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Parenting tips from a Mayo Clinic specialist (Mayo Clinic) - Good parenting takes honesty, patience and love. You'll cultivate these qualities if you follow the principles Mayo Clinic pediatrician Jay L. Hoecker, M.D., explains here.

"Newborn" Parenting Mags Nab Ad Dollars (Mediaweek) - They’ve come a long way, baby. The parenting field has grown by leaps and bounds, with new entries Cookie from Condé Nast and Wondertime from Disney Publishing making a splash. But it may be feeling some growing pains.

Parenting, Divorce Session (RedNova) - Psychological Health Affiliates, 101 S. 7th St., Akron, will host "Cooperative Parenting & Divorce" at 6 p.m. Wednesday evenings, Aug. 9 through Sept. 13; free.

Paul White: Stun Guns: At Last! An Effective Parenting Tool for Unruly Teenagers (HuffingtonPost) - After a quarter century of teaching mostly hard-core kids in hard-core schools, I thought I'd heard it all. The mother of a former student recently proved me wrong. "Things are better with Richard these days," she said, referring to her abusive teenage son. When I asked her how she'd accomplished this, she smiled confidently and patted her purse, "I bought a stun gun, and he knows I'll use it."

E-mail: Mom vs. Dad: Do you disagree over parenting? (MSNBC) - Frustrated with your spouse's parenting? Dr. Kyle Pruett and Sarah Bernard of New York Magazine will answer your questions during Monday's show.

Childcare guru goes to war over website (Times Online) - A HIGH-PROFILE childcare expert has become embroiled in a dispute with a parenting website after her lawyers demanded its closure amid allegations of defamatory comments.

Check out the cool, new back-to-school gear (MSNBC) - From backpacks and lunchboxes to crayons and notebooks, Camille Chatterjee of Parenting magazine shares the latest supplies.

Breast isn't best: readers tell US parenting magazine (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Readers of a US parenting magazine are crying foul over the publication's latest cover depicting a woman breastfeeding, with some calling the photo offensive and disgusting.

What's happening this week, Aug. 7 (Redlands Daily Facts) - "Parenting your parents," a non-denominational support group for caretakers, 7 p.m., in the lounge of First Baptist Church of Redlands, 51 W. Olive Ave., at the corner of Cajon and Olive. Enter through the rear parking lot. The group offers mutual support, new ideas and information on resources.

When kids grow up, parents must redefine their role (Orlando Sentinel) - The parenting of adult children is never more complex than during college summer vacation, when there seems to be no agreement about who is in charge.