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Parenting books provide terrific ideas (Inside Bay Area) - SIMILAR to a stint in the Peace Corps, parenting is the hardest job you'll ever (but not always) love. Sometimes it seems wonderful, a piece of cake.

Parenting not just a matter of ensuring survival (The Scotsman) - THANKS to the wonders of science, Patti Farrant became the proud mother of a healthy baby boy a few weeks ago at the age of 62, acquiring, at the same time, the privilege of being the oldest mother in Britain.

Satire: 47 percent of satellites currently monitoring celebrity parenting (CNET) - High-tech satellites allow gossip columnists to analyze celebrity parenting and pregnancies with never-before-seen detail. From The Onion

Cool hot pasta fast (Lifehacker) - Save your taste buds (and a pan) with this pasta tip from parenting blog Parent Hacks: I often cool freshly-boiled pasta by mixing it with cold pasta sauce (generally stuff leftover in the fridge...

Leader: Parenting (Guardian Unlimited) - Guardian leader: Even the most devoted of parents would accept that there are moments when bringing up children is hard work, sometimes boring, and its rewards a mirage.

Parenting As Beach Day (RedNova) - IT WAS TIME for a vacation so the four of us packed up, said so long to the Valley heat and headed south to Pismo Beach. This was our first visit to those sandy shores.

BARING IT ALL: Breast on parenting magazine cover gets mixed reaction (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - NEW YORK (AP) -- "I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine," one person wrote. "I immediately turned the magazine face down," wrote another. "Gross," said a third.

Advice For Stressed Parents Of Newborns (Florence Morning News) - One parenting counselor says parenting is one of the most challenging jobs any person will ever face. She says new parents need to seek advice and get information on how to take care of infants.

Recommended reading (News 10 Now) - Parenting Consultant Shelley Goldberg offers up some recommended reading.

To reach teens: 'Be available' (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Whether parents are dealing with Myspace or a slumber party, they must walk the line of being vigilant without being intrusive, according to experts. "Teens do best when they feel both trusted and watched," said Christy Buchanan, a Wake Forest University psychology professor and parenting expert.