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Readers' response to rough parenting? Call a cop (Daily Herald) - I asked for it. You gave it to me. Some of you, quite literally. In response to my request for input on "Bad parenting moment vs. abusive parent" it seems there is no shortage of views.

Good parenting the key to putting children first (Scoop.co.nz) - UnitedFuture leader, Peter Dunne, says promoting good parenting is the best way to put children’s interests first.

FREE PARENTING (The Thomaston Times) - Starting Sept. 5, and going through Oct. 2, Tuesdays, from noon until 2 p.m., all parents and caretakers are invited to a great free parenting program at the Parent Center located at 300 Adams Street, that will help them use their heads as well as their hearts in raising their children.

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.”

Free parenting talk at library today (Muskogee Phoenix) - A free “Pause for Parenting” hour will be held from 4:30-5:30 p.m. today in the conference room at the Muskogee Public Library. Tonya James, MS, CCPS, child development specialist at Muskogee County Health Department, will provide the consultation.

Crowe stars in good parenting DVD (Stuff) - Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, who was once arrested for throwing a phone in a hotel lobby, stars in a new good-parenting DVD.

Positive parenting skills from supermoms (The Nassau Guardian) - Try as we might, some kids probably require new approaches to parenting, particularly if the old tried and tested methods are not working. Recently the magazine Parent & Child carried an article by Gail Reichlin on positive parenting skills.

Brad Talks Parenting & His Past With Jennifer Aniston (AccessHollywood) - VENICE, Italy (September 4, 2007) — As Brad Pitt looks to the future with partner Angelina Jolie and their children, he speaks openly about the friendship he still shares with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston since their divorce in 2005. “Jen and I still maintain a deep friendship and have a...

Parenting: How to choose a preschool (The Kansas City Star) - Parents, take it from the women who run one of the country's most sought-after preschools: Don't go crazy over getting your kids into the hot ticket in your town.

'Word World' spells it out for kids (The State) - PBS has been using viral marketing wisely when it comes to "Word World", the new preschoolers reading show that premiered Monday. Advance DVDs have trickled through a network of parenting bloggers, and many of them have been gushing online. One blogger raved that after watching the show, her young son proudly reported that he had pooped an "L." That may not wind up on any press releases, but it ...