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Jeremiah Murphy: The payoffs of parenting worth the wait (Rapid City Journal) - Kevin Woster asked me to write a monthly column for the Journal about, among other things, parenting. I thought, “What I know about parenting would fit on the back of a matchbook cover.”

Emap to launch parenting portal (Mad.co.uk) - Emap Esprit, the parenting and well-being division, is gearing up to launch a new online parenting portal to support its parenting and pregnancy titles Mother and Baby and Pregnancy & Birth.

Stay-At-Home Parenting: How to Juggle the Responsibilities (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Stay-at-home parenting can become overwhelming by its seemingly endless challenges when it comes to juggling the needs of individual family members. While there is a steady upward trend of dads or moms taking the role as the primary caregiver, it is critical to ensure that this role reversal is a positive experience.

Cosby: Kids not getting good foundations (UPI) - Comedian and activist Bill Cosby says many of the problems plaguing the young in the United States stem from a lack of parenting.

Palo Alto police to begin parenting program (Palo Alto Weekly) - A program designed to give parents skills in dealing with teens with significant behavior problems will be offered by the Palo Alto Police Department.

Want Mozart Fans? Plant Seeds Early On (New York Times) - Nag and drag, two of the great secret weapons of parenting, are particularly useful when trying to expose a child to values outside popular culture, like a love for classical music.

Parenting in life’s twilight (Herald Democrat) - Sunday, millions of people across the country will celebrate Grandparent’s Day. In some families, the day might be marked with celebratory visits to grandparents.

FATHER LET HIS BOY, 10, DRIVE (Daily Record) - A DAD who let his autistic, visually impaired 10-year-old son drive the family car on public roads has been ordered to attend parenting classes.

Mass texts bring gate crashers (Newstalk via Yahoo!Xtra News) - A parenting expert says parents need to be more aware of the dangers of leaving teenagers in charge of the house when they go on holiday.

Local organizations to recognize Ohio Parents Week (News Journal) - MANSFIELD — Governor Ted Strickland has declared Sept. 23 to 29 Ohio Parents Week. The state will set aside the week to recognize and celebrate people raising children and to promote the many resources available to help with the important role of parenting.