Catalyst: Adolescence and Parenting (Worldwide Faith News) - Daybook -- Today is Friday, July 21, 2006.

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.

Foster parenting meeting is July 26 in San Rafael (Marin Independent Journal) - People interested in becoming foster parents can attend a meeting from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Division of Social Services at 10 N. San Pedro Road, room 1018, in San Rafael.

Promise lies in the past for better parenting (The Norman Transcript) - One of the great ironies of our time is today's parents, with more professional resources at their disposal ...

Caring for the children (Manila Bulletin) - Lingkod Pangkabataan (LP) held its first parenting forum during the celebration of its family day in Real De Cacarong, Pandi, Bulacan last December. The celebration of this annual family day was an event attended by children sponsored by the center together with their parents.

Humor can help parents cope with child rearing (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Parenting leads to long days, and apparently Mom and Dad each need a drink. Two new books lead one to believe that there are a lot of parents out there who feel they're in over their heads.

Nigeria: War Against Poor Parenting (WAPP) (AllAfrica.com) - We made the point last week that ordinarily, it will not be the concern of a columnist or anybody else for that matter if some parents choose to neglect their responsibilities to their children.

Is your child on drugs? (Moorpark Acorn) - Several signs may indicate drug involvement, said Patt Saso, author of "Parenting Your Teens with TLC." +Decline in school performance: drop in grades, inability to follow through and has excuses for poor performance, absenteeism, resentment toward teachers, sleeping in class, or be