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Generation of youth defines parenting (American Psychological Association) - WASHINGTON, Sep 28, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The generation in which one grew up in the United States shapes a person's parenting style, experts said.

Learning the PRICE of Parenting Through Tips (The Signal) - Parents whose children talk back, yell and won't do their homework are finding help and results through the PRICE parenting classes offered for free through local schools - but they aren't the only ones benefiting.

Parenting Presentation Slated at Staples (WestportNow) - The Staples High School Teen Awareness Group (Tag) together with Westport and Wilton Youth Services will host parenting educator James Jones to speak on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at the high school.

What we like | Books to help with transition to college (The State) - Books to help you deal with the transition to college years: “The Launching Years: Strategies for Parenting From Senior Year to College Life” (Three Rivers Press, 2002).

Parenting advice from Tom and Ray (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Am I a jerk or a genius? My son is now 18, and when he was 15, I wrote him a check for $1,500, postdated three years.

Children of obese moms at higher risk of gaining extra weight (ABC 7 Chicago) - Getting kids to clean their plate is something most moms consider responsible parenting. But, a child's tendency to become overweight might have something to do with how their mothers urge them to eat.

Northwest to host parenting class (Billings Gazette) - POWELL - A six-week parenting class, "Becoming a Love & Logic Parent," is being offered in Powell from Oct. 12 to Nov. 16. This class is for new parents, old parents, future parents, foster parents, grandparents and others with a child in their lives.

Teen Parents' Course in Oct. (RedNova) - A parenting course for teenage parents will be hosted by Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim, starting in October. The "Nurturing Infants and Self" program will be held Thursdays from Oct. 12 through Nov. 19, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Parenting Twins and Managing Stress (BellaOnline) - Parents of twins experience the same stressors that other parents face, and then some. Here are some of the most common causes of parental stress, and some suggestions for how to address them.

Partnership offers parenting help (Kinston Free Press) - The eight 2- to 5-year-olds who sang, spun and jumped to the poem, “Twirling Leaves,” at the Partnership for Children annual Board of Directors meeting Thursday probably don’t realize how much they’ve learned.